Mountain and Forest Kingdom

port of dume

In the afternoon, this port, which has just emerged in recent years, became lively.

Ships and sailors from all over the world stop here. In the tavern there are sailors and captains speaking various languages, and on the seaside of the port there are people wearing all kinds of dirty clothes trying to make a living at the dock.

Caravans from various countries gather here every year. These large numbers of merchants bring a variety of goods, including commercial livestock and slaves.

The recent product quotas issued by the Kingdom of Stars, as well as the decree limiting the number of visits to bathhouses and other places, have no impact on most people.

The weather here is cold, so people naturally don't like to take a bath, let alone spend money to take a bath.

It costs two copper coins to take a bath, which is equivalent to four palm-sized pieces of bread.

Men prefer to bathe in the sea and rivers. Only women go to bathhouses, and they always go there in groups, or go there early in the morning every day.

The number of sailors on the dock soon ran out, and the nearby steward quickly went to the tavern and called a dozen more people over.

Every winter is the peak season. Caravans from various countries coming from the west will bring wool and linen cloth, some dried fruits, and a large amount of grain.

There is much more food in various places this year than last year. Western merchants had no place to sell food, so they all sold it to the Kingdom of Stars in exchange for needed iron tools and commodities.

The dock workers in Dumu Port will earn some money by moving goods here. The money earned can be used to buy wine, meat and eggs, as well as fabrics and furniture that women like.

Every day you work, you have to pay a portion to the prophet. Most of the people here are slaves of the prophet, and they need to work for three years before they can be freed.

After paying the money, if you are lucky, you will be able to keep ten copper coins. If you are unlucky and cannot find a job, you will work in vain for a day. If you cannot earn one copper coin, you will not have to pay the labor tax of one copper coin.

You can usually earn seven or eight copper coins, because this is the country of stars, and businessmen from all over the world gather here, so there is no need to worry about having no goods to transport.

Soon after a cargo ship left, another large ship that had been waiting in line for more than an hour approached.

Nearby porters gathered in front of this two-meter-high, six-meter-wide, and more than thirty-meter-long ship to wait.

There were not many boxes and merchandise piled on the ship. As soon as the ship docked, a few scary-looking soldiers were watching.

The porters on the ground also looked up at these people.

Soon a fat blond man squeezed out from the deck of the ship.

The fat man with short blond hair quickly said something to the people around him.

The nearby porters could not understand them.

The planks of the merchant ship were lowered, and a fat blond man wearing a deep blue cloth robe and a wide cloth belt got off the ship, with several soldiers guarding him.

Salvador straightened his clothes that were messed up by the sea breeze, and looked at the sailors on the ground again.

The people quickly dispersed and went to carry boxes of food from other large ships, as well as carts of fresh water barrels from wooden carts to another large ship.

Salvador was a little surprised.

"The people here didn't cause trouble, and didn't come to scare me just because I had money?"

Salvador quickly remembered that this was not the port he had been to before, but a god-given land led by the Crow Feather Prophet who was rumored to have a benevolent reputation.

There is a strong army here, as well as a variety of high-end products, food, and technology, and it is not exclusive at all.

El Salvador did not come here to seek refuge; he came here for business.

***

Lawrence, who was building the Revenge ship in the shipyard, heard the reports from his men. He quickly explained what he was doing, washed his hands and tidied up his makeup before heading to the church.

Lawrence took Sophia and Cassandra to the Dumu Harbor Church and saw the businessman this time in the conference room.

Salvador learned Lawrence's identity from the Crow Feather Cloak, and quickly flattered him: "Merciful prophet, I am a businessman from the Elasso tribe in the south, Salvador."

Lawrence walked into the conference room, sat on his seat and said: "Nice to meet you, guest from afar. I heard that you brought a group of slaves from the south?"

Salvador nodded quickly.

"Yes, there was a rebellion in the Giso tribe further south in my country. We captured a group of rebellious noble slaves and wanted to exchange these knights and nobles for food and weapons."

El Salvador's commodity was slaves, a population that grew up in the remaining kingdoms.

Lawrence thought for a few seconds, but couldn't remember where this place was.

"Do they say what I say here the same as you do?"

Salvador showed an embarrassed look, "Please forgive me. There have always been relatively few people in the Luofen Kingdom who can speak the language of their kingdom."

Lawrence really hopes that people in the other world all speak Chinese, so that there will be no communication problems.

But this is unrealistic. There are so many languages ​​in this world, it feels like there are at least hundreds of them.

Fortunately, the Kingdom of Stars is becoming more and more powerful now, and more and more people know the language here.

At present, nobles in Western countries have begun to learn the language and writing here, and some far-sighted nobles in the south are also learning.

Salvador saw Lawrence's reluctance.

"O prophet of mercy, these people who want to kill their king are a bunch of hopeless sinners."

"If you, the merciful one, have no place for them here, then we can only sell them to slaves in the south."

Lawrence looked at Cassandra, "Do you speak Gissobe?"

Kassandra shook her head, "It sounds very remote there. It is also a small country with a population of hundreds of thousands. We have no contact with it."

Lawrence quickly looked at Salvador, "What's the approximate price?"

Salvador looked delighted.

"It's not expensive. Please take a look at the goods first. There are twenty-six people in total this time, including knights and witches. If you need them, we hope to get weapons, armor, food, wine and other goods."

When Lawrence heard about the witch, he became more interested in seeing it.

"Go over and have a look."

"Yes, merciful prophet!"

Salvador quickly brought the people over.

There were twenty-six people in total, twenty men and six women.

These people came from the same family, including an old man who looked like the head of the family, and a witch who looked calm but was not afraid of death.

His face was calm, but since he was standing here honestly, not cursing, and showing no signs of violent resistance on his body, he was probably afraid of death.

If you were not afraid of death, you would have died long ago. Generally, people who fail in rebellion know what will happen to them. They want to die early and be freed early to avoid being abused and humiliated.

Twenty men had their hands tied and their feet in chains. They looked like they had been hungry for many days.

There were a few men who looked very powerful, the kind of muscular men who could tell at a glance that they were warriors.

The women include haggard old women, thin little girls who look like they are about to die, and down-and-out aristocratic women.

Lawrence's attention was focused on the calm-looking married woman.

Sophia reminded in a low voice: "Master, it's the little girl."

Lawrence quickly shifted his attention from the beautiful noblewoman to the little girl on the ground.

This is a beautiful little girl with a pitiful and delicate body. Her weak and pale arms and face look like she is about to die, but there is hatred that cannot be concealed in her dark eyes.

After making eye contact with Lawrence, the girl quickly averted her gaze to hide her inner hatred.

At around nine or ten years old, it's time to be sensible.

Lawrence didn't want to accept this kind of mess.

This kind of aristocratic slaves who take care of their families are not easy to deal with. They do not become loyal after eating and drinking, but they have stronger and broader ambitions.

Both men and women think about the privileges of the nobility, and it would be unfair to them to be treated as individuals here.

Lawrence quickly said: "Salvador, ask this girl if she is willing to be left alone?"

El Salvador didn't want this business to go to waste, so he came all the way from the sea in the hope of making more money.

"Merciful prophet, she is definitely willing to stay, and her family is definitely willing too!"

Lawrence felt a little worried and didn't really want to take in the others.

But soon Lawrence looked at those strong men and suddenly remembered that he was actually lacking men here.

Let's stay and spread the branches. Send two to Reglo, a few more to the Viper tribe, and at worst, a few more to the Snow Cave people. Wouldn't that be enough?

The Snow Cave people have a serious problem with inbreeding. Without the injection of some fresh genes, it is easy to wipe out the family.

Lawrence quickly agreed to the request to buy them all. This time the men were relatively powerful knights, with the same physical qualities as Andrew and Fleiss.

Andrew and Red Beard were also captured as prisoners. As long as they were hungry for a while, no matter how powerful the warriors were, they had to be obedient.

Lawrence exchanged a hundred weapons and armor and a boatload of food for these twenty-six slaves who did not understand the language.

The girl's name is Heidi. Her magical power is water. She can summon water from anywhere and replenish fresh water on the ship.

You can refill a tank of fresh water at a time and use it four or five times a day.

Such a useful drinking girl can be obtained with only two spears and a set of armor. (End of chapter)