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Chapter 1299 221. Annan's Punishment

Hart looked at him, a stranger face he had never seen before.

"who are you?"

"You can call us free folk," said Small.

"We are committed to fighting tyranny and restoring freedom and stability to the people."

“Are you a mob?”

Hart couldn't accept that they were defeated by the mob, and stared at Captain Ryan: "Whatever they gave you, Philen Trading Company will pay three times as much."

It seems that he is a close confidant of the Philen Trading Company.

"They paid you a price you couldn't pay for."

"impossible."

The holy light on Captain Ryan faded: "It gives us the opportunity to punish the evildoers and bring justice to them!"

Hart was speechless and could only curse the damn Paladin in his heart.

"When did the Paladin collude with those who destroy order?"

The wizard said sarcastically, and then was blocked by Volod.

"Put aside your sophistry. Do you really believe what he said about hiring? Believe it or not, they didn't even take the deposit."

"Which side are you on?" If he hadn't known him for quite some time, he would have suspected that Volodymyr was a spy.

"The side of life."

Volodymyr was so frank that he didn't seem like a master at all, and Hart looked at him with a look of shame.

"I advise you not to play tricks." Vice Captain Skeeter warned: "We don't want to engage in an unnecessary battle. As long as you do nothing, no one will be injured or killed."

The wizard curled his lips, and Hart, who was being stared at by several pairs of eyes, also agreed with a cold face.

After all, he couldn't fight a paladin, a great swordsman, a great mage and two master rangers alone.

The surrender of the three masters meant that the open-pit coal mountain officially fell into their hands in less than two hours.

"it's over?"

So when the news got back to the Black Reef Tavern, Wilson couldn't believe it.

He thought the riot would begin at dawn when people were most sleepy, and at this time... they should have just arrived.

“Things have changed, and Coal Hill is weaker than thought.”

The Osculus Mercenaries were a great help. Without them, it would be useless for Little Smokey to mobilize more laborers.

"This is how the world works. It depends on who has the biggest fist. Previously, the nobles had the biggest fist, so you had to follow their rules. Now it's us."

"Do you need me to come over?"

"Of course, these people always have to know what they are fighting for."

"vomit--"

Wilson, who was teleported for the first time, turned around and vomited all over the floor as soon as he landed.

"Let you see a joke..."

"Nothing. My reaction to my first teleport was similar to yours."

When he brought Wilson over, Captain Ryan on the other side locked the three masters in the shed.

"At least I was the one who surrendered voluntarily, so there's no need to do this..." Volod bargained.

"Are you willing to betray the Fren Trading Company?"

"Impossible! How can I stay in Broken Mountains if I betray my employer?"

"Then stay here." Captain Lei did not hold grudges.

The wizard had set up a warning trap outside the shed - the same spell Hart had used to discover them earlier.

When the trap is triggered, a sharp buzzer will sound, and when the trap is disarmed, the caster will know immediately.

This is why mages are bosses.

After locking up the master and bringing back the sentry outside, he replaced them with his own men, and the first part of the plan was successfully completed. Now comes the second part:

There were thousands of hard laborers in the open-pit coal mountain, which was enough to start a small-scale riot, but it was far from enough to overthrow the rule of the Raymond family.

Therefore, they have to use the open-pit coal mountain as the center to absorb those who can't make a living and vagrants, and expand their numbers.

But before that, the hard laborers must be fed.

They looted the warehouse, distributed the cotton clothes to the laborers, and lit a dozen bonfires in the square, making it as warm as spring.

Meishan lacks everything except coal mines.

The big pot on the campfire was bubbling with meat and porridge.
The laborers lined up in a mess, holding brand new bowls.

The free folks wanted to maintain order, so Smalls and Wilson simply served them food themselves.

He took the wooden bowl, filled it with broth and meat, and hesitantly handed it to a young laborer who came to the queue for the third time.

Little Small wanted to say don’t eat too much, but after hesitating for a while, he changed it to don’t eat too much.

The laborers had not had a full meal for a long time. They were thin and had dry hair, and it was obvious that they had been hungry for too long.

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Young Ku took the bowl and ran to the corner to wolf it down, as if he wanted to finish his life's meal in one go.

His companions could not help but urge him to eat less, but the young laborer did not even raise his head: "Can you imagine that we will never have enough to eat after coming here? Eat quickly, because we will have to work hard for them in the future."

After eating half a bowl, the young miner suddenly screamed palely and rolled on the ground.

Some people still had their stomachs burst.

Fortunately, the Osculas Mercenaries arrived in time.

The wizard didn't expect that his first spell tonight would be a healing spell.

In any case, the miners were well fed and refreshed, and were more energetic and willing to listen.

Wilson gave them the choice of joining the Free Folk and fighting for the freedom of the Broken Mountain people, or continuing to be a miner.

This is Little Small's request.

"You can't expect them to risk their lives just to save their lives and eat a meal. Rather than forcing them to die like the nobles, it's better to let them provide resources in the rear."

Wilson accepted the suggestion, and about one-third of the 8,000 hard laborers chose to join the freedmen.

Wilson immediately said that he would no longer pursue their past mistakes. As for the rest of them...

"Notify Lord Annan." said Little Simo.

Asking the workers to stand together and keep quiet, Wilson said: "You want to know why we have the ability to rescue you? Because of one person."

"He is the youngest and most outstanding lord in history. The princess of the empire is his subordinate, and the most beautiful elves are his friends. In his territory, everyone has clothes to wear, food to eat, and a house to live in..."

The clearing was silent, with only Wilson's shouts echoing.

"Without him, we'd just be a bunch of cowards cowering in a tavern!"

The portal opened accordingly, allowing everyone to see the incredibly handsome boy.

"Hiss... It's really cold. I'll make it short."

The rush of wind and snow made Annan's breath suffocate.

"In order to survive, you have done many wrong things that are hard to accept...even if the root of the mistakes is not you."

"But crime is unacceptable and you need to realise your mistakes. So I will give you some punishment."

Amid the workers' anxiety, Annan said:

"First of all. As a punishment, you can only eat two meals a day. And you have to work a full twelve hours, without overtime pay."

"Secondly, you can only take one day off per week, can only leave Coal Hill once a month, and can only get a salary increase once a year."

"Third, your children can be taken to a safe place just like the freemen, but each of them must do work and serve as the logistics for the freemen."

"This is the punishment you deserve."

The workers knelt in the snow to thank Annan for his kindness.

"Stand up, don't kneel!"

(End of this chapter)