The epic story of green monsters

Chapter 49 A Reluctant Deal
  Although Ferok's sudden proposal to Allen seemed abrupt, Allen did not reject the other party's kindness and continued to listen to the other party's explanation.

"Sam, have those human slaves we shipped before been sold?"

Seeing that Allen did not reject the message, Ferok's eyes flashed with admiration, and then he turned to ask the human friend.

"No, sir, he is still being fed well in cage No. 15."

The human guy named Sam bowed and answered.

"Take us to Cage 15."

After receiving a positive answer, Ferok directed Sam to lead the way and walked to Allen's side to walk alongside him.

The other party introduced other slaves to Allen without giving any reason. Allen looked doubtful but endured it and moved forward slowly to accommodate the other person's pace.

"The young man has a good temper. If it were an ordinary bugbear, he would have yelled at me or simply ignored me and left."

Cage No. 15 wasn't too far, but it wasn't too close either. Plus Philok was determined to slow down, so Allen followed him for 6-7 minutes before finally seeing a few people in ragged clothes. A human figure with droopy eyebrows.

Surrounding the human prison are the ferocious races in the wilderness: ferocious-looking jackals, trolls with skin greener than goblins, and ogres whose height is almost the same as their waistline, etc., which scared several humans into a corner. Trembling, not daring to say a word.

"Be honest with me, or you will reap the rewards!!"

Sam fiercely knocked on several cages around him. The wild creatures were not honest even when they were locked in cages. When they heard the noise, they all poked their heads out, stretched out their claws and claws at Allen and his group, and at the same time, there were sounds from their mouthpieces. Hearing threatening sounds or yelling in common language, Allen and the others frowned.

But soon, these guys became obedient. Sam was impatient with the unwarranted noises of these guys. He took out a magic item from his pocket and lightly touched the iron cage of these guys. The electric light flashed and the slave became limp. A living corpse in prison.

"Among the several human slaves here, they are all skilled workers with special skills. Have you seen that bald guy? He was originally a farmer from the human side, and his planting skills are not bad. The middle-aged man who huddled up is A gardener who is not only good at taking care of gardens, but also good at taking care of various fruit trees. As for the guy who still keeps clean clothes, I heard that he was originally a noble of a certain human principality, but was later defeated and became a prisoner and no one paid a ransom for him. , and was sold to our Chamber of Commerce."

"As for him, the most valuable thing is that he can read and write."

Ferok seemed to be just doing a simple transaction. He did not introduce the reasons for this group of humans to Allen in detail, but told Allen about the talents possessed by this group of humans.

Allen listened carefully. Although he didn't understand what was going on, he was already moved by the literate human being. Along the way, he worked hard and flirted with Fili and Regis. No matter how hard he studied, he couldn't Only then did he memorize dozens of common characters and arithmetic below a hundred digits. With Regis, Fili and the others parting ways with him, if Allen wants to learn literacy again, unless he really goes out to make a living as Regis said, otherwise, after returning to the Green Field Tribe, he may return to the original tribe. In some trajectories, Allen can only rely on himself to explore slowly.

"Mr. Ferok, what is the price of this human being?"

Allen was moved, but he didn't know how to hide his preference, so he immediately asked about the price.

"He's still a capable guy!"

Although Ferok's face remained calm, he still nodded slightly, and then said more, directly giving the selling price of human noble slaves: "The most valuable thing in this world is knowledge, and if you want to learn knowledge, you need to know how to do it." He can read and write, so this human being is also the most valuable among them, 20 gold coins."

"But I still advise you, it's best to buy this group of humans together. I'm afraid you won't be able to support just one human for a long time." Allen didn't know what Philok had planned. He originally wanted to He refused, but after looking at each other with Ferok, he changed his mind again, nodded and said, "Okay, Mr. Ferok, please calculate for me how much it will cost to buy these humans and goblins together."

Anyway, now Allen and the others have 5-6000 pounds of grain in their hands, and having an additional population of ten or twenty will not be a big deal in the short term. Moreover, after moving to a better site, Allen and his tribe will live better. Better off.

"6 bugbears, 5 gold coins each, a total of 30 gold coins; 7 hobgoblins..."

Seeing that Allen accepted his proposal, Ferok didn't say anything else. He picked up a piece of tissue paper and began to calculate carefully. After a while, he calculated the price.

"This time you can buy 13 goblins in total, costing 51 gold coins, and give away 11 goblins. 12 humans, costing 103 gold coins. The two total 154 gold coins, which is worth 150 gold coins for rubies. You still need to pay our chamber of commerce 4 gold coins. .”

"it is good."

Allen couldn't say whether he made a profit or a loss from this transaction. He felt that there was no problem with the goblins, but the 12 humans were worth twice as much as the goblins. This made Allen a little puzzled, but it was not good. If you make a gesture of regret, you can only admit that you are unlucky.

Allen couldn't imagine the use of the so-called farmers and gardeners in the wilderness. Although along the way, he had seen square fields planted with various crops outside the Castle of Thorns, which made Allen feel extremely curious and envious, but he really couldn't imagine what kind of crops were planted in the wilderness. Only then will there be gains. At least among the tribes in the wilderness that Allen saw along the way, no tribe had any production and planting activities.

"The money has been cleared. Do you need me to help you deliver these slaves to your residence?"

As a result, Allen handed over 4 gold coins. Ferok raised his head as if to ask, but in fact, he had already guessed Allen's answer.

"That would be troublesome."

Allen bowed slightly to show his gratitude.

"Tell Sam where you live, and he will bring people to deliver these slaves to your home."

Ferok had no expression on his face, and then handed over a stack of parchment to Allen: "The sheepskin here is the identity certificate of this group of slaves, which can help you take this group of slaves out of Thorn Castle. At the same time, these parchments It also comes with a contract so that the slaves cannot murder the sheepskin owner, otherwise they will be powerless, so you must remember to keep these things."

"Ah, so it is."

It was the first time for Allen to come into contact with a slave. He didn't know this aspect yet. He quickly took the thick sheepskin and carefully stroked it one by one before solemnly taking it into his arms.

"I hope we can meet again next time and look forward to your visit."

Only then did Ferok smile at Allen with full eyes, and then he regained his composure and ordered Sam: "Send the guests away. I won't care about you when I'm tired."

"Yes."

Sam bowed and sent Philok away, and then greeted Allen and the others again.

(End of this chapter)