On the Seven Towers

At noon, Mo Yu and his party found an open space on the roadside to eat and rest. Although they, the strong ones, could persist for longer, their horses could not keep running.

Gawain and Gallo went hunting consciously, and the saints and masters quickly brought back a lot of game. After a while, a wild boar and two pheasants were thrown in front of Mo Yu. Bella was responsible for lighting a fire with magic, while Mo Yu would skin and eviscerate the prey they brought back to make barbecue or soup.

When the large pot of soup was almost ready, a large team suddenly came from a fork in the rear.

More than fifty slaves were tied with ropes and their hands were strung together in a string. Driven by seven or eight guards, they walked past them. The leader was wearing good metal armor and riding a horse in front. His eyes swept across Mo Yu and the others, and he walked over without saying anything more. The equipment and outfits of Mo Yu and others looked very unusual, and he obviously had no intention of provoking them.

Most of these slaves are very strong, and it can be seen that they are all selected young people. However, the guards have no mercy on them. Anyone who walks slowly will be hit with the whip mercilessly.

Perhaps the guards were also hungry. The leader looked at the surrounding environment and ordered the guards to camp here and rest.

The slaves were driven to one place and sat on the ground. The guards selected a few men who seemed more obedient to fetch water and waited for the water to be fetched. He also took out dry food from the bags carried by several slaves and threw it on the ground for the slaves to eat.

Mo Yu and others were preparing food while observing these people.

"This team is weird," Gallo said.

"What do you say?" Gawain asked.

Gallo whispered to them: "These guards are not ordinary caravan guards, they are all members of the imperial army. These slaves also look very unusual. You must know that the slaves sold by the general army are not like this."

They arrested people from the whole village. They must be men, women, old and young, not just the strong ones like today. Normally, slave owners would treat slaves of this quality well to prevent them from getting sick and injured and not being able to sell them at a good price, but these people didn't seem to care about the slave's condition at all, and were just hurrying on time. In case of delivery, the injured slave will lose a lot of money.

And the strangest thing was that they were heading towards the kingdom. The empire's army captured slaves and sold them to the kingdom, just like stealing things and selling them to their masters. What a strange thing! "

Bella said: "But these are not all from the Kingdom. They seem to be from everywhere. Many of them look like beasts."

Gallo said: "That's why it's strange."

Mo Yu always looked like she was cooking the soup seriously. It wasn't until Jia Luo said this that she raised her head and said, "What's there to guess? We'll find out if we catch the leader and ask him."

No one here has a good impression of slave merchants, and they have robbed slave caravans more than once. As soon as Mo Yu said these words, everyone's eyes lit up.

Gallo chuckled: "The boss is the most cheerful. He should solve the problem cleanly like this. Maybe he can earn us some travel expenses."

He nudged Gawain with his elbow and said, "Thug, it's your turn to take action."

Gawain said angrily: "This man is at best a mid-level knight, why do you want me to take action?"

Gallo said: "Because you have been doing this kind of work, you are professional. I am just a little thief, why can't it be my turn to arrest people head-on?"

Bella spread her hands and said, "I'm a priest..."

Mo Yu didn't have to think about it, everyone was still waiting to eat the food she cooked.

Gawain had no choice but to stand up from the ground and hold his nose to do this. Now he particularly regretted not bringing a few of his juniors out. Of the three people in front of him, none of them were moved by him.

Gawain's current outfit is just a cloth and a sword. He doesn't look like a vicious person. When the soldiers saw him approaching, they were not too vigilant. The slaves were even more indifferent to him, but the leader The man frowned slightly, glanced at him and said, "Who are you? What are you doing here?"

Gawain sighed and said, "Come on, come with me. The people over there have something to ask you."

The man said: "Why?"

"That's all." Gawain snapped his fingers, and there was a ping-ping-pong-pong sound all around. The guards brought by the man fell to the ground one after another, and every one of them fainted.

The man quickly stood up from the ground, but he did not dare to draw the sword from his waist. Instead, he asked tremblingly: "My lord, I will follow you. I will answer any questions you have. Please don't..."

"Let's go. If you're satisfied with answering the questions, I'll let you go."

Gawain brought the man to a few people, and then sat next to Mo Yu. The man moved around among the people, not knowing whether he should stand or sit down.

Gallo waved his hand and said, "Answer the question carefully. We don't need to embarrass you, a mid-level person."

"Yes, sir, I will answer whatever you want."

"Tell me, what's going on with these slaves? Why do you, as the imperial army, sell slaves to people in the kingdom?"

"This..." The man was obviously hesitant.

"Huh?" Gawain snorted.

The man swallowed and said, "The queen of the kingdom is buying slaves, so... someone is going to sell the slaves there."

"Who is this person?" Gallo pressed, "Looking at you, you must be at least a detachment leader, right?"

"This... this is a secret deal between the nobles and the queen of the kingdom. I am just one of the people who handles the matter," the man said.

"Do you think there are many people transporting slaves over there in the kingdom?" Gallo asked again.

"Yes, the Kingdom is very particular about it. They only want young people and they only trade at night. My team is going to be handed over to them tonight."

"Is it in the previous level?"

"No, it's in a small village next to the checkpoint," the man said.

Gallo now felt that there was something strange about this incident. Not only him, but also Gawain became more serious, and they all smelled an unusual smell. Gallo asked again: "But your slaves are originally of very good quality. Why do you treat them like this? Aren't you afraid that they will be injured and unable to sell for a high price? Slaves with poor quality are generally not recycled by others. Bar?"

The man said: "This is what the adults have told me. The Kingdom's delivery time is very tight. If I can't get there tonight, the business will be ruined. Anyway, the Kingdom will pay based on the number of people." , ten golden axes per person, even if they are disabled and cannot use it, they will still pay, but they cannot use the old and the weak to top up the amount, they must be alive. "