Chapter 257: The Permanent Debt Sale of the Captured Bandits

This side of the Gladers.

Not long after Keir rode to the town to do errands, several empty carriages carrying people arrived at the gate of the clearing.

The carriage was painted with the golden fruit logo of the [Fortune Fruit] Chamber of Commerce. Seeing this, the several Dorne Town security guards who were dozing at the gate of the open space immediately woke up. They slapped each other to wake up their companions, and then they woke up. He stood upright next to the small campfire he had made.

The person who came was a subordinate of Mr. 'Dry Ollier'.

Although he is a subordinate, the position of an ordinary manager can be said to have some status in Dorne Town. At least they can't be compared to these security guards who used to lick blood with their swords and kill bandits.

They understand very well that a security guard who is a bandit will remain a security guard for the rest of his life. At most, the children they give birth to will be much better than themselves, and they won't have to spend their entire childhood hungry in their hometown village.

In the end, he took the path of an incompetent bandit.

"Hello, Mr. Steward!"

A few security guards also knew how to salute and say hello. However, some of them spoke coquettishly and their shouts were not neat enough. They didn't even let the young steward show a smile in response to their greetings.

Just raising his hand and waving, the young steward led a few capable chamber of commerce guys who got off the car and walked to the gate of the open space in an elegant manner.

"Please let those of you who can take charge come out."

He did not go in directly because he was stopped by armed people with weapons at the gate. These people wore repaired animal skin jackets and held ordinary weapons that were damaged but relatively sharp. It's not that he's afraid of the strength of these average-level armed people, but that there are many people on the other side and he doesn't want to cause trouble.

Hearing what the visitor said, the young man who was leading the armed civilian team responsible for security on one side of the gate responded and asked them to wait before running into the open space.

At this time, the open space was no longer empty when they first arrived yesterday, and they could see the empty space opposite, sitting on the ground in embarrassment.

Several rectangular primary-color tents were erected in the open space. In the center, there were several enclosed carriages and a colorful domed tent.

It looks a bit like a camp.

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The team leader in charge of the gate quickly found Bloody Fangster. He originally wanted to find Priest Batar who was more capable of taking matters into his own hands. But the priest himself was sitting cross-legged in the middle of the camp, looking deep in thought and paying no attention to anyone else. So he told Bloody Fangster about the coming person, and it happened that this guy was arranged by Keir to explain the matter.

So he came over.

"Get out of the way and let a few people in first. They are here to handle matters assigned by Knight Kiel."

When Bloody Fangster said this, the armed people who were holding weapons to prevent entry put down their things, retreated to both sides of the gate of the open space, sat down again, or patrolled along the wooden fence of the open space.

"Hello, I am Bloodfangster, a companion of Knight Kil, a caravan guard who has been working as a caravan guard for many years."

Bloodfangster introduces himself. After hearing his introduction, everyone from the [Fortune Fruit] Chamber of Commerce relaxed.

It turns out he is a caravan guard, so he is very familiar with this type of person. The stewards and guys of the Chamber of Commerce made a brief introduction to each other and learned that they were here to deal with the captured bandits. Bloody Fangster quickly called for more than a dozen emaciated bandits who had their wrists tied.

Originally, these bandits were not so thin. After being captured, the armed civilians who guarded them gave them less food and vented their anger and beat them from time to time. This made these bandits who were originally ferocious, now not only thin, but also Mentally, I seem much more 'peaceful'.

The young steward of the Chamber of Commerce who was assigned to take charge of this matter simply turned around in front of the captured bandits: "Why are they so thin? They are too thin and weak to do much work."

As soon as he finished speaking, the listless captured bandits immediately cheered up and shouted one after another: "You have strength, you have strength! Forget about working in the fields, let us dig out manure or do cattle and horse work. And eat less and work more!”

"Quiet! Quiet!"

Not seeing the screams of these captured bandits, the armed civilians responsible for guarding them immediately went up and slapped them several times. The beaten bandits immediately shut up and lowered their heads, and they were beaten honestly. They had to be honest and dared to talk back, and they would be beaten and scolded all the time. With their wrists and arms tied, they could not defeat these armed people with sharp swords, especially the young knight behind these people.

Many bandits were frightened by the knight's killing that night, and the armed people beat and scolded them, so these people became much more honest.

This scene made the steward of the Chamber of Commerce who came to select and accept people smile. He had never seen such an honest bandit.

Dorne Town often sees scattered bandits who have broken up. Even if these guys can't take out a single coin in their pockets, it's often difficult to change their habit of not caring about anything and using violence wantonly.

The former bandits who can be selected as security guards in Dorne Town are all a small number of people who have been selected and trained by the Chamber of Commerce over a long period of time. Most of the bandits who broke up either committed crimes in the town of Dorne and had their hands and feet broken by the shops. They were unable to show off their violence and could only hang out in the slums. Or after they sold off their last wealth after breaking up, they returned to their hometown together honestly.

But that was before.

The recent situation is a little different. After some bandit gangs near Dorne Town disbanded, they often did not quit. Instead, they were sent by bandit gangs further away to recruit new members, and used the benefits to absorb other newcomers or veterans around them. into a gang of bandits.

"It's okay, just look energetic."

After the young steward of the Chamber of Commerce finished speaking, he and Bloody Fangster approached the captured bandit and asked the chamber of commerce man who would select people to go up and inspect them.

Two stocky chamber boys braided their long sleeves, revealing a lot of tattoos on their arms. One of them unceremoniously walked around behind the bandit whose wrists were bound, and tightly wrapped his thick arms around the bandit's wrists. arms.

The other took off a hanging metal tool from his waist and stretched it directly towards the robber's face.

The bandit who was trapped from behind immediately became nervous and wanted to shout, but the unknown tool stretched out in front of him made him afraid to speak.

But this thing came straight for his mouth.

The metal tool is similar to a reverse-mounted pliers, but the front end is made of wood and bone, so that when it is inserted into the mouth for inspection, it will not hurt the examinee's mouth and teeth.

"Open your mouth and I won't hurt you, man."

The boy from the chamber of commerce who said this had no expression on his face, and the captured bandit who had his arms bound didn't even open his mouth. Although he didn't know what it was for, he just kept his mouth shut.

"It's your choice, huh."

The strong tool hit the captured bandit's mouth directly and forcefully. Due to the special structure, the bandit who closed his lips was still inserted into the mouth by this thing. The pliers were opened backwards, and being carried by the tool, the bandit still had his mouth opened in humiliation.

Later, when the robber resisted, the chamber of commerce clerk carefully inspected the robber's mouth with his eyes.

"One tooth is missing on the left side, and the others are worn, but intact." He just shouted to the others behind him.

Another Chamber of Commerce clerk next to the young steward of the Chamber of Commerce immediately took a palm-sized wooden sign in his hand, and with a small brush dipped in ink, wrote the key points of the record on the wooden sign: [The tooth is worn, and the left one is missing. 】

Taking back the oral examination tool that humiliated the person being examined, the chamber of commerce clerk directly tore the clothes off the robber, tore them into pieces, and threw them aside.

This made the bandit start to curse, but the two of them didn't care at all. They had been scolded for everything before and they were already used to it. These guys who are going to be sold like slaves will not end well.

As the bandit screamed and squirmed, the chamber of commerce man holding his arms behind him kept the guy in front of him firmly under control.

"There is an old injury on the chest, but it's not in the way. There are bruises on the left arm, which are also old injuries. There are also bruises on the right arm, which are still old injuries."

After the upper body examination was completed, as expected, the captured bandit gritted his teeth, his heart skipped a beat, his eyes closed, and he stopped shouting.

"That's it. They are all people who are going to be sold. They must accept the inspection honestly."

As the chamber of commerce guy spoke, he immediately untied the bandit's hemp rope belt, and stripped the bandit completely in front of dozens of people around him.

"That thing is not injured. There are old injuries on both legs, but they are not in the way."

Finally, the clerk from the chamber of commerce squatted down and took off the sour and smelly animal skin shoes on the robber's feet. He didn't feel the smell and checked the robber's feet.

"No missing toes, no rotten spots, no old injuries."

After the man finished speaking, he stood up and took two steps back. Immediately afterwards, the strong chamber of commerce man who held the captured bandit's arms let go of the bandit's arms. He examined the bandit's hands himself: "The fingers are intact and there are no old injuries."

As soon as the robber escaped from the trap, he immediately opened his eyes and fiercely pounced on the chamber of commerce clerk in front of him.

But when someone pulled the rope that tied his wrists behind his back, he could only stay there and rage.

Cursed.

But this robber with little education could only use a few curse words back and forth, which was not harmful at all to the two people who were inspecting him.

After the inspection, the clerk from the Chamber of Commerce who wrote something on the wooden sign also read out the result aloud after writing the last stroke: "One of the captured bandits, anonymous, with a permanent debt period, some old wounds on his body, and teeth. One piece is missing, and the body is thin but relatively strong. Therefore, the final price is three gold and eight silver."

After the chamber of commerce clerk finished shouting, he looked at the young steward of the chamber of commerce who was leading the team.

The steward felt that a healthy bandit with a term of permanent debt was worth so much money, so he nodded.

Later, the chamber of commerce clerk who recorded the shouting tied the wooden sign in his hand with a rope and hung it around the bandit's neck. In addition, someone brought a wrist-shaped shackle that completely bound the arm. As long as this thing bound the arm, it would be difficult for the arm to escape on its own.

The naked bandits, carrying wooden signs, were driven out of their wits with spiked sticks and driven to the empty carriage carrying these people.

Afterwards, the second robber seemed to have accepted his fate and honestly let people check him.

Soon, the voice of the chamber of commerce clerk recorded on the wooden sign shouted again. There was no emotion in the voice, as if what he was describing was not a person, but an animal: "One of the captured bandits is anonymous. The debt period is permanent and there are no injuries on the body, but the teeth are badly worn and the body is thin and weak. The final price is three gold coins."

Bloody Fangster frowned and asked in a low voice to the Chamber of Commerce steward who was responsible for these matters: "Why is the price so different?"

The other party responded in a friendly manner: "When the teeth are worn, it will be difficult for him to eat well. Although it is good that he is not injured, he is not strong enough, which is also a way to reduce the price. Both of these are very important. The problem of teeth is reduced by six silver coins. Price, not strong enough body, minus four silver coins from the price.”

Bloody Fangster pursed his lips, feeling that there was something wrong, but he couldn't find out what the problem was. So in the end I could only nod and approved the price.

Anyway, Kiel said before that these bandits came for free anyway, and they can be sold for whatever they want. The money from the sale will be used to cover the advance expenses of the knights who buy daily necessities for the people.

As the sun rises, the spring breeze with the fragrance of flowers slowly blows in the open space outside the town.

Many people gathered in front of the open space to watch the sale of the captured bandits.

They commented on each bandit with happy expressions on their faces. These are all damn guys, and keeping them alive is a matter of mercy for the Lord Knight. Many people wish to kill one every day to sacrifice their dead family and friends.

However, some of the armed people in the team watched for a while and felt that someone was missing. As soon as they recalled it, they remembered that there was a stupid lunatic bandit who was not present. So soon someone led a group of people to the back of the open space and found the crazy bandit who was disheveled and without any pants on among a group of female people.

"Don't take him away!"

Some people don't want to. These days, they have regarded this young, handsome and stupid bandit as their own toy and forbidden love. Many girls whose husbands and lovers died in previous attacks need such a handsome young man who will not resist or refuse to relieve their resentment.

This person cannot be handed over or taken away before he dies.

Knowing that this group of people would not give in easily, the captain of the armed civilian team who led the team immediately quoted the words of Knight Kiel: "I advise you to let go honestly. This man is a captured bandit. He not only killed our people, but also killed us these days. He eats us, drinks us, hum, and even sleeps with us!"

Before he could finish speaking, he was overtaken by someone: "What does sleeping with us mean? You see clearly, it's my sister and I'm sleeping with him!"

"Okay." The team leader waved his hand with a red face and explained casually: "I don't care who slept with whom, anyway, the brothers in front are selling all the captured bandits to the local chamber of commerce. The price is not low! A sloppy bandit can be sold for three gold coins. Well, this guy is also a bandit and a prisoner, so he has to sell it!"

"No! We don't agree!"

The girls had seen all the crooked men in the village. It was the first time in their lives that they met such a handsome young man who would not reject them. How could they give up like this?

Even if it doesn't belong to any one of them, we sisters have to take turns, so we can't let it go.

"Hmph! I know this, but this is what Knight Kiel meant! And Mr. Bloodfangster said that the bandits hurt us and sold them. The money will be exchanged for various supplies and given to everyone. use."

The squad leader shouted loudly to the young girls around him who were moved by his words: "Think about it, these people have committed a big crime by killing our people! And using them to exchange money for supplies that everyone can use , isn’t it better than raising them? Hum! Do they deserve to be able to eat the same God-given food as us every day? They don’t deserve it at all! Some of these people look handsome and have good faces, but they deserve to be Do you have the right to eat the food given by the great God of Agriculture while committing a major sin? Huh?"

After being told this, many women who were not firm enough, mainly because they had never even touched the handsome bandit, spontaneously flinched.

The sisters who were responsible for the care never let go. Many of them wanted to touch and kiss that beautiful and handsome face.

But no chance.

Since the sisters won't let go, then no one should enjoy it at all.

So, in the end, only a few women in their twenties gathered around the bandit Will and made a last stand.

But when the team leader saw that the time was right, he immediately waved his hand, and a dozen strong young men rushed forward, two surrounded each other, and walked away with the woman who was the last resister, letting the others drag the crazy girl who had lost weight more than a circle these days. Silly bandit, walk to the open space ahead.

"Put the pants on him! Put the pants on him!"

The squad leader shouted.