Chapter 857 Intentional

At first, the centaurs would mutter to each other, "What should we do now?" and "We can't just be slaves to these humans forever, right?"

But no one knows since when, no one mentioned this matter anymore.

It's not that everyone really forgot, but they just reached a certain consensus.

After all, the centaurs were mercenaries just to survive.

The centaurs were originally just a simple hunting nation, without a fixed living area, basically chasing prey, and the fundamental purpose of chasing prey was to get food and keep them alive.

However, as the tribe continued to expand, and because of the continuous expansion of other forces, the leader at that time clearly felt that hunting alone was no longer enough, so they added the business of "fighting".

In fact, in the old civilization period, the centaurs relied on the newly added "fighting" business, and the development of the entire tribe ushered in a new peak.

And nicknames such as "disaster star" also followed them from that time.

During this period, as an excellent cavalry unit, there were naturally many forces around who wanted to recruit them, and the leader at that time also accepted it.

This also allowed the Centaurs to have a relatively stable life.

Unfortunately, the good times did not last long. After the emperor gained the power of the Centaurs, he was eager to use this power to compete with the surrounding forces for resources and expand the territory of his country.

In a dangerous operation, the Centaurs suffered heavy losses. Later, when they encountered the same operation again, the leader at that time resolutely refused to execute it, but this laid a hidden danger for them.

Regardless of whether the order was reasonable or not, no emperor would like a disobedient force.

So in an operation, the emperor at that time designed to leave the Centaurs behind to annihilate them with the help of the enemy. In this process, the dying Centaurs could also help them to attack a wave of enemy forces, which was convenient for his subsequent annexation, which was also a two-birds-with-one-stone.

But what the emperor didn't expect was that the Centaurs were much more tenacious than he expected. They broke through the siege and disappeared.

Since then, the Centaurs have never been attached to any force. They just acted as mercenaries in wars and appeared on various battlefields. They refused all recruitments until the destruction of the old civilization.

At that time, the gods fell in the war, and the whole world collapsed. Many races lost their inheritance and scattered all over the world.

After the destruction of the old civilization, it has been so long. The current Centaurs may not know what happened at the beginning. People like Drogo don't know anything.

But this does not prevent them from experiencing similar things. This also makes the Centaurs who appear here set up similar rules. They are also not attached to any force and only appear on various battlefields as mercenaries.

As for now...

It can only be said that they are not willing to be coolies here. Under the circumstances at that time, they had no choice at all. In order to survive, they can only compromise.

As a result, while doing this job, I found that my life was actually quite stable!

The work is definitely tiring, there is nothing to say about it, but at least there is no danger to life, and you can eat well and sleep well.

This is too tempting for the centaurs who have been displaced.

Although they earn a lot as war mercenaries.

But in fact, most of the time, they don’t live a good life.

Because as mercenaries, they will not stay in a country for too long after completing the hired tasks, and they can’t stay too long.

At most one week, after they basically exchange the money they earn for various survival supplies, they will leave.

With those supplies, don’t expect these guys who only know how to fight and hunt to make anything delicious. The food they make can basically only satisfy one thing, that is, filling their stomachs.

Even many times, they just eat dry food directly, and most of the time, they are on the move, and every day is like marching.

In addition, they were in the wild without even a stable camp. They had to be on guard against nearby forces and even attacks from wild beasts at any time. Naturally, they could not sleep well, let alone sleep comfortably.

After recalling this, the hard labor days in recent times were actually more comfortable than most of their past lives!

The centaur captives who realized this were a little confused, but they were unable to refute.

However, what they didn't know was that Zhou Xu actually gave them certain preferential treatment considering their special status.

For ordinary captives, although they would let them eat enough food in the Great Zhou, it was basically just to fill them up. The food was mainly cheap steamed buns, pancakes, and pickles.

Dishes like braised pork and spare ribs did not exist.

The situation was similar in terms of living.

So the centaur captives felt that being a coolie in the Great Zhou was more stable and comfortable than when they were mercenaries before. It was definitely not their illusion, but Zhou Xu did it on purpose.

The purpose is to reduce their resistance and pave the way for recruiting these Centaur mercenaries later.

The results achieved during this period of time are undoubtedly satisfactory.

A new day, after getting up and having breakfast, the foreman should take them to their respective posts to work.

But today the situation is obviously different.

"Come to the open space here to gather."

The centaurs are not unfamiliar with this open space, because behind it is their tent for sleeping and resting.

After being transferred from the recruit training camp to Green Forest City, Li Ce, as the general stationed in Green Forest City, directly gave them a separate area next to the military camp for the centralized custody of these centaurs.

At this moment, they are in this open space.

This situation is obviously different from the past, which makes the centaurs feel uneasy.

Indistinctly, they have already felt that something is going to happen.

At this moment, they found that they were actually a little afraid of losing this peaceful life.

Just when the centaurs couldn't control their constant fantasies, a dense sound of horse hooves came from outside the camp.

As the sound got closer, the centaur captives standing on the open ground opened their eyes wide unconsciously when they saw the figures running over. They all looked stunned.

At this moment, the people who appeared in their sight were none other than Zhuo Ge and his men who had rushed back day and night after receiving Zhou Xu's transfer order!