Chapter 306 [0303] Finding the Cause
Everyone looked at Kraft with unfriendly eyes.
Although they had just brought Kafu and Cuchu to this Shuijingfang that dates back to the Shurima Empire in an emergency to retreat due to the huge fire, this did not mean that they were willing to trust Kafu.
The oil silk oasis is destined not to last anymore - after the fire, without the protection of the oil silk seeds' wide leaves, the ashes and soil will soon be blown away by the wind in the desert, and the existence of the oil silk oasis has officially entered the countdown stage. .
In a matter of months or in a few days, the lakes in this oasis that are exposed to the scorching sun and sandstorms will evaporate, and the oasis survivors living here must leave before that happens.
Considering that Kraft has always wanted to pull the Oasis remnants onto his chariot... Obviously, this guy is the out-and-out number one suspect!
Sensing the dangerous looks from everyone, Kafu could only show bitterness.
"This...this is really not what I ordered." He leaned against his camel with some dejection. "What I need is a fixed stronghold. This is a rare place between Bergun and Kenese. The oasis is of great strategic importance. Even if you are unwilling to join, I cannot take the initiative to destroy it! "
"..."
No one spoke, and no one believed his excuses.
These desert remnants have lived here for generations and know very little about the outside world. They occasionally hear about Bergune and Kenese from passing caravans, but that’s all—except Occasionally, young people like Cuqiu who are eager to go to the wider world will leave with the passing caravans. They actually don't care much about the appearance of the outside world.
If they had some insight, they would find that Kraft was absolutely right.
Population is indeed important, but without this oasis, these desert remnants who were forced to relocate are not the population Kraft needs!
The remnants of the oasis who stayed in the oasis were self-sufficient and operated the oasis as Kraft's personal stronghold and an outpost for the counterattack against Noxus.
But the remnants of the oasis who lost their oasis can only go to Kenese to become citizens - and even start as slaves!
Does Kenese have a few oasis remnant slaves? Does this have anything to do with Kraft?
Moreover, it’s not like I’m really helpless!
Although pretending to be a descendant of the Eagle King is quite awkward for Kraft, judging from the effect, the elder has obviously made some moves!
As long as he works hard in Duonu, he might as well marry a girl who is an oasis survivor and become his own. Sooner or later, this silk oasis will become his base!
The result?
Now I'm fine. After the fire, my hair is gone.
In Kraft's view, these truths are obvious. Unless he is a bad guy, it is absolutely impossible to order the burning of those oily silk seeds.
That is breaking the roots of the oasis survivors and cutting off their own path.
However, facing these angry oasis remnants, these words were unclear.
If it wasn't for Cuqiu's sake, everyone would have swarmed up and started punching and kicking Kafu!
Especially Sefiqa - judging from the trembling on the ground from time to time, he seemed to be suppressing his anger.
"Isn't there someone else coming here?" Kafu said frustratedly, "Kuqiu understands that it is impossible for me to issue an order to burn down the oasis that would harm others and not benefit myself..."
Kraft's words finally reminded them.
In addition to these camel cavalry, there was really a wave of people - or rather, a Scarash.
Sefiqa and the elder looked at each other, and at the same time called out the name of the child who had met Lux before.
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"Yes, at that time Bonu said that someone was coming, but there were not many people, so I took a boat to see it." The little boy who was suddenly called faced everyone's gaze and puffed up his chest, "Then I saw I got a beautiful big sister, she has beautiful long golden hair——"
"Is she alone?" The elder obviously didn't come to listen to him talk about big sister, so he immediately reminded him, "What is she here for?"
"There should be two of her." The child blinked, "Two of them, one Scarash, passed by here."
"Passing by?" The elder narrowed his eyes slightly when he heard this sentence, "People don't often pass by here..."
"Then I don't know." The child shook his head. "After she saw me, she said hello and left - she said that the Scarash was going to gnaw away the grease in a place. You have to go back quickly and hold it to another place..."
There is no doubt that there is nothing wrong with Lux's attitude.
But when this oasis suffered a fire, for these angry desert remnants, as long as Lux appeared, it was nothing but melons and plums.
"Could it be that person who ignited the flame?" Sefiqa frowned, hesitating, "But... to be honest, it doesn't seem like it. I felt the presence of that Scarash a long time ago, but that person Scarlash doesn’t seem to be here for that.”
"Didn't you come here for this?" Kafu looked at Sefiqa in surprise, "How do you know?"
"Because the Skalas were walking towards the southwest, and they didn't come straight towards this direction until they were relatively close to the oasis." Sefiqa glanced sideways at Kraft, "Many wild Skalas are That’s how it went, so I asked him to go and see if there was a wild Scarash outside, and try to catch it.”
"That doesn't explain the problem completely." Kaf curled his lips when he heard it, "Maybe they know the Oil Silk Oasis, but they just don't know the exact address!"
"That's possible." Sefiqa nodded, "But to be honest, even if I haven't seen them, compared to you, those strangers are more trustworthy."
"..."
Kaf clenched his fists - he wanted to ridicule the other party with a few words like "lusting at the sight of beauty", but now was obviously not the time to say that.
Now he was surrounded by a group of oasis survivors, and saying this would only lead to a beating.
"Wait until the flames are out, and I'll go out with you to have a look." In the end, Kaf could only try to take a few deep breaths, then gritted his teeth, "I will definitely find the traces of the person who started the fire!"
"Humph, I'm afraid you'll run away once you get out!" Sefiqa thought for a moment, and looked at the rope in the corner, "So, it's better for you to be tied up... um!"
The next moment, Sefiqa, who was bending over to pick up the rope, suddenly lost his balance, and his whole body was extremely stiff, and then he fell to the ground.
Seeing this scene, Kaf was confused, and all the other oasis survivors showed horrified expressions.
"Sefiqa!" The elder with white hair and beard trembled slightly, and the expression on his face gradually changed from pain to numbness, "You are only 26 years old, Sefiqa..."
Karya's small class · Slavery:
During the Shurima Empire, slavery was absolutely prohibited. Even with the expansion of the empire, the Shurimans in the conquered areas were actually second-class citizens, but the empire still had no slaves.
However, after the Icathian War, with the departure of the Ascended Empress, with the fall of many Ascended to Darkin, and with Shurima stopping its conquest and starting to roll back, slavery reappeared.
At first, people who rebelled during the Icathian War were enslaved, and then the scope of slavery began to expand rapidly, and finally made a comeback hundreds of years later.