Chapter 81 81 Subjugation and Absorption

Chapter 81: Subjugation and Absorption

With the death of Knight Willy, the leader of the Qingzhu tribe, the rest of the things can be left to the guards and militia led by Tom and David.

The role of the team composed of ordinary people was also reflected at this moment. Their combat effectiveness was not as good as that of the knights, but they were superior in number and could suppress more ordinary people.

Under the loud shouting and driving of the soldiers, men, women, old and young stumbled out of the thatched houses, trembling and gathering on this dirt road. Some timid women and children had begun to cry.

In the eyes of the people of the Qingzhu tribe, they were already lambs to be slaughtered. Their next fate was either to be killed in groups or to be tortured for fun...

In short, what awaited them was basically endless torture and pain.

Roning took advantage of this time to walk around the tribe.

Most of the houses here were dilapidated, and even the house of the leader Knight Willy was only slightly larger. He did not have the ability and financial resources to build a castle like the nobles.

The scale of the village was not large, and all the houses were basically built in this palm-sized area. This construction is convenient for Willy to manage, and it is also safer.

After a rough walk, Ronin returned to the gathering point and asked McKen to bring Willy's two captives to him.

"My lord, spare my life! My lord, spare my life~"

As soon as the two were brought to Ronin, they knelt on the ground and begged for mercy. Their attitude was more like a defeated person, and they knew the current situation much better than Willy.

"I am very kind and will not take your lives easily."

Ronin smiled and looked very kind, "Please introduce yourselves."

The two captive knights began to introduce themselves carefully. From their mouths, Ronin got a better understanding of the Qingzhu tribe.

The leader of this tribe, that is, the ancestor of Knight Willy, was the Fox Baron family under the Orlant Empire.

In a series of disputes, the Fox family and many nobles stood on the opposite side of the Kingdom of Alduin, and were surrounded and hunted down by the noble coalition led by the Wushan family.

Willy's father died many years ago, and the Qingzhu tribe was led by Willy. He himself had a good talent for cultivation. He became an intermediate knight at the age of 25 and had a high prestige in the tribe.

Luo Ning couldn't help but sigh when he heard this. Sure enough, they were curled up in the mountains and forests and their cognition was still unconsciously low.

Becoming an intermediate knight at the age of 25, such a talent can only be said to be average, far from the evaluation of "good talent".

As for the two captives in front of them, their qualifications are even more average.

Whether it is Wharton, who is 23 years old, or Dandy, who is 21 years old, they accidentally activated the fighting spirit seeds at the age of 19, which is similar to Zhu Weite in Shanlin Town.

At most, they can only become senior knights around the age of 40 or 50, and this can only be achieved through hard practice. If they are a little more lazy, they may not be able to become intermediate knights.

"I heard that your Qingzhu tribe has reclaimed fields in the north. How many acres?"

Ronin asked, "How is the harvest this year?"

Wharton and Dandy looked at each other, and panic flashed in their eyes. They couldn't answer this question.

Dandy tentatively answered: "I'm sorry, sir, we don't know much about this question. Maybe you can ask Seres?"

Seres?

Ronin looked at McKen on the side, who immediately understood and walked into the crowd of captives and brought Seres over.

"Sir, spare my life, sir!"

As soon as Seres came, he knelt down and begged for mercy like Wharton and Dandy. Ronin noticed that he was trembling all over.

"Don't worry, Seres."

Ronin comforted him kindly: "I heard that you are more clear about the food situation of the Qingzhu tribe. Tell me, how many acres of land have you reclaimed, and how is the harvest this year? "

Salis was afraid that he would be beaten if he answered slowly, so he answered without thinking, "Sir, we have reclaimed more than 980 acres of land here, and the grain harvest is not very good, only more than 70 kilograms per acre, which is completely unable to feed more than 360 people in the tribe!"

"Every year, every winter, several people will starve to death here. We rely on digging wild vegetables and fruits to barely survive."

With such a small amount of land and such a low yield per acre, it is really difficult to feed more than 300 people. Most people must be in a state of hunger all year round.

But even so, Willy still coveted the control of the Qingzhu tribe and wanted to be the king of the mountain. The temptation of power and status was too great.

"Wharton, Dandy, Salis, you are now my captives."

Roning said lightly: "There is only one way in front of you..."

"We are willing to surrender, sir, we are willing to surrender! "

Before Roning finished speaking, the three men immediately kowtowed and shouted.

With Willy's example in front of them, they were afraid that if they said one more word, Roning's terrifying wind blade would cut their necks.

Especially Seres, his tone was the most sincere, "Sir, from now on I am your slave, I will do whatever you want me to do! Even if you let me eat shit, I won't frown!"

Roning was stunned by this.

"There is an old saying that goes, a man who knows the times is a hero, and your performance makes me very satisfied."

He stood up, walked a few steps forward, and climbed the high slope next to him.

On the road below him, more than 300 captives all knelt on the ground, and the crying of children and the sobbing of women merged into one.

They are prisoners.

When treating prisoners, the nobles will select those who can be used and keep them. If there is no shortage of people in his territory, then these people will be sold to the slave exchange.

Under normal circumstances, there will be no indiscriminate killing, because if word spreads, it will have a bad reputation, and it may be used as a basis for attacks by interested people.

"Everyone listen!"

Luo Ning's voice was clear and clear, and it spread widely in the village as night fell. Those who were crying stopped their voices in unison.

"Although you are now my prisoners, I could have executed you enemies of the Wushan Territory on the spot, or packed you up and sold you to a slave trader!"

The person below raised his head, his eyes revealing despair.

Luo Ning's voice changed, "But I am very kind and willing to give you a chance. Now you just need to work for me honestly and peacefully. I can guarantee in the name of the nobles that not only will I not kill If I sell you, I can guarantee that your life in the future will be better than your life now!”

Luo Ning looked at Selis, "Go and take your Green Bamboo Tribe chefs to move out Knight Willy's food so that everyone can be fed tonight!"

Sailis was stunned for a moment, then reacted and kneeled on the ground respectfully, "Sir, you are so kind!"

He stood up and greeted the people in the crowd: "Bart, Old John, come on, the respected Baron is willing to give us a full meal, come and help us!"

At Celis's greeting, two people came out of the crowd. While shouting for the Lord Baron's mercy, they walked with Celis towards Knight Willy's house.

Luo Ning gave David a look and asked him to lead others to follow him to prevent accidents.

He looked at the prisoners kneeling on the ground again and said loudly: "Willy is just an incompetent knight. He can't even guarantee your safety, food and clothing, but I can!"

"The most important thing is that you will never have to worry about being hunted down by nobles outside, nor will your descendants have to hide in the dangerous mountains and forests."

"You will be like the slaves in my territory. As long as you can work for me steadily for ten years, I will give you fields."

He paused and emphasized: "That is your own land!"

Luo Ning is not very good at brainwashing people, but he knows what the people of the Qingzhu tribe want.

For this group of people, as long as Luo Ning can provide them with food, clothing and a relatively safe environment, they actually don't have much feeling about whether the person they serve is Willy or Luo Ning. After all, they are all serving others.

But if they could freely choose their clients, anyone with a little bit of brain would choose Luo Ning.

Because Ronin is different from Willy, he is a real nobleman, not a bit better than Willy, a wanted man!

The uneasy mood slowly dissipated among this group of people, and the women and children who were holding back their tears gradually calmed down.

What they feared most was the butcher's knife falling on their heads, but now the butcher's knife did not fall, but instead there was hot, fragrant bread.