Chapter 296: Search by Knicks Soldiers

That being said, Selysis still felt a little uneasy. After all, the tradition of the tribe was deeply rooted. During the war, the chief and the patriarch had great power. As long as the order was beneficial to the tribe and the group, the tribe members had to obey, otherwise they would be severely punished.

Therefore, after Selysis and the patriarch fell out, some tribe members kept coming to persuade him to apologize to Egalos, but he refused.

At dusk, suddenly no one came to the door because the Nix people entered the village.

Hundreds of fully armed Nix soldiers had just entered the village with more than a dozen carts. All the Segestica people who were still walking in the village ran back to their homes as quickly as possible and closed the doors and windows.

Selysis was no exception.

I don’t know how long it took, "Dong! Dong! Dong!" The door of his house was knocked.

Although Selisis had a good reason when persuading his people, he was still nervous when the Nix soldiers really came to his door. He pretended to be calm and comforted his trembling wife and children. He walked into the yard and carefully opened the bolt.

There were more than a dozen Nix soldiers standing outside the door, and a Skodis slave. He also knew this slave, who belonged to the Egalos family.

The leading Nix soldier looked at him with sharp eyes and asked coldly in fluent Pannonian: "How many Skodis slaves do you have in your family?!"

Selisis was stunned. He had been wondering why the Nix people came to his door at this time, but he didn't expect the other party to ask such a question as soon as he opened his mouth.

"Answer me, how many Skodis slaves do you have?!" The Nix soldier asked loudly with a serious expression.

Selisis came back to his senses and shook his head: "No, there is no Scodischi slave in my family."

When he answered, he noticed that the Nix soldier who asked him the question was actually a Scodischi, which surprised him a little.

His expression made the soldier misunderstand, and he gritted his teeth and shouted: "Damn Segestica, you dare to lie, don't you want to live-"

An older soldier behind him pressed his shoulder and whispered: "Okay, Talipasi, calm down! Perform the task well, don't have too many personal emotions!"

The soldier hurriedly explained: "Boss, but he is deliberately lying. We have checked so many families, which one doesn't have slaves!"

"Whether there are slaves or not, we will know after checking." The soldier called "Boss" was actually a centurion. He stepped forward and said in stiff Pannonian Said: "We...we are ordered to rescue all...Scottisi slaves. Whether you say there are any or not, we will check it ourselves. But I promise you! As long as you cooperate, we will not hurt anyone, nor will we destroy anything in your house!"

Selisis looked at Captain Nix who was trying his best to show kindness, then looked at the hateful Skottisi soldier behind him, and then glanced at the dozen fully armed Nix soldiers. He quickly made a decision: "Then come in and check. There are my wife and children in the house. I hope they will not be frightened."

As he said, he made way.

Selisis's house is relatively simple. There is only a big house, a pigsty, and an animal pen in the yard surrounded by wooden fences.

The three soldiers went in and took a look. Without any extra actions, they quickly finished the check and walked out of the yard.

Selisis breathed a sigh of relief and loosened his hands that were tightly hugging his wife and children.

"There are indeed none." The soldier in charge of the inspection reported truthfully.

The Nix centurion immediately said to the Skodishchi soldier beside him earnestly: "Have you heard clearly? There is no Skodishchi slave in his family! Your compatriot who was just rescued has already said before, 'There is no Skodishchi slave in this person's family'. We can come to check, but you not only doubt your compatriots, but also have a stronger hostility towards the people here. This is wrong!

Talipasi, our leader, legion commander, captain, and centurion have repeatedly said that if we Nix want to gain a foothold here, we must unite all the forces that can be united as much as possible... If you still can't figure it out, I suggest you apply to leave our First Legion and return to Snotia or Westney. At least there you don't have to face so many Segestica people, so that you don't make a big mistake next time, not only will you be punished, but you will also make us unlucky with you."

"Boss, I will never leave the Third Legion! I will never leave you! I... I will change... Can't I change!" The soldier named Talipasi was a little panicked and begged repeatedly.

"Then it depends on your performance in the future." The centurion responded in a serious tone, then looked at Selysis and said in a gentle tone in Pannonian: "We have finished the inspection and will not disturb you anymore. Have a good rest."

Faced with the goodwill released by the Nix people, Selysis looked indifferent and did not respond.

The centurion asked curiously: "By the way, why don't you have a Scodischi slave? I see that other families here have more or less."

Selysis didn't want to answer, but seeing that the other party was determined to get an answer, in order to let the other party leave him quickly, he reluctantly responded: "I have my own hands and feet, I can handle it, no need."

The tenth captain smiled slyly: "But I heard from the Skodisci slaves here that you grew up in a Skodisqi family and your attitude towards the Skodisqi is different from that of your tribe, so I have just rejected the slaves that your leader wanted to give you many times, right?"

"Nonsense!" Selicis finally couldn't hold back his emotions and cursed.

The captain laughed and said: "Selysis, you are a very special Segestika. I remember your name. I hope we can meet again."

After speaking, he waved to the other soldiers: "Brothers, let's go, let's go to the next house."

"Please wait a moment." Selicis boldly asked loudly: "Are you coming to our tribe today just to free the Skodisci slaves in the tribe?"

"Of course it's more than that." Perhaps because he liked Celysis, the ten-capion stopped and responded: "We still need to collect food, but this has nothing to do with you ordinary people."

"Collecting food..." Selicis' heart tightened, and he quickly asked: "This has nothing to do with us, so who does it have to do with?"

"You will know soon." The captain obviously did not want to say more and led the soldiers forward.

Selicis hurriedly took a few steps and asked urgently: "Can you tell me, what do you Knicks want to do to us?!"

The captain turned back and said to him: "Don't worry, you should know by tomorrow."

tomorrow? ...Selysis wanted to ask again, but the ten-capion ignored him and walked along the road to the next house.

In the evening, when the Nyx people left the village, the team suddenly swelled a lot. Not only did they add more than 100 Skodisci slaves, but there were also nine more pack cars, each of which was loaded with food.

Nix's team left for a long time, and some people in Segostika quietly went out to peep, and then they heard the wailing coming from the houses of various leaders and patriarchs.

The tribesmen rushed to inquire and learned that the Knicks had almost emptied the granaries in the houses of tribal leaders and patriarchs, leaving only a small part of them. They also took away the pack trucks they usually used to transport grain and goods. The leader and the family members of several of the clan leaders tried to stop the robbery by the Knicks, but were knocked down by the Knicks, and some were even injured...

The Knicks have finally exposed their ferocity, are they going to start looting and killing? ...The people of Segostica, who had lost their Skodisci slaves, were in panic.

So that night, some people ran to ask Celysis "What should they do?"

After encountering what happened in the tribe today, Selicis was also a little confused. He truthfully told everyone who asked what he thought: "I don't know what to do, but those Knicks came to my house. When we came, I asked them how they would treat us, and the leader told me, 'We will know until tomorrow,' so we will wait until tomorrow to see the situation before making a decision."

"Selysis, these Nyx people have robbed our slaves, also robbed the leaders and patriarchs of their food, and injured their families... I think what their leader said in the main camp Those words are all lies. Don’t forget that among the Nikos who broke into the village today, there are Skodisci! The Skodisci hate us and they will definitely encourage the Nikos to kill us. , we can’t wait to die here!”

"Hey, calm down. If the Knicks wanted to kill us, they wouldn't have let you back when they surrounded you in the main stronghold yesterday. I'm still saying the same thing, where can you go if you want to escape now? Are you willing to abandon the homeland where you have lived for decades? If the Knicks really want to kill us tomorrow, I will never let them have an easy time. I will die on the soil of my hometown!"

Selicis's persuasion and decisive momentum calmed many people's hearts. Except for a few leaders and clan chiefs' families who escaped from the village that night, other clan members chose to stay and watch.

The next morning, a centurion from the First Legion of the Nyx tribe came to the village, and the centurion was Staggs.

The team he led went straight to the center of the village, where the main house of the tribal leader was located. There was a large open space in front of the main house, which was used to gather the tribesmen to discuss important matters or form a team to go out to fight.

Staggs carefully explored the surrounding environment, and then said to the ten captains: "I am here to announce the leader's order to the Segestika people in this village. You each lead your men to kill the people in this village. Bring them all here!"