Chapter 308 Whipping to death (seeking the moon at the end of the month
"Master Xia Duo?"
As soon as the visitor landed, he said Xia Duo's name, but Xia Duo had no impression of him. Although the other person looked personable and dignified, he really had no impression.
Is this also someone from the Tower of Time?
Xia Duo was a little confused, but he just lowered the tip of the sword a little without putting it away. At the same time, he also raised his spirits and entered a state of concentration on casting spells.
It's not too long since he entered the Tower of Time. Those who can fly are at least mid-level mages, so he shouldn't have no impression at all. This is a bit abnormal.
"I am Xia Duo, you are -"
"I am the external affairs director of the Tower of Time, you can call me Master Warren." Warren took out a Tower of Time badge and placed it on his palm to activate the mark, and a three-dimensional shadow of the Tower of Time appeared above the badge.
While Shado was inspecting the mark, Warren glanced at the distinctive elf sword in Shado's hand without leaving any trace, with a trace of greed flashing in his eyes.
However, it soon became invisible. Once upon a time, the insignificant apprentice in his eyes suddenly transformed into a mid-level mage and the husband of Lord Niya Tower.
If he had a talent like Xia Duo, maybe he wouldn't be in this situation now!
"Master Xia Duo, is there any problem with the badge?"
"No problem!" Xia Duo put away the [Blade of Veto].
There is indeed nothing wrong with the badge, it belongs to the Tower of Time, and this so-called foreign affairs director is actually the leader of all peripheral members of the Tower of Time.
But without others telling him, it would be difficult for Xia Duo to distinguish who is the peripheral member and who is the core member.
"Mr. Warren, what do you want from me?" Sha Duo knew this very well. The Mage Warren just flew straight towards him, so it couldn't possibly be along the way.
"That's it. I just saw someone flying in from outside. Come over and check the situation. It's no problem if it's Master Shado!" Warren explained.
"Is it someone else who has a problem?"
"Of course not, but if it is not a member of the Tower of Time, I will ask the other party's identity and leave a record."
I see!
Now that the Tower of Time is gone, there will be more troubles!
Afterwards, the two exchanged some pleasantries, and they were officially acquainted. When Steward Arman hurried over, Master Warren also found a reason to leave.
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"Arman, how are the conditions of the people in the territory these days? Are the slaves still peaceful?"
As Xia Duo walked to the port warehouse, he asked Steward Arman about it. He was still a little worried since he had been on vacation for five or six days!
"Due to the impact of the murder at the Eagle Chamber of Commerce, your subjects have stayed in the warehouse for the past two days and have not gone anywhere. Their moods are relatively stable, and the slaves -"
Having said this, Steward Arman paused.
Xia Duo immediately asked: "What's wrong with the slave? Is he trying to escape or is he causing trouble?"
"Sir, a slave took advantage of the weak defense during the Midsummer Festival celebrations and tried to escape by jumping into the river, but he was quickly captured by Lord Layton!"
"Oh? How did Layton handle it?"
"The escapees were whipped to death, and others in the same group were also whipped 20 times." Arman couldn't help but shudder when he mentioned this.
He was also present at the time, and even though he was not the one who was whipped, the scene still made people very uncomfortable. It was not the whipping itself, but that Priest Leiden whipped the slaves to prevent them from being beaten to death and to concentrate the holy power on the whip.
The scars that had just been whipped had already dissipated a lot the next time he was whipped. Arman even thought about whether Priest Leiden could continue whipping him forever if he wanted to.
When he thought of this, Arman trembled again.
"Arman, what's wrong with you?"
"No, it's nothing!"
Xia Duo just asked casually. Seeing that the other party didn't say anything, he didn't bother to ask. Soon, the two of them arrived outside the warehouse of the Liaton Chamber of Commerce.
The three warehouses are next to each other, and the doors are open. Qiaoqi and Gibb are patrolling the doors with their respective teams, fully armed.
Seeing Sha Duo and Armen coming, they immediately left the team and came up to them.
"Lord Lord!" This is Qiao Qi.
"My lord!" Gibb hesitated.
But at this moment, Xia Duo was already attracted by the noise coming from the warehouse. He also noticed Gibb's expression, but he didn't take it to heart. He just said encouragingly, "Thank you."
Then he followed the sound and walked towards the first warehouse.
Because it was summer, there were only simple straw mats arranged inside, and his subjects were learning craftsmanship from the craftsmen one by one.
Bang, bang, bang, clang, it’s so lively.
"The lord is here!"
"Lord Lord!"
"grown ups!"
Everyone saluted, and Chateau waved his hand to let them continue. He recognized two of the craftsmen as his two slaves. The stonemason was called Stone and the carpenter was called Carpenter.
There are also two young carpenters who I don’t know where they came from. If nothing else happens——
He looked at Arman, and Arman also explained in due course: "Those two carpenter apprentices were hired by the Liaton Chamber of Commerce to teach your Lordship's subjects how to handle wood. If they were replaced by experienced carpenters, it would not be so good."
Easy to get."
"Yeah." Xia Duo nodded. It is true that a craft is not so easy to learn.
After Savile Town has developed so much, various needs have long since reached a balance, and it is not impossible for the master to starve to death.
It's already good to have two carpenter apprentices.
"Let's go see the slaves!"
Just as he was about to go to the next warehouse, Priest Leiden rushed over and said, "Sir, I have two things to report to you."
"Let's go, talk as we go."
"yes!"
Arriving outside the warehouse, Gibb was already waiting at the door. He seemed to have heard what Layton said just now, and said to Sha Duo: "Sir, I also have something that I want to report to you."
"come together!"
"yes!"
As he walked, Layton reported, "Sir, a slave escaped the day before yesterday and has been tried. The rest of his working group have also been punished."
"Well, I heard from Steward Arman that whipping is a punishment, right?"
"Yes, I have restored them and it will not affect subsequent work."
"very good!"
Xia Duo had already seen the slaves in the second warehouse. They were all lined up neatly, sitting on the ground and reciting something. If you listened carefully, wasn't it the "Lord's Quotations" he had written before?
Currently, the number of subjects and slaves in the territory is too small. Xia Duo has not promulgated any complicated decrees, but only stipulated some daily behavioral rules in the form of "Lords' Sayings".
It's not difficult for ordinary people to do it as long as they pay a little attention.
"Leiden, what's the second thing you said?"
"This -" Layton glanced at Gibb but did not say.
Chateau immediately knew that this incident was related to Gibb, so he asked Gibb again, "Then what do you want to report?"
"Sir, Ava has agreed to serve as the instructor of your territorial guard, and others are already here, in the third warehouse!"
"oh?"
Hearing that everyone had arrived, Sha Duo was not in a hurry to go there. He had wanted to hire members of the Aiwa Cult Territory Guard to use magic items.
But when he mentioned it to Gibb, he said that he would seek Ava's opinion first, and even if he agreed, he would make an appointment to meet again.