Lin Beichen and others slowly approached the door of the living area.
In addition to the 'workers' lining up to enter the city outside the door, there are actually many people setting up stalls and begging in the large surrounding area. It looks like a chaotic black market.
"Only those who are strong or have special skills are qualified to enter the relatively safe living area to work. The old, weak, sick and disabled who are not able to do so are not qualified to enter the living area, because in the opinion of Marshal Long Xuan,
You won’t find any jobs if you go in, but it will cause chaos.”
Ye Tianling explained.
"Why don't they go to the dockyard?"
Lin Beichen asked.
Ye Tianling said: "The Dragon Mark Military Headquarters did not allow it. There were some people who really couldn't live anymore and wanted to go to our place, but they were killed by the Dragon Mark sergeants on the way..."
"Not allowed to go?"
Lin Beichen frowned and said, "Why? They are people outside the living area. They can't survive, and they are not allowed to survive on their own? Do they have to be allowed to starve to death here?"
Ye Tianling said helplessly: "It is said that Marshal Long Xuan believes that only these old, weak, sick and disabled people who are wailing and struggling and dying in pain outside can make people who are qualified to enter the city understand how lucky they are to let these people know how lucky they are."
People work hard and don’t complain or resist.”
What kind of handsome dog is this? He is not a good bird.
Lin Beichen's eyes swept over the people begging outside the door.
Most of them are old people, children, and frail women.
Their hair is disheveled, their clothes are not covering their bodies, they are skinny, their expressions are numb, their eyes are blank, they are timid but expectant. They look at everyone passing by, using their most intuitive judgment to determine whether the other person is not in danger and can become a begging target...
They did not dare to beg from the soldiers wearing dark red dragon-patterned armor.
Because instead of receiving any mercy, they will be severely beaten and injured.
"Master, please come on, I haven't eaten anything for two days..." An old man with gray hair and chapped lips looked like a cracked riverbed, trying hard to lift the bamboo basket in his hand
, praying to the people in line.
"Give me a drink of water. My mother is dying. Please give me a sip of water." The skinny little boy held a broken bowl in both hands and begged on his knees.
"Xiao Hao, Xiao Hao, what's wrong with you? Wake up, don't scare your mother, wake up, you can definitely get food today..." A woman in ragged clothes, holding her infant son without clothes in her arms,
It's a pity that the child has closed his eyes forever because of hunger.
Such tragic situations happen everywhere.
"Sixteen years old, boy, practiced for a few days, level 2, has strength, change a pound of water..."
"Sir, would you please take my little Ni'er into your home? She is very hard-working and quick with her hands and feet. I only need three pieces of dry biscuits, no, two pieces... one piece, one piece is fine too."
"I have two babies. I can change the water, dry biscuits, whatever. Come and change them quickly..."
A strange hawking sound came.
Lin Beichen turned around and looked.
But I saw thirty or forty people sitting sparsely on the shady open space on the other side, both men and women, all young. Under the leadership of the adults at home, they sat with blank expressions, with grass tags in their messy hair.
It means selling.
Human trafficking?
No, they are selling their sons and daughters.
Pictures from history books and novels appeared in front of his eyes, and Lin Beichen felt uncomfortable.
This shitty world.
How powerful these dogs are.
Gotta get.
A series of horseshoes sounded.
Inside the gate, a group of heavily armored knights rushed out on horseback.
People who were originally in line immediately avoided it and knelt on the ground respectfully, not even daring to raise their heads...
"Lord Qijiang."
Sergeant Captain Long Wen, who was guarding the door, rushed to greet him.
The knight captain is called Qi Jiang, with twenty knights behind him. They are dressed in bright red dragon-patterned armor and have a 'camel dragon flaming beast' on their crotches.
Lin Beichen's eyes lit up when he looked at it.
This ‘Camel Dragon Flame Beast’ is a pleasure to ride once you see it.
"Qi Jiang is a first-class general in the Dragon Pattern Military Department. He is arrogant and ruthless, but he is also thorough and cautious in his actions. He is one of the most trusted confidants of Marshal Long Xuan. This man is very vengeful, so do not provoke him."
Ye Tianling carefully reminded Lin Beichen in his ear.
Lin Beichen thought to himself, can you hold a grudge more than me?
Da da da.
Qi Jiang rode his horse and arrived in front of the place where sons and daughters were sold.
"I have been ordered by the commander to recruit ten maids."
His gaze was like a bone scraper, scanning the crowd, and said: "Everyone can exchange for a pound of water and ten dry biscuits... Anyone who is willing to sell, please come forward."
There was a commotion in the crowd.
Such conditions can be said to be very tempting.
A few girls stood up, but were held back by their parents with frightened expressions on their faces. They shook their heads repeatedly and whispered to them: "Don't go, don't go..."
The handsome Long Xuan is as lustful as life.
That's fine, but it is said that he also has some special hobbies.
The maids who are bought will be beaten to death in less than three or two days. If they are lucky enough to survive, they will also be given rewards to subordinates to play with. Life is worse than death.
Others buy maids and take them back, at best, just to vent their anger, but if they are bought by the Marshal Army, they are basically no different from a wolf entering the household registration to die.
"Um?"
Seeing that there was no one there, Qi Jiang's face darkened. He raised the whip in his hand and pointed it several times in succession, saying: "You, you, you, and you... all of you, get over here."
Those named were all pretty-looking girls aged fourteen or fifteen.
No one dared to resist, and in the end they all walked over tremblingly.
And their families all received one pound of water and ten dry biscuits.
"No, I won't go, I won't go..."
One of the most beautiful girls struggled in panic, kept retreating, and said: "I'm not here to sell... I'm not."
Her clothes were relatively neat, her skin was fair, and her features were picturesque. One look at her showed that she must have lived in a wealthy family before the disaster struck. Her original appearance could be vaguely discerned, but now the fallen Phoenix was in a miserable state.
Qi Jiang stared at the girl and sneered, saying: "It's not up to you. Someone, drag me here."
Several soldiers guarding the city immediately rushed out like wolves and tigers to drag the girl away.
"Dad, save me."
The girl panicked and struggled back desperately.
The middle-aged man beside him couldn't bear it anymore and suddenly took action. He turned out to be a martial arts practitioner with a strength of about 11th level lord level.
But after only a few moves, he was knocked to the ground, his face was covered with blood, he passed out, and a long knife was directly placed on his neck.
"No, don't fight, I'll go, I'll go..."
The beautiful girl cried desperately and begged loudly: "Please spare my father, don't kill him... I am willing to go with you."
"Humph, if you don't eat the toast, you will be punished with a drink."
Qi Jiang sneered.
A pound of water and ten dry biscuits were thrown on the semi-conscious middle-aged man.
Lin Beichen took a step forward.
Ye Tianling, who was more prepared, quickly pulled him nervously and said: "Don't be impulsive..."——
First update.
Chapter 2 should be a big chapter and will be updated later.