The slave team walked slowly, day and night, and every two hours there would be guard warriors checking the conditions of the cages, using iron whips to intimidate the slaves inside to make sure they were still alive.
Every ten hours, someone would throw some dry food and pickles into the iron cage, and pour some turbid water into the iron box of the iron dragon, which was barely enough for the slaves to maintain their lives.
The slaves in the cage were very quiet, and no one dared to resist or escape. Because there was an iron rod erected on top of each cage, with a dry head hanging on it. That was the fate of those who resisted.
Bloody threats!
What's more, there are as many as five to six hundred warriors guarding both sides of the slave team, most of them are martial arts. There are nearly a hundred warriors in golden armor beside the chariot in front, and they are all powerful warriors at the Wuzong level.
And no one dares to deny that there must be King Wu sitting in the luxurious chariot!
Escape? How to escape! Unless there is a collective riot, but this is not realistic!
After observing for a long time, Tang Yan and Du Yang finally gave up all thoughts of escaping and stayed in the cage, calmly breathing in the spiritual energy of the world and silently repairing their injuries. Now that they have more strength, they can go to the mining area.
One more chance of saving one's life. Now that the matter has come to this, there is no point in regretting anymore.
All they have to do is survive! Keep living!
In the early morning of the fifth day, the team suddenly stopped. This was the first time the team stopped since Tang Yan joined the 'Slave Family'.
"Are we almost there? Isn't it?" Tang Yan looked around and saw the vast Gobi Desert. The sand and rocks were rolling on the left and the green grass was on the right. The team had been walking on the intersection of the two.
"It's probably still early. This is still the border of the Delos Empire. The triangle area is nearly a thousand miles away from the border. Even to the nearest mine, we have to walk for more than half a month." Du Yang's condition recovered a little,
Analyzing the scene around him.
"How is your meridians recovering? If you were given another month, how much could you recover?"
"The energy of heaven and earth here is a bit thin. Give me another month, and I can barely unblock the meridians. I can probably use my strength to three or four points. I can only save my life, but I can't use it to fight. What about you?"
"My meridians have almost recovered, and my spiritual power is flowing smoothly, but this body... is too weak."
About two-quarters of an hour later, there was sudden commotion from the front of the team, as well as shouts and the sound of whips.
"Starting from today, every meal consists of two kilograms of barbecue and five steamed buns. Everyone must eat it! Whoever dares to waste a little bit will be punished with ten iron whips!" A large team of guards carried a huge dinner plate, which was piled high with food.
The rich aroma of barbecued meats and steamed buns cheered up the slaves who had been hungry for a long time. They looked at the dinner plates eagerly, thinking they were dreaming.
"Divide what's given to you! Whoever dares to leave a little, I'll cut up ten pounds of your meat!" A strong man walked to Tang Yan's cage and threw a large piece of barbecue into the cage, along with fifteen steamed buns and
A bag of water.
Then he untied one of Tang Yan's and Du Yang's hands, and the two hands of the strong man beside him were also untied.
"Is it poisonous?" Du Yang was a little surprised.
Tang Yan was not in a hurry to eat, and the people in the nearby iron cages did not act rashly. They quietly waited for the people who were rushing to eat to eat, and observed whether there were any special behaviors.
"Eat it, it's not poisonous. They want to make us look better so that the slave owners will not be dissatisfied." The strong man who had been silent suddenly raised his head and stretched out his feet to grill the meat.
"Wait, I'll do it!" Tang Yan quickly stopped him. It doesn't matter what you like to eat with ordinary dry steamed buns and rotten pickles, but today's barbecue is divided equally among three people. If you ruin it with your feet, how can others eat it?
"You feed me?" The strong man's voice was hoarse and he looked at Tang Yan indifferently. His hands were dripping with blood and he couldn't use any strength at the moment.
"You think my old man is dirty?" Tang Yan tore off a piece of meat and handed it to the strong man.
The strong man looked at it indifferently, as if hesitating a little, but in the end he opened his mouth to bite it and swallowed it in big mouthfuls.
Tang Yan signaled Du Yang to eat first, and fed the strong man with steamed buns and barbecue: "Don't choke, eat slowly."
The strong man devoured the food. His red eyes looked at Tang Yan, then at Du Yang, and finally fell on the black girl in his arms: "Is this a monster cub?"
"my friend."
"You'd better hide. If you are discovered in the mining area, you will probably be stewed and eaten."
"Do you know where this mine is going?"
"The Rao family's fine fire mine. The Taiwu mining area is huge, comparable to the Northern Wasteland of the Great Zhou Empire. There are ten mines in total, the largest four are occupied by the imperial royal family, and the remaining six are occupied by the six of the Delos Empire.
Occupied by the big super families, these six families are extremely wealthy and semi-independent in the Delos Empire. Their strength is so strong that even some of the princes of the Great Zhou Empire cannot match it."
Comparable to a prince? Tang Yan was secretly frightened, but after thinking about it carefully, he quickly understood that the mine provided abundant ores and gave them huge wealth, so they could naturally buy enough strong men to arm them.
But this is not good news. On the other hand, the security of the mine should be tighter, and his hope of escape... becomes increasingly slim.
"The Rao family's essence fire mine is very huge, extending 700 miles from east to west, 300 miles from the south, and 18,000 meters downward. It has 200,000 slaves, and more than 10,000 warriors guarding it.
There are many warriors, and there are seven or eight King Wu sitting in charge." The strong man said indifferently, his expression a little gloomy, once you enter there, you will never be able to leave unless you die.
There is a purgatory that will drain every slave dry!
"Do you know much about that place?" Tang Yan was a little curious.
"Everyone in the Delos Empire knows about the Taiwu Mining Area. I'm not familiar with it, and I've never been there. I've only heard about it. Okay, I've eaten enough, it's your turn." The strong man leaned against the iron.
Longshang kept silent and silently used his spiritual power to heal his liberated right hand.
Tang Yan observed carefully. His wound was emitting several sharp rays of light, like thousands of fine light needles, suturing the wound. From a very close distance, he could feel the sharpness and mania of those rays.
What kind of martial arts is this?!
"My name is Tang Yan, and this is my grandson Du Yang, both from the Great Zhou Empire." Tang Yan asked the strong man, Du Yang's eyes twitched slightly, and he glared at him angrily, who is your grandson?
"Xu Yan!" the strong man returned casually.
Uh? Xu Yan? Weird name.
From this day on, the team will stop for three meals a day and distribute enough food to each slave. But also, as the slaves recover, the team's guarding intensity will be strengthened, especially on Tang Yan's side.
, because the guards were all Wu Zong, the guards were extremely cautious, and golden-armored warriors would come to patrol every day.
Half a month later, the team finally entered the triangle area, and the energy between heaven and earth suddenly became intense. But starting from today, each iron cage was covered with thick black cloth. This was to prevent the slaves from remembering the location in the future.
Escape.
Tang Yan did not make any irrational impulses, and stayed quietly in the cage, eating and drinking well and resting peacefully. After these days of thinking, his mood has completely calmed down. Thinking about it from another angle, this capture is not a complete loss.
It's a bad thing. At this sensitive moment when King Zhou Ling is chasing him with all his strength, it's good to have a place to hide. At least... you can save your life.
As for what he will encounter in the future, Tang Yan will not think about it for the time being, and will wait until he passes this point.
The convoy was traveling in such a bumpy way, with noisy chaos outside, and it lasted for more than ten days.
"We're here!" A roar sounded from both sides of the team. All the slaves felt their hearts contracting hard, and their eyes were full of panic. Here they are? It means the disaster has begun!
The black cloth was pulled away by Hula, and the dazzling sunlight shone in, making the slaves unable to open their eyes. They took a while to adapt, but the scene outside made their faces turn pale.
The cage was surrounded by people, and on the outermost edge were some warriors wearing fiery red armor, with sword-like eyes and murderous intent. Inside were some shirtless strong men, holding chains and ferocious iron whips in their hands, and some carrying broadswords.
Their fierce looks were revealed, their smiles were ferocious, and they looked at the slaves inside with great interest.
The fat man in the lead nodded: "Well, you look good, you can start working after a little rest!"
"Untie them, bring them down, and line them up!"
"Hurry up!"
"Come down, you, come here, you come here, you go over there..."
The sound of cracking whips came one after another, and the strong men roughly pushed the slaves. If there was any slight trouble, they would use the iron whips and whip them over. These iron whips were covered with thorns. When the whip was pulled down, the skin and flesh were torn.
"Haha, these girls are pretty good-looking. Send them to the barracks."
"Pick out all the beautiful ones for me and let's try them tonight!"
"Okay, Jie Jie!!"
"The female slaves in the barracks have tasted enough, and they can finally change to something fresh."
The wanton and ferocious smile made all the female slaves turn pale, and some of them fainted from fright.
"Keep calm and follow the arrangements." Tang Yan reminded quietly, stuffing the black girl into her clothes.
The little guy is not big and can be easily hidden. He is also very sensible and lies tightly on his body. This also makes Tang Yan look a little stronger and not so weak. The guards here are fierce and vicious. If you look at Tang Yan, he is as skinny as a stick.
, maybe just kill him with a knife.
The distribution of men and women was quickly completed. Under the threat of iron whips, everyone remained silent and allowed the guards to fasten heavy bracelets and anklets on themselves, and then were assigned black clothes.
When everything is ready, go into the city gate in front as instructed.
This is a huge town, with wine shops, barracks and fighting houses on both sides. The so-called barracks, also known as brothels, are places for the guards to enjoy and relax. The so-called fighting houses are where they watch slaves fight for life and death.
Walking into the town, filled with noises and screams, it was like walking into a city of sin.
Under the attention of many eyes, Tang Yan and the others were escorted through the town. The field of vision in front of them suddenly widened, as if they were standing on the edge of a giant sinkhole. Looking around, it was endless, and there was no end in sight, only blue.
sky and huge craters.
Leaning down, it's like a terrifying abyss, with red light looming in the depths!
The edge of the sinkhole is covered with wide roads paved with steel frames, densely packed, leading straight to the ground. From below, there are noisy clanging sounds, curses and whips, and vaguely audible screams.
Many slaves had already turned pale, and the scene in front of them made them completely despair.
"Get in line and follow. Here, as long as you obey, you can eat well and live well. Anyone who dares to resist will be treated worse than you imagine!" The guards shouted loudly and shook their hands.
Leather whip, ferocious smile.
"I know there are a few martial arts sects among you, but I want to say hello to you in advance. If you dare to resist, you will end up worse than others. There are many ways to make your life worse than death! If you perform well, after two years, there will be
There is an assessment specifically for you. If you pass it and get the approval of the manager, you will have the opportunity to become a guard here. But the premise is... you can survive two years, hahaha!!"