Gloria and the White Phoenix team set foot on this frozen land, while Sindragosa once again flapped its wings and flew into the sky, hovering in the clouds.
"Is this Silver Star Island? It looks very desolate." Qiao Rui said.
Bai Xiaowen had already opened the map: "We have crossed the Boguas Strait, and our current location is the northwest of Silver Star Island, and Silver Star City is located in the hinterland of the island. According to the data, the lord of Silver Star City, 'Aldington'
The rule is very harsh, officials are corrupt, gangs are rampant, and civilians need to pay high taxes, so they are very poor and can easily become slaves."
"Slave? There shouldn't be slavery in the world of Aaron's plane, right?" Li Shuyi said.
"Silver Star Island is the only territory in the north where slavery is legal," Bai Xiaowen said.
"It's so abominable... Well, it seems that we are not liberators," Li Shuyi said with a smile, "In this way, it should be easier to capture Silver Star Island. That lord named Aldington doesn't even look at it.
He seems to be winning people's hearts."
A cold voice sounded, and Gloria spoke: "No, Aldington has a powerful army."
Bai Xiaowen shrugged and said: "Don't underestimate the resistance consciousness of the Vikings in the north. If Aldington wants to maintain his dictatorship, he must have a strong enough military force."
"No matter how powerful he is, he can't resist death." Gloria's lines have a hint of bisexuality.
"Let's get familiar with the local situation first and wait for the undead army led by Lich Bard to arrive." Bai Xiaowen said.
The group of people was also moving forward while talking, and soon encountered a village.
Perhaps due to the high-pressure rule of Silver Star Island, this small village called "Miuberite Village" is also very dilapidated. Most of the houses are made of clay, reeds, and thatch, and there is not even a decent wooden house.
"Lord Gloria, please wait a moment," Bai Xiaowen said. "If you want to find out the news, it would be more suitable for the three of us to pretend to be wandering mercenaries. Your image is a bit inconsistent."
The three of them, Bai Xiaowen and Bai Xiaowen, all wore linen robes by default according to the rules of the spirit world, so they had no problem dressing up as wanderers. But Gloria was different. She was covered in well-made armor, which itself was high-level magic equipment, and because of the energy of death,
After infusion, it turns into a faint blue color, exuding a cold aura, which even the most ignorant people can recognize as extraordinary.
"My patience is limited, go quickly." Gloria replied.
The three members of the White Phoenix Team walked all the way into Glauber's Salt Village.
Bai Xiaowen knocked on the door of a thatched cottage at the entrance of the village.
A panicked voice sounded from inside the door: "Wait...wait a minute!"
The door opened, and an elderly couple with gray hair looked at each other with the three members of the White Phoenix team, with still frightened expressions on their faces.
However, after seeing clearly the linen robes of Bai Xiaowen and the others, the elderly couple seemed to be relieved. The old woman among them even muttered: "Fortunately, it's not crucifix..."
"What is the cross?" Li Shuyi asked quietly in the team channel.
"The emblem of the Aldington family is two crossed roses." Bai Xiaowen also explained in the team channel, and then tried his best to show a kind smile and looked at the old couple:
"Fellow...well, hello, we are mercenaries who have come from afar. We just got off the ship and want to find a place to rest. Don't worry, we will pay whatever amount is required."
Bai Xiaowen's high charm value came into play. Although the old man's eyes were a little suspicious, his tone was not very bad: "Our home is not suitable for too many people. It is too small and there is not even a place to sit... You are mercenaries.
?Oh, I came to the wrong place, there is no business here."
"We are the best mercenaries," Bai Xiaowen said with a smile. "There are no ferocious beasts nearby, such as tigers, jackals or dragons. Is there any reward order?"
"There are wild beasts, but they rarely enter the village. As for the giant dragon, I have never seen it," the old man sighed. "Who has the spare money to pay bounties to wild beasts? The lord's army is much more ferocious than tigers, leopards, and jackals.
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"The army of the lord of Silver Star City? How many people are there?" Bai Xiaowen guided the topic smoothly.
"Who knows, one thousand people or two thousand people...it's all the same to us..."
The old woman sighed, "You'd better leave quickly. Today is the day when the tax collectors go to the countryside, and this quarter's taxes are due again... I don't know how many people in the village will be taken away as slaves."
"Isn't there anyone who wants to resist?" Bai Xiaowen was a little confused.
"We are just unarmed civilians, how can we resist? Every time the tax collector goes to the countryside, he will bring a group of cross-dressed soldiers with him," the old man said.
After hearing the news, Bai Xiaowen squinted his eyes and thought for a while, then said goodbye and left.
Two hours later, two men on horseback arrived at the village, followed by a small group of soldiers.
Bai Xiaowen could sense the template strength of the two people on horseback. One of them was just an ordinary template, wearing the cloth robe of a civil servant, and he should be the so-called tax officer. The other was a fully armed cavalry with an elite template.
With his strength, other ordinary soldiers were following behind him, with a sense of order and prohibition.
"Dior, how long do you want me to wait?" Gloria said impatiently.
The desire for destruction rose in Gloria's frozen heart. This black knight, who had just reincarnated, desperately wanted to fight and kill.
"Be a little more patient... As for the reason, I have already told you, Lord Gloria." Bai Xiaowen said.
Gloria snorted: "Your reasons are unconvincing... If it weren't for the fact that the arrival of Lich Bard and the Undead Army also takes time, I wouldn't have waited at all."
Bai Xiaowen smiled and was about to open his mouth to comfort him when he suddenly heard noisy voices coming from Glauber's Village.
"Okay, let's take action." Bai Xiaowen said after climbing up and looking into the distance.
Gloria snorted and strode forward. The White Phoenix team followed closely.
Glauber's Village is now in chaos. Obviously, as the old couple said, there are many civilians in the village who cannot afford to pay taxes. According to the laws of the Silver Star Territory, they will be demoted to slaves. Under the work of Lord Aldington,
Working as a coolie in a workshop is almost a dead end, the difference is just a matter of how long you can endure it.
A dozen poor civilians were tied up with ropes, and the heavily armed cross-haired soldiers were beating and kicking the families of these "quasi-slaves" to separate them.
"Get out of the way, get out of the way!" the tax official shouted, "Anyone who can't afford the taxes will be sold into slavery. This is the law!"