Translator:Ā WQLĀ Ā Editor:Ā Millman97
People are different from each other. Even for humble slaves, when they were told that they could be free, their expressions were also different from each other.
Some of them became rapturous, some became vacant, while others became perplexed.
At this moment, on an opening of a wood beside the slave trade center, when Zhang Tie declared to the 50-odd slaves that they were free, those slaves fixed their eyes on him with various expressions.
Some slavesā faces even turned completely pale out of fear as they shook all over.
āNo, no, I donāt want freedom. I donāt want to play this game any moreā¦ā a slave shouted loudly with his face full of fear as he glanced around at the surrounding woods in a flurried way, āI know that as long as I take a few steps away, you playboys would chase after me like hunting wild dogs. Iāve experienced this before. Those bowmen must be hiding nearby, right?ā
Hearing this manās doubts, some others also looked panicked; they looked here and there out of fear. They seemed to have heard about similar experiences. In some places, when the playboys set slaves free, they would start a hunting game at the cost of the lives of the slaves. As they were outside the city, this place was suitable for them to play such a game.
Hearing such comment, Zhang Tie kept rolling his eyes while Davinci stared at Zhang Tie on one side, seemingly telling him āLook, theyāre slaves! What did you expect?ā
Although some slaves looked pretty panicked, Zhang Tie noticed that there were still some looked relatively calm. One of them only had one arm. Being about 50 years old, that man was tough and tall with stubble, making him very attractive. Zhang Tie beckoned him to the front by waving his hand. Seeing Zhang Tieās gesture, that man then strode towards him.
āYou were a soldier?ā Zhang Tie glanced at him and asked.
āI lost one hand on the battle field. I was a first lieutenant officer of the Macedonian Empire!ā That 50-odd man answered calmly.
This man was a prisoner of war, the most common sort of slave.
āWhatās your name?ā
Zhang Tie glanced at Davinci as the latter instantly pulled out a contract from that pile of contracts and gave it to Zhang Tie. The photo on this contract was Stephenās.
āYouāre free!ā Zhang Tie handed the manās contract to him. After taking his contract with the only one arm, Stephen gazed at Zhang Tie for 2 seconds as he directly foisted the contract into his mouth, forcefully chewed and swallowed it before revealing a smileā¦
āI will bear you in mind!ā
After saying that, the man turned around and left.
āWait a second!ā Zhang Tie stopped him.
Hearing Zhang Tieās voice, that man turned back and stared at Zhang Tie with vigilance, āWhat, do you regret it? Or are you playboys wanting to play some trick?ā
Zhang Tie then popped out a gold coin towards him after drawing a shiny arc in the air. That man seized it by hand at once.
āFor your travel expenses!ā
With that gold coin, the manās expression became complicated. Without saying anything, that guy just nodded towards Zhang Tie before left.
With eyes wide open, the other slaves gazed at that leaving man and the calm looking Zhang Tie.
Another slave then plucked up his courage and walked out of the crowd.
āWhatās your name?ā
After Fite left with his contract and a gold coin like Stephen, more slaves crowded towards Zhang Tie.
Finally, with their own contracts and gold coins, only 3 out of 50 or so slaves chose to stay.
One was an old, hunched man in his 70s. One was that woman whom Zhang Tie bought from the auction whose face had some terrifying scalds. The third one was a man in his 30s who looked thin and vacant.
After the others left, the old man sighed as he gave his contract and one gold coin back to Zhang Tie, which really shocked Zhang Tie.
āMaster, please let me stay with you. Iām still useful; I can be your doorkeeper and feed horses for you; I can also pass message for you. When itās necessary, I can also kill myself if you want. Just take me as an old dog. Just keep me alive with some leftover soup and food. When Iām dead, just throw me away or chop me into pieces to feed dog or pig; I wonāt bring you any trouble
The old manās voice became hoarse as his miserable, frowned look slightly moved Zhang Tie. Therefore, after a deep sigh, Zhang Tie put the one gold coin back to his hand once again.
āClean yourself and buy some good clothes. Then, you can go to Yunju Mountain on Hidden Dragon Island and be the doorkeeper of my castle. It is currently still under construction!ā
The old man then knelt down and kissed Zhang Tieās shoes before leaving with that gold coin.
After the old man left, that woman also left after glancing at Zhang Tie.
Hearing the word ācastleā, a shiny light instantly flashed by the eyes of the thin and vacant man.
āWhatās wrong with you?ā Zhang Tie then asked him patiently.
āYou have a castle. Youāre rich. Therefore, you are able to do that for me. As long as you give me a hand, Iā¦ Iā¦ will follow you foreverā¦ā That man with a vacant look realized something at once as he knelt down and hugged one of Zhang Tieās feet like it was his last chance. He became so excited.
Zhang Tie then burst out laughing loudly and felt that this guy must have been kicked in the head by a donkey, āI granted you freedom just now; if I want you to do something for me, I wouldnāt have to give you freedom. If you want me to do something for you, at least show me your value!ā
Feeling like heād been struck by lightning bolt, that man opened his mouth and stayed still for a while before recovering his despaired and vacant look.
After glancing at this frustrated man, Zhang Tie shook his head and left right away. āAs each slave had his own miserable experience, Iām not God, itās impossible for me to meet anyoneās requirements.ā
When Zhang Tie turned back and prepared to leave, that man suddenly burst out laughter loudly.
āPhiliā¦ Gaylenā¦ dad and mom, please forgive me. Iām too useless; Iāve not revenged for you for such a long timeā¦Believe me, this time, Iā¦ I will go back and find Keehnā¦ I will stab him even if I get torn to pieces in the process, even though heās a big muling. After that, we will reunite with each otherā¦ā
That man burst into loud sobs and condemned himself first; then, he prayed and made his determination by mumbling. He spoke Hebrew which could not be understood by most people nearby, except for Zhang Tie. When Zhang Tie heard the word ābig mulingā, he stopped at 20 steps away and walked back.
Zhang Tie then glanced over this guy once again. āAre you from Sun Dynasty?ā
Kneeling down on the ground, the man raised his red and swollen eyes and looked at Zhang Tie. He then forced a bitter smile, āYes, Iām from Sun Dynasty; additionally, Iām a clergy who believes in the God of Brilliance piouslyā¦ā
Zhang Tie then became interested about that, āHow can you be so miserable today?ā
āThey chose me as the alternate muling; however, they preferred me to complete the sacrifice ceremony using an innocent kidās fresh blood and life. I didnāt want to do that; therefore, I set that kid free; finally, I was set up by my best friend and was framed as a heretic and blasphemer. Even my family members were involved; finally, in front of me, my youngest brother was forced to finish his sacrifice ceremony to become a muling. Gaylen was only 6 years oldā¦ā
Speaking of that, that man covered his face with his hands and cried mournfully once again.
This was a common story in Sun Dynasty as it would happen many times a year. Zhang Tie had not imagined that he could meet a man from Sun Dynasty here.
āIs that Keehn? Whatās his current position?ā
āYes, itās him. When I escaped from Sun Dynasty, he was already a 3-star muling. Over 10 years have passed. He might be a moon-level big muling now!ā Saying that, the man raised his eyes towards Zhang Tie with the last beacon of hope, āI know youāre rich; it means you can employ assassinator to kill him. If you kill him, I would like to do anything for youā¦ā
Zhang Tie then shook his head, āDo you know how much it would cost me to employ an assassin to kill such a powerful muling and how much risk I would assume? Do you think you are that valuable to me that I would do that for you?ā
āYou have a chance to show me your value. Youāve already heard the words I said to that old man just now. You can also go to Hidden Dragon Island for me. When you have become of sufficient value to me, I will have people bring Keehnās head in front of you!ā
āI will go to Hidden Dragon Island!ā
Kneeling down on the ground, that manās eyes radiated gleaming light. He then stood up decisively and left here.
At that moment, Davinci cried. He finally knew that curiosity killed the cat. He even wanted to slap himself and block his ears with cement. āIād already turned to leave just now, why did I turn back with Zhang Tie? What the f*ck am I doing?ā
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Zhang Tie then gazed at Davinci with a grinā¦
āI didnāt hear anything,ā Davinci explained to Zhang Tie hurriedly. After accompanying Zhang Tie for the whole afternoon, he hadnāt realised how terrifying Zhang Tieās grin was until now.
āAs long as I say didnāt hear anything, what happens between Huaiyuan Palace and Sun Dynasty will have nothing to do with me in the future. If I donāt express my stance, I might be involved in this thing in the future; however, for Huaiyuan Palace and Sun Dynasty, Iām nothing but a bug,ā Davinci thought.
āDo you know what to do now?ā Zhang Tie asked Davinci.
Davinci then nodded with a bitter smileā¦