Author: Xibeimao

When Duanmuhuai followed Qildi to the square, he could see dozens of oxcarts parked in the square, and there were many guys dressed like adventurers next to them.

"This is what we captured during our patrol today."

Qildi also reported to Duanmu Huai very seriously.

"Today we followed the patrol route and found a suspicious caravan deliberately taking the mountain road, so we went to investigate, and the other party attacked us. After defeating us, we found out after interrogation that they were slave traders and were being captured from Herman

Slaves were transported to other places.”

"Well, good job."

Duanmu Huai nodded. The prohibition of slave trade is one of the doctrines of the Inquisition. Let’s not talk about the various harms that slave trade may bring. Even the slaves themselves may also bring potential threats. After all, you are not sure about these.

Will slaves be brought to do hard labor, be made prostitutes, or be sacrificed to some evil god?

Of course, based on the experience of the Tribunal, the latter account for the majority of demand. Whenever you travel among the stars and find slave transportation, if you follow the clues and search for them, you will most likely encounter one or several people who believe in evil gods.

Order......

By the way, under the leadership of Duanmu Huai, Seth and Lisas have now classified the slave trade as illegal and have begun to arrest them. In fact, this is normal. Seth currently needs to regain his strength, so of course he cannot allow it.

His own citizens were being sold, and Lisas - well, even if Duanmu Huai asked Leah to give him the country, I'm afraid the latter wouldn't hesitate.

"Take a few leaders down to interrogate and check the buyer."

"clear."

Duanmu Huai gave a casual order, and then came to the bullock cart. At this moment, the slaves had also got out of the cart. There were men and women among them, shivering and gathering together, looking uneasily at the soldiers and night guards around them.

This is normal. After all, he was captured and then brought here. In addition, he was surrounded by terrifying soldiers. It is not surprising that he would feel uneasy.

"Ah, Mr. Knight!"

Lorena, who was registering the refugees, saw Duanmuhuai appear and hurried over.

"How about it?"

"Yes, they are all slaves caught by slave traders in Herman, and some children were even trafficked..."

Speaking of this, Lorena's expression didn't look good. After all, there is no such thing in the Holy City.

"Ask them about their plans. If you want to go home, you can leave. If you need travel expenses, you can share some money directly from the slave merchants - they won't need it anyway."

"yes."

Lorena nodded, then turned back to the group of slaves and said a few words to them. Then she saw the slaves cheering excitedly, and many of them even hugged each other and cried. Then they greeted each other respectfully.

Duanmuhuai bowed to Lorena, then turned and left.

But it seems that not everyone yearns for freedom.

"Um?"

Duanmuhuai saw not far away, a girl standing there blankly with several little girls. He frowned and then walked over.

"Dong...dong...dong..."

Hearing the footsteps, the girl turned her head and looked around. When she saw Duanmu Huai, she turned pale with fright, her legs softened, and she sat down on the ground. The little girls around her also hurriedly hid behind the girl.

They looked anxiously at the giant walking towards them.

Duanmu Huai was used to this kind of reaction. He walked up to the girl and stared at her.

"Why, aren't you planning to leave?"

"This...I..."

Looking at Duanmu Huai, the girl's expression looked quite nervous. She lowered her head and her voice was as low as a mosquito's chirp.

"say."

Seeing the timid appearance of the other party, Duanmu Huai frowned and scolded her. When hearing Duanmu Huai's scolding, the girl also trembled in fright.

"Yes, yes, I'm sorry...I...I don't know where I should go..."

Don't know where to go?

"Don't you have somewhere to go back to?"

"……………………"

The girl was silent for a moment and shook her head.

"Where are your relatives?"

"……………………"

The girl still didn't speak.

"This is a bit troublesome."

Looking at the girl in front of him, Duanmu Huai sighed helplessly, and at this time, Qildi gave some advice.

"In that case, how about integrating her into the logistics force for the time being?"

"Then it's settled."

Duanmu Huai didn't pay too much attention to it. The main task of the logistics force was to be responsible for chores such as laundry and cooking. Basically, anyone could do it. Since this girl had nowhere to go, it would be a good idea to simply send her to the logistics force.

.

After making the decision, Duanmu Huai turned around and left, while the girl looked at Duanmu Huai's figure, a hint of uneasiness flashed in her eyes.

At the same time, the First Legion stronghold.

Standing on the city wall, looking at the scenery in the distance, General Kriolev of the First Army looked serious.

As a pure Hermannian soldier, Kriolev enjoyed a high reputation in the Hermannian army. He was tall and strong. Although he was past his prime, he still had an indescribable domineering attitude.

Although the Hermann's First Army he led was not the largest in number among Hermann's armies, it was the army with the most knights. And Hermann's First Army had the honor of being invincible.

But now…………

"grown ups."

Adjutant Karl appeared behind Kriolev, and upon hearing his voice, Kriolev sighed.

"The commander-in-chief ordered me to lead the First Army, the Second Army, and the Fifth Army to suppress the rebellion."

"The goal is..."

"The Inquisition and the Fourth Legion."

In fact, this is expected. Kriolev's reputation in Hermann's army is unparalleled. If he had not been unwilling to collude with Prime Minister Stisser, the post of commander-in-chief should have been Kriolev's. But also

It is precisely because of Kriolev's upright character that the relationship between him and the Council headed by Stisser is extremely bad.

"I just guessed it would be like this."

Upon hearing the officer's answer, Adjutant Carl sneered.

"You know?"

"Well, I heard that just recently, several more escorts defected."

"………………"

Kriolev remained silent and did not speak. In fact, there has always been no shortage of loyal people within Hermann. They could not tolerate Stisser's overwhelming power and even tried to assassinate him several times in a row. However, due to the historical situation,

Tiser was surrounded by an extremely powerful steel monster as a guard, making these several assassinations ultimately unsuccessful.

But this does not mean that those soldiers gave up. Therefore, when the Fourth Army rebelled and even raised the banner of "Qingjun Side", many soldiers and troops who were originally loyal to the royal family but were suppressed by Stisse fled the royal city directly.

He defected to the Fourth Army.

In fact, within the First Army, the generals have discussed similar issues several times. In the past, they were unwilling to rebel because they were loyal to the royal family. But now, the Fourth Army's slogan of "clearing the emperor's side" has also opened a door for them.

window.

There is still such an operation!

That's right, we are not betraying the country, we are trying to clear up the emperor and punish the sycophants!

The generals below also wrote more than once, asking Kriolev to learn from the Fourth Army and directly enter the royal city, kill the sycophants, and assist the emperor, but Kriolev refused.

And now…………

"Obviously, the council wants us to die."

The strength of the Fourth Army is not something to be afraid of, but the strength of the Tribunal, after these hours of investigation, has become very clear to everyone. Not to mention anything else, they don't have the slightest bit of strength in the mechanical giant that is taller than a mountain.

Methods and means. Although the First Army, Second Army and Fifth Army combined had a large number of people, Kriolev still had no idea how to deal with that kind of mechanical giant.

Now for the Council, the First Army is the least trustworthy. They are even afraid that the First Army will rebel like the Fourth Army, so they simply send the First Army out to attack the Tribunal to avoid causing damage to the royal city.

threaten.

"Are we really going to move out?"

"certainly."

Faced with the adjutant's question, Kriolev nodded.
To be continued...