In a refugee camp in Ailas City, the place is full of stench. Thousands of people are crowded into low and simple tents. From time to time, the sounds of children crying, women screaming, and people fighting can be heard.
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Most people here have countless eyes at this time, and their eyes are full of despair and confusion about the future.
In front of this huge refugee camp, there is a huge iron gate, which separates the inside of the camp from the outside into two worlds. Outside, there are more than a hundred fully armed human soldiers guarding the iron gate.
There are thousands of people in this refugee camp. If a riot breaks out, the danger is simply unimaginable. Moreover, at a time when such an insect plague is raging, if a terrible riot occurs within human beings, things will definitely become dire.
Clean up. Therefore, the United Council of Ailas City set up refugee camps similar to prisons. While taking in the refugees, they also monitored them and suppressed them immediately if there were any signs.
The food sent to the refugee camps is so that although they will not starve to death, they will never be full to prevent them from getting into trouble.
Xiao Banru rode a fine horse, wore a trap knight's armor, and was followed by fifteen soldiers from the escort team, walking toward the refugee camp.
"Sir, who are you? No one is allowed to come in or out here. If nothing happens, please leave here." A dozen soldiers in front of the refugee camp surrounded them, one of whom was also wearing dozens of kilograms of clothing.
The warrior in heavy knight armor took a step forward and asked Xiao Bagru.
This soldier is the strongest captain among the refugee camp guards, Li Te, the only master who has cultivated fighting spirit. Li Te looked at Xiao Banru and vaguely felt that the other party was far more powerful than him with the consciousness of a soldier.
It is very likely that he is already a master swordsman.
In fact, after Zhao Feng returned to the territory, he gave a bottle of Life Essence to Xiao Baru. Under the magical effect of the dragon's blood, Xiao Banru completely digested the huge bottle of Life Essence, and a force of
Qi advanced two levels and became an eighth-level great swordsman.
The eighth-level great swordsman is not an ordinary strong man. In terms of strength, he is enough to become a general in a country. At this time, after Xiao Banru has experienced and been promoted to the eighth-level great swordsman, he has vaguely developed a master's temperament.
"My name is Xiao Banru, and I am Lord Zhao Feng's retainer. This time I came to this refugee camp to buy slaves and recruit people. This is a document signed by Earl Bourne." Xiao Banru jumped off his horse and took out a
A document was handed to Li Te.
"Please come in!" Li Te took the document, looked at it, and then made way for him.
Xiao Banru led a group of guards and strode into the refugee camp.
As soon as he entered the refugee camp, Xiao Banru felt a stench coming to his nose. Everywhere he saw were refugees with confused eyes and ragged clothes.
"This place is so different from the city of miracles under your command." Xiao Banru thought to himself as he looked at the lifeless refugees.
"Sir, buy me! For only 1 silver coin, I am willing to become your slave."
"Sir, please let me be your slave, as long as I am fed."
"Dear Lord Knight, please let me be your slave."
"..."
As soon as Xiao Banru and his entourage entered the refugee camp, countless refugees rushed forward, surrounded Xiao Banru, and begged desperately.
In this refugee camp, there is no life or death, and every day, you may be bullied by the bullies among the refugees. It is better to become a slave of a noble family, and at least you can have enough to eat, although the food of slaves in a noble family is not good.
It's just black bread and water. Compared to this refugee camp, it's already heaven.
The nobles in this world are generally well-educated, and most of them will not treat their servants harshly. Of course, there are exceptions. When you become a slave of a noble, as long as you make no mistakes and work honestly, you will not be tortured or beaten to death.
But in this refugee camp, you don't have enough to eat, you don't sleep well, you have to be wary of bullying from other bullies in the refugee camp, you are scared every day, and you don't know what will happen tomorrow. This kind of life is enough to make people crazy.
"Quiet!" Xiao Banru roared loudly, already carrying a hint of dragon power, and a powerful aura surged out of him.
Under the pressure of that terrifying and terrifying momentum, the refugees who surrounded them all froze and fell silent with frightened expressions on their faces.
"I am Xiao Banru, Lord Zhao Feng's retainer. I am here to buy some slaves. If any of you want to be Lord Zhao Feng's slave, follow me back to the City of Miracles. Form a line of ten and come and register! Become a slave.
After becoming Lord Zhao Feng's slave, I will ensure that you are well fed and protect your personal safety!" Xiao Banru glanced at the refugees majestically and said loudly.
The refugees quickly followed Xiao Banru's order, lined up in a long queue in front of the soldiers brought by Xiao Banru, and began to register one by one.
In addition to Xiao Banru, Zhao Feng also sent seven people, Pierre, Mando, Wang Tie, An Lei, Jeff, Rick, and Bordeaux, each with a team of guards, to the refugee camp in Ailas City.
Frantically buying slaves, what he lacks most now is population.
In this world with gods, Zhao Feng doesn't have to worry about his military exploits being falsely claimed by others, nor does he have to worry about his meritorious service or lack of reward. With his meritorious service, he can at least become a viscount and become a lord.
It is not impossible to become an earl, in which case he will have a vast fiefdom.
There are only nearly 6,000 people in Zhao Feng's current Miracle City, and the population is really too small.
In this world, the strength of a noble's power depends not only on the size of the land he owns, but also on the number of people he has on the land. The larger the population, the more powerful the power of the noble.
Zhao Feng's behavior of buying slaves on a large scale was naturally noticed by many people. The other nobles could not learn from him, because most of the nobles in the first city did not have fiefs, and they could not take advantage of it even if they bought so many slaves.
The biggest obstacle, Earl Bourne, the largest aristocrat in the city, also saw all this, but did not stop Zhao Feng. That was because the additional 600,000 people in Ailas City were eaten every day.
Food is an astronomical figure. Now that the insect infestation has not subsided, in some areas, food can be sold for the price of gold. Zhao Feng taking those refugees away is tantamount to reducing a lot of burden on Earl Bourne.
After all, Earl Bourne cannot ignore the lives of those refugees and let them fend for themselves, otherwise the church will not let him go. Moreover, the sowing of food this season has been delayed, and the supply of food will be tight for a long time.
Earl Bourne had to make plans for the future.
The subordinates were very busy buying slaves and then escorting them back to the City of Miracles. Zhao Feng was overwhelmed by countless invitations in the Ailas Hotel.
Sitting on a high-end sofa, Zhao Feng was playing his handmade chess with Alice. The rules had already been told to Alice. After teaching Alice the rules of chess, Zhao Feng, in addition to relying on his familiarity with various rules at first,
, as well as the advantage of having a great victory in chess.
After playing dozens of games, the chess game between Zhao Feng and Alice has its own winner and loser. If Zhao Feng wins two games, he will lose one to Alice, which makes Zhao Feng never tire of this entertainment.
At the same time, as the maker of the rules, Zhao Feng also set a lottery. If Zhao Feng wins, he will kiss Alice. If Alice wins, Alice will kiss him. With this lottery, Zhao Feng likes him even more.
It's time to play chess - although Zhao Feng secretly often suspected that Alice, the little girl, was giving him a hard time and he won.
"This is an invitation letter from Lord Rensey! This is an invitation letter from Lord Cullen. This is an invitation letter from Baron Li Xun. This is actually an invitation letter from Viscount Will, an invitation letter from a viscount." Zhao Feng's butler John
While flipping through the invitations, his face was filled with excitement. As a butler who helped his master with housework and chores, John always dreamed that the master he served could become a great nobleman and shine in the social world.
.These invitation letters from the nobles are tantamount to showing that the master he serves, Zhao Feng, has now become the new darling of the social world, a rising star.
"Master, you lose!" At this moment, Alice got off the car and the car sank to the bottom, killing Zhao Feng's old commander in one fell swoop.
"Well, I lost! I accept the punishment." Zhao Feng picked up Alice on his side with a smile and placed her on his lap.
Alice's pretty face turned red, and she kissed Zhao Feng's left cheek gently.
Zhao Feng looked at the bright and lovely Alice, and his heart swayed slightly. This girl was so cute. The more he looked at her, the more he fell in love with her.
Under Zhao Feng's scorching gaze, Alice lowered her head shyly, looking extremely beautiful.
"This is an invitation letter from Lord Earl Bourne! Sir, this is an invitation letter from Lord Earl Bourne, inviting you to attend the banquet he is holding in the castle tonight!" From the pile of invitations, John took
He handed out a gold-plated invitation letter and said to Zhao Feng extremely excitedly.
Only then did Zhao Feng let go of Alice, took the invitation, and looked through it.
"Sir, the Earl of Bourne is holding a banquet tonight. The guests at the banquet are all famous nobles in the area. It is an excellent opportunity for you to join the upper class social circle. Obviously the Earl of Bourne has a special regard for you!" John
He reminded on the side. He knew that the Zhao Feng in front of him was not a noble before, and he might be powerful, but he didn't know the unspoken rules among some nobles.
The nobles are a group of people who pay great attention to blood and history. A noble who suddenly rises up without a strong foundation will only be regarded as an upstart by them and will be collectively rejected by them.
It is extremely difficult for an upstart noble to integrate into this upper-class aristocratic circle. No matter how powerful the upstart noble is or how vast his territory is, as long as his family does not have a long history and noble blood, he will not be accepted by the upper-class nobles.
accept.
Many nouveau riche nobles have experienced hundreds of years and thousands of years of development before becoming new upper-class nobles, and they also reject those nouveau riche.
Seize every banquet opportunity, show your strength, and make more friends with nobles. This is what a rising noble should do.
Earl Bourne is the largest nobleman within thousands of miles. He has a distinguished status and his family has a history of more than a thousand years. His banquet invitation is very important, but one invitation is equivalent to opening the door to the social world of the upper class nobles.
key.
The only people who can receive the invitation to Earl Bourne's banquet are those members of noble families with a history of more than hundreds of years, and the general managers of the Elas region of the top ten business associations in the mainland. No matter how rich the rest of the people are, it is impossible.