After walking around outside, Shao Xuan got limited information, but the status of the slave owners here gave Shao Xuan and Lei some idea. In this city, the slave owners were the masters, and right and wrong were defined by them.
What bothered Shao Xuan was the words and language of the slave owners. His understanding of the language used by the slave owners was limited to the words engraved on the slaves, because those words also appeared in tribal communication. Shao Xuan had seen them in other travel teams before, so he knew them. But here, it was difficult.
Shao Xuan's side was not going well, and Tuo, who stayed in the broken house, did not get good news either.
"Can't act at will?" After hearing Tuo's words, Shao Xuan began to think about what to do next.
According to Tuo, the people of the surrounding tribes told him that whether it was inside or outside the city, if there was no specific permission and pass token, it was easy to be regarded as an enemy and attacked.
The so-called special permission should be the kind of token that the team showed when entering the city, but Shao Xuan did not have it now. That kind of token was not easy to get. The other people who had been here for many years only had one or two tokens. They would not be so generous as to share it with Shao Xuan and the other two. After all, they did not have enough for themselves.
Unable to travel at will, finding stones to build a house had to be put aside for the time being.
"Let's put aside the matter of building a house first. I'll go find someone."
After resting in the house for a while, Shao Xuan went to the Mang tribe to find Huang Ye, but the people of the Mang tribe seemed to be discussing something today. Huang Ye had no time, so Shao Xuan went to the Hui tribe and saw Chacha, who was staying with the two eagles of the Hui tribe.
The people of the Hui tribe were there. Shao Xuan shamelessly asked for advice from an elder named He She. This elder had also helped Shao Xuan on this trip. Although he didn't help much, his attitude was there.
Shao Xuan did not look for the token they wanted to pass through, but asked He She if there was anyone who was proficient in the language and writing of the slave owners. He could pay some compensation in exchange.
The Hui tribe had several people who stayed here for a long time. They had been here for more than ten years. Now they had nothing to do, so they could help Shao Xuan.
"By the way, can you tell me something about the slave owners in Luoye City? Today I met a female slave owner outside … "
Shao Xuan talked about today's things, hoping to get some information from He She.
If Shao Xuan didn't ask, He She wouldn't have taken the initiative to tell him. However, since Shao Xuan asked, he didn't hide anything. He couldn't say much about other things, but this was fine. When he was in the tribe, He She heard Gu La mention Shao Xuan and the eagle named Chacha. After seeing it, He She's impression of Shao Xuan was also good.
He She was more calm and did not say too much nonsense. A few simple words could let Shao Xuan have a general understanding of the slave owners in the city.
The big slave owner of Luoye City, the Luoye City King, was called Su Lun. Since Su Lun's counterattack twenty years ago, the slave owners in the city had been reduced a lot. Now, the few slave owners who were still alive and had relatively high status, in addition to Su Lun's two half-sisters, were his three sons.
Originally, there were five sons, but two of them did not survive for various reasons. Now there were only three left: the eldest young master Su Ka, the second young master Su Le, and the third young master Su Gu. They were born to different women.
In the past two years, the competition between the three young masters of Luoye City had become more and more fierce. Although the Luoye City King had cooperation with the tribes, he often did not care much about the affairs of the tribes. Therefore, many of the small things in his eyes, he directly adopted an indifferent attitude. On the contrary, the several young masters could help a lot.
Of course, there was also a mutually beneficial relationship.
The people of the tribes could get some convenience and news from the young masters of Luoye City to deal with their own tribal matters. At the same time, they could also give some credit to the young masters of Luoye City, so that they could gain more advantages in the competition and fully brush their presence in the Luoye City King.
"The Hui tribe has a deal with the second young master Su Le?" Shao Xuan said. Just now, when He She mentioned the three young masters, there was a pause at the second young master Su Le.
He She looked at Shao Xuan and did not refute.
The people of the tribes used the slaves of other cities as whetstones. They hoped that in this way, they could train the young warriors with potential in their tribes. Only in constant battles could they become more and more courageous. At the same time, it also made them vigilant and defensive against the slave owners. The so-called know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated. If they only stayed in the tribe, it would be too comfortable, and their vision would be too narrow. Just like many warriors who had not really come into contact with slaves, they always thought that slaves were some low-class people who could be cut down at will. But in fact, this was not the case.
Shao Xuan wanted to ask which young master the other tribes had a deal with, but He She did not answer this question.
Seeing that Shao Xuan seemed to be interested in this, He She reminded him, "If you want to make a deal with the young masters of Luoye City, it is best to choose the eldest young master Su Ka and the second young master Su Le, the youngest one …"
"What about the youngest one?" Shao Xuan asked.
"The youngest one, it is said that until now, he has no slaves of his own."
The more slaves there were, the more wealth and strength the slave owner had. This was a direct indication of that. Slave owners had the ability to enslave, to give power to those who had no faith and then enslave them. Until now, not having a slave of his own was quite a failure for a slave owner.
The three young masters of Luoye City did not have a big age difference. However, from the slaves they owned, it was easy to see the advantages and disadvantages.
"Did anyone choose the youngest one?" Shao Xuan asked again.
"No."
Shao Xuan nodded, "I understand, thank you."
In the next few days, Shao Xuan went back and forth to the Hui tribe's stronghold every day, learning the language of the slave owners from the Hui tribe's warriors. The language and writing of the slave owners was not too difficult or complicated. Shao Xuan's memory was good and he learned quickly.
Three days later, Shao Xuan had learned almost everything. In his hand, he also had an animal skin roll with the words used by the slave owners. He would go back and consolidate it. Usually, he would walk on the street and listen more. He believed that it would not take long for him to become proficient.
On this day, Shao Xuan, who had been in the house for a few days because of learning the language of the slave owners, took Tuo out for a walk. This time, Lei stayed in the house. Although the things on the streets of Luoye City could only be called simple and crude, it was not as lively as the markets between the tribes. However, some of them were quite novel, such as some animals, herbs, ornaments, and so on.
It was just bad luck today that he saw the female slave owner who was being carried again.
According to what He She told Shao Xuan, this should be one of the two half-sisters of the current Luoye City King. As the only two surviving siblings, there must be a reason for them to survive. Shao Xuan speculated based on the information he learned that these two were either very smart or very brainless.
In any case, Shao Xuan did not intend to deal with these slave owners now. He had not decided which young master of Luoye City to look for. There were only three people from Yanjiao, and they were not famous here. He did not know if the cooperation would be smooth.
Just as Shao Xuan and Tuo were about to leave, there was a shout from the other side. It was the voice of the female slave owner coming from the wooden palanquin.
Shao Xuan pretended not to understand and did not pay attention to it.
Who would have thought that before they could leave, the slaves in front of them had already blocked the way.
"Stop!" This time, the slave owner used the tribal language, but it sounded a bit awkward.
Tuo looked at Shao Xuan, his hand already holding the hilt of his sword.
Shao Xuan signaled him to be calm and turned to look at the female slave owner who was being carried here.
"Who are you?" A hand wearing a variety of ornaments lifted the cloth covering the front of the wooden palanquin, revealing the face that could not be seen. The voice was arrogant.
"Yanjiao tribe," Shao Xuan replied.
"Oh? Yanjiao tribe? Never heard of it. " The voice said slowly, "But it doesn't matter. It must not be a big tribe. Would you like to follow me?" The words had a sense of charity, as if being her slave was a very honorable thing.
Following a slave owner meant being a slave, not a cooperation.
Tuo's eyes flashed with anger. He was about to draw his sword, but was blocked by Shao Xuan.
Shao Xuan looked at the person on the wooden palanquin, "Not interested."
The hand on the wooden palanquin loosened, and the opened cloth was closed again. A soft "humph" came from inside.
Beside the wooden palanquin, a tall and sturdy man strode forward with a large stone hammer in his hand. Every step he took caused the ground to tremble, and the sand and stones on the ground were sent flying, leaving behind deep footprints.
Looking at the word on his face, he was a "servant" slave.
Not letting Tuo move, Shao Xuan took two steps forward. When the other party swung his arm down, he dodged sideways. His hands stretched out, directly grabbing the handle of the long stone hammer in the other party's hand, and then his wrists fiercely pulled.
The slave holding the handle of the hammer suddenly felt as if his hands were being grilled in a hot desert. He wanted to grab the handle of the hammer, but he could not resist this greater force. Although he clenched it tightly, the handle of the hammer was still dragged out of his hand.
Ka!
Under this moment of tyrannical force, the "servant" slave's arms were abruptly dislocated!
Peng!
The "servant" slave who had lost his stone hammer was kicked away by Shao Xuan. He flew out more than ten meters before landing on the ground. He wanted to get up, but the pain all over his body made him sweat like beans. He couldn't get up for a while.
The people who had been standing outside the crowd saw this scene. Their pupils shrank, and then they flashed with joy. When the person on the wooden palanquin was about to call out more people, he shouted, "Stop!"
Hearing this voice, the people who were still around just now shuddered away. One by one, they bowed their heads and said, "Young Master!"
The people who were ready to fight also put away their ferocious momentum. One by one, they became like quails in an instant.
"When did Luoye City force the tribesmen to be slaves?" The person came over and said righteously.
Shao Xuan heard this and his mouth twitched. You've been watching from the side for so long, and now you jump out. Who are you trying to scare?
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