A faint light appeared on the horizon.
On the left side of the temporary camp, nearly three hundred slaves were gathered together, trembling. In front of them was a group of pirates with fierce faces. Along with a scream not far away, 2 burly and powerful pirates walked over, one carrying 2 indigenous slaves with one hand and the other carrying them in one hand. Behind them were four ferocious-looking pirate minions. They each held a wooden stake, and then set up a rough cross in front of the group of slaves!
"This is the fate of those who run away!"
The half-elf first mate's face was not very good. He was just ready to show off in front of Søren, but he didn't expect that a slave would run away the next day. This was tantamount to a slap in the face, telling Søren that he was incompetent. So now he didn't have the slightest good impression of the slaves who ran away. He even wanted to skin them alive. The half-elf first mate looked at the slaves in front of him coldly. Looking at their frightened expressions, he said in a deep voice: "All those who dare to run away, they will end up like you!"
Patter.
The half-elf first mate glanced to the side, and then two burly pirates came over with two indigenous slaves who were obviously beaten. Then a one-eyed man with a missing left eye stood up with a grin. He held a hammer and nail in his hand. Because of the manufacturing process, the nail in this era was not the kind that we were familiar with, but the kind of conical nail that was as thick as a finger. The one-eyed man winked at the person next to him, and then someone forcibly separated the two slaves and fixed their limbs on the rough cross.
"No! … No! … Please! … "
The two aborigines seemed to know their fate. They couldn't help but tremble. One of them seemed to be able to speak a little bit of the common language. He kept crying and begging. The slaves below didn't dare to look at him. But no matter how he begged, it was useless. The one-eyed man raised the hammer with a grin, and then pointed the nail at his palm. With a bang, the nail that was as thick as a finger went through the palm of the indigenous slave, and then it hit the wooden stake behind him.
An incomparably shrill scream sounded!
The sound was very horrifying. A stream of blood flowed out of the palm that was nailed, and then dripped along the finger to the ground. The two indigenous slaves who were executed were trembling all over, and the voice in their mouth had changed a little. They were still begging, expressing their regret and ignorance, but in the end, there was no mercy for them. The one-eyed man continued to pick up the nail, and then nailed their other palm on the wooden stake.
But this was just the beginning!
This punishment used a total of nine nails. At first, it was the palm, then the elbow, then the foot, and then the knee.
As for the last nail.
This was used only at the end of the punishment. When the victim was about to bleed out or was close to death, the executioner would pick up a very long and narrow nail and drive it into the victim's forehead. Under normal circumstances, the last nail was not used because it was a kind of punishment with the nature of a taboo curse. Many places believed that if the nail was pierced into the forehead, the victim's soul would be nailed to the cross, and there was a chance that this person would become a terrifying vengeful spirit.
After all, the undead were supernatural creatures!
Even professionals didn't dare to say that they could win against the undead. After all, they could travel between the spiritual world and the material plane.
…
Søren watched the whole process of the execution.
He must sternly stop this kind of escape. Otherwise, these slaves would become more and more unmanageable in the future. He was a person who respected the rules, and he didn't have a sense of historical mission to remove the slavery system. Because even with the technological level of his previous life, the slavery system was only removed a long time later, and the prosperous manor economy at that time was completely supported by slave labor. In his previous life, the complete removal of the slavery system was delayed until the twentieth century, which showed how amazing the remaining power of this system was.
Its existence was reasonable.
Although it might not be a good thing, the current slavery system couldn't be shaken because many gods and churches supported the slavery system.
Blood dripped down.
The two indigenous slaves who were nailed to the wooden stake had begun to breathe weakly. Their initial shrill screams had changed, and now they were almost hoarse. But the whole process wasn't over yet. The blood would gradually coagulate because it wasn't a fatal wound. They still needed to be exposed to the sun for a while before they died. The punishment wouldn't end with their death. After they died, their bodies would still be nailed to the wooden frame, and then the smell of blood would attract a lot of scavengers, such as crows.
Finally.
The crows would begin to peck at the bodies until only the bones were left!
This punishment process may last for a week. It mainly depended on how many crows were attracted, and whether the master who ordered this punishment was in a good mood.
Some of the slaves below were scared silly!
The two aborigines were nailed to the cross, dripping with blood, and then erected in front of them. Following that, the pirates began to instruct them to work. Because of the living example in front of them, these slaves worked very hard. Only when they stopped occasionally and saw the two of their kind nailed to the wooden stakes, would their eyes reveal a trace of sadness. However, there were also some who rejoiced in other people's misfortune. After all, half of the slaves were indigenous people, and the other half were mainland people. The indigenous people would want to escape because this was the outer islands, where they lived. But the mainland slaves would never want to escape, because they couldn't survive if they escaped.
If it wasn't for the scarcity of slaves on the mainland, and because they were relatively docile and expensive, Søren really intended to buy more.
"Brother?"
Vivian's figure appeared not far away. The little girl was wearing a black princess dress. She raised her small hand and rubbed the corner of her eyes, then said, "What happened just now? I seemed to hear someone screaming! "
The little girl slept for a long time yesterday.
Recently, she seemed to be very sleepy, but she didn't know the reason. Even Søren wasn't sure.
However, Vivian's state was normal, and her physical condition seemed to be very good. One more obvious thing was that her strength was much greater than before. At present, she had the strength of a twelve or thirteen year old child.
Maybe the little girl was developing.
Søren felt that she was about one or two centimeters taller than before. Now, she was probably a little taller than Aladdin.
But speaking of which, Aladdin was really short!
Vivian seemed to have just woken up. She rubbed the corner of her eyes in a daze, then blinked her big eyes and looked around. When she heard the subordinate beside her explain what just happened, she couldn't help but pout and nodded seriously, "It should be like this! This group of lowly slaves! As the private property of my brother, they actually dared to escape! They should be nailed to death! "
"Let's see if they dare to escape in the future!"
At first, Søren was a little worried that the kind-hearted girl would reject this kind of punishment. But hearing the words from the little girl's mouth, Søren couldn't help but smile.
This was his Vivian!
The little girl who said, "If you kill someone, I'll help you set a fire."
Kindness couldn't solve the problem.
At least most of the time, kindness couldn't solve the problem. It would only make the problem worse.
It wasn't time for Søren to show his kindness!
Now, the outer islands could be said to be in danger at every step. There were all kinds of dangerous things and all kinds of hidden troubles. He would never allow his slaves to make trouble for him.
…
Today, Vivian seemed to be particularly bold!
She raised her hand and straightened her beautiful black princess dress, then tied her hair into a double ponytail with a hair band. The little girl had a single ponytail and a double ponytail every day. She seemed to be having a lot of fun. She tilted her head and looked at the two bloody indigenous slaves nailed to the wooden stake. Then, she turned around and looked at the other busy slaves. Two of the slaves immediately knelt down when they saw her and kowtowed with an excited expression. It seemed that she had used magic to save the two guys.
The little girl nodded reservedly. She looked down at them like a noble princess and said, "Work hard!"
"I remember my brother said that as long as you work hard, some of you will be granted freedom. My brother always keeps his words. I believe you will soon be free! … "
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