The others obviously didn't believe the little girl's words.
He had never heard of a slave owner who would generously grant freedom to the slaves in front of him, let alone give freedom to a portion of them. Most of the slaves showed a trace of doubt on their faces. Some of them even had a mocking expression, thinking that this was a trick to fool them into working hard. However, the two northern slaves who were saved by Vivian were pleasantly surprised. They seemed to believe the words of the little angel-like girl in front of them.
It didn't matter whether the slaves believed it or not.
Because the supervisors were the fierce and cruel pirates. If the slaves didn't work hard, they believed that the pirates who were used to seeing blood and cruel means had ways to make them obedient. This was the advantage of being a pirate. With such a group of subordinates, they could do things without rules. Their cruelty and bloodthirstiness could help Søren solve a lot of problems. Some of the things that couldn't be seen in the light of day didn't even need to be done by him. The pirate leader below had already helped him solve it.
Anyway, Søren wasn't a kind and noble person. So what if the means were cruel?
Now, only cruel means could make them obedient!
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The punishment over there was still continuing.
The two natives who escaped were almost dead after being exposed to the sun for a whole morning. Søren thought about it and didn't let his subordinates hammer the nails into their foreheads. Instead, he let them die on the wooden stakes and then handed them to the scavenger birds that were attracted. Nailing the nails into the foreheads could really give birth to the undead. Although Søren wasn't afraid at all, he hated troublesome things. The two natives didn't last long. Their vitality wasn't strong enough. They died on the first day, but their bodies were still standing in the place where the slaves worked.
At the latest, crows, vultures, and seabirds would appear tomorrow.
At noon.
The half-elf first mate's face didn't look very good. He came over and whispered: "Your Excellency! One of the slaves who escaped is missing. We couldn't track him down! Your subordinates are useless! "
Three escaped and two were caught.
After Søren heard the other party's words, he frowned slightly, then waved his hand and said: "Forget it. There was no need to care about him anymore. He ordered the others to prepare to lay the foundation. Then you take some people to the City of Wealth. I need some dwarven craftsmen. It's best if they know how to bake bricks and build furnaces. Find a way to poach other people with construction skills. "
"Don't worry about the price. Snake Island still has a sum of money. You can take it out and use it at any time!"
The half-elf first mate quickly nodded and said, "No problem."
"This kind of construction craftsman is easy to find. There are also some dwarves in the City of Wealth. I will definitely find a way to bring them over."
Speaking of this, a cold light flashed in his eyes. He had already messed up once, so he couldn't mess it up again. This time, even if he had to kidnap them, he had to kidnap them. In any case, they were pirates. Pirates did not need to reason with people. If they recruited people through normal means, there might be all kinds of messy requests and matters. He just brought people with him and went over with knives. He wanted to see who would dare not come. Now, anyone with a discerning eye could see that His Excellency Throat Cutter was preparing to establish a foundation here. Whether or not he could perform well would determine his future status.
"You may leave."
Søren nodded gently and said, "You go and call Adele in, and then call One-Eyed Dragon."
The half-elf first mate responded and retreated.
After a while.
The figure of the red-haired female pirate appeared outside the tent. She came in and bowed slightly, then said, "What are your orders?"
Søren looked up at her, then handed over a white stone and directly ordered, "This is a guano stone. It's a very valuable fertilizer. It can be used on crops after a little refining. It can greatly increase the yield of crops. You take people to send this stone to the Alchemy Guild of the Wizard Alliance. I believe they will be interested in this stone. "
"Just send it over. If they are interested, let them send someone to talk to me!"
Guano stone?
The red-haired female pirate's expression was a little puzzled. Although she had mastered a lot of knowledge, she didn't know much about farming. However, this didn't affect her understanding of the meaning of fertilizer. So she immediately nodded and said, "I'll go now. I promise to send it over!"
"Very good." Søren nodded slightly and said in a deep voice, "I've asked people to prepare three boxes of samples. You can send them directly by a fast ship, and then help me purchase the things on the order."
Speaking of this, Soran took out a list and said, "There is still a sum of money in port Tylon. You can go and get it. The things I need must be delivered, and the things I need must be brought back next month."
Adele Isabella nodded with a serious expression and said, "Yes, sir! I promise to complete the task. "
Søren waved his hand gently.
The red-haired female pirate couldn't help but look back at him before going out. Then she went out and met a ferocious-looking one-eyed dragon and a bald, hook-nosed pirate. The two men glanced at the red-haired female pirate slightly. Their expressions didn't seem to be too respectful. However, after walking into the tent, they were a lot more honest. They quickly bowed their heads respectfully and said, "Your Excellency!"
The hook-nosed pirate was the first to speak. He bowed slightly and said, "Three of us were bitten today. There are too many poisonous insects and snakes here. The brothers below are a little frightened. Your Excellency? Are we going to scatter the powder we brought over? "
Søren stood up when he heard the words.
He went outside the tent and looked up at the sky. The sun was better today. He thought for a moment and said, "Wait until noon to scatter it. Scatter it around the camp. First, let people pay attention to cleaning up the surroundings."
The environment here was very bad.
There were many poisonous insects and snakes overseas. If you were accidentally bitten, it would be troublesome. If you were lightly bitten, you would bleed and bleed. If you were seriously poisoned, you would die. Even the mosquitoes here could cause wound infection and worsen. When Søren came, he considered all aspects. He was a person who planned and acted. He did bring a lot of insect repellent powder, but it was not to deal with these poisonous insects, but to deal with more troublesome things. But now that there were almost a dozen non-combat casualties, it was better to scatter the powder quickly.
"Ah!"
Suddenly, a scream came from outside. Then, a small pirate leader ran in. He said a few words outside, and someone came in to report, "Your Excellency. A slave dug up a hibernating snake and was bitten by it. Monkey drained his blood to expel the poison, but the snake seems to be very poisonous. The slave can't be saved. "
Damn it!
What a stupid guy! A hibernating snake could bite him?
The climate of the outer islands was tropical. The winter here was very short, and many poisonous snakes did not hibernate. The temperature here was much higher, and there was basically no ice and snow. But in an area with such a climate, it was easy to breed mosquitoes and snakes. Sometimes, there was no way to deal with these environmental factors. They could only passively deal with it. This was something that people who had been to primitive forests or other wild areas would understand.
Søren frowned and rubbed his forehead. Then, he said in a deep voice, "Clean up this area first!"
"Set it on fire!"
"Get someone to prepare a fire and smoke it. Then scatter the powder."
It should not rain today.
As long as it didn't rain, it would be fine. If it did, all the powder would go to waste.
Søren's men immediately went to carry out the order. Then, they saw the slaves and pirates clearing the bushes near the camp. All the weeds and bushes were cut down and dug up. Then, they set fire to the grass on all sides. A thick plume of smoke rose into the sky. Following the spread of the fire and the scattering of the powder, a dense swarm of insects could be seen burrowing out from the underbrush. The sheer number of insects was enough to make one's scalp tingle. Many ferocious and cruel pirates felt goosebumps all over their bodies.
"Damn it!"
A strong northern pirate cursed. He couldn't help but tremble and murmured, "There are so many insects down there! I even slept there last night! "
How many insects were there?
It wasn't easy to count, but there should be thousands.
As long as there was fire and powder scattered, there would be one or two insects crawling out. Søren frowned slightly as he looked at the smoke rising from the fire. He glanced at his men next to him, then ordered a group of people to guard the perimeter. If there were indigenous tribes nearby, they might be discovered by the smoke. It was best to set up a sentry. The indigenous people were very xenophobic. After they discovered Søren and the others, the possibility of them attacking was quite high.
It took an afternoon!
All the pirates and slaves cleared all the weeds and bushes near the camp together. With the camp as the center, Søren ordered all the weeds and bushes to be burned and dug up. The outside of the camp was all freshly turned over soil, scattered with powder. There was no hiding place in this area, and the field of vision was very wide. Basically, there was nothing to hide. At the same time, there were a lot of logs piled up in the corner of the camp.
The first step of construction was obviously still the need for wood.
Søren's plan was to first build a simple fence, then build a house with logs, and then expand it further.
As for food and other materials, he could ship them over. As one of the three pirate kings, Søren could mobilize a lot of resources. There was nothing to worry about in terms of wood. There was a virgin forest everywhere. Now, it was his men who were chopping the wood, so the progress was still relatively slow. When Søren cut the wood himself and practice his swordsmanship, that would be the time for the progress bar to skyrocket.
He was a jack of all trades.
The job of cutting wood could train a lot of combat skills, especially violent sword attacks.
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