The brutes took away the slaves, and they no longer belonged to Horlaide. The slaves were rescued by Floating Dragon Island, so there were two debts. Han Xiao unlocked the shackles of all the slaves. No one could prove that they were once slaves, and no one could deny that they were free people.
Horlaide could not argue. The slaves were lost, so he could only bring them back, but he did not have the power. The only way was to bribe the guards. However, Guard Captain Wilsander was right beside him and had no intention of interfering. Obviously, he supported Han Xiao's position. With the Guard Captain's approval, who would dare to do anything?
Horlaide saw Theon among the guards. Theon trembled and hurriedly retreated to the back of the crowd. Seeing this, Horlaide knew that he could not count on Theon. This guy was already scared by Black Star's people.
Looking at Han Xiao's calm expression, Horlaide was furious, but for the slaves, he could only suppress his anger. He could not be proud anymore. He walked in front of Han Xiao and said angrily in a voice that only the two of them could hear, "Alright, you win. You only need the Silvers, right? I'll give you the Silvers, and the other slaves have nothing to do with you. I can buy them back, name a price."
Han Xiao had the upper hand, so Horlaide could only give up the Silvers and prepare to pay a huge price for the other slaves. Otherwise, his business would be ruined.
"I just said, there are only free people here." Han Xiao shrugged.
Horlaide misunderstood. His face darkened, and he said angrily, "Don't go overboard! You want to take all the slaves for yourself? The Head Butler will not let you succeed! "
"Take all? Hehe, don't you understand? They are not slaves anymore, "Han Xiao said calmly.
"You … are you crazy?" Horlaide's tone was shocked. He thought that Han Xiao wanted more money. Only then did he understand that Han Xiao was planning to let all the slaves go and really let them regain their freedom. It was too wasteful. He could not understand. Why would Han Xiao save these slaves who had nothing to do with him for free?
At this moment, an aircraft landed, and the chief butler, Jenny, rushed to the scene with her men. Horlaide's eyes lit up as if he had found someone to rely on. He glared at Han Xiao and hurried to Jenny.
"Chief Butler, I, I hope I can get my slave back …" Horlaide recounted what had happened and complained to his superior. "The new Black Star wants to let my slave go. How can that be? He's looking down on you."
"I understand." Jenny nodded and walked towards Han Xiao.
Horlaide was immediately emboldened. He followed behind and stared at Han Xiao with a sneer.
Jenny walked in front of Han Xiao and said, "Black Star, you did well. If you hadn't interrupted the enemy's plan, they might have succeeded. This would be a huge blow to the prestige of the Dragon Guards. Furthermore, it happened when Her Excellency Dragon Emperor was not at home. You did very well. I will record this in your file and increase your Trust Authority. Those who make contributions will receive material rewards. You can ask for monetary rewards or other things …"
She paused and added, "Although this sentence is a bit late … welcome to Floating Dragon Island."
+ 300 Floating Dragon Favorability. Current Relationship: Neutral (700/1,000)
Han Xiao nodded. He was not surprised by Jenny's attitude at all. When he was chatting with Wilsander earlier, Jenny had also joined the communication channel. Han Xiao had told her what had happened. He had contacted Jenny privately long ago and reached a consensus. Only Horlaide was in the dark and thought that he had found a life-saving straw.
The more Horlaide listened, the more he felt that something was not right. Why did Jenny not seem to be standing up for him but specifically praising Han Xiao? He could not sit still and carefully interrupted. "Chief Butler, about the slaves …"
Jenny glanced at him and said calmly, "We only buy and sell slaves. We never capture slaves ourselves. Since they are free, let them go."
Jenny did things according to the rules. Floating Dragon Island was a neutral organization after all, and they would at most do the slave trade business. They would not lower themselves to capture slaves themselves. Furthermore, Han Xiao was the hero of this incident, so she would take this into consideration and give him the appropriate privileges, tacitly allowing Han Xiao to do what he wanted. Furthermore, the profit of the slave trade was not very high. Every year, Horlaide would embezzle a portion of the trade. She had seen it all but did not do anything about it. Today was a coincidence, so of course, she would not speak up for Horlaide.
Horlaide was dumbfounded. Frustration echoed in his chest, almost exploding his chest. Looking at Han Xiao's mocking eyes, he was so angry that his mouth twisted. He could not help but say, "I suspect that this attack was orchestrated by Black Star just to save the Silvers. Yes, that must be it. Those brutes were all his helpers. Oh right, he also let a group of people escape. Those people must be his companions!"
Horlaide got more and more excited as he spoke. Although it was just a flash of inspiration, he felt that his guess made sense.
Han Xiao raised his eyebrows and said casually, "We are colleagues. How can you put the blame on me?" Although Horlaide's intention to put the blame on him was very bad, this guess was not valid at all. They had enough alibis, and it happened to come from Jenny.
Jenny was worried about him, a newcomer, and arranged for people to secretly monitor them. This time, it happened to be the most powerful evidence! Therefore, Jenny was not moved at all. She frowned and said, "Okay, this matter ends here. Horlaide, you slandered your colleagues for no reason. You are temporarily suspended. When you calm down, I will assign you a new job."
Horlaide's heart was cold. He knew that the situation was set. He was so angry that his teeth were itching. Suddenly, he remembered that he had dealt with Han Xiao like this before, and Han Xiao had taken revenge in the same way. This time, he was the one who was at his wit's end. A sense of powerlessness ran through his body. He simply ignored it, rolled his eyes, and fainted again.
Since nothing could be changed, he might as well sleep for a while more. Otherwise, he would die of anger from the looks of ridicule around him.
Ignoring Horlaide who was lying on the ground, Han Xiao coughed and said, "Jenny, I …"
"You should call me Boss … Forget it, call me by my name." Jenny's expression changed. Usually, only the boss Ames, as well as Wilsander and Haier, who were of the same rank, called her by her name. This was because her capable and tough style made her subordinates respect her. This was the first time that her subordinates called her by her name. It felt weird.
Han Xiao continued, "I know the identity of the people who escaped. They are not ordinary thugs …" As he said this, Han Xiao lowered his voice and whispered in her ear, "They are from Dark-star."
Jenny's eyes suddenly focused, and she said in a deep voice, "When you finish the work here, come to me immediately for a detailed report."
After that, Jenny hurriedly left with her people, leaving only the logistics team here to clean up the ruins.
Han Xiao and the others came to the side. All the rescued slaves stared at him with different expressions. They were all nervous. They finally got their freedom, and they didn't want to lose it again. They didn't know what to do next.
Han Xiao walked out of the crowd, looked around, and said lightly, "My name is Black Star, the leader of the Black Star Mercenary. Remember my name, I gave you freedom. You owe me a favor. Maybe one day when we meet again, I will need your help. You can go."
All the slaves were stunned, and one of them asked in a trembling voice, "Can … can we really leave?"
Han Xiao waved his hand, indicating that they could leave at any time.
One of them carefully walked out, and after a few steps, he turned his head back. After walking for dozens of meters, he found that no one was stopping him. He was ecstatic.
"We are really free!" The people couldn't believe that freedom came so easily.
However, the first slave who walked out didn't run away immediately. Instead, he turned around and bowed to Han Xiao with gratitude. He said loudly, "Black Star, I will remember this name."
The slaves left one after another with gratitude, showing Han Xiao all kinds of etiquette. Han Xiao didn't feel much, but the players behind him suddenly felt a sense of accomplishment and comfort. They held their heads high and felt that they had done a good thing.
Herlous felt the most empathetic. He patted Han Xiao's shoulder and praised, "Well done."
The members looked at Han Xiao's back with kindness in their eyes. At this moment, they felt a sense of approval for Han Xiao. For the players to like a character, other than strength, there was another condition — charisma and approval. Han Xiao had always created a positive image for the players, and his act of freeing the slaves raised his image again.
Pork Bun recorded this scene faithfully.
Han Xiao turned around and saw that there were still a few slaves of the same race who did not leave.
"Why aren't you leaving?"
These people were obviously familiar with each other, and they looked similar. They looked at each other, and one of them said, "We were originally mercenaries. We followed a small mercenary group and encountered danger during a mission. Most of the members died, and only we were lucky enough to escape. However, we were captured by slave traders and locked up for more than a year. Our group was destroyed long ago, and we have nowhere to go. We hope that you can take us in and give us a job. You are our savior, and we are willing to serve you. "
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