However, when Jiang Fei approached the shack, he heard another voice.
"Second Brother, what should we do?"
"Yeah, Second Brother, I don't want to die!"
"Don't worry, I'll let you live."
"But the messenger said that if we delay the date, we'll be executed when we reach Malar!"
"No, we won't be executed."
"But the Heralds said that this is an order from the Emperor himself. Even the Prime Minister can't change it."
"We're doomed! We're doomed! I'm really dead this time. I haven't even gotten married yet … "
"Don't worry, I'll protect you!"
"Second Brother, why don't we run away?"
"No, once we run away, we'll be discovered very soon. When that happens, we won't be able to escape from the cavalry."
"Then what should we do? I don't want to die, I don't want to die … "
"You guys go to sleep first. Let me worry about this."
"But Second Brother …"
"No buts, you guys go to sleep first."
…
After a few minutes, the shack was silent. Just as Jiang Fei was about to go somewhere else, a tall figure walked out of the shack.
After the strong man walked out of the shack, he found a slope and sat down. Then, he kept sighing with a straw in his mouth. Jiang Fei could see that this was the second brother that the slaves were talking about. However, although he comforted his brothers, he could not do anything about the matter of "failing to meet the deadline and being beheaded".
"This person is interesting." Jiang Fei's heart skipped a beat. Although this strong man did not come up with a solution, he was able to calm a group of slaves who were almost scared out of their wits. This showed that he had a high prestige among the slaves, and Jiang Fei needed such a guy.
"Why? Do you want your brothers to live? "Jiang Fei's voice was like that of a devil announcing an evil deal.
"Who?!" The strong man was shocked, and then he suddenly jumped up.
"Hehe, did I scare you?" Jiang Fei smiled slightly.
"Sir, you came with the Heralds?" The strong man had obviously seen Jiang Fei before, and he had a good memory.
"Yes, it's me." Jiang Fei smiled.
"Sir, did you hear our conversation just now?" The burly man was taken aback for a moment before he probed.
"Alright." Jiang Fei nodded.
"…" The burly man didn't say anything else, but his eyes kept darting around. Clearly, he was weighing the pros and cons.
At this time, the brawny man's heart was in a knot. He was hesitating whether or not to kill Jiang Fei. Their conversation just now involved escaping. For a slave, this was definitely a felony that could result in death!
However, after weighing the pros and cons, the muscular man gave up on the idea of killing Jiang Fei because Jiang Fei was looking at him as if he was looking at an ant. This was not a look of contempt, but disregard!
If it was contempt, it would be fine. That only meant that the other party looked down on you. However, it was different if they ignored you. It meant that you were not worth mentioning in the other party's eyes. In fact, they didn't even bother to pay attention to you.
Therefore, the brawny man felt guilty. He was not sure if he could kill Jiang Fei. Even if he could, once Jiang Fei made any noise, the soldiers who were escorting the slaves would rush over. The brawny man and his brother would not be able to escape death.
Therefore, after weighing the pros and cons, the burly man gritted his teeth and decided to endure the humiliation!
"Thud!" The muscular man fell to his knees in front of Jiang Fei.
"Sir! My brothers are just scared. I swear on my life that they will not escape! Please let them go. I am willing to accept the punishment on their behalf! "The muscular man pleaded.
"It doesn't matter what they said. I just want to ask you, do you want to live after reaching Maralar? Do you want to live together with your brothers?" Jiang Fei asked with a smile.
"Sir, of course we want to live!" The muscular man said almost without thinking.
"That's good." Jiang Fei nodded in satisfaction.
"Sir, can you make the Emperor retract his order?" The muscular man asked hopefully.
"No. Even the Prime Minister could not persuade the Emperor, let alone me. I have never seen the old man before," Jiang Fei said with a shrug.
"But sir, didn't you say that you can save us?" The muscular man was confused. He did not know why the man in front of him was toying with him.
"I can't save you. The only ones who can save you are yourselves!" Jiang Fei said calmly.
"Ourselves?" The muscular man was stunned.
"Yes. And I can tell you that not all of you will live. Some of you will die, but most of you will live," Jiang Fei said.
"Only some of you will live?" The muscular man was stunned.
"That's right! It depends on whether you are willing to do that. "Jiang Fei said.
"As long as my brothers and I can live, I don't care about anything else!" The muscular man said with a cold look in his eyes.
"Very good!" Jiang Fei nodded in satisfaction. He then continued, "Tell me your name."
"Sir, my name is Gironde!" The muscular man said.
"Good! Gironde, if you want you and your brothers to live, do as I say! " When Jiang Fei said this, he could not help but mix a trace of Mind Power into his words. This made Gironde feel like the voice of God had entered his ears. In his eyes, Jiang Fei was like a god descending from the heavens.
"Sir, please tell me. As long as my brothers can live, I am willing to die!" Gironde said with a determined look.
"Good! Then, tomorrow, I want you to kill the messenger in front of everyone! "Jiang Fei's voice was extremely cold.
"What?!" Gironde was so scared that he took a few steps back.
"You don't dare?" Jiang Fei asked disdainfully.
"Sir, I dare, but the messenger is a martial artist and he has a weapon. I am no match for him," Gironde said.
"You don't have to worry about that. He won't resist." Jiang Fei laughed.
"But he has so many guards around him …" Gironde was still a little troubled.
"You're not alone either! Don't you have so many brothers? "Jiang Fei asked.
"But there are even more escorting soldiers outside …" Gironde still looked troubled.
"Gironde, let me ask you. How many slaves do you have now?" Jiang Fei asked with a gloomy face.
"Sir, I accidentally heard the escort master say that there are currently more than 850,000 slaves. However, this was three days ago. Moreover, many of these people are infected with diseases. It is estimated that they will not live for long. The number of people who can really make it to Mara alive should not exceed 800,000, "Gironde said.
"Mmm!" Jiang Fei nodded. This Gironde indeed had some leadership skills. At least, he was very attentive when it came to the details of intelligence.
"Then let me ask you again. How many soldiers are escorting you?" Jiang Fei continued to ask.
"There are more than 20,000 soldiers escorting us. Five thousand of them are cavalry," Gironde said.
"Since you know that there are more than 800,000 slaves and only 20,000 soldiers, what else do you have to fear? Kill these soldiers and you'll be able to survive! "Jiang Fei shouted. Under the effect of his Spirit Power, Girondin was instantly brainwashed.
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