novellaaa Chapter 39 The Loose Slave Hunting Team
Chapter 39 The Loose Slave Hunting Team
How could anyone be so foolish as to believe the promises of someone like that!
Have they been so stunned that they forgot they were defeated by goblins?
Who exactly is reporting this?
As the breeze subsided, Lasso could no longer hear the conversation.
but!
Since he doesn't follow the rules, he needs to protect himself!
Just as Lasso was about to shout, he heard a loud yell from not far behind him: "It's not that simple! I know more!"
He recognized the voice!
"The Hound" Lacas!
The teammate who usually obeyed him the most actually rebelled!
Surprisingly, someone actually agreed to speak up!
Zi Yi was very surprised.
He had followed his master from the beginning, but as instructed, he deliberately kept his footsteps low and did not appear in the prisoners' sight.
this is very simple.
He watched as his master repeated the same words to one prisoner after another, receiving one rejection or threat after another.
In this way, a total of seven prisoners were awakened, and the master questioned five of them.
Ziyi didn't understand.
But by the time they got to the sixth prisoner, he was still unconscious.
The master pinched the prisoner's face, then bent down and spoke softly.
He was not talking to the prisoners!
He was repeating the message that the human named Zwan had said at dusk!
But for some reason, some humans were willing to confess!
Li Mosi looked at the prisoner who had just fainted due to lack of oxygen and released his grip.
If someone has just fainted, just let them breathe and recover on their own.
He beckoned to Zi Yi and walked toward the person who had just called out that he was willing to speak.
[Target state: panic, adult, extensive bruising]
He was a middle-aged man with very little hair, a thin face, and one eye that was unnaturally squinted, as if he had some kind of eye disease.
He spoke with all his might: "Sir, they won't tell you, but I will, just let me live."
The reason he needed to use force was because he used his tongue to push aside the vines blocking his mouth, which allowed him to speak loudly.
Li Mosi showed no extra expression and squatted down to ask.
"Tell me in detail where the slave-catching teams are located, and I'll let you live."
Lacas's eyes widened slightly.
Fortunately, he spoke up in time. It seems that the guy just mentioned the number of teams, but not their distribution.
He felt relieved and quickly confessed.
"Our team is responsible for the depression north of Baron Talis's territory, and the south side of two mountains further north. The north side of those two mountains is another team's hunting ground."
"I'm not too sure about the areas the other teams are responsible for, but there are a total of twenty-three teams similar to ours. This time, Baron Talis wants us to clear out all the areas in all the adjacent forests and record the general terrain. Maybe we can get more rewards. Gaa—"
Li Moss grabbed Lacas by the neck: "You think you can search such a large area with so few people? Your information is different from what I just heard."
"Mmm!"
"Hmm!"
Another series of muffled sounds rang out, interspersed with a clear sentence.
"I'm the captain! They don't know as much as I do!"
Lasso finally broke free of the vines in his mouth and shouted.
"Mmmmmm!"
As the zipper opened, the moaning became more intense.
Zi Yi understood.
My late master had repeatedly tested whether this distance was clear enough, and carefully arranged twenty-four positions to separate these humans, all for this purpose!
He used Zwan's words to make these humans believe that their companions had surrendered!
Zi Yi, who had never been interrogated before, was greatly shocked.
Li Mosi released her grip and stood up.
"Cough cough."
Lacas immediately began to defend himself after coughing.
"Sir, I'm telling the truth!"
But all he saw was Li Mosi's figure gradually disappearing.
Li Mosi followed the direction from which the sound came and returned to the starting position.
There are a total of 24 teams.
When Lasso saw that Li Mosi had come back, he quickly began to explain.
"Because our main task was to eliminate goblins that threatened our territory, we were relatively concentrated at the beginning, but later we became more dispersed."
"My clothes contain a map that shows the surrounding terrain and how we got here. It also shows the location of our base."
Li Moss had the goblin hold him down while he reached his hand through the gaps in the vines and pinched his clothes a few times.
There was indeed one piece of fabric that was extra thick.
That was an inner bag.
He squeezed in with two fingers and forcefully pulled out a piece of cloth.
Because it was too dark, he couldn't see what was written on it.
I could only see the general outline of the picture.
Comparing this image with the one from [Leshan Water], you'll see that it is indeed a map.
It's just that the drawing is too abstract.
Even a map like this would be a valuable item in this era.
It's not very useful for Li Mosi.
He nodded: "Very good, you can survive."
Lasso breathed a sigh of relief.
"Thanks."
Lacas, getting impatient at the lack of a reply, cried out, "My lord, I know how to maintain tools! I know more than any goblin! I'll be your slave!"
"I can be a slave! I can build houses! I can do hard labor!"
Another slave hunter pried open the vine in his mouth.
"Me too!"
"Me too! I can even farm!"
The prisoners who woke up all declared their worth, hoping for a chance to live.
The captain has already given us the map; if we had surrendered any later, we might have lost our lives!
"Very good! You'll get the results tomorrow morning!"
After saying that, Li Mosi told the goblins to tighten the vines that were gagging them, then rolled up the map tape and left.
After the two had walked some distance, Li Mosi asked his disciple, "Did you understand?"
Zi Yi nodded vigorously.
"Yes, Master, I understand!"
"What did you understand?"
The old goblin walked up to the master and apprentice.
He had just arranged for the other goblins to take turns guarding the prisoners.
I didn't expect Li Mosi to act so quickly.
Zi Yi spoke softly: "Master, first separate the prisoners so they don't know each other's situation. Then pretend someone has confessed, and the other prisoners will confess in order to save their lives."
The old goblin nodded: "It sounds simple, but you'll have to learn it."
It's also very simple to do in practice.
Li Mosi thought it would take another day or two to get through.
Surprisingly, the official employees of this slave-catching team were the same people they met on the online forum; they had absolutely no sense of cohesion or mutual trust.
It falls apart at the slightest touch.
Zi Yi nodded: "Okay."
The old goblin then looked at Li Moss: "Master, aside from the first day when you explained the principles, you haven't said how to put them into practice since. Could you explain them tonight?"
"Can."
Li Mosi agreed.
The old goblin has a wish, and there's no reason for him not to grant it.
Moreover, now that the tribe is stable, the fighting has temporarily stopped, and they have a few days' worth of food reserves, it's time to begin ideological education.
"Okay, I'll go light the campfire."
The old goblin led the way; they intended to return to the chieftain's cave.
"Wait a minute." Li Mosi suddenly thought of a problem, "We should bring the bear-beastmen along too."
The bear-orc was still unconscious, but it was always better to keep an eye on him.
Zi Yi summoned a few goblins and did as instructed.
The three returned to the chieftain's cave, where the day's harvest was piled up, making the cave seem much smaller.
Looking at the sleeping saintess, Li Mosi asked Zi Yi.
"You said you want to become the Goblin King. What do you think a king needs?"