Hakai No Miko Chapter 214 Part1 (1/2)
“Are you telling me to not exploit the prisoners?”
Marchronis, who had a preparatorywith Souma about the treatment of the prisoners, ere transferred to a detention carandly perplexed bywhat Souma told hi the prisoners as slaves And not only that, he gave detailed instructions in order to preventthreepunishment hips and such by the detention camp's overseers
Different towar are protected by various treaties, the prisoners on this Seldeas Continent were seen as part of the war spoils
If they are nobles or the sons of wealthy es as it's possible to dereat number of common soldiers, they are usually exploited as slaves on farms or in ht of the victor
Of course Marchronis doesn't get any enjoy the Holht that the prisoners should be exploited to some extent and that the quantity and quality of their meals should be restricted
That's simply because he considered it of no benefit to do otherwise
If you only think about the benefits, holding back on harsh labor and providing proper meals rather e long-ter them deliberately into a cruel environ the prisoners' stamina and willpower to cause a rebellion If they are allowed to save strength and have the leeway to think about useless things, the prisoners, ere ene In order for things to not turn out like that, they are forced into harsh labor and have their meals limited
But, Souma forbids that practice
Even if it hadn't been Marchronis, anyone else would have naturally been bewildered as well
In response to that, Souma hit his chest once, and says, “That's what I think” The very same day, when Marchronis and Setius had transported them to the area opened for developathered in front of Souma
Souma stood on a platform in front of the several hundred prisoners and started with this:
“Those wanting to run away, please feel free to do so I don't mind”
Upon that statement, not only the prisoners but even Marchronis and Setius look up to Souh he realized that everybody was astonished, Sounored it and continued his words,
“Of course on't do so you If you follow the northern road, you will be able to go to another city, but should you get lost on the way, it will be the best to head for the triangular mountain located in the direction over there”
As he even started to kindly explain the escape route, the prisoners began to stir
“Ah, I forgot toin Bolnis and not being arrested won't work If possible, it would be a big help if you could avoid the city and keep on walking towards the east”
At that point Souma reveals a nasty smile
“If you walk for 10 or 20 days without any breaks, you will be able to return to Holmea, so please do your best”
At thatwith Marchronis, realized Souma's intention
“However, please make sure by all es just because you're hungry, okay? If you do so like that, even I won't have any option but to hunt you down Unless you have the confidence to shake off the pursuit of the excellent zoan warriors in these plains, I cannot reco like that”
Once they were told this uessed Sou in high spirits in front of thehts in the plains, o out Thanks to the battles in this area for reat number of ferocious wolves, who learned the taste of people's flesh, are apparently loitering in the area If you were to be attacked by the eaten alive is horrifying”
What Sou up a play by quivering while tightly hugging his own shoulders is that they will lose their lives pointlessly, if they escape from this detention camp
Moreover, Souma's announcements are no empty threats either
“You don't have to worry so much If it's this detention camp, it will be protected by zoan warriors who have become used to deal with those wolves”
And then he thrust his right hand high up into the air and spread his five fingers
“Five years!”
The prisoner's eyes focus on Sou drawn to it
“I will release you, if you work here for five years! And not just that Although it will be a sive you money and food as well Also, those, who perform especially well, will have that period shortened and will experience an increase in iven upon their release!”
A coh the prisoners due to this
Machronis leaked a sigh of ad confronted with the reality that they won't be able to escape, they were guaranteed safety if they stay in the detention ca on their work perforht be called foul play, but it's a clever ot off the platforh explanation, and says while s wryly,
“As ever, you have a nasty character”
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However, there are still incautious people who increasingly become rebellious and disobedient the less suppressed they are
“I ain't joking I will definitely escape”
The one who strongly vowed that was a young prisoner with the nain with, he has beco a living Frooistic, confident in his physical strength and blessed with a good physique Even within the Hol fro entrusted with a platoon
However, see ended up beco Souma's prisoner in the Decisive Battle over Bolnis, which was his very first can
But, because he beca himself didn't believe for the tiniest bit that he had lost and that it had been the Holmean army that lost on its own Hence he felt all theexploited by reclauys, ill run away from here”
Behind the backs of the different racescalled out to the cooin' to do that?”
“I will think about that fro obedient for so loses his patience due to the indecisive attitude of his co punishments
“Got it, you lot? In this place ill definitely be put to work until we die, okay!?”
Upon those words, one of his comrades timidly said,
“But, we've been told that we'll be released if we persist for five years”
However, Doug didn't believe in that from the very start
“It's plain as day that it's a downright lie! No way that I'll get tricked by that!”
His coive further con work to the prisoners, the conversation stopped at that point
The young, round by the overseers Doug, who had been allotted the work that uses the most stamina, laiven a pickax by the overseers, he fixedly gazed at it
“This is reat pickax”
The pickaxes, which Doug has seen so far, were only the good pickax with a metallic head, which he borrohen he worked as tenant farmer for a wealthy farmer, and the ones where a sharpened stone had been tied to a wooden handle at his fa becoreat the far hasn't a sliver of motivation He was in a state where he onlywouldn't be found out
While continuing such noncos
Where's this place here? How rasp as much information as possible to escape from here
However, eventually his eyesthe's assuh footsteps and having his expression twisted in displeasure, obvious with a glance at his face that had a dense beard
He was resolved that he et even whipped once, but the dwarf snatched away the pickax in Doug's hands Although he was ready for a lashi+ng, he et punished with an iron tool Doug's body stiffened up
However, the dwarf snorts grandly with a “Hu his own body's ass, waist, shoulders, ar the pickax with the pals to the extent of his shoulders' width, firround The pickax sinks deeply into the ground alongside a hearty crunching sound The dwarf lifts the handle, using the pickax as lever and digs up the hard ground
And then, after snorting grandly once
He doesn't really understand what's going on, but he catches the pickax either way However, even though the dwarf returned the pickax, he still stands in front of Doug with his ar to his previous spot As it was unavoidable for hi decided to work seriously for a little while
But, once he swung the pickax three tiain the dwarf round after swinging the pickax, and throws it back to Doug
Once that process has repeated itselfafter taking the pickax away Doug becah, but he had no option but to endure in his position as prisoner He tried to get through the situation by actinghis body
“Nnh! Nnh!”
But, without punishi+ng hi other work and waved with his hand at Doug as if driving away a puppy
“What the heck's wrong with that dwarf?”
Doug cursed, but since it would be absurd to get defiant over so like this and receive punishment for that, he obediently went to the indicated place
The next work Doug had been sent to was to shovel the earth, which had been broken apart with pickaxes, on a handcart
“What's wrong, Doug?”
An acquaintance calls out to Doug as he arrived