v2 Chapter 165： quarrel (1/2)
”Those slave traders sold their weapons to our hostile tribe and provoked a war between us. We caught a big loss by surprise. In recent years, many people have been captured in the tribe. The number of people has been reduced by half. In order to survive, we have to I have been migrating, but the slave traders always seem to be able to find us. They have also come to my father and expressed their willingness to exchange weapons for the captives we caught, but the father refused without hesitation.
”Then our living environment became worse and worse, until a few tribes in the vicinity, under the instigation of slave traders, launched a raid on us. Both my father and my brother were in that war. They died, they killed the old people in the tribe, and sold the remaining young and strong youth to the slave dealers who provided them with weapons. ”Raeli said,” and I am one of them. ”
”So the female slaves and Rakutua were from your tribe before. They know your identity? But how is it possible, as far as I know, that slave traffickers will usually send people from the same tribe to prevent slave riots? Sold separately to different buyers. ”Zhang Hengdao.
”Only four of the people who were bought with me belong to my tribe. One of them died of illness shortly after, and one of them tried to escape and was caught back and smashed with a whip. Now add I have only three people left. To be honest, I did n’t expect to meet Nivasa here. They are a group of people who were taken away at the beginning of the tribal warfare. They are mainly women, and I think they are relatively small. The slave owners did not completely separate them, and many of them were sold here ... As for Rakutua, he was captured with me, but then we were sold to a different buyer, Malcolm He likes watching gladiators. He has been collecting powerful gladiators. Hearing about the greatness of La Koutua, he bought him back a month ago. ”
After he introduced himself, Paulaelli paused and said, ”I heard you in a carriage before saying that you are going to deal with Malcolm?”
Zhang Heng nodded. ”There is a bit of resentment between the Black Merchants League he belongs to and My Jackdaw. It's no secret. Nassau knows it all. Tonight he invited me to a dinner at his estate. The possibility of seeking reconciliation. ”
”And you don't plan to accept his offer, why?” La'eri stared at someone's eyes tightly, as if to see him through.
”I don't like to put my own destiny in the hands of others.” Zhang Heng did not hide, ”I have no personal grudges with Malcolm, but once he has established a very dark business alliance, he will stand on the island. Heels are not good news for all those who are chasing freedom. Nassau will then be completely controlled by capital. ”
Paula Airi did not quite understand the meaning of Zhang Heng's last sentence, but he could see that the other party did not deceive him, and at least for now, Zhang Heng should choose to stand on the opposite side of Malcolm.
So he remained silent for a long while and re-opened, ”After the death of my father and brother, according to the rules of the tribe, I am the new chief, and I am obliged to rescue the tribe's brothers and sisters from suffering and break their feet. The shackles let them breathe free air again, which is why I have to escape from that manor anyway. ”
Zhang Hengdao, ”I admire your ideals, but unfortunately I'm afraid I can't help you too much.”
He, as a posterity, certainly has the dirtyest and bloodiest page in the modern history of mankind. Of course, the slave trade has no good feelings, but it is one thing to rescue him easily, and to help the latter free other slaves in the manor. Another thing, now it is almost the most dangerous time for Jackdaw and Karina. Zhang Heng wants to focus all his attention on Malcolm and his black business alliance, and there is no extra energy to help Laeri.