inspire-indiana Chapter 159 Refugees 1
Chapter 159 Refugees 1
The city gate opened slowly, and the refugees from Winter City unconsciously took a step back, thinking about what to do if a large group of dwarves and orcs rushed out.
To their surprise, only one person came out of the city gate, the human who claimed to be the lord.
This made the refugees a little relieved.
At least he no longer looked like he was ready to run away at any time.
Seeing this, Li Fan strode towards the old man at the front.
A few meters away, he saluted the old man with his fists in his hands.
The old man had never seen such etiquette, and was a little dazed for a while.
Li Fan naturally knew this, and after saluting, he said to the old man: "Old man, this is the etiquette of showing respect to people in my hometown. It seems that the old man must be more than 80 years old. will be respected by all."
The old man has never heard of such etiquette, but the world is so big, it is normal for him not to have heard of it.
Seeing that the expression on Li Fan's face was sincere and he was not kidding himself, the old man hurriedly lowered his head and replied, "Return to Lord Lord, the old man is indeed 86 years old this year."
Li Fan hurriedly helped the old man up, and said with a smile: "Old man, at your age, you have the right not to salute anyone in my hometown."
The old man was shocked when he heard this, anyone, even kings and nobles can do it.
Although the person in front of him is young, since he is a lord, he should at least be a nobleman. How can a nobleman say such a thing?
The old man was shocked by Li Fan's speech, and didn't know what to say for a while.
Li Fan didn't know how bad his speech just now was. Seeing that the old man didn't speak at this time, he took the initiative to ask: "Old man, as far as I know, Winter City is a big city, why did you flee from Winter City?" Come here?"
Hearing this, the old man hurriedly told Li Fan about the beast tide and family tax.
"Family tax," Li Fan recalled. This kind of tax really existed in the Middle Ages in Europe, but I didn't expect it to exist in other worlds as well.
It seems that these people didn't want to be slaves, and finally chose to come here out of desperation.
At this time, Li Fan also finally knew why the big black bear leading the beast tide was on the volcano. It turned out that he was wounded in a fight with Caton, the lord of Winter City, so he hid on the volcano to recuperate.
At the same time, Li Fan was also secretly shocked by Caton's strength. He turned out to be a level 5 powerhouse. If Caton came to him personally to avenge Howard, they would have no way to resist.
"Sure enough, I need to improve the strength of myself and the people as soon as possible."
Thinking of this, Li Fan became more determined to accept these refugees.
Li Fan immediately asked the old man: "Old man, since you have no other way out for the time being, why don't you join our territory. I dare not say anything else, but I can guarantee that as long as you work hard, I will make you full every day. "
When Li Fan said this, he deliberately raised his voice to ensure that the surrounding refugees could also hear him.
This sentence quickly caused a sensation among the surrounding refugees.
Since the young lord said that he would definitely feed them every day?
For the refugees who came to this place with nothing and ate the roots and bark of weeds and trees along the way, what is more important than food.
The surrounding refugees were excited and suspicious at the same time.
Seeing this, those refugees who did not hear what Li Fan said hurriedly asked those who knew.
As Li Fan's promise was spread, the refugees were like gunpowder being ignited, and everyone was shocked at this moment.
For a moment, the refugees were all moved.
However, they still have one biggest concern.
At this time, the old man helped the refugees express their concerns.
"But Lord Lord, why are there so many orcs and dwarves in your territory, are they all your slaves?"
"Slaves? No, I don't have any slaves in my territory. As for the orcs and dwarves, they are also the citizens of this territory."
"What?" The old man exclaimed in disbelief.
For a moment, the refugees looked at Li Fan suspiciously. If they hadn't considered Li Fan's identity, they would have opened their mouths and called Li Fan a liar.
How could there be orcs and dwarves who voluntarily recognized the human race as their lord?
Li Fan didn't care about the refugees' doubts, but asked the old man: "Master, why can't the orcs and dwarves be the citizens of my territory?"
"Because the orcs and dwarves are the mortal enemies of the human race."
Before the old man answered, a young man not far away said impatiently.
"Oh," Li Fan asked the young man after hearing this, "So, you and the orcs and dwarves all have endless hatred, don't you?"
These words made all the refugees slightly taken aback.
Have an endless hatred with the orcs and dwarves?
No.
After all, the human race has not had a major war with the orcs and dwarves for a long time.
Ordinary people like them, the only chance to see the orcs and dwarves is to see those slave orcs and slave dwarves on the street.
Li Fan looked at the expressions of these refugees and guessed the answer.
He sneered and said: "Yeah, you don't have any hatred at all with the orcs and dwarves. On the contrary, I have seen many orc slaves and dwarf slaves captured by the humans. Their fate is miserable. How ruthless! Rather than saying that humans hate the orcs and dwarves, it is better to say that the orcs and dwarves hate humans. After all, the orcs and dwarves rarely take humans as slaves."
Seeing that the refugees around were at a loss for words, Li Fan took advantage of the victory and said: "Besides, I would like to ask, why do you think the orcs and dwarves are terrible?"
The refugee remained silent, and Li Fan asked the old man, "Has the old man ever witnessed the brutal and bloodthirsty scenes of the orcs and dwarves?"
The old man hesitated for a moment, then shook his head.
Li Fan turned to the young people not far away and asked, "Have you ever witnessed the brutal and bloodthirsty scenes of the orcs and dwarves?"
The young man opened his mouth, but in the end he could only shake his head unwillingly.
Li Fan turned around again, and asked a young man beside him, "Have you seen the brutal and bloodthirsty scenes of the orcs and dwarves?"
This young man looked handsome, even though his body was covered with dirt and dust, his eyes that were originally bright did not have the slightest sense of agility at this moment, as if he had died.
Facing Li Fan's question, perhaps because he was afraid of Li Fan's identity as the lord of Li Fan, there was a trace of fear on the boy's face.
He cowered for a long time, and then said: "No...no."
Li Fan nodded, and finally asked all the refugees loudly: "Has any of you witnessed the brutal and bloodthirsty scenes of the orcs and dwarves?"
No one answered.
This question itself is very cunning. When there is no war between countries, the only people who can encounter the cruel and bloodthirsty appearance of the orcs and dwarves are the slave traders and invaders.
Naturally, these civilians who have stayed in Winter City all their lives have no chance to see them.
Seeing that the result was as he expected, Li Fan breathed a sigh of relief, and suddenly said loudly.
"You have never seen the cruel and bloodthirsty appearance of the orcs and dwarves. Why do you think that the orcs and dwarves are cruel? Do you rely on rumors? God gave us ears, why did he give us eyes? When you hear a rumor, you can still use these eyes to distinguish the truth from the fake with your own eyes."
These words shocked the pupils of many refugees, and they seemed to realize that they really shouldn't believe those rumors casually.
Seeing this, Li Fan sighed inwardly that God is really useful, and then he said again: "I have lived with the dwarves and orcs here for more than half a year, and I have never seen them have a brutal and bloodthirsty side. If you don't believe me, look at them... ..."
As he spoke, Li Fan suddenly yelled towards the city wall.
"Tietou, Gu Li, come down for me."