Bai Xiaojiao has never eaten people. On the contrary, because he has lived with people all year round, he has a low desire to attack humanoid objects. He will only become aggressive when being pointed at by a weapon. This is built up through training.
The bandits refused to accept threats and refused to reveal the location of their lair after being tied together. Wang Qi didn't want Bai Xiaojiao to get used to the taste of a living person.
He probably already guessed what was in the lair, but he had to wait and see how to arrange it specifically.
Wang Qi stood next to Bai Xiaojiao's head, with Bai Xiaojiao's chin above his shoulder. He was feeding it snacks and talking at the same time. It seemed a bit like a fox pretending to be a tiger, and it seemed to be more complex with the "frightened" setting just now.
"Do you think a home with dozens of people can really be hidden?"
His words had the opposite effect again. Some people wanted to pounce out and bite people, but unfortunately because they were tied in bunches, they did nothing except bring a few companions to fall. The eight kings did not move.
"Kill if you want. Even if you find our home, you won't get a single gold coin."
"Hmph, your bones are so hard, why do you come out to rob?"
"???" The other person didn't understand the connection. What does robbery have to do with whether the bones are hard or not?
Wang Qi gave a rare explanation: "You are so tough-talking. If you want to work hard to make money, can't you find a buyer?"
Some people lowered their heads and probably understood.
The more chaotic the place, the less valuable human life is, but it is not far from the Thunder Country. Even if the border is blocked, there are still caravans moving across the border. If you are willing to work hard to survive, you can set up a sign near the border and you can sell it for some money.
It has nothing to do with whether there is slavery or not. There will always be people who are willing to support people who are willing to keep their mouth shut, and they will even be treated better than ordinary employees.
Even from the perspective of the caravan, if you encounter someone who is really willing to sacrifice your life to defend the caravan, it doesn't matter if the actual combat power is a little bit lower. It can always buy a little more time than those hired personnel who just run away just to show off.
Wang Qi observed carefully. Some people opened their mouths as if they wanted to refute, but in the end they remained silent.
"There must be women and children in your lair. There are quite a few of them."
The crowd was a little riotous, so I guessed it right.
There are many factors that prevent people from working hard to survive. The biggest impact is probably on the oil bottle, especially for children. It is no joke for half-grown children to be poor. The food intake of children in the growth stage is about the same as that of adults with heavy physical labor, but They couldn't bear the same amount of labor, and even in the eyes of slave traders, their prices were very low.
Of course, if you have good looks and good body shape, that is another matter, but after all, this proportion is small and cannot be measured by conventional buying and selling logic.
The crowd was in chaos, and it seemed that as soon as they opened their mouths, there would always be a few people with desperate intentions. Wang Qi thought for a while, called Akeem, and escorted the hunters who were ambush.
The hunter has been very quiet since he was captured. He has reached a certain number of stars in his professional level and has met some big shots. Judging from the man's behavior and the calmness on his face after being stabbed, he knew that he had offended a real powerful person.
He was held in front of Akeem without any struggle.
Seeing his cooperation, Wang Qi nodded to Akeem and immediately let go of his hand.
The hunter was stunned and looked at the man, then at the huge bear head on his shoulder, and at the woman on the other side.
Although the chance is not great, at this distance, there is no chance at all. Are you just drifting or are you extraordinarily brave?
Wang Qi didn't think about what he was thinking and said directly: "I have some questions for you. Please don't talk nonsense except for the answers. If it is difficult to answer, you can choose not to answer."
"..." Let's listen first.
"How many times did you successfully rob? How many things did you steal?"
"..."
"It doesn't matter if you don't want to answer. After I ask you, I will treat you as habitual criminals and send you to death."
"...Three times, I robbed some money and food and injured several people."
Regardless of whether it is adulterated or not, it would be great if there is progress.
Although the bandits all acted very tough, Wang Qi only asked him one question now. His answer alone would determine the life or death of everyone. It was not a situation where he would just die. Especially since they are now in the state of "attempted robbery", is it really necessary to take everyone with them to death if they have a way to survive?
"Where's the money? Didn't you say you don't have a single gold coin?"
"There are no gold coins, they are all paper money. I exchanged them for food with the passing caravan." The hunter hesitated and added for a moment, "The paper money in this area is very worthless now. In the past, I could buy ten pounds of food, but now I can only buy less than one pound." Pounds, Thunder Country’s money is better, but the merchants’ asking prices are also very high.”
Wang Qi nodded, without commenting, and continued to ask: "The wheat in the south has just matured, don't you have any reserves at all?"
Whether you have reserves or not determines the level of impulsiveness in action. When people are about to starve to death, they don't care about the risks. Bai Xiaojiao is such a big lump that it would be difficult to damage the heart and lungs even if an arrow is inserted halfway in. What's more, he is wearing heavy armor, even if he is not a guard. Is it a target that a normal bandit should choose?
The hunter didn't know how the man could see that there was no reserve. He lowered his head when asked this question: "We planted very little, and the battle with the demons caused some damage during the growth process, and the harvest only lasted for more than ten days. "
"Have you tried asking the church for help?"
"Yes, we looked for it when there were more people in this area. They sent people to clean up the demons several times and also gave us some food, but it was not enough."
Wang Qi asked endless questions: "There are not enough prey in the forest?"
"The big ones have all been destroyed by the demons. There are very few small ones around the camp. You have to walk a long way to gain anything."
"Where's the fish?"
"There is only a small stream near us that often dies, and occasionally we see fish only the size of a finger."
This is a hell of a place.
"Can't you live somewhere else?"
The hunter shook his head in despair: "I found the nearest safe point. According to the speed of collective action, it will take five days. The risk is too high."
Considering the slowest collective action, the total of five days may not be as far as Wang Qi and his party can travel in one day.
Wang Qi turned to look at the horizon. There was not a single bird above the mass grave. However, farther away, there were two little devils approaching. When this kind of bully sees such a large group of people, its only action is to go back and bring reinforcements, and will not take action at all.
Continue to ask: "Is the little devil delicious?"
"Ugh..." "Uh..." After asking this question, I heard the nauseating sounds from the crowd in front.
"...You heard it." The hunter confirmed.
"Before the next question, let me introduce myself. I, Wang Qi, am the priest who worships the Flying Noodle Monster. The embroidered pattern on my collar is the totem of my divine religion and has nothing to do with the Church of Light."
"..." He suddenly distanced himself from the Church of Light, and the next question might be a taboo, so he didn't even notice the joking name for a god.
Sure enough, he didn't keep him waiting for long. Wang Qi asked Natasha to take the four people behind her farther away. After waiting for a while, he said, "Maybe one of you has become a demon."
If you eat demon meat, you must face the risk of demonization. The risk of cooked meat is smaller, but it cannot be completely eliminated.
"..."
Being silent is considered an answer, which is understandable, because if the judge of the Church of Light were standing here, the insiders in the group of people in front of him would be publicly executed.
Wang Qi asked again: "Have you contacted the self-help society?"
When the hunter heard this question, he felt that it would be better if he were deaf.
It doesn't matter if you don't say anything. Wang Qi made a great move. He raised his hand and made a gesture and said: "If you can take out the self-rescue society's token and promise not to rob again, I can ask the Flying Noodle Monster to provide you with a fixed food source, at least to ensure that You will not die of hunger.”
The hunter looked up at the man with wide eyes.
The name of the Flying Noodle Monster is a bit... not very good, but if the person in front of you is really a "priest" and makes such a promise, he should be talking about "divine magic"!
