Three thousand miles south of the north!

This is a loess high slope, which was once a lush forest. However, as the kingdom of mankind began to explore here, a large number of trees were cut down, resulting in serious soil erosion. "The consequences of this soil erosion directly resulted in the emergence of a Yellow River, but in this world it is not called the Yellow River, but the Niledona River. This is the language of the Esinda people. The descendants of humans during the Arcane Empire could live to a race over 120 years old. The name means "turbid river".

Looking south of the Niledona River, there are scattered villages and towns, which are gathering places for humans. They have been constantly cutting down the trees here since three hundred years ago. Now, from the mysterious forest to the dark dense forest areas, the number of trees has decreased by at least one third. These trees are like the Han people in the Central Plains, cutting down all the forests in the upper reaches of the Yellow River for various reasons, and then completely causing soil erosion to be uncontrollable.

The Druids can be said to be quite dissatisfied with this matter!

The two sides also had fierce conflicts, but because there was no powerful druid organization in this area and there was another very special existence, it was finally aborted. However, after the soil erosion was relatively obvious, humans began to notice some problems and slightly restrained their past deforestation. The germination of industry almost emerged here, but in the end they were suppressed by various forces at the beginning.

at this time.

Near the edge of the mysterious forest, a slim figure was moving forward at high speed. She was wearing exquisite leather armor and had a special emblem on her chest. Even if she was exhausted, she could not hide the heroic spirit on her body. This was a Silver Moon Walker. She seemed to have been on the road for a long time. When she saw a thick smoke appearing in front of her, she couldn't help but speed up and rushed towards the place where the smoke was rising. A village appeared in front of her, but it was a very strange silence, and she could not hear the signs of chickens crowing and dogs barking in the crowd.

A loud eagle crow sounded.

Then an eagle flew down from the sky and turned into a middle-aged druid with thick hair in a moment. He glanced at the Silver Moon Walker next to him and said in a deep voice: "There is no one else nearby! I wonder why the Druid Council suddenly sent us here to investigate. Is there something more important happening here?"

Silver Moon Walker had a serious expression and whispered: "Listen! There was no movement, there were almost no living people here!"

The two of them marched towards the village.

The village in front of me has almost been destroyed, with traces of burning everywhere. There are still many corpses on the ground. The Silver Moon Walker leaned over and looked at several corpses, and then said with a serious expression: "It was not done by robbers! The property on these people has not been taken away. It seems that the reason for their death is a bit strange!"

"Over there!" The middle-aged druid closed his eyes and felt it for a moment, then pointed in one direction and approached quickly.

The Silver Moon Walker quickly followed, and as they passed through a ruined house, everything in front of them made them look pale. Because they saw many corpses, including men, women, young, women, children, and children. There were many traces of firewood burning nearby, and there was also a corpse in the center that was almost burned to charcoal. There were many messy footprints on the ground, and it seemed that too many things had happened before everything happened.

"The Fallen?"

The middle-aged druid looked around, turned around and stared at the Silver Moon Walker, asking, "Are they other evils?"

Silver Moon Walker had a serious expression. She picked up a small dark red thing from the ground and looked at it, then said in a cold voice: "It's the devil!!!"

"Walk!"

"We must report to the Parliament immediately, and there is a devil here."

"Damn it!"

"Why did the devil of Batto's Purgatory come out?!"

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Oriental route.

The half-elf mate stretched out his tongue and licked the blood on his arm. He was attacked and cut a knife just now. However, his injuries were not serious. As a pirate, he was used to being injured. His subordinates were bandaging him, and some vicious pirates were kicking and hitting the surrendered prisoners. Mainly some crew members who were not fighting.

"How about casualties?"

The half-elves first mate asked someone to tie a dead knot directly with the bandage, then stood up and said, "How many have you died? How many have you injured? Have all the enemies been cleaned up?"

A pirate with a very smart appearance ran over and bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty. Thirty-two died and about fifty or sixty people were injured. All the enemies who resisted were killed. There were still people under the cabin who wanted to resist, but they were also killed by us. All the things were sealed under the cabin. We know the rules of the Throat Cutter, and we guarantee that no one would go down secretly."

"Yes." The half-elf-elf mate nodded slightly and said with satisfaction: "Don't move the things below, you will naturally have your reward when you go back to Tailu Port."

He stood up and walked under the cabin where the slaves were shipped.

Those assets were nothing at all, so there were other ways to make money. What really made him care the most was the group of slave craftsmen escorted from the East. The task assigned by Lord Sauron was the most important. The half-elf mate quickly brought his men to the cabin. Most of the slaves imprisoned inside were characterized by oriental races, which looked a bit like the races in the desert, but their skin was a little yellower, and their outlines were not as bright as those in the races here, and the lines on their faces were softer.

“Which craftsmen are craftsmen?”

The half-elf first mate looked at the fifty or sixty slaves imprisoned in front of him. The Eastern route trade would not transport those cheap goods, so the quality of these slaves in front of him was relatively high.

A clever guy next to him came over and replied: "More than thirty craftsmen here are skilled craftsmen, and more than ten are all transported to Oriental Gladiators. They will send them to the City of Wealth and sell them to the underground arena on the South Coast area. All of these slaves are valuable."

Gladiator?

A look of interest appeared on the face of the half-elf mate. He walked to an Eastern Gladiator and looked at the strong man in front of him. The man's muscles were not very strong, not as exaggerated as many warriors here, but his muscle lines had a sense of strength and fluency. It is said that Eastern Gladiators are more skillful, and some have received training from Eastern monks. It seems that rumors are true. [Note: Many Eastern warriors have part-time monk levels who work one or two levels, and their training methods are traditionally the monks.]

“Take it all back.”

The half-elf-elf chief mate glanced at the shackles on the other party's hands and ordered: "These people seem to be useful. The Throat Cutter is just when you need a man, and you may have a chance to use them."

“Huh?”

He glanced at the innermost part of the cabin, then walked over carefully and asked, "What is the cage over there? Why is there no sound at all? Is it empty?"

Someone immediately brought a torch next to him.

As the light shone, the creatures in the dark cage appeared in front of them. Many people couldn't help but exclaim, and then someone suddenly realized it: "Is this? Is this an animal-turned man from the East?"

What appeared before them was a little girl.

A very small girl, who is at most six or seven years old, is wearing lace-shaped clothes, and there is something about her little face bag, but her big eyes and fair skin can be seen. This is not the most amazing thing, but what is even more surprising is that her ears are furry ears like cat ears, and a small cat tail sticking out from her butt.

"Are you a beast turned into a human?"

The half-elf-elf mate couldn't help but look in surprise, then murmured: "It seems to be the legendary cat girl? I thought this beast-turned human has become extinct! I didn't expect that Dongfang could find one more!"

Scream!

Facing the group of hideous pirates surrounding him, the little girl in front of her seemed a little scared, but the courage in her heart made her bare teeth at these people, revealing a pair of small tiger teeth that seemed to be wild and untamed. The beast-turned humans began to decrease significantly since the Arcane Empire, and it is now very rare. The reason for their appearance is hard to say, anyway, the legend is related to what taboo things.

After all, the great arcanes always wanted to get involved in the realm of the gods, including the part of creating life.

The half-elf-elf mate looked curiously, then ordered to the left and right: "Don't hurt her, this cat girl looks quite rare, take it back and give it to the eldest lady as a gift."

The young lady he said.

Of course, it refers to Vivian, but in fact it mainly refers to Lilian, because only Lilian will occasionally turn their commands around.

Now among Sauron's core subordinates, who doesn't know that Vivian is the treasure in Sauron's heart?

Not to mention that Vivian's own strength is also somewhat unfathomable to them!

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The half-elves first mate came out quickly.

There were already several people waiting outside. One of them looked a little gentle with single-frame glasses, not like a pirate, but more like a shopkeeper of the Chamber of Commerce. He came over and said with a slight look: "Mr. The cargo on the three ships has been counted. There are 26 boxes of porcelain, 21 boxes of tea bricks, and about 12 boxes of other pepper spices, as well as some rare silk fabrics. The total value is probably more than 50,000 Jindlers. If it can be sold to those local nobles, the value will probably increase by 50%!"

Hearing these words.

The half-elf-elf mate couldn't help but be stunned, and then murmured: "So much!? So valuable?!"

He felt something was wrong.

Because the things transported on these three ships seem to be quite valuable! And they are the most expensive and valuable goods on the Oriental route!
Chapter completed!