Chapter 588: Chapter 454, Willing to be a Slave_3
From a different perspective, they should feel fortunate that this skeleton army is led by a transmigrator.
Otherwise, their fate would be the same as the Orcs outside.
Piled together, under the breath of the bone dragon, turning into mounds of white bones.
“Okay, don’t play any tricks on me. You can continue to live in your territories, and I’ll provide corresponding protection,” Fang Hao said, looking straight at the two of them.
These two were different from Zhang Bin and Fu Lei.
As captives on the losing side, naturally they had no right to negotiate.
Even if they were forced onto the battlefield by the Orcs, once on the battlefield, they were only enemies – there were no secondary identities.
Fang Hao and Tang Qi had actually cooperated before.
Tang Qi was a loyal customer of Fang Hao’s fabric store, the transmigrator who bought the most underwear.
And in the Trade Alliance station Tang Qi had also chatted with Fang Hao and came across as being talkative. He actively approached Fang Hao for a chat and did not hide his relationship with the Orcs.
But after all, they had been attached to the Blackstone Tribe for a while and he needed to guard against possible problems.
“Understood, understood,” Tang Qi immediately responded.
Shang Xinran, standing at the side, also nodded in understanding.
“Untie them!” Fang Hao commanded.
Domina stepped forward; the spider feet on her back working hard to cut the cocoon encasing them.
She helped the two to get up from the ground.
As soon as they got up, they didn’t bother with anything else and immediately removed their Book of Lords and handed it over.
Domina took the two Books of Lords from them and delivered them straight to Fang Hao.
Fang Hao took them and directly used the Books of Lords for absorption.
[You can absorb the Book of Lords (Level 1)].
[Absorption successful, your Book of Lords is now Level 6, 6/20 needed for an upgrade].
The two Books of Lords were both Level 1. After absorption, the experience required for the upgrade went from 4/20 to 6/20, only increasing by two points.
Fang Hao checked the two’s City Levels – Tang Qi’s was Level 5, and Shang Xinran’s was Level 4.
Their levels weren’t high, and they might even be said to be quite low.
It seemed that being attached to the orc tribe did limit their development, or else they wouldn’t only be at Levels 5 and 4.
In the entire region, they could only be considered middle to bottom rank.
After absorption, Fang Hao reinstated the two as city lords.
From the Book of Lords, he assigned two Books of City Lords into their hands.
“Alright, rest a bit. I’ll have a task for you later,” Fang Hao said.
The two carefully stood to the side, not sitting down.
…
At four in the morning, the rain continued to fall.
But compared to midnight, it had lightened considerably.
At this time, Meatfist came back in, the soldiers behind him bringing in an Orc.
Standing in the middle of the hall, Meatfist said, “Master, we found the Orcs’ dungeon, where almost a thousand Orcs were hiding. This Orc claims to be the daughter of the Blackstone Clan Leader and wishes to see you.”
The Orc was pushed to the middle.
Her gaze first fell on Tang Qi and Shang Xinran, who were standing to the side.
Fang Hao was also looking at the Orc below.
The Orc was strong and tall, dressed in leather armor, with a red skin. Her chest was pronounced, yet she didn’t have an abundant growth of hair like other Orcs.
Her bare arms and shins were quite clean.
“You wanted to see me?” Fang Hao looked at the female Orc.
The Orc frowned at the human sitting above, her face subtly changing.
She couldn’t understand why a human would be sitting in the leader’s position after the tribe was captured.
“I want to see your leader,” the female orc spoke in a deep voice.
Clearly, she could not believe that a human could be the leader of this undead army, even if that tall skeleton hero called him ‘master’.
Fang Hao wasn’t bothered and replied, “I am the leader. If there’s anything you want to say, say it to me. Also, your time is running out.”
The female Orc continued to examine him up and down.
She then said directly: “I am Rhesa, the daughter of the Blackstone Tribe’s Clan Leader. I represent the remaining members of the tribe and surrender to you. I am willing to become your slave.”
After speaking, the female Orc fell to her knees right there, bowing her head in submission.
There were few people left in the Blackstone Tribe, and all their key members had been killed in battle. The only one who could act as a representative was her – a woman who had been locked up by the Great Commander.
She could also use her status as the Tribe Leader’s daughter to fight for a chance for the remaining tribe members to survive.
The Orc’s submission was very simple – to become slaves after defeat and let the victor do what they wished.
Fang Hao looked at the female Orc below without immediately responding.
He nearly wiped out all the people of Blackstone City, and the surviving Orcs would have seeds of hatred in their hearts.
In the case of Frostwind City and the troll city of North, he had indeed pardoned many people because those two locations needed a large amount of labor.
At the same time, he also stationed a large army and heroes there to prevent uprisings.
But for Blackstone City, whether to take these Orcs as slaves or not, he was allowed to hesitate.
“What can you and your people offer me? Not killing you would only bring danger to me,” Fang Hao continued.
Orc Rhesa pondered a bit, and immediately said, “We can work for you…”
“That is not enough to persuade me,” said Fang Hao.
Rhesa’s expression changed, her gaze scanning the Book of Lords on his waist. She immediately said, “I am Rhesa, and I am familiar with all the villages near the Blackstone Tribe. I can help you make these nearby villages affiliate villages. It should be easier for me to do this than for your army.”
Hmm?
Fang Hao began to size up the female Orc in front of him again.
She was one of the few smart ones among the Orcs, and what she said got his interest.
There were many scattered Orc villages near the Blackstone Tribe.
This included the Orcs that had been gathered by the Blackstone Tribe, then dispersed by Fang Hao.
If there was a person to act as an intermediary and turn these villages into affiliates, that would save him a lot of trouble.
Of course, the danger was also there. What if Rhesa used this opportunity to gather these Orcs to rebel against him?
Even though he had sufficient soldiers and wasn’t worried about that, if it happened it would be a big bother.
After giving it serious thought, Fang Hao still shook his head, “From what you are saying, I cannot trust you. You have used up your chance. Take her away.”
At these words, Rhesa became increasingly anxious.
She couldn’t think of anything else that might convince the man in front of her, while the skeleton soldier at the side was already moving to remove her from the room.
“I can lead my people to work for you, and am willing to sign a slave contract with you. What else are you worried about?” As the skeleton soldier dragged Rhesa out, she kept shouting without giving up.
But Fang Hao didn’t say a word, as if he hadn’t heard her.
These one thousand Orcs offered more danger than gain.
Just when the female Orc was about to be dragged out,
Tang Qi, who was standing to the side, clenched his fists, seemingly making a decision, boldly stepped forward and declared, “Lord, I am willing to vouch for her.”