Chapter 205 Whip

"Dear honorable sirs, these three types of soldiers are the gifts our Aket Merchant Group presents to you this time. I wonder if you are satisfied!"

"satisfy!"

"Go ahead, just tell me the price!"

The nobles on the stage were of course very satisfied. No matter which of these three types of soldiers they could get, as long as they had the luck, they would be able to make a fortune in the Southern Expedition.

The noble gentlemen on the stage could no longer hold back, and seeing that the host was still chattering on, they asked directly.

"Yes, gentlemen, I will make the offer directly!"

"There are 50 spearmen in total, and they need 100 gold coins!"

"30 longsword fighters, 150 gold coins required!"

"20 longbowmen, 200 gold coins required!"

"The above are their lowest prices. I wonder which master is willing to give them names!"

The so-called bestowing of a name means buying. Although slave trading is legal in this world, the slave owners are also of noble status. In order to slightly embellish their dealings, they talk about buying and selling in a more elegant way. Moreover, the slaves have no names. At the moment they are trained by the slave owners, they only have code names. Only when they are bought by the new owner will they be given a name by the master!

As the host finished his words, the crowds on the platform and outside the fence suddenly fell silent, apparently frightened by the price.

You know, if 200 gold coins are used to equip ordinary guards, it would be easy to equip thousands of people, but now it can only buy 20 longbowmen!

The host was accustomed to such scenes. He walked up to a spearman with a smile, took out a short blade from his arms, and then cut a 5-centimeter-long cut on the spearman's arm.

When the onlookers saw the host's actions and the sharp short blade scratching the spearman's arm, especially the flesh on the slave soldier's arm that was slightly turned outward, they all felt their arms itching and their scalps tingling.

The host certainly did not act like this because he was crazy; he just wanted to show the value of the slaves.

When the host took out the short blade and placed it on the spearman's arm, the spearman didn't even blink, not to mention his body shape, he just stared ahead like a sculpture.

When the short blade cut his arm and blood kept flowing out, the soldier seemed to be unaware of it. He was also a flesh and blood body, and no one watching thought that they could have such endurance.

The host's actions and the performance of the slave soldiers finally stimulated the noble masters on the stage again. Several noble masters who could no longer hold back spoke up!

"Longbowman, I want it!"

"I want a longbowman too. I'll pay 201 gold coins!"

"I want a longsword..."

As more people spoke up, more and more people joined the competition. After all, even slave owners could not train such slave soldiers who were almost deadly every year.

Although there are only a hundred people in the field, they were eliminated from 1,000 people and trained at the cost of 900 lives.

However, the focus of everyone's competition was on the two slave soldiers, the longsword men and the longbow men, because those who would come to buy these slave soldiers were basically small nobles. The small nobles were only the vanguards of the big nobles, and they would be used in sieges, field battles, and sneak attacks. But when a large-scale frontal battle broke out, the main force was still the infantry phalanxes and cavalry under the big nobles.

Letting a group of dozens of small nobles make up a group of guerrillas to fight against the infantry phalanxes of the regular army will only make them become hedgehogs.

Longbowmen and longswordmen are also suitable for the combat needs of small nobles.

The 50-man spear phalanx has too many limitations for the small nobles. It can only be used in open fields to exert its greatest power. The cost-effectiveness is not high. If it is broken up and used for a charge, it would be better to recruit a few more guards. After all, the spearman's spear is 5 meters long.

Now there are better locations, which are of course more cost-effective and more in line with the wishes of the nobles.

The host was delighted to see the nobles on the stage arguing over archers and longbowmen. He did not neglect them and immediately said, "My dear lords, please listen to me. Since you all value longbowmen, let's first decide who will be given the name of longbowmen."

"The gentleman just offered 201 gold coins. I wonder if there are any other gentlemen who would like to bid."

Acte invited so many nobles to the stage and provided them with good food and drink for this effect. 200 gold coins were profitable for them, but everyone would be happy to make more money, so when multiple parties were interested in the same "goods", that was the time for their caravan to profit by offering the highest price.

"205 gold coins, I want this longbowman!"

As soon as the host finished speaking, a noble with a big belly spoke up.

"210 gold coins..."

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"215 gold coins..."

In a short while, seven or eight nobles on the platform kept bidding, and the price of the archer, which was originally only 200 gold coins, has been raised to 240 gold coins. Although there are maids fanning them at the back, some of the nobles participating in the auction have sweat on their foreheads. Obviously, this price has reached the highest price he can afford.

In fact, Gervis was also envious when he saw those longbowmen. After all, these longbowmen were very good at swordsmanship and archery. Among ordinary soldiers, they were considered the best in the world. However, after hearing the auction price and thinking about his own guards who also had muskets, he gave up the idea.

“250 gold coins!”

Just as the nobles who were bidding fell silent and the 20 longbowmen were about to be won by the bidder of 240 gold coins, another bid was heard in the field. Gervis and Pat were quite familiar with this voice, it was Kevin's voice.

"250 gold coins! That master offered 250 gold coins. Are there any other masters who want to bid?"

The host asked excitedly.

But it was obvious that 240 gold coins was the limit for those nobles. After the host shouted three times and saw that no one bid again, although he felt a little disappointed, he still had a bright smile on his face, and said to Kevin respectfully: "Congratulations to this young master for getting the opportunity to name 20 archers!"

Soon, three servants came to Kevin carrying an exquisite tray. For a moment, everyone's eyes were focused on Kevin. Kevin stood up from his seat in high spirits, then took out three purses from his arms, counted out some gold coins from one of the purses, and handed the three purses to the servants.

The three waiters returned to the tent with the tray containing the gold coins. After a while, the host came out of the house with a small whip in his hand. The whip looked quite nice, but it was a bit short, only 30 centimeters long.

The host quickly walked to the podium and handed the whip to Kevin with both hands!

Kevin took the whip, raised it high with pride and looked around, especially when he saw Gervis and Pat, his eyes were full of provocation.

(End of this chapter)