Chapter 288 The Strange Wandering Witches
Soon, Ah Zhu was unable to think.
Because from the moment he was forced to board this big ship, everything he encountered was far beyond his understanding.
The boat could actually fly in the sky, and the slaves could actually share clear water - this was the sweetest and clearest water he had ever drunk in his life. The most incredible thing was that the witches on the boat were very kind, and they were not like the witches in the tribe who regarded slaves as dirty things.
Wandering witches refer to monks. The monks supported by the Liuhuang tribes are called witches or divine witches, while the monks from outside are called "wandering witches".
"Wu" is a superior being. The "Great Wu" in the tribe has an extremely high status, and all the elders of the tribe must listen to him.
However, although these are common knowledge known to every member of the Liuhuang tribe, they are not things that slaves can access.
Slaves were not worthy of seeing witches. Even looking at them for a few more seconds was considered blasphemy and their eyes would be gouged out.
The slaves could only hunch over, lower their heads, and look at their toes.
This strange ship stopped several times, as if it had visited several different tribes. More and more slaves were brought on board, and soon the deck was filled with people.
Although they were all slaves, they could not communicate at all. Ah Zhu had been pushed by the crowd and didn't know how far away he was from the slaves of the Feng clan. He could only hear a language he couldn't understand. In Liuhuang, the dialect was different every ten miles, and the languages of the tribes were not mutually intelligible. On the contrary, although he couldn't understand the language spoken by the wandering witches, he could somehow understand the meaning of their words. I think it was a trick of the wandering witches.
What followed was a long voyage. It was the first time for Ah Zhu to be on a ship for such a long time, and it was a ship that could fly in the sky.
He could see the moon hanging high in the sky, the stars all over the sky, and sometimes, even a patch of moist clouds.
This wonderful experience reduced his fear of the unknown.
I don’t know how long it took, but the boat finally stopped and slowly descended until a loud noise was heard and the boat fell into the water.
"What is that?"
Ah Zhi looked at the "big river" not far away that had no end in sight and asked in shock and fear.
The river was so blue that it made people feel uneasy, and the waves were even bigger than those of the Yingshui River during the flood season. A strange fishy smell came from the tip of the nose, and even the air seemed "salty".
No one answered him. Most of the slaves were so shocked by the "big river" that they opened their mouths wide and could not speak. Some slaves seemed to recognize the river. They were noisy and talking about something. However, Ah Zhu saw a young slave who was not too old. He pointed at the big river and kept uttering a syllable, which seemed to be the name of the river.
They called that river, "The Sea".
Soon, Ah Zhu no longer had time to think about the big river called "Sea".
All the slaves were driven off the ship and brought to an empty wasteland.
Then, countless wandering witches surrounded everyone and began to shout something loudly, bargaining with the wandering witches who came down from the boat.
I can understand what those wandering witches say!
Ah Zhu was startled.
He heard a wandering witch pointing at a dozen slaves including himself and shouting, "Pack them all up. I want them all! How about ten dollars per person?"
Another wandering wizard who appeared out of nowhere shook his head repeatedly: "No, no! Last time we charged 10 yuan per head because they were all old, weak, women and children, and the ones taken over by the Soul Demon Sect had some problems, so the price was low. This time we got them from the Liuhuang area. Look, they are all young and capable guys! How can we still charge 10 yuan!"
"Then name your price!"
"At least 30 bucks per head!"
"You might as well go and rob them!" The You Wu who was planning to buy slaves blushed and shouted, "Even if the price is raised, it's too much! And look at them, they are pale and skinny, and they are not worth much at all!"
The wandering witch who sold slaves said confidently: "Human heads are in short supply. If you don't want them, there are plenty of people who do!"
"No, no, I'll definitely take them all, but 30 yuan per head is too much... How about 20, 20 yuan per head?"
"Hmm... add more, 25!"
"You call this adding more? You guys at Fu Lu Shou can't be black marketeers, right? 20 is enough! I really want all of these ten!"
"Alright, alright! I'll give it to you! I don't know why you Taiyin Sect people love to bargain so much..."
The conversation between the two wandering witches made Ah Zhu tremble with fear. Everything else was fine, but the mention of "human heads" in their words was really scary. Could it be that... they wanted to kill them and use their heads for sacrifice?
Ah Zhu guessed secretly and sighed in his heart.
But who would have thought that the wandering wizard who bought them would actually ask them if they were hungry! ?
"ah?"
Ah Zhu opened his mouth wide, unable to react, and the other slaves were no less excited.
Rather than asking the slaves whether they were hungry, it would be better to say that they were never full.
In Liuhuang, resources are scarce and water is in short supply, let alone food.
The harvests of rice and wheat are pitifully small. Corn is planted more often, but compared with the fertile Central Continent and other continents and islands, the yield is really not enough.
Therefore, not to mention slaves, even the free people in the tribe often went hungry. Perhaps only the nobles and the gods and witches were qualified to eat their fill.
As for asking slaves "Are you hungry?", he had never heard of this in the more than 20 years that he could remember.
Before anyone could react, a fragrant, soft, meaty bun was stuffed into Ah Zhu's hands. He had only seen such clean and tempting buns from afar at banquets at his former master's house, and even the steward had probably never eaten them!
"Forget it. You all look so skinny and you must be hungry. Eat a sesame cake first. If it's not enough, don't eat more. You can't eat too much if you're hungry for too long. Otherwise, you'll die of overeating! If you die of overeating, then my money will be wasted!"
The wandering witch seemed to like talking a lot. He kept mumbling to another wandering witch beside him, saying things that Ah Zhu couldn't understand: "Have the tents for sleeping been set up? Let them rest for a day before we start working. Otherwise, they will be exhausted from the long journey. If they get sick from the climate and water, and a few of them die, we will suffer a great loss!"
Another wandering wizard said something even stranger: "Can you show some humanity? Even capitalists would cry if they heard this. You should be put on the street lamp with the emperor and his men! The mineral vein is there and it won't run away. At least you should give them a few more days to get used to it and sign a labor contract, right?"
"Oh! It's just a game, why are you taking it so seriously..."
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