As the guards took action, those who spread rumors were all arrested without exception.
Violent clashes broke out during the arrest, and even though the guards were equipped with E-level knight armor purchased by Yoder, several members were still injured.
Fortunately, several team leaders arrived in time and successfully apprehended the mercenaries who spread rumors. In other areas, those who spread rumors included both ordinary people and wealthy businessmen.
Following Martin's orders, Yoder put them all in jail and announced to the public that the murder occurred in Peter's Auction House because the boss had robbed the second-in-command's wife, and the second-in-command was dissatisfied and killed people in anger.
Regardless of whether the civilians and mercenaries believed it or not, Yoder spread the news in this way.
Martin handed the matter over to Yoder and stopped asking about it. That day, several mercenary groups suffered misfortune.
Mercenaries love to brag when they are drunk, which leads to the fact that the largest number of people arrested by the guards are mercenaries. Moreover, their strength should not be underestimated, and the weakest one is at the level of a knight's squire.
When Yoder reported to Martin that the rumor had been brought under control, Martin nodded in understanding and then asked about the number of people in the prison.
Yoder replied, "Master, there are about 200 people imprisoned in the prison right now. Most of them are ordinary people, mainly members of those mercenary groups. The weakest of them are knight squires, and the strongest have reached the bronze level."
Martin thought for a moment, then contacted Betan. After the call was connected, Martin said, "Betan, I'm going to send you a group of prisoners to work the mines. You'll have to work them to death, increasing production as much as possible, but don't overwork them. These are my human-shaped gold coins. You'll supervise them personally."
I'm planning to head to the Luoqiu Mountains tomorrow afternoon to explore for new mines, and I'll hand these 200 people over to you. Oh, and I'll also send you a batch of recovery potions. Have them work in two shifts. Give them a bottle of recovery potion when they're tired. Let me know when they're finished, and I'll send you another.
Also, we need to keep them well-fed and well-dressed, so they can earn gold for me, the master." After hanging up the communication crystal, Martin said to Yoder, "We can get started on the castle construction. Here's 50,000 gold coins. You should bring along the five guards I had earlier to oversee the work. They have experience and can help."
Martin handed Yoder a space ring, signaling him to go down and do his work. Martin had previously checked a space ring and found more than 40,000 gold coins in it. He added some more to make up 50,000 gold coins before handing it to Yoder.
With nothing to do at the moment, Martin prepared to check the other five rings and found that Eric and others were very loyal and had helped him classify the items.
In order, there are items related to Warcraft, medicinal herbs, potions, knight armor and magic props, gold coins, some clothes, food and other miscellaneous items, and a pile of empty space rings.
Martin looked at these and couldn't help but sigh, "They were robbed so quickly! If they weren't in town, these people would be walking gold coins. They could be driven around at will without spending a penny, and they could earn a lot of gold coins by taking them to mine. What a pity, what a pity."
After Martin finished expressing his feelings, he felt like relaxing and having fun. After thinking about it, he decided to go to the Colosseum to watch the thrilling battle between humans and beasts.
The moment he entered the venue, waves of heart-wrenching screams pierced his ears. "Hurry, you loser! Hang him! Use your arms to strangle his throat!" the audience screamed frantically.
The other half, unwilling to be outdone, shouted, "Grab his eyes, you idiot! I bet eight silver coins on you to win, so don't lose! That's right, kick him in the groin and quickly pick up the knife nearby. Stop fighting!"
At this moment, one of the gladiators seized the opportunity, bent down suddenly, picked up the knife on the ground, and stabbed the other gladiator in the stomach. As the gladiator slowly fell, cheers instantly rang out at the scene, mixed with many shouts of resentment due to the loss of the bet.
Martin raised his hand to call over the young steward and asked, "When will the human-beast battle begin?" The steward smiled and responded respectfully, "My Lord, the human-beast battle is about to begin.
"Sir, how about a couple of gambles to add some fun?" Martin pondered over it. Before, when he had no money, he dared not even think about gambling, but now that he had just made a fortune, a little gambling for fun might not be a problem.
He immediately asked the steward, "Do you accept bets with knight armor?" The steward nodded quickly and said, "Of course, sir. We will accept anything that is valuable."
Hearing this, Martin took out three sets of B-level knight armor and two sets of C-level knight armor without hesitation. These were all armors from Peter's auction house, so he didn't feel bad about losing them.
Martin looked at these sets of armor with a trace of disdain on his lips, and complained in his heart: Peter's Auction House is really useless. It has been in Luoqiu Town for so long, but it doesn't even have a set of decent armor. It's such a failure.
Martin mortgaged his knight's armor and successfully obtained a certificate.
It clearly stated: Three sets of B-grade knight armor for a mortgage of 60,000 gold coins, and two sets of C-grade armor for 10,000 gold coins. Martin knew this was in line with the market price of knight armor. He thought to himself: That kid is sensible and didn't cheat me on this matter.
At this moment, the host passionately introduced the two teams that would be fighting. "Dear audience friends! This upcoming battle between humans and beasts will definitely make your blood boil!
On one side was the ferocious Fiery Lion, a true B-rank monster with terrifying attack and explosive power! On the other side was the legendary gladiator of our arena—Theodore!
He has Silver strength and has won eighty-two consecutive matches. He is only twelve away from leaving the Arena!"
The host's voice spread throughout the arena through the magic loudspeaker, and the audience cheered excitedly.
After the introductions, the host announced, "Now, we'll give you half an hour. Those who want to place bets should hurry up and do so. You can also take this opportunity to rest for a while. However, please note that you cannot leave the arena, but you can move freely within it."
Martin fell into deep thought. After thinking for a while, he turned to Alton and said, "Go and place a bet on Theodore for me. He's won 82 games in a row. He only needs 12 more to get out of this hellhole."
Generally speaking, the later the arena goes, the more difficult the opponents will be, and few gladiators can leave unscathed.
But for someone like him who is about to regain his freedom, he will definitely fight with all his might in every battle that comes his way.”
Alton took the order and left, returning a short while later with a betting receipt in his hand.
Martin took it casually and took a look at it. He saw that the odds of Warcraft were 1 to 1.45, and the odds of humans were 1 to 1.43. The difference between the two was not too big.
However, due to his large bet, he didn't know whether Theodore could continue to win in this fight.
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