Chapter 857: Deliberate
At first, the centaurs would mutter to each other, "What should we do now?", "We can't just keep being slaves to these humans, right?"
But I don’t know since when no one mentioned this matter anymore.
It’s not that everyone has really forgotten, it’s just that they have reached a certain consensus.
After all, the centaurs became mercenaries just to survive.
The Centaurs were originally a simple nomadic tribe with no fixed living area. They basically chased prey, and the fundamental purpose of chasing prey was to obtain food so that they could survive.
However, as the tribe continued to expand and other forces continued to expand, the leader at the time clearly felt that hunting alone was no longer enough, so they added the business of "fighting".
In fact, in the old civilization period, the Centaurs had ushered in a new peak in the development of the entire tribe thanks to the newly added "fighting" business.
And nicknames like "Disaster Star" also started to follow them from that time.
During this period, as they were an outstanding cavalry unit, naturally there were many forces around them that wanted to recruit them, and the leader at the time also accepted it.
This also allowed the Centaurs to live a relatively stable life.
Unfortunately, the good times did not last long. After obtaining the power of the Centaurs, the emperor was eager to use this power to compete with surrounding forces for resources and expand his country's territory.
In a dangerous operation, their Centaur tribe suffered heavy losses. Later, when they encountered the same operation again, their leader resolutely refused to carry out the operation, but this laid hidden dangers for them.
Regardless of whether the order is reasonable or not, no emperor would like a disobedient force.
So in an operation, the emperor at that time designed to leave the Centaurs behind as a cover, intending to annihilate them with the help of the enemy. In this process, the dying Centaurs could also help them strike a wave of enemy forces, making it easier for him to annex later, which was killing two birds with one stone.
But what the emperor didn't expect was that the Centaurs were much more tenacious than he expected. They managed to break through the siege and disappeared without a trace.
Since then, the Centaurs no longer attached themselves to any force. They merely served as mercenaries in wars, appearing on various battlefields. They always refused any recruitment until the destruction of the old civilization.
During the war, many gods fell and the whole world collapsed. Many races lost their inheritance and were scattered all over the world.
After the destruction of the old civilization, so many years have passed. The current Centaur leaders may not be clear about what happened back then. People like Drogo are even more clueless.
But this did not prevent them from experiencing similar things, which also led to the Centaur mercenaries that appeared here establishing similar rules. They were also not affiliated with any force and only appeared as mercenaries on various battlefields.
As for now...
All we can say is that they did not volunteer to be laborers here. Under the circumstances at the time, they had no choice at all. In order to survive, they could only compromise.
As a result, while doing this job, I found that my life was actually quite stable!
The work is definitely tiring, there’s nothing to say about that, but at least it’s not life-threatening, and at the same time I can still eat well and sleep well.
This is very tempting for the Centaurs who have been wandering.
Even though they are war mercenaries, they earn a lot of money.
But in fact, most of the time, they don't have a good life.
Because as mercenaries, they will not stay in a country for too long after completing their mercenary mission, and they cannot stay too long.
It will take at most a week, after they have exchanged most of the money they earned for various survival supplies, they will leave.
With those supplies, don't expect these guys who only know how to fight and hunt to make anything delicious. The food they make can basically only satisfy one thing, and that is to fill their stomachs.
Many times, they just ate dry food and spent most of their time on the move. Their daily lives were like marching.
In addition, being in the wild without even a stable campsite, they had to be on guard against nearby forces and even attacks from wild beasts at all times. Naturally, they could not get a good night's sleep, let alone sleep comfortably.
After recalling this, they realized that the hard labor days in recent times were actually more comfortable than most of their past lives! The Centaur captives who realized this were all a little confused, but they were powerless to refute.
However, what they didn't know was that, considering their special status, Zhou Xu actually gave them certain preferential treatment.
For ordinary captives, although the Great Zhou would ensure that they had enough food to eat, it was basically just enough to fill them, and the food mainly consisted of cheap steamed buns, flatbreads, and pickles.
Dishes like braised pork and spare ribs do not exist.
The situation is similar in terms of housing.
Therefore, the Centaur captives felt that being coolies in the Great Zhou was more stable and comfortable than being mercenaries. This was definitely not their illusion, but something Zhou Xu did intentionally.
The purpose is to reduce the resistance in their hearts and pave the way for later recruiting these Centaur mercenaries.
Over this period of time, the results achieved are undoubtedly satisfactory.
It was a new day. Normally, after getting up and having breakfast, the foreman would come and take them to their respective posts to work.
But today things are clearly different.
"Gather together in the open space over here."
The Centaurs were not unfamiliar with this open space, because behind it was their tent where they slept and rested.
After being transferred from the recruit training camp to Green Forest City, Li Ce, as the border garrison general stationed in Green Forest City, directly designated a separate area for them next to the military camp for the centralized custody of these Centaur captives.
At this moment, they are in this open space.
This situation was obviously different from the past, and the Centaur captives couldn't help but feel uneasy.
Vaguely, they had sensed that something was about to happen.
At this moment, they found themselves somewhat afraid of losing this peaceful life.
Just when the Centaur captives could no longer control their wild thoughts, a burst of dense horse hoof sounds came from outside the camp.
As the sound got closer, the Centaur captives standing on the open ground opened their eyes wide unconsciously as they saw the figures running towards them. Each of them looked stunned.
At this moment, the person who appeared in their sight was none other than Zhuo Ge and his men who had rushed back day and night after receiving Zhou Xu's transfer order! (End of this chapter)
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