Chapter 179

That night, Ruolin took all the slaves she bought back to the workshop behind the shop. After learning the identity of Dewey, the slave dealer also presented several young and beautiful female slaves to please the young Duke.

These aborigines from Nanyang seem to be very honest, but Ruolin still feels a little wrong. It's just that she can't make it clear for a moment what's wrong.

These slaves... Seem a little too obedient.

It's different from Dewey. Ruolin traveled on the mainland and met many slaves. The slaves were either rebellious savages, and only the whip could make them obedient. Or, those slaves who have been tamed, always numb, empty eyes, with a thin body to bear the heavy labor work, look sad, numb.

But this group of slaves... When the slavers delivered them to them, they should still be a group of "living slaves", but they were too obedient.

Twenty strong young men, the expression on their faces is not so much numb as surprising... Mechanical?

Yes, it's mechanical!

It seems that they simply obey their own orders, and there is no happiness or anger on their faces, nor the sadness after they become slaves, nor the loss of being plundered away from their homeland.

What makes Ruolin even more ridiculous is that for a moment, she seemed to feel a breath similar to... Soldiers on the 20 male slaves!

Yes, soldiers! Their actions are neat, quick and efficient. Even after being placed in the workshop. It seems that the servants who used to drive them away with a whip are all completely ornaments. These slaves consciously went into a big house where they lived, and ate their dinner in silence. Ruolin was a kind person, and the dinner she prepared for these slaves was pretty good.

However, these slaves are not happy or angry. After eating quietly, they go to rest silently... Moreover, when they are eating, they even know that they have to queue up!

The only one that didn't move. It's the young and the old of these slaves. Two guys sitting quietly on the ground, next to the natural strong young people brought them food. Even Ruolin secretly observed that only when the old man and the young man finished eating, the other slaves would dare to eat.

Ruolin, who has been observing in secret for a night, seems to catch a thread of thought. That night, she immediately went to see Duwei and told the young master what she found tonight.

Dewey was in his nightgown, and he was already in bed. But was called up by mad. Because Du Wei had given an order that if it was Jolin who asked to see him, he would tell himself at the first time at any time that his subordinates were not allowed to refuse his request.

At this moment, Dewey met Ruolin in his study. He sat on the chair in his nightgown, pondered for a while, and looked at the female knight in front of him: "you mean, the old and the young. Seems to be the head of these slaves? "

"It's not that simple." Ruolin said slowly: "I don't know how to describe it. The main reason is that this old man and a young man seem to have a kind of temperament. I can't describe what it is, but it's obvious that the old man, especially, seems to be used to the behavior of a superior person. This kind of temperament. It seems that I have only seen some of the great nobles in the imperial capital. Moreover, these slaves are very young and strong. The most important thing is that they are well-trained when they act. Moreover, I suspect that they have even received some training similar to that of soldiers. Although in our eyes, it is far worse than the soldiers in the Imperial Army... But it has a certain appearance. You know. They are aborigines! Originally just a group of barbarians like the indigenous tribes! I found this kind of temperament in this kind of person. Isn't that strange? "

As soon as Dewey's eyes lit up, he went back to his bedroom and dressed. And let mad prepare horses, night and Ruolin rushed back to the shop behind the workshop.

Then, in a prepared empty house, Du Wei asked Ruolin to find the old and young slaves.

He wants to meet these two guys in person.

The rooms in the workshop were not big. Dewey sat in a chair and quietly observed the two guys in front of him.

Soon, he made a judgment. The old man didn't look easy to deal with, because there was no panic in his eyes, his lips were pursed, and his face was quiet. The boy was quite calm, but after all, he was still young. When he first came in, his eyes turned, revealing an imperceptible timidity, but he was clearly caught by Dewey.

"Say your name." Dewey sat on the chair and said faintly. He looked into the old slave's eyes. "I know you speak our language. The man who sold you to me has introduced you. You seem to be the smartest one in the group."

"This card." The old slave spewed out a short word: "benka, it's my name."

His mainland language is very good. Although his pronunciation is not clear, his meaning is very accurate.

"Your original identity." Dewey smiles.

The old man was silent and did not answer.

"You have to understand one thing." "I don't care what identity you were in your place before, but now, here, your identity is my slave. Your life and all of you are mine! Do you understand? "

The old man's face showed a trace of struggle, and then seemed helpless, whispered: "I used to be a tribal priest."

Dewey nodded.

His old man started his life by his military exploits in Nanyang, and he knew a little about the customs of Nanyang tribe. In those tribes in Nanyang, the status of sacrifice was even more noble than that of tribal chief.

"What about him, then?" Dewey took a look at the child beside him. "Who is he?"

Old benka hesitated: "he is the son of our tribal chief... Our tribe has been destroyed by your army, most of them have died, and the rest have been captured."

Oh... The son of an extinct tribal chief?

Dewey laughed. "So. The young slaves who are with you are all from one of your tribes? "

"Yes." Benka nodded: "all of them. They all respect me and the chief's son. It's our tradition. "

Well, that seems reasonable.

Dewey smiles. He stands up and says to benka, "your answer is very good. But I need you to understand one thing. No matter how prominent your former status may be, you are my slaves now. "

"I understand." There was no resistance on his face. He seemed very obedient.

Dewey nodded: "I am a kind man, I will not abuse you, and I will not treat you like animals. I'll make you full and warm. Even if you are obedient, I can allow you a little free time every night to pray for the gods you believe in. "

"..." old benka looked up. Looking at Dewey in surprise.

How could this young boy understand our customs?

There are many islands in the vast waters of the Nanyang ocean. On different islands, there are many different tribes. The culture of these aborigines is similar, and their beliefs are totally different from those of the mainland. Dewey was once interested in this. When I was a child, I studied it quietly.

After all, his father was born as a commander in chief of the Navy, and his family still had a lot of customs about Nanyang. Moreover, many of the guards in the family were veterans who had been with count Raymond to fight in Nanyang. No one would be surprised by the young master's curiosity: young children. It's normal to be more curious. Du Wei also heard some old bodyguards talk about the local customs of Nanyang.

It's different from Loran. There is only one temple in Roland, and there is only one God in the whole continent, the God of light.

The tribes in Nanyang, however, seem to believe in a more complicated system than the prosperous continent!

According to the legend of Nanyang tribe, an ancient god created the world, and after the God, he gave birth to a bunch of sons and daughters. These became numerous and various gods, who were in charge of the world and nature. Among them, the complexity is far better than the temple scriptures in the mainland.

For example, there are the goddess in charge of harvest, the goddess in charge of rainy season, and the sun god in charge of the sun... (because of the climate, the aborigines in the tropical ocean have never seen snow, so the legend of the God of nature lacks the God in charge of ice and snow).

And those Nanyang tribes, each tribe has its own gods. They would choose a son or daughter of a God as the protector of their tribe.

They obey the common God of creation. He acknowledged the existence of the gods and the protectors of other tribes.

This is very interesting for Dewey. Because in Roland. The temple doctrine is very clear: there is only one God in the world, the God of light that the temple believes in. In addition, all the other so-called gods are evil heretics and hypocrites. The God of light is the only God between heaven and earth. Such a religion has a very strong exclusiveness.

Of course, the only thing more enlightened is that you can choose not to believe in religion or gods.

However, even if you don't believe in it or are not a believer, you should not insult the gods or slander the gods and other believers. This is the law. Moreover, it is absolutely not allowed to believe in other religions!

Either you believe in the God of light, or you don't believe anything! Otherwise, I am afraid that the temple will be arrested in the name of heresy, or even burned to death.

The aborigines in Nanyang never seem to contradict each other's religious beliefs. They admit and respect the gods of other tribes and that the world is jointly controlled by many gods.

Most of the tribes in Nanyang hold the ceremony of kneeling and praying to the gods in the tribe at dusk every day, and the ceremony is presided over by the sacrifice in the tribe.

"You know our customs very well." This card opened a mouth, half a day also only said such a sentence.

"Yes, a little bit." Dewey gave a faint smile: "I can give you freedom to pray. Unless, of course, you are obedient. "

"Thank you. You are a kind Master Benka bent over: "I'll make them obey."

Dewey walked up to benka as if at random. His eyes drifted over the exposed part of benka's arm, where there was a tattoo.

"What is this?" Dewey said with a smile, "is this the totem of your tribe?"

"... yes." Benka nodded: "our envelope is the sun god, which is the totem of the sun wheel and our tribe. Our former tribe was called the rilun tribe. "

Du Wei nodded, and then he seemed to smile, let Ruolin take this old and young down.

Just as benka and the boy were about to go out, duvet suddenly stopped him. Leng Bu Ding said from the back: "the chief's son, how come there is no tattoo on his body? I heard that in your place, all people with noble status need tattoos, right

Old benka turned around, his expression was very calm: "yes, you are right, master. But in our case, only 14 years old is considered an adult. After entering the bar mitzvah, they are qualified for tattooing. And he's only twelve. "

"Well, then, the last question." Dewey walked up to the boy with a smile. His face smile is very kind, Wen Yan said: "what's your name?"

There was some fear in the young man's eyes. He could not help saying: "Luffy..."

Dewey smiles. He takes a look at the old benka. The smile in his eyes gradually cooled down.

"Lufeck. It's a nice name. " Dewey sneered: "Jolin, take this Luffy to the next room and let him taste something interesting!"

With that, Dewey turned back to the chair and sat down quietly.

Ruolin had already stepped out. Behind her, there were two strong men with ferocious faces striding up. They could not help saying that one of them caught little lufeck. He picked up the little year and then walked into a room next door.

Ruolin's two subordinates are pirates, with a ferocious smile on their face. At first sight, they are definitely not good people. Old benka's face immediately changed. He turned to Duwei anxiously and cried out: "dear master, this is..."

"It's a punishment for lies." Dewey sat in his chair and looked at the old man coldly.

Old benka went down to his knees with a plop. Repeatedly exclaimed: "I... I didn't lie! Everything I said is true... "

"Hum!" Dewey sneered: "the rilun tribe? Sacrifice? The chief's son? Lufeck? Do you really think I'm one of those fool aristocrats who are easy to deceive? "

At this moment. Next to the room suddenly came the boy's scream of panic, and then came a loud voice of whip!

Pop!!!

It's the sound of a whip on the body. Loud and crisp, mixed with the boy's sad cry, old benka's face changed wildly, and he was about to jump up and run to the room. Ruolin pushed him, and he backed back powerlessly.

"Ruolin, let them whip the child 20 times first!" Dewey said coldly: "old benka... Hum, I don't care if it's your real name or not. But you have to know that a child's body may not be able to bear the punishment I have here! Twenty whips. After he has finished twenty whips, if you don't tell the truth, I will let people continue to whip him forty whips! Then 80! After 80 is 160! Until you tell the truth

Old benka was sweating and tearing: "I... what I said is the truth! It's all true! "

"The truth?" Dewey sneered: "you just made up a seemingly reasonable lie to deceive me!"

He suddenly stood up and threw a teacup in his hand. It hit old benka's foot. With a bang, the teacup broke and the tea splashed. Old benka was suddenly surprised.

"Do you think I don't know?" Dewey sneered: "the rilun tribe? Joke! Yes, there is a Japanese tribe in Nanyang, but that tribe was destroyed by the imperial expeditionary fleet as early as 14 years ago! The ninth expedition of the Empire, the sixth day of triumph! The rilun tribe is the 26th tribe conquered by the imperial expeditionary army in the imperial records!! The rilun tribe, also known as the "medesar tribe", takes the sun god as its patron saint. From the patriarchal clan, they all have the surname of "medesar" because they think their ancestors were a servant of the sun god named medesar. You said the chief's son was Luffy? Let me tell you, I know the name of lufeck. Lufeck means "wind" in some of your Nanyang native languages! The son of the chief of the rilun tribe named Feng? Do you think I'm a fool? Or do you think I know nothing about Nanyang like other nobles? "

Dewey's cold eyes finally fell on benka's tattoo: "finally, your tattoo! Dear Mr. sacrifice! Indeed, according to legend, tribal sacrifice requires tattoos, but is your tattoo the wheel of the sun? Is it the sun god? Joke! "I don't understand Nanyang culture?"

Du Wei suddenly raised his hand, dipped it on the tea stains on the table, and then quickly drew a pattern on the ground in front of him“ This is the totem of the rilun tribe! The sun god totem Looking at the pattern painted by Dewey on the ground in front of him, old benka suddenly felt a cool air rising from the heel to the back of his head! He looked at the young nobleman in front of him as if he were looking at the ghost. He... How could he know! How could he know so well?! Dewey drew this pattern. Of course, benka recognized it! Not bad at all, even every pattern has no deviation! It is the totem of sun god of the orthodox rilun tribe! This young nobleman's familiarity with Nanyang culture is far beyond the estimation of this card“ Do you want me to continue? " Dewey sneered at benka: "don't you give up? Then I'll tell you again, the tattoo on your body is not a totem of gods at all, but a flame! Joke! Do you think I can't even tell the sun god from ordinary flame tattoos? In Nanyang's tribal culture, this kind of flame tattoo on your body simply represents nobility and auspiciousness! It has nothing to do with the protection of gods or anything like that! " Old benka is sweating all over“ How's it going? " After duvet finished, his voice gradually calmed down: "are you surprised? Then tell me who you really are! Hum, you are smart and cunning. You have made up such a set of seemingly reasonable lies to cheat me! If it wasn't for my master's research on Nanyang culture, I would have been cheated by you if I were someone else! " Old benka is still in a daze, Dewey just reminded him: "that poor Luffy is still under the whip, do you want to continue to think about this waste of time?" Old benka suddenly woke up and cried out, "no! No! Don't hit him! I said! I say everything