Goliath and the White Phoenix team set foot on this frozen land, and Sindagossa once again flapped her wings and flew into the sky, hovering among the clouds.

"Is this Silverstar Island? It looks desolate. Qiao Rui said.

Bai Xiaowen had already flipped through the map: "We have crossed the Strait of Boguas, and our current location is the northwest of Silver Star Island, and Silver Star City is located in the hinterland of the island. According to the information, the rule of the lord of Silver Star City 'Aldington' is very strict, officials are corrupt, gangs are rampant, and civilians need to pay high taxes, so they are very poor and can easily become slaves. ”

"Slaves? There should be no slavery in the Aaronic Plane world. Li Shuyi said.

"Silverstar Island is the only territory in the North where slavery is legal. Bai Xiaowen said.

"It's so damning...... Well, it seems that we are not liberators either," Li Shuyi said with a smile, "In this way, Silver Star Island should be easier to capture, and the lord named Aldington doesn't look like he has won the hearts of the people." ”

A cold voice rang out, and Golia spoke: "No, Aldington has a strong army. ”

Bai Xiaowen shrugged his shoulders and said: "Don't underestimate the resistance consciousness of the Vikings in the north, if Aldington wants to maintain its dictatorship, it must have a strong enough military force. ”

"No matter how strong he is, he can't resist death. Goliath's lines have a hint of a tendency to be in the middle of the two.

"Let's familiarize ourselves with the local situation first, and wait for the undead legion led by Lich Bard to arrive. Bai Xiaowen said.

The group was also moving forward as they were talking, and soon came across a village.

Perhaps due to the oppressive rule of Silver Star Island, this small village called "Mangni Village" is also very dilapidated, with most of the houses made of clay and reeds and thatch, and there is not even a decent wooden house.

"Lord Golia, you wait for the time being," Bai Xiaowen said, "If you want to find out the news, it is more suitable for the three of us to pretend to be wandering mercenaries, your image is a little inconsistent." ”

Bai Xiaowen and the three of them all have the illusion costume of a linen robe that is the default of the rules of the spirit world, and there is no problem in pretending to be wanderers. And Goliath is different, the well-made armor is itself high-level magic equipment, and because of the infusion of death energy, it has turned into a dark blue, exuding an icy aura, even the most illiterate fools can see that it is extraordinary.

"My patience is limited, so let's go. Gloria replied.

The trio of the White Phoenix squad walked all the way into Mangni Village.

Bai Xiaowen knocked on the door of a thatched hut at the entrance of the village.

A panicked voice sounded from inside the door: "Wait...... Wait a minute!"

The door opened, and an elderly couple with gray hair looked at each other with the three members of the White Phoenix Squad, still with a look of horror on their faces.

However, after seeing Bai Xiaowen's linen robe and the three of them, the elderly couple seemed to be relieved. The old woman in one of them also muttered: "It's okay, it's not a cross-flowered ......"

"What is a cross flower?" asked Li Shuyi in a whisper on the team's channel.

"The coat of arms of the Oldington family, two crossed roses. Bai Xiaowen also explained in the team channel, and then tried his best to show a kind smile and looked at the old couple:

"Fellow...... Well, hello guys, we're mercenaries from afar, we've just disembarked and want to find a place to stay and rest. Rest assured, we will pay as much as we want. ”

Bai Xiaowen's high charm value played a role, although the old man's eyes were a little suspicious, but his tone was not very bad: "Our house is not suitable for too many people, too small, and there is no place to sit...... Alas, you're in the wrong place, there's no business here. ”

"We are the best mercenaries," Bai Xiaowen said with a smile, "There are no vicious beasts nearby, such as tigers, jackals, or dragons, etc., is there a bounty order?"

"There are beasts, but they seldom enter the village, and as for dragons, I have never seen them," the old man sighed, "who has the spare money to give a bounty to the beasts? ”

"Silver Star City Lord's army, how many people are there?" Bai Xiaowen led the topic very smoothly.

"Who knows, a thousand or two thousand...... It's all the same for us......"

The old woman sighed, "You'd better hurry up." Today is the day when the tax collector goes to the countryside, and it is time to pay the tax again for this quarter...... I don't know how many people in the village will be taken away as slaves. ”

"Doesn't anyone want to resist?" Bai Xiaowen was a little puzzled.

"We are just unarmed civilians, how can we resist? Every time the tax collector goes to the countryside, he takes a team of cruciferous soldiers with him. The old man said.

Hearing the news, Bai Xiaowen squinted his eyes and thought for a while, then said goodbye and left.

Two hours later, two men on horseback arrived in the village, followed by a small group of soldiers.

Bai Xiaowen could sense the strength of the template of the two horseback riders, one of them was just an ordinary template, wearing the cloth robe of a public servant, and it should be the so-called tax officer. The other person is a heavily armed cavalryman, with the strength of an elite template, and the other ordinary template soldiers follow behind him, which has a kind of smell of ordering and prohibiting.

"Dior, how long are you going to keep me waiting. Goliath said impatiently.

The desire to destroy rises in the frozen heart of Goliath, a newly reincarnated black knight desperate to fight and kill.

"A little more patience...... As for the reason, I've already told you, Lady Goliath. Bai Xiaowen said.

Goliath snorted, "Your reasons are unconvincing...... If it weren't for the fact that the arrival of Lich Bard and the Legion of the Undead also takes time, I wouldn't have waited at all. ”

Bai Xiaowen smiled, and was about to open his mouth to appease him, when he suddenly heard a noisy voice from Mangni Village.

"Alright, let's do it. Bai Xiaowen said after climbing high and looking into the distance.

Goliath snorted and strode forward. The White Phoenix team followed closely.

Mangni Village has now become a mess. Obviously, as the old couple said, there are many civilians in the village who cannot afford to pay their taxes, and according to the laws of the Silver Star Lord, they will be reduced to slaves and work as coolies in the workshop of Lord Aldington, Lord Aldington—this is almost a dead end, the difference is nothing more than the length of time.

A dozen impoverished civilians were tied up with ropes, and heavily armed cruciferous soldiers were punching and kicking the families of the "would-be slaves" to separate them.

"Get out of the way, get out of the way!" exclaimed the tax officer, "and those who can't afford to pay their taxes are sold into slavery, that's the law!"