Chapter 181: The Bet with the Barbarians!

"What do you know? Since it is a trial, hiding one's identity is essential; otherwise, what point would the trial have!"

"Therefore, Baron Gervas's surname is not the point; his Fire Steed, and the fact that he uses Moonlight Pearls for every transaction with us, explains everything!"

"Besides, has any of you ever seen a border lord spend over a hundred gold coins just to buy a few slaves?"

Upon hearing this, the subordinates nodded in agreement.

"Furthermore, Viscount Gervas is a true noble with principles; last time, although he collected our taxes, he compensated our caravan with the premium from the Moonlight Pearls."

"And this time, he collected only one-tenth of the taxes, yet allowed us to earn an extra ten gold coins in premium!"

"Alas, I only blame my own ignorance last time for wanting to hide from Viscount Gervas, yet Viscount Gervas held no disdain!"

"From now on, if there are good slaves, they must be sent to Storm Hold first!" Overseer Ku Po exclaimed.

"By the way, Steward Overseer Ku Po, can this tube really be sold for five gold coins?"

Overseer Ku Po immediately looked at a small wooden box hanging on the saddle.

Inside the wooden box was a magical copper tube called a monocular telescope.

Overseer Ku Po had personally experienced the effect of this copper tube; it could pull people and scenery hundreds of meters away to the front, which was truly magical.

"It should be possible; although it is not a true magical item, the effect is almost the same!"

"Therefore, once some nobles who like strange trinkets hear about it, they will surely want to buy it!"

"Besides, Viscount Gervas did not charge us money; even if no one buys it, we can simply bring it back to Viscount Gervas!"

"That would be excellent; if it really sells, we will have a commission of five silver coins!"

The telescope Overseer Ku Po carried was brought along at Gervas's request.

Although Marshal Mi Xiusi and Vice-Commander Adeli would also help Gervas promote it.

But one cannot put all eggs in one basket; although Overseer Ku Po's group is a slave caravan, they deal with many nobles.

So it is also an opportunity to promote the monocular telescope.

As Overseer Ku Po and some others left, only fifty tribal barbarians remained in the arena.

"You should be able to understand our speech, right?"

This world is magical; almost all races share a single language.

For example, the Beast Race, the Human Race, and the Elf Race are all like this.

Although accents may exist sometimes, communication is still barely possible.

When Gervas first transmigrated, he found it strange for a long time.

After all, even the civilization of the 21st century in his previous life could not achieve a unified language.

How did this Fantasy World accomplish it?

Could it be that in ancient times, this Fantasy World with thousands of races had already achieved a great unification?

Of course, whether such a great unification truly existed is now impossible to investigate, and it is not important anymore!

What matters is that the unified language of most races indeed facilitates communication between races in this Fantasy World.

Hearing Gervas's question, the barbarians merely glanced coldly but did not answer.

Crack!

"My Lord Gervas is asking you a question!"

Seeing this, Knight Mi Gen raised an eyebrow and whipped his horse whip directly into the air, creating a beautiful explosion of sound.

Only then did the barbarian slaves finally look at Gervas again.

However, the barbarians still wore expressions of disdain on their faces. "Human, although you spent money to buy us and shackled us with chains,"

"the dignity of the warriors of our Black Bear Tribe cannot be trampled. Therefore, do not think we will bow to you and call you master!"

"If that is the case, you might as well kill us directly!"

Good heavens! Knight Mi Gen exclaimed, "Good heavens!"

"You lowly slaves, yet you speak of dignity? Then I will test your dignity for my lord!"

"Because I, Knight Mi Gen, believe that there is no dignity that a whip cannot shatter!"

After speaking viciously, Knight Mi Gen prepared to hold nothing back.

These slaves dared to be arrogant in front of their own lord; they certainly needed a severe lesson.

Just as Knight Mi Gen was about to raise his leather whip, Gervas raised his hand to stop him.

"The Black Bear Tribe, is it? Then tell me, was your entire tribe defeated and captured, or was only your small squad defeated and captured?"

"Our Black Bear Tribe is incredibly powerful; even if the Black Wolf Tribe and the Gray Fox Tribe conspired, they could not shake our entire Black Bear Tribe!"

"If they had not shamelessly used the children and women of our tribe to lure us, and then ambushed us with three times our numbers, I, the Black Bear warrior, would have surely crushed them!" spoke the largest barbarian among the group.

Gervas smiled slightly and did not question him; he had already obtained the information he wanted.

"Very well, then tell me, do you want to return to your tribe?"

"Human, would you be kind enough to release us? Stop pretending; I still say the same thing."

"You can chain us with shackles and force us with whips, but we will not call you master, nor will we kneel before you!"

The large barbarian sneered, clearly not believing a noble would be so kind.

"Who said I wouldn't be so kind? I am now preparing to make a bet with you! If you win, I will release you and let you leave the Kingdom's territory safely. Tell me, do you want to go back?"

The group of barbarians immediately showed slight agitation, but the largest barbarian managed to keep his temper.

"Noble, what do you want to bet on?"

"Betting with you barbarians, what else could it be? You claim to be powerful, so let us bet on combat! I will send fifty people to fight your fifty people. If I lose, I will honor the agreement and let you leave!"

"But if you lose, you must stay and serve me for three years. After three years, I will let you leave. How about that?"

"Noble, are you planning to send fifty titled knights? If that is the case, there is no need to fight; although our barbarian warriors are fierce, not everyone can compare to supernatural power!" the large barbarian immediately denied.

"Who said I would deploy a Knight? I will only deploy fifty ordinary guards; as long as you do not use extraordinary power, I guarantee there won't even be a Knight!"

"My lord!" Mi Gen and the others exclaimed in surprise upon hearing this.

And that large barbarian was even more anxious than Mi Gen and the others. "Noble, are you speaking the truth? Fifty ordinary guards?"

Gervas suppressed Mi Gen and nodded, saying, "Of course it is true; it depends on whether you barbarians dare to compete."

"And whether you dare to fulfill the wager when the time comes!"

The large barbarian immediately said, "Human noble, if you truly only send fifty ordinary guards to fight and compete with our Black Bear Warriors, then I will definitely accept your wager!"

"Moreover, I swear by the Giant God that I will certainly keep the wager's promise when the time comes!"