Surviving In The Ancient Times With Limitless Supplies
Chapter 195: Buying Meat

Chapter 195: Buying Meat

Seeing that everyone had arrived, A Lu Zhi looked at A Lu Qian and softly called him. "Third Elder Brother, wake up."

Hearing A Lu Zhi’s call, A Lu Qian immediately opened his eyes. He looked at the others, then straightened his sitting posture.

"I found the bandits’ den location." He said straight to the point.

Hearing his words, everyone’s expressions became serious. He looked at them for a moment and said, "It will take about seven hours to reach the bandits’ den. I stayed there for a while, gathered some information, and found out that there were at least three hundred to four hundred bandits in that tower-shaped fortress."

As soon as he said this, everyone fell silent. A few seconds later, A Lu Da asked, "Have you found the place where the bandits kept the abducted women?"

A Lu Qian shook his head and said, "The interior of the fortress is like a maze, and it is impossible to go deep into their base at that time. But according to the structure of the fortress, the prison should be located underground."

Xu Xiang thought for a while and asked, "Aside from the bandits who entered and left the fortress, are there other people who visit the fortress?"

Hearing her question, A Lu Qian nodded and said, "Mhm. When I sneaked into the fortress, I saw a few groups of people there. Judging by their attire, these people should come from different places. And based on their conversations with the bandits, they went there to do business."

After hearing his answer, Xu Xiang frowned and asked, "What kind of business are they talking about?"

As soon as she asked, A Lu Qian’s face darkened. He became silent for a few seconds, before saying, "I hid in one of the rooms and overheard them talking about buying meat."

"Buying meat? What kind of meat could they buy from those bandits?" A Lu Da asked in confusion.

When she heard A Lu Qian’s answer, Xu Xiang could guess what kind of meat they were selling. She raised her eyes to look at A Lu Da and seriously said, "They are selling human flesh."

Except A Lu Qian, everyone present was shocked when they heard what she said just now. Unable to believe what he heard, A Lu Da asked with a trembling voice: "Hu... Human flesh? So those bandits kidnap women for... for..."

"For their flesh." A Lu Yu finished what he hadn’t said.

Everyone looked very surprised, but A Lu Qian calmly said, "In addition to selling meat, those bandits also sell prostitutes and well-trained spies. I also heard that some talented victims will be trained as death soldiers too."

Upon hearing this, A Lu Zhi said, "I have heard about death soldiers before. They are ranked according to their skills and loyalty. There are four ranks of them, namely Bronze Mask, Silver Mask, Gold Mask and Jade Mask. The lowest level is the bronze mask, and a dead soldier with a bronze mask can annihilate a platoon of soldiers by himself."

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone present fell into deep thought. After a long silence, Xu Xiang looked at A Lu Qian and asked, "Apart from women, did they abduct children too?"

Hearing her question, A Lu Qian looked at her and asked, "How do you know?"

Xu Xiang replied calmly: "If they can sell well-trained spies and death soldiers, the possibility of them kidnapping children is almost certain."

A Lu Da looked at her and asked, "How can you be so sure?"

She calmly replied: "Because the basic requirement for a death soldier is loyalty. Therefore, the death soldiers must be cultivated and brainwashed from an early age. Children are the best candidates to be trained as death soldiers."

A Lu Da clenched his hands and said angrily: "This group of despicable bandits! They are worse than animals!"

A Lu Yu, who was sitting beside him, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Eldest Brother, it’s useless for you to get angry with them. What we have to do now is to make a plan and rescue the women and children kidnapped by the bandits as soon as possible."

After hearing what his second younger brother said, A Lu Da took a deep breath before he managed to control his anger.

He looked at his father and the elders, and said, "Father, elders, leave this matter to me. I will save our people and free those victims."

Ha Tai saw the determination in his eyes, exchanged a glance with the two elders, nodded and said, "All right. But I want you to put the safety of yourself and our people as your first priority."

Putting his hand on his heart, A Lu Da replied in a deep voice: "Yes, Father."

Ba’a Ta’er stood up and said, "I am too old to be with you in this mission. I will stay here to protect our village."

After speaking, he nodded at them and left the conference hall. Seeing him leave, Qi Nu’a also stood up, looked at them and said, "Come back safely."

The brothers watched in surprise as the fifth elder, who had always been silent, left the conference hall. Seeing their expressions, Ha Tai also left the conference hall with a smile. Now, after Ha Tai and the two elders left, only Xu Xiang and the four brothers were there.

A Lu Da looked at A Lu Zhi and asked, "Fourth Younger Brother, do you have any plans for this rescue mission?"

A Lu Zhi nodded and said, "Mhm. First, we need to–"

Bang!

His words were interrupted because the door of the conference hall was suddenly pushed open. They looked at the opened door at the same time, only to see A Lu Ge standing there panting heavily.

A Lu Yu looked at his flustered expression, frowned slightly and asked, "Xiao Xiong, what happened?"

A Lu Ge looked at them, took a few deep breaths, and said out of breath: "That... Just now, a lot of people came to our village. They were armed and asked us to pay taxes. If we refuse, they will catch us and imprison us. Their leader also said that if we dare to fight back, we will be executed on the spot."

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