At Tenur's wise words, Mero and the nearby servants liked this captive's positioning.
Some slaves had extremely violent minds, and when they could expose the slightest bit of their true selves, they would seek blood without any mercy.
That was not difficult to understand, and normally no one would blame a slave very much for wanting the blood of their enemies.
However, being too violent in a situation like Tenur's could cause discomfort and increase the attention of the people close to this slave regarding their attitudes.
In particular, the servants there felt because of Tenur's response that if they made a mistake with this individual, they would not make a mortal enemy over small things.
Of course, Tenur probably didn't want to complicate himself by giving a sincere opinion, not knowing whether or not that was a test of Mero. After all, that would be wise to consider, thinking he was just a foreigner who didn't know much about local practices.
However, an evil person would not miss an opportunity to vent their anger. Someone like that would ask Mero for something in Tenur's place, no matter how 'reasonable' the request was, so it didn't seem over the top.
Hence, the servants felt comforted that they did not have a rising slave among them who was a vindictive fellow.
As for Mero, seeing Tenur's humble demeanor was a sight for sore eyes.
There was nothing worse than a proud and vindictive slave...
In Mero's opinion, a good slave had to recognize their inferiority to their master, be humble, benevolent, hardworking, and always act for the good of the master.
He saw these traits in Tenur and smiled at that answer. "Very well, you are indeed a scholar, Tenur.
In any case, I will show you what we follow in Noskain."
Mero turned to that ungrateful servant and said aloud. "Here, we judge men and women according to divine justice.
Here it is done. Here it is paid for.
An eye for an eye, a hand for a hand.
Tebu tried to murder someone who did not deserve it for reasons that only he sees.
As such, his punishment is death!"
"No!" That man shouted upon hearing that verdict.
However, Tebu would have no chance in this place.
He thought he was acting for his master's sake, but a servant had no right to make his master's decisions unless he was told to do so.
By deciding on Tenur's existence in place of Mero, Tebu had put himself in a position he had no right to, and his punishment would naturally not be light.
To make matters worse, he had tried to kill someone who had possibly saved the entire crew of this ship.
Because of this, when Mero gave his sentiment, two servants took different arms of Tebu while the others prepared to eliminate him.
"Mercy! Mercy, my lord, mercy!" He shouted, even though he knew that in Noskain, there was no mercy when a verdict was declared.
Then Mero merely said. "Cut that wretched man down and feed his remains to the fish!"
With that said, the various bloodthirsty minions had no mercy and were soon brutally attacking Tebu's body, taking turns following, with each man there getting his chance to attack.
Tenur watched everything happening while he had one of his hands on his neck and the other holding a torch.
It was the middle of the night, but he watched intently as that servant had his body destroyed by those men.
He was not shocked by any of it, as he had seen things ten times worse in his time as a cultivator.
He himself had done more heinous atrocities!
But Tenur savored the feeling of revenge for the first time in this world, remembering his first revenge and the sense of accomplishment that came from 'killing' an enemy.
'It seems our worlds aren't totally different after all...
The feeling is still the same!' A small smile appeared at the corners of Tenur's mouth, but that wouldn't last long.
...
After Tenur and Tebu's 'disagreement,' the days went by peacefully, with no more trouble hitting that crew.
No servant had tried any madness against Tenur. In contrast, the ship's problems had been skillfully controlled by the combination of the foreigner's intelligence and the strength of the other crew members.
The remaining slaves worked hard, and with only one death, two slaves dead more since Amri's departure, he finally reached his destination.
The city of Cusca!
That city was near the southeastern border of Noskain, a relatively poor region of the kingdom, with a population of only a few thousand inhabitants.
The place specialized in mining and agriculture but did not have a well-developed trade and connection to other cities due to its difficult location.
To give an idea, the nearest village to this city was more than 300 kilometers away!
At the same time, the terrain was terrible for overland travel, and the only body of water capable of holding boats did not connect this place to any city until Amri.
That is, using this means of transportation, one would still have to make a difficult overland journey, running the risk of getting lost in the wilderness or not suffering from the dangers of ordinary paths where criminals and animals could be around.
Noskain was a primitive place for someone like Tenur. There were no roads connecting the larger cities or railroads; the only way to travel was by dirt roads opened by other travelers or rivers and seas.
But even for these transportation options, the situation of someone traveling in Noskain would not be good!
The boats were small and had no sail. As for the means of land transport, it was all carts.
So this city was tiny and poor even by Noskain standards, a terrible place for a young merchant like Mero.
Tenur immediately realized this when he got off the ship that had traveled for more than two months to reach this destination.
There, he stopped at the top of a small hill and saw the entire city of Cusca in front of him, a place with no buildings taller than two stories, little vegetation, a lot of dust, and almost identical buildings for the most part.
From where he stood, he could see people walking in the streets, individuals much more scruffy than the inhabitants of Amri.
'This place must be the end of the world... There can't possibly be anything worse than that.' Tenur thought, seeing that his difficulties were not far from over.
"Haha, impressed, eh, Tenur?" Mido asked. "That's the best city around! Walking in any direction will take at least 30 days before you reach any place that is even remotely better than this one!"
Gulp!
"The best?" He asked after swallowing his saliva.
"Yes. There's a little bit of everything here. Then you should be happy, hahaha. I really wanted to stick around here." Mido said, knowing that he and his group would continue traveling after a few days in Cusca.
The next stop for Mero's group would be worse than this before they finally set off back to the Touma family headquarters in the central area of Noskain.
Mero stood near Tenur and said. "My family gave me this area in the far southeast of Noskain to set up my business.
Because of this, I opened this store in Cusca, which serves me mainly as a store for items.
It is not so relevant to me, but I want you to change it in the next six months.
If you succeed, you will not regret it, Tenur."
"I will do my best, lord Mero."
"Very well, I will show you around the city and leave some slaves for you to command," Mero said with a smile. "I will also leave a servant to supervise you and keep in touch with me if the need arise."
So they headed towards that town ahead, Tenur's new home!