As the last rays of the sun set, the canyon lit up with little lights.
One after another, the slaves dragged their tired bodies back to the wooden house.
The dilapidated wooden house can barely keep out the wind and rain. A few rows of wooden boards set up on the stones on both sides serve as beds, with a few tattered furs placed on them, which serve as both mats and quilts.
Since they never take a bath, even the ventilated wooden house is full of sour smell. Nearly twenty slaves are squeezed into the small wooden house. After lying downside by side, there is no extra space.
In a wooden house at the innermost part of the canyon, the human slaves who were returning one after another walked into the house numbly, and then threw their bodies on the wooden board without raising their heads.
"You, who are you?" Suddenly a slave screamed.
Hearing the screams, several human slaves who had been lying down also turned over and sat up.
They then discovered a person sitting on the innermost corner of the board.
It was a young man with black hair, a clean cloak, a rosy complexion, and a faint smile on his face. He obviously did not belong to their group.
"Keep your voice down and close the door." Arthur said softly.
Although these people were full of doubts, they still chose to close the door and naturally separated two people to guard the door. The two men near the bed secretly took out two sharp pieces of iron from under the wooden board when they sat up from the bed.
These small actions did not hide from Arthur's eyes. Arthur was very happy, happy that they had not completely lost their spirit of resistance.
"Who are you? Why are you here?" The questioner was a long-faced man. Although he was also skinny and skinny, there was still a little sparkle in his eyes.
"I am here to save you."
"You are the lackey of the orcs. No one can sneak in without alerting the orcs." The man's eyes became sharp, as if Arthur would pounce on him without hesitation if he answered a question in one sentence.
Arthur smiled softly, "What value do you have in your body that makes the orcs find a spy to defraud you of your trust?"
The man was stunned for a moment. Yes, apart from having some strength and being able to mine, his life and death had no value in the eyes of the orcs.
"Are you really here to save us?" The man's eyes turned from sharp to confused, and his voice trembled with excitement.
"Arthur Silo, captain of the Huge Infantry Regiment of the former Army of the Snow Legion."
"Are you from the Huge Infantry Regiment? Is Deputy Commander Gnat Woods okay?" A baby-faced man who looked a few years older than Arthur asked eagerly.
Arthur scratched his head in embarrassment, "I caught up with the war not long after I joined the regiment. I didn't know that the deputy commander you mentioned, in addition to Captain Huge and his lieutenant Nick, had also seen a Redbird."
"He knows Red Beard, and Red Beard's name is Gnat Woods. He is one of our own! Finally, someone came to save us!" The baby-faced man pointed at Arthur and cried.
Not only him, but almost all the men in the room started crying, saying something about being a tough guy and a man with a clank. At that moment, his emotions were uncontrollably vented.
Arthur's eyes were also red, and he knew that no matter how much risk he took this time, it was worth it, because he gave these men hope.
The long-faced man was the first to wipe away his tears, "Stop crying and don't attract the orcs?"
"Captain Arthur, how many of you are here? How did you break through the orc blockade and find this place?" The long-faced man couldn't wait to know what was going on outside.
"There is a battalion of our infantry regiment outside the canyon. We broke through the orcs' defense line during this war between the two tribes and found this place by accident." Arthur lied, deliberately exaggerating the number of people ten times. , he was worried that if he said that there was only one squadron of troops outside, the other party would completely lose confidence.
The situation was exactly as Arthur expected. When the long-faced man heard Arthur's words, he immediately frowned, "It's really difficult for a battalion of troops to break in."
"This is the reason why I came in advance. I know the number of orcs and your situation. If you can cooperate inside and outside, then both sides will take action at the same time, and the hope of rushing out will be very high." Arthur looked at the surrounding men. Slowly swept over the face.
Their reactions will affect Arthur's next decision. If these people are afraid and lose the courage to fight the orcs, Arthur will give up the rescue without hesitation. Because they are the key to the next battle. The strength of a squadron outside the canyon alone cannot deal with so many orcs in the canyon.
"Captain Arthur, we can still fight!" The baby-faced man was the first to stand up.
"We have been waiting for this day. As soon as there is a move outside, we will fight with the orcs!" The surrounding men rushed to express their opinions one by one. They were more anxious than Arthur, because they were afraid that Arthur would think that the orcs were too powerful. It's a burden to give up on saving them.
Arthur's eyes finally fell on the long-faced man, who was the leader of these people.
"We still have five to six hundred people here. Both parties have agreed to attack at the same time at the signal. We are sure to hold back 100 orcs." The man said solemnly.
Arthur raised his eyebrows and said, "Be more specific."
"In order to prevent us from resisting and escaping, the orcs have kept us in a state of semi-starvation. Our current combat effectiveness is not even one-third of what it was before. But we are also secretly prepared and have stored some food in the mines below. As long as give us a day or two to recover our strength and fighting spirit, and we can be sure that three or five people can hold down an orc." The man spoke slowly, but very clearly, and he was definitely not an ordinary member of the army before he was captured.
Arthur nodded, flicked his wrist, and a small pile of meat and a large bucket of water appeared in front of everyone, "Can these things help you recover faster?"
There were sounds of swallowing all around. They had not eaten meat for who knows how long.
"Eat, replenish and recover your strength as soon as possible, and then I will take you to fight out together."
While the people around him were reaching for the food, the long-faced man kept staring at Arthur's wrist, "Space bracelet? How much food did you bring in?"
Arthur raised three fingers and said, "Enough food for everyone here for three days."
The long-faced man smiled for the first time, "If we can eat for two days, we can kill half of the orcs here just by hating these orcs."
The baby-faced man muttered as he stuffed meat into his mouth, "If you gave me a sword, I would go out and fight these beasts right now. This is not a human life, and I won't even think about it for a day."
A cold light flashed, and a sharp third-level long sword appeared in front of his eyes.
Baby Face didn't care about swallowing the meat in his mouth and grabbed the hilt of the sword. His hand trembled with excitement. He didn't expect that one day he would be able to hold it again. Soldiers have courage when they have a sword in their hands!
Pieces of second-level and third-level equipment appeared in front of everyone, not only weapons but also armors and shields. The 7th Squadron has been raiding orc camps these days and has seized many sophisticated orc weapons and equipment. Arthur brought them all in this time.
Arthur looked at the long-faced man who was stroking a third-level sword like a treasure with a smile on his face, "How many orcs have you killed now?"
The long-faced man almost got carried away and laughed loudly, "I'm going to kill them all this time!"