Chapter 962, Slave Registration

Translator: Silavin

 

Qi La raised her head to look at the blue sky and deeply sighed. The expression on her face was very complex.

 

Including the Flame Dragon Tribe, she had already been transferred to many Tribes.

 

As for which number Tribe this was, she could not remember clearly. In any case, slaves were just traded back and forth. She had long become accustomed to this.

 

She was a slave from the Green Vine Tribe, one of the slaves sent over as reparation.

 

She was a Demi-Human, with yellow tiger ears and tail. Combined with her black hair, she was quite striking.

 

Her facial proportions were very good, but her face was completely filthy, so there was no way to tell whether it was delicate.

 

“I wonder what this Tribe is like. I’ll just have to get familiar with another Tribe again. This is really so troublesome.” Qi La thought of her life in various previous Tribes and couldn’t help but shiver.

 

As a slave, she had no choices. She only had the fate of being ordered about, whipped, going hungry and so on.

 

Some Tribes, when encountering certain situations, that was, when the Tribe lacked food, slaves were the best food reserves. Some Tribes were this cruel. They directly ate people without feeling anything was wrong.

 

Just as Qi La was curious, the people queuing with her made sounds of curiosity.

 

“I wonder if this Tribe is really as good as they say.”

 

“What are you talking about? This Tribe is that good? How come I’ve never heard of it?”

 

“That’s because you yourself don’t have good connections. My Older Brother works near the Chieftain. He heard that the Flame Dragon Tribe is quite good.”

 

“So you and your Brother both came. What if this Tribe isn’t good?”

 

“Good or not, it’s all the same. Look at us, aren’t we living this way in every Tribe? We’re just slaves, not ordinary people. We have no room for choice, understand?”

 

“You’re right. This Tribe looks quite good. Did you see those stone houses in the distance? Those are really special.”

 

Waves of discussion from the slaves continuously rang out from the queue. Everyone’s enthusiasm seemed quite high.

 

Most likely it was related to everything about the Flame Dragon Tribe, and they had also been assembled.

 

Which was why they were queuing here now, registering their names and information. Afterwards, they would be allocated work and housing.

 

“Qi La, what’s wrong? You look like you have a lot on your mind.” Lu Lu asked curiously.

 

She was also one of the slaves. Like Qi La, she had been transferred through several Tribes. In the end, they became quite familiar with the Green Vine Tribe.

 

Lu Lu was a pure Human. She was not very tall, only about 1.55m. Both her hair colour and pupil colour were brown.

 

Her face also had scattered freckles, which matched her lively personality quite well.

 

“Nothing much. I’m just thinking about our life ahead.” Qi La shrugged her shoulders.

 

“Don’t think so much. Didn’t you hear what they said? The Flame Dragon Tribe is a very good Tribe.” Lu Lu looked quite relaxed.

 

“I really envy you. No matter what happens, you always look so relaxed. Not like me. I always look at the negative side of things.” Qi La forced out a bit of a smile.

 

Lu Lu turned her head to look at the queue behind them and said with a smile. “Everyone is like that. Also, the Flame Dragon Tribe isn’t as bad as you think. Like this time, we are queuing to register our names for the first time. Other Tribes didn’t do this.”

 

“Oh yeah. I wonder why they want our information?” Qi La found this very strange.

 

Generally, slaves were not well regarded. There was no one who would remember what their names were. In others’ eyes, slaves were lowly existences. They were usually called ‘hey’, ‘you’, ‘that one’ instead of their actual names.

 

Only between slaves would they remember each other’s names. This was just them huddling together for warmth though.

 

“Right, right? You’re also interested in this, aren’t you? I think the Flame Dragon Tribe isn’t a bad Tribe.” Lu Lu’s tone was very innocent. It seemed to her that as long as there was food to eat, nothing was a big deal.

 

“Everyone is curious about this. What do you think of the Flame Dragon Tribe’s houses? I think they look quite good.” Qi La suddenly said.

 

“Do you even need to ask? They’re definitely very good. Those houses are made of stone! Just think about it.”

 

Lu Lu crossed her hands and said confidently. “Such good houses are something Ferocious Beasts probably can’t do anything about. Being able to live inside would definitely give a full sense of security.”

 

The girl had already begun to imagine what it would feel like to live inside. It would definitely be better than sleeping in Teepees, right?

 

However, Lu Lu was relatively lucky. Some people did not even have Teepees. They could only sleep on the ground in groups. Only during the snow season could they be allocated Teepees.

 

Even when they had Teepees at that time, it was still ten-plus people living in one small space. It was precisely because of this that many people could huddle together for warmth, reducing the so-called mortality rate. Otherwise, who knew how many slaves would die during the snow season.

 

“I don’t dream impossible dreams. As long as I can go there to work, even if I come back here to sleep at night, it’s all the same.” Qi La said lightly.

 

Her yellow eyes kept looking toward the residential area. There were many stone houses there, and they also looked taller than ordinary wooden houses.

 

“How can people have no dreams? Isn’t it okay to just think about it?” Lu Lu didn’t think so.

 

“You’d better keep your voice down. Don’t let the Flame Dragon Tribe’s people hear you. Otherwise, you won’t have anything to eat for several days again.” Qi La instructed.

 

This was not Lu Lu’s first time doing this. Previously, there was once when her words were out of line. It just happened to be overheard by Tribe’s people, so she had nothing to eat for several days as punishment.

 

If it were not for Qi La secretly dividing half her food for the other person, she probably would have starved to death long ago. It was precisely because of this that the two gradually became familiar, to the extent that their relationship was now very good.

 

“Oh right, I almost forgot. Let’s watch first.” Lu Lu embarrassedly closed her mouth.

 

She loved eating the most. Being punished last time made her very uncomfortable.

 

Half an hour later, the people queuing in front gradually decreased. Soon it was the two girls’ turn.

 

The registration area was temporarily set up. Several people who knew more characters were responsible for registration.

 

A whole row of tables and stools was set up. Soldiers and Warrior Trainees also stood guard nearby to prevent troublemakers or uncooperative people.

 

“What is your name? Where are you from? What Tribes have you been to before?” The person responsible for registration asked.

 

“My name is Qi La. I’m from the Green Vine Tribe. I’ve previously been to the Giant Elephant Tribe…” Qi La truthfully answered.

 

The registrar kept her head down registering, then continued asking. “What work did you do in the Tribe before, and what are you good at?”

 

These two questions were also quite important. If the other party did not have any important skills, they would allocate new work based on what they had done before.

 

“I previously worked processing Animal Hides. What am I good at?” Qi La suddenly froze.