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Charlotte, who had just been immersed in the beauty, looked at everything in front of him with an angry face and a frown on his face.
"Asshole, Beta, this is the nth time you've smashed my door this month. Is it so difficult to knock on the door?"
The honest Beta touched his head with an embarrassed look on his face and said in a muffled voice.
"Boss, um... I will definitely pay attention next time."
Charlotte waved his hands weakly. He had no way to deal with this impetuous fool.
He picked up Beta by accident on the beach.
He was captured from a slave ship and attacked by pirates. He was lucky enough to drift here on a piece of wood. If it weren't for the fact that he was homeless and pitiful, Charlotte would never have kept this guy.
Don't be fooled by Beta's muscular appearance, he is only sixteen years old, one year younger than him.
Sometimes when Charlotte looked at Beta and then looked at herself, she began to doubt her height and felt a little insecure.
"Tell me, what's the matter?"
When it comes to business, Beta immediately becomes serious.
"Boss, Brother Ivan asked me to bring my slave to see you."
Charlotte was stunned when he heard this. Why did Ivan let the slave come to him?
He asked after a moment's hesitation.
"What about people?"
Beta immediately replied, "Boss, in the Garden Square."
"Let's go! Go and have a look."
After saying this, he stood up first and walked towards the family's garden square, and Beta followed silently.
After a while.
A group of people with shackles on their hands and feet and in tattered clothes came into view, including men, women and children.
Everyone looked at Charlotte and Beta with anxiety and fear, as their fate was entirely in the hands of the people before them.
Slaves have no dignity or freedom.
"You are free, go!"
When Charlotte's voice sounded, some people looked at Charlotte in surprise.
It seemed particularly strange for a young boy to say such words so calmly.
You must know that slaves are also wealth and can create wealth continuously.
The boy stood there quietly, but everyone subconsciously did not dare to move and did not make any choice.
Only Beta was grinning foolishly. He knew that his elder brother would not make things difficult for a group of slaves.
Charlotte looked around. No one thanked him or left.
Well, what does this mean?
Are a bunch of people standing here playing statues?
Look at this, oh! I've put my warm face in front of a cold butt.
Charlotte turned around and wanted to leave.
"Sir...sir! Wait a minute!"
A slightly panicked female voice sounded.
Charlotte turned and looked over.
Although there was a crowd of people there, Charlotte could still tell who was talking at a glance.
Charlotte turned and looked at the girl, frowning slightly.
"What's wrong? You are already free, what do you want me to do?"
Charlotte was a little impatient.
He made arrangements and now just wanted to leave here quickly.
The girl immediately knelt in front of Charlotte.
"Please take me in, sir. I am willing to do anything to repay you!"
Charlotte was having a headache watching the strong emotions the girl was showing.
He could sense the other person's sincerity and the sadness he was showing.
"Why!"
Charlotte asked in confusion, does he really not understand that freedom is bad? He doesn't need others to repay him, he just does these things as he pleases.
I really never thought about what others call repaying a favor.
After hearing his words, many people fell silent, with endless grief and despair revealed.
"My Lord, I have become homeless. My country has been destroyed because it cannot pay the Heavenly Gold and is without protection. The kingdom is powerless to fight against the invasion of vicious pirates."
The girl's voice was low and choked, and her body couldn't stop shaking.
"Those pirates want to sell me to slave traders, please take me in!"
After she finished speaking, the girl's eyes turned red and she knelt in front of Charlotte and cried bitterly.
If you really become a slave, it will be a lifetime of darkness.
Having lost her home and family, and being alone and helpless, Charlotte was also affected by her tragic experience.
Damn the Celestial Dragons, and the evil pirates also deserve to die. It is really unfortunate to be associated with these words.
This world is not gentle at all.
"Get up!"
Charlotte couldn't bear it, so she walked forward and helped her up.
"What's your name? How old are you?"
Facing the gentle Charlotte, the girl calmed down a lot and no longer had the initial nervousness, and spoke immediately.
"My lord, my name is Janice Lina and I am seventeen years old."
With long light silver hair and blue eyes, even though she looks a little sloppy, you can still tell that she is a great beauty.
The other party gave Charlotte a slight aristocratic salute, elegant and calm. It was not difficult to see that Lina once had a wealthy life.
A sensible, elegant, pretty, cultured girl who does not like it can make a good addition to the Heberfer family.
"Okay, you can stay here from now on!"
"Hello everyone. My name is Heberphile Charlotte. You can call me Charlotte from now on!"
Charlotte said calmly.
"Yes, Lord Charlotte!"
Lina's eyes lit up and she immediately whispered.
This is the best outcome for her. If a beautiful girl with no one to rely on and no power becomes a slave of a noble, her life will be miserable.
Charlotte nodded without saying anything more. In his opinion, the title of "Sir" was more of a sign of the other party's fear, which would be gone over time, so he didn't care too much.
Leaving this beautiful girl in the Heberfil family would at most mean one more mouth to feed, and he wouldn't suffer any loss or be in any danger.
Women who can be sold as slaves must be good-looking.
"Beta, take Lina to Ivan to make arrangements."
"Okay, Boss, just put your mind at ease!"
Listening to Beta's loud voice, Charlotte felt helpless.
They are all afraid that they are deaf.
But why did Beta's confident look make Charlotte feel a little chilly for some reason?
However, facing Beta's immature and honest look, he didn't think much about it. After talking to Beta, he turned and left.
As for the others, Charlotte doesn't care!
He has already given them freedom, and he is not their parent. If they want to survive, they have to rely on themselves!
Chapter 5 Isn't this a test for veteran cadres?
Ivan was in his office, handling the work at hand.
As the second in command of the Heberfil family, he naturally has his own office, and this is the room that Charlotte specially allocated for him.
This time, the defeat of the pirates brought huge gains, not only 30 million in liquid funds, but also fixed assets such as pirate ships docked at the port.
For the poor Heberfil family, this was the first huge income in many years.
It is definitely a valuable asset, not to mention that ships play a vital role for a force.
You should know that the cost of building these two pirate ships will not be less than 20 million Baileys.
As for the Heberfil family at present, they simply do not have so much liquid funds to build a ship.
If they really force the construction, not to mention the problem of shipbuilders, I'm afraid the Heberfil family's finances will go directly into deficit, and everyone will probably have to eat dirt by then.
These two ships will solve the big problem of long-distance sea voyages in the future.
Of course, he had cleared off the pirate ship's logo completely, so he could use it with confidence no matter it was used for merchant transport, fishing, patrolling, etc.
One of the most important things for a pirate group is naturally the flag.
So Ivan was very considerate and carefully collected the flag of the Giant Bear Pirates.
He plans to open an exhibition hall to display the flags of the destroyed pirate groups and keep various related materials.
Let everyone witness the great and glorious development history of the Heberfil family.
"Haha! I'm such a genius, perfect plan."
Such a wonderful and perfect idea made Ivan very happy.