Roman Slave Owner

Nobanus looked at Annius fiercely, and he swore he would kill the man.

When they advanced to fifty yards, the crossbowmen immediately retreated, revealing the soldiers behind them.

The soldiers in the front row took out shot puts one by one and prepared to throw them.

Those behind took out their javelins and aimed at the front.

Those soldiers are scared, are they playing for real?

Shot puts and javelins are not bows and arrows, and they are likely to kill people if they are hit.

The speed of the soldiers immediately dropped, making Nobanus even more angry.

Seeing that a large number of casualties were about to occur, Nobanus finally made up his mind.

Stop going.

Nobanus said.

He already understood the determination of these people in front of him, so there was no need to continue fighting.

His personal guards immediately stopped advancing, and their movements were uniform.

Back!

Nobanus said.

After receiving the order from Nobanus, the tortoise shell array began to retreat slowly.

Annius and the others also breathed a sigh of relief, and were very happy not to hit them.

I remember you, and I will ask Li Wei for an explanation later.

Nobanus said, and then left here with his personal guards.

Annius couldn't help shivering, it's not a good thing to be remembered by the Roman consul.

He could only pray in his heart that Li Wei could withstand his pressure and not hand him over.

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The conflict between Li Wei and Nobanus spread throughout Capua like the wind, and both nobles and commoners were terrified.

There was a bloody conflict between Li Wei and Nobanus, so will there be a war between them? Some timid nobles have even decided to flee Capua.

In the Tullius family's manor, Tullius said to the old Tullius with some fear: What should we do? Should we still follow what Li Wei said?

He didn't understand Li Wei, why did you get into trouble with the consul again.

You can't stop a little bit, it will make them very stressed.

Cough...cough...

Old Tullius coughed hard, his face became even older, his face was sallow as if he was going to die at any time.

According to what he said, it's not our family anyway, just follow the trend.

said old Tullius.

Tullius nodded helplessly and agreed. After Tullius left, the old Tullius' face became more gloomy. He seemed to have seen the bloody storm in Capua. I hope the Tullius family can be safe. Get over this hurdle.

Old Annius left the house with a sack, and went to a grain shop not far away.

This is a grain store run by the Li Wei family, and there are various discounts for the relatives of the customers, so old Anus likes to come here very much.

He just came a little late today and found that the place was already crowded with people.

This made him sigh. It seems that it is difficult to buy food today.

Since Sura came to Brindisi, the price of food in Capua has turned upside down, and now it has risen to five times before.

However, the grain store in Capua still has restrictions on purchases, and each person can only buy food for one person for three days. This has made many citizens of Capua miserable, and they have even lived a life without enough food.

But old Annius was good. He had a rich son who could barely make ends meet even if food prices rose.

Why did the food price rise again today?

How much has it increased?

It's seven times higher than before!

Why is it so high? Who can afford such expensive food.

Do you still want to buy? You will soon have no money to buy. The army from Rome bought a lot of food,

Today's grain store only sells 2,000 pounds of barley, and when it runs out, it will be gone.

How can such a small amount of food be enough?

That's right.

...

The audience talked a lot, and old Annius was also very worried. Now that he has money and can't buy food, what should he do?

Maybe he should find his son, he should have a way.

Have you heard that today Li Wei's army clashed with the consul's army?

I've heard that too. It is said that many people were injured?

Old Annius wanted to leave, but he couldn't move when he heard this.

What the hell happened?

Old Annius walked over and asked.

Did you hear the bugle call this morning?

said the man.

heard it.

said old Annius.

That person told what had happened in the morning, and at the end he did not forget to add a sentence: It is said that it was because the consul wanted to deprive Knight Li Wei of his military power, and Li Wei led his troops to leave Capua for Dragon City. conflict.

It's too much for me to say that the consul is too much. Those three legions are all the disciples of the head of Li Wei's family. They usually spend so much money to support them. Now they will be deprived of military power when they come.

That's right...

...

How to say Li Wei is also a legend in Capua, and he is still somewhat dissatisfied with the powerful consul Capua.

Old Annius sounded like a thunder in his mind, and he asked tremblingly, Do you know how Patriarch Li Wei's subordinates are doing?

They all returned to Dragon City. It is said that no one was injured.

Hearing this, old Annius was relieved, but he soon regained his composure.

Patriarch Li Wei had a conflict with the consul, will he be punished, and will his son be implicated.

Thinking of this, old Annius couldn't sit still any longer, and decided to go to Dragon City himself.

Not long after he left, there was a burst of exclamation in the team.

What did you say? The food is sold out.

Why is it gone so soon?

I ran to several stores but couldn't buy food. What do you want us to eat?

...

Hearing that there was no more food, the crowd behind immediately became agitated.

Those grain stores are either holding back grain and refraining from selling it, or restricting it, causing grain prices to soar.

There are long queues in all grain stores, but there are still many people who cannot buy food at all every day.

Some people are completely angry!

Xiaoer who was surrounded by them almost cried, can he be blamed for this?

Everyone, please be quiet. We are really gone. You might as well go to the consul. He bought a lot of food from us. If it wasn't for him, we would still have enough food.

The second child said.

That's right, you have to find the consul.

Someone said in the crowd, If the Roman army didn't buy a lot of grain, we could still buy grain.

And food won't be so expensive.

It was they who bought all the food.

Maybe the benevolent consul can sell us food at a fair price.

...

Suddenly there were some voices in the team, some people felt that something was wrong, how could it be possible to sell them at a fair price?

But the thought of cheap food throws all sanity into the background.

Facing the coming war, everyone has one thought, that is to hoard food desperately.