my age of magic

Chapter 397 196. The Slave Market

Jumping off a carriage, I found that the streets here are far less spacious than the streets in the East District. There are even low walls trimmed with low shrubs on both sides of the streets in the East District, completely separating the sidewalk from the carriageway. Here It is the northern part of El City, usually we call it the civilian area.Although the stone road is still flat, each street is not too wide, and the flow of people and horse-drawn carriages are intertwined, forming a bustling vanity scene.

There are many shops on both sides of the street, but most of them are simple and small shops, and various small processing workshops are also standing on the street.Closely adjacent to the civilian area is the largest slave market in El City. According to Bobby, it is considered the worst place in the city. Thieves, liars, hooligans, and hooligans all gather in this generation to make a living.

There are all kinds of businesses here, all kinds of cheap snacks, leather, paper, and blacksmith workshops are mixed together. The whole street is full of all kinds of noisy voices. Walking by my side, they looked cautious, but the heavy cargo made them feel very heavy every time they breathed. Some of the hard workers had copper rings of slave status on their necks, and some of their faces had Is there a tattoo of the identity of a prisoner? An overseer with a whip in his hand walked at the front of the line, leading the pair of hard laborers to move to the destination. At the end of the line were several businessmen and a few maids beside them. Holding an umbrella for them, they were dressed in fine robes and seemed to be talking about the recent hot weather that hasn't been raining much.

There is a dirty sewer next to the street. The black and greasy sewage exudes a pungent smell of industrial soap. A few children with only a tattered piece of linen around their waists are Squatting on the edge of the ditch, carefully scooped out the fat floating in the ditch with a small wooden spoon, and put it into a black, smelly wooden bucket that was almost full of flies.

In the northern part of El City, people are accustomed to a fast-paced life, and beneath the bustling bustle of traffic, there are countless interests.

The reason why I dared to run out alone during the period of recuperation was because of the new news brought by Morayal and Sophie yesterday. After many negotiations at the Magic Academy, the guard battalion has given up the charges against me. This means that the guard battalion has finally turned their attention to Simon Joe and Oya Joe, and those knight gentlemen have withdrawn their surveillance of me. This is really a good thing to celebrate, and my heart is for it jump for joy.

After all, the progress of the Black Arts Priory in El City mainly relied on some clues I provided later. If Simon Joe’s true face had not been exposed in the fighting arena, the guard battalion might not have been able to do so until now. make any progress on this matter.All kinds of evidence prove that I am an upright magic apprentice who can fight against evil forces to the end.

I was wearing a clean gray robe, standing in the street market and conspicuous, there are many teenagers like me on this street, they always like to wear their most decent clothes, and friends in this mixed crowd Hang out in the streets.

There are all kinds of people here, and there are also a variety of shops. This is the area where fights and fights are concentrated. Maybe you can see some excitement just by standing at the intersection here. The most important thing is that all kinds of snacks here are very cheap. For For many teenagers who are greedy for silver in their pockets and don't have enough money, this place is simply paradise.

Maybe in the next second you will buy a very good quality copper dagger from a stall in a small shop, but please don't care if the dagger is stolen or picked up from a dead person.

A gorgeous carriage passed by me, within ten meters, the driver on the carriage stopped the fast-moving carriage in the middle of the road, and the neighing of the two ancient horses shocked the pedestrians on both sides , but glanced at the emblem on the gorgeous carriage, fearing that they would avoid it one after another, and cast respectful gazes at the carriage. The black door on the carriage opened, and a fat figure appeared at the door, and the first thing that caught my eye was What I saw was his stomach, which was like a cauldron, squeezed out from the car door.

Bobby jumped out of the car with eyes narrowed and a smile on his face. The moment his clumsy body landed on the ground, I felt the ground tremble. He was wearing a gray legal apprentice-style robe , and pinned the apprentice badge on his chest flirtatiously. Seeing me standing at the corner of the street looking around, he waved to me hurriedly, and walked towards me again.He smiled at me and said, "Jia, it's really early for you to come! I thought my house was closer, but I didn't expect you to arrive first!"

A strong young man came down from the carriage, with a strange scimitar hanging from his waist. I don’t think anyone in the northern part of the Grimm Empire is good at concealing weapons. He must be a warrior from a wild tribe. Seeing him sticking to the ground Following Bobby, his gaze was like a knife, staring at every pedestrian approaching Bobby, with one hand on the handle of the knife all the time, the whole person was like a bow with a taut string, and he felt like Is a dead man.

I looked curiously at this young man with bronze skin and eyes like a black tower like a copper bell. He walked barefoot on the stone floor, and there were more than a dozen copper rings on his right ankle, which jingled as he walked. noise.

Immediately behind him, there was another woman wearing a simple sarong made of white linen. The graceful body was hidden under the sarong, and she appeared and disappeared when she walked, showing maturity all over her body. With a feminine charm, she held a seal leather parasol in her hand, jumped out of the carriage quickly and lightly, trotted to Bobby's side, and set up the umbrella to shield him from the scorching sun.

Looking carefully, I found that she turned out to be a slave girl, and around her neck was a polished and shiny copper ring, clearly engraved on it: Owner - Bobby.The engraving of characters and seals on the copper ring is very smooth, and it can be seen from the hands of a master blacksmith at a glance.

I never expected that Bobby would have such a scene when he usually travels. Seeing me curiously looking at his entourage, he quickly pulled me closer to the shadow of the parasol, put his arms around my shoulders and asked me with a smile: "Usually I want to invite you, you are too lazy to come out, why do you suddenly become interested in visiting the North District today? Although this place is also very interesting, but compared to the more prosperous East District, the quality of the goods in the shops here is not so bad at 01:30. There are not many good things, there is nothing worth shopping, and there are many thieves all over the street, it is really troublesome."

He didn't wait for me to answer, turned around and patted the strong young man with his big hand, and said to me braggingly: "This is my follower, his name is Baburu, he signed a contract with me, he can be trusted Man, his knife skills are amazing!"

Then he glanced at the female slave next to him, winked his eyes at me with a smile, and said in a low voice: "You know, I dared to bring out Millie because she didn't come with me today. She was my mother when I woke up." After entering the magic pool, give me a gift. She is charming, isn't she!"

The two of us walked shoulder to shoulder in the bustling market in the North District. The passers-by on both sides were obviously a little more afraid of Bobby. Bobby was even more accustomed to seeing him approaching and avoiding him. Babru behind him kept tight. Follow closely behind us.

"By the way, is your injury really healed? Why don't you take the opportunity to rest for a few more days? Life in the academy is really difficult. Tomorrow, there will be endless magic runes and magic circles. The endless reading of ancient elf language is really annoying!" Bobby took the handkerchief handed over by the maid, and wiped the sweat from his forehead. ask me.

I replied: "Well, it's almost fine, I'm taking a rest, but I'm worried that I will fail all the final exams this semester, and I still plan to go back to attend classes early, I don't want to be unable to graduate from the Academy of Magic because of failure!"

I laughed at myself. When I thought of Mrs. Joyce's old-fashioned appearance, I wondered if she would give me the green light during the final exam!

Bobby withdrew his eyes from a naked street girl, reached out and grabbed a handful of crisp dates from the dustpan above the head of a peddler who passed by him, and when the peddler turned around, two yellow oranges The copper coin was thrown up by Bobby, and it flew into the peddler's jacket pocket accurately. The peddler nodded and bowed his thanks repeatedly, and then got into the crowd and disappeared.

Throwing the jujube into his mouth, he said vaguely to me: "Hey, that half-elf is very active in the class recently, always showing off in class, very flattering, and has won the favor of many teachers, You are also the Prince Charming in the hearts of countless girls, and there are always blind girls who come to our class to send love letters, but since you stopped being a carrier pigeon, it seems that you have become a lot more boring!"

I looked at Bobby in surprise, to make sure I heard correctly, and repeated in disbelief: "Very popular?"

Bobby said with great certainty: "Well, that's right, except for a few people in the class, almost everyone in the class is very familiar with him. I feel that he is very easy-going, very funny, and he is knowledgeable from the imperial capital. Guang. Among the boys, maybe only Swift, Thomas, me, and Marvin are still wary of him, and among the girls, only Tereza and Yingli are colder towards him! I always feel that the boy is trying to buy people's hearts! "

Otherwise, in the deep-rooted thinking of the imperial people, the most despised group of people is the mixed blood with mixed blood. Although the half-elf has a noble blood, it will never change some people's minds by relying on it!Why had they accepted the half-elf so quickly and easily?I can't help but have a newfound appreciation for Nichols' abilities.

Thinking about it, I found that I was a little distracted...

"Hey, hey... did you hear me clearly?" Bobby pushed my shoulder hard.

When I was awakened by Bobby, I gave Bobby an apologetic look, and then replied: "It's boring, what's the fun?"

"Hey, I feel a little guilty when you say this! Are you really not worried that this rival who transferred from another school will snatch your chick away? You must know that girls are not immune to the appearance of elves, let alone He is also a promising half-elf nobleman, and his magic performance is not bad!" Bobby jokingly joked to me.

"Hmph!" I snorted coldly, unwilling to talk to him about this anymore, I had already reached the end of a road.

At the end of the road there is a lively small market. At the entrance of the market stands a stone tablet with four words engraved on it: Slave Market!

That's right, this is the purpose of my trip. In fact, the purpose of meeting Bobby here is to buy two slaves to go back here. After all, Su is still too lonely in Xinliu Valley. Find her two companions. Son, maybe still take care of her life.The lives of slaves were closer to civilians, and they knew better how to survive in the wild.The only reason why Bobby was called to come along was because he bragged to me about the slave market.

As soon as I walked to the entrance of the market, I was surrounded by a group of people. These people were dressed in ordinary clothes, but they were all clean.

A man in the crowd stood up first. He had a ruddy complexion and was full of energy. He glanced at Bobby and me with bright eyes. He immediately shifted his target to Bobby and began to lobby him: "This future magician Master Shi, please stop for a while. If you are willing to spend a little time and listen to my introduction, I can guarantee that your trip will be worthwhile. In the slave market, you need a guide to guide you. Of course, if you Trust me, and I can introduce you to some of the best slaves on the market too!"

It turned out to be some brokers waiting outside the market. They would always sell themselves to some unfamiliar faces. Bobby and I were blocked at the entrance of the slave market for a while, and Bobby’s follower, Babru, uttered something like Roaring like a lion, he touched the scimitar knife magazine and took a sudden step forward. The full momentum forced the brokers to retreat one after another, making way for Bobby and me.

At this time, Bobby looked at me in surprise, opened his mouth and was speechless for a long time. After a moment of silence, he leaned into my ear and said to me: "Jijia, do you want to buy slaves in the slave market?" ?”

I nodded and said, "That's right, I've wanted to come here for a long time..."

"Oh! Of course I am the best at this. I will take you to pick the best slave here. I can guarantee that no one is better than me at this matter. I can keep you spending the least money to buy The best quality!" After saying this, he glanced slightly to the side, motioning for me to look at the person behind him holding the umbrella who didn't say a word, but was taking care of him meticulously from beginning to end. The woman holding Bobby looked really caring.

I'm a little curious, wondering why Bobby has such confidence to say these words.

But he whispered in my ear with a complacent face, and explained to me: "The largest slave owner in this slave market is an elder of mine. He has always loved me very much. If I bring friends, He will never push those old, weak, sick and disabled people with hidden diseases to me!"

Just when Bobby was patting me on the chest to promise to find me the best slave, my eyes saw a little half-orc girl who was only covered with a tattered straw mat under the corner of the market entrance. At the age of six, he was already hungry and sallow and thin, but his innocent big eyes were staring at the rows of cheapest black bread hanging in the bakery across the street, so greedy that his eyeballs were about to fall off!

(End of this chapter)