my age of magic

Chapter 398 196. The Slave Market

Bobby pulled me into the market with ease, and when I looked back at the girl, she seemed to turn her head to look at me, with a blank look in her eyes.

It was an inexplicable kindness, and there was an inexplicable kindness in our eyes. This long-lost feeling made her and I feel like an electric shock for a moment, and the trembling came from the depths of the soul. Yes, she is obviously only four or five years old. I'm sure I haven't seen her anywhere before, but the familiar smell on her body makes me feel familiar.

I thought hard about when and where I should have intersected with her, but I was at a loss. I have always relied on my powerful spiritual sea, but this time it did not give a clue. clear answer.

When I walked into the slave market, my mind was still in a state of confusion. Bobby thought I was not used to the hustle and bustle of the market, so he became silent. He took me quickly through the streets of the market without any stop.Ignoring the slave traders who sold the slaves in their hands, Babru followed behind with a fierce look on his face, making those slave traders who were trying to entangle us avoid.

The female slave holding the umbrella in the back was also stern, and followed us closely with a focused expression. The four of us walked through the market, and no one dared to catch up for a while.

There are many kinds of slave traders on both sides of the street. They may hold one or two thin ropes in their hands, and one or two slaves with disheveled faces and thin clothes are tied to the end of the ropes, or some slaves are just wrapped in a rag However, some muscular male slaves or younger female slaves are only tied with a simple straw rope, standing on the wooden platforms on both sides of the street like animals without the slightest dignity. If you are ashamed and cover your body, if you are seen by those cruel slave traders, the punishment you will receive next will be even more humiliating.

The eyes of almost every slave are numb and empty, like walking corpses that have lost their souls, silently following the slave traders, waiting for the sales from the masters, and from time to time those slave traders will squeeze them away like looking at animals. lips so that they show their teeth to tell their age.In the slave market, straight teeth are always an important criterion for measuring the value of slaves.

Bobby told me that these slaves on the street more or less have all kinds of hidden diseases, and those slave traders bought them cheaply, or cured these hidden diseases, or covered up these hidden diseases , and then sell it out.Most of them will choose raw faces in the slave market. Some of the slaves in their hands have changed hands five or six times. After some slaves are bought back, they can only waste food and do nothing. In the end, it can only be sold back cheaply.

In the end, after I summed up the advice Bobby gave me, I came to a point of view, that is: if you have a choice, don't buy slaves on the street outside the market!

The two of us shuttled through the crowd, chatting and looking at the slaves on both sides of the street. Bobby smashed his small eyes and always spoke very viciously, but those slave traders saw the badge on his chest , will salute respectfully and dare not complain, because this is the right of the nobility.

Bobby took me into a large building. When we passed the entrance of the hall, we were interrogated by guards. People who could enter here needed special nameplates. It was not open to strangers, like some private Same as clubhouse.Watching Bobby take out something like a spike pendant from his bosom, swaying it in front of the guard, he led me into the slave store as if no one else was there.

This place is like a small theater, with a large stage at the front and many neatly arranged seats on the stands behind. Most of the seats were full of people, and most of the buyers were wearing gorgeous silk clothes. Most of the people who could afford silk in El City were nobles, and they looked intently at the stage below.

There are ten round wooden piers at the front of the stage, and there are already people standing on five wooden piers. I think they should be slaves waiting to be auctioned. A young slave stands at the front of the stage, with his head There is a huge chandelier on it, and the surroundings of his body are illuminated very brightly by several floor-standing copper lamps. He is covered with a piece of clean wool, and his exposed body is also very clean. It seems that he must have carefully Cleaned, at least I don't think the cold numbness in his empty eyes is so obvious.

At this time, an old man in a white linen robe was introducing the history of this young human slave in a very standard imperial language, including his experience from birth to most of the time. What is worth explaining here is The legality of the source, and then began to introduce the specialties of the young slave. Whether to deny the letter is also an important bargaining chip for the young slave. Finally, he introduced the physical condition of the young slave. For a slave, having a healthy body is absolutely It will be a lucky thing.

When the old man introduced, his words were ambiguous and very provocative. The atmosphere in the whole theater was very enthusiastic. No one would notice our arrival. Most of the people were focusing on the slaves on the stage. Bobby entered After coming here, he seemed very excited. He boasted to me that the slaves here are all legally qualified for the empire. As long as they are bought back, they can sign the slave contract as soon as possible. He enthusiastically introduced the origin of the slaves to me.

I didn't know that slaves still have so many sayings. I always thought that slaves came from wars. In fact, this view is very wrong. Most slaves are actually slaves from other planes. Caught back.

The slaves here are mostly aliens. The main source of the slaves is the tribes and tribes in the wild areas of the foreign continent. Their social structure is still very primitive. Although they have strong bodies, they do not have sharp spears and hard spears. They don't have the armor of mysterious magic, and they are not protected by the laws of the empire. Only in such uncultivated land will there be a large number of slaves, which is the paradise of slave hunters.

Of course, there are also many human beings in the slave market. Some of these people are prisoners of war, some are poor and unable to survive, and some are descendants of slaves. From the moment they were born, they were destined to be slaves in this life. slave.

In the slave market, elf slaves are the most popular among the nobles. Elves, regardless of gender, are born with handsome faces. After training, elf slaves with a docile personality will always be sought after by the nobles. Their prices are also extremely expensive. In front of elf slaves, don't think how valuable gold coins are.

Secondly, dwarf slaves or lizard slaves are welcomed by nobles.The former has a whole body of skills and is born to be the best craftsman.The latter is a hunter by nature, and many nobles like to have a lizardman slave by their side as their bodyguards. They are cold and bloodthirsty, and are highly respected by the nobles.

In the slave market, the cheapest are orc slaves and demon slaves. Almost no one likes orc slaves, and the ones that are even less popular than orc slaves are demon slaves. Sometimes on the battlefield, imperial soldiers prefer Slaughter all the demons, and refuse to capture them and sell them as slaves, because sometimes even if the demons become slaves, they have the ability to seduce their masters into the devil.

Even if it is a succubus with a charming figure like a devil, few people care about it. Only the strong with strong power will choose to keep one or two demon slaves by their side.

"Look at his satin-like youthful smooth skin, if you give him a piece of wheat cake every meal, maybe he will become a beautiful boy, if you send him to the academy, maybe he will become an outstanding warrior , just look at his arches and you will know how good he is at running, he will be a very good follower..." The white linen old man said while picking the wool from under the young slave's knees with a wooden stick, A pair of chestnut calves and slender feet were exposed.

The young slave was obviously not used to it. He knew that countless people in the audience were watching his feet, but he was not allowed to make any cover-up movements. He tightened his big toes nervously, and his feet twisted slightly on the wooden stake. one time.The young man has a handsome face and a very well-proportioned body. His chestnut curly hair is stuck to his forehead, and he is a little ashamed by the enthusiastic eyes of the nobles in the audience.

But at this time, there was an old man in Chinese clothes who almost lost all the hair on the top of his head. His figure was very burly, but it was probably after old age that his strong body had shriveled up, and his skin was piled up on his face full of wrinkles. He took out five silver coins from his waist and casually sprinkled them on the stage, and said in a sharp voice, "I want to see if there are any scars on his whole body!"

The old man standing on the stage beckoned to the side of the stage. Immediately, two pretty-looking female slaves came over the stage. They took off the wool covering the young slave's body expressionlessly, and walked down quickly. Only the young slave standing on the wooden pier blushing was left behind. He was not wearing any hair, only a yellow-orange copper ring around his neck, but it was still blank, and no one's name was engraved on it.

Among the nobles in the audience, some of them were interested in the young slave, so they all left their seats and went to the bottom of the stage to observe the young slave up close.

At this time, someone under the table began to shout: "A gold coin!"

"Oh, Master Zacharias offered one gold, so does anyone else want to offer a higher price?" The old man in white looked up and said immediately, and then added: "This is a person with great potential. A slave worthy of training as a follower, perhaps he will become the most loyal guard and will accompany you for the rest of your life!"

Chaos obviously began to appear off the field, and some people who wanted to buy were whispering to each other, discussing the value of young slaves.

In the corner, a man in a black robe raised his hand and said, "One gold coin and twenty silver coins!"

But no one paid attention to the strange attire of this man, someone immediately shouted: "One gold coin and seventy silver coins!"

Bobby whispered to me: "These are all temptations, and those who really want to bid haven't made a bid yet!"

Sure enough, someone among the crowd around the stage shouted directly: "Three gold coins!"

The price rose very quickly, and the atmosphere in the arena was very enthusiastic. In the end, the young slave was bought back by the bald old man who first took out five silver coins and carefully inspected his body for any defects. The young slave The slave was thus led backstage.

It was my first time to participate in such a population auction, and I felt a little absurd, but all of this was extremely real.

Soon a waiter came to the noble old man with a wooden tray, and a handful of yellow and orange gold coins were casually sprinkled on the tray by the old man. But I didn't see the young slave appearing. When I was suspicious, Bobby explained to me close to my ear: "When the auction is over or the old guy leaves early, the store will arrange for the old guy to deliver the slave, and Sign a slave contract."

"If the young slave can be trained more, he may become a good fighter. I think his physical condition is very good!" I said to Bobby, because I have seen the whole body of the young man before, and the lines of his body are very good. Uniform, is a very athletic person.

As soon as I finished speaking, someone next to me couldn't help laughing "hehehe" a few times, but immediately covered his mouth with his hands quickly, but his shoulders were still shaking obviously, I suspected that what I said was really so funny ?

Bobby glanced at the bald old man, spit in disgust, and said to me, "The old man is an old glass, don't be so naive as to think that he will train war slaves, isn't he so big? Can you go to the battlefield again at your age?"

"Ah!" At this time, I realized that I was a bit too idealistic. Thinking of the tragic experience that the young slave was about to face, I felt that the little half-orc girl sitting under the wall was in a better situation. Maybe she She just wants to hide under the wall and bask in the sun, without any other thoughts. She may be hungry, but at least she still has precious freedom.

She was sitting quietly in the corner, so inconspicuous. At this time, I recalled the straw mat she was wearing, and then I suddenly realized that I was so confused. No wonder I feel familiar. It’s not that I know the little girl, but the weaving method of the straw mat is very special. Even in the orc tribe, few people can weave the straw mat like that. Only the wolf orcs of the blood wolf clan can use it. The crappy way to weave this ornamented straw mat.

So this shows that the half-orc girl is... a child of the blood wolf clan living outside, and I actually passed her by. Every orc in the Gludin tribe is my relative, and my body They still shed the same blood as them, how could I allow them to endure hunger and hardship in a human city?
Thinking of this, I wanted to turn around and walk out of the auction house, but was grabbed by Bobby, who looked at me in surprise: "Why? Jijia, isn't there any slave that suits your wishes here? There are better ones in the future. Just tell me which one you like, I said it will definitely satisfy you, so don't think about other things, I haven't pulled out my money bag for a long time, I think it's a bit cumbersome!"

Bobby must have thought that I was short of money. Seeing that buying a slave in the auction venue cost more than a dozen gold coins, he couldn't bear the high consumption here, and wanted to leave with a guilty conscience. He immediately said his Good intentions, want to help me buy Xinyi's slaves.

At this time, I stood in the aisle of the auction venue, smiled sincerely at Bobby and said, "I... no, I just wanted to take a look at the entrance of the market. I should have missed someone I should know just now!"

(End of this chapter)