The Mythical Path of a Princess from a Destroyed Kingdom

Magenus stood on the side of the street and thought for a while, and finally decided to rent a small house to live in.

"Miss Ilsis, are you satisfied with this house?"

Using a new alias, Maginus stood in front of a two-story detached house, with a local real estate developer's employee bowing and scraping beside her as he introduced the property.

Looking at the relatively inexpensive house and surveying the surrounding network of streets, Maginus quickly nodded in satisfaction, using her hunting vision and powerful senses to confirm her observation.

"Great, I'll rent it for two years. Let's get ready to sign the contract."

Under the witness of the priest of the goddess of wealth, the contract was signed. Maginos glanced down at the clause that "the house will be reclaimed and the rent will not be refunded when the temporary resident dies," and made no comment.

The employee carefully put away his contract, bowing and scraping as he left the somewhat gloomy building. The instant he turned away, his fawning smile turned into a sneer, muttering:

"Heh, another adventurer from out of town has been tricked. I wonder how long he can last. I hope I can win this gamble against those guys."

Watching the real estate employees walk away, Maginus turned her gaze away and went into the somewhat gloomy house, opening all the windows in each room to let in some fresh air.

Sunlight streamed into the room, and the warmth and light dispelled the slight chill and darkness.

This house is probably haunted.

Maginus judged the house based on some special clauses in the contract, the extremely low rent, and the perfect location, and concluded that there was basically something wrong with the house.

However, since it was noon, the housing problem was suppressed. It is estimated that the ghosts and the like will appear at night.

The reason they rented it to her was probably because she was young and easy to bully.

Anyway, the girl felt she got the better deal. As for ghosts, she wasn't some weak professional; she could just deal with them as needed.

There was still some time before nightfall, and it was said that there was no curfew in Redbird City. Maginos looked at the empty house, opened the door, and prepared to go buy some necessary furniture.

I need to tidy up the bedroom first, and I also need to recruit maids and find some slaves to train.

After locking the main gate, Maginus left the windows open, since there was nothing of value inside anyway.

If, as she suspected, the house was indeed haunted, then no one would have sneaked in.

Oh, but if this haunted house is really famous, will I be able to find a maid?

Just as she left through the door, a wary-looking female dwarf shrank back upon seeing her, but still called out:

"Miss from out of town, you just rented this house?"

"Yes, ma'am, is there a problem?"

Maginus responded calmly, and the burly dwarf woman kindly explained, "That house is haunted. You've been scammed by the real estate developer. You'd better not move in."

"Thanks for the reminder, I will pay attention."

The girl's polite response won the dwarf's favor, but her calm face didn't look like she would listen to advice.

The two had only just met, and seeing that Maginus seemed unconcerned, the dwarf woman sighed inwardly and closed the door.

Maginus walked along the bustling street, listening intently to the cacophony of sounds, filtering out information that was useful to her. She also gathered some information from employees during her previous house hunting trip, and headed towards the job market.

Arriving at the bustling job market, Maginus looked around and soon a few burly middle-aged women approached her to ask if she needed any workers.

Chapter 266 Buying People

"Looks like we can't find any workers. We'll just have to clean it ourselves. We'll eat at the tavern."

As expected, Maginus failed to find anyone after leaving the job market. After hearing that she lived in that haunted house, all the housekeepers kept their distance from her, seemingly terrified of the place.

The girl didn't insist. Seeing that she couldn't find anyone, she walked out of the job market and headed straight for a more secluded location.

In a corner far from the Good Church and near the slums, people come and go from time to time in a depressing alley.

Many of them were servants of wealthy families, and they almost always came with carriages draped in black cloth.

A small number also walked, and soon after the servants went in, they would be holding a rope, behind which a stumbling slave would be led.

This is the dark alley of Redbird City, located in the gray area, where there are opium dens, slave markets, and more exciting bars, among other places.

But this place is legal, at least in accordance with the laws of Red Sparrow City. It used to be a completely "open black market." Yes, it sounds contradictory, but that's the truth.

If it weren't for the Triune Church's violent crackdown on the black market, things would probably be even worse here. Even so, this dark street has not been completely dismantled to this day.

It would probably take over a hundred years to completely resolve this issue.

Maginot didn't care about any of that. Once she was sure she was in the right place, she slowly walked in, draped in a black robe, her gaze barely registering as she scanned her surroundings. Her small figure attracted the attention of many people.

"Hey, miss, if you don't mind..."

Why do I always encounter this kind of thing? Don't those people behind the scenes ever try to test her strength in a different way?

Upon realizing that he was almost always harassed by thugs wherever he went, Maginus couldn't help but raise his hand to see if he was usually too lacking in authority.

He stomped his leg hard, and an aura of fear and killing spread outwards. The thug, who wasn't even a professional, was so frightened that he fell to the ground, at least he didn't wet himself.

Looking down at them, the girl suddenly felt that she should always carry herself with a certain air of authority.

Slightly calming her oppressive mood and ignoring the addicts who were utterly useless in replenishing her life force, she continued her search for a "legitimate" slave market, soon spotting several "parks" enclosed by extremely high walls.

Is this a slave market?

Maginus, exuding a faint aura, arrived at the door and asked a question. Other customers who wanted to go in were blocked behind her, some of them frightened by the girl's presence.

The two tall gatekeepers softened their stern demeanor and nodded, saying, "That's right, this is the slave market. Please come in."

Upon entering the entire park, Maginos saw three levels of houses: magnificent, ordinary, and dilapidated.

She randomly grabbed a man who looked like a waiter and asked him a question. He was about to get angry, but sensing the aura emanating from the girl, he immediately calmed down and bowed his head respectfully, saying:

"Yes, you can think of it as slaves of different levels, which refers not only to their obedience but also to the value of the slaves themselves."

"I see. Thank you very much."

Releasing her grip on the waiter's hand, Maginus, whose expression remained largely unchanged, narrowed her eyes, and a wave of psychic energy emanated from her.

For no particular reason, she had just sensed a psionic energy fluctuation emanating from somewhere in the slave market.

Turning her head to look at the magnificent building, she stepped inside, only to be stopped by the gatekeeper.

But as she approached, the door, now equipped with a magical device, lit up, and Maginus deliberately stretched out her hand, causing the magical equipment she wore on her hands and neck to light up one after another.

The guards immediately changed their tune and gestured for Maginus to come in.

The girl's gaze fell upon "high-end goods"—clothed in sparse, handsome, or beautiful clothes, each with its own strengths.

Strong and fierce orcs, aloof elves, and humans who were once nobles...

These are the more common ones. Maginus also saw mermaids swimming in a giant aquarium surrounded by people, water sprites in another aquarium, tree spirits clinging to trees, and other rare and beautiful races.

This place has such a diverse range of species.

Maginus sighed inwardly, then glanced at the servant who had stood silently beside her at the gate and whom she had stopped earlier, and asked, "Are there any slaves who can serve as warriors?"

"Of course, please follow me."

The waiter smiled warmly and led them to another area, where the slaves were no longer as weak as the previous ones.

Either they possessed strong vitality, or they had magical fluctuations. Each slave wore a magic collar around their neck, which served a certain degree of control and was probably quite effective; otherwise, so many slaves would have resisted.

As she swept her gaze over the humiliated faces of the people, Maginus noticed the wound on her wrist reopen. She tried to control the red mist of life force within it, but as soon as she made a move, she found that the psionic fluctuations were somewhat obstructed.

Are there any factors that affect the expression of psychic energy?

In the Prime Material Plane, psionicists are not numerous, but such large markets in major cities would certainly be subject to certain precautions.

Maginus had no intention of provoking anyone, and withdrew her life force and psionic energy to slowly search.

Rather than buying other professionals, she decided to buy someone with psychic abilities, as that would make it easier to manipulate and strengthen him.

Scanning through the people one by one, Maginot didn't find the one she was looking for. She turned back and asked again, "Sir, is this all?"

Upon hearing the girl's question, the waiter hesitated for a moment before nodding and saying, "There are some, but they haven't undergone systematic training, so they might be a bit manic."

"It's alright, take me there."

"As you wish."

……

Following the servant into the secret room, Maginus was met with a constant stream of screams and pleas for mercy.

The girl's expression remained unchanged. Her eyes swept over one cage after another, unmoved by the figures being whipped. She quickly locked onto a faint fluctuation of spiritual energy and pointed to a cage covered by a black cloth:

"Could you open that cage and take a look?"

Two burly men walked over and pulled back the black cloth, revealing a slightly dirty "child" with brownish-gray hair to Maginus.

Feeling the blinding light, he got up from where he was curled up on the ground.

No, it should be said that it was her.

She opened her heterochromatic vertical pupils, one green and one purple, and stared at the calm Maginos. As if sensing some danger, she grinned, revealing sharp canine teeth, and cowered in the corner, displaying her bestial nature.

A long, thin tail extends from the tailbone, some of the fur is falling out, and the cat ears on the top of its head are standing up alertly, giving it a unique cuteness in addition to its dangerous appearance.

This is a beast-like human, an abnormal beast-like human whose ears and tail have undergone permanent changes.

More importantly, Maginus sensed psychic energy emanating from her.

Chapter 267 Wild Cat

On the continent of Knoil, beastmen are divided into three types according to their forms.

One type is a humanoid race known as beastmen, such as catmen, leopardmen, and jackalmen. They all have the heads of wild beasts and cannot transform.

Another type is the beastman who can transform; they usually look no different from ordinary people.

However, if they encounter something that drives them mad, such as the moon, their bodies will undergo mutations. For example, werewolves are a type of beast-like humanoid.

Another type of beastman is the girl in front of her, who only has permanent beast-like symptoms on a small part of her body, such as her tail and ears.

The third type of beastman is relatively rare, and there are many different theories about their origin. Some say it was a joke played by the gods, while others say it was specially created by magicians.

Maginos didn't care about any of that. She crouched down to meet the gaze of the brown-haired cat girl who sensed danger and asked a nearby staff member:

"What's her name? How much does she cost?"

"This catwoman's name is Neko, and she is the child of another catwoman slave and her noble master."

The waiter quickly replied, "Because catgirls are relatively rare, although she doesn't have any special abilities, she costs about five times more than other slaves, and she's still in perfect condition."

Ha, so the psionic ability wasn't detected?

Having found a bargain, Maginus stood up and said, "I'll take her. Pack her up for me."

"Meow!!"

The brown-haired girl, who seemed to have difficulty speaking, let out a roar, as if resisting becoming the slave of the white-haired girl in front of her.

Unfortunately, as a slave, she had no right to refuse. As soon as an anesthetic was injected into her body, the girl named Neko immediately fell into a deep sleep and was put into a wooden box.

As they went with the waiter to pay at another place, Maginus casually asked, "By the way, sir, do you know where to get the 'water of torment'?"

The waiter's eyes lit up upon hearing the word: "Miss Ilsis, do you have the potion of pain?"

"We need to sell three large bottles and one small bottle."

Maginos gestured slightly, and the waiter, noticing this, whispered to her:

"In fact, there is an auction in the dark alley a month from now. You can come and take a look. Although you may not be able to get into the auction house, there should be many spellcasters in the surrounding shops who want to buy the Pain Water."

"Okay, I'll go if I have time."

Hearing that a major trading event was about to take place in the Dark Street, Maginus expressed his genuine interest and then carefully put away the slave certificates, which had both magical and legal effects.

As she walked out of the slave market, a carriage wrapped in black cloth was already waiting outside. The driver bowed and asked, "Where do you need me to take the goods?"

Clad in a black robe and accustomed to seclusion, Maginos was momentarily stunned, then somewhat helplessly told the coachman the location of her residence.

She suddenly realized that wearing the black robe wasn't very useful; once she bought the slaves, the slave market would definitely be able to find her house through the "delivery service."

It's not entirely useless; she'd probably only be able to fend off thieves or something. If they really wanted to investigate, she, as an outsider who bought slaves, would be easily found.

As for not telling the driver the location and having him put the box somewhere else... why didn't Maginus just carry the box herself?

A box covered with a black cloth was placed in the basement on the second floor. Maginus lit the candle on the table, removed the black cloth, and the brown-haired girl lay motionless in the iron cage, as if she had fallen into a deep sleep.

Using the key to open the cage door, Maginus stepped into the iron cage as if to get closer to observe the girl. The catwoman instantly opened her heterochromatic eyes and stretched out her sharp claws to pounce on her!

"Meow!"

A sharp scream rang out as Maginus grabbed the catwoman's arm and choked her with his other hand, releasing a surge of psychic energy that impacted her.

The kitten named Neko was filled with terror and anger, and it tried to attack Maginus by waving the rest of its movable limbs.