The day passed peacefully.

This is like this for ordinary people, but for the merchants and nobles of Novigrad, this day is very chaotic.

It was all due to the tragedy that more than 20 people from Philip's family died.

Sometimes people at the top are helpless when doing things. Whether or not the public can be informed of what happened, and how to do it, all need to be carefully considered.

Once something goes wrong, the resulting hidden problems may affect a country's economy and order.

For example, the tragedy of Philip's family, combined with the incident of the masked butcher, will definitely bring about a series of panic effects.

This incident was suppressed by the church and authorities, and it was considered to be dealt with in an orderly manner.

However, economic chaos was unavoidable. As one of the most successful businessmen in Novigrad, Philip owned the city's only leather factory, an iron ore manufacturing plant, 3 restaurants, and 16 grocery stores.

Cooperate with banks.

His death brought all the above-mentioned businesses to a standstill, and the nobles who cooperated with him were obviously in a state of distress.

This would normally make wealthy people irritable, but today is different. The slave market is open today.

As the only population trading market in the Nilfgaard Empire, it attracts a large number of merchants and nobles from all over the country and even the world every year.

The purpose of their coming is not just to buy people, the slave market is more like a symposium for rich people. The newly rich people bring new business opportunities, and those who have stayed in high positions for a long time can talk about their experiences and bring about new cooperation.

And those slaves were just a dessert at the symposium, a tool for the rich to show off their wealth.

On the other hand, there are two ways to enter the market:

Pay 55,000 km directly to the Victoria Casino in Forlia District to become a member and get an annual card.

Then the annual renewal fee is 10,000 grams, which is a policy specially adopted for wealthy businessmen.

Or go to Sara Street in the South Alley District, find a building with the most sense of design, which is one of the offices of the Novigrad underground gang, hand in a Gwent deck, and pass some basic reviews.

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If you are from Novigrad, it only takes a few hours to verify your identity and you can pass.

If you are a foreigner, you need to change your cards five days before the slave market starts.

If you are a foreigner...usually you are not welcome.

After passing the review, take the special Gwent card handed over by the gangster to the Black Crow Castle Tavern to register your personal information, and the admission procedures are completed.

The main targets of this screening method are those who are not wealthy but whose resources are on the evil side.

Because playing cards makes the poor lose their minds, in order to completely put an end to this phenomenon, Gwent stopped production in the Nilfgaard Empire early.

So getting a complete set of Gwent cards is not something that can be done with just money.

Those who can do this are those who have extensive connections or are talented in the dark side market. These people can usually bring additional channels for nobles and businessmen to make money.

The slave market is a twisted but reasonable screening and cooperation platform that emerged after collusion between the government, the rich, gangs, and even the church.

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In the Victoria Casino, the well-dressed rich and nobles have arrived on the second floor of the venue.

Behind a gate is the location of the slave market.

Security personnel wearing black clothes stood on both sides of the passage and in front of the entrance.

Usually gangsters are responsible for the security of slave markets, but this year there is something special.

The death of the gang leader, Hawthorne XVII, has caused quite a shock to the underground world of Novigrad. In order to ensure that the security work can be carried out smoothly, the church sent people to organize it this time.

Doss came to the entrance of the market. He was the organizer sent by the church. Now all the guests have entered.

"Is there anyone with a special Gwent card?"

he asked the admissions officer.

The registrar held a table and said, "According to the registration quota at the Black Crow Castle Tavern...well...there is a person named Baikal Punk."

He put down the watch in his hand, looked at Doss, and then asked: "By the way...Captain, didn't you keep guard in the Lower City area yesterday? Have you seen that person?"

Doss fell silent and then said, "I need to see him to double-check."

"But... you can't disturb the guests who are entering. This is the rule..." The registrar was a little embarrassed.

Doss glared at him and said, "This is none of your business."

The registrar felt a chill in his eyes, an angry chill, and was instantly frightened.

For Doss, there cannot be any mistakes this time, and he must confirm the rigor of every link, because he needs to successfully defeat Li Nuo to prove his worth.

He was deeply shocked by Gioia's words that day. After thinking about it, he realized that Gioia's words were unpleasant but they were right.

From the beginning of "Green Grass Decoction", Doss has been walking behind Li Nuo, the medicine was taken away, and Wu Yun was lost due to wrong underestimation.

The second time I was in the brothel, I obviously had important connections, but I was run away without even a single person being seen.

This was the third time and the first time they fought. If it weren't for Qiao Ya's flying knife, I would have returned to the main space to observe a moment of silence with Wu Yun.

Facing a player whose level is so much lower than his own, it would be embarrassing if he showed up just once in the above three times, let alone three times in a row, which is simply too good.

In the venue, the guests sat around a large... very long... arc-shaped table.

There is a hollow stage with a radius of 20 meters in the center of the table for displaying "goods".

At this time, the guests were chatting with each other and showing the politeness and order of the upper class. The atmosphere was harmonious and stable, full of the evil glory of capitalism.

In this elegant and shit-eating atmosphere, Doss recognized the man named Baikal Punk at a glance. He had met this man yesterday when he was redeeming special Gwent cards.

"Is this Mr. Punk?" Doss stood behind him respectfully.

Punk turned his head. He had a dog-tail braid and a thin face. His sallow complexion revealed the shabby life. Although he was wearing a decent shirt and vest, the dust on his leather shoes told others that his life was not good.

Belongs to wealth.

"What are you doing?" The tone of the punk scoundrel was in great contrast with the gentlemen around him, and many pairs of eyes looked at him with disgust.

She is like a transvestite among shemales, a bamboo rat among rats, and a programmer among white-collar workers.

Doss expected that this person would be so rude, so he was not surprised and said calmly: "Sir, you are the only VIP who entered the venue with Gwent cards, so we need to make another file for the record."

"So troublesome?" Punk grinned and said displeasedly: "Didn't I fill out a lot of stuff yesterday? What else do you want to know today? What's my mother's surname?"

"No...your mother has nothing to do with this meeting..." Doss himself didn't understand why he had to explain this sentence.

"We just need you to tell us how you collected the deck used to exchange for the special Gwent card yesterday?"

Punk rolled his eyes at Doss and said disdainfully: "Tch...why didn't you ask yesterday? You only found the latrine after you pooped out."

These words attracted more disgusted looks, and some people even took out their handkerchiefs and covered their noses, as if something really smelly was here.

"Please understand, this is our job."

Doss lowered his head humbly. He must be lying. There was no requirement to tell how the Gwent cards were put together.

"Are you sure you want to listen?" Punk looked suspicious.

Doss nodded, "I'm all ears."

"I think you should know my identity, right?" Punk crossed his legs consciously.

"Of course, it is marked on the registration form that you are the owner of Big Cat Grocery Store, Baikal Punk."

"Very good." Punk nodded with satisfaction and raised his chin proudly, "This is my current identity, but once, I was an adventurer..."

In the next ten minutes, Doss felt that his ears had grown calluses and his head was aching. He listened to Punk talk about his life story for ten minutes, and it took him so long to talk about his twelve years.

How did Sui get the fourth Gwent card?

There are still five minutes left before the auction starts, and Doss is certain that this time is not enough for Punk to reach adulthood.

Just when Doss was hesitating whether to stop there, he suddenly heard a faint sound coming from outside.

He looked at the door warily, when a guard walked in quickly and whispered softly: "The door was attacked. It was a guy wearing a mask..."

coming!

Doss's eyes lit up, and he quickly walked out of here, ignoring Punk who was still talking.

Watching Doss leave, Punk sighed with relief.

"Fortunately, I am a cartoonist...and can edit..."

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ps: There is a clerical error in Chapter 101.
Chapter completed!