"Daka, my servant got sick and died during the trip. Now I want to buy a slave. Do you know where to go?"
Daka and Lu Yu had another drink. He was so drunk that he could see things twice.
"Slave...slave?" Daka stuttered several times before continuing, "You came at the right time."
"Not long ago, hiccup... a group of slaves were transported from the southern border and the western border. They just arrived in the royal city in the past few days."
"Outside of the Royal City, on the high ground next to the racecourse in the western suburbs, they only sell at night."
Drunk Daka smiled with all the wrinkles on his face.
"I heard that among the slaves coming this time, there are quite a few pretty ones...you know."
Lu Yu didn't mean to answer the call, he just called the waiter and paid the bill.
Seeing Daka lying on the table and sleeping to death, the waiter smiled and told Lu Yu that there was no need to worry.
"This place never closes. People drink until dawn every day. If it really takes up another customer's seat, we will send them to the room to rest."
Lu Yu nodded, he was very grateful to this adventurer who gave him a lot of information.
After walking out of the tavern, Lu Yu asked Lulutis: "How much does it cost to buy a slave?"
"It depends on what kind of slave you are. Good-looking and strong ones are always in demand."
"Based on this basis, mixed-race slaves tend to be slightly more expensive because they conform to human aesthetics and generally look good."
"If there are no special circumstances, if you go in with a silver coin, you will be qualified to choose those good slaves."
Hearing that one silver coin was enough, and it happened to be impossible to rent a house at this time, Lu Yu planned to visit the slave market in Dhaka.
Before setting off, Lu Yu bought a robe that could cover his figure from a stall on the street.
With the cover of her robe and the cover of night, Lulutis could finally get out of her backpack and get some air.
She climbed up Lu Yu's waist and came to behind Lu Yu's shoulders.
From this position, she could clearly see the outside scenery.
"The fresh air, the less depressing space, and the strong popularity around here..."
Lulutis was filled with emotion as soon as she came out.
"You have to hide well. If someone sees us, we will be in bad luck." Lu Yu reminded.
Lulutis promised, saying that if something happened she would quickly stay away from Lu Yu and then find another chance to meet him.
After coming out of the west gate of the royal city, Lu Yu, bathed in the moonlight, kept looking for the location of the racecourse along the roadside signs.
At first, Lu Yu was worried about getting lost and safety issues, but along the way he saw many knights patrolling both sides of the road.
According to Dhaka, these knights are all direct descendants of the Kingdom of Yas. They are elites from the Kingdom's Knights. Their moral character and talents are not on the same level as those trained by ordinary nobles.
With them leading patrols, the area around the royal city has always been peaceful.
About an hour later, Lu Yu saw a large number of carriages parked on the side of the main road.
Looking ahead from where the horse was drinking, there were a lot of torches near the woods not far away, and crystals filled with magic elements were used as lighting fixtures.
After crossing a small stream, Lu Yu followed the torches on both sides of the road.
The moment he stepped into the slave market, the spectrum of these sounds was full.
At this moment, Lu Yu felt like he was in a vegetable market during a festival, and all the noise made his head hurt.
Chaos was his first impression of this place.
Under the dim light, everyone here has a shadow hanging on their face. As the light sways, it keeps twisting and changing, as if there is a little person dancing on their face.
Here, luxuriously dressed people often wear masks and stand reservedly at a distance, casually directing their servants to come forward to bid.
The ordinary adventurers gathered in front of some disheveled slave cages and enjoyed this free entertainment project.
As for ordinary people with lower spending power, they cannot afford to appear here.
Before Lu Yu entered the market, the knight guarding the entrance asked him to produce silver coins to prove his purchasing ability as an admission ticket.
Most of the slaves imprisoned in metal cages had their faces lowered, unwilling to look at anyone.
However, this avoidance was obviously not welcomed by the onlookers.
After a series of accusations against the slave merchant, a long stick was inserted into the cage and struck hard on the back of the disheveled slave, hoping to avoid humiliation.
After a few more attempts, the slave who could not escape finally used his shackled hands to lift his hair away, revealing his already somewhat hollow eyes.
When he was a child, he saw that when adults were catching piglets, they would often hit the ground with a wooden stick. From time to time, he would step forward and whip the free-range piglet to scare it into a corner so that he could catch it.
Lu Yu stopped and took a look. She was a very good-looking girl, about seventeen or eighteen years old, with delicate features and no signs of mixed race.
The onlookers were obviously very satisfied with the girl's performance and couldn't help laughing.
The harsh laughter made the girl tremble with fear.
Seeing Lu Yu standing still, Lulutis sighed.
"You don't have to tell me, I know."
Lu Yu seemed to know what Lulutis was thinking. He looked at the smiling faces around him and then at the slaves in the cage, trying to suppress the tremors in his heart.
"I'm not a saint, let alone a god. I can't save every one of them."
"Even if I can save them, I can't protect them."
"I was mentally prepared when I came."
Lu Yu only had one ticket in his hand, and he did not dare to say that his ship was strong and reliable.
But at least the person who gets this ticket will not be locked in a cage, sold again and again in the form of goods, and will no longer be looked back and forth with malicious eyes.
There is only one.
He will encounter many such things during his future travels, so he must deal with his emotional problems calmly.
After calming down, Lu Yu pulled down the fabric covering his face.
There are no twists and turns in the transaction in the slave market. One hand pays the money and the other hand delivers the goods.
If you want to inspect the goods, it's easy. Just tell the corresponding slave merchant and he will send someone to go into the special cage to take the slave out and let you check it yourself.
Of course, if you feel dirty, they can do it for you.
Next to Lu Yu, a demi-human male from the Beast-Ear Tribe was being examined by a client.
This person, who was obviously a noble's retinue, held a spar with a pale purple light and looked around the body of the male animal-eared man.
This demi-human with tawny fur and almost pure blood had very strong muscles, so the guard punched him hard.
Seeing that the demi-human just snorted and showed no sign of being unsteady, he returned to his master with great satisfaction and reported the situation.
Not long after, the retinue returned and ordered.
"Take off his shackles and chains and take him to the nearby martial arts field."
"What our master bought was his bravery. If he can't be put to great use, he might as well continue to be an exhibit in the cage."
Lu Yu noticed that when the man said he was going to throw him back into the iron cage, Yaren's body was shaking.
"Do you have any goods that you are interested in? We not only have good warriors here, but we also have several good magicians to choose from."
Because his followers left, Lu Yu, who had stayed here for a long time, became the target of chatting with slave traders.
Seeing that Lu Yu did not turn around and leave immediately, the experienced slave trader immediately realized that this was a potential buyer.
He then asked: "Does the guest want a boy or a girl?"
"There are not many men left. The lords along the way bought a lot. After arriving at the royal city, the nobles also bought a lot."
"There are many options for women. If you just look at looks, they can definitely meet your various needs."
Lu Yu knew that the slave trader in front of him, who was as fat as a ball, was trying hard to confirm his preferences.
Lu Yu took out a silver coin.
"Let me see first what I can buy from you with one silver coin."
The chubby businessman doesn't choose his customers. As long as someone is willing to buy, he is his honored customer.
He left a follower behind and led Lu Yu to an open space not far away.
There was a constant sound of chains clashing on the track that was originally a racecourse.
Slave merchants from all over the world temporarily store their goods here. They will first select slaves that are easy to sell and sell them early while they are still in good condition.
The remaining backlog of goods will be packaged and sold to people who need cheap slave labor when they leave a trading area.
The fat businessman led Lu Yu to his group of slaves and waved gently to his men.
Under the urging of the fat businessman's magician, the group of shackled goods stood up one by one and looked at Lu Yu as if to welcome inspection.
There is a little hope in some people's eyes, as if they feel that no matter where they go, it will be better than staying here.
Some people are no different from the goods Lu Yu saw before in the cage that attracted attention and attracted customers for the slave merchants.
There is no light in their eyes.
Lu Yu doesn't think he is a savior, nor does he have any intention of becoming one, but...
When you have an opportunity in your hands to bring someone back from the abyss into the sunshine, you should always want to give this opportunity to the one with the most defiant spirit.
At least he is resisting and using his actions to protest against this fate.
If you give in and lose the will to resist, what do I want you to do?
All he wanted was a body, and Lu Yu could find more.
Lu Yu glanced back and forth over the slave's body, looking for the person he wanted.
"Oberto, you'd better collect your defective products. If you sell this kind of mixed-blooded and faulty inferior products to customers, won't you be afraid of disturbing the big shots and taking away your business brand?"
Lu Yu was distressed, and something seemed to have happened near the "shelf" at the other end.
An old man in a red robe, who seemed to be the manager of the slave mall, gave a lecture to a tall and lanky man named Oberto.
Behind the old man, a man with long silver hair was dragged to the edge of Oberto's stall by two guards holding his left and right arms.
Oberto looked embarrassed and hurriedly explained: "This... disturbed the big shot, where do you start talking about it?"
"Your Argonian's 'Dragon Transformation' just went out of control. If she hadn't been weak, then the earl's... ahem... the distinguished guest's entourage would have died at her hands."
"Don't sell this kind of uncontrolled monster. Even if you want to sell it, don't hide the information. If something goes wrong, you and I will not be able to escape accountability!"
"Oberto sells goods, and the inspection is not strict. He will be punished once." The old man announced loudly to the surroundings.
After saying that, he stayed where he was and talked to Oberto for a while before leading the guards away.
Looking at Oberto who was mourning for his heir, and the details of Oberto waving his followers forward just now, it is not difficult to see that he suffered a big loss.
Lulutis reminded Lu Yu after the old man left: "The old man just now is a third-level magician. He should be the highest-level magician here today."
Lu Yu's focus was not on the old magician.
"Argonians, hybrids with dragon blood?"
When Lu Yu came to this world, he had not seen many weird and strange things. He thought that it would take a long time before he could see creatures like dragons, but he didn't expect that he would have the opportunity to see the Argonians here today.
Not only Lu Yu, but also the guests nearby gathered around Oberto.
It's not that they want to buy this Argonian, they simply want to see what this guy who can lose control looks like.
When he got closer, Lu Yu realized that this Yalong man was a girl.
Lu Yu couldn't use the knowledge he learned from Lulutis today to judge the blood ratio of this Argonian.
There are sharp reddish-brown horns on her head, and the color of her skin is between rose-brown and light white, giving her a strange beauty.
This beauty should be related to her bloodline.
The well-proportioned body proportions make her look like she is lying on the ground gasping for breath, which is very exciting.
Someone boldly wanted to step forward to push aside her messy hair and take a good look at her appearance, but was blocked by the irritable Oberto.
Oberto said to the onlookers: "Since the managers have said that this cargo is dangerous, I can only lock her up again and destroy it later."
"If you want to buy other goods, please tell my servants that today's shopping costs will be reduced, as compensation for this episode."
After saying that, the magic power in Oberto's hand surged and restrained the Argonian who was trying to struggle. He grabbed her silver-white hair and dragged her towards the back of the shelves made of cages.
Lu Yu thought for a moment and chose to follow.
"Since you want to die so much, then I will fulfill your wish."
"When all the goods in the royal city are sold out, I will sell you to the garrison in the east of the royal city and let you be used as bait to lure monsters."
"You like to bite people, so let me know what it feels like to be bitten."
"puff."
The Argonian spit out a large piece of flesh from his mouth and threw it right in Oberto's face.
The missing piece of flesh and blood has reappeared, but its owner probably doesn't want to see it.
The Argonian did not smile because of Oberto's embarrassment, but stared at him with fierce glares.
Oberto's blood surged, and he took out the magic instrument he carried with him. Under the surge of magic power, he was already planning to destroy this treasure that he had spent a lot of money to get back from another businessman.
I thought I could make a fortune from flipping the business, but I didn't expect that not only would I lose money, but I would also almost be disqualified from the kingdom's slave market.
"etc."
Oberto's hand froze in mid-air, maintaining a strange posture as if he was about to release magic.
He turned his head and looked into the darkness not far away.
Lu Yu, covered in robes, walked out slowly.
"When I see the goods and feel it's not suitable, it won't be too late for you to kill her."