In the era of the King of Heroes, Brett City was just a small city, responsible for providing supplies to Kabulan Fortress on the border. Now, due to the needs of the war, Brett City has grown rapidly with the supply of black crystal mines. Coupled with the current scale of reconstruction,
The prosperity of Brett City has a tendency to surpass that of some medium-sized old cities.
There were several long queues at the city gate. Due to the current stable war situation on the border, some remaining war tasks were transferred to mercenary offices, causing mercenaries to swarm in. The city defenders had to set up sentries to maintain order.
At that time, people preparing to enter the city were undergoing routine inspections. The soldiers on duty wore light armor and had a lion emblem printed on the left chest, which is the symbol of the family to which this army belongs. The soldiers guarded various checkpoints.
Check people entering the city in order.
Aranza ignored them, still smiling, and walked through the city with Jessi and Cyril in a swagger.
Upon seeing this, a young soldier was about to step forward to stop Aranza and his party, but before he could take two steps, he was grabbed by a veteran with sharp eyes and quick hands: "Man, keep your eyes open, not everyone can stop them."
War is always a sharp weapon that devours lives. After following Aranza into the city, Jessie discovered that Brett City was not as prosperous as she had imagined. There were more people, but most of them were refugees from other places, huddled on both sides of the street.
, either begging or staring blankly at the passers-by. The remaining people include craftsmen who are rebuilding the city, mercenaries passing by, soldiers on vacation, merchants hawking, and nobles who originally lived in Brett City and their servants.
Aranza and his party did not go directly to the mercenary office to register a mercenary group. Instead, at Jie Xi's request, they inquired all the way to find the largest hotel in Brett City and booked a room with three bedrooms and one living room. Hotels and General Adventures
Different from other hotels, the internal facilities are luxurious and it is a symbol of nobility.
Then, Jie Xi unceremoniously placed Silas in the hotel. This giant thunder wolf was too conspicuous. Ordinary citizens might only think that Silas was a monster, but in Brett City where mercenaries gathered,
The well-informed mercenaries can tell that the giant thunder wolf definitely has the blood of the emperor. Taking Silas to the street is like carrying a big bag of gold to the street. Bandits with a lower level than Aranza and his party may hesitate.
, high-level bandits would not. Although Aranza said that he was not afraid of trouble, Jiexi felt that solving trouble was a very troublesome matter.
The minimum requirement for forming a mercenary group is that it must have at least four members. Before going out for training, Aunt Cecilia gave Jexi a suggestion that she could buy two high-level slaves in Brett City and let them join the mercenary group to fill the gap.
The number of people, with Aranza's soul power, can guarantee the quality of slaves.
Thanks to the addition of Cyril, they now only need to purchase one slave to form a mercenary group.
Therefore, Aranza and his party's second destination in Brett City was the slave market located in the east of the city.
Jiexi walked in the front. She naturally likes to dress up like a queen when entering and leaving the slave market. The slave owner did not even think about it and directly led the group to the high-end slave auction area. High-end slaves do not refer to the slave's power level.
It refers to the quality of the slaves. The price is naturally high if the quality is good, and Aranza has always had an indifferent attitude towards money. Although the equipment on his body is valuable, it all comes from Jiexi's generosity. As for Cyril, he has no concept of money at all.
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Halfway through the journey, Cyril suddenly stopped.
"What's wrong?" Aranza turned around and asked while biting the bread.
"That." Cyril pointed to the large iron cage where several young slaves were imprisoned. On one side of the iron cage, a skinny boy was leaning on the railing with empty eyes. He looked about four or five years old. He only wore a shabby shirt.
His pants, upper body, and belly were tightly sunken. He must have not eaten for a long time. There was an empty food tray in front of him. On the other side of the iron cage, several boys were chewing food that was so rotten that the original shape could not be seen.
Apparently, the boy's food was robbed by these boys.
"Well, it's nothing." Scenes like this were not uncommon in Aranza.
"You guys," Cyril spoke faster, almost unable to feel her usual harshness, "where is the pity you deserve?"
Hearing this, Aranza was stunned for a moment and didn't know how to answer. She could only scratch her head and giggle, looking at Jie Xi for help.
Jie Xi sighed and called to the attentive slave owner on the side: "How much does that slave cost?"
"One gold coin."
"I want it." Jie Xi took out the money bag, not caring about the slave owner's greedy eyes. Although she was afraid of trouble, she also liked to show off her wealth, provided that the wealth belonged to her.
Soon, the little boy was taken out.
"What's your name?" Jie Xi asked him.
"I forgot, they all called me a fool." The boy's voice was very small, almost breathless.
"Well," Jiexi didn't bother to pay attention to his name, "Go to that sister. From now on, she will be your master."
"Yes." The boy wandered over and stood in front of Cyril. He looked at the girl wearing the wolf mask and didn't know what to do for a moment.
Cyril didn't mind this, nor did he care about his dirty hair. He stretched out his hand to touch it and led him behind. Aranza thought for a while and handed the bread in her hand to Cyril: "Give it to him.
If you order a little bit and eat it too quickly, he will choke to death."
"Cyril," Jessie said to Cyril at this moment, "your compassion is very worthy of appreciation, but I want to tell you that some people are born with servility. Even if you show mercy, they are still slaves. In fact, they are still slaves.
It doesn't matter. You just need to remember one thing. You are following Aranza now, and Aranza's future will be full of conquests. In other words, as long as you follow Aranza, you will participate in war, and war is the most effective way to produce slaves.
One of the ways. I hope your mercy this time is the last one, do you understand what I mean?"
Aranza felt Cyril's muscles twitch, but it quickly subsided. Cyril just nodded, held the boy's hand, and said nothing more.
The high-end slave auction area in Brett City is not luxurious. It is a huge space simply built with tents. At this time, it is already filled with all kinds of people, chatting and waiting for the auction to start. The slave owner has a sophisticated eye and knows that Aranza and his party
His identity was by no means simple. He took them to the first row and sat down, and called the maid to entertain them before he dared to leave.
Aranza was in a good mood, so she called the maid and ordered some food, especially an extra portion for the newly purchased boy slave. Jessi asked the maid tactfully about the types of slaves being auctioned today, and the maid smoothly told her,
Today is different from usual. In addition to some ordinary fifth-level warriors, human beauties and alien slaves, there are two more slaves worthy of attention. One is a mermaid who lost a bet between a noble and others. Mermaids are real in the Continent of Thorns.
The existing race is rare in number. Their appearance is extremely beautiful, but they are very dangerous. They often confuse their prey through their appearance and then hunt them down.
The other slave was a prairie elf who appeared inexplicably in the Baslan Mountains and was later captured by the humans. The prairie elves are different from the forest elves. They are good at archery and have extremely long range. Some prairie elves can also sing elven war songs to bless the battle.
Strength, and this elf actually belongs to the group that can sing war songs, because when people captured her, they heard her singing to themselves to increase their fighting power.
These two slaves must be very expensive. Jiexi first defined that she did not pay attention to these two slaves. In fact, Jiexi did not know what kind of slaves to buy. This process could only be selected through Aranza's soul power, and she was responsible for the checkout.