"I need a group of slaves who can help me take care of the elixir garden and handle the medicinal materials. I don't have any requirements for cultivation."
"Take care of the elixir garden?" Madam Zhou repeated in a low voice, "It seems that the distinguished guest needs some dexterity, preferably someone who has some knowledge of medicinal materials. Slaves like this are not cheap."
She gave the approximate price.
However, even a foundation-building monk only has a few thousand spiritual stones. If he has some special talents, he will add some as appropriate. There is nothing more valuable than this.
Fu Xia felt awe-struck in her heart, but said, "It doesn't matter."
Mrs. Zhou took Fu Xia to Baizhen Tower and walked through the prisons. There was also a sign hanging outside the prison detailing this person's origins.
For example, a certain monk robbed the Baizhenlou caravan, causing several casualties, and were captured here to make up for the losses.
A certain monk was killing people wantonly, and his enemies used their savings to ask Baizhenlou to kidnap them and use them as slaves.
Or maybe a certain evil cultivator used a certain mortal village and city as a sacrifice, committed countless murders, and was subsequently captured by Baizhen Tower.
There are also those female nuns who were sold by their husbands and family members.
…
It seems that everyone has a reason to be inferior to others and become a slave.
Fuxia didn't know if this was true, but she seemed to be able to see the relief in the hearts of the monks who came here to buy slaves.
In this way, the other party has committed a crime and is used as a slave, which can reduce the guilt of some kind-hearted buyers to a certain extent.
But Fu Xia doesn't want them.
Leaving aside the truth for now, the eyes of these slaves revealed a hint of evil. Even though Mrs. Zhou told her that their Baizhen Tower had its own way of restraining slaves, for Fu Xia, what she wanted was to be obedient and work hard.
Living servants, and I have no intention of buying those people back as medicine men for experiments.
So she still hopes to find someone with a calmer mood and less violent temper.
I can be willing to be ordinary and work for her safely in the secret realm.
Otherwise, you can't trust them to hand over the elixir garden.
If something goes wrong along the way, even if someone is killed afterwards, the loss cannot be made up.
Of course Madam Zhou also saw that Fu Xia was not interested in these slaves, so she smiled and said,
"These slaves are bought back to be used as thugs in the nursing home. What they want is a ruthlessness that has never faded."
"With my control method of Baizhen Qianweilou, if I am not afraid of their lack of effort, if they don't have some ferocity, the caravan will not be able to scare away those bad guys when they are traveling, and then my caravan people will be required to protect them, isn't it?
Too uneconomical?"
"The slaves that your distinguished guest wants are still behind. Both men and women are very innocent. They are children purchased by me, Baizhen House, from various places. We have taken them in and trained them since they were young, and taught them some ways to make a living, and they are also good at serving others."
"For example, the man who takes care of the elixir garden required by the distinguished guests does not necessarily need to be a monk, but can also be a mortal. If you feed them some magic pills to strengthen their body, they will not get sick and can live to be a hundred years old. This is how to refine Qi.
The monks only live twice as long as they do, so it's much cheaper to buy them."
Although there are many sects in Zhongzhou, they still have requirements for the qualifications of their disciples.
I'm afraid they may not accept the Five Spiritual Roots, Four Spiritual Roots and others, and not all sect disciples will go there.
The number of years for these big forces to recruit disciples will be longer, not once every five years like the Lingxiao Sect.
This gave Baizhen Qianweilou and other forces an opportunity.
They also accept that those who can practice well will naturally become their own. If the qualifications are too poor, they are even willing to sell themselves to find a good master. Some of the resources the master has on hand will be enough for them to practice.
If they are lucky enough to meet someone who is tolerant, they may even be given better techniques, which is more cost-effective than struggling on their own.
So being a slave turned out to be a good thing.
Fu Xia felt that it was an eye-opener.
There are no such episodes in the main plot. Even those she comes into contact with who serve her are nothing more than handyman disciples, not slaves.
On the contrary, there are vassals.
Qinglin has it.
Retainers usually rely on the whole family to join the family, because they are interested in someone's future, or simply because of his background.
If I can get in touch with him, my family will have a bright future.
For example, the Yan family's move to hug someone's big brother is a sign that the whole family has taken refuge in someone and become a powerful younger brother.
Another status is that of a guest, and a guest has a higher status than a retainer or a servant.
If they are the latter two, subjects or guests, it would be unethical to take them to Babel Tower rashly, because once they are brought in, Fuxia is not prepared to let them out again.
This is the best way to keep a secret.
The Tower of Babel can completely isolate you from contact with the outside world.
Since it is activated, it will not be opened again like other secret realms.
This is a private space that belongs entirely to her and Qinglin.
But just giving someone else the price of being a vassal will inevitably lead to a lot of resentment.
Only slaves can buy out the rest of their lives. They have to go wherever Fu Xia tells them to go.
"These are the slaves your distinguished guest wants to buy."
Mrs. Zhou's words interrupted Fu Xia's thinking.
It was different from the prisons I had seen before. It looked like the residence of an ordinary family. However, this residence was extremely dense, somewhat similar to the dormitory that Xiao Wu had shown her.
Many people lived in a large bungalow.
Mrs. Zhou said to the steward here, and the steward went to bring people over. Room after room was opened, and about ten people came out for Fu Xia to choose from.
Judging from their complexions, they are much better than the villagers in Liuxi Village.
The people who came out at the beginning were all about the same age.
It seems that orphans were all brought together to be fostered.
At least still alive.
Now that she had made up her mind to buy slaves, Fu Xia put aside those unnecessary emotions and began to make a serious assessment. She bought them for work, and she could not let herself lose money.
She can't always be affected by the so-called plot.
What she should do is accept this and continue to make herself stronger to avoid falling into such a situation.
After thinking about it, Fu Xia felt that the heaviness in her heart was much lessened, and the shackles were lifted.
Fu Xiaxin said, this is probably why the teacher always emphasizes the character of the younger generation and asks them to go down the mountain to practice.
As a monk, it is not enough just to improve your cultivation. You must also have a strong mind to be fearless.
Even if it is a natural disaster, he dares to rush forward.
Fuxia took out many medicinal plants from the storage ring that she had prepared long ago.
Let them come and tell.
These are some relatively basic medicinal materials.
Fuxia hopes that they can recognize it and then know the relevant taboos, such as the environment in which it grows, whether it likes temperature or heat, and whether it has more or less water.
The specific medicinal properties will not be considered.
Madam Zhou did not expect that Fu Xia would use such standards to select slaves. It was not like selecting slaves, but like choosing work helpers.
But she didn't say much. If she could sell these slaves, she could get a reward, which was a good thing.
Baizhen Qianweilou will not always do charity to support them.
Relying on this method, Fu Xia bought a total of twenty slaves, all of whom were cultivators.