Mel took a deep breath, those desperate eyes made her heart unable to calm down, but as the city lord, she had important responsibilities and must fight for the interests of the trading city.
"Is this what you call a commodity?"
"Yes, they are all healthy...good slaves." The businessman said without hesitation. He walked to the carriage and knocked with his cane. The people in the wooden fence shrank in for fear of being whipped.
He grabbed a woman's head and asked her to raise her head.
"Please see, they are not sick or unable to work."
Mel's cheeks trembled slightly, and the woman was forced to bend back and look at herself in pain. She recalled the painful experience in the past.
"I believe you, this is indeed what we want, a product."
She slowly closed her eyes, and when she opened them, she had a smile that didn't belong to her.
"Then how much do you plan to sell it for?"
Hearing this, the merchant let go of his hand, and the attendant brought a towel and took the merchant's cane.
The businessman wiped the slave's hand, came to Mel, and said: "Before discussing the price value, Sir Mel, shouldn't we first discuss the currency issue of our transaction? As far as I know, your country
,Well, the currency used in your city is a currency that has not been circulated outside, which is a bit..."
Businessman Eberron showed a troubled expression.
"Don't worry, our currency is only used locally and has no plans to circulate abroad for the time being. What we give you is definitely what you want."
After Mel finished speaking, he turned around and walked towards a room.
Eberron suddenly stopped, then waved his hand back, threw the towel in his hand to the attendant, and said with a smile: "Then I'm looking forward to it."
After saying that, he glanced at Jackal secretly, and the hundreds of guards around him nodded in agreement, silently unfolding their array, some climbed onto the roof of the carriage, and some walked to the back of the carriage.
The jackal followed the businessman into the room.
It was a small room, with only two opposing stools and a large table. The two doors in the room were also opposite, directly behind the two chairs.
When the businessman entered, Mel had already sat down, and inside there was a man in black wearing a raincoat with a big pocket and exuding a dangerous aura.
The moment he saw the other person, a dangerous arc flashed in Jackal's eyes.
"This guy is worthy of hunting!"
He suddenly became excited, and it showed unabashedly in his eyes.
Through the gap in the bamboo hat, he also saw a pair of chilling eyes.
After a series of discussions that exhausted Mel both physically and mentally, the price of the slaves was finally set. For slaves who were strong and capable of labor, five people were equal to the value of a strong horse, while for younger slaves with less ability,
The price for slaves with female slaves is lower, and ten people are equivalent to one strong horse.
For slaves with certain skills, including basic crafts such as weaving, farming, carving, carpentry and bricklaying, each person is worth half a prime-age horse, while slaves with special skills or who have received higher education are worth more than one prime-age horse.
, this category needs to be discussed separately.
This price is not very high in peaceful times, but in today's war-torn times, it can be said to be extremely high, because the cost of these "commodities" is extremely low and the quantities are extremely large.
"So, now that the price has been negotiated, should Sir Mel tell me the currency you want to pay..."
"We can give you the currency of the Adventurers Guild, but of course you can also choose another one."
After Mel finished speaking, she took out an emerald green gem from her pocket and placed it in front of the businessman.
"I believe you must be familiar with this,"
Seeing this, Eberron showed a shocked expression, gem?
He stretched out his hand, picked up the gem and looked at it. Although he was not a professional gem merchant, he was still a little confident in the authenticity of the gem. It was definitely not a fake, it was genuine. No matter what era, as long as the nobles are still alive
, the price of gems will not be low, they need this kind of luxury product to show their difference. And gemstones and minerals are either owned by the royal family or the castles of aristocratic forces, and ordinary businessmen can only buy them at high prices, and then go through
A series of means are used to raise the price and then sell it.
Although the profit is not low, it is not that easy. If the management is not good, it is easy to go bankrupt. The quantity of gems is actually not low, but the monopolist will not let them flow out in large quantities. Instead, it will deliberately let the merchants continue to raise the price.
Let it have a price but no market.
Finally sit back and enjoy the results.
Now, if there are a large number of gems in this city, and if he can exchange cheap slaves for gems, then he can enjoy the profits just like the royal family. Needless to say, the benefits are a wealth with extremely terrifying potential!
"Of course, but you should be aware of the commercial law issues regarding the registration of gems. Gemstones of unknown origin are illegal..."
Even though he was very excited inside, it could not be seen from his face at all. Instead, he showed that he was not very interested.
He is a businessman that Mel feels very disgusted with. He is greedy, insidious and cunning. He often sets traps during the conversation, but when it comes to gems, Mel will not lose to anyone.
This is her last dignity as a former gem dealer.
In the end, she completed the transaction at a price that both parties were satisfied with.
"It's a pleasure working with you."
Mel smiled slightly, but she could no longer hold on, and the professional fake smile on her face began to look tired.
"Looking forward to our next cooperation. You must be a little tired from traveling. How about taking a night's rest in our hotel in Trading City?"
Hearing this, the expressions of the escort drivers changed. Sleeping in the place where the demons live is not the same as a sheep entering a tiger's mouth?
"Thank you for your kindness. I would also like to experience life in your city if I have the opportunity. But for our next transaction, we still go back first."
Eberron said with a smile.
"Then please walk slowly."
Eberron took the top hat from the attendant, bent slightly towards Mel, put the hat on his chest, saluted, and then left with the motorcade.
After seeing the other party leave, Mel sighed deeply, her legs softened and she fell back. The killer Liuliu behind her immediately stretched out his hand to support her back.
"You can't fall down."
Killer Liuliu said.
"I know, but what have I done? I am trading people, which is desecrating life."
Mel said with some collapse.
Killer Liuliu disagreed and said: "But as the city lord, you can save these people. You can let them work and get a new life here, just like you."
He suddenly pushed, and Mel took a few steps forward.
"I'll leave the rest to you, I still have work to do."
After saying that, two men in black suddenly appeared next to killer Liuliu, and they walked towards the direction where the convoy left.
outside the city
The convoy that hurriedly left the city lost sight of them and hid in the forest. This encounter became an unforgettable experience for the drivers and guards, and they will talk about it countless times in their lives.
They made a deal with the demons.
In front of a carriage, the horse pulling the carriage lowered its head and ate grass, while the businessman Eberron sitting on the carriage was holding a bag of gems, laughing and estimating its value. This time, he at least made a profit.
Ten times the ideal amount of money.
The greed of a businessman is a bottomless pit. He sees the huge business opportunities here. When the benefits are huge to a certain extent, he even dares to trample on people's morality. Now, it has exceeded his imagination and he even wants to.
Take this city and make yourself king!
As footsteps approached, the businessman suddenly put away the bag of gems and the ambition on his face.
"How is it? Is there any hope?"
"Except for one interesting guy, everyone else is nothing to be afraid of. Three hundred, no, two hundred people are enough."
Jackal said.
"Very good, I look forward to your triumph."
"But before that, I have a request."
Suddenly, the smile on the businessman's face disappeared.
"Say it."
The Jackal showed a dangerous expression. He licked the knife in his hand and said, "I want that woman named Mel."
Hearing this, the smile on the businessman's face returned and he said: "It's natural for a hero to match a beauty. I will meet your request..."
At this time, in the trading city.
Mel, who was counting the number of people, suddenly found a man whose mouth was gagged. He was a strong man wearing animal skin clothes. His eyes were a little different from those of other slaves. His eyes widened and he made a whining sound.
This person is the hunter kidnapped by the merchant Eberron.
Mel felt a little confused. She slowly walked up to the man and carefully took off the rag that was blocking his mouth.
"Careful! It's a trap!"
Before his voice disappeared, several slaves suddenly rushed out, killing everyone before they could even rub their hands. The guards beside Mel were killed instantly, and an assassin disguised as a slave rushed directly towards Mel.
"ah!"
Mel is not a combatant. Although she can do magic, she can't fight at all. Facing the terrifying enemy, she can only scream and hold her hands in front of her body.
…
"You guys follow the plan, I'm going to kill the guy you can't beat."
The jackal said this to everyone, and then he disappeared into the forest.
The leading guard was a dark adventurer. Although he was very dissatisfied with his maverick colleague, he had to admit that the other dark adventurer was much stronger than him.
"Let's go and kill those demons!"
The guard looked behind him and saw the group of people who were eager to try. These people were not kind people. Like him, they were probably people who had committed crimes and were kicked out of the Adventurer's Guild. In other words, if they were not working as adventurers,
, then what he did was enough for them to carve the title of criminal.
So, they took action and moved quietly in the forest.
However, a black figure stood on the city wall. Killer Liuliu took off the bamboo hat on his head, and a few pieces of black feathers flew away in the wind. A huge beak appeared on his face, as well as black feathers.
.
"Oh? Did you notice it?"
At this time, a man in dark green clothes in the forest raised his head. The jackal swung the blood-stained dagger, and at his feet lay the bodies of four men in black.
Suddenly, the killer Liuliu on the city wall jumped up, flew out like a sharp arrow, drew an arc in the sky over the forest, and then landed gently in a place in the forest without making any sound.
He came to the corpses of several men in black, but there was no trace of the enemy. Killer Liuliu looked at the corpses of several men in black and found that the wounds were all consistent with stab wounds and were caused by the same person.
A strange footprint on the ground caught his attention. The footprint was a bit weird. It had three claws, but there was a human shoe print in the middle.
Killer Liuliu subconsciously put his foot on it and found that the shoe print was exactly the same as his own!
Suddenly, Killer Liuliu was startled. His body jumped to one side at an extremely fast speed. At the same time, a cold light flashed out from his bloated raincoat. He swung a sword and slashed in front of him. However, he was surprised.
He found a white arrow piercing his sword, turning and flying directly towards his heart.
At the critical moment, he suddenly turned into a ball of feathers and disappeared into the air.
However, the moment he disappeared, the white flying arrow accurately passed through the black hole created by the teleportation, and Killer Liuliu appeared in the tree and covered his chest.
An attack that cannot be avoided!?
He was shocked. There was no arrow stuck in his chest, but he was hit by one in an instant.
magic!
Killer Liuliu felt bad. What kind of magic is this?
When he was still a little panicked, a figure appeared on the ground. He raised his head and looked at the killer Liuliu. He was a scary-looking person, and the aura exuding from him was also terrifying. He was a killer who had killed countless people.
Liuliu knew this feeling. The other party was also a murderous being. The terrible scar on the other party's face was proof.
"The hunter's game, this is my magic. If you can't get the antidote from me within three hours, you will die."
The jackal took out a bottle. The bottle glowed white like the arrow. This was not a real thing, but a magic change!
"On the contrary, if I don't reach you within three hours, I will die. Do you understand? If you want to live, you have to kill me for so long. If you want to kill me, the best way is to keep killing me."
Run for your life and pray not to be caught by me." After saying that, the jackal showed a ferocious expression.
"Let me enjoy the hunt! My prey!"
After saying that, he launched an attack, jumped up from the ground, quickly stepped on the tree trunk, and used the force to rush to the tree. To him, it was like running on flat ground.
Although the killer Liuliu hasn't figured out the current situation yet, after hearing what the other party said, all he needs to do is kill him!
The next moment, Killer Liuliu immediately slashed out with a knife. The opponent was not afraid. Suddenly he flashed his right hand and showed a short knife hidden in his wrist to block Killer Liuliu's attack. Suddenly he stretched out his left hand and pointed towards Killer Liuliu's face.
Catch him.
His palm caused the feathers on Killer Liuliu's body to explode.
Danger!!
His body's instinct made him react immediately. He held the sword behind his back and used the hilt to push away the opponent's hand. Then he turned around and used a whirlwind strike like a top. The jackal was startled and clamped his feet hard. With the help of
The power of the branches caused his body to fall backwards, and he immediately opened the distance and avoided the opponent's sword. Then he stood on the tree and watched the opponent fall to the ground.
"Oh!? Did you notice?"
He looked down at each other.
Killer Liuliu fell to the ground and immediately raised his head and looked at the scary human. The other person showed a devilish expression and said: "This is not a fair hunter game. As long as you are touched by me, the game will be over."
"
When the killer Liuliu heard this, his eyes showed shock.