After a long time, facing those beautiful maids who served her diligently, Xia Ye will recall the morning when Luca took her to meet the pets.
…
"So...this is a pet?"
Xia Ye looked in front of her and murmured in surprise.
Unexpected...but expected.
No wonder both Luka and Lilian had such strange expressions when they heard Xia Ye mentioning pets.
Don’t they think... I want to buy a few back?
Pets are not animals, nor are they creatures from another world.
It's a witch. and--
At a glance, Xia Ye saw that they were all witches with good looks, the lowest was 2, the highest was over 2.5, and the average was about 2.3-2.4.
"So, Debsotta allows human trafficking?" Xia Ye pointed at the beautiful "goods" around her and asked Luka.
"So you don't know what a pet is?" Luka asked in surprise.
"I don't know. Oh, I forgot to tell you. I just came to Debsota not long ago, so I'm not familiar with it yet." Xia Ye said half-seriously, "Where I lived before, pets were animals similar to pets. Such a devilish thing."
"That's it." Luka nodded, with an expression of relief on his face.
Xia Ye caught this subtle change in expression and couldn't help but smile: "What? Did you think I was coming to buy it before?"
"Uh... yes." Luka hesitated for a moment, and finally answered frankly, "Actually, I personally... don't really like the practice of buying and selling pets, but it is indeed allowed in Debsota."
"Oh, don't worry, at least I won't buy a pet now." Xia Ye pursed her lips and smiled.
"Now?"
"Because I am very short of magic power now." To be precise, I am short of 2575 magic magic to pay off the current overdraft.
"Then if you are not lacking..." Luka frowned slightly.
"Let's wait until then to discuss this kind of question." Xia Ye answered, walking towards a pet standing in the fence, "Although I don't like this behavior, maybe I can't help but buy one? After all, some of the pets here are really cute.”
As she spoke, she stretched out her hand and lightly traced her fingers on the pet's cheek. She was a girl with black hair and black eyes. Her appearance was somewhat similar to Luca's, but her temperament was completely different. If Luca was like a sharp sword that had been tempered for thousands of times, then the one in front of her could only be regarded as A fruit knife.
"You are so beautiful, little sister." Xia Ye said to her with a smile.
Under the gaze of Xia Ye's crimson eyes, "Fruit Knife"'s sister's expression was both nervous and expectant: "Then... can you buy me?"
"No, because the person behind me is staring at me." Xia Ye chuckled.
Although she rejected the other party, her fingers still stayed on the other party's delicate face and refused to leave. Unfortunately, at this moment, a voice rang out from beside her, stopping her from continuing to mop herself up.
"This customer. If you don't want to buy, please don't touch the goods at will."
Xia Ye turned around and saw the owner of the pet shop staring at her with an unkind expression.
"Okay, okay..." She retracted her hand honestly and turned towards Luka, "Shall we go?"
After saying that, she walked out of the pet store first, and then walked into another one next door.
The entire street here is full of pet shops of all sizes. The total number is estimated to be hundreds. It is one of the largest pet trading markets in Debsota.
"Why did you do that just now?" Luka asked from behind.
"How?" Xia Ye asked.
"..." Luka fell silent for a moment.
"Oh, by the way, I also have a question." Xia Ye said, "Why do people in Debsota like to buy pets?"
As an egg-laying creature that reproduces asexually, the witch should not have that kind of desire, so Xia Ye was so surprised when she saw the pet for the first time.
"Didn't you like it just now?"
I don't know if it was an illusion, but Xia Ye always felt that the tone in Luka's words was a bit off.
"I just did it because I thought it was fun." She looked at Luca innocently, "It doesn't mean that I really want to buy one back. So I'm curious about the motivations of those who buy pets. A need, or a desire?”
Luka thought seriously for a while and then said: "Actually, I'm not too sure. People in the lower city rarely buy pets. Most of the customers here are people from the middle-class area. As for the upper city, there are several specialized suppliers. Merchants, they regularly deliver the best quality goods to the uptown area for people there to choose from.
Therefore, I only heard from hearsay: Even if people in the middle-class area buy pets, they only buy one or two at most, and usually use them as a beautiful tool or toy. But people in Uptown are a little different. It is said that some people like to collect pets. Therefore, it is said that some people even have hundreds or thousands of pets in their homes. "
After hearing this, Xia Ye nodded thoughtfully.
Although witches do not have that kind of physical desire, they still have other desires, such as possessiveness, control, dominance, and even collection... These desires are enough to support the emergence of this industry.
What's more, Debsota uses magic power as currency, and a person who goes bankrupt due to magic debt is legally equivalent to a dead person. Although Luka didn't say it, Xia Ye could already guess where so many pets came from.
"Are these pets bankrupt?" To confirm her suspicion, she asked Luca.
"That's right," Luka replied.
"According to the provisions of Chapter 4 of the Debt Code, a bankrupt can go to any company with a pet business license before bankruptcy or within 48 hours after bankruptcy, and register and apply to become a pet on a voluntary basis. If the conditions are verified, If it meets the requirements, it can become a pet for sale. From this moment on, the pet company will have the right to own, use and sell it, and all the debts it bears must also be paid off by the pet company."
Luca paused and then added: "Legalistically speaking, pets are individuals who are about to lose or have lost their right to live, and pet companies have regained their right to live by spending a certain amount of magic power. Therefore, legally speaking, The pet company has the power to control the life and death of the pet. At the same time, this right is also transferable. If a buyer buys a pet from the pet company, the power to control the life and death of the pet will naturally be transferred to the buyer. "
"Um……"
Xia Ye is not surprised that the buyer can control the life and death of the pet. She thought for a while and then asked: "You just mentioned 'a company with a pet business license'. In other words, do you need some kind of license to sell pets?"
"Yes. All companies or individuals must obtain a license from 'Ether Exploration' before they can produce and sell pets and pet-related supplies." Luka answered.
"Supplies?"
"Yes, like the collars they wear around their necks," Luka said.
Xia Ye did see that all the pets had collars around their necks, with different styles. Although they were all made to look pretty, Xia Ye could guess that their role was not just to look good.
