Slave market, this is everyone's spoken word.
There is also a more professional name for the place where Liao and Ji recently arrived, Siselagu.
Such a tongue-in-cheek name comes from the orc language. It is said to be the former demihuman race. In order to commemorate the alliance of many races around the world, including their demihuman race, under the leadership of the Ash Emperor, they worked together and united. , and finally defeated the Abyss of Disaster together, ending the source of the wasteland, so that the horrific natural disasters finally stopped raging, and allowed the devastated land to regain its vitality in those glorious years.
It is a pity that after the scripture revision three hundred years ago, the Orcish language was completely removed. The demihuman race did not even deserve to have their own language. They had to learn the Ash language from an early age. Over time, the true meaning of the name "Sselagu" The meaning has long been forgotten by people, and it is just a name left over from history.
Only a few people who have survived five hundred years ago may be able to understand the meaning of this orc language.
That probably means.
When the stars shine, right?
Liao Ji, who got off the carriage, looked at the big archway of "Siselagu", and below was a huge Fiao Sao market underground. However, in a normal Fiao Sao market, all the items sold were second-hand items. And here.
Slaves are being sold.
"Sir! Do you want to come and take a look at this new batch of werewolves? The mercenaries specially captured them from a new tribe this time. They are absolutely fresh in breed and have high-quality abilities. They are good at looking after homes and homes!"
"A precious species of deer! And they are still young animals captured when they are less than three years old! Such an excellent financial product, gentlemen who pass by must not miss it! There are only the last three left! Just buy it back With a little feeding at home, you can harvest a pair of finished antlers worth thousands of dollars in two or three years, which is definitely your best choice for investment!”
"Special sale! Dear gentlemen, the lactating dairy goat sub-human has just given birth to a baby. Now it is controlled by our medicine to remain in estrus. After buying one and taking it home, I guarantee that the gentlemen can have fun every night! The taste is great! It’s definitely enough!”
Just like what is common in second-hand markets, stalls are crowded together one after another, and the owners of each shop are shouting hard to attract passing customers to patronize the products on their stalls.
The only difference is that the products on their stalls are one after another, dark and cold, large iron cages. Inside, there are all kinds of demihumans of different species, wearing collars and shackles, huddled in the iron cages. A corner of the cage.
Taking Yi Lin with him, Liao Ji did not waste time at other stalls and went directly to find the internal slave merchant that Abu had circled for himself on the "recommendation list".
Liao Ji just walked into the other party's stall. The slave merchant, who seemed to have been waiting for a long time, saw Liao Ji and Yilin following behind. His eyes immediately lit up, he recognized them, and he quickly stepped forward.
"You must be Mr. Liao Ji that Abu mentioned! Oops! I've been waiting for you. Hello, hello. I'm Hogoff. If you want to buy a slave, you must be right to look for our family. !”
"Hogoff, your name doesn't sound like a local."
"Yes, I am a businessman from abroad, so don't worry, we are different from those black-hearted locals. I am very sincere and will never cheat you!"
"I believe you, then let's go directly to see the goods."
"Mr. Liao Ji is indeed as cheerful as Aibu said. Please come in quickly. I've already sent a waiter to pick out the best goods for you!"
Ordinary slave merchants have stalls, but big ones like Hogoff have their own store tents. After opening the curtain, Liao Ji looked inside, and a bunch of eyes also looked at him.
Some are timid, some are afraid, some are nervous, some are looking forward to it, and some are...hateful.
These all come from the demihuman race in the cage.
"Come here, Mr. Liao Ji, I heard Abu introduce your situation. Based on the summary, I recommend this tiger tribe to you!"
Under Hogoff's words, the man slowly pushed over a cage that was slightly larger than the others. After opening the curtain, there was a male demi-human with bulging muscles, thick hair, and gray and white stripes inside.
"The tiger people have always been the group with the strongest fighting power among the demi-human races, and their appearance is also very good-looking. They are the best candidates to be used as guards. This one is an excellent breed and has very pure blood. It has always been regarded as my town guard. Dian Zhibao, today I bite the bullet and ask for 150,000 yuan. No, how about selling it to you for 130,000 yuan!"
Liao Ji did not respond immediately, but moved closer to take a closer look, but seemed to notice the outsider. The tiger man in the cage suddenly opened his eyes, and then roared at Liao Ji, and the chains around him Under the tiger man's vigorous struggle, the entire cage was trembling.
At this scene, Hogoff was a little angry. While apologizing to Liao Ji, he turned around and cursed angrily.
"Bastard thing!"
He kicked the cage violently, and at the same time a crest in his hand began to glow. Then he saw the Khajiit in the cage began to look in pain, his face twitched, a dazzling red light emitted from the back of his neck, and finally he lay down humbly. , and no longer dare to move.
"You have seen it, Mr. Liao Ji, it looks scary, but we have a "contract", so there is no need to worry about its loyalty, let alone its danger. "
"A contract?"
This was the first time for Liao Ji to observe how the "slave system" worked at close range. He murmured to himself, and then felt the girl's gaze coming from behind him.
Yes.
Erin also noticed this similar feeling of familiarity, even the position of the coat of arms on the back of her neck was the same.
Although there are definitely fundamental differences between the two.
But there is no doubt about it.
Same origin.
Liao Ji is very sure of this.
The creator of the contracts on these orc slaves in the Dragon Kingdom definitely made reference to his Great Emperor's Contract, and even directly imitated it. He swallowed the jujube and transformed it into a simplified version, successfully realizing one of the basic abilities of his "Emperor's Contract" ——Absolute control.
After that, Liao Ji asked Hogev to take him around for a few more times, and this time, when he deliberately felt the backs of the orcs' necks, the familiarity became even stronger.
"Okay, thank you Mr. Hogoff, but there really isn't anything I like. I'll go look at other people."
"No, no! Just tell me what you want. If others can get it, I, Hogefu, will definitely be able to give it to you, and there will definitely be a price discount!"
"Wait a minute! Wait a minute, Mr. Liao Ji!"
Ignoring the slave merchant who wanted to keep him, Liao Ji and Yi Lin quickly disappeared among the crowd in the market.
Yilin obviously wanted to say something about the "contract" just now, but Liao Ji raised his hand to signal the girl to stop talking. He walked among the crowd thoughtfully.
First of all, even if it is a poor imitation, it is still an imitation, which means that the creator must have had a template, which is his own contract.
So. Could it be Jiuyou?
Without the slave contract, even if the demihumans could no longer use the relics and no more "relic users" came out, they would not be able to become the large-scale slaves they are today. After all, the combat effectiveness of the demihumans is inferior to that of ordinary humans. He said, he must definitely have the upper hand.
But Liao Ji soon shook his head and denied this speculation.
The most powerful evidence is that Jiuyou is a Konoe, and Konoe's character and appearance, as you can tell by looking at Yilin, are all careless and straight-forward, and he has very low talent for the evil power.
If you want to complete this kind of task, copy your own contract and modify it. This is a difficult task. Among the five major professions, only one profession can do it.
Proficient in the supernatural system of spells.
so.
Could it be that "she" is behind the current situation in the Dragon Kingdom?
to be honest.
After realizing this, Liao Ji felt a little angry.
But how to say it.
These are just his guesses.
There is no precise evidence yet.
He had to continue investigating.
But Liao Ji sincerely hoped that this time he guessed wrong.
"Liao, Liao Ji, are you okay?" Yilin rarely called Liao Ji by his real name, but every time she spoke like this, it must be that the current situation was not good.
The young man shook his head and wiped away the sinking expression on his face. After taking a long breath, Liao Ji took out Abu's "recommended list" again.
He then took Yi Lin with him and pretended to visit several slave merchants' shops. After almost building up his image as a "picky rich young master", Liao Ji walked to a slave shop located in an inconspicuous corner.
As mentioned before, a safe, hidden, and reasonable place to hide demihumans is the slave market.
But this is definitely not possible with demihumans alone. There must be a slave trader who is willing to cooperate with them.
It is actually very simple to find out the "internal response" of this sub-race.
What Liao Ji thought before was that the other party would try to keep a low profile, so he could use Abu's recommendation list to eliminate all the slave merchants on it, and then look for those who only purchased goods but did not sell them.
But now, after discovering the secret of the slave "contract", Liao Ji has an easier way.
"Sir, please stop, we don't sell slaves here, we only buy them!"
Seeing Liao and Ji walking in, the boss who was looking after the door in person immediately stepped forward and apologized with a smile.
However.
As a dandy, Liao Ji yelled about how could there be a slave merchant who didn't sell slaves. There must be good stuff hidden inside. He dodged the boss and walked quickly to the rear warehouse.
When he opened the curtain, he didn't see a group of demi-humans glaring at him as he imagined. It seemed that they were quite careful in their disguise.
But that's it.
The simple method mentioned by Liao Ji before is here.
After looking around the warehouse, I saw that they were all very similar to many previous slave traders. The cages, shackles, and the demi-humans imprisoned in the cages.
only.
From the back of their necks, Liao Ji could no longer feel the familiarity of the contract. It was obvious that there was only one possibility: their contract was fake. The subhumans in these cages...
There was no real slave contract set up at all!
A smile spread across his lips.
After confirming that he was in the right place, Liao Ji turned around and looked at his anxious and panicked boss.
"Tell me the number."
"I want all your slaves here!"
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Woo hoo, I'm sorry everyone, I have something urgent at the moment, so I can only wait until tomorrow qwq
(End of chapter)
