Chapter 91 The Slave Market
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A slave walked upon the stage with her head bowed in shame. She wore rags as her clothes, only covering her intimate parts. Her hand and neck were cuffed. it was probably to make her look even more pitiful as there was no need for cuffs with the slave seals on her chest.
Her figure was delicate, far from the world of fighting. She looked well fed with her rosy skin and healthy face. She looked exceptionally beautiful, But her face was right at the moment, totally filled with complex emotions of fear, despair and shame.
''Now we will start the slave auction, for the first product, it is pleasure slaves! This girl is the daughter of a fallen noble. Though she looks delicate, I am sure she will be able to satisfy you in bed." The auctioneer showed the slave around to everyone grandly.
''Ohhhhh!"
"Her skin looks so smooth."
Everyone was more enthusiastic than before, while buying Enchanted items.
'Garbage.' But Zick labelled the slave as a waste at a single glance. He had to accept that she was beautiful and even a little pitiful at the same time, but he wouldn't go out of his way to save her. He had his priorities straight.
''3000 platinum coins!"
''4000 platinum coins!"
"4500 platinum coins!"
Unexpectedly the slave, that Zick labelled as garbage got sold for a whole 15,700 platinum coins.
'.... Really they are being controlled by their emotions too much.' Zick would never let his emotions affect his decisions even a bit. He felt disdainful towards these people and at the same time he made sure he wouldn't turn out like this ever.
The slave auction went on, with many beautiful womens coming to the stage one after the another. But Zick didn't see anyone with enough talent, he was looking for people with master level talent. There were a few slave who were somewhat talented but it didn't even reach the level of peak rank.
The auction for pleasure slaves came to an end soon.
This whole time Zick would only take a look at the slaves talent, then just train in his aura. The [Shapeshift] magic was out of his body so it didn't get affected by training.
The auction for normal slaves started at last.
"This slave is a veteran assassin at the high rank, you can use her for many purposes. And of course she is a female so you might use her in your bed too! please start the bid." The auctioneer showed a assassin who stood there blankly, she didn't have hand cuffs like the slaves before.
''2500 platinum coins.''
''2800 platinum coins."
"3200 platinum coins."
Zick shook his head looking at the assassin slave, she looked young but her actual age was a middle aged women. She might only be able to attain peak rank in her whole life.
Losing his interest in her, Zick waited for the next slave to appear.
''This slave is a middle rank knight who wields a spear, you can use him as a guard.....''
''This slave is a peak rank knight who uses a shield. Though he looks old, he will be able to serve as a guard for a long time....."
"This is a middle rank mage, you can use her for multiple purposes, I am sure you will be satisfied...''
''This is a craftsman who can make weapons of middle tier and even high tier. This is a very rare opportunity..."
Many slave started getting auctioned one after the another, but no slave caught Zick's eyes.
'Was I expecting too much from this auction?' Zick was filled with disappointment. Not even a single slave with a master rank talent appeared. This just shows how rare it is to find people with such talent.
Zick didn't want any slave with talent which is lower than a master rank. It wouldn't be worth his time, if he needed them he could just buy them from the slave markets in Second continent.
The slave trade came to end. There was nothing else which interested Zick. There were rare monster body parts, but these parts were not impossible to get in a normal place. He had already read their name in the parchment.
Instead of buying them from here, it was more profitable to buy it from Anelete to Zick.
'Well, there might be something interesting in the next auction....' Zick could only hope to get a slave he was looking for in the next time.
Getting out of the VIP room, Zick lifted his hand up, calling the guide standing in distance within the corridor.
''How might I help you sir?" A different guide from before appeared. She was a girl with a strict expression.
''Take me to the slave market." Zick wanted to buy a few slaves before leaving and he even wanted to check if the fourth harem member was here yet.
''Yes, please this way." The guide started leading the way professionally. She took Zick to another huge room, the atmosphere within it was lively with many people moving around.
The whole room was like a long corridor, it was fully filled with cages. Normally a place like this would have been filled with stench but an enchanted item seems to take care of it.
''I will be taking my leave now.'' Seeing the slave trader coming towards them, the guide took her leave.
Soon the slave trader reached Zick, he was a old man with fat belly.
"Sir! What do you think? Do you need a female slave for your bed? Look, these are all good quality ones, some are even of the nobility.'' Placing his hand together, he started speaking with a very polite tone to Zick.
The slave trader looked as Zick walked forward. The slave trader hurriedly patted the ample breasts of a group of female slaves behind him, which carried a rippling wave effect.
Behind him were a dozen utterly naked noblewomen. Their skin was extremely smooth, and their figures were quite beautiful. Even if they were slaves, their aura of nobility could not be stifled.
"How did they end up here? I mean, as nobles, wouldn't it be troublesome?" Zick was a little curious about this.
"Please don't worry, these are all nobles who fought and lost in battles. Their fiefdoms have long since been usurped and their families destroyed. They are legally under the death sentence. There will absolutely be no trouble at all.'' The slave trader answered back smugly.
Zick looked behind a noblewoman who was being dragged away. There was obviously a noble young lady standing there too.
"How are they? Buy a couple, and it's up to you how you play with them! After you're sick of them, you can use them for your experiments. Even if they die, it's not a problem!" The trader did his utmost to entice Zick.
'Wait.....' Suddenly an idea appeared in Zick's head, it was an idea that he hadn't even thought of till now. But it might be possible in places like this.
''I want slaves as a assistant for management work." Zick spoke to the slave trader immediately.
"If it's like this!" The trader stroked his chin, "What you're looking for are premium slaves, and their price will be extraordinary! Because they are trained from a very young age by the black market."
Hearing this, Zick's eyes shone. 'This solves one of my problem, I can just buy this slaves in the second continent. I didn't expect this problem to be so easily solved, now I only need to look for slave who will maintain my rule upon the underworld, not letting anyone else takeover it.'
''Alright, then I will look around for a while. After choosing a slave I will inform you.'' Saying this, Zick moved forward.
While walking, Zick looked at the slaves. Some of them were well-built youths while some were still children. They were all staring outside from behind the fence looking fearful. From time to time a few people pointed at them or even walked forward to inspect them.
Zick even saw a group of people with mask surrounding a few demi human slaves, bidding over them.
'I wonder if she is here.'