My Magic Age

Haiyinsi City has the largest slave market in the southern province of the Green Empire, which is one of the reasons why we rushed to Qiyan City but took a detour through Haiyinsi City.

After visiting Sister Singh, the steward of the palace took us to the largest slave market in Haiyinsi City in a small boat.

Although there are laws prohibiting slave hunting in many places in the Green Empire, there are no laws prohibiting slave trading. Therefore, there are large slave markets everywhere in the country. Most of the slaves come from the losers of the war, and some slaves are natives of various planes. In addition, there are slaves sold from the elf world and the dwarf kingdom. The last part is the slaves captured by the poachers of the Green Empire.

These poachers are also called slave catchers. They have formed a gray industry in the Green Empire. Many adventure groups have inextricable ties with slave catchers.

From the Janna people in the Endless Sea to the gray dwarves exiled by the Dwarf Kingdom, from the lizardmen in the wild swamps at the southern end of the Roland Continent to the elves in the Elf World, there are traces left quietly by slave catchers.

In the slave market of the imperial capital, the slaves with the largest trading volume are those half-orcs without identity living in the border area between the Green Empire and the Pai Plateau. They are neither protected by the beast gods on the snowy mountains nor the subjects of the border lords of the Green Empire. They are regarded as wanderers by the noble lords of the Green Empire. I have also bought nearly a thousand female half-orcs in the slave market of the imperial capital.

In fact, I also want to buy a batch of male half-orcs in the slave market, but the male half-orcs in the slave market are so far very popular. These slaves will be pre-ordered by the noble lords of the imperial capital as soon as possible. The purchased male half-orcs will be sent to the plane battlefield after a short training, and will be regarded as "livestock that can understand the imperial language" and widely used by the noble lords.

The slave market in Haiyinsi City is most famous for the lizard slaves in the wild swamp. There is a very deep understanding of lizard female slaves. Qige's personal maid Takama is a lizard slave. She has a tongue that can be split into two forks, dazzling golden pupils, keen sense of danger, etc.

The slaves bought by slave traders from slave catchers will certainly not continue to be sold in Qiyan City. They are used to transporting these lizard slaves to the slave market in Haiyinsi City for sale. Haiyinsi City has a good market environment because Prince James is the largest slave owner in Haiyinsi City. In the protracted war between the Green Empire and the Gana Sea Clan on the seawall outside Haiyinsi City, the lizard slaves acted as archer troops on the battlefield, perfectly suppressing the tidal legion of the Gana Sea Clan, and laying a solid foundation for the victory of the Haiyinsi defense war.

Until now, there is still a complete organization of lizard archer regiments in the archer corps of the South Wind Legion

Walking into the slave market with several chains hanging at the door, the steward of the palace finally straightened his chest and looked at everything here with a contemptuous look.

The slave market in Haiyin Silk City is more like a huge warehouse. There are many windowless stone houses with gable roofs. Many slaves have copper collars around their necks and shackles on their hands and feet. They squat side by side in the shade of the stone houses. Some slaves even have a straw mat. They sit or stand on the straw mat. There is a sink next to them. In such hot weather, some young slaves will let the water pour over their bodies. Only in this way can they feel a little cool.

These slaves are divided into areas. Each area has a wooden board erected, on which the price of slaves here is clearly marked. A slave owner lies on a rattan chair under a parasol. Some of the youngest and most beautiful female slaves kneel in front of the rattan chair. Some hold cattail fans in their hands, and some hold fruits in their hands. It seems that the slave owner's daily life is to lie on the rattan chair and sleep.

On the other side of the slave market, several large square or circular pools were built. On the stone wall at the southernmost end of the slave market, there were dozens of sea beast heads constantly injecting seawater into the pools. These large pools were connected by underground channels, and the seawater in all the pools was alive. There was a group of Janna sea people in each large pool. Compared with the unsold female slaves of the lizardmen on the opposite side, most of the unsold slaves in this pool were a group of Janna men. Only in the gorgeous circular pool at the end of the slave market were there a dozen Janna mermaids with graceful postures, swimming back and forth in the pool.

Even in a large slave market like Haiyinsi City, it was rare to see male slaves of the lizardmen. The plane war continued until now, and the great lords of the major provinces of the Green Empire had begun to over-consume their own resources, among which the source of soldiers was the most important link. In the battlefield against the dark forces of the Abyss, some cannon fodder was always needed, so the lords hoped to replace the warriors under their command with some war slaves who could hold weapons.

However, the male slaves of the Janna tribe seemed to be useless. These Janna warriors were good at naval battles, but unfortunately the war in the Vashki plane had ended early, and these Janna warriors were no different from salted fish on land. In order to feed these Janna war slaves, a large area of ​​sea was needed in the territory, but this kind of sea area was basically under the control of the Janna tribe. Putting these slaves back into the sea was no different from sending them home.

The palace steward walked under a parasol that was shaped like a coconut tree, stretched out his foot and kicked the wicker chair in the shade. The slave owner lying on the wicker chair suddenly woke up from his deep sleep. He sat up on the wicker chair and looked around blankly. After seeing the steward of the palace, it only took three seconds for his face to go from blank to full of smile.

"My lord, what do you need?" The slave owner, whose skin was tanned by the scorching sun, stood up from the wicker chair with a bulging belly.

I looked at the slave market curiously, while Yingli was observing the Janna slaves in the pool.

"Take me to see Jonah Adams." The palace steward's tone rose, assuming the posture of a superior.

The fat black slave owner hunched over, put his hands on his knees, smiled charmingly at the palace steward, and said: "You want to see my master? Please allow me to inform you..."

The steward of the prince's palace slapped the slave owner on the back of the head, and angrily shouted: "Go to hell with you! Tell Jonah Adams to get out of here quickly, and tell him that the master of the prince's palace wants to ask him something."

I thought that even if the black and fat slave owner did not resist, he would still have a look of resentment, but I didn’t expect that this fat black slave owner not only did not complain at all, but also saluted and said with a smile: "Yes, yes! Come quickly, bring a few people." Distinguished guests go to the VIP room.”

Then we were taken into a cool and airy room by two servants. The coffee table and fruit plate in the room were piled with fresh seasonal fruits. The palace steward invited Ying Li and me to sit on the soft leather sofa in the middle. He stood next to Ying Li. He told us: "The slave owners with the largest business in the Haiyinsi slave market are all There are two of them, Calverley and Jonah Adams. Calverley has close ties with several pirate groups in the Endless Sea, so he mainly deals in Naga slaves in the slave market. If Your Highness, Princess, you want to buy Naga slaves, If you are a mermaid, then you have to deal with Calverley."

"The Jonah Adams we met with is the spokesperson jointly elected by the slave-catching group in Qiyan City. He has a large number of lizard slaves in his hands. Even if you want to gather a group of lizard archers, Fighting team, this guy can also find a way to get it together for you."

Ying Li nodded slightly.

Not long after, there was the sound of chaotic footsteps outside.

A muscular man wearing pure white magic-patterned spider silk bloomers and an open-chested vest walked into the living room first. He first glanced at Ying Li and me, then glanced at Catalina very cautiously, and finally stayed in the palace. The steward saluted respectfully and said, "Lord Innes, what do you want to see me for at this time?"

Innis, the steward of the palace, held his chest high, took a breath, straightened his face, and said in a deep voice: "Jonah, the people in front of you are the extremely noble Princess Yingli and Marquis Jijia. The Marquis has something to ask you."

Hearing what Innis, the steward of the palace, said, the slave owner Jonah Adams was shocked. He stayed on Ying Li's face for a few seconds, with a look of disbelief on his face.

"Presumptuous!" Innes, the steward of the palace, shouted in a deep voice.

Only then did Jonah Adams wake up. He quickly knelt on one knee at Ying Li's feet, touched the toes of Ying Li's shoes with his forehead, and said respectfully: "Your Highness, your subject Jonah Adams is always ready to listen to you." command."

Ying Li stretched out her hand expressionlessly and said "please get up". It was obvious that she hated this kind of ritualistic salute.

Jonah Adams then stood up, walked up to me again, put one hand on his chest, bowed to me, and said, "Marquis, Marquis, why do you want to see me?"

I secretly complained: Is this the difference between a princess and a marquis?

I opened my mouth and asked Adams: "Adams, I heard that you are very familiar with the slave-catching group in Qiyan City?"

Jonah Adams' hands were trembling a little, and he glanced at the steward of the palace in a panic: "It's true, there are eight out of ten lizard slaves here in Haiyinsi City. As for Qiyan City, I know several of the trappers from Qiyan City." Leader of the slave group, do you know if there was any misunderstanding between them and you, the Marquis?"

I didn't expect that my words would make him panic like this. I said, "No, I just want you to introduce me to the most famous leader of the slave-catching group in Qiyan City."

He stammered and said to me: "If you want to buy a lizard slave, you don't have to go to Qiyan City in person..."

It seems that he misunderstood me and thought that I wanted to bypass him and buy slaves directly from the slave-catching group.

I waved my hand and said to him: "No, I have no plans to buy lizard slaves for the time being. I just long for adventure in the wild swamp. I also came to you to ask you to introduce some of the leaders of the Qiyan City Slave Catching Group. Chief, can you understand what I say?”

He tried hard not to tremble anymore and nodded to me: "I know..."

Jonah Adams introduced me to the three most famous slave-catching groups in Qiyan City, and told me that if he was needed, he could accompany us on a trip to Qiyan City.

I feel that there is absolutely no need for this, and I don’t want to have too much contact with the slave owner in Haiyinsi City. After all, behind me are Prince James and the South Wind Legion, the one Jonah Adams is afraid of. It should be Prince James too, not me.

In my opinion, only the best slave catchers in Qiyan City are familiar with life in the wild swamp. They are familiar with every inch of land there, the living habits of the lizard tribes, and know how to avoid being tracked by the lizard tribes. , I need a guide who is very familiar with the wild swamp, so I want to get recommendations from these big slave owners in the slave market of Haiyinsi City.

……

The airport terminal of Haiyinsi City is located on a huge platform in the southwest corner of Haiyinsi City. It is like a cluster of lush and vibrant giant flat mushrooms. A large floating airship is parked on each mushroom umbrella. Many imperial people shuttle on the mushroom umbrella like ants. You can see this airport terminal from a long distance.

Yingli and I took a small boat to the gate of the airport terminal. Helena, Becky, Annie, Su, and Erica were waiting under a laurel tree at the entrance of the airport. When Helena saw us landing, she ran straight to us, ran to Yingli's side, took her arm, and talked to us about what we saw and heard in Haiyinsi City in the past half day.

It happened that a group of thief seagulls flew over the airport terminal. A row of palm trees were planted in the flower beds on both sides of the road outside the terminal, and the leaves looked very lush.

Sue and Annie sat back to back on a long wooden chair. In my opinion, the sisters have two completely opposite personalities. Sue looks like a pure little white flower, while Annie always likes to wear a red dress like a burning flame. When the two of them sit back to back, people will feel that the half where Sue is is gentle water, and the half where Annie is is hot fire.

In fact, it is not the case. Only people who are familiar with them know that the personalities of the two people are completely opposite to the feeling given by their appearance. Sue has a hot fire hidden in her heart, while Annie's heart is like a piece of unmelted ice.

When Sue got the pair of prosthetic limbs from the Orianna Magic Shop, her life began to become colorful. She became an excellent healing priest in the Campbell Sanatorium.

Anne's life trajectory is completely different from Su's. Perhaps it was because the news of Sister Guoguo's death closed the door in Anne's heart. At that time, the weak Anne needed to use her weak shoulders to support the already broken family, and she needed to open her arms to give Su enough protection. So after so many years, self-protection made her heart as hard as a stone.

"How long have you been waiting here?" I asked Helena beside me.

"We just arrived too..."

The steward of the palace led the way in front and led us directly into the airport terminal through the dedicated passage...