After Being Sold Out By The Empire, I Decide To Assist The Demon King
Chapter 127 - 126 Slave Team

Chapter 127: Chapter 126 Slave Team

On the easternmost path of the Beastman territory, three carriages were traveling along the road, looking just like an ordinary convoy, with large carriages that seemed to be meant for normal trade.

However, the Imperial soldiers circling around the carriages, with their black armor, seemingly proved that this trade was not ordinary, or rather... proved just how unusual it was.

In the leading carriage, three or four people were playing cards while chatting.

"I say, didn’t Lord Caligula’s document specifically mention that we shouldn’t go through the Demon King Territory?"

One person said this casually, throwing a small wooden chip with a value of [three] from the stack of wooden pieces he had in his hand into the center. He said, "Are we sure this is okay?"

The other man with a scruffy beard threw out a piece marked [seven], looking rather unconcerned as he said, "We can make a detour through the Gods Mountain Range, sticking close to the mountains. The Demon Country’s area is just a few miles; it’s no big deal."

"I have a bad feeling about this."

The third man, wearing an eye patch over his right eye, played a [Divine Envoy] card and said, *"Let’s just hope nothing goes wrong. Elves are rare goods... Their price is on a whole different level compared to wholesale Beastmen and Dwarves."*

The first man shook his head, choosing not to play a card.

"Don’t worry, don’t worry."

The bearded man said flippantly, playing a [Heavenly God] from his hand. He said, "Her Highness Isabella has already made a deal with Lord Caligula. The knights guarding the place won’t investigate us."

The man with the eye patch nodded, playing the largest card, [World Tree], declaring that if there was no [Governor] card, he could continue to play. He said, "True, although it’s a bit unpleasant to have to hand over a portion of our earnings."

"We should reach the Demon Country tonight, right? Then we can go back home!"

The first man said, stretching lazily. "This time it’s big money. Once we’re back, I’m heading straight to the [Desire Tavern ]. That new girl from before we set off... she was really... tsk tsk tsk."

"What’s her name? I want to try her too."

"Get lost!"

Amid their bickering, the one-eyed man arranged his hand of cards from smallest to largest, and threw out six cards at once. He said, *"Straight... I’m telling you, let’s not have any accidents."*

As the other two shook their heads and indicated that they wouldn’t play, the one-eyed man casually threw out four of his remaining five cards, all bearing the [four] symbol, symbolizing Governors with a combat power of four.

If there was no stronger Governor card, or a combination of [World Tree] and [Heavenly God] forming the [Gods of the World] card, the one-eyed man could continue to play.

Seeing the other two shake their heads again and throw down their cards in frustration, the one-eyed man tossed out his final card, declaring his victory, and pocketed the gold coins on the table.

"One more round?"

In response to the bearded man’s invitation, the one-eyed man shook his head. He said, "I’m going to check on the elf’s condition, see if the guards did anything... This batch is really important, no room for mistakes."

Watching the one-eyed man jump out through the carriage’s window, the remaining two men exchanged glances and shrugged helplessly before starting to sort the card deck.

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Many carriages had such a design with a skylight that could be opened and closed in the middle top, making it convenient for people to stick their heads out for fresh air or to escape from a trapped carriage.

It was a common feature, as carriage door latches often became deformed due to severe impacts or overturning, and the skylight came in handy in such situations.

Seeing the one-eyed man emerge and stand on top of the carriage, the soldiers surrounding the carriages nodded to him and greeted, "Lord Jialazi, doing the routine inspection?"

"Yes, thank you for your hard work. The elf cargo this time mustn’t suffer any mishaps."

Addressed as Jialazi, the one-eyed man said, as he looked from this carriage to the more heavily guarded one behind, then took a leap and landed on that carriage, walking in from the front.

He didn’t use the skylight because it had been sealed shut for security reasons.

Under the watchful eyes of the surrounding soldiers, Jialazi walked into the dark carriage interior, looking at the huge cage and the bound and injured elf inside. He checked the forbidden magic stone shackles on her hands and feet to see if they were still effective.

This elf, with her green hair resembling beautiful plants, lacked the usual elegance and beauty of her kind and was curled up like a ball of desperation.

The visible signs of battle scars on her body proved she had been captured violently in a fierce fight... Apart from that, there were signs of some abuse, but not to a severe extent.

The real suffering would start after she got sold... but that wasn’t Jialazi’s concern.

Jialazi and his men only needed to ensure the cargo remained as intact and presentable as possible under submission, or they wouldn’t fetch a good price... Besides, he didn’t quite understand the nobles.

Green hair and pointed ears, wasn’t that disgusting?

He, after all, was a relatively traditional human who found it hard to accept other races.

"Thank you for your hard work."

Jialazi said to the four guards by the cage, reminding them, "This is the only pure-blooded elf we’ve captured in thirteen years. This batch is really important, no room for mistakes."

"Yes!"

"Understood!"

"Lord Jialazi, you’ve worked hard as well."

"..."

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"You’re back? Nothing’s wrong, right?"

The bearded man asked, curling his lips into a smile, "You’re always like this. We were just saying you’re probably being overly cautious."

The first, less distinctive man quickly retorted, "Only you said that, didn’t you? I also think being cautious is better. Maybe just check once every day."

Jialazi shook his head helplessly as he sat back down at the table, tapping the Yi Cards, indicating they could continue playing. He said, "Better to be cautious. Being cautious won’t lead to big mistakes."

However, both the first man and the bearded man felt that this level of caution might not be necessary, at least not to the extent of checking every two or three games –

With so many soldiers, could anything really go wrong?

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