Staying Alive Cautiously in the Celestial Realm and Becoming the Strongest
Chapter 1109: 1109: Buying Slaves

Chapter 1109: Chapter 1109: Buying Slaves

The slave market is also a distinctive feature of the Treasure Gathering Fang.

As the name suggests, it is a marketplace for the sale of slaves, encircled by fences; within these tents, slaves of various shapes and sizes are sold, including Spirit Pets and members of the Monster Race!

The origins of human slaves are complex. They are mostly Cultivators, some are punished into servitude for their crimes, others are casualties of power struggles, and there are those who have debts they cannot repay and must use their bodies to settle them.

There are even some who have been captured.

The number of Cultivators coming to the slave market to purchase slaves and pets is endless. Some seek to buy servants, general hands, and maids, others are there to pick a cauldron or toys, and there are also those who buy for the purpose of experimenting with Spells or Pills.

The former are somewhat better off, but the latters’ destinies are often very tragic.

But this is also part of the rules of this world, and even the celestial Jiuzhou Immortal City has never been a bright paradise.

Darkness exists here too, and it is bottomless.

Perhaps the Immortal Alliance still needs to maintain some dignity, or maybe they don’t want to see the suffering of Slave Cultivators. That’s why the transactions all take place within these airtight big tents.

Wang Chen had been curious and entered once before, only to leave very quickly.

Today, Wang Chen came to the Treasure Gathering Fang again, mainly motivated by gambling on Jade and seeking gold, having no intention of entering the slave market at all.

However, as he arrived here, Wang Chen suddenly felt an impulsive inspiration, as if an unseen force was guiding him, drawing his attention to a big tent not far away.

Wang Chen thought for a moment and walked towards that tent.

“Esteemed True Person, are you looking to purchase a Monster slave?”

Just as he approached the entrance of the tent, a slave market dealer humbly stepped forward to greet him: “Our shop just received a batch of new goods, all top-notch quality, guaranteed to satisfy you!”

Wang Chen replied indifferently, “Let me take a look first.”

“No problem.”

The slave market dealer rubbed his hands together and said with a flattering smile, “Please, take your time to look around, and call for me if you find something you like.”

Wang Chen ignored him and started wandering around inside the tent on his own.

The tent was very spacious, filled with hundreds of cages at various heights, each holding a member of the Monster Race, with most of them being Spirit Monsters who had manifested human forms.

There were even Great Monsters!

Some of the Monsters were burly and fierce-looking, others were alluring and pitifully beautiful, including some rather strange beings.

The moment Wang Chen stepped into this tent, he felt a very complex aura instantly surrounding him.

Sadness, anger, hatred, pain, grievance, violence…

And a trace of bloodiness!

“Esteemed lord…”

As Wang Chen was observing these Monsters, a frail voice suddenly reached his ears: “I beg you to take me away, this humble one will surely serve you well!”

Wang Chen couldn’t help but look in the direction of the voice and saw a slender woman in a white dress crouching in a cage, with picturesque features and a pale face, her pitiful peach blossom eyes looking very vulnerable.

And behind her, there was a big fluffy tail trailing.

Clearly, she was a Fox Woman.

Her Cultivation Level was not very high, and she had been injured, barely able to maintain a human form.

Wang Chen pondered for a moment.

Just then, the slave market dealer from before appeared beside Wang Chen like a ghost, whispering, “True Person, this Fox Woman was just captured by a hunting team, fresh and her purity intact, ideal for warming your bed or serving as a cauldron; if you like her, I can give you a special price.”

To a slave market dealer like him, their eyes are incredibly sharp, and he immediately identified Wang Chen as a Loose Cultivator new to the Nine States.

And such Loose Cultivators often have limited experience and are the easiest to fool.

“Cauldron?”

Wang Chen sneered, “As a Golden Core True Person, using a Spirit Monster as a Cauldron is an insult to whom exactly?”

Slap!

The slave market dealer slapped himself hard, “Look at this damned mouth of mine, True Person, please don’t take offense!”

While appearing to be remorseful, it was actually painless and insignificant, merely a merchant’s tactic.

Wang Chen was well aware but couldn’t be bothered to argue with such a character, indifferently saying, “Bringing it back as a maid could be acceptable, name your price, but I’ll only accept a fixed price.”

A fixed price means no bargaining, if the starting price is too high, one simply walks away without further ado.

The slave market dealer hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and stretched out a hand indicating five: “Five hundred Middle Spirits.”

Wang Chen snorted coldly and turned to leave.

Having said that he would only accept a fixed price, yet the other party dared to treat him like an easy mark, expending any more words would be a waste of time.

Seeing Wang Chen’s unwavering stance, the slave market dealer immediately became anxious and hurriedly leaped in front of Wang Chen.

“Hmm?”

The color of Wang Chen’s face sank, and an invisible aura of terrifying might instantaneously radiated from him.

The blocking slave market dealer felt as if suddenly plunged into an ice cave, stumbled backward instinctively, and while waving his hands, he said, “True, True Person, please don’t misunderstand, I misspoke earlier, not five hundred but one hundred, one hundred Middle Spirits!”

Fleecing customers also depends on who they are; as the saying goes, big shops bully customers, big customers bully shops. If Wang Chen’s cultivation level were low and he had no backing, the slave market dealer naturally could quote any price he wanted, even coercing and enticing.

However, Wang Chen had revealed his extraordinary strength, and his disposition was extremely firm, which made the dealer’s actions highly taboo.

If his master found out about this, a brutal whipping would be the least of his punishments!

“One hundred Middle Spirits?”

Wang Chen withdrew his aura, turned around to look at the Fox Woman again, then nonchalantly pointed to a small cage nearby and said, “Add her in as a bonus.”

The small cage was next to the cage holding the Fox Woman, with a young girl of about eight or nine years old curled up inside.

The girl had fuzzy ears and a tuft of pale golden fluff on her head, her whole body grimy.

The slave market dealer hesitated, “This…”

Wang Chen expressed his displeasure, “Forget it!”

“Deal!”

The slave market dealer quickly put on a flattering smile, “One hundred it is, one hundred. For the sake of first-time business, even if I lose money, so be it.”

But how could he possibly lose money!

Wang Chen, not wanting to bicker with him, immediately paid the one hundred Middle Spirits, and had the slave dealer release both the Fox Monster and the girl.

He took out the True Form Chart of the Mystical Mirage Dragon, unfolding it to take in both monsters of the Monster Race into the chart.

Witnessing this scene, the slave market dealer couldn’t help but secretly feel relieved that although he had misjudged, he had after all not offended Wang Chen.

Wang Chen looked quite ordinary, but casually pulled out a Magical Treasure capable of containing living beings; how could he be just any Golden Core Loose Cultivator?

He respectfully handed over the slave deed, personally escorting Wang Chen out of the tent,

A slave deed was proof of ownership for servants. Without this certificate, if a pet monster from one’s home went out, it could be killed by others.

Wang Chen put away the True Form Chart of the Mystical Mirage Dragon, then quickly left Treasure Gathering Fang, returning to the inn where he stayed.

Once in his room at the inn, he cast a spell to seal the space, then released the girl from the True Form Chart of the Mystical Mirage Dragon.

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