East of the city, slave market.

A place full of filth and evil, where the world's most unconscionable and bottom-line transactions are carried out.

Human trade.

Trade that treats people as a "commodity" cannot be completely prohibited, no matter how prosperous the economy, no matter how advanced the technology is, and no matter how high the average moral level is.

Because there's profit in it.

More than 300% windfall profits.

Ward, a slave trader, a medium-sized, rosacea-nosed, semi-bald, middle-aged merchant in fancy clothes, greeted everyone with a smile, a nod and a warm welcome...... Beside him, there were two strong orc bodyguards, and I don't know how he recruited them.

Only from the greedy red light flashing in his eyes, and the sinister smile that appeared on the corner of his mouth from time to time, he knew that this slave trader, who was known as "the biggest slave merchant in the royal capital" and "had the best supply in his hands", was a heinous bastard.

Ten death sentences were not enough for the hundreds of slaves of all races he held in those iron cages.

Buying the slaves in his hands is tantamount to being his accomplice!

But......

Zhou Ming just wanted to buy two orc maids to make it easier for himself, and he didn't want to go online.

Perhaps knowing that the magicians had money, Ward personally entertained him, walking through one iron cage after another, introducing him all the way.

Zhou Ming also saw all kinds of slaves.

Among these slaves, there are both humans and orcs...... In order to make money, the slave trader doesn't care what race you are.

But there are more than 80 human slaves.

There are fewer orc slaves, less than 20 people...... The kingdom of Adud is located in the hinterland of mankind, 100,000 miles away from the northern border, and orc slaves are rare.

Among the human slaves, seeing that most of them were wearing tattered leather armor and standard clothing, dressed as soldiers, Zhou Ming asked about their identities.

"They are all prisoners of war. ”

"Prisoners of war bought from the Kingdom of Habas are healthy, physically strong, and skilled enough to do some manual work or to be your personal bodyguards. ”

Ward explained, and in passing about the war between the Habas Kingdom and the Kadon Kingdom.

The two kingdoms were at odds with each other, and wars broke out on the border, either over land, because of a feud between nobles, or simply a battlefield to reap the glory...... The war between the two countries has been fought for hundreds of years, and there is no intention of stopping.

And most of the prisoners of war in these cages were captured by the Habas Kingdom in a war...... I heard that the Habas kingdom won a great victory, annihilating the nearly 100,000-strong Cadon army and taking countless prisoners.

"Good health, then why is he missing an arm, you are even disabled?"

Passing by a cage, Zhou Ming pointed to a middle-aged man inside and said, this person was full of scum, his face was full of vicissitudes, his body was full of scars and blood, and his right arm was even more broken, if it weren't for the intermittent slight ups and downs in his chest, Zhou Ming would have thought he was dead.

"He's named Gurdjieff, and he's a very famous figure in the Kingdom of Kadon, the commander of the army of the Kingdom of Kadon, and a poor hap...... I thought he was a little interesting, so I bought him. ”

"Oh, I want to hear his story. ”

Zhou Ming became a little interested and asked curiously.

Ward spoke eloquently.

Gurdjief was born in a commoner, but with his hard work, he became a great swordsman-level figure, and after joining the army, he was brave in battle and made many meritorious contributions, just to rise up again and again.

And he cherished the lives of his soldiers, protected his people, was loyal to the kingdom and the king, and was upright and brave...... Among the middle and lower classes of the kingdom, Gurdjieff grew in fame and was respected and adored by many.

The king even named him the "Warrior Commander of the Kingdom", breaking the convention of civilians leading soldiers to become generals, and promoted him to general, commanding an army of tens of thousands of people.

He also married a beautiful wife and had two beautiful daughters.

At this point in the story, the life of this warrior commander can be described as complete, and he can be called a model for people at the bottom to realize their dreams.

But......

How could the nobles of the Kingdom of Kadorn allow a commoner to climb on their heads?

How could the king be allowed to use the power of Gordjieff to erode the interests of the nobles step by step?

Tragedy soon struck.

An elite army of 10,000 people.

Ninety thousand peasant cannon fodder.

Facing the attack of 200,000 elite cavalry of the Habas Kingdom.

and the nobles who ventilate the country internally.

This soldier who has stepped on the pinnacle of his life and has been glorious for a long time will not hit the street, who will hit the street?

After Gurdjieff was defeated and captured, his beautiful wife was taken over by a nobleman, and his two daughters were still young, but they were afraid that they would also become the nobleman's playthings in the future.

As for Gurdjieff himself, no one would pay for him, the king convicted him of a felony, and after a bloody battle on the battlefield, he had a broken right arm, at most one-tenth of his peak strength.

In a word: he has no use value.

Looking at his appearance lying in a cage and not knowing whether he is alive or dead, it is most appropriate to describe him as a "waste man".

After listening to Ward's story, Zhou Ming shook his head.

He sighed, "Poor man, poor man." ”

He thought for a moment and asked Ward again, "How much does he sell it for?"

"100 gold coins. Ward said: "When I bought him, it was 100 gold coins, I don't make Mr.'s money, if you want, I can sell it to you at the original price." ”

The guy hadn't eaten or drunk for seven or eight days, and Ward didn't know how many days he would live, maybe he might die tomorrow.

Zhou Ming nodded: "Okay, 100 gold coins are sold, and he will be sent to my house later." ”

Perhaps out of sympathy, Zhou Ming bought the poor Gerjief, although he was a cripple with a broken arm, although others were middle-aged, they basically had no use value...... Zhou Ming still bought him.

Then, under the leadership of Ward, Zhou Ming went to see the orc maid.

In the clean and tidy tent, there are four pairs of orc maids on four large beds.

Two of the pairs are cat maids and two pairs are rabbit maids.

Each has its own characteristics.

"Catmaid is petite, very agile, and quick at work, and a catmaid is comparable to two human maids. ”

"The disadvantage is that it is possible to be disobedient, will compete for favor, provoke the disgust of the hostess, and some will even run away. ”

"But I have to admit that Catwoman's bed skills are very good, and many men will go crazy for them. ”

Ward said with a glint in his eyes.

At this time, there happened to be two cat maids, looking at Zhou Ming with agate-colored eyes, arching their backs, swinging their tails behind their buttocks, and licking their lips with pointed tongues, looking extremely charming.

How could such an inappropriate picture for teenagers be seen? Zhou Ming asked the tall orc bodyguard beside Ward to take Henry outside the tent.

Henry reluctantly walked out, turned to the door of the tent and said, "Teacher, I think the cat maid is very good, why don't you buy two and go back." ”

Zhou Ming ignored him.

I asked about the rabbit maid again.

"Bunny maids are a little larger, about the size of humans, more agile and neat, and they are known for their love of cleanliness. ”

"The advantage is that they have a gentle temperament and are obedient to their masters, they don't have as many tricks as cat maids, but they are also quite flavorful. ”

"The disadvantage of the rabbit maid is that she is more stupid, not as flexible and intelligent as the cat maid, she is very timid, and she is easily frightened. ”

"This makes it easier for them to become dependent on their owners and basically do not run away. ”

Ward said.

Zhou Ming nodded.

After such a comparison of advantages and disadvantages, how to choose, he has a bottom in his heart.

Rabbit maid.

He was going to buy a pair of rabbit maids.

The reason is not that the rabbit maid is cheaper than the cat maid, but that the rabbit maid is more serious and more in line with his needs.

After all, for Zhou Ming, the need to be able to do housework well is far greater than the need in the crotch.

Besides, regardless of the cat maid or the rabbit maid, the nose and ears are furry, and there is a tail, which looks really cute and cute, but with this kind of creature, what kind of circles and forks, Zhou Ming feels that the taste is too heavy, he is not a gentleman, he really can't do it.

Then Zhou Ming asked Ward a few more questions:

"How much does a rabbit maid cost, and how much does a pair cost?"

Some people here are strange, Zhou Ming is basically enough to buy a rabbit maid, why buy two, make a pair? This is particular, Ward explained to him, similar to raising cats and dogs, orc maids also need companions, buy one, regardless of the cat maid rabbit maid, it is easy to run, if you buy a pair, the probability of escape will be greatly reduced.

"The price of Fei Fei and Mei Mei is 50,000 gold coins. ”

"The price of Sissi and Lulu is 40,000 gold coins. ”

Ward pointed to the two pairs of rabbit maids and said, Fei Fei and Mei Mei are older and have a longer training time, so they are more expensive, and Sissi and Lulu are younger and have a shorter training time, so they are cheaper.

Two maids, 50,000 gold coins, this price is so expensive that Zhou Ming is staggered.

50,000 gold coins is enough for an ordinary family's expenses for 1,000 years.

However, this is nothing for Zhou Ming, who earns more than one million gold coins every month.

I didn't bargain much, 50,000 gold coins, so I bought it.

"Can this pair of rabbit maids really do all the housework well and make sure that the food is delicious?"

When paying for the money, Zhou Ming still asked.

"I promise that I can do everything well, Fei Fei and Mei Mei, we have been cultivating them for almost ten years, if there is anything that will not be, you can ask me to return it!"

Ward patted his chest and assured that although he had only been cultivated for five years, he felt that there was no problem, and today's big business was 100% negotiated!

In addition, in order to make Zhou Ming more satisfied, Ward also asked the pair of rabbit maids to call him master.

"Master~"

"Master~"

Although these two pronunciations are not standard, Zhou Ming still listens to them crispy and is very satisfied!

Take out the magic crystal card in your pocket and pay the bill quickly!

Ward was also very cheerful and gave him a certain discount, and the human slave Gerjeff outside the tent was considered as an addition and given to Zhou Ming.

In addition, seeing that this guest is worth a lot of money and has a heroic shot, Ward revealed a message in Zhou Ming's ears:

"Sir, in three days, we, the Ward Slave Chamber of Commerce, will auction off a special item - a beautiful elf, I wonder if you are interested?"

"Elves?"

Hearing this word, Zhou Ming's heart moved, and he immediately became interested.