Chapter XXXVII: Slaves

The birth of the demigod Persius, the son of the god-king and the owner of the blood of the gods, became the hope of human survival. He led the seven most powerful tribes on the Peloponnese continent, chasing the traces of monsters for decades, and finally wiped out all the monsters from the underworld in the Peloponnese, and identified three weak points in the crystal wall of the underworld and the human world, which were later called the Doom Rift by humans.

When all this was done, the leaders of the seven tribes were old and decaying, and they led their men who had been fighting for many years, and began to station near the three rifts of Doom to deal with the monsters of the underworld that could appear at any time, and to protect the safety of the Peloponnese.

As the seven chieftains grew old, their descendants inherited the legacy of the demigod Persius and their ancestors, and absorbed more blood, and the original kingdom finally appeared on the Peloponnese.

Kratos, who grew up in the wilderness, naturally didn't know this, but after listening to Arthur Evans's explanation, he didn't feel any shock in his heart, as if all this was as it should be.

The next development is naturally as Kratos predicted, although the horror of the monsters in the underworld has gradually faded into oblivion after thousands of years, but every appearance of the Doom Rift will still attract the attention of the kingdom's magnates, and send the most elite troops to defend it.

Kratos immediately had an ominous premonition in his heart, and he asked speculatively, "Could it be that our great third prince is the one who will guard the rift this time?"

Kratos couldn't help but be shocked when he saw Arthur Evans nodding in affirmation, he frowned and his mind raced, and suddenly asked without a clue: "When was the decision-making meeting taking place?" ”

Arthur Evans was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously replied, "It was at the banquet five days ago." ”

Five days ago, Kratos had a clash with Princess Aphro, but they missed such an important decision-making meeting due to an unexpected conflict.

Kratos immediately smelled the conspiracy, the proud Phoenix Princess Aphro was not used to attending such a banquet between nobles, which is why Arthur Evans lost Aphro's things and dared to take Kratos to the palace.

It's just that Arthur Evans didn't expect that in the end, he would unexpectedly meet Aphro, which led to a follow-up conflict.

After hearing Kratos' analysis, Arthur Evans immediately believed that he was secretly calculated.

Just when he was anxious, Kratos thought thoughtfully, and then said indifferently: "You don't have to worry, I expected this situation, but I didn't expect it to be such a special task, just a few of us are afraid that it will be difficult to find a doomous rift in the vast Asian canyon that no one has ever seen." ”

Arthur Evans asked, "So what should we do?"

Kratos immediately replied, "Recruit troops." ”

The appearance of the Doom Rift in Mycenae this time did cause a lot of shock, but what shocked all the noble ministers even more was that the Mycenaean Kingdom actually sent the third prince Arthur Evans and his subordinates to hunt all the monsters that invaded from the underworld, and guarded the Asia Gorge until the Doom Rift disappeared.

Whether it's the eldest prince Alubond, who has the power to sweep through thousands of armies, or the second prince Akduruman, who is as smart as a star, no one will be surprised that they have been chosen for this important mission.

The third prince, Arthur Evans, was famous throughout the Peloponnese, and was a well-known magnate compared to his two elder brothers, and the only direct escort under his command was lost not long ago when he went out hunting the monster Phoenicia.

But it was such a seemingly joking proposal, which was passed smoothly without any opposition, and the eldest prince and the second prince strangely chose to remain silent as if they had agreed.

While everyone is waiting to see how the "famous" third prince will cope with such an unattainable task, Kratos is walking the streets of Tellian City with Pandora and Arthas.

During the month he was in Tellian City, Kratos asked Pandora to hide in Arthur Evans' mansion in order to avoid unnecessary trouble.

Now that he has stabilized for the time being, Kratos doesn't want to treat Pandora as a plaything without freedom, and takes advantage of the opportunity for the curse to be controlled, allowing her to have more contact with mortals, hoping to produce some unexpected reactions.

And Prince Arthur Evans was forced to stay in the mansion by Kratos, and at this time he was wearing sandbags and weights, tied with ropes in a position that was difficult to maintain, and he was called a standing pile.

Kratos takes Pandora and Arthas to the busiest market in Telian City.

The buildings of Tellian City are mainly made of rock and loess, but even the low houses of ordinary people look quite neat and sturdy, and although it has lasted for thousands of years, the oldest kingdom on the mainland still shows a thriving and powerful life.

When you enter the street that belongs to the market, the environment is inevitably chaotic, and the streets are lined with various wooden and coarse cloth stalls, on which clay pottery utensils, vegetables and meat, stone and wooden tools, refined crafts, etc., can be said to be all-encompassing.

Kratos' purpose of the trip was a slave market located in the central area of the market, where the slave trade was a legal trade permitted in all countries in this barbaric and ancient world.

Kratos took Pandora by the hand and protected her behind him, and then used his strength to easily weave through the crowd, and the crowd was squeezed to the sides by an irresistible force, while Assas cleverly followed Kratos, and it didn't take long for the three of them to reach the slave market area.

When he saw the scene of the slave market, Kratos realized how merciful he had imagined it to be.

At this time, Kratos couldn't help but think of the scene of the poultry market in his previous life, but the filthy and foul-smelling poultry in the cage were now replaced by living humans.

A little girl who looked to be about 7 or 8 years old, standing on a wooden root in ragged clothes and dirty, her hair hanging down and her face could not be seen clearly. On the ground beneath her feet, a number representing 1 mina silver coin was drawn with stones.

A man who was also dressed in rags and smelled of wine was beside the little girl, constantly selling the little girl to richly dressed merchants or nobles, and from his words it was clear that the little girl he was selling as a slave was actually his own daughter.

"Gods above, may his soul fall into the hell of pain forever. ”

Although Asshas cursed so much, there was no angry expression on his face, as if he was used to this kind of inhuman scene.

Pandora's godless eyes looked at the little girl, and in her god-given eyes, she could clearly see the little girl's face hidden in the shadows, full of despair and pain.

A strange glint flashed in Pandora's eyes when she saw the little girl's expression, but it disappeared in the blink of an eye, as if it had never been produced.

Kratos coldly watched as living humans were tied up and sold like cattle, and well-dressed rich or powerful people chose their favorite slaves with contempt and ridicule like the gods.

Kratos deeply knows that this is the law of development of this world, he has no power to break it, and he has no desire to break it, and his heart is tormented by hunger and revenge at that moment, and the only desire at this time is to wash away the pain endured by himself and all his clan relatives with the blood of the enemy.

Regardless of the scattered slave traders, they came to the center of the slave market, where more sought-after, but also more expensive, slaves appeared.

On a wooden platform, dozens of able-bodied slaves, all bound hand and foot by tough ropes, were guarded vigilantly by several armed guards.

The slaves on this platform attracted a large number of onlookers, many of whom were around the platform and commented on the slaves above, as if they were interested in these strong slaves.

An open space was opened in front of the platform, with a rope attached to a stout horse and a prisoner of war tied to the other.

The slave master whipped the horse with his whip, and the stout horse immediately let out a neigh, and the horse's hooves trampled it and galloped forward, and the crowd in the direction of the horse's collision could not help but cry out in terror.

The rope connecting the fiery horse and the prisoner of war was quickly stretched, and when the limit was reached, a "pop" was immediately heard, and the rope was pulled into a straight branch.

The prisoner of war gritted his teeth and used all his strength to resist the force of the horse's drag, only to see that he trembled slightly, and fine beads of sweat oozed from his forehead.

The man and the horse had only been frozen for one or two breaths, and the prisoner of war let out a heart-rending roar in his throat when he saw the horse man rise to his feet and fall heavily to the ground.

Exclamations erupted immediately, and Kratos nodded secretly, then looked at Arthas.

Seeing Kratos' gaze, Assas immediately explained: "These are prisoners transferred from other countries, captured by hostile countries after being defeated on the battlefield, and because the nobles are afraid of their own reprisals, these captives will be sold as slaves to other countries. ”

Kratos looked at the price of the prisoners of war after carefully observing them, because they were strong and strong captives, whether they were rich or noble, they were the first choice to serve as private guards, and Mycenae had not been at war for decades, so prisoners of war were particularly scarce, and the price was much higher than that of other slaves.

The price of an ordinary prisoner of war is 10 minnes of silver, which is ten times the price of an ordinary slave.

Kratos also noticed that among the POWs was a junior officer with a ten-horsepower force and a price tag of up to 10 minna.

1 minna gold coin is equivalent to 100 minna silver coins, and the price of a low-ranking officer prisoner of war is 1,000 times that of an ordinary slave, but even at such a high price, the powerful and wealthy merchants still flock to it and compete with it at sky-high prices.

"Huh? This person ......."

Kratos glanced at it, and suddenly noticed a familiar figure, he looked at it carefully for a while, with a thoughtful look on his face, and then suddenly asked Assas beside him, "Who is the master behind this slave market?"

Hearing Kratos's sudden question, Assas couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, but he reacted immediately, and then replied in a low voice: "The third prince once mentioned that the background of this slave market is very complicated, and the people in control include members of the council, nobles, and even a certain consul is involved. ”