Chapter 177: The Viking Underground Exchange

Someone in the envoy was killed, and the whole thing put everyone's feelings into a trough, but because of this, the Free Federation was the first to make concessions at the negotiating table, and the other side announced today that the two conditions initially proposed by the envoy were all unconditionally agreed to.

Gulydia walked in side by side with a federal official, and she pointed to the officer and said, "Mr. West is a representative sent by Prime Minister Ron to assist us in retrieving our fellow elves who have been captured by the slave squad. ”

"Hello everybody, in Lower West. Valencia, I will fully cooperate with the nobles on the specific matters of assisting the nobles to find their missing compatriots, here is a list of slave markets registered within the Free Federation, and I believe that most of the compatriots captured by the nobles are here. ”

West was a middle-aged man in his forties, with a typical Terran appearance, medium build, brown hair, bangs, and a pair of quartz glasses hanging from the bridge of his nose, which looked bookish.

Ruan Chi took over the list sent by this person, and roughly flipped through it, it recorded that there were more than 140 large and small slave trading markets, and this is still within the Free Federation, if you want to count the entire Miracle Continent, there are probably no less than a thousand places dedicated to the slave trade.

From here, it can be seen that the Miracle Continent is a world of the jungle, people worship the law of the jungle, the weak are enslaved by the strong, and the survival of slaves in this world is almost inevitable.

"There are so many slave markets that we can't find them all, Mr. West, I wonder if you have helped investigate the most likely market for the sale of elven slaves?" Ruan Chi picked up the list and asked a question.

"Your Excellency, the value of elven slaves is very high, and it is almost impossible for the trade of elven slaves to occur in the general low-to-mid-grade slave trading market. The part of the list circled in red is what we will focus on next. West said slowly.

Ruan Chi heard this. Sure enough, I found a list of 6 slave markets circled by red circles on the list. As a result, the scope of the search is indeed greatly reduced.

Ruan Chi nodded with satisfaction, and then asked: "In addition to the slave market, there are also a lot of slaves bought by those high-ranking officials and magnates, I wonder if the Federation has already grasped clues in this regard?" ”。

"We do know that some high-ranking officials and magnates have a hobby of collecting elven slaves at home, but the elven slaves that have been sold are too scattered to deal with them at all. In addition, most of those buyers have deep backgrounds, so they need more time and effort to communicate, and I hope that you can give us enough time to do so. West said.

Hearing this, the elves present were very angry, once the elves were bought by the buyer, it was a sign that their miserable days were about to begin, and it was hard to imagine how they survived that kind of animal-like experience.

Noticing that everyone's faces were a little ugly, Ruan Chi deliberately changed the topic and said, "We can't control the elves who have been sold for the time being, but it should be relatively easy to rescue those elven slaves in the slave market, right?" “

"That's right. We immediately split up and did our best to save all our compatriots. Rachel, who had been listening, couldn't wait.

That day. The envoys numbered more than 300 people, plus the troops sent by the Free Federation to assist, a total of more than 1,000 people divided into ten teams and set off for the major slave markets on the list.

Ruan Chi and Rachel's team, led by West, went to the Viking Underground Exchange, the largest local slave trading market in Nugel City.

Along the way, when Ruan Chi talked to West, he consciously or unconsciously asked if the slave trade was prohibited in the Federation, and the answer he got was no.

All the while, the Terran magnates were particularly fond of enslaving slaves, and most of the slaves were composed of debtors, bankrupts, orphans, prostitutes, and vagabonds.

The distinction between slaves and commoners in the Federation is based only on whether the person has a household registration, and if he cannot obtain a household registration in any kingdom within the Federation, he is a slave, and the mark of a slave will be engraved on his body.

In the eyes of slave owners, slaves are indeed no different from livestock, I heard that sometimes the slave trade between nobles is either directly exchanged for slaves, or exchanged for goods or livestock of equal value, and sometimes, a strong slave is worth only as much as a steamed bun or an old hen.

"Slaves are really a cheap commodity." Hearing West's comparison of cattle to slaves, Rachel, who was also sitting in the carriage, couldn't help but sarcastically.

The gentle man didn't get angry, just smiled slightly, and said indifferently: "Elves and Terrans are different in terms of beliefs, regions, customs, population numbers, political systems, etc., the general environment is too different, and it is normal for values to be different, Miss Rachel thinks so." ”

"How long will it take?" Seeing Rachel's eyes breathing fire and looking like he wanted to beat someone, Ruan Chi hurriedly pulled West and asked.

West pulled back the curtain of the carriage and looked at it, then continued, "There are probably two more blocks to go." ”

The carriage quickly stopped in front of a white building, and Ruan Chi and Rachel got out of the carriage with West.

"The Viking Underground Exchange is the largest slave trading market in Nugel City and even in the entire Free Federation, and there are many forces operating behind it, and according to the rules here, we can only enter in groups of two." Standing in the doorway, West said suddenly.

"Why? Didn't we go in and get people out in the name of the Federation? Is it necessary to follow these rules? Rachel frowned.

"Don't get me wrong, in this operation, we are not saving people in the name of the Federation, but entering as buyers." West explained.

"Buyer?"

"Yes." West nodded and said, "I already said just now that the slave trade is legal in the Federation and even in most parts of the Miracle Continent, even if it is a Free Federation, it is impossible to directly interfere in other people's transactions. ”

"Why are you saying something so important now?" Rachel was visibly displeased, and looked at West angrily.

Ruan Chi held the elven female swordsman's shoulder and persuaded, "Let's listen to him first." After that, Ruan Chi looked at West again, "Mr. West brought us here today, he won't want us to go home empty-handed, right?" ”

"Of course." West pushed the glasses on the bridge of his nose and smiled: "In fact, His Excellency Ron has pulled out a special fund for the rescue of his fellow nobles, and with such a large amount of money as a backing, we can act as a buyer and save the nobles from the hands of the slave owner, which can reduce conflicts and be safe." (To be continued......)