Chapter 18: Trivia of Crete (continued)

The dim light, damp walls, mosquitoes overest, and the unpleasant smell of rancid mold in the air.

In the deep dark room, dozens of half-naked women with uncovered clothes and numb expressions were lying on the sidelines. They were all barefoot, their delicate ankles bound together by rough hemp rope, and a scarlet color of blood.

Outside the open door, there were bursts of heart-rending shrill shouts, which seemed to come from their compatriots, but these poor women, who had long been in utter despair, did not even have the courage to raise their heads to take a look.

Outside the dark prison room, in the spacious courtyard covered with white sand, a brown woman covered in ** was held in the middle by two muscular men twisting her arms, and there was nothing to cover her body except for the ropes that bound her hands and feet. Let the spectators look greedily at the glittering ** in the sun, and the obscene-looking slave trader will comment on this "commodity" and describe her various benefits.

Beside her, there were four naked women like her. The young girls seemed to have become accustomed to this kind of public nudity, and none of them wept or trembled, but snuggled up to each other, trying to maintain the last remaining shyness with the bodies of their companions.

But the humiliation that these slave girls were about to do in the store apparently did not end there—a few discerning buyers approached them, laughing and kneading their full breasts and slender waists, or tearing open their mouths to look at their teeth, and occasionally making a few lewd laughs.

One of the youngest black girls, who seemed to be pinched in her breasts, couldn't help but tremble and shouted "don't", but the buyer turned a deaf ear and continued to push her hand into her lower body. The black girl, who couldn't stand this kind of insult anymore, suddenly screamed miserably and shook off the other party's hand, but in the next moment, her Changchangxiu was grabbed in her hand by the ruthless strong man guard behind her, making her almost cry in pain. Then he was scolded and slapped by the slave traders, so that the customers could "inspect the goods" on the spot, which was also one of the characteristics of the slave trade.

When Ma Tong and the others came over, even from a distance, they could still see that the lower lip of several of the women had been bitten out of blood, desperately holding back tears rolling in their eyes, and their bodies trembling like chaff. A few customers were still appreciating playthings and evaluating their bodies.

“…… This skin is so white, as if it has never been exposed to the sun. That's a nice slave girl......"

“…… This slave girl is too thin and small, especially her ass is not big enough, I'm afraid it's not suitable for having children......"

“…… Her eyes are too fierce, and she looks like she hasn't tamed her liver. Where the hell did you get this shipment?"

Clearly, the buyers are still intent on haggling. But at the same time, the merchant in charge of selling slaves had already seen Ma Tong and his party hugging each other, so he hurriedly ordered people to start clearing the scene, blasting out the idle customers, and at the same time ordering the thugs to pull all the female slaves out for display.

“…… Ladies and gentlemen, you have a distinguished guest from the palace, if you haven't made up your mind to buy it, please stay away."

A few spectators who originally wanted to bargain had to retreat abruptly when they saw this. The slave trader in the lead greeted him with a smile, "...... Honorable lords, all the slave girls you want are here, all of them are of the right age to have children, and their appearance is at least of the upper middle class, and they are diligent and healthy...... If there are any special requirements, we can also purchase and stock ...... for you."

Looking at the naked women with dull eyes and numb expressions all over the courtyard, the three Japanese policemen who still had good manners no longer knew what to say.

However, Ma Tong, a lily girl who has no discipline, seems to be quite calm.

“…… This is the slave girl you prepared? Why does it look small, what I need is something that can be immediately rationed to the soldiers as wives."

Ma Tong walked up to a brown-headed girl and observed it carefully. She looks very petite and slender, but despite this, she is full of charm. She lifted her hand and ran it down the girl's shoulder until she touched the girl's buttocks, feeling the delicate softness of the skin. Then he slapped the girl's ** separately, and was amazed at how this young girl's chest could have such a heavy weight.

“…… It's not small, noble lady, don't look at her a little thinner, in fact, she is thirteen years old this year, and she is already the age when she can marry and have children, according to her own words, she has already rolled in the grass with a man several times ago two years ago. ”

The slave merchant hastened to explain, "...... Moreover, she, her sister, and her mother, all Babylonian goddesses, were not only big enough breasts, but also very good at bed, and the men who guaranteed to get them were so happy......"

He pointed to the two women next to him, one big and one small, the pair of similar-looking naked brown mother and daughter were not bound by ropes, and they were naturally scratching the men around them, with no fear at all, and it seemed that it had become their innate instinct to be coquettish.

――Speaking of which, he was ...... by a man at the age of eleven. Although it seems to be nothing in ancient times, in modern times it is equivalent to engaging elementary school students, okay?

Shouldn't I praise it, elementary school students or something is really great?

However, at this time, Senior Sister Ma Tong paid more attention to another message about this "goods".

“…… Babylonian goddess? Can you get such a high-end product? How could the temple of Babylon be willing to sell them? ”

After listening to the introduction of the slave trader, Ma Tong couldn't help but be slightly surprised, she had also seized the time to study a lot of historical materials of Mesopotamian civilization before, and knew that the goddesses carefully trained by the temples of Babylon City were the highest-grade "sexual servants" in this era, claiming to be able to allow pilgrims to communicate with the gods when they were ooxx, and they were also an important asset and cash cow for those temples...... Therefore, it is generally never sold lightly.

“…… Of course, you can't buy such high-quality goods as the Babylonian goddess. But in the past two years, thanks to the blessing of His Royal Highness, the daughter of the Nile, first led the Hittites to fight fiercely with Egypt, then flooded Assyria, and then burned the Tower of Babel in Babylon, causing chaos in all directions, and everywhere there were people who had lost their homes and could not survive, so they had to sell their sons and daughters, so that we received a lot of good goods at very cheap prices. Even the priests of Babylon, who served the gods, began to sell the goddesses of their temples in large quantities in order to raise the cost of rebuilding the Tower of Babel in Babylon......"

The obscene-looking slave trader rubbed his hands together with a smile and gave an almost overwhelming answer.

- Miss Carroll, please stop pretending to be so innocent, for you are already a sinful woman

Ma Tong complained in his heart, and at the same time looked down at the smooth-skinned, naked thirteen-year-old girl in front of him - if her whole family was a Babylonian goddess, it meant that this girl had been a slave since she was born...... It has long been completely domesticated now.

However, this also shows that the three of their mother and daughter are very suitable for being captive by men and ooxx meat selling life, and they should be more obedient.

She sighed, and looked at the rest of the slave girls, most of them were numb and sluggish with a resigned face, their skin was tanned, and they hadn't worn clothes for a long time, but their figures and skin were well maintained. But there are also some naked women whose expressions are very fierce, their eyes are full of hatred, there are blood stains on the corners of their mouths, and their bodies are full of whip marks, as if they have just been tortured.

And not far away, behind the low wall, there seemed to be a terrible howl and the crackling of a leather whip.

“…… Most of the goods look good, but what about these slave girls? I don't feel like I'm being obedient."

Ma Tong stretched out his finger and pointed to one of the ** female slaves with the most fierce eyes and the most whip marks on her body, and asked with some confusion.

“…… Ah, these slave girls are all new, and they haven't had time to train yet, so if they collide with a distinguished guest, please do a lot of Haihan. ”

The slave trader explained with a smile on his face, "...... Last month, when General Jutta led our fleet to the sea to meet the daughter of the Nile, he robbed several fishing villages and ports along the way, and caught these women, who had just been transported back to the city of Knossos three days ago, so the wildness on his body had not been polished off, and he was not very obedient...... But rest assured, ladies and gentlemen, as long as you give us another ten days, you can guarantee that all these women will be obedient......"

Well, in this era when there are no international conventions, the so-called navy is actually pirates, and patrols are robbery. The royal fleet of Crete naturally grabs wherever it goes, and only in the face of a powerful opponent who can't grab it will it be a little more restrained. Therefore, it was understandable at the time that General Juta took advantage of the opportunity to welcome the daughter of the Nile and robbed slaves everywhere along the way.

In fact, not only did the fleet of the Minoan kingdom take slave hunting as a part-time job, but the Egyptian army was just as brutal as it was murdering and setting fires everywhere.

For example, one of the reliefs you saw in the palace of Thebes in ancient Egypt vividly depicts the Egyptian army attacking a city - shirtless Egyptian warriors climb the walls of a city with ladders, and all the inhabitants of the city fight to the death, and even women are fighting the Egyptians. Because they all knew what terrible things awaited them after the fall of the city.

-- Underneath this relief, there is a "beautiful and moving" ballad:

After destroying the country of the desert people, the army returned peacefully.

After ravaging the country of the desert people, the army returned peacefully.

Having overthrown their fortified cities, the army returned calmly.

After cutting down their fig trees and vines, the army returned peacefully.

After throwing all their inhabitants into the fire, the army returned calmly.

In short, the Egyptian army, having done everything it could to burn and plunder, and release all its adrenaline, came back so peacefully, as innocent as a child.

Presumably, after reading this poem, everyone will understand why even women fought in front of the Egyptian army.

But to be fair, compared to other countries of their time, the Egyptians were not at all brutal. Because in the cruel and barbaric ancient society, killing people and setting fires were really the norm. Each ** team is each other, and in some places there is even a custom of cannibalism...... Therefore, the slaughter of cities like the Egyptians was already civilized in this era. And if the prisoners of war were brought back as slaves and sold, it would already be a terrible benevolent government

But in any case, behind the current "spring" of flesh and light, there is actually a boundless tragic scene. The slave girls first fell from the sky, their families were ruined, and then they were repeatedly abused and abused by the murderers...... The hatred accumulated in their hearts has naturally reached an unstoppable stage.

Of course, as a traverser, Ma Tong didn't care about the miserable experience of these female slaves, only worried about whether they would be obedient.

“…… Ten days? In such a short period of time, how can you get them to become tamed? She asked the slave trader suspiciously.

“…… It's actually very easy, we have the most experience in this area. As long as they understand that as a woman, death is not necessarily the most terrible ending, and there are many ways to make life worse than death. For example, to cut off their limbs, to gouge out their teeth and eyes, and to be thrown as living toys in the most filthy and despicable places such as pigsties, stables, and toilets, where they are toyed with by people and animals until their last breath is left......"

The slave merchant smiled and uttered the most cruel words, "...... The strongest of them all, the most fierce woman, will seek her own death. And the rest of the women who can be domesticated will put away their tears, wipe their bodies clean, and do their best to please and serve their new masters, so that at least they will have the opportunity to become the concubines of some rich and noble, or be rewarded to some meritorious commoner, and return to the role of mother and wife......"

In this regard, after being stunned and silent for a long time, Ma Tong let out a long sigh, and then turned around and gestured, and more than a dozen guards from the Minos Palace immediately carried out five large boxes of printed silk, and moved them to the slave merchant to open them, which immediately dazzled the fat man's eyes

-- In this era, due to the backwardness of textile technology, cloth was very expensive in Western countries. The scarcity and instability of various natural dyes make dyed cloth even more rare, and it has almost become the patent of the aristocracy. The Phoenicians on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea got rid of poverty and became rich in one fell swoop because they accidentally appeared a shell with a natural crimson dye in the shell to dye cloth for sale. However, compared to the colorful "silks" displayed by the "godsmen" at this time, the crimson cloth that the Phoenicians were proud of pales in comparison.

Look, the texture of these "silks" is so soft and smooth, like a girl's most delicate skin, that no amount of linen can compare with it. The color is even more strikingly vivid, and the appearance alone gives people a sense of luxury, and on the glittering silk surface, there are countless kinds of extremely exquisite patterns, from flowers, birds, beasts to sea creatures...... The painting of each pattern is so gorgeous and realistic, full of novel and exotic customs, and a certain strange and elegant noble atmosphere. The well-informed fat merchant could have sworn to the gods that whoever could transport this dizzyingly beautiful printed silk to the bazaars of all nations would surely make every noble lady scream with excitement, and make the ladies who were eager to compare pull out the last piece of gold and silver in their pockets

“…… Regardless of rank, appearance, and age, is it satisfactory to pay a deposit of one hundred rolls of silk for each female slave who has been examined, and the rest of the silk will be delivered after all the female slaves have been tamed? Ma Tong crossed his arms and said to the slave traders.

“… Satisfied, very satisfied, what a good rare cargo, thank you so much for your generosity"

The slave trader casually draped a large red peony-patterned silk over his shoulders, made a gesture, rolled it up and put it back in the box—in this barbaric age, where the price of slaves was extremely low, and in times of war, on average, each slave could only be exchanged for one piece of cloth, and five slaves could be exchanged for one horse. Although the female slaves sold this time were considered high-class, the price was not comparable to those stupid and ugly ordinary slaves. But being able to exchange for such extravagant and gorgeous textiles has long been worth it in his opinion.

“…… In that case, our deal is struck. When you turn around, you will send the domesticated slave girl to the palace. Ma Tong snapped his fingers, "...... Of course, don't play any tricks on me, such as dropping my bag halfway, or you should know what the end will be......"

“…… Hehehe, how is this possible? I'm not joking with my credibility. You are welcome to continue to patronize the despicable business next time......"

The chubby slave trader had a smile line on his face and rubbed his hands together. And his buddies echoed the flattering laughter.

But some of the ** "goods" standing in the courtyard somehow sobbed miserably and desperately in laughter at this time, and then they were soon forced to shut down under the suppression of the thugs - since they were "goods", they had no right to cry, because in this place, some people get all they want, and some people are bound to lose their own qiē. These crying naked women are the most honest epitome of this cruel era.

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On the way back to the palace, the three Japanese policemen were silent, and in the end, it was Ma Tong who provoked the topic first.

“…… I just went to the slave market and saw what happened to those women, how do you feel about this? ”

“…… I feel that these women are really pitiful, sitting at home peacefully, and they will all be taken away as slaves. ”

Asami Nakaoka shrank slightly, and muttered in a low voice, "...... Moreover, I didn't expect a real slave girl to be like this......"

-- At the police academy in Japan, she also studied the tragic experience of illegal Filipino immigrants who were deceived into going to Japan by smugglers, lost their personal freedom, and were forced to work as illegal workers or prostitutes, and lived in blood and sweat, while these people were living a life of slavery. But now that I really saw the real female slaves in BC, the tragedy of those illegal immigrants in later generations is nothing - the female slaves of this era are basically not allowed to wear clothes, and they only have a rope tied around their waists on their bodies, like dogs or horses all day long, kneeling beside their masters and doing the most humble things, without any dignity and status at all, and their own spirit of resistance has long been worn out, like the walking dead.

If you have to use an analogy, it feels basically like the house-elf in "Harry Potter" - when the master rewards the slave girl with clothes to wear, he often means that he wants to exempt her from slavery and promote her to concubine and so on.

“…… No way, this is the cruel truth of the slave society, where force is respected, and morality, law and human rights are all jokes. If you don't always be vigilant and get out of the team's protection, then the fate after that is no different from getting separated in the zombie apocalypse. ”

Ma Tong coldly and calmly warned the two women, "...... Just like those female slaves who were bought by us, any woman who has no ability to protect herself has no status at all in this era, and whoever is caught is a slave to whom. Don't expect you to have the good fortune of a Nile daughter, but on the night you are unfortunate enough to be caught, you will be pressed to bed by one man or even several men to do whatever you want, and then the next day you will have all your clothes taken away, and you will be declared slave girl with only a rope tied around your waist, and you will be forced to do all the dirty and tiring work with a whip. Of course, after the day's work, he will continue to be 'Yu' in his bed at night, until he gets tired of you......"

“…… However, even in this slave society in BC, not everyone would be so ruthless."

The little policewoman Nakaoka Asami continued unwillingly, "...... Just like the Sheiky family that Kairol met on the banks of the Nile when he first came to ancient Egypt, they were very friendly to her, and they didn't want to treat Kairol as a prey at all. ”

“…… Yes, if you're lucky, it's possible. After all, there are good people in any world. ”

Senior Sister Ma Tong nodded, "...... But Kyrol is the protagonist of the plot of this world, so he has such luck, and you don't have the blessing of the protagonist's aura. So, when you arrive at the colony, be sure not to speculate on your neighbors with the utmost malice, and smile and hold your sword. Otherwise, by the time you get stripped naked and put up for sale in this market, it's already too late......"

- Suddenly, the two policewomen couldn't help but tremble slightly, deeply feeling the malice of this era and the cruelty of this world......

Next, seeing the sun setting in the west, Wang Qiu, who had been doing business in the palace square for most of the day, also put away his stall and returned to the palace together, ready to see how the remaining Doraemon and Kairol were playing with the little king of the cocoon tribe.

As a result, as soon as Wang Qiu entered the dormitory, he was stunned to see a majestic lion roaring towards him, and immediately frightened his legs and fell to the ground. When he finally climbed up to see the door frame, the dimly lit semi-underground dormitory of King Minos had turned into a beautiful and vast African savannah, with herds of lions, antelopes and giraffes haunting the grass, and in the distance you could see the snow on the top of Mount Kilimanjaro......

“…… I'm doing Doraemon, so you're using the [indoor travel machine] to see the scenery."

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