Chapter 164, The Dirty Market
"I think one day you'll change your mind, and I'll give you a suggestion, go to the market south and have a look, and you'll probably come back to me again. β ..
This is the end of the conversation, Luo Tian only got rid of the powerful aura exuded by the other party after leaving the room, and the gang rudder outside the door smiled at Luo Tian: "Does our boss look very difficult to get along with, in fact, he is a very good person, if you meet often in the future, you will know." β
Luo Tian nodded and hesitated for a moment and said, "Do you know how to get to the market in the south?"
The division of the central island area is very clear, the core area in the middle is the residence of the priests, with the Poseidon Temple as the center, including the Poseidon Arena in the rear, which is also the core area, this area is generally neat and clean, it looks like a paradise on earth, and many people with status go directly to the central core area from the main road after going ashore, so they can't see the dark side of the central island.
In the east is the rich area, mainly inhabited by the wealthy Poseidon family, including a variety of luxurious entertainment facilities and high-end inns, in short, you can live in the east if you have money.
The north side is the civilian area, the so-called civilian area is not a slum, it is for the general Poseidon clan to live, these Poseidon clan are mainly in the rich area to work, or open a shop to operate the ordinary Poseidon clan, living conditions are average, but it is not easy to gain a firm foothold on the central island of the Poseidon clan.
In the west there is the port area, also called the slums, where sailors and slave families lived, and there was a prison on the central island and a huge place where slaves were imprisoned, and in the slums on the west side there was a place called an underground farm, which sounded like a place to raise poultry, but in fact it was a place where slaves were held.
Slave owners would send slaves to such places and pay them to the guards of those places, who would take care of the slaves and make sure that they did not escape.
To the south is a large market, made up of stalls, a huge market, and it takes two days to complete all the storefronts and stalls, and the most surprising thing is that the slave trade, the spirit child trade, and the furnace business are all legal and encouraged.
You must know that even in the hinterland, except for some markets that allow such a situation, the markets of most countries prohibit this kind of business from being on the table, even if it cannot be completely banned in private, but it is resolutely not allowed on the surface.
As the head of the Sea Dragon Regiment said, the slavery system has been deeply rooted in the society of the Sea God clan like a cancer, and it is no exaggeration to say that this cancer is difficult to remove, and if you want to abolish slavery, it may be equivalent to changing the social form of the entire Sea God clan.
Gangru took Luo Tian in disguise and went to the market in the south, the market is very large, and all kinds of business are done, some children who look like gray monkeys are walking around the door, and when they see people who come alone or for the first time, they will come up.
"There's slave street in front of you, and the whole street is full of slave owners' shops, so if you want to understand the darkness in it, go inside. β
Luo Tian walked over, the street was dark and dirty, and in front of the two shops at the corner of the street stood some women from inland coastal villages, crying and squatting on the ground, with chains on their bodies, and tall and strong guards on one side, as long as a woman dared to escape, they would go up with a stick, and there was no such thing as pity here.
"These crying are just caught not long ago, generally such female slaves are easier to sell, how to say, some of the Poseidon guys or specially came to the Poseidon clan to buy slaves of the alien race feel that these crying at least like a person, and some of the female slaves in the shop have been arrested for a long time, and they don't even cry anymore, so the price of crying is relatively high, and the price of not crying is very cheap. Gangru whispered.
Luo Tian continued to walk forward, the slave owner began to shout hard, there were really a lot of people on the street, just as Gang Duo said that the people who came here to buy slaves were not all from the Poseidon clan, many of them were rich people from different races.
"I think there are a lot of buyers from different races here. "Luo Tiandao.
"See, there are a lot of you human beings, generally speaking, the rich people in the Poseidon clan have their own armed forces, if there are at least thousands of people under the level of the governor, why bother to spend money to buy slaves with armed forces, isn't it easier to send people to catch slaves directly, and almost every governor will raise a few slave owners, these slave owners rely on the governor's people to act, and keep a part of the money they earn, and then hand over a part, after all, the rich people of different races are forbidden to trade slaves in the interior, so they will run to the place of the Poseidon clanγ Gangru replied in detail.
After passing through the front few shops, some black cages on the ground began to appear behind, the cage is not high, about one meter from the ground, covered with black cloth, Luo Tian curiously leaned over to take a closer look, after opening the curtain above, a little frightened face was revealed, this sudden appearance shocked Luo Tian, Luo Tian took a step back, and took advantage of the situation to remove the black cloth completely, there were three or four children locked up in the black cage, these children were almost undressed, there were men and women, looking at the age of two or three years old, less than one meter, they curled up and squatted on the ground, but their dirty faces were watery eyes, staring at Luo Tian outside.
"These are spirit children, the slave owners of the Poseidon clan go to the coastal area to plunder children, if it is a spirit child, the price will be higher, and the better the spirit child, the higher the price, hey...... It is no longer known how many families have been torn apart along the coast. Gangru said with a sigh.
"Why do children want to buy and sell, is there a shortage of children in the Poseidon clan?" Luo Tian asked.
"The lucky spirit child will be selected by some sects, and after buying it, it will be brought back to cultivate, maybe it can cultivate a good seedling to revitalize the sect and improve the strength of the sect organization, such a spirit child at least lives happily, and some spirit children are not so lucky, they are favored by some evil people, and brought back as an experiment for evil spells, and even a test subject for evil things such as Gu poison, our Sea Dragon Regiment has rescued some children who were used as experimental subjects more than once, to be honest, that scene even those of us who have experienced the test of life and death can not bear itγ β
Hearing the movement outside, the slave owner walked out with a smile, and when he saw Luo Tian holding a black cloth, he smiled and said, "Which one does this guest officer like?"
Luo Tian had an impulse to buy these poor children and give them back their freedom, but Gangru on the side pressed his hand that was about to touch the money and said: " Do you know how many children are plundered and taken away as slaves every day, according to the incomplete statistics of our Sea Dragon Regiment, there are at least 400 to 600 people in the major markets in the Middle Domain alone, and this is only the data of the Middle Domain, this is the number of people per day, not counting the spirit child, even if it is a child with ordinary physique, you want to buy at least one hundred taels, that is to say, it is forty thousand taels to sixty thousand taels a day, there are three hundred and sixty-five days in a year, you need tens of millions of taels if you want to save these children, do you have so much money, even if you have, how do you settle these children after rescuing them, you can still help him find a good family for a child, ten, a hundred, a thousandYou don't necessarily save the children and release them, then the slave owners will arrest them back when they turn their heads, what is the difference between saving people like you and not saving them?"
Luo Tian was blinded by Gangruo's words, and he finally began to realize the importance of what the Sea Dragon Regiment did, they were fundamentally changing the injustice of this world, and essentially changing this dark system.
"Will you buy it?" asked the slave owner impatiently.
Luo Tian slowly let go of his hand, lowered his head and walked forward, the slave owner scolded and grabbed the black cloth from the ground, and put it back on the black cage, when the black cage was shrouded in the black cloth, Luo Tian glanced back, and the watery eyes were covered by the darkness again.
At this moment, Luo Tian's heart seemed to be blocked, and he was uncomfortable and speechless.
These children have no future at all, they are not spirit children, at least the spirit children may meet a good result if they are caught, and these children, waiting for them will become slaves and then die under the whip of the sea god.
"The place in front of you is where the furnace is sold. Gang Helm said at this time.