"Damn! I didn't have chosen to go to Morsobly in the first place, and I wouldn't have hired you useless pieces of waste in the first place. ”

The original owner of the caravan covered his high, swollen face and gritted his teeth and cursed in a low voice.

Because of this loss, all the belongings he had saved for more than ten years of struggle were directly wiped out, and even he became one of the slaves.

Of course, the gray dwarves are not unprepared for this situation.

After all, doing business in such a dangerous place as a dark region, the first thing you do after making money is often to find a way to buy a magic item that can escape at any time.

He had also spent a lot of money on an amulet that could teleport back to the city of the Grey Dwarves in case he needed it.

But the problem is that he was too greedy to give up so many valuable goods just now, so he didn't choose to flee in the first place after seeing the dark elves appear, but wanted to negotiate to keep his caravan.

You must know that the dark elves, no matter how fierce, brutal, and evil, can be traded with, which is very different from the Mind Flayer who directly uses mind control to capture slaves at every turn.

It's a pity that this time the gray dwarf misjudged the situation, not only failed to save his caravan, but even the amulet used to escape was snatched away.

As someone with master-level magical artifact crafting skills, Zuo Si recognized all the arcane flashes on this cunning merchant with a single glance.

The Dark Elves then swarmed up and ransacked the caravan master's magical items, scrolls, and potions, which were either valuable or dangerous.

At this moment, his half-swollen face was just trying to resist, but he was slapped with a big mouth, and even several teeth in his mouth were knocked out.

When it comes to dealing with grey dwarf slaves, the dark elves don't have much sympathy.

Not directly cutting his throat, or brutally breaking his limbs to make him crawl on the ground, is already quite "merciful".

If Venar was given a little play, the female Drow would even be able to find 180 kinds of torture without repetition to teach her how to be a "qualified" and "well-behaved" slave.

Compared to the reluctant caravan masters, the other captured Grey Dwarf warriors were much more submissive, and their superior obedience could even lead people to mistake them for a group of slaves.

Of course, this obedience is largely due to the great reputation of the Dark Elves in the Dark Regions.

Almost all of the grey dwarves believe that if they don't behave well enough, they will most likely be executed in a variety of cruel ways before they reach Morsoblay.

In this way, Zuo Si and his party drove the gray dwarf captives and the convoy along the tunnel for more than ten hours, and finally encountered the patrol sent by Mosoblay City.

I saw that in the darkness, several sharp crossbow arrows suddenly shot out, and they were very accurately inserted into the ground less than half a meter from the tip of the toe.

Immediately after that, a woman came out of the darkness and shouted, "Stop all movement immediately!" Tell us who you are and what you want to do! ”

"Don't move! If you make any threatening moves, they'll attack right away. Trist hurriedly lowered his voice and reminded behind him.

"Don't worry, I know what to do."

Zuo Si replied casually, then raised his hands to indicate that he had no weapons, and walked straight to the front of the line, and bowed slightly to the drow woman who seemed to be a priest with one hand on her chest.

"May the great spider bless all. Hello, Noble Priestess, I am Soth from the city of Ariedrin, as you can see, the leader of this mercenary group, and I am currently planning to go to the city of Morsoblay. ”

"Aredlin City? You've come a long way. ”

There was a strong suspicion and distrust in the female Drow's tone, and she didn't relax just because the other party was a dark elf.

Because compared to other races, the sinister and cunning compatriots are the most worthy of vigilance.

Zuo Si pretended to be helpless and shrugged his shoulders: "No way, who made my family have a little problem, and I can only be forced to choose to leave and find a new city to start over." I think Morsobre City should be a good place to be, and there should be a lot of mistresses here who need mercenaries like me. ”

As he said this, he deliberately revealed the emblem that he had made in the shape of a spider with his own hands.

Moment!

The Drow woman captured this emblem and recognised the story of a noble family who was defeated in an internal struggle and exterminated, while the youngest son who went out escaped with a small number of family warriors and became a mercenary.

In fact, something like this happens every ten years or so on average in Dark Elf City, and it's not worth the fuss.

In the city of Morsoblay, there are many mercenaries who have fled from other cities.

The housewives will select talented and valuable talents from these "refugees" and then absorb them into their own families.

Thinking of this, the female Drow gestured to the others who were hiding in the darkness.

In the blink of an eye, dozens of fully armed dark elves walked out of their hiding places.

Some of them occupy the high ground and are aiming for the lower part with bows and crossbows, while others are arcane spellcasters such as mages and warlocks, holding spellcasting materials in their hands and obviously preparing spells.

In addition to this, those warriors with various weapons also blocked all retreats from all sides.

Trist was right, the patrol was ready for battle from the moment the warning was issued.

You must know that they are not the humans of the surface world who have lived in a peaceful environment for a long time, but a group of evil dark elves who have grown up in intrigue and conspiracy since childhood.

In particular, the weapons and armor worn on the body are at least the essence gold products of enchantment level +3, which are worth at least thousands or even tens of thousands of gold coins in the surface world.

The cloak and boots that were blessed with magical power were even more incredible, and even when stepping on the rubble, they didn't make the slightest sound, and they looked like a blur of shadows from a distance.

Am's shadow thieves and assassins would surely be willing to pay a fortune for themselves.

Of course, none of this equipment can be exposed to sunlight, or its dark magical power will soon crumble apart, eventually turning into a worthless pile of adamantite dust.

However, the dark elves who live in the depths of the dark regions obviously do not need to worry about this.

"Soth from Ariedlin City, I think you can explain what is going on with these grey dwarves and their caravans by now."

The female Drow leaps from the stalactites with graceful steps, and the snakehead whip hanging from her waist proves her identity as the Spider Goddess Ross.

It was clear that she was the supreme commander of the patrol.

To be precise, Rose's priestesses hold all the power in the Dark Elf society.

They represent the will of the Goddess of Chaos and Evil, firmly in control of the spiritual world of all the dark elves.

As a double elector, Zuo Si could clearly feel the divine grace of the priestess in front of him, so he immediately saluted with a very humble gesture, and then replied quietly: "These gray dwarves and their caravans are all trophies that we have easily obtained on the way. ”

"Spoils of war? What do you mean...... Are they all slaves? The priestess's eyes lit up slightly.

"That's right. I'm planning to take their convoy of goods to the market for disposal in exchange for a start-up capital that will allow them to establish themselves in Morsoblay. ”

The corners of Zuo Si's mouth rose to reveal an evil smile peculiar to dark elves.

"Well-trained grey dwarf soldiers will always be the most sought-after cargo, especially at this sensitive time. Add to that the well-trained Dark Elves under your command, and it looks like you're off to a good start in Morsobre. The priestess said pointedly.

"I think so too. After all, the great Queen Rose taught us that chaos is a ladder, a shortcut to power and power. Zuo Si deliberately pretended to be ambitious and responded.

Because he knows that the more he behaves like this, the easier it will be to win the trust of the other person.

As expected, the priestess immediately pursed the corners of her mouth and showed a playful expression when she heard this, and she approached and whispered in her ear, "You know? My favorite is the self-motivated men. But before you enter Morsoblay, I must advise you to do what you can. Because chaos is a ladder, if you fall down halfway through the climb, you will be crushed. ”

Zuo Si smiled and nodded: "Of course!" I will take your advice to heart. If you don't mind, can you tell me your name? ”

"You can call me Herman Banry."

The priestess raised her chin slightly, and reported her first and last name in a very haughty manner.

If you were someone who didn't know anything about Morsoblay, you wouldn't have heard anything special about the name.

But when Trist, who was born in the city of Morsoblay, heard the family name "Ban Rui", his face hidden under the hood suddenly changed color.

Because "Ban Rui" is the first family in Mosoblay City, and it is also the strongest family, and its last old master mother died under his scimitar.

In addition, the Ranger also killed the Ban Rui family's martial arts chief, Dandra Ban Rui, in a one-on-one duel, and has a grudge with the other party more than once.

It can be said that the feud between Trist and the Ban Rui family has reached a point where it cannot be resolved at all.

He believed that if the other party knew that he was back, he would definitely take him back alive at all costs and sacrifice it to the evil and chaotic goddess.

"Ahh It turned out to be the daughter of the first family of Morsoblay City, which was really surprising and unexpected. Allow me to express my sincerest respect to you and your family. ”

Zuo Si touched his chest with one hand and slightly owed to express his fear of the surname "Ban Rui" and his family.

Because in the tradition of the Dark Elves, the number one family often means monstrous power and power.

What's more, the history of the Ban Rui family's existence dates back almost to the time when the city of Morsobrai was first founded, and there are more than five thousand years of clear records, during which no family has ever been able to truly threaten their position.

Even at the moment when the strength of the old master mother has been greatly reduced after the death of the old master, it is not comparable to any other casual family.

The current mother, Triel Banrui, has served as the head of the Spider Sect in Sobre City when the old mother is still alive, and her status is second only to the head mother of the major families.

Therefore, when she took over the Ban Rui family in just a few years, she controlled the originally chaotic situation within the family and re-established the rule of Mosoblay City with the Ban Rui family as the core.

Although this rule is not stable at the moment, there are quite a few ambitious families who are secretly trying to find the weakness of the Ban Rui family, and then strike a fatal blow at the right time.

"Less oily here, self-righteous lowly males. Bring your men and slaves with me, I'm sure many families are very interested in the grey dwarf slaves you have and the goods on your caravans. ”

With that, the woman who called herself Herman Ben Ray Zor raised her hand and snapped her fingers.

The patrols then quickly surrounded the caravan from all sides, and brought it back to Morsoblay in a semi-escorted manner.

Unlike surface cities, which tend to have tall walls and deep moats, the city of Morsoblay is a cave built in a cave about 3,200 meters wide and about 1,000 meters high.

There are stalagmites and stalactites of all sizes, and magic has created one relatively independent circular platform after another as a place to live.

At the only entrance, a massive steel gate towered over, physically separating the inside and the outside.

Unless permission is obtained, there are hundreds of thousands of troops out there who cannot be expected to attack it.

In addition, the steel gate is not opened or closed by a gate or a winch, but is controlled by magic.

When you enter the interior through the gate, the first thing that catches your eye is the Nabondel Pillar, a huge stone pillar that rises in the middle of the city.

This is a device used by the Dark Elves to calculate time.

Since there are no seasons and no day and night in the dark region, at the end of the day, the archmage of the mage tower will come out to bless the stone pillar with magical flames.

The temperature created by the intense burning of the magical flames would make the entire pillar appear red to the eyes of all creatures with dark vision, including the Dark Elves.

Together, the Dark Elves can determine what time of day it is by looking at the temperature of the pillars.

At the end of the day, the magic flame is completely extinguished, and it is recast by the archmage.

As a relatively large underground city, Morsobre is inhabited by nearly 20,000 dark elves, as well as almost two to three times the number of slaves.

The main source of slaves was the ubiquitous goblins, orcs, orcs, and bear goblins.

As for the disciplined, obedient and mastery of the crafting and smelting of metals like the Grey Dwarves, they are usually more sought-after high-level slaves.

Normally, if a goblin can only sell for fifty gold coins in the market, then orcs and half-orcs can sell for one hundred and fifty to two hundred gold coins, and bear goblins can sell for between three hundred and five hundred gold coins.

Grey Dwarf slaves tend to cost the same level as trolls, and can sell for 800 to 1,000 gold coins.

Of course, the most expensive slaves are the Dark Elf slaves.

Their origins are very complex, ranging from those who have made mistakes and have been reduced to slaves, to those who have signed huge debts and are unable to repay them, so they can only be sold as slaves by their creditors.

In short, the Dark Elf slaves are definitely a lot higher than the slaves of other races in terms of status and treatment.

If you perform well enough, you may be able to regain your freedom.

In the market of Morsobre, you can even see the Mind Flayer, the Gisyankees, and the Eye Demon who come to do business.

Especially the first two are completely mortal enemies, and after meeting, they didn't fight, but chose to ignore each other's existence.

At a stall selling goblin slaves, a male Dark Elf warrior buys six goblins in one goblin, chops off their limbs at lightning speed, and forces them to wriggle wildly on the ground by rubbing salt on their wounds, and then makes a bet with another group of Dark Elves next to him to see which goblin will not survive to die first, and which one will climb farther.

Every time the goblins let out a cry of pain, they would laugh happily, and even take off their pants and pee on the goblin, showing the evil, coldness, and cruelty of their nature.

In the end, the dark elf who lost the money was annoyed and angry, and directly raised his foot to trample the goblin who had held on to the end into a pulp.

When the other dark elves in the market saw this scene, they just complained that the other party shouldn't make the scene so bloody, and it would be very troublesome to clean it.

In addition to the slaughter of goblins, Morsoblay also has a very long tradition of driving living slaves to areas where giant spiders live, and then watching them be killed and eaten by the ferocious arthropods.

Looking at the visually striking scene in front of him, Trist couldn't help but ask in a low voice, "How do you feel now?" ”

"You may not believe it, but I don't really feel anything special." Zuo Si shrugged his shoulders indifferently.

"Don't you feel angry? Among the slaves who were fed spiders, there were quite a few human adventurers. Trist had an unbearable look on his face.

"Angry? Why should I be angry? Zuo Si asked disappreciatively. These human adventurers are not innocent civilians, and they should be prepared to face this situation if they choose to enter the Shadows. As for goblins and orcs, I never thought they should be classified as "humans". Well, don't be so sentimental, and don't forget that we're not here to save anyone, but to get information about the fungal forest. ”

Just as Trist was about to say something, a drow woman with a large retinue of swaggering people approached her.

I saw that she first glanced at the goods with great interest, and then turned her eyes to the gray dwarf slaves listed for sale, touched her chin and asked with interest: "How much does it cost to buy all these goods plus the gray dwarf slaves?" ”

"If you count the Looth Beast, it will cost a total of 80,000 gold coins, honorable master mother." Zuo Si bluntly reported a number.

From the posture of the other party and the noble badge on his chest, he could basically confirm the approximate identity of the woman in front of him.

It's just that I don't know what kind of family the other party is, and what position it is currently in Mosoblay City.

But if you can directly open your mouth and wrap so many valuable goods with slaves, it will definitely not be those small families who have little power.

(End of chapter)