In the silence of the night, the evening wind whistled and swept by, and the scattered leaves on the ground were rolled up, constantly whirling in the air, and finally drifted in no direction.

From above, the city of Theresa was dim, and even the few scattered lights were gradually decreasing with the passage of time, and finally extinguished one after another.

The hour hand of the magic pocket watch continued to move slowly, getting closer and closer to the "twelve" at the very top, and the light of the rune lamp shone down from the ceiling, illuminating the living room.

Under the light, Sean sat quietly at the table, waiting for the guests to arrive, while Celia, dressed as a maid, walked out of the kitchen with a tray and respectfully placed a drink and some desserts on the table.

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At the same time, in a small alley not far away, the wheels of a carriage made a rolling sound in contact with the ground, which echoed between the walls, and instead of breaking the peace of the night, it seemed more distant and long.

The windows of the carriage were slightly open, revealing half of the faces of the passengers in the carriage, and anyone who had been in the upper echelons of Theresa would have squealed in surprise if they had stumbled upon it.

It was Reinaldo Coburn, the most powerful nobleman in Teresa City at the moment, who controlled all the slave trade in Teresa City and the surrounding area, and could attract the attention of countless people even if he made a casual move.

Not far from the window, a rather ornate emblem hangs, which is the family crest of the Cockburn family.

Although this emerging aristocratic power is currently maintained by only Reinado, the power under his command is not to be underestimated, in addition to hundreds of elite private soldiers, there are also up to six apprentice-level professionals.

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As the coachman gently tugged on the reins, the carriage slowed down suddenly, and when the carriage had come to a complete stop, Reinado, dressed in simple aristocratic attire, stepped on the footstool and stepped out of the carriage.

In front of him was a small villa, with a low wall surrounding the courtyard, and entwined vines sprawled wildly from the top of the wall, casting a few green shadows outside the wall in the light of the light.

When the hour hand of the magic pocket watch pointed precisely to the top, there was a knock on the door, and Reinaldo had a polite smile on his face, reminding the owner of the house that he had arrived.

Soon after, the door opened, and Reinado appeared in front of the elven maid he had given to Sean, and if he remembered correctly, Sean seemed to have named her Celia?

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Celia was draped in a black robe that concealed her delicate figure, and she bowed slightly to Reinado, and then made a gesture to invite in.

"Hello, Mr. Cockburn, the master has been waiting for you in the house for a long time."

After looking up and glancing at Reinado, Celia said softly.

She wore a very delicate collar around her neck, which seemed to be made of some strange leather material, and the periphery of the collar was also inlaid with gemstones of different colors, and at the same time emitted bursts of energy that made people palpitate.

Perceiving this situation, Reinado's eyes widened in shock, and he couldn't help but use his spiritual power to spread into it, trying to figure out the specific effect of this thing.

As a result, before his spiritual power could get close to Celia's body, a strange force suddenly emanated from the collar, forcefully blocking his snooping.

"Mr. Reinado, it's not a good habit to study other people's private belongings at will, it's windy in the yard, so let's come in and talk about something."

Sean's voice suddenly rang in his ears, and there was a hint of displeasure in it that could be clearly perceived.

Obviously, this mysterious mage has been paying attention to the situation here from the beginning, and not even this small movement of his has escaped the eyes of the other party.

"Sorry, it wasn't intentionally, it's just a professional habit that has been cultivated for a long time."

Reinado smiled in the direction where Sean's voice came from, and then walked quickly towards the courtyard, but his eyes occasionally glanced at Celia behind him, as if he had found some treasure.

As a slave trader who has been in the industry for a long time, his vision is not bad at all, over the years, Reinado has handled not tens of thousands of high-end slaves, but there are almost no slaves that can be compared with the current Celia.

Not to mention how many treasures Sean fed to this elf to make her look and figure more and more perfect, judging from her mental state alone, such a slave is unavoidable.

In the glance that Reinado looked at her, the expert who had read countless slaves discovered something incredible, that is, Celia's eyes not only did not have the slightest fear of him, but even calmed down without even the slightest wave, as if she was an insignificant speck of dust in front of her, and it did not deserve much attention at all.

However, when he used his spiritual power to snoop and was blocked by the strange collar, the elven maid subconsciously moved her gaze to the house, and the moment Sean's voice appeared, she revealed a rather subtle fanaticism and adoration, as well as a tidal wave of attachment.

After recalling it for a while, Reinado decided that this was definitely not a normal phenomenon.

Most of the slaves who have been raised since childhood are lowly and humble at heart, their minds are transformed into obedience to the orders of their masters, and they do not regard themselves as normal people from the beginning, but as objects that can be manipulated at will.

In such a state of mind, they will naturally be a head shorter in the face of normal people, especially under the eyes of the slave traders who have owned and trained themselves, and they will unconsciously have a fear of it.

Even if the other party no longer owns her, even if the other party does not have any binding force on her, they will still be instinctively afraid like a prey seeing a predator.

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Reinado remembered that when he sent Celia here more than two years ago, the elven slave wasn't much different from the others.

Although she was better looking and more intelligent and obedient than the other slaves, Celia was still a normal slave at that time, and it was not as difficult for Reinado to understand as she is now.

Yes, incomprehensible.

In Reinado's senses, it was as if Celia didn't care about anything else at all, her whole world was only Sean, the only master who had everything for her.

Nothing makes sense except the master, and any existence other than the master is unnecessary.

There is no need to pay attention to things that have nothing to do with the master, and people who have nothing to do with the master do not have to care, the master's position is her position, and the master's choice is her choice.

She truly gave everything she had to Sean, whether it was body or soul, whether it was action or thought, she completely and completely became the appearance of Sean, and became an extension of Sean's will.

This is not an arbitrary guess made by Reinado, but an accurate judgment he made based on the temperament that the other party exudes all the time, and judging from the collar she wears and the changes in her appearance, it is indeed deeply loved and trusted by Sean.

To tell the truth, he has been a slave trader for so many years, and it is the first time he has seen such a master-slave relationship, after all, no matter how good the slave's personality is, it can be adjusted a little bit, but it is difficult to find a suitable master.

Reinaldo briefly recalled the transaction between Sean and himself, and at the same time glanced at the gems set in the collar a few times, and roughly judged the value of the collar.

If you don't count the labor cost and the cost of loss of failure, the cost of calculating those materials alone is definitely more than 10,000 gold coins!

What kind of concept is this?

You must know that the cost price of this elf itself is not so high, even if it is auctioned by the auction house, it is at most around this price, and even a little inferior.

To put it bluntly, she didn't have the collar she wore around her neck for money, which was like using a gold chest to protect a box of copper, which was really incomprehensible.

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"Welcome, Mr. Reinado, you came on time, so I didn't have to wait a minute."

"It's late, come to me so late, what's the matter?"

When Reinado pushed the door open and walked into the living room, Sean took the initiative to get up from the soft chair and shook his hand gently.

Not long ago, Reinaldo's men had just sent him the news that they would be visiting at twelve o'clock in the morning, which surprised Sean slightly, because he really didn't think of the need for him to do so.

As the uncrowned king of Teresa City, Reinado doesn't have to worry too much about doing things, even if he goes out in the daytime, he won't be hindered by others.

In that case, why did he choose to visit late at night? If you want to avoid the surveillance of some people, then you should sneak away alone, and if you swagger like this and order someone to drive a carriage to Sean's door, is it true that you really think that the watchmen are not manpowered?

"No, it's not something that needs to be kept secret, not to mention that such a big thing can't be kept secret, it's just that I suddenly have a lot of work to arrange, and I'm in a hurry."

Reinado seemed to read his mind and replied dryly.

At Sean's invitation, the two of them sat opposite each other, and as Celia brought two cups of steaming tea to them, he quickly explained his intentions.

"You know, my main source of income at the moment is that Elven tribe's trade license, and in the previous wars, I made great achievements and finally received extremely rich rewards, including such a thing."

"Although it cost me a lot of military merits, and it also caused me a lot of trouble after the war, I have to say that the speed of this kind of trade is really fast, every time it comes to the open period of the elven tribe, I can make a lot of money, not only to make up for all kinds of losses in the past year, but even to turn losses into profits."

"It's a pity that the opening of the elf tribe is irregular, and there is no door-to-door delivery service, if we want to get those good things, the only thing we can do is to take people to take the initiative to buy, and finally ship them back to sell, in order to make the difference."

"Of course, as a closed farm, this kind of opening period is usually only twice a year, each time for a week, usually from January 1 to January 7, and from July 1 to July 7."

"It's just that there were some surprises before the last opening period, which caused the second opening date of this year to be delayed from July 1 to September 1, which is tomorrow."

"It's not a big deal to change the time, the point is that the news came so suddenly that we didn't even have the slightest room to react, and it wasn't until this morning that I learned the exact time and started to scramble to organize people."

"Under normal circumstances, I would go with another friend, but he happened to be entangled in some things recently and couldn't get out, so I had to arrange various things as soon as possible and call a reliable ally to go with me."

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"Oh? Do you mean me as a reliable ally? ”

After hearing Reinado's words, Sean couldn't help but laugh, he picked up the teacup on the table and took a shallow sip, looking at each other calmly.

"Of course." Reinado replied without hesitation, "Although I haven't seen you make a move again in the past year, I believe that your strength has definitely become stronger, not to mention that even if you use the strength you showed a year ago as a basis for judgment, that level is also a big cut off the others." ”

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"Well, since you all know that I haven't done it for a long time, why do you think I'm willing to participate in this operation of yours?"

"You must know that as early as a year ago, we revised the content of the contract, and now I can completely refuse your request, after all, this kind of thing has nothing to do with your life and death."

Seeing Reinado's serious look, Sean still shook his head.

Now he doesn't plan to run around, the money that should be spent is basically enough, and the power of the reincarnation staff is strong enough to allow him to use it to the peak of the apprentice level, so why risk that little profit?

Therefore, unless there is really a big harvest in front of him, Sean really will not waver, he still wants to develop quietly for a few years, and then naturally promote to the official level, how can he have spare time to participate in these moths everywhere.

"Don't be in a hurry to refuse, you can tell me what you need now, whether it's gold, materials, or even slaves, I can get them, as long as you're willing to help me with this, everything is easy to say."

Reinado seemed to anticipate his reaction, so he began to ask unhurriedly, apparently intending to figure out Sean's needs first, and then prescribe the right medicine to lure him in.