For some reason, the warehouse, which should have been deathly quiet at other times, was rather lively today... However, this was not something that the slaves locked in cages should care about.

The guards who were supposed to be watching over this place had already rushed out in a hurry, but...

This is not something slaves should care about.

"..."

Perhaps it's some new method used to torture and toy with them... These slaves of different races already knew this, and they had no hope of escaping.

Although... they were all unharmed.

But they're practically broken... Psychologically, all they're left with is numbness and obedience. Their only hope is that their future masters will treat them a little better.

Before they were captured, each of them was filled with anger and hope... but with each beating, each torture, and each seemingly possible escape, their spirit had completely dissipated.

No... there is not a single shred of hope of escaping.

The magic-suppressing stone shackles piercing through the palms are the final chains that crush everyone... Even the slightest movement will cause waves of pain to emanate from the chains that pierce through flesh.

Not to mention forcibly summoning Mana.

Why did I capture it? Why did I break away from my group and run away on my own? Why was I lured into a trap by something that seemed novel? I guess it's all my fault... my own carelessness.

After being abused, people will repeatedly instill this concept in them, but isn't that the truth? Why weren't other tribesmen captured, but only they were?

I guess I made a mistake...

With this mindset, the slaves' hatred for the slave-catching team grew weaker, while their self-hatred and remorse grew stronger. They even felt that imagining their grieving family members after losing them was their own fault—it was all their own fault.

"..."

The cabin grew increasingly tense... Even those locked in the lowest deck could feel the air becoming stifling, but this had nothing to do with the slaves.

The screams that grew closer came from the cabin outside, but... these had nothing to do with the slaves.

Even if the Black Shackles Pirates are wiped out, so what? Can they really be released? It's just a matter of changing merchants, changing masters, and changing buyers.

They are just commodities.

"..."

"..."

"..."

"boom!

A tremendous roar shattered the gate, but all the debris, whether splinters or fragments, instantly turned to ashes in mid-air as the sound of the shattering echoed.

Not a single drop of the intense heat reached the slaves in the cages... Of course, some heat was still transmitted through the air, but it was quickly contained.

Blinding light shone from the ship's hold into the cargo bays where slaves were loaded, causing the slaves to close their eyes involuntarily... Some slaves, however, were completely unprepared to move.

"..."

"..."

Yinla remained silent, the blinding firelight behind her, and the slaves were deathly still... as if responding to Yinla's silence with silence, but that was not the case; neither side should have been silent.

Yawen Bar

Once again, Yinla felt a deep sense of powerlessness. He had learned that the ship of slaves was being sent to Caligula's slave auction house... He was filled with renewed anger towards Caligula and wanted to chop that guy to pieces.

But he knew it was pointless...

Just as Gotham needed Falcone, if he needed to interfere with the aristocratic faction, the best way would be to force Caligula to compromise... rather than separately meeting with the other scattered nobles.

Caligula can also become very obedient when he is really angry.

If Caligula were killed, would the trade in slaves from other races decrease? The answer is no... As long as there is a market, there will be people willing to take the risk, and darkness will be born.

Destroying Caligula's auction house won't prevent another auction house from opening as long as Caligula is alive, but Caligula will be a little more restrained... But what if you just kill him?

Slave-catching teams will still exist and continue to emerge, but the places of sale will be more secretive, the transactions will be more clandestine, and slaves will be treated worse... because at that time, the condition of a slave will not have a significant impact on its price.

However, slave-catching teams should never have existed.

If Inla wants to completely abolish the slave-catching teams, then she must eradicate the entire system of slavery. In that case, Inla's enemies will be... besides the Demon King's territory and the Silver Moon Tree Court, who are nominally "slaves" but are in reality "citizens"...

worldwide.

"..."

"Feel sorry."

All Yinla could say was this, as if she were rescuing slaves who hadn't been sold in the Empire, uttering words that were destined to receive no response: "I'm too late."

The crackling of wood inside the cabin continued for a long time...

“I am Inra, Inra Elkaras. Those who captured you have been killed by me. Forget all of this as a dream... Afterwards, I will send you back to your own country.”

As Yinla spoke, having already freed countless foreign slaves, he knew what to say: "You can go back to your familiar lives, back to the days of eating breakfast and laughing with your parents."

"If you don't have the courage, or if you're all alone... you can stay by my side."

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