Chapter 271 004: Slave Market

Flying an airship is not an easy task, and driving an airship on a long voyage is not something that Luo Xi can accomplish alone. It requires a captain, a captain, a sailor, a chef, and a whole team.

It is not realistic to rely solely on wizards to explore and cultivate these things because it is time-consuming and laborious, so most wizard towers choose to buy ready-made ones from the Effort Market, and there are wizards in the Effort Market who specialize in this business.

Talented slaves are selected from various intelligent races to train them in airship driving and flying skills, and then the mature crew members can be sold to wizards in need. The selling price of such slaves is much higher than that of ordinary slaves.

After choosing the airship, Luo Xi did not delay and headed to the slave market immediately.

The slave market was next door to the dock, and the dusty air was filled with the smell of sweat and fear. The sun shone through the sparse clouds, dappling on the simple wooden fences, stretching out the shadows of the bound slaves.

In a corner of the market, a middle-aged man was tied up with rough ropes, his hands were tied behind his back, and his ankles were tied tightly to prevent him from escaping. His face was haggard, and his eyes revealed endless despair and sadness. His clothes were tattered, covered with dirt and blood, and his exposed skin was tanned and rough by the sun.

The slave traders around looked at these captives with indifferent eyes, and their conversations and bargaining sounds came one after another, as if these slaves were just commodities in their hands, not flesh and blood people. Occasionally, buyers would come forward to check the physical condition of the slaves, pinch the slaves' muscles with their hands, or ask them to demonstrate simple movements to assess their value.

In this slave market, no one cares about the past and future of these slaves, they are just regarded as a resource that can be bought and sold. In this cruel and ruthless place, life seems so fragile and humble.

"Goblin, young blue-skinned goblin, the best airship pilot ever!"

"Want to try out the taste of a beast-eared girl? It's a completely different feeling from a human girl."

"Moutaurs, minotaurs for sale. Minotaurs are hardworking and diligent. They can work for three days without interruption for just one piece of black bread. They are definitely the most hardworking laborers."

The slaves in the market were of all races, including blue-skinned goblins with pointed chins and monkey cheeks, young girls with animal ears, and minotaurs with burly figures and huge bull heads.

Although he had known about the existence of a slave market a long time ago, Luo Xi had never been there before. To be honest, this was his first time here. For a moment, the bizarre scenes before him attracted him.

He saw some wizards selecting human slaves, checking their teeth, eyes, skin, etc., probably to see if there were any germs on their bodies.

There were also some people with vulgar faces who stopped in front of the human traffickers who were holding young girls, with their eyes shining and their pig-like faces looking like pigs as they touched these young women all over. It was obvious what these slaves were bought for.

Faced with such extremely offensive behavior, these slaves did not show any resistance or rebellion. Instead, they were very cooperative and even sought buyers with a bit of flattery. Even the female slaves who had been molested tried their best to show the seductive parts of their bodies and seduce the buyers with all kinds of coquettish voices.

This is not surprising, because there are corresponding regulations in the market. Now those who come to the market to buy slaves are generally relatively normal buyers. In the past, buying slaves would at most do some hard labor or become toys for venting desires, etc. Although it was hard work, at least they could still live a normal life.

But if the slaves cannot be sold for a period of time, the slave traders will no longer waste food and resources, but will transfer them to even dirtier and uglier underground markets, and it is uncertain who will buy them at that time.

Some will be sold to the Colosseum for a fight to the death. Even worse is that some wizards who lack experimental materials also like to purchase from underground markets. Because of this, these slaves will work so hard to promote themselves. After all, in a way, this determines their future destiny. After strolling around, Luo Xi stopped in front of a slave trader with several large iron cages. One of the iron cages contained dozens of goblins, and there was a sign next to it that read "Excellent Airship Crew".

The slave trader was sitting on a stool next to him. He was a big man with wrinkles on his face and sharp and cold eyes. He was wearing a dirty silk robe with dust and blood stains on the hem. His greasy black hair was tied back casually, revealing a face full of flesh. He had a cruel smile on his lips and often played with a heavy gold chain in his hand.

Luo Xi walked over and took out the slave scroll he got from the airship owner, and asked, "Do you accept this?"

The slave trader took it, looked at it, nodded and said, "Sure, one scroll can be used to select a slave, and the price of a single slave cannot exceed 30,000 magic stones. What do you want to choose?"

Luo Xi said: "We need a captain and two crew members."

The slave trader asked, "Do you want humans or goblins? The slaves I have here are only from these two groups that have mastered the flying skills."

The two races that are easiest to master and quickest to learn airship driving skills are humans and goblins, so most slave traders only select slaves from these two races when training corresponding slaves.

Luo Xi said: "Gnome."

Goblins have a unique talent for mechanical construction. When it comes to this, you can always go right by choosing goblins with your eyes closed.

"Can."

The slave trader nodded, then ordered his men to open the goblin cages and pull out a dozen goblins.

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He then pointed at the group of goblins and said, "Those with blue bracelets have captain abilities, and those with yellow bracelets have major abilities. However, I personally suggest that you should buy a human. If you only use goblins, they might be lazy. It would be much better if there is a human supervising the situation."

Luo Xi raised his eyebrows and followed the slave trader's advice: "Really? Then let's take a look at the humans' too."

The slave trader then called on his men to pull out a group of humans, and agreed that those with blue bracelets on their wrists had the ability of captain, and those with yellow bracelets had great abilities.

Luo Xi looked around but couldn't figure out what was going on. He was about to ask the slave trader for advice, but at this moment, an urgent voice sounded.

"Sir, please look at me. I can fly the airship for you."

Luo Xi glanced over and saw that the person who was speaking was a haggard middle-aged man. Luo Xi had seen this man when he first entered the market. The despair and sadness in his eyes left an impression on him.

(End of this chapter)