"No."
"They prefer to call themselves merfolk, or celestial fish, rather than mermaids."
Qin Luo shook his head slightly, correcting Ning Tian's words.
"I didn't realize you knew so much about the Tianyu Dynasty." Ning Tian glanced at Qin Luo, raising an eyebrow slightly.
“Since we’re going to steal…borrow their things, we naturally need to have a thorough understanding of them to ensure everything goes smoothly.” Qin Luo smiled confidently, then leaned closer to Ning Tian and lowered his voice.
"Ning boy, no matter what you see later, don't let your emotions get the better of you. It's best not to make any rash moves before it even starts."
Qin Luo warned.
"Um."
Ning Tian nodded.
"Come on, follow me."
Qin Luo patted Ning Tian on the shoulder, then walked towards the gate of Tianyu Imperial City, and Ning Tian followed.
Most of those who enter the Heavenly Fish Imperial City are Heavenly Fish Clan members or sea monsters from the Southern Ocean Star Region. Only a small number are human cultivators. According to Ning Tian's observation, these human cultivators have to take out something to show the Heavenly Fish guards before they can enter the Heavenly Fish Imperial City.
What is that?
Ning Tian frowned slightly and asked.
"A special kind of pass."
Qin Luo glanced at the group indifferently. "However, we don't need those passes. Follow me."
"Um."
Ning Tian nodded and followed Qin Luo over.
"stop."
As the two approached, a long spear gleaming with a cold light suddenly blocked their path. Two Heavenly Fish Guards coldly stared at them, their eyes filled with indifference: "Human cultivators, do you have a pass? No one is allowed to enter without a pass!"
“We don’t have a pass.”
Qin Luo looked at the two Sky Fish Guardians indifferently, his tone calm.
Upon hearing this...
The two Sky Fish Guards' eyes turned cold as they gripped their fish-scale spears, their expressions suggesting they would resort to violence at the slightest provocation.
"but…"
"We have the strength."
Qin Luo's voice rang out again. He let out a heavy snort, and his aura emanated from his body, carrying a faint sense of pressure.
"A...a Celestial God Realm expert?"
Sensing the invisible pressure, the two Heavenly Fish Guards' expressions changed instantly, and they became respectful. "So you are a Celestial God cultivator. We apologize for any offense. Please come in."
"Let's go."
Qin Luo said something indifferently, and then led Ning Tian toward the imperial city.
“Human cultivators need to prepare special passes to come here, while cultivators at the Heavenly God Realm do not need so many rules. No matter where you are, strength is always the best pass.”
"Then, what is this special pass...?"
Ning Tian frowned slightly.
"Look there."
Qin Luo raised an eyebrow slightly and pointed to a spot inside the city.
"Um?"
Ning Tian frowned and looked over.
The human cultivator who had just passed through the special pass walked to a corner, and then a special storage ring on his hand flashed with light, revealing a group of men, women, and children dressed in tattered clothes and looking very disheveled.
They were all wearing bracelets and shackles, like prisoners.
Their eyes were lifeless, as if they had long since given up hope.
"This is…?"
Seeing this, Ning Tian frowned.
“This is a slave.”
Qin Luo looked over, his tone indifferent, as if he was already used to such things. He said calmly, "These human cultivators can only enter the Heavenly Fish Imperial City by bringing these human slaves with them."
"Once these human cultivators enter the Heavenly Fish Imperial City, these human slaves will be sold to the Heavenly Fish Clan."
"The strong will be made into war slaves, the good-looking will be used as tools, as for the elderly... most will be slaughtered, and as for the children... they might become the prey of the Skyfish Clan..."
"..."
Upon hearing this...
Ning Tian fell silent, his brows furrowing slightly, but he quickly relaxed, seemingly not intending to say anything.
"oh?"
"You're not reacting?"
Seeing this, Qin Luo's lips curled slightly, and he couldn't help but look over.
"What kind of reaction could there be? It's nothing more than... the most common thing in the Divine Realm, the law of the jungle, survival of the fittest." Ning Tian said the simplest truth with a calm expression, his eyes, as calm as still water, looking around.
"Am I supposed to save everyone?"
“If I save one, they can hunt down a second, and so on, without end.”
"Only they can save themselves."
The words fell.
Ning Tian then witnessed this scene.
"You mere human ant, it's your luck that I even deign to look at you! Don't take your good fortune for granted!" With a curse, a fat and wealthy member of the Tianyu clan slapped a slave girl across the face.
Snap!
A crisp sound.
The frail slave girl trembled instantly.
but…
She did not fall down; she still raised her head and stared intently at the fat celestial fish man.
"Yo ho."
"A mere human ant dares to glare at me? Come on, beat her up! Let her know what a slave is! A slave should act like a slave!" Seeing this, the fat Tianyu clan member immediately lost his temper and ordered his subordinates to give the slave girl a good beating!
Bang! Bang!
The sounds of fists slamming into flesh echoed continuously.
Seeing this scene.
The slave girls beside them trembled and curled up on the ground, not daring to breathe, for fear that the Tianyu people would beat them all together. It was clear that they were terrified.
All around, whether they were powerful members of the Tianyu Clan or human cultivators passing by, they all watched this scene with indifferent eyes.
Bang!
I'll beat you to death!
"An ant, since you're a slave, then be a good slave!"
"Damn it, you dare to resist? Tonight I'll fuck you!"
Seeing that the slave girl was beaten without any ability to resist, the fat Tianyu clan member couldn't help but sneer.
In the silt.
The slave girl was covered in mud, and her already tattered clothes looked even more wretched. Her long hair was stained with mud, and she lay on the ground covered in blood, looking like she was on the verge of death.
She struggled to lift her head.
Although his body was filthy, his eyes were exceptionally bright.
Seeing this scene.
Ning Tian narrowed his eyes slightly. What kind of eyes were those?
Her gaze swept over everyone around her, including the powerful members of the Tianyu Clan and the human cultivators of the same clan as her, but... from beginning to end, there was no plea for help in her eyes.
perhaps.
If she speaks even slightly, a powerful human might come to her rescue.
but…
She didn't.
"Yo ho."
"You slave, what are you looking at?"
At this moment.
Then came the fat celestial fish's cursing voice. As he cursed, he kicked the slave girl.
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