But like Losi, she could sense people's emotions, and those vague emotions felt like a mountain weighing on her heart.
Half of the surrounding soldiers dispersed to stop these people, and the general behind Princess Loxi stretched out his right hand and pushed her forward with his arm.
The road isn't far; the dedicated hovercar is just 200 meters away.
Rose was quickly taken to the car, and the driver immediately drove off.
The banners in the crowd were torn down or forcibly shut by the soldiers one by one. Many people cried out and questioned the soldiers loudly: "Didn't the Star Lord say that he nurtured Princess Loxi for a better future for the universe? Why didn't he save our planet? It's about to die completely. Why!"
"Why do you take our things and keep exploiting us? Why..."
"Without you, we could have lived peacefully on our home planet. You wear a mask of hypocrisy; you are nothing but plunderers!"
Cries for help, questions, and curses echoed through the chaotic crowd.
Loxi waited for half an hour until the crowd gradually dispersed before leaving. Princess Loxi couldn't come out, nor could she use her powers, and one-way communication was useless.
After spending a day wandering around the outside of Ifka Palace to get a general idea of its layout, Losi hid in an empty park to search for a possible breakthrough.
After several hours of fruitless searching, Losi thought of Qin Dinglan. If only she had that ability, she could easily pinpoint the location of the gene sample.
Now is not the time to save her. Losi opened her ears to all sounds, and her brain worked at lightning speed to try to pick out any useful information from them.
The energy shield of Ifka Palace is special; she cannot hear any sounds from inside.
Nearly half an hour later, she rubbed her temples and turned off the powerful hearing aid. She had found a good place—the black market. For someone like her who had no identity and couldn't easily show her face, the black market was the most convenient option.
...
Upon entering the black market, Losi went straight to the slave trading area.
90% are mixed races with different appearances and body types, each with their own racial traits, and 10% possess acquired abilities.
The waiter asked enthusiastically, "What type of slave do you want, customer? Or just tell me the purpose and I can recommend one for you."
Losi: "There are mind control, or mind manipulation, or hallucination types."
After listening, the waiter looked troubled and said, "This kind of ability is very rare; there might only be one or two a year."
Losi frowned slightly. This should be the largest black market in the capital. If it wasn't here, she would have to go to other cities to look for it.
As he spoke, the waiter clicked a few times on the screen projected by the internet machine, and then a picture of the little girl appeared: "If you are not too particular about this, I also have another candidate here."
She's just turned 10. Her ancestors included bamboo rats, rabbits, ferrets... a total of 8 genes, but the human part is still predominant. As you can see, she's still quite cute. Her only weakness is that she has very weak mind control, and she's also very picky about food.
Losi looked at the little girl on the screen. Her fair face had a pair of round, deep red eyes that were full of water, with very little white in them. She had a small, round, pink animal nose and a pair of rabbit teeth peeking out.
With her slightly messy, thick, short white hair and a pair of light pink, triangular, fluffy ears, she was indeed very cute.
Lossie raised an eyebrow slightly. Weak abilities didn't matter; she had the ability to improve her strength as long as she absorbed nutrients properly. "What does she usually eat?"
Seeing that there was hope, the waiter tried to be more tactful: "I'd like some larger fruits, the kind that come from environments with high oxygen levels, like those from giants."
Losi smiled slightly. Wasn't this a perfect match for her major? She had more space than she could possibly eat.
However, her food requirements were indeed quite demanding; both the fruits from the giants and those grown in greenhouses under high oxygen conditions were quite expensive.
"How much?"
The waiter wanted to quote a high price, but considering that the little girl was really hard to sell, he finally said honestly, "I won't try to fool you. She's not very capable but has high demands for food, so the rich don't want her and the poor can't afford to feed her. I'll give you a bottom price: star coins."
15,000 star coins is indeed very cheap. The average salary here is only 2,000 to 3,000, so you can buy a slave for less than five or six months' salary.
And some of the slaves on display here, slaves who are good-looking but have no other use, can be sold for 20,000.
In the end, Losi negotiated the price and won with Star Coins.
Only when the person brought it to her did Losi understand why the other party was willing to offer such a low price.
He had become extremely thin, even thinner than when he first arrived on Planet Ajeel. He was now breathing less and exhaling more, and felt as if a gust of wind could break his body.
The slave collar that fit perfectly around other people's necks was half empty on hers. She tried to open her eyes but could only manage a tiny crack before she fainted.
The waiter was terrified; she couldn't die before the food was even handed over to the employer. Fortunately, after checking her carotid artery, she was still alive for the time being.
The waiter, his face full of obsequiousness, said, "She's still alive. She'll recover in a few days with proper care."
Rossi took her from the waiter's arms, but she had completely fainted and couldn't be held on. Rossi could only carry her in a princess carry.
She was ridiculously light; Rossi held her as if she were a piece of paper.
Watching Losi leave, the waiter breathed a sigh of relief. Thank goodness, he almost got stuck with the bad deal and barely broke even.
After leaving the black market, Losi didn't dare linger on the normal streets and quickly headed to the park with the child in her arms.
The child was awakened by the wind for a moment. She tried to open her eyes but only caught a glimpse of a pair of worried green eyes. The world around her seemed to be going backward. Had her prayers worked? Would the messenger from time travel take her back to the past?
He exhaled immediately, unable to inhale for a long time.
Listening to her gradually weakening heartbeat, Losi injected about 100 units of energy into her body; she was too weak to handle too much at once.
Upon arriving at the park, Losi instantly entered the space, controlling the energy to circulate throughout her body.
Seeing that she was feeling a little better, Losi had a thought and the watermelon was immediately cut up and flown over.
With a flick of her wrist, the watermelon in mid-air instantly turned into juice, which flowed precisely into the mouth of the reclining little girl.
After a series of procedures, her condition finally stabilized.
Stone Fly watched from the side, his eyes showing disdain: "You humans are really strange. Why are you so keen on hybridizing with other species?"
In any case, the floating giant turtle will only seek out turtles of its own kind; hybrids are not attractive to it at all.
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