This is the center of power in the world, the seat of the world government, and the place where the Celestial Dragons live, where all the power and wealth of the entire world is concentrated.
Although this place is not as dreamy as the Shampoo Islands or Fish-Man Island, in terms of magnificence and luxury, no place can compare with this place.
Open stone path…
Beautifully trimmed plants…
The entire periphery of the Holy Land Marie Gioia is covered by an artificial forest. Under the sunlight, every inch of land here seems to be filled with an open and comfortable atmosphere.
Each of the internal buildings is decorated with incomparable exquisiteness and luxury. At the front is a building that is not tall, but extremely solemn. That is the Pongol Castle, where the World Government's offices are located.
but.
Behind this grandeur is an extremely dark hell!
Directly below the Holy Land Mariejoia, this is the slave yard of the Draco, where slaves are imprisoned and where slaves are used to push the 'self-propelled walkways' and 'escalators'.
The entire underground was dark, and the red fire was like the flames from hell. From time to time, scalp-numbing screams could be heard from the depths.
Vaguely,
You can also hear the hearty laughter of some Celestial Dragons.
In their ears, the slave's screams seemed to be extremely sweet music, which made them feel very good.
And in one of the prisons, three girls, about eleven or twelve years old, were trembling and huddled there, listening to the shrill screams coming from other places, their eyes full of fear. look.
The names of the three of them are Marigold, Sandasonia, and Boya Hancock.
Chapter 37 This is hell!
"Sister...sister..."
Marigold was trembling and huddled in the corner, her eyes full of fear. She looked at Hancock and couldn't help but speak in a trembling voice, hoping to get some comfort from Hancock.
Probably not long ago, they were caught by human traffickers, and then they were resold continuously, and finally they were sold to the Holy Land Marie Joa, where they were imprisoned yesterday.
They thought that coming to the Holy Land would be much better than staying in the hands of those traffickers, but they never expected that what was waiting for them was Senluo Hell!
Although it is very dark here, you can still see blood stains almost everywhere. The smell of blood is almost nauseating, and it is not only the screams in the distance, but also some feeble screams from some nearby cages from time to time. The sound of pain!
In the cage next to them, a man's limbs were cut off, and a copper sleeve was placed on the broken arm, and he was locked there with a collar like an animal.
In other cages, there are even more horrific scenes.
This is not the human world!
This is hell!
Hancock, who was only twelve years old at this time, listened to the screams coming from not far away, and her eyes were also full of fear. But after hearing her sister's words, she managed to calm down and said:
"Don't, don't be afraid."
"As long as we find a chance, we can escape!"
After hearing Hancock's words, both Marigold and Sandasonia seemed to barely find a ray of light in the darkness.
They crowded together with Hancock on the left and right, biting their lips and nodding vigorously.
And just then.
Step, step, step...
A sound of footsteps came from not far away, as if someone was approaching. When Hancock and his two sisters heard the movement, the fear in their eyes suddenly became stronger.
In the darkness, they saw the lights spreading over them, and then they saw a Celestial Dragon wearing a bubble on his head, riding on a slave coming towards them.
Behind them are a large number of attendants.
Roswad came to a cage, poked a group of figures in the cage with the crutch in his hand, then frowned and said, "Dead?"
The attendant next to him immediately stepped forward to check, and then said with some fear: "Yes... he is dead."
"Trash!"
Roswad cursed, and he didn't know whether he was scolding the attendant for taking care of the slave, or scolding the dead slave for being too fragile and dying without much effort.
He withdrew his crutch and said: "Get rid of the body!"
"Yes! Saint Roswader!"
The attendants nearby breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that Roswad did not blame him. They quickly opened the cage and began to quickly dispose of the body.
Roswad sat on the slave with some displeasure and continued to move forward. His eyes passed several cages in succession, and finally landed in front of the cage where Hancock was.
"Huh?"
"Are these new ones? Why are they so young?"
The attendant behind him immediately stepped forward and responded, "Yes, these three are said to have been captured from the legendary Nine Snakes Island. I thought you would like them, so I purchased them."
Along with his words, other attendants looked at Hancock and others in the cage. Seeing the three of them trembling and huddled in the corner, someone shouted:
"What are you doing?! Why don't you kneel down quickly!"
"This is Saint Rozwald!"
Sandasonia and Marigorud all trembled when they looked at the people outside the cage, and there was even more trembling in their eyes when they looked at Roswald.
It has been a day since they came here, and they all already know the terror of the Celestial Dragons. These are a group of guys who don't treat humans as human beings at all!
No one dares to go against them, because they represent the world. Once they resist them, not only themselves, but also their hometown will suffer!
This is the nobility of the world!
"Oh, Nine Snake Island? Is that the legendary island with only women? That's a really rare creature. Well done!"
Roswad's eyes lit up.
He was almost tired of ordinary slaves. He was only slightly interested in some famous pirate captains.
The rarity of slaves on Nine Snake Island is almost as rare as the mermaids on Fishman Island, because both places are difficult to get to. One is located in the windless zone, which is the home of various giant sea kings. One is located 10,000 meters under the sea.
Under the trembling gazes of Hancock and the other three, Roswad looked at the three of them with a smile. The gaze made the three of them feel cold all over. They had seen the miserable situation here, and they seemed to have seen what was going to happen next. The abuse suffered.
However.
After examining them for a moment, Roswad raised his head and said, "Take good care of these three. Don't starve them to thin, and don't feed them to fat. The women of Nine Snakes Island are the rarest." Slave, next time I will take them out and show them to others, hahahaha!"
"Yes! Saint Roswader!"
The attendant nearby responded immediately.
After hearing Roswald's words, the fear in the hearts of Hancock, Marigold, and Sandasonia finally subsided a little.
But just when the three of them were reluctantly relieved and felt as if they had escaped a disaster, an attendant next to them suddenly said: "By the way, the three of them haven't been branded yet, have they?"
Another person responded and said: "Ah, yes, because I just came yesterday and haven't been inspected by Saint Roswader, so it hasn't been branded yet..."
Speaking of which,
He looked at Rozwald.
Roswad waved his hand and said: "Get it immediately!"
The so-called brand, also known as the Tianxiang Dragon's Hoof, represents the brand of the Celestial Dragon's slaves. It is a mark made on the back by soaking a special medicine on a branding iron.
This kind of mark cannot be removed no matter what method is used. Even if that part of the skin is cut off, the skin that grows back will still have the same mark.
"yes!"
Several attendants immediately responded and quickly retreated.
Roswad glanced at Hancock and the others again, then poked the slave under him with his cane, turned and looked into the distance and left, the lights gradually moving away.
The three Hancocks, who fell into the darkness again, looked at each other for a while, and all of them had a bad premonition.
"Sister, sister..."
"Don't be afraid, it's okay, nothing will happen..."
Hancock took a breath, barely suppressed the bad feeling in his heart, and comforted his two sisters.
Half an hour later.
The lights came on again.
Roswad's figure did not appear again, but several female attendants appeared. They carried a stove and walked all the way to the front of the cage and put down the stove.
Immediately afterwards,
One of them opened the cage, and the other pulled out a red-hot iron from the stove and sprinkled some kind of medicine on the iron to make it make a sizzling sound.
Seeing this scene, Sandasonia suddenly showed a look of fear. She looked at the few people who entered the cage and made a sound of panic. However, the attendants had indifferent expressions and forcibly lifted the shackles of the three people. , dragged the three of them out of the cage.
"Be honest!"
"Don't move! You'll also suffer less!"
Several people spoke coldly, and then two of them restrained Hancock, pressed her in front of the stove, and tore off the clothes on her back, exposing a large area of skin on her back.
Hancock's eyes widened slightly when he saw one of them walking over with a soldering iron.
No!
She tried to struggle hard, but she couldn't break free at all. She was held down by two people, and she could only watch helplessly as the man holding the red-hot iron walked up behind her.
And almost when she gritted her teeth, turned her head, and watched with trembling eyes as the soldering iron pressed down on her back.
Buzz! ! !
A strange force suddenly swayed away.
The air seemed to be buzzing and vibrating, and you could even see cracks appearing on the charcoal at the bottom of the stove, making a crackling sound.
The bodies of the two female attendants holding Hancock froze.
The female attendant standing behind her, who was about to press the iron down, also froze in place.
Bang! !
The soldering iron fell to the ground.
Several female attendants seemed to have fallen asleep, and they fell to the ground one after another and passed out.
"… well?!"
Hancock couldn't help but be stunned when he saw this scene, with a hint of astonishment in his eyes.
Next to them, Marigold and Sandasonia also stayed there.
They are from Nine Snake Island. Everyone on Nine Snake Island is a warrior. They have been practicing since they were young, and they have mastered both domineering and physical skills.
Although they are only twelve years old and are still very weak, they all have a clear understanding of domineering due to the inheritance of Nine Snake Island.
They could identify what was happening in this scene.
This is…
Overlord color and domineering!
It is difficult for one person among millions of people to have the domineering power that only a person with the qualifications of a king can possess!
This domineering aura was not released by Hancock, nor was it her first awakening, but came from others.
Step, step, step,
The sound of footsteps came from not far away.
Hancock turned his head sharply and looked.
She saw a man wearing a white cloak and silver hair walking over from a short distance away. His azure eyes, which she had never seen before, were like gems, exuding an intoxicating luster.
"You... you are..."
She looked at the silver-haired man walking over, staggered back, and spoke with a slight trembling.
Feng Ye stopped and looked at Hancock with his blue eyes. He looked at the future pirate empress, looked at it gently, then smiled lightly and said:
"I'm a traveler."
"Blow different winds to travelers of different futures."
Chapter 38 Freeing the Slaves