"Welcome to your presence, Sir Lelouch, I am Angelia, the person in charge of this market."
The first person who came to Lelouch was a good-looking woman with shoulder-length short hair. She was dressed in decent clothes that accentuated her exquisite figure. Her manners and etiquette were both top-notch.
When Angelia took the lead in greeting, the other guides had to stop abruptly. Lelouch, who is good at observing people's emotions, noticed some problems. The few people behind Angelia seemed to be the people in charge of the market, but from the current situation, it seemed that they were not on the same page with each other. At least two of them did not smile. Perfectly hiding his hostility towards Angelia.
At this time, Alisa quietly explained in Lelouch's ear that 60% of the transactions in the free city's slave market were completely monopolized by the big businessman Felibos, while the remaining transaction amount was made up of some scattered Slave merchants and small families are in charge, and among them there are several larger families and chambers of commerce that form the second echelon of interests under Felibos. The leaders in front of them should belong to these families and chambers of commerce respectively. .
After indicating that he understood, Lelouch talked with Angelia: "Hello, Miss Angelia, because time is precious, please forgive me for telling you. I am setting up a chamber of commerce and need a large number of porters and loaders, and I also need some Maid and attendant, since this is my first time here, please recommend it.”
Facing Lelouch's soliloquy, Angelia found that the lot of polite words she had prepared were of no use, but this made it easier: "Okay~ Mr. Lelouch, I understand your needs. Please be sure to come to the club to discuss, and I will have someone prepare the goods you need right away.”
When Angelia said the word 'cargo', Kenjiro couldn't help but clenched his fists, but in the end Kenjiro endured it, but his eyes still showed anger from time to time.
Lelouch and Alisa were still riding in the carriage, and Kenjiro and Gus, as escorts, were still riding horses. Angelia was naturally lucky enough to get on the carriage and sit opposite Lelouch. As for the other market managers who unfortunately arrived late, they could only lament their misfortune and had to give up the opportunity to contact Lelouch. Before entering the slave market, he passed several heavily guarded checkpoints. By observing Lelouch, he discovered that this place could be said to be a city within a city, with gates made entirely of steel, walls that were taller than other cities, and more guards.
However, on the way, Lelouch witnessed the darkness and horror of slavery in human history in his own world. This city within a city seemed like a huge livestock market, with many fences and high platforms on both sides of the road. It's just that what is displayed above is not cattle, sheep and other animals, but living humans like himself. Of course Lelouch knows that he is no longer a human being┉┉
It can be imagined that when the dark picture that had only been imagined appeared in front of his eyes, even the sinister prince who always maintained a calm attitude and full of confidence could not help but be moved.
All slaves are almost naked, and the only covering on their bodies is probably the rope tied to their waist poles. Almost all human slaves are male, with unkempt faces and skinny looks, as if a gust of wind can blow them away. They fell to the ground. Most of the guests surrounding the cage were people dressed as Chamber of Commerce attendants and housekeepers.
Seeing that Lelouch seemed to be interested in the slave booth outside, Angelia quickly explained dutifully. These sick-looking slaves were all 'cheap goods' that did heavy chores. If they had some special skills, Slaves, such as cooks, blacksmiths, musicians, etc., will be in the market further inside. Of course, these slaves will be lucky enough to get some extra water and food, and their mental outlook will be much better.
Lelouch concentrated on listening to Angelia's explanation, not because what Angelia explained was important, but because Lelouch wanted to block out the whining and whipping sounds that came from outside the carriage from time to time.
Alisa glanced at it and quickly turned her head away, not wanting to look any further. After all, these male slaves were basically naked with only a rope tied around their waists. For someone like Alisa who came from a well-known family, For the noble lady, this scene is really too exciting.
Of course, Angelia had no intention of recommending such a bargain to Lelouch. When she learned that Lelouch, the financial backer who had caused quite a stir in the free city, had come, Angelia had already fallen asleep. Then try to choose some good stuff to win over this wealthy but mysterious young master. After leading the way past another checkpoint, the road suddenly opened up and the air lost the stench that had emitted from time to time in the market.
The booths in this new area have obviously been cleaned very clean. Some of the slaves standing on them look much better than the skinny shemales before. Moreover, in addition to humans, the slaves imprisoned in fences and cages also include some Dwarves and orcs, and even some strange humanoid species can be seen. Lelouch had seen these creatures in the illustrated book when he was in Ulduar City before, such as goblins, orcs, lizardmen, etc. Obviously, this is considered a high-end consumption area in the slave market. From time to time, you can see some young female slaves being tied up, and most of the selected customers are well-dressed rich people.
Kenjiro buried his head and tried hard not to look at the scene in front of him. When he remembered the soft sobbing of a woman and the scolding of a slave merchant when passing by a booth, Kenjiro's hand holding the reins had already squeezed hard and began to crackle. .
Fortunately, Angelia was not prepared to let everyone stop here. After driving forward a little further, in front of a huge building, Angelia finally signaled that Lelouch had arrived at the destination. Alisa When he saw the emblem on the building, he hurriedly told Lelouch in a low voice which Zogton family chamber of commerce he belonged to.
Angelia smiled and fulfilled her duty as a guide very responsibly. When Lelouch stepped out of the carriage, he immediately attracted the attention of some businessmen around him. Many people looked at Lelouch like he was an idol star. Xiu began to discuss in a low voice. Obviously, this situation was all due to the deal of 1.5 billion lien that was reached within the previous day.
After Gus and Kenjiro dismounted, there was also a burst of exclamations. Looking at the two muscular handsome men with perfect figures, many women dressed as ladies used fans to half-cover their faces and commented on the two people. Some of the more open-minded women He even directly pointed to the lower bodies of the two of them to the friend on the side, and then chatted non-stop as if they had found an interesting topic.
Angelia guided Lelouch into this huge building and immediately welcomed several attendants who diligently led the horses to rest. After entering this huge building, Lelouch discovered that this place was basically a huge Judging from the layout of the indoor slave trading market, Lelouch thought it was like a department store in his previous world, except that the things sold here were all living humans.
There were slaves, both male and female, wearing various costumes standing in many display windows. The basic information and prices of these slaves were written on the tags on the side. Lelouch casually walked to a display window and looked at it. Inside was a little boy who looked to be fourteen or fifteen years old. He was very handsome and seemed to have a sunny temperament. The identification card that introduced him showed that he was a half-elf and was good at playing the violin.
Lelouch raised his head and looked at the child who was not much younger than him in confusion. However, the boy politely saluted Lelouch with a bright smile. He didn't seem to feel at all that he was being treated as someone. A piece of goods was traded humiliatingly. Angelia promptly explained that such mixed-race children will be identified after birth, and those with outstanding talents will be sent to special academies for training, where they will learn all kinds of knowledge, cultivate temperament and etiquette. Their behavior is no less than that of nobles. Of course, during the training process, their consciousness will be thoroughly instilled in obedience to their masters.
Lelouch shook his head and left. This place was filled with a strange and depressing atmosphere. In Lelouch's eyes, although the slaves displayed here were wearing clothes and full of vitality, their souls had long since decayed. , the desire for freedom, the resistance to slavery, and even the lament for one's own fate have completely dissipated from the soul, leaving only an empty body with a human appearance.
"Miss Angelia, my time is precious. I don't have time to take a leisurely tour here today."
"Sorry~ Mr. Lelouch, please come here! I will take you to the VIP room right away."
Angelia quickly quickened her pace to avoid explaining, but at this moment, a prison van drove over from the special passage on the side. The moment Kenjiro passed by the group of people, his eyes became sharp, and he looked through the eyes blown by the breeze. Kenjiro saw the people imprisoned inside the black canvas. They were all children who were probably less than ten years old. The faces full of childishness but filled with fear made Kenjiro so angry that he lost all his muscles. It started to beat.
Do these people who don’t even spare children have any humanity at all
In the blink of an eye, Kenjiro felt that the gentlemen and ladies in gorgeous clothes, the attendants and merchants who introduced the 'goods' diligently in the market were all just a group of demons in human skin!
When he noticed a slave trader scolding a pair of beautiful twin girls, ordering them to bare their clothes and let a pot-bellied master admire them, Kenjiro finally couldn't help it. He wanted to see what kind of bright red blood was flowing in these people's bodies. Still rancid venom.
Just when Kenjiro, who was filled with murderous intent, turned around and walked away, suddenly a big hand grabbed Kenjiro's arm tightly.
"Hey~ you want to kill everyone, don't you?" Gus, who caught Kenjiro, whispered with a subtle expression. r1152