Mechanical Alchemist Chapter 242: Jutta

The slave trade is one of the pillar industries in Blizzard City. The major slave traders in the Luying Empire have maintained a large number of slave-catching teams in the North to specifically capture slaves.

Trolls, ice giants, and demi-humans, the three major races of the ice plains, are hot sellers in the slave market.

There are also some rare small groups, such as little people less than one foot tall with transparent wings like dragonflies in bird cages, known as "flower elves". They are quite intelligent and are good at some simple magic of cultivating flowers. They were often treated as pets and kept in the back gardens of the great nobles.

As well as dwarfs, lizardmen, cavemen, half-elves, snow maidens, and other humanoid intelligent races, as long as they are not human, they are all targets of capture and trafficking by slave traders.

These rare slaves are very popular in the upper class of Luying...

Blizzard City has planned a large market specifically for slave trading, located in the East City.

It was a huge building with a burgundy roof, like a train station.

When Su Lun came, it was the busiest time for market transactions in the evening.

Slave shops with various signs hung on both sides of the street. There is a large iron cage at the door of each shop, which contains some "samples" for display.

The merchant's price is hanging at the door.

"Jingya people ￡10-20w lisso/piece, preferential treatment for large quantities"

"Adult Giant ￡800,000/piece"

"Rare snow girl starting from ￡5 million/piece"

This is the place of origin, and the prices marked on these brands are much cheaper than those in Luyingga Dulante Port.

After all, the loss rate in the process of transporting slaves is also very high.

Transporting across the sea to Lu Ying's territory will encounter a series of uncertain factors such as storms, plagues, and pirates, and there is also the possibility of the entire army being annihilated. In the end, a survival rate of 50% to 60% would be very good.

In addition to shops, there are also retail stalls for neutral adventure groups and slave catching teams in the market. Those scattered slaves were tied in a row by forbidden magic chains and led like livestock for sale on the street.

The streets are crowded with people, and here you can choose the best slaves at the most affordable prices. Well-dressed rich men and women are wearing gas masks, selecting slaves of their choice, and bargaining

The aboriginal people on the ice sheet seldom bathed, and the animal skins they wore had a strong smell. Especially a rough guy like a troll with thick hair who has never bathed in his life. He can smell a pungent smell from a distance. The slaves did not have toilets, and they ate, drank, and defecated in cages, so that the air of the slave market was filled with a strange smell.

Su Lun walked on the street, specifically looking for shops selling demi-humans.

If he could, he wouldn't mind buying the slaves of the Daru tribe. But there are too many slaves here, and it is impossible for him to buy them with the financial ability. What's more, a steady stream of slaves are captured every day. In this world where the jungle prevails, buying and selling cannot solve the fundamental problem.

Su Lun looked at many shops. He wanted to find someone who could speak common language and be able to communicate. Just like the Pasu elder who gave him a prophecy from the Daru tribe last time.

But not found.

Finally, after walking around for a long time, we came to the bulk slave trading area in the market.

When I first walked over, I saw several stewards from a large slave trading firm chatting at the door of the warehouse.

Even if you don’t listen deliberately, you still capture some information.

"Damn it, recently several good slave-catching teams from our Chamber of Commerce that went to Silent Forest were attacked. They obviously caught a lot of good goods, but they actually let the slaves go!"

"It should have been done by "Fist of Justice" Hoch. I heard that guy is now building a resistance army to resist the slave miracle doctor. I heard that that guy united some foreign races to resist slave capture on the ice field. The slave catching groups of major trading houses were frequently attacked, and many of them were caused by that group of people. ”

"That **** guy, he is not a good bounty hunter, so he comes to get involved in the slave business! This is a formal business allowed by the laws of the empire! Oh, those guys who say 'the slave business is shameful', do you know that we How much tax revenue has been created for the empire? Without us, the empire’s fleet would be at least 20% smaller! 20%!”

"Yeah, business is getting harder and harder"

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Su Lun walked over.

A goatee manager with sharp eyes saw him and immediately greeted him with a smile, "Guest, do you want to buy a slave? Oh, you are at the right place. Our 'Sun Slave Trading Company' has the most complete types of slaves and the highest quality. !"

As he spoke, he looked at Su Lun's clothes, the hunter's attire, and then vaguely reminded: "Sir, how many slaves do you need?"

This is bulk wholesale, not small business.

Su Lun was impressed by the "Sun Slave Trading Company", one of the largest slave trading firms in the imperial capital. The batch of slaves bought at Kadurante Port happened to be sold by this trading firm.

He tossed out a silver coin as a tip and said: "Show me. I want to buy some demi-humans."

The goatee steward looked at Su Lun's generous spending and said with joy: "Okay. Sir, please come here. There are some samples in the shop. If you are not satisfied, let's go to the warehouse, where there are more. ”

Su Lun remained silent and walked over.

There are so many slaves in big trading houses, they are like a breeding farm. The slaves are sorted into rows of iron cages.

In order to facilitate customers to inspect the goods, many slaves, especially female slaves, are displayed wearing only thin animal skins. They were shivering in the cold wind, and their skin showed bruises and bruises from frostbite.

"Sir, do you have any requirements for Asians? For example, type, skin color, age, gender, height?"

The goatee manager always gave Su Lun a professional smile.

When asking, he pointed at the Cage Cage and introduced: "If you want to buy a maid, I recommend buying a Deer Clan demi-human. They have a relatively docile personality and are easy to tame. If you want a more pleasant life experience, the Rabbit Clan The fox-type demi-humans are even better. I can guarantee the reputation of the business. What we sell are all first-hand goods, and absolutely no one has touched them! This is not comparable to the inferior goods outside who don’t know the second-hand goods."

Su Lun looked expressionless and asked: "Are there any demi-humans who know a little bit of Common Language?"

The goatee manager showed a troubled look: "Oh~ that's rare. Only a very small number of demi-humans know Common Language. Usually they are not easy to catch"

Su Lun spoke in a wealthy tone and said calmly: "Price is not an issue."

Hearing this, Goatee's eyes lit up, and then he said: "I'm not sure either. Or, let's go to the warehouse and have a look?"

Su Lun nodded silently

Su Lun followed the steward around to the back of the shop, passed through a tightly guarded iron gate, and arrived at a large underground warehouse.

The light was very dim, and what you could see was an iron cage, mostly covered with canvas.

Su Lun felt the soul flame, and there were probably hundreds of people.

I heard someone coming down, and there was a rustling sound coming from the cage.

There was a "crash" sound.

The steward greeted the workers behind him and opened the canvas of an iron cage, and introduced: "This was just brought back by the hunting group the day before yesterday. Most of them are very precious snow fox and wolf demi-humans. This is a real treasure. Waiting for goods”

Su Lun took a look and saw that there was almost no difference between these demi-humans and humans, except for the fluffy ears on the top of their heads and the tails behind them, and they looked cute. My age is exactly between ten and twenty years old, which is the best age.

But he also saw a pair of eyes full of hatred.

At this time, the worker also threw a few black bread in. There were more than ten people in a cage, and no one was trying to grab it. An older demi-human picked up the bread, broke it into pieces, and distributed it to everyone. That small piece of bread is only about one-tenth of a normal person's daily intake.

The steward keenly caught Su Lun's gaze and explained: "Sir, as you know, the demi-humans we just captured are very wild. Don't feed them too full, otherwise they will have no strength to fight and they will be in trouble."

He actually knew early on that there were no demi-humans in this batch who could speak Common Language.

Even if there are, they will hide them and will never communicate with humans.

The purpose of luring Su Lun down was to let him take a look at this batch of goods. If it can be sold here, relatively speaking, the profit will be higher.

Su Lun is naturally aware of this problem, and he is thinking about how to select people who understand Common Language.

I wanted to try again like last time, using the only Daru language he knew. Unexpectedly, suddenly there was a "clatter" of broken iron chains coming from the iron cage in the distance. It was as if a beast in a cage suddenly woke up and was struggling violently.

In perception, the soul fire is higher than all the demi-humans here, and is roughly equivalent to a third-level professional.

Su Lun cast a doubtful look, "That is?"

The steward showed a trace of embarrassment on his face and said: "That's the sub-human just caught yesterday. She's very ferocious. From what the hunting team said, she seems to have slipped through the net of this fox tribe, and she followed them all the way here. Blizzard City. Yesterday, I sneaked into the warehouse to rescue these slaves. Haha, she almost succeeded."

Su Lun naturally knew that the warehouse seemed poorly guarded, but in the darkness, there were actually fourth-level guards lurking.

When he heard this, he became interested and said, "Show me."

In the Daru tribe, the stronger one is, the greater the possibility of knowing the common language.

The steward seemed a little reluctant and led him to the iron box in the corner. He opened the canvas and saw that it was not a person, but a huge beast, like a fox or a wolf. The snow-white fur looked noble, but it was full of blood stains. The talisman chain penetrated the snow fox's limbs, and blood flowed across it.

But even so, she still struggled, trying to break free from the chains.

Seeing someone coming, she stared viciously at Su Lun and Su Lun outside the cage, and let out a terrifying roar in her throat.

The murderous look in his eyes made the steward feel numb, and he explained: "I don't know why she can still maintain her animal form. She must be a very rare species. In order to catch her, several people in our trading company died. Here."

After a pause, he said to Su Lun: "Dear guest, let's take a look at the others. This kind of slave domestication will be very troublesome. If you buy it, it may be dangerous to you."

Su Lun shook his head, walked to the iron cage, and asked, "Do you know Common Language? If you can, I will buy you."

As soon as he finished speaking, as expected, the snow fox in the cage only roared in response to him.

At this time, Su Lun didn't say much, turned his head and glanced at the steward, and suddenly said: "You are a little sleepy"

The steward Ti happened to look at the light in Su Lun's eyes. Before his head could react, his pupils dilated for a moment, as if they were stuck there.

This is visual hypnosis.

With Su Lun's current mental power, it would be extremely easy to hypnotize an ordinary person.

He stopped taking care of the matter, turned towards the snow fox in the cage, and said: "amp;*%ф%ё"

This is the only Daru sentence he knows.

Sure enough, as soon as these words came out, the snow fox suddenly became quiet.

Those blue eyes looked at the human being in front of them in disbelief.

Su Lun did not waste any time and said again: "If you can understand Common Language, just nod. I have no ill intentions towards you. I know Elder Pasu, if he is still alive."

The white fox obviously understood. She looked at Su Lun, hesitated for a moment, and nodded slowly.

I really understand!

Su Lun was happy, but knew it was not the time for small talk.

The guards lurking in the distance have discovered something.

The steward also came back from his momentary trance. It seemed that he did not remember what happened just now. He patted his head and said, "Oh, what did I just say? Oh, sir, we have to go see something else." What?"

Su Lun pointed at the quiet snow fox in the cage and said, "I think this is good, how do you sell it?"

The manager looked embarrassed: "But"

Su Lun shook his head and said: "Just ask for the price. I will be responsible for anything that happens."

When the steward heard this, he didn’t say much. The businessman only cares about profit, and his mind immediately became active: "This is a rare species that can completely transform into a beast. If it were sold at the Imperial Capital Auction House, I think she could sell for at least 10 million liso!"

Su Lun doesn’t want to be taken advantage of, and besides, he doesn’t have much money now. “It’s just because she is a rare species that I am interested. The price is three million! This is already ten times that of ordinary slaves. The price is amazing!"

A flash of shrewdness flashed in the steward's eyes, and he pretended to be embarrassed, "Sorry, I can't make the decision. I have to ask the boss. Of course, if you can offer five million, I think I will sell it. , the boss won’t blame me”

Su Lun knew there was still room for bargaining, but didn't want to waste time, "Okay!"

As he spoke, he took out two large bags of coins from the storage ring and handed them over, "Click the money."

The manager didn't expect the deal to be concluded so easily, and secretly cursed himself for asking too low a price.

But the money had been handed to his hand, so he had to take it, nodded, and said: "Sir, this slave is yours."

Not long after, the slave trading company sent people to move the iron cage wrapped in canvas to the warehouse of the "Owl Hotel" where Su Lun rented.

Waiting for the people to leave, Su Lun opened the canvas and saw the weak-looking white fox in the cage.

With such a serious injury and being starved for two days, the ferocity he showed in the trading company just now was obviously an act of force.

Suellen opened the iron cage and then untied the talisman chains that penetrated her limbs. There were toxins on the iron chain that prevented the wound from healing, and the injury was serious due to the previous struggle. When he pulled it out, there was a lot of blood.

The white fox looked even weaker.

Su Lun temporarily gave him his ring with the coat of arms of the Isaac family. While dismantling the iron chain, he introduced himself: "My name is Su Lun. I need your help. If you can meet the leader of the Daru tribe, Darui is better. The descendant of the Isaac family asked me to bring a few words."

After saying these words, the last tight look in the white fox's eyes relaxed. She spoke human words in a very weak voice: "My name is Yuta, and I am the German of the 'White Wolf Tribe'. Rui"

Su Lun nodded, indicating that she didn’t need to say more.

But looking at her four to five meter white fox body, he frowned.

It's not convenient to enter the hotel like this.

He asked: "By the way, can you change back to human form?"

As soon as the words came out, the white fox wanted to say something, but suddenly fainted.

Then the huge beast's body shrank visibly to the naked eye, and its snow-white hair receded like a tide, turning into a smooth human form. This is a female demi-human with short snow-white hair and a red inverted triangle totem on her face.

Su Lun looked at Yuta huddled in the corner of the iron cage and sighed slightly.

I was too weak and eventually fainted.

The hotel warehouse is very cold, which is not the time to deal with injuries. He took out a cloak, wrapped it around the white-haired girl, and then hugged her.

Using potion to treat the blood stains in the cage, he carried the person up the stairs of the hotel.

Then we came to 303 on the third floor.

The room was heated. After entering the room, Su Lun put the person on the bed.

The blood was still there, and soon it became a large area of ​​red on the white sheets.

If not treated as soon as possible, this injury may kill her.

Su Lun delayed, took out the wound treatment medicine, carefully cleaned her wound, and then used the eight-armed spider spear to control the surgical breath instrument and quickly sutured the wound.

Su Lun is multitasking, one person is equivalent to an entire medical team, and the operation is orderly.

A surgical operation that is not too difficult can be basically solved in half an hour.

Yuta was still having a fever and was injected with another healing potion.

The Daru tribe and humans are completely different races, and Su Lun is not sure whether human medicine is useful.

But after observing for a few minutes, the injury is improving, and it seems to be useful.

Su Lun took care of the blood stains on the bed and covered Yuta with a quilt, hiding her graceful figure.

No wonder the Daru people are so popular among the rich in the slave market. Their limbs, waist and abdomen are so symmetrical that they are full of power. They do have a wild beauty that is different from human women.

However, Su Lun is also curious about what kind of demi-human this Yuta is.

When I was dealing with the wound just now, I also saw that her hair was a very high-end snow-white color, she had a pair of fluffy pointed ears, and she also had a tail that was very soft to the touch on her tailbone. Otherwise, they are just like humans.

Su Lun is not sure whether she is a fox or a wolf.

Hearing his breathing calm down, he was completely relieved.

It has darkened outside the window, and night has fallen.

Snowflakes have accumulated in a thick layer on the windowsill. Looking out, you can see the orange-red lights in the house opposite.

It will probably take some time to wait for Yuta to wake up.

Su Lun sat in front of the window and began to fiddle with his hair.

The Eight-Armed Spider Spear took out the micro-carving knife and began to carve the hair.

After he has advanced now, the unprocessed witch's hair will not be enough to defeat enemies above level three.

Just like killing "Poison Frog" Bonn before, the threads were easily corroded and broken by the poison.

He needs stronger hair.

Fortunately, after killing that guy, the almost complete "fourth-order water element law" was stripped away. After the talisman was inscribed, the water element wrapped it, which was enough to increase the toughness of the hair several times. Next time you meet a fourth-level professional, it won't break so easily.

"嗰", "嗰", "嗰", "嗰"

The room was so dense that there was a small sound.

Su Lun’s carving speed was very fast.

In the past, it only took dozens of meters a day to engrave charms on hair to increase toughness.

Now that I have awakened to multitasking, I can carve smoothly and my efficiency has increased dozens of times.

Not long after, he produced a large number of talisman hair.

In the middle of the night, he still felt that carving was too boring. While using a few spider spears to fiddle with his hair, he also took out the puppets and mechanical materials he bought from the black market during the day and began to tinker with his new puppet.

The cold iron ore, a specialty of the North Icefield, is a rare material that can carry the fourth-level ice talisman. With this thing, Su Lun can mass-produce new species of Frost Dolls. Once this kind of puppet takes shape, it will spit out frost all over the sky, and the shortcomings of his puppet army's lack of control will be made up for.

There is also an alchemy golem studied by teacher Seria, which has a high-level magic core. He can also start researching it

Su Lun bought Yuta, but he didn't know that a team of people in Blizzard City were also eyeing the group of demihuman slaves.

"What, the Druid was bought?"

"Yes. Half a quarter of an hour ago."

“Damn it! It’s so hard to find a tribe with a druid, but then it’s about to go to sea, and then it disappears again?”

"No, boss, I haven't seen him yet. The man lives in the Owl Hotel, and the Nayan slaves are also there."

"Keep an eye on it! Once that person is taken out of the city, notify me immediately. This 'rescue plan' cannot fail again."

"Yes, boss."