Chapter 369: 372. Chapter 372: Slave Owner

372. Chapter 372: Slave Owner

This caravan master named Xiu Xiang showed great respect upon learning that the god's blood awakened in Li Yi came from a god who fell in the North Wasteland, and enthusiastically invited Li Yi to share a carriage, also calling for beautiful maidens to accompany him.

Only, this kind of treatment made Li Yi feel like he was sitting on pins and needles. He was not a person of this world and was afraid that talking for too long would attract suspicion and bring disaster, so he just wanted to greet him, exchange a few pleasantries, and then escape.

But this caravan master was very enthusiastic, letting servants send various mountain delicacies, exotic fruits, and fine wines to treat Li Yi.

Li Yi took a sip of that amber-colored fine wine, and immediately, a surging Qi and blood gushed out from within his body, turning into silver rosy clouds that steamed and burned. His entire body's tendons and bones seemed to have been stretched, and the turbid Qi accumulated for countless years seemed to have been released as quickly as possible after this sip of fine wine. There was an indescribable relaxation and comfort, as if he were in the magnificent heavens and earth, and both body and mind had been cleansed.

Xiu Xiang saw Li Yi's entire body filled with silver rosy clouds and was quite astonished. This showed that Li Yi's god's bloodline was very thick, almost comparable to the direct descendants of the God-Blood clan—no, even thicker than ordinary direct descendants of the God-Blood, and it looked like there was still a large amount of potential to be tapped, which was very extraordinary.

"Lord Dayi, you haven't just awakened the god's blood; you have almost returned to the ancestors, and your future potential is infinite." He praised sincerely: "If you, Lord Dayi, want to leave a God-Blood lineage in North Wasteland City, I can sponsor you."

Li Yi said: "I came to North Wasteland City this time to rescue several companions. They were sold as slaves for some reason, and I must find them as soon as possible."

"There's actually such a thing?" Xiu Xiang was very surprised, then immediately said: "I will help you with this matter. I am quite familiar with North Wasteland City; perhaps I can help you find your companions."

"This is my private matter; it's not very good to trouble you." Li Yi declined politely.

Xiu Xiang laughed loudly: "This is just a trivial matter, how can it be trouble? Let's go, I will immediately go with you to the slave market of North Wasteland City."

Saying this, he greeted, and several warriors riding exotic beasts arrived immediately, also bringing two exotic beasts as mounts.

"Master." Warrior Qi saluted.

Xiu Xiang nodded, then signaled: "Lord Dayi, please, this matter is urgent, don't hesitate."

Seeing this, Li Yi couldn't refuse and had to agree.

He boarded an exotic beast, and that caravan master named Xiu Xiang boarded another. Afterward, he ordered his servants a few words, then took several warriors and immediately left the caravan, heading to North Wasteland City first.

Only after approaching could one feel the magnificence of the towering city.

That huge city gate was enough for dozens of carriages to enter side by side. And after entering the city, under Li Yi's soul sensing, the powerful auras among the coming and going crowds were countless. He was just an inconspicuous small character here and couldn't attract the slightest attention. If he hadn't revealed the characteristics of the god's blood, he estimated it would be difficult to attract others' attention.

Moreover, the people of North Wasteland City were exceptionally tall, often over two meters, burly, with thick bones and extraordinary physiques. Everyone possessed astonishing divine power.

Such a physique was not cultivated at all, but was naturally powerful, just like genes; it was something in the bones.

It was just that Li Yi hadn't come into contact with the cultivation of this world yet.

Soon.

Xiu Xiang took Li Yi and walked half a circle in North Wasteland City, finally arriving at a market. This market was very special, specializing in selling various slaves. And among these slaves, there were not only men, women, and children, but also various exotic beasts. They were locked in cages, trapped by thick chains, unable to struggle free.

Li Yi was very astonished. He saw many rare and exotic beasts he had never seen before, as well as some special human races.

In one cage were locked several women, but these women had fish fins on their faces, and their lower bodies were fish tails, like the legendary mermaids. When Li Yi passed by, these women looked at him with a pair of beautiful eyes like sapphires, as if sizing him up, and as if begging Li Yi to rescue them.

"Merfolk of the North Sea. The oil on their bodies can be made into eternal lamps that last for ten thousand years, and their tears turn into pearls when they hit the ground. They are female merfolk, and the price is better. If raised, they can weave cloth; merfolk are born knowing how to weave a special kind of cloth, and that kind of cloth can be made into water-avoiding clothes, which counts as a treasure." Xiu Xiang took a look and immediately said it, showing the knowledge of a caravan master.

"Lord Dayi, if you want them, I can gift them to you."

Li Yi shook his head and said: "I have no need, I was just curious because I have never seen North Sea merfolk."

"The North Sea produces merfolk; they are indeed rare elsewhere." Xiu Xiang nodded.

Li Yi continued to walk forward, and afterward, he saw some familiar exotic beasts, such as Shanyi. And the Shanyi here was larger in size and had a higher degree of danger. Even though it was trapped by iron chains, it was still trying to struggle, emitting violent crashing sounds.

Soon, a different look appeared on his face.

Because he saw a black dragon-shaped creature in a cage, trapped within it, unable to struggle free.

"That is a Jiao, with eight hundred years of age, two hundred years away from turning into a dragon. Its skin can be made into armor. Last year, eight hundred Jiaos were captured here, and the price was very beautiful. The number of Jiaos captured this year is a bit less." Xiu Xiang took a look and only saw one large and one small Jiao at this shop, and there were no other good goods.

Li Yi's eyelids jumped upon hearing this.

Eight hundred Jiaos were caught here last year? And the greatest value of a Jiao was actually to be skinned to make leather armor?

What kind of ghost place is this?

"Caravan Master, how about selling this Jiao to you?" That shopkeeper greeted enthusiastically at this moment.

"Only one, useless to buy." Xiu Xiang originally wanted to refuse, but then suddenly said: "If it's used to make armor, it's not bad. How much for a set of armor?"

"Eight hundred gold." That shopkeeper said with a smile.

"The price is considered fair. Give you the gold, I want to take a set of armor, and I will send a servant to take it later." After Xiu Xiang finished speaking, he took out several red golds from his body, a full eight pieces, and threw them over. That red gold was not ordinary gold; it shone with strange brilliance, and it was a divine metal Li Yi had never seen before. And eight pieces could buy an eight-hundred-year-old Jiao dragon, which showed the strong purchasing power of this red gold.

The shopkeeper got the money and smiled even more happily. Afterward, he immediately summoned a butcher.

He saw a burly man with a bare upper body, holding a short saber with cold light, walk out with large strides, heading straight for the cage where the Jiao dragon was locked, clearly intending to skin it and make armor.

Even though that Jiao dragon was captured, its life aura was very powerful. If it were outside, it could definitely easily crush a powerhouse at the Spirit Power Realm level, but now it was powerless to resist and could only watch the butcher knife approach.

Li Yi continued to move forward, but unfortunately, he couldn't see the bloody scene of the other party killing the Jiao and skinning it.

But he already had a clearer understanding of the terror of this world.

And Xiu Xiang, who had bought a Jiao, was very calm, as if it were just a trivial matter. He took Li Yi to continue strolling in the market, and when he encountered some rare exotic beasts, he took the initiative to introduce them to Li Yi, but his direction of introduction was very special; it was always about this beast being able to take meat, take bones.

Or it could be used as a mount... everything considered was the value of the exotic beast, truly worthy of being a merchant by origin.

After strolling through the area selling exotic beasts, soon several people arrived at the place selling living people.

Various people were captured and reduced to slaves. There were strong warriors, and also women. However, in this slave market, warriors were very popular, and many people were willing to spend money to buy them. Instead, few people bought women; only some very beautiful women would be favored and bought back to be trained as beautiful maidens and dancers.

"My companions were sold here about ten days ago. This is their portrait, and I hope the caravan master can help me." Li Yi took out several photos at this moment; these were all extracted from the Thunder Fighter.

"No problem." Xiu Xiang took the photo, showed it to the servants beside him, and then immediately said: "Go, find them and there will be a reward."

Immediately, these servants were a bit excited, responded, and scattered.

This task was very easy for them, and at this moment, they were all eager to get the reward.

Xiu Xiang also took Li Yi to find a slave owner. This slave owner had a very wide network in this market and knew a lot of information, so Xiu Xiang directly took out the photos of Jiang Mingtian, Hu Fei, and Zhao Fangji and asked: "Have you ever seen these slaves recently? I want to buy them."

This slave owner was a man of about fifty or sixty years old, with dry and thin skin, but a tall frame, leaning on a wooden staff, wearing a leather cloak, and the long beard on his chin hung to his chest. He was both like a shrewd merchant and like a respected old man.

"Never seen them. Such slaves are thin and useless, and can't be sold for a good price. They must have been bought by casual customers." This slave owner squinted his eyes and sized up the photo, then shook his head.

Good fellow.

Jiang Mingtian and the others, who were in the Soul Realm, were actually lower-class slaves here and weren't worth money.

"I want to find them, how much?" Xiu Xiang said seriously.

"One red gold." The slave owner extended a withered and thin finger and revealed a cunning smile.

These three slaves were definitely not worth one red gold; he was raising the price on the spot.

Xiu Xiang frowned, but then quickly laughed: "Good, the gold is yours. After finding them, rescue them and send them to Shoushan Village outside North Wasteland City."

Saying this, he took out another red gold and handed it to the slave owner.

The slave owner took it and responded with a smile: "Promise."

After a promise, it cannot be violated.

This is the rule between caravan masters.

Afterward, several people left again.

At the same time, the other servants sent out also returned one by one, all shaking their heads, indicating they hadn't found the three people.

Such a result made Xiu Xiang sigh with guilt: "Lord Dayi, I'm very sorry, your friends are probably very difficult to find. However, that slave owner has already made a promise. As long as there is news, he will definitely redeem them and send them to Shoushan Village. I have made a promise, and I will definitely complete it. Please rest assured."

Seeing this, Li Yi also understood in his heart that Jiang Mingtian and the others had probably been bought by some wandering guests. In this huge city without surveillance or cameras, wanting to track down these three people was estimated to be as difficult as ascending to heaven.

He was limited in strength alone, and he was unfamiliar with the place. Relying on the appreciation of this caravan master, he hadn't found them, and he estimated it would be difficult for him to achieve anything.

It wasn't that he didn't want to rescue them, it was just that the world was so big, and there was no way to start.

"Thank you for your help. Even if my friends cannot be found, I will remember your kindness." Li Yi said: "I have nothing to repay you with, I can only give you a few exotic fruits, I hope you don't mind."

Saying this, he took out a few silver exotic fruits and handed them to this caravan master named Xiu Xiang.

(Modified the currency system. Jiang Mingtian can be sold for one hundred coins, not worth one gold.) ===== CHAPTER 370 =====