NOVEL NEXT Chapter 48: Buying… a lot of Slaves.
(Celia’s POV)
Slave Dealer: “The bidding is about to begin. Rather than start with the lower quality stock, we shall go ahead and bid off the top tier item for today!” He exclaimed.
Being pushed ahead slightly by male staff, who got a little touchy feely, a regal elf was then standing in front of a large crowd of people. The stage, though just recently set up, was grand, indeed. This slave owner must think that he can fetch a pretty penny for this elf…
Slave Dealer: “This one is… quite possibly the most beautiful elf that I have ever seen! Though her origins are unknown, she must be from royalty, or at least a very privileged noble family.” He boasted.
Cheers!
Slave Dealer: “She is quiet and very obedient. Rest assured, she has not been defiled by anyone yet. Now then… that is enough promotions. For such a fine specimen… surely, anything less than 1000 gold coins would be an insult to her.” He said with a belly laugh.
Crowd: “…”
Slave Dealer: “But I am a fair and just businessman, so the bidding will start at 100 gold coins!” He added.
Bidder A: “150 Gold coins!” He bid.
Bidder B: “180 Gold coins!” The man bid, hoping to outbid all others.
Bidder C: “300 Gold coins!” He exclaimed, happily bidding far more than the others, seemingly doing this to boast about his wealth.
That piddly amount is what a life is worth to these people? One of the main bidders had a stern expression on his face, so he was probably just going to resell the elf. The rest of the bidders… they all had lewd expressions plastered on their faces. It was disgusting to witness, I will be honest.
Celia: “I’ll bid 100 Orichalcum coins!” I exclaimed.
Slave Dealer: “…”
All of the Bidders: “…”
This, in itself, was also me boasting of my abundant wealth. Doing all of those quests, June and I were both very, very wealthy. In this dimension, Orichalcum coins are the highest worth coin. Frankly, you could buy countless estates in this city for just the amount that I bid for the elf girl with.
Slave Dealer: “Do… do you really have such coins?” He nervously asked.
Without giving him any respect, I tossed him an overly luxurious bag, which held the exact number of Orichalcum coins that I bid. This was another System Store item, and it was very cheap.
Slave Dealer: “The correct amount is all here… Wonderful! Very well, Miss, you’re now the owner of this beautiful elf. Since you’ve given me so much, I will give you all my other female slaves as well!” He happily said after counting the coins.
Celia: “Yeah, yeah. Just send them to this address.” I say with a scoff, handing him a note.
June leaving to go find other players… it wasn’t the original plan. In fact, we had bought a sizable estate, and even hired very pricey maids to take care of it. We planned on moving out of the guild and living there for a bit.
Other Slave Dealer: “Miss! I also have female slaves for sale!” He informed, blocking my way.
Celia: “…”
Like that, I was stopped by every slave dealer, and I ended up buying their entire stock of female slaves. Now, leaving this evil place, I was the proud owner of well over 1000 female slaves of varying races… At first; I didn’t want to buy them all, but a lot of them were little girls, and my heart ached from seeing them enslaved. Oh, my poor, poor wallet…