HCB Chapter 1298 I want all of these slaves.
Chapter 1298 I want all of these slaves.
Weakness is a sin in itself, and Murong Yan simply watched quietly.
Her stunningly beautiful face remained indifferent, devoid of any emotion, as if the hellish scene before her was nothing more than a boring, low-class circus act.
She was still wearing that extremely dark, phoenix-emerging-from-the-world dress today.
In this slave market filled with filth, sin, and despair, her deep, starry skirt seemed to possess the power to purify everything.
The five-zhang-long dark gold Suzhou brocade train was carefully carried by two maids. It slowly glided across the ground mixed with mud, blood and vomit, but did not get dirty at all.
The giant phoenix embroidered with real gold thread on the hem of her skirt had cold, indifferent eyes, like a god looking down on ants.
In a silent way, it proclaims to the world the eternal and insurmountable chasm between classes.
Lin Zhen stopped in her tracks.
He didn't watch the slave trader on the platform who was talking non-stop.
He didn't even glance at the greedy buyers around him.
His gaze pierced through the crowd and through the cold iron cage.
It landed precisely in the cage in the far corner.
The cage was small and dilapidated, and it was crammed with a dozen or so young women who were also barely clothed. Most of them came from an island nation in Southeast Asia.
Her skin was a healthy wheat color, and her features were deep-set, giving her a wild beauty.
At this moment, they huddled together like frightened deer, their eyes filled with fear and bewilderment at this unfamiliar world.
Among them, one girl stood out; she looked even younger, only about fifteen or sixteen years old.
She was dressed in tattered burlap and her face was covered in dirt, but her eyes were completely different from those of her numb and desperate companions.
Those were eyes burning with flames, filled with resentment and anger, but even more so with a deep-seated, unyielding pride.
Even in hell, she was like a trapped lion cub, desperately guarding her last shred of dignity.
A playful smile curved at the corners of Lin Zhen's lips.
He turned to the fat officer beside him, who was drenched in sweat from fright, and said in an extremely casual tone, "Hey, it's quite lively here, isn't it?"
"Huh? Oh... Yes, yes! Your Highness!" The fat officer was taken aback by the sudden question.
He quickly nodded and bowed, replying, "This...this is a little...unique feature of our Neo-Badavia."
"Special features?" Lin Zhen smiled.
His smile held a touch of innocent "curiosity".
“The ‘goods’ in the cage look quite unique to me.”
He raised his hand and pointed to the cage in the corner where the "lion cub" was kept.
"That one in the cage looks good; I'm somewhat interested."
The fat officer looked in the direction he was pointing.
A lewd smile instantly appeared on his face that any man would understand.
"Hehe, Your Highness, you have excellent taste!" He leaned closer to Lin Zhen and lowered his voice.
With a fawning expression, he said, "That shipment was just transported from the 'Spice Islands' yesterday! Every single one of them is incredibly beautiful! Especially that little girl inside, I heard she's a descendant of royalty from some small country! She's of very high status!"
"Oh? A descendant of royalty?" Lin Zhen raised an eyebrow.
His expression showed even more interest.
"That's perfect." He clapped his hands.
He spoke to the fat officer in a casual tone, as if he were buying cabbage at a market:
"Go tell that seller that I want all the 'goods' in that cage."
"Wha...what?!"
When Lin Zhen said this, not only the fat officer, but also Yue Fei and Elizabeth behind him were completely dumbfounded.
You want them all?!
There were at least fifteen or sixteen female slaves in that cage! What did the prince want with so many women?
And in such a tone, as if you were dismissing a beggar?
This is no longer just a case of "being foolish and having too much money".
This is practically like they've etched the words "I'm a sucker" right onto their foreheads!
“Your Highness…” Yue Fei was the first to react.
He walked quickly to Lin Zhen's side and lowered his voice.
His face was filled with anxiety and confusion: "What do you mean? We came here for..."
"I know." Lin Zhen raised her hand, interrupting him.
He looked at Yue Fei's face, which was filled with the words "a loyal minister would die for his country," and shook his head with a smile.
He knew what Yue Fei was thinking, but he was too lazy to explain.
Because some things are too complicated to explain, it's far more effective to use the simplest and most direct method.
Just then, a small conflict broke out without warning.
A businessman, equally bloated and dressed in Arab aristocratic attire, immediately objected upon hearing Lin Zhen's words.
He pushed his way through the crowd and walked up to Lin Zhen.
Speaking in heavily accented English, he arrogantly shouted, "Hey! You kid from the East, everything has to be first come, first served. I've already got my eye on the goods in that cage, so don't even think about taking them from me!"
As he spoke, he gave a wink to the several equally tall and burly bodyguards behind him.
The bodyguards immediately understood, and one by one they rubbed their hands together, walking towards Lin Zhen with ill intentions.
"You're courting death!" Yue Fei roared in fury upon seeing this!
Without a second thought, he drew his sword with a clang, the cold blade gleaming menacingly in the sunlight!
A terrifying killing intent, almost tangible, erupted from his body in an instant!
The surrounding temperature seemed to drop several degrees. The bodyguards, who had been so aggressive, felt the terrifying killing intent that seemed to freeze their souls.
The arrogance on his face froze instantly.
They all looked like they had seen a ghost, so frightened that they kept backing away and dared not take another step forward.
However, at this tense moment when swords were about to be drawn and war was imminent...
Lin Zhen, however, once again did something that surprised everyone.
He didn't even glance at the Arab merchant, but slowly took out a money pouch from his pocket.
The money bag was made of the finest black silk and was quite heavy.
Then, in front of everyone, he casually threw the money bag on the ground.
next second.
Countless pure gold coins, like golden raindrops, rolled out of the money bag!
It is printed with a mysterious beast totem that no one has ever seen before!
On that filthy ground, there was a thick layer of dazzling golden light!
The entire slave market fell into a deathly silence in an instant.
Staring blankly at the golden ocean on the ground, enough to ensure they would live a life of comfort and security, all that remained in their eyes was the most primal and insane...greed.
"Are these enough?"
Lin Zhen's gaze finally fell on the Arab businessman who was also stunned by the scene before him.
His voice remained calm, yet it was filled with the absolute indifference of a god.
If that's not enough.
As he spoke, he pulled out another identical money bag from his pocket, one that even looked heavier than the previous one.
"I still have some here."