The Infinite Journey of Cruelty

In front of the largest slave shop in Sfall City, there was a public auction, and men and women in ragged clothes were curled up in more than a dozen cramped cages.

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These slaves are all middle-to-upper-level, and they are the goods that are eager to sell after the auction is passed. Most of them are from aliens outside the empire, and there are also villagers in remote mountain villages who were arrested by the slave group for some reason.

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The men have yellow faces and thin skin, and it is difficult to find someone with a better complexion. The women are full, and the dirt on their bodies is wiped off, because only in this way can they be sold for a good price.

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A slightly chubby bearded man stood on a small platform and shouted in a rough voice to a group of adventurers surrounding him: "Today's new goods are definitely good goods, no matter what you buy them for, They can meet your requirements! The old rule, the starting price of each item is 10 silver coins, start here!"

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"Smelly Pier, are you too embarrassed to ask for 10 silver coins for these garbage? I'll give you 15 coins, give them all to me!"

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"I know you are talking nonsense, I think you are going to see a doctor!"

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"I want that man, 50 silver coins!"

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The liveliness in front of the slave market continued, and slaves were bought at extremely low prices. The male slaves who were in demand were sold out quickly. Even if they were selected by the manor and big businessmen, there were many. Small estate owners flock to it.

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Buying a slave is much cheaper than hiring a freeman, and it is a one-time buyout, and only 10 silver coins are needed for food for a year of labor!

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Then the position of female slaves is embarrassing. If they are not particularly beautiful, it is generally not worth their money to buy them back.

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Because in their eyes women can't provide much productivity, female slaves lost their freshness after trying a few times.

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Besides, there are many women in the red light district who are willing to lie down and make money. Why should they buy female slaves and go back to wasting food?

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Even if the empire is rich, there is still not much food for ordinary people to eat, and some mountain villages far away from important cities even suffer from famine.

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Only a very small number of adventurers who are middle-aged and have little communication skills will buy female slaves as a reproductive tool, so that they can maintain an absolute leadership position at home, and they will not have the slightest psychological burden when beating and scolding them. .

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It is actually quite good to be bought as a reproductive tool. Most female slaves will be bought back by some small wealthy businessmen who have some spare money as a one-time plaything.

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The crowd's competing bids made the slave merchants make a fortune.

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Although he kept shouting at the loss, the sly smile on his face never faded...

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Li Wei looked down at Chi Tong and Hei Tong in a daze. After reading it, there should be a lot of questions, right?

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Indeed, the scene of slave traders selling slaves on the street really gave Chi Tong and Hei Tong a great shock.

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In the small town where they once lived, there was never a slave owner, and they never thought that people would be sold!

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After getting along with Li Wei for a while, they gradually forget the cruelty of the world. The peace and harmony in the forest and the chaos and decay in the city of Sfor have created an opposite, creating a strong sense of contrast.

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"Let's go..." Seeing that the two still hadn't recovered, Li Wei gently pulled Hei Tong's hand and continued to lead the two into West Street.

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The ready-to-wear store was still there half a year ago, and it was not affected by the death of hundreds of city defense troops in front of the store.

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Li Wei opened the store door with Chi Tong and Hei Tong and entered. A beautiful woman who had made clothes for Li Wei heard the bell ringing in front of the store, got up from the sewing machine, and greeted him with a smile. guest.

Although they were able to get new clothes again, Chi Tong and Hei Tong still had the images they had seen before in their minds. The numbness on the slaves' faces and the frenzy of the slave traders made them feel a knot in their hearts.

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When measuring the size of the body, he was in no mood and looked dull, only when choosing the style of clothes, he raised a little bit of energy.

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After paying the deposit, Li Wei left the clothing store with the two of them, and then found a restaurant on West Street for dinner.

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The wooden restaurant was very quiet. It wasn't dinner time yet, and only a few tables were occupied.

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The three found a place near the corner, and after ordering what to eat for lunch, Chi Tong and Hei Tong still didn't get out of that state of trance.

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"Brother, why are those people sold?" After the waiter left, Chi Tong couldn't wait to ask about it, and Hei Tong also looked at Li Wei, hoping to get an answer.

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Li Wei had already thought about the answer to this question in advance, and answered without hesitation: "That is the capitalists, because slave trading can bring them high profits, so they did it."

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This answer is very simple, but it makes the two of them unacceptable.

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"But those are the same people as us..." Hei Tong still didn't understand.

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Li Wei used an appropriate analogy to describe: "When we sell cattle and sheep, we have not considered the feelings of cattle and sheep. In the eyes of capitalists, those slaves are not people, but bags of money. "

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Chi Tong opened her mouth. Although her question was explained, such an answer seemed to be superficial and didn't touch the fundamentals, like a blind man touching an elephant.

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"Chi Tong wants to know the root cause of all this, right?" Looking at Chi Tong who was tangled, Li Wei asked firmly.

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"Um!"

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Chi Tong nodded. Although Hei Tong didn't speak, he blinked at Li Wei, full of desire and curiosity.

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"Now I'm going to tell you a concept, feudalism. It is a kind of state management 'system' that is divided by the co-lord or the central dynasty to the members of the royal family, the royal family and the heroes~www.wuxiamtl.com~. Simply explain, the current empire, Everything belongs to the royal family, which means that people are not equal."

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Seeing Chi Tong and Hei Tong entering a state of thinking, Li Wei slowed down his speech and said, "The royal family has been instilling the idea of ​​everyone in the empire that people are not equal, and they use one identity after another to distinguish the unequal people. ."

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"The royal family has the highest status and power. Below the royal family are the major nobles. Below the major nobles are the big businessmen in various fields. Next are the free people, and under the free people, there are slaves. The royal family will The division of people into different classes becomes a reason for oppression between people."

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"The royal family oppresses the nobles, and the nobles do not dare to resist, so they can only oppress the wealthy businessmen. The wealthy businessmen cannot offend those people, and then shift their targets to ordinary people. Ordinary people dare not fight against the wealthy businessmen, and slaves become their venting targets. Do you think the emperor is the same as those slaves?"

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Chi Tong and Hei Tong subconsciously shook their heads. Although they did not know the emperor, they subconsciously thought that the emperor was different from the slave they had just seen.

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"They are the same, and they are not the same. The emperor and the slave are the same people, they need to eat and sleep the same. They are different. The emperor enjoys a life of worry-free food and clothing in the palace, but the slave may be deprived of his life at any time. When you think they are different, in fact, you have become puppets under the system."

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Li Wei's words made the two boys pale in shock, and their expressions became restless. It seemed that they couldn't accept such a statement.