Inside the Slave Shop
Cong Wuyang looked at the young girl in front of him somewhat awkwardly.
In his heart, he thought that this woman looked like Dasha Taran from the "Bear Country" on Blue Star. That was the young girl born in 1999 who was currently active in the "Corn Country" and was known as a fairy-like beautiful girl. However, this girl in front of him was even more sexy than Dasha Taran.
When the slave merchant saw his reaction, he couldn't help but feel delighted. The corners of his mouth curled up slightly. He thought that Cong Wuyang was very satisfied with the gift. Seeing that he was standing there in a daze, the slave merchant asked, "Sir, are you satisfied with our gift? Now she belongs to you, and you can take her away at any time."
Only then did Cong Wuyang come to his senses. He had been so absorbed in looking at the beauty. Although he had also browsed through Douyin (a short video platform) in the late night when he was alone before time-traveling, looking at beautiful girls, having experienced a lot, Dasha Taran was truly beautiful!
But in his heart, he began to despise himself. "A real man, born between heaven and earth, how can he be bewitched by wine and beauty!" He had drunk a little wine during lunch, which had caused him to act like this. He secretly vowed to quit drinking from that day on!
"What's your name? Where are you from? Who else is there in your family? How were you captured and brought here?" Cong Wuyang asked the young girl after coming to his senses.
The young girl looked at him timidly and replied,
"Sir, my name is Elsa-Gloria. I'm 18 years old this year. I live in Hohenzollern City, the imperial capital of the Jiede Empire. My father is a magistrate in the imperial capital. This time, I was accompanying my mother and younger brother to visit relatives in a small town in the south of the empire. But we encountered the army of the Manya Kingdom and were captured. My younger brother and mother were both killed while trying to escape."
As Elsa spoke, she wept. Cong Wuyang felt a little uncomfortable. In his previous life, he was a man who had "three thousand beauties in his Douyin harem"!
He thought to himself: This woman's acting skills when crying are not very good. Should I pretend to comfort her?
"Now that you have no relatives here, I happen to be in need of a maid by my side. Would you like to be my maid?"
Elsa looked at him with flickering eyes, sobbing intermittently, and didn't say anything. Her little hands clenched and then loosened. It seemed that she was having a fierce struggle and weighing the pros and cons in her heart.
"You have to think carefully! If you don't become my maid, you probably know what will happen to you in the future. But if you agree, I will have the opportunity to send you back to your father in the Jiede Empire in the future," Cong Wuyang continued to sweeten the deal when he saw that she couldn't make up her mind.
In his heart, he thought, "It's true that I will send you back to the Jiede Empire to see your father, but by then, I might go there with an army!"
Elsa looked at him, thought for a while, and quickly made a decision. She said, "Sir, I'm willing! I'm willing to be your maid. I hope you will have mercy on me."
Elsa also knew her current situation. From the words of the slave merchant just now, she could tell that they wanted to give her to a local lord. If she had to choose between a lord she had never met before, who was much older than her, and the man in front of her, of course, she would prefer the man in front of her.
Although she didn't know how old the sir was, judging from his appearance, he probably wasn't much older than her. He had medium-length hair tied at the back of his head, which made him look extremely capable and handsome. He was also very strong, and judging from the attitude of the slave merchant towards him, he should be a powerful noble.
What's more, the person in front of her said he would send her back to the Jiede Empire. Although she didn't know how credible this promise was, it was still a glimmer of hope.
As expected of the daughter of a noble, she had received a good education, knew how to analyze the pros and cons, and could quickly adapt to her new identity.
When Cong Wuyang saw that she had agreed, he was also delighted in his heart.
Although she was a slave now and had no right to choose, as a new human being who had received a good education, he still preferred to ask for the other person's opinion first, especially when the other person was a beautiful woman. As for her refusing?
As he had said, she didn't have the right to choose!
Some people might say he was hypocritical, but since he had time-traveled to this dark era, he had to adapt to the rules of this era.
Unless he became powerful enough to ignore all the rules, then at that time, whatever he said would be the law!
Since the matters here were taken care of, Cong Wuyang bid farewell to the several slave merchants. Before leaving, he asked them to continue searching for slaves for him, both male and female, and the more the better. The slave merchants all agreed with smiles on their faces.
He led Ergou and Elsa out of the slum area and walked back. He said to Elsa, "Since you've agreed, you can call me 'Sir' just like Ergou and the others in the future. Let's go!"
After saying that, he turned around and left.
"Yes, sir. Elsa has remembered it," Elsa replied in a low voice, and then followed him closely.
On the way back, seeing that Elsa's clothes were so dirty and messy that their original color couldn't be seen, and his own linen outfit also needed to be changed. There happened to be a tailor's shop on the roadside, so he thought of buying two sets of clothes for himself and Elsa, and also changing the clothes of Ergou and the others.
They entered the shop and asked the tailor to take their measurements. There happened to be several sets of suitable clothes in the shop.
Cong Wuyang chose a decorated tunic robe, a southern-style robe, civilian trousers, and civilian boots.
Elsa chose an imperial rich woman's dress and an eastern-style tunic robe, both of which were in the tunic style, and ordinary women's shoes.
He also chose a set of southern padded clothes for each of Ergou and the others. Anyway, they were all as thin as bamboo poles, and clothes like robes should fit them.
After buying the clothes, they left the shop with the reluctant gaze of the shop owner. He asked Ergou to hold the clothes, and they walked towards the inn together.
"Sir, the merchants you needed to contact have been contacted by me. They will come to the inn together to talk to you tomorrow morning," Vigoro stepped forward quickly to greet them when he saw them approaching. "Did everything go smoothly?" Cong Wuyang looked them over.
"Everything went very smoothly, sir. In the past, I helped sell the village's products in Dehar, so I know some merchants. This time, I went directly to them. Since we are familiar with each other, they didn't ask too many questions."
"Besides the livestock merchant and the grain merchant that you asked me to contact, sir, I also contacted a spice merchant and a tool merchant," Vigoro replied.
Cong Wuyang nodded in satisfaction. He didn't expect that Vigoro not only helped contact the livestock merchant and the grain merchant, but also carefully contacted the spice merchant and the tool merchant.
It turned out that Vigoro saw that Cong Wuyang was buying grain, livestock, and also purchasing slaves in the slum area. He thought that this was the rhythm of doing something big. Seeing all these actions, Vigoro had his own plans in mind. So he went to find a spice merchant and a tool merchant.
Time passed. During this period, Cong Wuyang introduced Elsa to several of the men who came with them. He also asked the inn to arrange for her to take a bath and instructed that she would share a room with him at night, so that it would be cleaner and quieter.
It has to be said that the inns in this era usually had large communal sleeping areas. There were about ten floor mats in a room of more than ten square meters. Don't expect to have a single room.
Fortunately, when he came, he had already rented two adjacent rooms. He lived in one room, and Vigoro and the other six people lived in the other room. Now it was just right to let Elsa share a room with him. Definitely, he didn't have any other thoughts!
After watching Elsa go to the bathroom to take a bath, Cong Wuyang thought that Vigoro was so sensible. He called the people who came from Attila to their room. When everyone sat around, he said,
"I'm sure Vigoro has already seen that I want to establish my own faction. This trip to Dehar is to make preparations for the future. The first people I met when I came to this place were you. And I have the idea of helping Attila. Are you willing to follow me?"
After Cong Wuyang finished speaking,
Klin and his brother looked at each other, nodded at each other, but didn't say anything. Erik and Darren looked at each other in surprise. Only Vigoro's expression remained unchanged, but he lowered his head and didn't know what he was thinking.
"I'm willing! I'm willing to follow you, sir!" Suddenly, while everyone was still thinking, Ergou was the first to answer.
"Damn it! This Ergou is really sneaky. He actually jumped out to express his loyalty first," Klin and his brother's expressions changed, and they thought in their hearts. The two of them just didn't want to be the first to take the lead, but Ergou actually beat them to it. They were a little unhappy about this.
Vigoro also looked up in surprise when he heard this, and saw Ergou excitedly saying to Cong Wuyang.
Erik and Darren also looked at Ergou in a daze at this time.
Seeing Ergou's statement, Cong Wuyang turned his head and looked at Vigoro and the others.
"I'm willing to follow you, sir. I hope you won't abandon us," Vigoro said.
"Sir, we are also willing," Klin and Keby said in unison.
Since they were beaten up by Cong Wuyang alone yesterday after trying to rob him, and he didn't kill them, the two brothers had this idea. They just hadn't found a suitable opportunity to say it. After all, in this era, following a strong person would definitely increase the chance of survival.
"Sir, I'm also willing," Erik said when he saw that everyone had expressed their loyalty.
"Me too," Darren said blankly.
"Very good. You will definitely be glad you made this decision today," Cong Wuyang was very happy when he saw that everyone had agreed. He carefully used the system to mark each of them with a system mark.
Immediately, the way Vigoro and the others looked at Cong Wuyang changed from respect to a deep sense of admiration.
"Ergou, here are 500 dinars for you. Take Klin and his brother to buy more meat and wine nearby and bring them back. Let's have a good feast tonight," Cong Wuyang said after solving this matter.
Moreover, Ergou had shown so much respect by being the first to express his loyalty just now, and he deserved some special treatment.
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Before long, Ergou and the others came back with several servants behind them, carrying baskets filled with meat and holding several jars of wine.
Just then, Elsa also finished washing. She was wearing the newly bought dress, and her hair was still wet. Because the dress was a tunic design, it highlighted her figure and added a bit more allure to her.
Just like this, a group of young men who had been single for a long time were stunned. Cong Wuyang wasn't much better either. He was also so amazed that he couldn't speak. But he quickly came to his senses and quickly asked Elsa to take some food to the next room to eat and dry her hair by the way.
That night, because they were in a good mood, everyone ate and drank happily. Ergou was the first to collapse. Klin, Keby, and Erik also fell asleep in the second half of the feast. Only Vigoro still maintained a little bit of reason. Finally, he helped the simple-minded Darren, who was still shouting for more drinks, to the floor mat and went to sleep.
Elsa came over to support Cong Wuyang, who was a little unsteady on his feet, and helped him back to their room to lie down. She carefully took off his shoes and wiped his body.
Finally, she lay down on the adjacent bed and fell asleep.
The night passed without any incident...