Chapter 11 - Slaves

Gin patted his clothes and turned his attention to the caravan. The other slaves were still in there and they must have heard what happened here. Well, the scream of the slave trader was loud so it was natural for them to hear it unless the caravan was soundproof.

Some of the slaves there were level 1 so it will be a problem if they fought here. He only had the ghoul and skeleton beside him while other groups have at least five level 1.

"They wouldn't be able to defy me as I have this item." Gin said as he glanced at the seven inches stick in his hand. This stick could control all the people that were wearing the slave collar.

He then remembered that he didn't know the language of this world. How could he communicate with them?

"I'll just kill anyone who defies me."

He said coldly as he walked towards the caravan and opened its door.

The slaves turned their heads and looked at him with fear in their eyes. They heard him killed the slave trader and his guards.

Gin smiled when he saw their reaction. That's right fear me.

He gestured them to get out of the caravan. Since he couldn't his language to them, he would use gestures for them to understand.

The slaves stood in front of him. They trembled when they saw the two creatures beside him. They couldn't help it as the two undead were releasing a cold and chilly dead mana.

Gin observed them while rubbing his chin.

There were five women, three men, and two children. He didn't know whose level 1 among them but he could feel that the three men were level 1. They had the same feeling as those level 1 slaves that his unit killed.

If they attacked him, Gin wouldn't be able to survive as he only had two level 1. He didn't know if they were upper-tier or not. Also, what kind of ability they awakened when they reached level 1.

'We need to leave this place. The village guards will notice something if we stay here for a while.' He thought as he glanced at the village.

He then turned towards the slaves once again. He pointed his finger at them before he pointed at himself.

"All of you had to follow me. I have this stick so I'm your master now. Since I'm the master, you all had to follow me without asking a question like a proper slave."

He raised the slave stick for them to know that he was their new master. They wouldn't be able to disobey him with this item or else the choker would kill them.

After that, Gin asked them to go back to the caravan and he went to the carriage in front. This was the place where the slave trader placed his things. Right now, the possession of the slave trader was all his.

"Hmm...?"

He noticed a figure trembling from the corner of the carriage. This figure was the driver of the carriage.

"Oho~ lucky!"

A smile formed on his face as he picked the collar on the ground which was on his neck before. He approached the driver with a wide smile on his face.

"Eeek!!"

The driver screamed when he saw Gin walking towards him. His tears and snot were flowing nonstop as he tried to bed for his life.

"From now on, you're one of my slaves too."

Gin said as he put the collar around the neck of the driver. He then patted his shoulder and made a gesture to start driving towards the forest.

When the driver saw where Gin was pointing, he lost the color of his face. He hurriedly shook his head as if he was saying that he doesn't want to go inside the forest.

"Ugh!"

But then the collar around his neck tightened as if it was going to crush his neck. The driver couldn't breathe as he instinctively grabbed the collar.

"O-Okay... Argh! I understand... I will bring you there..."

He said between his breath but Gin couldn't understand a single word coming from his mouth.

Gin didn't know that this forest was infamous for high-level monsters that were living in it. Even low-level monsters were living inside it and their numbers weren't to be underestimated.

What he didn't know that this forest has a nickname called "Monster Paradise". It only means that countless monsters inhabited this huge forest that was three times larger than the amazon rainforest on earth. His territory was close to the ends of the forest but it still took him two days of walking before he managed to got out of this forest.

He would be shocked if he knew this information.

The group headed towards the forest. The ghoul and the skeleton scout the area first before they went in. It will be hard to avoid enemies while they were in the caravan so they had to be sure that there's no monster ahead of them.

In the past month, the ghoul and the skeleton continued to accumulate their strength as they didn't have a way to rescue Gin in a village that has more than a hundred level 1. So they waited patiently and when they were about to dispose him, they hurriedly went here to rescue him.

They prioritized his safety more than anything. They wouldn't rescue him if the chances were too low for him to survive.

He placed his hand on his pocket and found that the crystal plate was gone. He wouldn't be able to see his stats without this.

Well, it doesn't matter as he could feel that he was close to the limit. His energy pool must be nine and once it reaches ten he will become a level 1 once again.

How could he build his empire as fast as possible? He doesn't have an unlimited amount of energy pool. If only the summoning drained his mana not his energy pool then it would be great for him.

First, he will try to build the [Curse Land] or level up to two. He had a feeling that he will unlock some function if he did one of these just like how he unlocked the units when he built the [Foul Domain].

He just needed time and he will be built a home for himself in this brutal world. A shell that will protect him from the creatures of this world. A strength that will let him pay back those people that tortured him.

Everything...

"I've decided that I will overthrow anyone that possessed a strength to harm me."