Vrantis, The Vertalis Kingdom Royal Capital is as colourful as ever with people scurrying all over the place. Cain and Deus walked through the crowded street heading straight to the outskirts of the city where the slave market were.
Halt!!!, Please show your identification. The Guard stop them in front of the slave market.
"Are you blind?, I am Prince Cain, the hottest topic in town right now while showing his royal insignia in the form of an orb with a cloud circling it". Cain has to put an arrogant impression like the personality of the Original Cain so that others won't be suspicious and still thinks that he is a pampered prince with a haughty attitude.
The guard stood dumbfounded hearing cain Remarks, the man in front of him looks like a 15 year old kids that is why the guard have to check his ID since the law don't allow anyone under 20 to enter the slave market. I am sorry prince Cain, but you are only 15 years old, the rules said…
Of course, you have an exception for the royal family right or do you prefer I make some trouble here?
Hearing Cain threats, the guards hurriedly open the way for him while sending someone to inform their master, offending a royal family is never a wise decision even though the rumour said that Cain will give up his right to the throne but he is still a prince of the Kingdom.
Cain stroll around the slave market and see the pitiful state of the Slave, some of them missing an ear or limb and most of them are skinny and starving. Most of the slaves are from variant races, the slave merchant raid those variant village scattered all over the continent using their private armies and mercenary. They only kill those who resist and capture the rest.
After a short while, a fat bald man come to Cain side.
"Welcome young master can I help you find what you need? When the bald man knows from the guard that a royal family come here, his eyes is shining, this is a big fish thought him. Cain try to look around the slave market while actively scanning the slave condition using his true rune, most of them have low attributes and only have basic skill like cooking or woodcutting et cetera. He is looking for a slave that can read and write to help him develop his town as a civil servant for his territory. After Cain finish touring the slave market, Cain was startled to know that the fat bald mand is still following behind him patiently.
"This man is not simple, he have the patience to accompany me looking around like this to secure a deal". Cain has met many kind of people in his previous life, and in his experience, this kind of man seems like the type that will be loyal to you only if you will be beneficial to him.
After looking all around, Cain can estimate the amount of slave that can read and write is only less than one hundred. He is determined to buy those people as the first batch to come to his territory to train as a civil servant.
"Who Are you?" Said Cain. Your majesty, allow me to introduce myself, my name is Papas, the chief organizer of this slave market, may I ask how can I be of service to the royal family? I assure you that the service I provide is the best in the kingdom.
Papas, I am sure you know who I am and what I need right now said Cain with a testing smile.
"Yes your majesty, I heard that you will inherit Verzia territory and the title of a Duke, I believe you need plenty manpower to build your new territory said Papas with a smile on his face"
Then let me make this clear, right now I will appoint the one I want to buy to you, Cain then choose the 91 variant slaves that can read and write. Papas was surprised, the prince seems to choose randomly out of the crowd and his criteria is very abstract no matter the gender or races he mixes them all, little did Papas knew that all of those slaves can read and write, in Papas eyes the prince just casually selects random slave like he buy vegetables in the market.
Now after we finished the small business, are you interested in a large business? Said Cain while hanging his hand in Papas shoulder like his best friend.
"How large is your meaning your majesty?" Papas curiously asked since in his experience, the royal family rarely gives a shit about the slave market and not interested in variant slaves. The Royal families and noble usually married among themselves and rarely anyone married variant races because their family would not allow it since it is a blasphemy and will tarnish their nobles bloodline according to the church teachings. Only Some exception that is a nobles that have a "Unique" taste will gather those variant races to satisfy their desire. Do this prince like Variant women? But Papas have seen the slaves Cain bought the first time and none of them are particularly pretty and there are also many men amongst them. Do this prince swing both ways?. Papas mind wander randomly and his expression is confused.
I mean business as large as 1 million gold coins or more. Hearing Prince Cain casual remarks, papas was shocked, that was a huge amount of money. One standard male variant races generally cost 10 silver. 1 million gold coins mean 100 million silver divided by 10 he can buy 10 million slave this way. Papas was scared, do this prince wants to prepare for war or something.
"May I ask why your majesty need so many slaves?" Said papas Nervously
Of course, as you said before, I have been granted Verzia territory from the Kings, the territory is large but the terrain is vast and the population is scarce. That is why I need a large amount of slave not only as a labour to build my territory but also as a potential citizen of my dukedom since I believe that other nobles won't allow me to steal their population.
Hearing Cain response ,Papas nod silently, from his informant, he knows that Cain has friction with Duke Grom and Duke Strauss and he knows that both Duke will try every mean to make sure that Cain territory will never develop. That is why papas can understand that Cain can only use slave to develop his territory since bringing human population from other nobles territory is not allowed by the Kingdoms law.
Papas is afraid that if he sells Cain a large amount of slave, Duke Grom and Duke Strauss will find trouble with him afterwards but in another side he can just escape from Vertalis Kingdom and build a new business elsewhere with the big profit that he gained from this transaction.
After weighing his option, Papas makes up his mind. As a hardcore businessman, profit comes first and troubles can always be solved by money.
"Of course your majesty, what kind of slaves do you want?" I can even contact my friends in other Kingdom to get the kind of slave that you want, with an additional fee of course said papas cheerfully.
"The gender and races does not matter I only want variant races including Orc if you have it". Papas nodded, the Orcs Slaves are rare since they prefer to be killed rather than be captured so their price may vary from 30 to 50 silver coins for the females one and one gold coin for an adult male.
It is fine by me, said Cain, he really needs the Orcs strength for heavy labor such as building road between the main city and the port for the foundation of the territory infrastructure. I want as many slaves as you can provide, the price is flexible as long as you have the things that I want said Cain while looking directly to papas eye with a serious gaze.
Your Majesty I will gladly accept your offer but I am afraid that I am alone cannot fulfil your order. I only have around 5000 slaves in this market right now and to fulfil your order I will need to contact my associate in other Kingdoms to come here and brings the "goods" they have. Since most of them are scattered around the continent, it will take at least one month for all of them to come here and they also need a lot of open space to build makeshift tent for the slaves. I am afraid the capital garrison won't allow so many slaves to enter the city.
I will personally ask Duke Grom to borrow the Kingdom military training field outside the wall to held the slaves your friend brought temporarily, bring as many slaves as they can, man, women, children it is okay if the total amount is more than one million gold as long as they are healthy and not missing a limb. I will also double the price of slave that can read and write.
Papas can see gold coins raining down in his mind. Such a big contract will earn him a lot and the prestige among his peer will increase considerably if he brings this business opportunities to them.
"Yes, your majesty, I will send someone to contact you one month later when all the preparations are ready".
Satisfied, Cain walk away from the slave market and headed to the royal academy with Deus in tow.