OBS Chapter 98 introduces a new target for your conquest.
Chapter 98 introduces a new target for your conquest.
Furong readily agreed and turned to go into the back room to tell her husband.
"Sister-in-law, go ahead, don't rush, I'm not in a hurry!" Lu Jinyan called out from behind. She really wasn't in a rush; if she had something to do, she could wait a little longer.
Furong waved her hand and went into the back room, then came out again a short while later.
"Girl, now that everything's settled, let's go!" Furong took off her apron and led Lu Jinyan out the door.
Furong led Lu Jinyan and her group through a maze of twists and turns to a small stall. Sitting on the stall was an old man with gray hair and somewhat tattered clothes, who was dozing off with his eyes closed.
"Old man, a pass!"
Furong whispered something to the dozing old man, then skillfully took out ten demon crystals and handed them over.
Upon hearing the sound, the old man slowly opened his eyes, glanced at Furong and the people behind her, then took the demon crystal and reached out to take a wooden plaque from the stall and handed it to Furong.
"Thank you!" Furong took the sign, expressed her gratitude, and then left with Lu Jinyan and her group. From beginning to end, the old man did not say a word. After Furong and the others left, he continued to close his eyes and doze off.
Lu Jinyan looked at the wooden plaque in Furong's hand with some curiosity: "Sister-in-law, what is this?"
Furong glanced at the wooden token in her hand and handed it to Lu Jinyan, saying, "This is a pass to the Demon Slave Market. There's only one Demon Slave Market in Ruoshui City, divided into three levels. You need a pass to enter. The first level is for low-level demon slaves. These slaves have no demonic power, have ordinary appearances, and are responsible for doing rough work and hard labor. They're on the ground floor. You can enter with this wooden token, which costs ten demon crystals."
The second level is the intermediate-level demon slave, located on the underground level. These demon slaves possess some demonic power and are more attractive than the lower-level demon slaves. They can be used as guards or servants and require a silver token to enter. The price is one hundred demon crystals.
The third tier consists of high-ranking demon slaves, located on the second underground level. These slaves possess demonic power exceeding fifty and are all exceptionally beautiful. They can be used as personal guards, maids, or confidants. Entry requires a jade token communication pass and costs one thousand demon crystals!
Lu Jinyan was so surprised by Furong's introduction that she opened her mouth wide. She thought to herself, "This big city is really different. Where I lived before, I could just walk in without so many rules."
Moreover, the minimum admission ticket requires ten demon crystals, while the maximum is one thousand. It seems that you can't get in without some money!
Seeing Lu Jinyan's surprised expression, Furong smiled and continued, "These are nothing compared to another kind of demon slave. However, we ordinary people rarely have the opportunity to see such demon slaves."
"Huh? There's more? What is it?" Lu Jinyan thought to herself, "Isn't a high-level demon slave the highest level? How come there's more?"
"Yes, those are top-grade demon slaves, located on the third underground level. It is said that every demon slave there is an absolute beauty, proficient in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. However, they have no demonic power. It is said that those demon slaves have had their demonic power sealed and have been trained at great expense, specifically to be playthings for wealthy families. These demon slaves are usually given as gifts to high-ranking officials or wealthy families to buy as concubines to serve their lords."
That place is inaccessible to ordinary people. The gold token alone costs ten thousand demon crystals, and the demon servants inside are ridiculously expensive. I heard a customer say that even the cheapest demon servant there costs two or three hundred thousand demon crystals!
Furong found it unbelievable. Why not use so many demon crystals to buy a demon slave? The thoughts of these wealthy people were beyond the comprehension of ordinary people like them.
Furong and her husband have run a shop in Ruoshui City for so long. Although they are not considered a top-class family, they can be considered middle-class. She has only been inside the second floor so far, and that was a few years ago when she accompanied a customer.
Lu Jinyan was incredulous after hearing this. A single demon slave costs two or three hundred thousand demon crystals? What must it look like? And that's the cheapest one. Wouldn't the most expensive one cost millions, or even tens of millions?
She did start to get curious, but the thought of the admission ticket costing 10,000 yuan made her feel a little heartache. Although she wasn't short of money, her old habit of being stingy still affected her to some extent.
"You only need some cleaning servants. Just look around on the first level above ground. If you don't find anything you like, we'll go to the first level below ground! It's not easy for a young girl like you to earn money!"
Furong patted Lu Jinyan's hand. She had heard her parents talk about it before. This girl had no source of income and lived alone with her younger sister. She was trying to save as much as she could.
Although her parents' restaurant also gives her a share of the profits, judging from the large group of people following her, it must cost a lot of demon crystals to support them.
Seeing that Ruohan and Lin Churan were walking behind Lu Jinyan and would follow her arrangements in everything, Furong thought to herself that these two must also be poor.
"Okay, I'll listen to you, sister-in-law!" Lu Jinyan didn't think too much about it. She just wanted to buy two demon slaves to be responsible for cleaning and sweeping, and also to buy someone to serve Ruohan and Lin Churan personally, so it shouldn't be a big problem. However, she was still a little curious about the third underground floor.
When she bought the willow catkins, there weren't so many rules or such detailed classifications. So, big cities have their advantages, and small places have theirs too.
Lu Jinyan shook her head and continued to follow Furong forward. After walking for a short while, they came to a place that looked very inconspicuous, which looked like a house. Although Lu Jinyan was puzzled, she obediently did not ask any questions.
As soon as she reached the door, Lu Jinyan heard the system's voice in her mind: "Host, a new target has been detected!"
Lu Jinyan was taken aback.
New objective?
it's here?
So fast?
Wait, this is the demon slave market!
No way! No way!
Could it be what she thinks?
"System, are you sure you're not mistaken? This is the demon slave market!"
"No mistake, it's right here. Host, don't doubt the system's professionalism!"
"No, no, how could I doubt you? I'm just a little surprised!"
Lu Jinyan quickly shut her mouth, not daring to speak again, afraid of angering the little guy. Since the system said the new target was here, then it must be here; she'd just have to go in and see!