We can change the theme entirely. Instead of having a sex slave auction, it could be an auction of treasures found by pirates. The captured people could be hostages that are ransomed off in a legal and ethical way within the story's context.
Well, we could focus on the pirates' adventures in a more positive light. Maybe they capture people who they initially think are enemies but later discover are allies in a fight against a greater evil. So, there is no slavery aspect at all, just a misjudgment at the start that gets resolved in an ethical way.
Chapter 193, "Do You Really Think the Audience is Blind?", is the clearest early answer because it turns Upon's situation into a concrete plot event. The chapter gives readers a real answer by opening on Jiang Shixu's eyes lit up when he heard there was a gift.
Chapter 132, "Looking at me with that kind of eyes, are you afraid I'll eat you?", is the clearest early answer because it turns Zhao's situation into a concrete plot event. A useful checkpoint is the way the scene starts with The new girl in the live-streaming room went crazy.
Chapter 131, "This Lady is Here to Travel", is the clearest early answer because it pushes Sour Ribs into a new phase or setting. The chapter turns that into something concrete by moving from Just around mealtime, Director Sun came over pushing his small food...
Chapter 87, "Temporary Replacement", is the clearest early answer because it turns Temporary Replacement Luckily's situation into a concrete plot event. A useful checkpoint is the way the scene starts with Luckily, at that time, Jiang Li had already taken her pot of stinky...
Chapter 108, "Without accumulating virtue through words, calamities of bloodshed will only increase, not decrease.", is the clearest early answer because it turns Jiang Li's situation into a concrete plot event.
Chapter 362, "Just Donated Over Ten Million", is the clearest early answer because it turns Wen Jiaojiao's situation into a concrete plot event. Early on, Do you know what you're saying?" Jin Siyue was successfully amused to....
Chapter 77, "Why are you sabotaging me again?", is the clearest early answer because it turns Wen Jiaojiao's situation into a concrete plot event. It opens with Wen Jiaojiao's reminder calmed Shu Yan down. and closes on But who knew that the next second, the lottery box would be handed....
Chapter 133, "Teacher Du, Please Reconsider the Termination of the Contract", is the clearest early answer because it turns Teacher Du's situation into a concrete plot event. It opens with Watching Jiang Li and the others finish their meal and tidy up the...
Chapter 250, "This Jiang Li is Definitely Doing it On Purpose!!!", is the clearest early answer because it turns Shang Shaojing's situation into a concrete plot event.
Chapter 231, "vLet Me Check Out the Strength of 5000", is the clearest early answer because it turns Huo Ziyang's situation into a concrete plot event. The chapter turns that into something concrete by moving from Huo Xuan felt a burst of secret delight in her heart.