Buying My Future Snacks

The sun was setting, and I didn't really want to get up yet. The bed was nice and soft, the blankets were warm and cozy, and I just didn't want to. But I suppose the sooner I get up, the sooner what I want to do gets done.

Reluctantly, I slid out of bed and put my clothes on. I glanced at Zenobia, who was cultivating across the room on the floor. I missed Elaria.

I'm going out today, maybe I should leave her here, it's not like she's helpful. Yes, she should stay since she doesn't do anything useful.

I left the room through the door, headed down the stairs, and out of the nice hotel I was staying at. I think I need to go to the place I bought the crystals yesterday. But first, I want some coffee.

I stopped at a little cafe on the street and ordered a cup—no milk, no cream, no sugar, just coffee. I snorted when I remembered how my sister made hers, milk, cream, and syrup with a little coffee.

They didn't have any sort of to-go cups. I thought it would be a nice addition to their establishment, so I explained the concept to the lady running the counter. After a minute, her eyes lit up with dollar signs, as expected of the owner's wife. I didn't even have to pay for my drink.

I sat at the table and watched the people as they hurried along. Kids played in the streets, some with sticks for swords, others playing some sort of ball game. It made me feel pretty normal, not at all like some ancient, multiverse-traveling, world-eating, soon-to-be-all-powerful being.

After finishing, it was now time to buy my future snacks. I set my cup on the counter for return and headed towards the main building for the market. I pushed open the doors and headed towards the left wing where my divine sense told me the slaves were. They were separated by gender, and it appears as though they would never see each other.

All the staff in the slave area were females, and of course, vampires. I supposed this was because some of the slaves would be naked when not on display, such as when bathing or changing. Vampires liked it as much as humans not to have certain eyes looking at what they owned without their permission, even if it was before they owned it.

I pushed open the doors to that section and was immediately greeted by a lady wearing the market's uniform, "Welcome, Sir, may I help you find anything?"

There are 4 main types of slaves: Labor, who are usually males due to their strength; General purpose, usually females with decent looks and decent blood who are mostly used when traveling if on a budget due to them performing all tasks without bringing more along; Sex, well this one is pretty obvious and is the most dangerous due to how vampires usually play rough; And finally blood, usually females who are sometimes referred to as blood girls, this is the safest type to be due to their owner usually buying the most expensive one they can afford, hence they are well taken care of.

"Show me the best you have, don't worry about money." I held out a bag containing about 1500 platinum coins for proof while glancing around.

She looked delighted; I supposed her commission would be quite good. "Please follow me, Sir."

Contrary to what one might think, the place and slaves were extremely clean and tidy, the air was fresh, and the atmosphere was quiet and relaxed.

I followed her past several hundred slaves for sale, straight to a room in the back that had 2 guards stationed in front of it. Seeing who it was, they didn't try to stop us.

The lady gave 2 quick knocks on the door before opening it. Since I could see inside, I saw the knocks were a signal for the slaves inside to stand from their chairs while another vampire zipped by and picked up the chairs, making the room presentable.

She didn't say anything about the ones closest to the door, we walked right past only stopping in front of a beautiful girl who had a price and information about her stuck to her chest instead of a name tag. Across from her was another, but with a much, much lower price. Both were wearing clothes that accentuated their curves while not revealing too much skin.

"Sir, these two are the best we offer. We currently do not have a top tier general. What type are you looking for?"

"Tell me about both of them."

"They are both mothered by an ex-blood girl of the royal palace after her time was up, same mother, different fathers. On the right, we have one with perfect quality blood. On the left, while her blood is no good, her looks are, hence why she is in the sex slave section rather than with the bloods or generals.

They have both been with us since just after they were born; we pride ourselves on excellent training without the use of compulsion; they will do anything ordered of them. Neither have ever been bitten, both are intact, they are 19 years 3 months old, and their beauty, there is no need to mention it as you can see yourself."

I looked at the physique of them both through my divine sense; the one with perfect blood was, as I theorized yesterday, one of the extreme cold physiques. I can't remember which one though.

The other had a yin-yang fusion physique, one of the excellent fusion physiques for duel cultivation, if one or both partners have a fusion physique the cultivation speed is increased ever so slightly. But, it's no wonder her blood was rated as low quality since so much of the element opposes what most people taste to be good.

Tsk, I really need to get that book on improving physiques, Zari needs it, and these 2 could both be improved a little also. It's just sad to use one of my choices that I've been saving up.

'Kitty, use one of my choices to get the manual on improving physiques.'

[I have delivered it to your inventory, thank you for your purchase :)]

If their training is really as good as she claims, I should just replace Zenobia. Elaria can decide what to do with her when we meet again.

Their prices would be absurdly unthinkable for most people, "I see the total for both would be 1,050 platinum."

"Yes Sir, is that what you would like to buy?"

Hmm, the blood girl was priced at 1,000 while the other was only 50, "How about 1,010 for both?"

Her response was immediate, she'd probably already decided the lowest price she would do.

"1,025."

"1,020."

"1,030."

I had to laugh; she reminded me of somebody I knew on earth. "Alright, I like you. I'll give you the 1,030 and a 5 platinum tip."

She smiled and bowed, "I aim to please my customers, Sir."

I counted out the 1,035 with my vampiric speed and handed it over.

She turned to the two, "You belong to this gentleman now."

They both bowed, "We are at your service, Master."

If I'm going to replace Zenobia, I should just turn the one whose blood isn't good. But then I have to feed her.

"It's been a while, how many do I need to feed a new adult with a nearly pure bloodline? I have a relative turning 18 soon and leaving home, so I thought I'd buy some gifts."

She pulled a chart out of her pocket, "95-100% purity usually need a minimum of 3-5 a day, with a minimum rotation of every other day to help prevent death and illness, so 6-10 minimum. 9-15 is recommended though."

I pointed to the girl with the high-quality blood, "You don't have more like that one, do you?"

"No Sir. We sell them too rarely to keep more than one at a time. I apologize. If you need them soon, might I suggest checking with our branches in other large cities, I can provide a list if you would like."

"I'll take the list, thank you." I don't plan to buy any yet though, I already have one to bring to the immortal realm on her 20th birthday which is pretty soon for her. I can just have the one I turn get food from the store for now.

I received the list of locations and left the market with the 2 girls following behind me, they'd each been given a complimentary uniform before leaving which they carried.

Finding an alley out of sight, I teleported the 3 of us near the cave that I'd left the wolf girl. They were quite confused at what happened but seemed to care nothing about it. We walked towards the entrance, and I decided to get some information from them.

"What are your names?"

The blood girl spoke first, "Scarlett, Master."

"I'm called Isabelle, Master."

I walked through the entrance to the cave and ended up alone; I remembered no one else could see it. It would look like a cliff wall to those two. I was about to fetch them when they walked through, apparently they'd just followed, walking right into a wall. Jeez, what dedication, I now wonder just how far it goes. I think I will need to amend the usual contract I give out.

"Ok then," I turned back to the inside and was about to call out when the kid came running from around the corner, skidding to a halt with a smile on her face as she looked up at me.

I bent down and patted her head, "I'm going to borrow this place for a bit; please stay out of the main room till I'm done."

She nodded in understanding. The cave had a passageway between the entrance and the living quarters; I wanted to use the living quarters for a bit.

I led the two further in while the kid stayed behind, watching us go with a hint of sadness.

I cast a barrier that would block all sight and sound from the passageway so she couldn't see anything.

"Stay."

I began teleporting around to the market locations in other cities looking for anything too good to pass up, although I wasn't planning to buy another person to take care of.

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A few hours later, I teleported back into the cave with another blood girl named Enya; she was 16 so I had plenty of time to gather the crystals for her 20th birthday and had been too good to pass up on.

All three stood in a line; I placed three empty glasses on the table in front of them.

I walked over in front of the first one and unbuttoned her tight-fitting top down to her belly button so I could expose the area where her heart was located easily. I did the same to the other two before drawing an outline a little away from their heart with a marker.

I pulled out three daggers, very low grade artifacts, but sharp enough to go through bone like butter and handed one to each of them.

I sat down and pulled out a book, then motioned to the glasses on the table in front of me, "Cut out and squeeze your heart into a glass as if it were fruit. Follow the outline, start from the right side and work your way around the bottom."

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