Chapter 83 Slave market.

The next morning after breakfast they all went to the slave market to find the servants for the mansion and while they were at it they also bought equipment for Yin and Lan.

Both girls were excited that they got brand-new sets of equipment that were even better than the ones they had previously.

Along with that they also received new clothes and their own interspatial devices to store everything.

Wu Yin and Wei Lan thought that they were dreaming when Paul paid for everything and then just gave it to them without wanting anything in return.

At first, they thought that he might want their bodies in return but they quickly dismissed these thoughts.

The main reason for It was that if he wanted their bodies then he didn't have to do anything more than give them an order and they would serve him whether they liked it or not.

Not to mention that last night Anna assured them again that Paul would not take advantage of them.

She even explained everything about her physique and that was the best proof for them since every man they had ever met would not wait for her to decide and simply took her for themselves.

At least every mand except Paul.

After the shopping was done, they went to the slave market.

The sight of the slaves in cages was not a pleasant one but they could do nothing about it other than buy the slaves they needed and make their lives a bit easier.

There were many races but the vast majority of the slaves were still humans.

Aside from them however there were beast-men, half-bloods, goblins, orcs, merfolk, and even some dwarfs but the only race that was not there were elves as they were very rarely sold as slaves and even if they were then it was a slave auction, not the market.

Anna was fascinated by other races since she had never seen most of them.

Compared to the capital of the empire this market was very small and even the variety of slaves was not that great but there were enough slaves here to choose a few that could be useful.

They wandered around for a bit to see if some people would fit the criteria they had and they were not disappointed to find many slaves that could work in the mansion.

-Paul are these bunny girls?

Anna asked looking at a cage with three slaves in it.

-Yes they are and the next cage has come cat girls.

He said.

-Would you like for the servants to be from other races?

He asked after a moment of silence.

-I don't have any particular preference, as long as they can do their work I won't complain.

Anna answered.

She knew that she was a slave herself but she was in a different position than the ones they wanted to buy.

-Trader, what can these three Rabbit kin do?

Paul asked the trader.

-Young master, the older one is a pure-blood but the younger ones are half-blood, they are also a family and they used to work at an inn until one of the customers wanted to have some fun with one of the daughters and while defending her child her mother killed the customer.

The mother was a cook while the two daughters worked as maids.

Normally the mother would be executed for killing a human in the city but since it was self-defense and the three of them wanted to take the punishment together, they were sentenced to slavery for the remainder of their lives.

The man told him the whole story.

Paul was interested since buying them would solve a lot of his problems but if they were sentenced to slavery for life then he would be unable to grant them their freedom which meant that he would have to either keep them or sell them the moment he wanted to leave the city.

-Then what about these two cat folk next to them?

Paul asked out of curiosity.

These two were bodyguards and maids to a young miss who likes cats but when the young miss got married, she had to get rid of them at her husband's request.

The trader said.

Paul thought about it for a moment.

On the one hand, he would have to leave this city sooner or later and the cat girls could at least fight and take care of themselves but he was not too sure about the rabbit girls since they were a cook and maids and what was worse he could not just free them so he would have to either sell them or take them with him.

Just as he was about to give up on the bunny girls, Fei Fei came to him and said something to his ear which visibly surprised him.

-How much for all five of them?

Paul asked a moment later. 

The trader was surprised at first but quickly came to his senses.

-If you want them all then I will give you a deal and sell them for five gold coins.

The man said.

-I'm willing to pay two gold and fifty silver for all of them.

Paul said.

This was the unwritten rule of the market.

If you wanted a fair price then you had to haggle for a bit.

-That's too low for the five of them, and all of them are in good condition and they are easy on the eyes.

The trader said.

-Then how about three gold coins for all of them?

Paul asked, knowing full well that the man would not agree as the five of them were worth at least four gold coins.

-More like four, fifty.

The man said.

-I'm feeling generous so I will offer four gold coins, paid on the spot.

Paul said offering his hand to the trader.

-You have yourself a deal, young master.

The man said with a happy smile and shook Paul's hand making the deal official.

The trader was happy to get rid of the beast kin slaves since no one wanted to buy them for a few weeks now and he was wondering if he would get his money back.

Unexpectedly, he sold them and earned some money on the deal.

Paul paid the man and he opened the cages and let the slaves out, they were not branded yet so they were all chained up for the time being.

-This way young master.

The man said leading them to the closed wagon next to his stall.

They all knew what was supposed to happen next and the two rabbit girls started to shed tears.

During their time here they witnessed many brandings and heard many screams and now it was their turn to experience it.

The cat girls didn't cry or anything but they were not thrilled to go through another branding.

However, they had no choice as they had just been bought and needed the brand of their new owner to seal the contract.

-Young master please take out your brand.

The slave owner said when they were all inside.

-I don't use branding on my slaves.

Paul said.

-Then how are you able to seal the contract?

The trader asked.

-I use magic marks which work exactly the same way as brands but they are painless and don't leave a scar afterwards.

Paul explained.

Hearing his words everyone present was surprised.

-Now ladies…

Paul turned to his new slaves.

-This process is painless unless you try to resist the mark so I advise you all to just accept it.

He said conjuring five marks with his mana.

-Do you accept the fate of becoming my slaves?

He asked.

-We do.

All five of them accepted.

The marks entered their bodies and started manifesting in different spots on their bodies.

A moment later all of them knelt and bowed to him.

-These slaves greet master.

They all said like it was rehearsed but in fact, it was just magic finishing the ritual.

-You may all rise.

Paul said.

-You can unchain them.

He turned to the stunned slave trader.