Swallowed Star: Primordial Artifact

Chapter 10: Cruel Slave Market

Qiulong Star, in a luxurious villa.

Jiang Ye sat steadily in the center of the training room, his posture as straight as a pine tree, motionless. At this moment, he closed his eyes tightly, but his mind had already been immersed in another world - the virtual universe.

Jiang Ye tightly grasped the "Feng Ji" secret book in his hand, his eyes full of concentration and eagerness, as if he wanted to engrave every word and sentence in the book deep in his mind.

Time passed quietly, and Jiang Ye's expression began to become more colorful.

Sometimes, he would show a look of surprise and nod slightly to show his agreement; sometimes, he would frown and fall into deep thought, as if trying to figure out the mystery; and sometimes, he would murmur to himself in a low voice: "It turns out that this field can be used in this way..." His words were full of ecstasy.

Generally speaking, the cheats sold in those stores often do not provide real physical objects, and they are only available when the buyer is willing to spend a huge amount of money to purchase all the copyrights.

The same is true for the "Feng Ji" secret book that Jiang Ye purchased. It exists in the virtual universe, and only Jiang Ye himself can read it.

As for other people, they can't see it at all. After all, like on Earth, after humans buy the secret book, they are forbidden to spread it secretly, otherwise they will be hunted down by all forces, but that can only be used in a place as small as a planet, and it is impossible to use this method in the universe.

After all, the universe is so big, who can manage it all? Therefore, both parties involved in the sale of secret books will trade in the virtual universe, and let the virtual universe act as an intermediary to display the secret books only to the buyer.

Of course, the fees charged by the virtual universe as an intermediary are naturally high, but people cannot give up this unique service. After all, this form of cheat transmission is too convenient, safe and reliable.

"Hmm?" Jiang Ye frowned, looking at the secret book in his hand, which had already turned to the last page, with a look of regret on his face.

"Oh, I can't believe it. This secret book only explains the characteristics of each level of the Wind Realm and adds some simple application methods, but it is sold at such a high price!" He couldn't help but sigh.

You know, the skill of domain is not something that anyone can comprehend.

Normally, this level can only be reached when one's cultivation reaches the domain master level.

Of course, if they are gifted and brilliant geniuses, they may be able to comprehend it in advance at the cosmic level, stellar level or even planetary level, but such people are rare after all.

For Jiang Ye, who is still at the star level, buying the secret manual for the domain master level is undoubtedly a huge sum of money. This is mainly because it is inconvenient for him to sell the truly valuable things on him.

It seems that we must find a way to sell a few more C9-class spacecraft next.

However, I definitely can’t go back to the Qibao store I visited last time.

After all, once or twice is fine, but if he sells the same C9-class spacecraft every time, I'm afraid any sane person will be very curious about him.

After all, with his status as a mere stellar-level powerhouse, how could he possibly own so many advanced spaceships?

Should we go to the Galaxy Bank? Jiang Ye pondered in his heart, but he quickly rejected this idea.

"It won't work. With my current status and rank, I'm only a customer at the lowest level. I can't even get a one-star customer! If I do this, I will definitely be arranged to connect with a real customer service representative, which will lead to the risk of information leakage!"

It must be said that after the previous robbery outside the city, Jiang Ye became more and more cautious. Just as Jiang Ye was thinking hard, he suddenly had a flash of inspiration, as if he had found a way to solve the problem.

His figure flashed, and then he exited the virtual universe and quickly left the villa he had just rented.

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The slave market, this vast land, actually covers an area of an astonishing 300 square kilometers!

If a city of this scale were placed on Earth, it would undoubtedly become a daunting, gigantic monster-like city.

However, even though it is so grand and magnificent, when compared with the majestic Qiulong City, it pales in comparison, as if it is just a drop in the ocean.

When you step into the slave market, you will see crowds of people jostling each other, and the noise and hawking sounds resounding through the sky. It is such a lively scene!

People from all over gathered here, some came to buy and sell slaves, and some came just to join in the fun.

Although the slaves were not bound by ropes, they had tags on their bodies that stated their skills and prices.

Some of these slaves were as strong as the universe level, while others were weak and only apprentice-level beautiful fox girls. Buyers carefully selected them in front of the stalls, and the sound of bargaining was endless.

In this place, there are also some high platforms specifically used to display slaves.

These platforms were filled with slaves of all kinds. They were imprisoned in black cages, with despair and helplessness on their faces.

Every slave-trading mall spares no effort to display its "goods", using all kinds of novel and even cruel methods to attract customers' attention. It looks like returning to the earth in the Middle Ages, in sharp contrast to the sci-fi building next to it!

Jiang Ye looked at everything in front of him with a heavy heart, filled with emotion.

Slave - this word is very distant to the people living on the Blue Star. Although some people now call themselves "slaves of capitalists", at least their lives are still in their own hands.

However, in this cruel universe, once a slave chip is implanted, it means losing free will, and life and death are completely controlled by others!
If one wants to end such a tragic fate, even suicide would probably be an unattainable luxury... Thinking of this, Jiang Ye couldn't help but sigh, "The strong prey on the weak, the strong prey on the weak!"

Although this vast universe full of endless mysteries and dangers made Jiang Ye feel cold in his heart, it also aroused his deep desire and persistent pursuit of power.

In this world where the strong prey on the weak and only the fittest survive, only by becoming stronger can you control your own destiny and protect the people you cherish.

Jiang Ye walked steadily through the bustling slave market, carefully examining every slave on display for sale.

They were either haggard or had scars on their bodies, their eyes revealing despair and helplessness. However, Jiang Ye was not shaken by this, thinking in his heart that he had spent some money in the past few days and now had more than 900 million Black Dragon Coins in his bank card.

(End of this chapter)