Wizards: Starting with Synthetic Gems

Chapter 60 Ethical Review Mechanism
The dark elf waiter, Benny, immediately smiled and said, "Then, esteemed guest, I recommend you purchase our minotaur slaves."

“The minotaur slaves are hardworking and tolerant, eat little and do a lot. Their intelligence is just enough to understand your complex instructions, but not enough to contemplate life, reflect on the past, or find ways to be lazy.”

"Moreover, due to the recent collapse of the Minks Orc Empire, a large number of orc and orc subspecies slaves have entered the slave market, causing the price of minotaur slaves to drop significantly. This is the perfect time for an excellent breeder like you to acquire them."

Benny, the dark elf waiter, pointed out to Locke, "Currently, the price of a minotaur slave is only twice that of a human male slave, but a minotaur can do three to four times the work of a human male slave in a day."

"Moreover, minotaur slaves only need to eat grass, so the food is extremely cheap."

"A male minotaur now only costs 5 magic stones, whereas it used to cost 10 magic stones."

"The slaves in our shop are indeed more expensive than those in other shops."

"But all the slaves in this shop have undergone mind modification through the magic of the enchanting school, and they will never be able to rebel and attack their masters. This is something that other shops cannot compare to, which sell a bunch of cheap slaves that can be bought for one magic stone."

The dark elf waiter, Benny, said, "Moreover, these slaves have all undergone thorough physical examinations to ensure they are free of hidden diseases and possess certain professional skills. For example, if you were to purchase a minotaur slave now, I would prioritize selling you those minotaurs who have mastered agricultural skills."

Locke asked, "Human slaves seem to be cheaper."

Most importantly, when it comes to farming, I seem to trust humans more.

The dark elf waiter, Benny, immediately said, "But esteemed guest, Lilith's Cottage is a wizarding organization under the White Wizard Association."

“There are strict ethical review mechanisms here. Using a large number of human slaves could violate certain ethical review regulations… Many of my guests have gotten into trouble because of this, so I generally advise against using a large number of human slaves.”

"Especially, industries that are quite important to you."

Locke asked, "What problem could there be?"

The dark elf waiter, Benny, said in a low voice, "Honorable guest, within the territory of the White Wizard Association, the human slaves that can be used are generally death row inmates, serious criminals, and soldiers from defeated nations."

"If you use a large number of human slaves, and even one of them has a questionable identity, they may be targeted by your enemies and cause you trouble."

"The ethical review mechanism established by the White Wizard Association explicitly prohibits turning wizard apprentices into slaves. That is the bottom line among white wizards and an error that must never be made."

Locke said, “I understand. Then I’ll buy minotaur slaves. I need six minotaurs. Here are thirty magic stones.”

"Give me six minotaurs with professional agricultural skills."

Six minotaurs should be more than enough to take care of a five-acre botanical garden.

The dark elf waiter, Benny, immediately smiled and said, "Okay, come this way, let's sign the contract. That way, if you have any problems in the future, you can come and find us."

"There's a reason why it's expensive. The slaves in our shop will absolutely not have any problems."

Locke entered the shop and saw that the slave trading post had many more iron cages, each holding a slave.

There were some slaves inside the shop, who appeared to be of a higher social standing than those displayed outside.

After Locke and Benny signed the contract, Benny took Locke to an iron cage where a group of minotaur slaves were imprisoned.

It was a large iron cage.

Benny used the key to open the iron cage and selected six from among the minotaurs.

Benny pointed to six strong, muscular minotaurs and said, "Guest, you can also inspect the goods."

"Once you've confirmed there are no problems, you can take them away." "These minotaurs' brains have been enchanted by a specific school of enchanting magic, so once you activate a specific ritual, the master in their minds will automatically become you. Just crush this runestone and let them see you first."

"The Orc Empire is a semi-nomadic, semi-agricultural empire. These six minotaurs are all lower-ranking minotaur nobles skilled in farming, and they possess some other skills."

Locke glanced at one of his grey dwarf servants and ordered him to speak briefly with the six minotaur slaves. After confirming that they were not mentally challenged and did indeed know some farming techniques, and was pleasantly surprised to find that the minotaurs could read, he told Benny that he had confirmed it.

Indeed, if someone can read, it will be much easier to cultivate their literacy skills.

At the same time, Locke sighed, realizing that the wizarding world was indeed more cruel than the mortal world, where an entire empire could be sold into slavery.

Clearly, it was that orc empire that offended a certain wizarding organization.

This is something that wouldn't happen on the continent of Corfu.

However, these six minor Minotaur nobles have actually depreciated in value in the Wizarding World due to inflation. A high-quality Minotaur noble only costs 5 magic stones.

Moreover, they are already well-trained and have developed a master-servant mentality; they only need one runestone to activate the price of a qualified slave.

If you were to buy it directly, you could probably get a minotaur noble slave for just one magic stone.

Locke crushed the rune stone directly inside the shop, and immediately the eyelids of the six minotaurs gradually became heavy, as if they were dozing off, and slowly closed.

The dark elf waiter, Benny, silently stepped aside.

Three seconds later, the six minotaur slaves opened their eyes. The first thing they saw was Locke, and in a very short time, their eyes went from numb to enthusiastic and excited.

The six minotaur slaves looked at Locke with reverence and loyalty. "Great wizard master."

Locke glanced at it and confirmed that there was no problem.

This is a classic enchantment skill from the Enchantment school called "Lesser Slave Mind Brand," which is only around 0.3 rings and not very powerful.

Therefore, it is difficult for it to be effective for third-class wizard apprentices.

Moreover, this kind of magic trick can be easily broken by some strong external force, such as when someone is about to die, because the intense pain and fear of death can cause a mortal to break the spell.

Alternatively, the person under the spell might be able to partially break the spell when faced with a strong emotional fluctuation.

However, regardless of the circumstances, this level of magic model is indeed sufficient for the use of minotaur mortal slaves.

He only needed them to work for him, not for the six minotaurs to fight for him, so this level of magic was enough to control them.

Moreover, as time goes on, even if they gradually realize something, they probably won't choose to resist.

Anyway, it doesn't matter where you work, it's still work.

The dark elf waiter, Benny, seized the opportunity to actively market to Locke, saying, "Honorable guest, is there anything else I can do for you?"

"Do you also need a charming and alluring female slave, or perhaps..."

Locke interrupted him, saying, "I've heard that your shop has rare cat queen slaves with ancient bloodlines?"

(End of this chapter)