Douluo Continent: Reincarnated as the Rock King Emperor, Wandering the Mortal World

Chapter 48: For the Rock King Emperor!

Wearing a mask here is, for the nobles, equivalent to removing the mask from their faces.

Along the way, one could see masked nobles making unwanted advances toward their female companions from time to time.

These female companions were almost all staff members of the auction house. They seemed to be coy and smiling, but their eyes were filled with confusion and despair.

In this situation, the body is still alive, but the heart is already dead.

Even if they were "redeemed" by these nobles, they would still become playthings.

There will always come a day when someone grows old and loses their beauty, and there will always come a day when they are no longer attractive. When that day comes, their fate may be far more tragic than when they were at an auction.

Paimon looked around, somewhat bewildered, finding the whole scene rather strange.

These people all seem quite happy, but something just feels off.

Zhong Li paused every now and then, sighed, and stopped paying attention.

These women were almost all children from poor families, sold to the auction house for reasons of family or other reasons.

Although the auction house treated them as commodities, it truly had the grace of raising them. This grace, though somewhat distorted, was what kept them alive.

As the God of Contracts, Zhongli had a fleeting moment when he wanted to break the "contract" here, but ultimately gave up.

If mindsets don't change, you can save people temporarily, but not forever.

These women are beyond saving; they have no other skills besides serving men and the strong.

If we rescue them and then leave them unattended, they'll be back here in a few days.

Seeing Zhong Li sigh, Xue Qinghe suddenly recalled the scene of Jialing Pass.

"Though I have no intention of vying for power, I am aware of the suffering of the common people..."

"Could it be... that Zhong Li became the Rock King Emperor because of these commoners?"

Qian Renxue frowned, thinking to herself.

It's understandable that she thinks that way.

Leaving aside the two great empires, even the Spirit Hall has never cared about commoners who have the potential to become Soul Masters!

If one lacks the potential to become a Soul Master, the Spirit Hall's attitude towards commoners is only slightly better than that of the two great empires.

At least, they gave ordinary people some hope.

Qian Renxue asked herself, had she ever treated ordinary people other than Soul Masters as human beings?

She values ​​genius and talent.

Without these, they wouldn't even catch her eye.

Although she was kind, she didn't really care about ordinary people who lacked soul power.

"For the sake of the Rock King!"

"Should I make some changes?"

Qian Renxue glanced around the auction house; she had only been here a handful of times.

Seeing these scenes, I felt a pang of unease.

Auction houses are a major source of wealth for the Heaven Dou Royal Family. You should know that a single employee here earns at least 100,000 gold soul coins!

What kind of projects can be this profitable?

The Heaven Dou Empire's annual military expenditure, official expenses, and royal family expenses all require money...

Auction houses cover most of these expenses!

If these projects are cancelled, the Empire's revenue will be affected to some extent.

Qian Renxue had a headache. These historical problems could only be addressed after she came to power.

At this point, no matter how much she argues, Xueye is unlikely to change her mind.

The Rock King can appear, but not like in the dream; he would destroy everything!

"We must have a serious talk with our advisor about this issue in a while; it's a matter of people's livelihood!"

Thinking of this, Qian Renxue glanced sideways at Zhong Li's profile. Even though he was wearing a mask, he was still incredibly charming!

Led by the hostess, after a long and winding journey, Paimeng, Zhongli, and Xue Qinghe arrived at a private room.

Upon arriving at the private room, Xue Qinghe waved to signal the hostess to leave.

Although the hostess was reluctant to leave, as this was an opportunity she had fought hard for, she had no choice but to go. His Highness the Crown Prince told her to leave, so she had to go.

"Qinghe, is there any significance to this black area?"

Paimon turned his head and spoke to "Xue Qinghe".

She noticed it when she arrived.

This area seems to be divided into four zones.

There is only one private room in the red area, and it is unknown who it is prepared for.

There are slightly more private rooms in the black area, about five or six in total.

The private room they entered was room number one in the black area.

The purple area also has private rooms, but there are significantly more of them than in the black area.

As for the yellow and white areas, they are distinguished by the seats; there are no private rooms.

After hearing this, Xue Qinghe explained to Paimon that different regions represent different identities and different assets.

Of course, if you only have money but not power, the purple private room is already the limit if you have a noble title.

Even if you arrange a private room for them, they wouldn't dare to go in; that's class distinction.

As the crown prince, her private room was naturally the black room number one.

If Xueye dies, then she can go to that one and only red private room.

In the world of Soul Masters, strength and status are generally distinguished by the color of Soul Rings.

Even the divine examination is judged in the same way.

White is the lowest, and gold is the highest.

White, yellow, purple, black, red, gold.

"So that's how it is!"

Paimon nodded thoughtfully.

Suddenly, her gaze was drawn to the fruit platter on the table. She, who had always wanted to say something, instantly forgot everything when she saw the fruit and snacks.

"Qinghe, are all of these edible?"

"Can."

"Even if Paimon is packed up and taken away, there's no problem."

Paimon's eyes lit up upon hearing this!

Zhongli's eyes twitched. No need to think about it, these fruit platters and such would appear at Zhongli's residence that night!

He dares to guarantee with his own name that this will definitely happen.

Paimon is not big, but he eats a lot.

According to the "law of conservation of energy", this is very abnormal!

Only Zhongli had good eyesight and noticed that Paimon had grown up a bit!

When I first met him, Paimon was only about ten centimeters tall, less than twenty centimeters.

Now, however, it's a size bigger.

It seems that all that Mora she ate from the Traveler wasn't for nothing.

Without Paimon, she must be very bored, right?

Oh dear, what a sin! Who knew Paimon would time travel with him?

"Guest, what do you think of this auction house?"

Paimon continued eating, and Xue Qinghe, having had some time, tentatively asked.

She was eager to know Zhong Li's attitude; as for the rest, it didn't matter.

"Things that are openly prohibited by the Heaven Dou Empire have appeared here."

"Of course, the auction house's adoption of orphans, though driven by distorted motives, is still a good thing in itself."

(End of this chapter)