Planet Stage Level Nine Mind Power Master

With Luo Ni and Sha Ke in tow, the three of them boarded Lin Zhen's small spaceship and headed to the slave market.

Emerald Star has a population of 300 billion, including thousands of slave markets. Every day, people from other races are transported to Emerald Star from all over the Milky Way Galaxy.

Lin Zhen is currently in the most prosperous area of Emerald Star, near the Imperial City, where there is the largest slave market, the Qunxing Market.

This place not only has a wide variety of slaves, but also frequently offers skilled slaves for sale, making it a favorite destination for high-ranking officials and nobles.

Arriving at the gates of the slave market, Lin Zhen felt as if he were attending a massive gathering. Everywhere he looked, there were seas of people—a true sea of people, incomparable to any human mass on Earth.

To attract customers, slave traders used all sorts of tricks.

Since the slave market was off-limits to air traffic, they erected a tall platform to display the best slaves on a large screen, which was quite impressive to watch.

Lin Zhen had only taken a few steps into the slave market when he was drawn to the first platform.

The large screen on the platform was displaying information about the slaves.

On the battlefield, amidst the clash of swords and the thunder of horses, a General of the Stellar Realm level is fighting the enemy, commanding his soldiers to charge back and forth, dividing and encircling them. With skillful tactics, he ultimately achieves a victory against overwhelming odds, wiping out the enemy in one fell swoop.

"With sword in hand, who in the world is a hero?"

As the sun sets and the desert sands turn yellow, the General turns back, his heroic image frozen in time, his battle robe stained with blood.

The General was standing on the high platform, waiting to be chosen.

Luo Ni and Sha Ke looked at Lin Zhen with some concern for a while, worried that Lin Zhen might take pity on him and Xuan Ze the slave.

That General was certainly good on their planet, but he was of little use in interstellar space; his strength was also low in the Stellar Realm.

In their view, their earl was too young to be able to buy the Black Pearl, a pirate ship. He must be rich and willful, and easily fall into the trap of slave traders.

Unexpectedly, Lin Zhen only looked at it for a while before getting up and leaving, showing no intention of buying it at all.

"Master, I thought you were going to buy this slave on a whim," Luo Ni said.

"Why should I buy it? I'm not a savior. That General's personal abilities are too weak; he's of no use to me."

"Yes, yes, buying a beautiful woman is better than buying that person; at least she's somewhat useful."

Sha Ke added from the side, his eyes constantly looking around, but most of his gaze was fixed on the beautiful women.

Lin Zhen had read Sha Ke's information. This guy was from Pisces Constellation and was the villainous leader of their planet, the leader of the Demon Clan race. He kidnapped the most beautiful princess on that planet, which led to the warriors of that planet rushing to rescue her, but none of them could overthrow this cruel demon king.

Later, this guy got a little arrogant and actually challenged the god of their planet, who was actually the planet's lord. He was almost killed in the end, but after escaping, he was subdued by Xi Lan Ke and became a Interstellar Pirate on the Black Pearl.

Luo Ni, the effeminate man, is a great magician on a magical planet, proficient in necromancy. He is hated by both the gods and the people on that planet, eventually attracting the siege of all the planet's experts. With nowhere else to turn, he ventures into interstellar space, wandering for hundreds of years before becoming a pirate.

These two guys were accomplices of Xi Lan Ke, and they had done countless bad things. When the Black Pearl was captured by the Tianhe Empire's army, they became slaves.

After walking for a while, Luo Ni stopped and said, "Master, I saw a group of guys who are quite strong."

"Where?" Lin Zhen was looking for slaves on his own, but he really had no clue where to start. The slave traders were all asking for high prices, and it wasn't easy to find the best value slaves in such a large market.

"Over here."

Luo Ni led Lin Zhen and Sha Ke toward a high platform in the distance to the left.

There were about a thousand slaves on the high platform, each with a fierce look on their face. The one leading them was actually a Level Nine Peak planetary slave, stronger than Luo Ni and Sha Ke.

Lin Zhen's gaze fell on the Level Nine Peak and discovered that this person was also a Mind Power Master.

A level nine planetary-level Mind Power Master is an absolute master; on Earth, they would be able to sweep across the entire planet.

"Master, these people are pirates. The leader is called Stephen. His pirate crew even tried to steal our business. If it weren't for Xi Lan Ke's intervention, we wouldn't be a match for him. Later, Xi Lan Ke drove them away. They've been active in the Virgo Galaxy ever since, but we didn't expect them to be captured as well."

Ask about the price.

Lin Zhen led the two of them to the slave trader.

"Hey, how much for these slaves?" Luo Ni asked.

After becoming knights, Luo Ni and Sha Ke both had knightly symbols on their bodies, but they didn't have family crests yet. Lin Zhen hadn't been a nobleman for long enough to decide what kind of crest to get.

To become a knight, one's master must at least be Empire Earl. Slave traders dare not offend them. Although knights are also a type of slave, they are high-ranking slaves, far more powerful than ordinary citizens.

"Ah, esteemed knights, have you taken a fancy to these slaves? Our prices are fair and honest, and we treat everyone fairly. Slaves from the Comet Stage range from 100,000 to 500,000, slaves from the Satellite Stage range from 1 million to 5 million, and slaves from the Planet Stage range from 10 million to 100 million."

"What about this one? One hundred million, please." Luo Ni pointed at Stephen. If this one were to sell for one hundred million, it would be an absolute steal. A level nine planetary Mind Power Master, he'd be worth three hundred million.

"Oh, no, no, this one is special. He's Mind Power Master, worth five hundred million!" The slave trader held out a hand.

At this moment, Stephen looked up and his eyes lit up when he saw Luo Ni and Sha Ke: "Aren't you two bastards Xi Lan Ke's men? Wasn't the Black Pearl captured? How come you're still here looking all respectable?"

Luo Ni, who had been defeated by Stephen before, didn't want to lose face in front of him, so he puffed out his chest and said, "Stephen, stop calling us two bastards. We are noble knights now, not slaves like you who are of low status. If you dare to talk nonsense again, I have the right to slap you across the face for three days and three nights, so that you won't be able to sell for a high price."

Just as the slave traders were about to say something, Lin Zhen snorted from behind. When they saw Lin Zhen, they immediately realized that he was definitely a nobleman, and they dared not utter a sound.

If slaves dared to offend nobles, the slave traders would all be held responsible. If Luo Ni really beat Stephen up on the spot, they wouldn't dare to stop him.

Stephen's eyes blazed with fury upon hearing this, but he dared not make a move. As a slave, if he made any aggressive moves, his master would immediately execute him, and he did not want to die.

He gritted his teeth and said, "How did you become knights? How could your master let scum like you become knights? You and I are just pirates who have done all sorts of bad things."

"That's fate, Stephen. It's a pity you won't meet such a good master as us. Look, this is our master, the noble and great Earl Lin Zhen. He not only bought us, but also the Black Pearl."

As he spoke, he revealed Lin Zhen.

The pirates' gazes toward Lin Zhen immediately became intense.

This nobleman has some guts to buy a pirate ship.

Pirates would naturally be willing to follow a nobleman and become his slaves, but it's uncertain whether the nobleman would even consider them.

The pirates displayed their servile demeanor and formidable fighting prowess, hoping to catch Lin Zhen's eye.

The slave trader immediately became envious and approached him, saying, "Lord Earl Lin Zhen, what do you think of these slaves? They are all incredibly strong. Buying them to guard your territory would be no problem at all."

Unexpectedly, Lin Zhen shook his head. "Pirates should be devalued in the slave market. Buying them will definitely cause some trouble. I don't want to spend a lot of money and get into trouble."

Luo Ni added, "That's right, these guys are notorious. Wouldn't buying them be a disgrace to the owner's status? Besides, you're asking for such a high price."

"Then this leader's 300 million is a fair price."

"No, no, no, this is absolutely not a fair price. Stephen is only worth fifty million at most. How can he be worth more than me?"

"Fifty million is absolutely not enough. It took a lot of effort to capture this guy, and we haven't even recouped our costs yet. We need at least 150 million," the slave trader said with a mournful face.

"Everyone knows the slave trade is extremely profitable, and besides, our master can't possibly buy just one person. If you keep asking for such an exorbitant price, we're leaving."

Luo Ni secretly communicated with Lin Zhen in the Dimensional Universe while he kept haggling with the slave traders.

The method of simultaneously belittling Stephen and his group while negotiating the price is quite effective.

"Alright. One hundred million, that's the bare minimum, but the Earl must take all of these slaves back with him. The price is..."

Finally, both parties agreed that there would be a total of 1,000 comet-level creatures for a total price of 30 million, 100 satellite-level creatures for a total price of 150 million, plus Stephen and two other planetary level 6 creatures, for a total value of 160 million.

With a total value of 340 million, Lin Zhen bought over a thousand pirates.

This price is really cheap. Even without the discounts offered by Lin Zhen Noble, it's only a little over 300 million.

Lin Zhen borrowed 10 billion and spent 9 billion to buy a spaceship. With the 1 billion reward from the Empire, he currently has a little over 1.7 billion left.

Seeing the expectant looks in Stephen's and the other two Planet Stage's eyes, Lin Zhen smiled and said, "Since you're all my people now, I won't favor one over the other. All three of you will become members of my Knights Order."

Chris granted them access and promoted the three to knights.

Lin Zhen then said to the other pirates, "You should also work hard. I will not treat slaves harshly. As long as you enter the Planet Stage, you can become a knight."

"Thank you, Master!"

The pirates were filled with enthusiasm at the thought of being able to pilot the Black Pearl and the hope of becoming knights.

Lin Zhen led more than a thousand people through the slave market, attracting the attention of many.

Some people thought that the nobleman was really tasteless, bringing along slaves who were obviously not good people. How could he invite anyone to his territory as a guest? It was practically a bandit's den.

Some people thought that the upper class would definitely ostracize this nobleman.

Lin Zhen also realized this problem. Sailing a pirate ship with a group of real pirates, it would be difficult not to be misunderstood when he went out. He needed some slaves that he could present to others.