Gagnor did not answer. Instead, he asked, "How much do you pay for slaves?"
"At least ten times the value of their contracts." The slave trader pointed at the blank Holy Name Contract in Gagnor's hand. "Of course, I don't buy just any slave. They need to have some ability, like this one."
As he spoke, he pointed at one of the slaves beside him.
The slave's figure blurred, and he instantly appeared several meters away.
"Blessing Ability: 'Blink.' How is it? Pretty impressive, right?" the slave trader said with some pride.
Gagnor was secretly shocked. He could not understand why someone with the ability to blink had been captured and sold into slavery.
The slave trader seemed to have guessed his question and took the initiative to explain. "This guy sold himself voluntarily—he owed a huge sum of money. Of course, his contract is a little different from those of ordinary slaves."
Gagnor nodded in understanding.
After leaving the slave trader, he headed toward the vicinity of the dungeon entrance and began pondering how he should get inside.
The rocks that had originally sealed the dungeon entrance had long since been completely removed. Two guards stood on either side to prevent unauthorized people from entering.
Aside from the guards, it seemed that only mages and artisans were allowed inside.
After all, since the flaw in the Repulsion Magic Array had been discovered, the best way to deal with it was naturally to build a defensible "underground city gate" at the location of the flaw.
In fact, Gagnor had heard that large towns and fortresses would specifically locate such flaws when constructing magical facilities, then build city gates there and defend them rigorously.
It was simply that Presto Fortress was not built to such high standards, and the inspection of