Buy Slaves!

With those matters settled, the trip to Qiulong Star finally moved on to its true purpose:

Buying slaves!

Under Babata's guidance, Vinina headed straight for the largest slave market in Qiulong City!

This slave market was enormous, spanning over 300 kilometers in diameter—larger than most major base cities on Earth. It was filled with clamor. As soon as she approached, she could hear voices like street vendors hawking their wares. Looking over, she saw dealers enthusiastically making their pitches.

Except the goods they were selling were slaves.

"Ma'am, would you like a couple of Iron Luo people?"

"They may be too dumb to cultivate, but they're physically strong. Every one of them can rival an Apprentice Ninth Stage Martial Artist, and they're cheap too—just 18 Black Dragon Coins each. Buy more and you'll even get a discount!"

The group of slave traders closest to Vinina eagerly introduced their merchandise.

Vinina could only shrug.

Apprentice Ninth Stage? Wasn't that equivalent to a High-level War God on Earth? Eighteen Black Dragon Coins each.

So the parking fee alone could buy dozens of High-level War Gods?

Then, as she looked farther away, a group of women so beautiful they defied description came into view. They belonged to all kinds of races, with white and black skin alike, but without exception, every one of them matched Earthling standards of beauty, stunning enough to topple nations.

It was just that the price...

5,000 Black Dragon Coins.

Vinina fell a little silent. These things were priced by looks too?

They were all below the Planetary level. Iron Luo people cost 18 Black Dragon Coins, while beautiful women cost 5,000. Was the difference really that huge?

"I'll take ten!"

She wanted to see exactly what justified such a massive price gap!

Beautiful women below the Planetary level were only a minor diversion. Her main goal was still large numbers of Planetary-level and Star-level slaves, so Vinina entered a slave merchant's showroom that appeared rather substantial. With three Flowing Silver Guards accompanying her, a manager hurried over at once to receive her.

After all, she clearly looked like a wealthy young lady.

"Honored lady, what sort of slaves do you require? Our selection is complete. Whatever your needs may be, I'm sure we can satisfy them."

"I need Star-level slaves."

"Then you've come to the right place, ma'am. Please follow me. We have Virtual Projections of a large number of slaves here, with prices listed below. You may choose freely, and our prices are absolutely fair!"

"If you buy enough, we can offer preferential discounts as well!"

Vinina nodded slightly and followed the manager into a spacious reception hall.

Before her were countless Virtual Projections containing information on large numbers of slaves.

They included detailed information on appearance, height, strength, race, and most importantly, price. The prices generally followed a rough range: a first-stage Star-level Martial Artist cost 1 million, second-stage 5 million, third-stage 10 million, fourth-stage 20 million, fifth-stage 80 million, sixth-stage 200 million, seventh-stage 500 million, eighth-stage 2 billion, and ninth-stage 5 billion.

Mental Masters cost three times as much as Martial Artists of the same level.

Of course, prices occasionally varied. For instance, handsome men and beautiful women, or those trained along special paths such as hypnotists and pharmacists, would cost slightly more. Those that cost far more, however, were slaves whose Martial Artist level and Mental Master level were equal.

Looking over the general list, Vinina pondered briefly before speaking.

"Give me 200 first-stage Star-level Mental Masters from the Rabbit Jade tribe."

"Two hundred?"

The manager was somewhat stunned. First-stage Star-level Mental Masters were not expensive, only 3 million each, but 200 of them...

That was 600 million!

And what did she need so many first-stage Star-level Mental Masters for?

"Is your stock insufficient?"

"It is, it is! Please choose freely, ma'am. Our stock is definitely sufficient."

The manager's face was full of smiles as he immediately gave Vinina an enthusiastic reply.

Who cared why she wanted so many first-stage Star-level Mental Masters? As long as they could be sold, that was all that mattered.

Then the list Vinina gave next directly left him speechless.

"Three seventh-stage Star-level Mental Masters from the Black Meng tribe, ten fourth-stage ones, and another 2,000 first-stage Star-level Martial Artists."

Seventh-stage Star-level Mental Masters.

Each one cost 1.5 billion Black Dragon Coins!

Three would be 4.5 billion Black Dragon Coins!

Adding ten fourth-stage Mental Masters and 2,000 first-stage Star-level Martial Artists, the total value of this order came to a full 7.7 billion Black Dragon Coins!

On all of Qiulong Star, only important figures from the very top great families could afford that much money, right?

"Did you write it down?"

"I did, I did." The manager responded with a face full of excitement.

An order worth 7.7 billion Black Dragon Coins—if this went through, the bonus he received would definitely be no small sum!

"Mm."

Vinina nodded slightly, then asked curiously, "I heard that Qiulong Star once had Universe-level slaves for sale?"

"Universe-level slaves? If you want to buy them, ma'am, our superiors can arrange it. But the price would definitely be measured in trillions of Black Dragon Coins."

"Then forget it."

Vinina shrugged slightly. "That's enough. Calculate the price."

It was not that she did not want to buy more. She still had over 26 billion Black Dragon Coins on her, and this was only a fraction of it. The main issue was that Babata in her mind had already started chattering nonstop. It did not believe her even when she explained that she had a use for them, so she would buy these for now.

In any case, they would definitely be enough for the time being.

"It can't be helped, ma'am. As you know, capturing a Universe-level expert alive is already incredibly difficult, and implanting a chip is even harder. Naturally, the price cannot be low. Measured in trillions of Black Dragon Coins, they are more expensive than an entire planet."

"Still, if you're interested, ma'am, you could buy a few ninth-stage Star-level slaves. Perhaps one day, if you're lucky, one of them might break through to the Universe level?"

The manager introduced them eagerly.

Saying such a thing to anyone else would just be a joke, but this young lady had already bought slaves worth several billion. She might genuinely spend money on a couple of ninth-stage Star-level slaves.

Even if they were Martial Artists, each one cost 5 billion Black Dragon Coins!

"Are you trying to fool me? Out of a hundred thousand ninth-stage Star-level beings, would even one break through to the Universe level?"

Vinina rolled her eyes. "Hurry up and calculate the price. How much of a discount can you give?"

"I wouldn't dare, I wouldn't dare. Ma'am, your slaves come to a total of 7.7 billion Black Dragon Coins. I can give you a 5% discount!"

"That is absolutely the greatest discount!"

"Then throw in another 5,000 ninth-stage Planetary-level slaves, half Martial Artists and half Mental Masters, as a bonus."

"Ma'am!"

The manager looked as though his parents had died. Staring wide-eyed, he said, "We can't give away that many!"

Vinina shrugged slightly.

Five thousand ninth-stage Planetary-level slaves, half Martial Artists and half Mental Masters, were worth around 325 million. For an order totaling over 7 billion, it was not much at all.

"7.4 billion Black Dragon Coins."

Vinina stared at the manager. "Final offer, including the extras I mentioned."