"Hehe, I wonder what the difference is between first-time visitors and regulars?"
Hearing this, Bai Yu slowly sized Shen Qi up and down before speaking.
"You jest, honored guest. The Evil-Suppressing Tower treats all customers equally. Shall I show you two around and let you see what goods we have?"
At this, Bai Yu nodded slightly and followed Shen Qi deeper inside.
As they walked, Shen Qi introduced the place to Bai Yu, explaining the rules for purchasing or renting prisoners in the Evil-Suppressing Tower.
The items displayed on the counters in the main hall were public exhibits. If one took a fancy to something, they only needed to say so, and someone would naturally guide them to pay. As for whether they purchased or rented it, that depended on their own financial means.
Likewise, the Evil-Suppressing Tower used spirit stones as its primary currency, though barter was far more common. After all, the prisoners imprisoned here were all powerful cultivators. Paying in spirit stones would require an astronomical sum, so trading goods for goods was the true mainstream method.
The customer would bring out the items they wished to exchange and hand them to specialists for appraisal. As long as the value was sufficient, the transaction could be completed.
Purchasing a prisoner came with a contract. After the transaction, one only needed to refine the contract and imprint it with their own slave mark, and the prisoner would completely belong to them.
Renting was far more troublesome. There was likewise a temporary contract, upon which the customer had to leave their own aura to monitor their location. Before the contract expired, the customer could only act on the Island of Utmost Evil, and the prisoner would be subject to restrictions as well.
Rentals were further divided into long-term and