Duke had not paid much attention to this news. Most of his time each day was spent cultivating and grinding proficiency; time was too tight for him to spare much energy on such matters.
He had not expected that Black Sail Wizards could directly purchase slave creatures from the Slave Creature Legion. This was much more convenient, and the information would be better concealed as well.
Duke had originally wanted to purchase some powerful slave creatures through the Giant Rock Merchant Guild, but considering how easily news might leak from there, he had asked Merrick instead.
After returning to Black Sail, he quickly got in touch with Lucas.
"Slave creatures? Sure. What level of strength do you want?" Lucas replied.
"The stronger, the better. With my current mental power, First-Level Peak should be about the limit," Duke said.
Slave creatures could not be owned without limit. One needed sufficient strength and mental power.
Given Duke's current level of mental power, the strongest slave creatures he could control were First-Level Peak lifeforms. He had no way to control Level 2 slave creatures.
Even if he forcibly signed a Slave Contract, it would place a tremendous burden on his mental power. One careless mistake could cause his mental power to collapse.
Lucas then said, "Sure. Generally, a Level 1 slave creature costs around one hundred thousand to five hundred thousand First-Level Magic Stones each."
That price was relatively cheap. Mainly because they were being purchased through Black Sail's internal channels, Black Sail was making practically no profit from them; strictly speaking, it was even taking a loss.
Black Sail permitted and even encouraged Wizards to bring their own slave creatures. That way, Black Sail would face less pressure when participating in Plane Wars.
Duke was naturally purchasing slave creatures to prepare for