Anthony ultimately compromised. In his words, for the friendship between the Viper Slave Exchange and Luo Ning, he would rather take a loss this time to strengthen ties with Mountain Forest Town.
Words like that were only worth hearing. In any world, how much truth did merchants speak when doing business? He claimed he was taking a loss, but who knew whether he had actually lost money or how much he had made?
For Luo Ning, it was enough to buy this batch of slaves at the lowest possible cost.
Buying slaves naturally involved a selection process.
This time, Luo Ning did not go himself. He no longer wanted to set foot in the Slave Exchange's sales area again; the scenes inside made him deeply uncomfortable.
Thus, this glorious and great task fell upon Tom and Gallon.
Fortunately, selecting slaves was not difficult. It was nothing more than haggling with Anthony and picking out as many young, strong men and healthy young women as possible.
Still, Luo Ning had prepared himself for the possibility that there would be a few slaves in poor physical condition among them.
After all, he had driven the price down rather ruthlessly this time. Since Anthony could not make greater profits from the price, he could only make some back through the "quality" of the goods.
That was only natural, and Luo Ning could understand it.
But slipping in one or two poor ones was acceptable. If Anthony tried to slip in too many, Luo Ning would not agree.
"My lord, what are you buying these slaves for? Does the territory lack people to work?" Rydal asked in confusion.
The question pulled Luo Ning back from his thoughts. This newly joined knight knew very little about Mountain Forest Town.
"Mountain Forest Town does not have