Creating a Different World - Chapter 2525

[Chapter 2525 Price]

“I’m the mayor, not a slave owner!” The mayor tapped his fingers on the table a few times and said slowly, “This kind of work is done by slave owners, of course I can’t do anything!”

Seeing his expression, he didn’t look like he had no way out. Jia Zhengjin immediately said: “Mr. Mayor, you are the number one figure in Flato Town. Is there anything big or small that you can’t handle here? I think you must have a way?”

“I really don’t have any slaves here, no matter how many times you ask!” The mayor said calmly, “I never buy and sell slaves. But…”

“But?”

The mayor looked at her and smiled, “Miss Mashi should know that every year a large number of death row prisoners are sent to all parts of the country specifically for the construction of dams, city walls and various protective buildings. It’s a waste utilization! These jobs are very hard and time is very tight, so under the high-intensity work, death row prisoners often can’t stand it. But no one ever cares about their life or death. Coincidentally, our Flato Town has also been building a dam recently, and more than 500 death row prisoners have been taken here.”

“What do you mean?” Jia Zhengjin’s eyes lit up.

“It’s hot now, so we can use up some death row prisoners for high-intensity work, and the higher-ups won’t care at all.” The mayor’s words were very clear. If Jia Zhengjin didn’t understand, he would have wasted his thousands of years.

What he meant was to select some of the death row prisoners, report their deaths directly to the higher-ups, and sell them as slaves in private. Death

row prisoners are serious criminals who have committed capital crimes and will be executed sooner or later. Now they are just being used as waste, and their labor is squeezed as much as possible before execution.

In fact, many places do this, secretly turning death row prisoners into slaves and selling them to make a lot of money.

“Mr. Mayor, the death row prisoners are all guarded by the army, so they should not be from the town.” Jia Zhengjin asked worriedly, “How can we transfer the death row prisoners out under their noses?”

The mayor smiled slightly and said, “The person in charge of guarding the death row prisoners happens to be my good friend, so there is no problem at all! But…”

“But what?”

“But it’s a big deal. If we just buy one or two at a time, it will be too troublesome for us. We might as well not do it! It’s better to ask you to find a slave trader directly.”

“What the mayor means is…”

“Miss Mashi, if you are interested, just buy this number!” The mayor raised an index finger, “One hundred death row prisoners, I will give you a discount. Calculated according to the price of high-quality slaves, 500 gold coins! Let’s do it in one go, and the money and goods are cleared.”

“This…” Jia Zhengjin frowned. It’s not that he has no money, but Princess Mashi and the people around her don’t have so much money. If he takes the money himself, there is no way to explain.

“Miss,” Zion walked over worriedly and whispered in Jia Zhengjin’s ear, “Where can we get so many gold coins? We have only earned a little bit these days.”

Jia Zhengjin raised his left hand to let him calm down, lowered his head and thought for a moment: “Mr. Mayor, I am not afraid to tell you the truth. You also know that we wandered here and we are penniless. We have made some money from business recently, but we can’t afford the price you mentioned! In fact, what we want to buy are the cheapest slaves. You give me a hundred death row prisoners at once, and at the price of high-level slaves, which is really beyond my affordability.”

“It’s not easy for anyone to take out 500 gold coins at once!” The mayor laughed, “So, it doesn’t have to be traded with gold coins.”

“What do you mean?”

“I think, as a survivor of the Celtic family, you can’t really have nothing.” The mayor laughed, “If there are any rare treasures or precious items, you can exchange them.”

“Miss, where can we get such things?” Zion whispered in Jia Zhengjin’s ear, “It seems we can’t afford it!”

Jia Zhengjin smiled and waved his hand, asked him to step aside, looked at the mayor and said, “Mr. Mayor, how do you think I have such a valuable treasure?”

“I don’t know!” The mayor shrugged, “It’s just a business negotiation according to the procedure. You have to know that secretly turning death row prisoners into slaves is also risky for us. It is impossible to take risks for a few gold coins. At least five hundred gold coins, or benefits of corresponding value, can try to take risks! If Miss Mashi can afford it, then we will help you get the person. If you can’t afford it, anyway, we can still have friendly exchanges even if the business negotiation fails. After all, after so many years, you are also a legal resident of our Flato Town, and you just need to register!”

“Let me think about it!”

“Okay, I hope Miss Mashi can give me an answer as soon as possible!”

“Miss, we don’t have anything of equivalent value to exchange.” Zion whispered in Jia Zhengjin’s ear, “With five hundred gold coins, it will take us a long time just to sell the potion.”

“Don’t worry, things of equivalent value are actually quite easy to get.” Jia Zhengjin was not in a hurry.

“Miss, where do we get these things?”

“God’s power.”

Hearing Jia Zhengjin whispered this word, Zion’s eyes flashed: “Do you have a way?”

“One hundred death row prisoners, a little beyond our expectations. Is it safe to buy them back?”

“Miss, don’t worry!” Zion replied softly, “For death row prisoners, they are destined to be sentenced to death, so most people will agree when they have the hope of being turned into slaves, at least they can survive. And after being turned into slaves, they are private property. If they dare to harm their masters or escape, anyone can kill them directly when they are discovered. Therefore, it is rare for slaves to betray their masters. Instead, they will be more loyal to gain the trust of their masters. Not to mention one hundred, even if it’s a thousand or ten thousand, there is no need to worry if there are conditions to buy them back. The Dawn Front Alliance did this in the beginning and started with the slaves they bought.”

“Okay! Then I understand.” After hearing this, Jia Zhengjin nodded and turned to the mayor, “Mr. Mayor, I really can’t take out so many gold coins. But I really need these slaves. After thinking about it, I can only exchange them with something.”

The mayor narrowed his eyes instantly: “Miss Mashi, what treasure are you going to exchange with me? I think as a descendant of a hero, you must have some extraordinary treasures?”

“I don’t know if this can be considered a treasure,” Jia Zhengjin sighed, “To be honest, I shouldn’t have taken it out. I don’t know if my ancestors will blame me.”

“What treasure is it?” The mayor’s eyes were full of curiosity.

“It’s not a treasure, it’s just a potion formula.”

“Potion formula?” The mayor was a little disappointed, “What potion formula is worth 500 gold coins?”

“Truth potion!”

“Truth potion? What is that? I’ve never heard of it!”

Nonsense, it’s a potion formula from another world, it would be strange if you heard of it!

Jia Zhengjin thought to himself, but smiled and explained: “The so-called truth potion is a special potion that allows the person who takes it to tell the truth 100% within a certain period of time and cannot lie. I think the value of this prescription should be more than 500 gold coins!”

(End of this chapter)