"Finally, I need you to buy spices and salts."
He stopped and then asked, "What will be the total cost?"
Captain Monga thought for a while and replied, "It will cost almost 100 gold coins."
Aaron, with a thoughtful look on his face, said, "Follow me. I will pay you 150 gold coins. Buy the supplies first, after that you can buy the weapons, probably swords for self-defense. As for the remaining money, you can buy ale or rum as you like."
Captain Monga was stunned and then excited at the same time. He immediately said in a solemn tone, "Don't worry, Lord Aaron. I will follow your orders."
Aaron then looked at Torvald and said, "Let's go. We still need to buy slaves for our territory."
Torvald immediately said, "Indeed."
As they walked forward, Captain Monga said, "Jack, bring half your people. As for the rest, Blake, take them to clean the deck."
Both executed his orders immediately.
Meanwhile, Captain Monga hurriedly chased behind Aaron.
The sailors were excited in their hearts. But some of them still questioned, "Hey, do you think Lord Aaron will make us free men?"
At this time, Blake suddenly said, "We don't know. All we have to do is follow the orders. So people, move your asses—we have work to complete."
Some of the sailors on the ship said, "Okay, Blake."
On the other hand, Jack also had a calm look on his face. They had seen many nobles before, but hardly a few kept their promises. Although this one paid and even made such a grand promise, they would only know after reaching Green Fort.
Back at Torvald's office, Aaron gave a pouch filled with gold coins to Captain Monga and said, "Here are the gold coins. Please don't lose them."
Captain Monga immediately replied in a serious tone, "Don't worry, Lord Aaron. You can rest assured, before sunset, I will gather everything."
Aaron nodded his head and said, "Okay then."
Then he turned to look at Torvald and said, "Let's go and check the slaves."
After that, he looked at Captain Monga, who was standing still. Seeing him, he asked in a confused tone, "Captain Monga, do you need anything else?"
Captain Monga hesitated and finally asked, "Lord Aaron, don't you think that I will run away with your gold coins?"
Aaron just shook his head and replied, "I can't guess what you're going to do. But make sure, if you want to run, then run far away. Because if you're caught by me, I will make your life worse than death."
Captain Monga took a deep look and realized that Lord Aaron didn't look like a naive boy at all. Seeing this, he was relieved in his heart, as a soft-hearted person couldn't be a Lord. So he said in a serious tone, "Don't worry, Lord Aaron. I was just joking. Compared to freedom, the gold coins don't matter to me at all."
Aaron said, "Okay then."
Captain Monga left the room, while Torvald, from the side, took a deep look at Aaron for the first time, he had heard him speak such words. Then he thought about it and felt that it made sense. If the Lord isn't strict or cruel, then the subjects under him would easily betray him.
Torvald led the way, and along the way he asked, "Aaron, you know that Green Fort is located near the Forbidden Zone, right? So how are we going to fight against those monsters?"
Torvald's worries were still reasonable. When Aaron heard this, he said, "Well, Torvald. Don't worry about it. I will discuss this topic on the ship."
Torvald just nodded his head.
They soon reached the slave markets. Aaron was stunned after looking at the scene in front of him, as he could see village-like buildings. Moreover, they looked like residents of this place.
From the side, Torvald said in a low tone, "This is the slave market, or slave village. As you can see, those parents are all slaves. They are responsible for raising their children, and then they will be sold to nobles at a certain age."
Aaron clenched his fists tightly, then took a deep breath to calm his mind and asked, "Torvald, those slaves' parents?"
Torvald, on the other hand, understood his words and said in a low tone, "Indeed. They were once residents under some nobles, but due to not being able to pay taxes or committing treason, the nobles were killed while their citizens were turned into slaves. And the nobles exploited them by asking them to produce children and sell them."
After saying so, Torvald paused and added, "Let's go to the center of the village. You can buy the slaves there accordingly."
Aaron simply nodded, silently vowing that if he ever gained enough power, he would abolish the slave system altogether.
At the center of the village, hundreds of people of various ages were gathered.
Soldiers patrolled the area to keep order, while three masked men sat under the shade of a tree, chatting around a table and chairs.
Just then, one of them stood up and said, "It's my turn this time."
He walked toward Aaron and Torvald.
Upon reaching them, he asked, "Gentlemen, are you here to buy slaves?"
Aaron nodded, "What kind of slaves do you sell?"
The masked man replied, "Sir, we sell slaves of all kinds. Are you looking for pleasure or entertainment?"
Aaron's tone sharpened, "Neither. I need skilled individuals for my territory blacksmiths, tailors, cooks, doctors, and so on."
The masked man was stunned but quickly composed himself.
"Understood, sir. Please follow me."
Aaron and Torvald followed him into a nearby hut.
Once inside, the masked man said, "Please wait here for a while. I'll bring them shortly."
Aaron glanced at Torvald and nodded. They both sat down in silence.
The atmosphere was heavy, neither of them felt like speaking.
The weight of the place, and the lives it held, hung thick in the air.
A few minutes later, the masked man returned.
Behind him, thin-looking teenagers between the ages of seventeen and twenty followed.
The masked man immediately asked, "Sir, how many people do you need?"
Aaron replied, "What is the cost of each of them?"
The masked man answered, "It depends on the profession. The doctor has the highest cost 1 gold coin. Blacksmiths cost 2 silver coins, tailors 1 silver coin, chefs 5 silver coins, architects 50 silver coins, and carpenters 10 silver coins."
He paused, then added, "And finally, businessmen are sold for 5 gold coins each. If you're interested, I can sell one to you, there's only one available."
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