Chapter 25
Extreme Barbarian
“1000 gold coins. This is my sincere offer for the sake of Bruce. You have 10 seconds to consider whether to agree to my offer.”
The old gnome hesitated. Seeing that Ning Shi was about to leave, he immediately spoke.
“Agree! I agree!”
The old gnome took out a blood-red beast skin contract and said, “Give me 1000 gold coins and this contract will be yours.”
According to the system’s quotation, a half-elf slave was worth around 800 gold coins.
Of course, this was only a reference price. A beautiful person like Bruce would be more expensive.
Ning Shi was very satisfied with only spending 1000 gold coins to buy Bruce.
He took out a bag of gold coins and handed it to the gnome.
After receiving the bloodline contract, the game system sent a notification.
[Become the owner of half-elf Bruce. Character intimacy +5, current character intimacy: 55.]
After buying Bruce, Ning Shi suddenly patted his head. He remembered that he had the insight technique, but he had forgotten to use it.
[Insight target: Bruce. Spiritual power comparison: 16/11. Able to explore all basic information.]
Character: Bruce
Physique: 12 (20)
Spiritual Power: 11 (20)
Appearance: 10 (unparalleled in the world)
Family Background: 7 (son of a half-elf leader)
Bloodline: Wind wolf half-elf (Level 2 / Potential: 9 stars)
Profession: Bloodline ranger
Skills: Archery, gale steps, machete skills, gale roar
Talents: Learning (white), accuracy (white), luck (purple)
Achievements: None
[Accuracy (white): Increases the accuracy of archery and machete attacks by a small margin.]
[Luck (purple): The son of luck who stirred up the storm of the era, turning bad luck into good luck. Good luck comes again and again.]
[Bruce is a hero character. It is recommended to recruit him as a follower. If the recruitment is successful, Bruce will activate the hero character template.]
Ning Shi did not need the system’s notification. Just by looking at Bruce’s other information, he knew that it was a waste to have Bruce as a servant.
The half-elf race was in a worse situation on the Moen Continent. Because of their mixed blood, they had been rejected by both humans and elves.
Humans hunted half-elves, refined their bloodline and sold them as slaves.
The elves thought that half-elves were a disgrace to the noble bloodline of the elves. They had also launched a war to purge the half-elves.
Since the birth of the half-elves, they had been struggling and fighting for their lives. At present, the population of the entire race was less than 50,000. They lived in the Starry Hills in the southeast of the continent.
They relied on the complex mountain terrain of the Starry Hills to fight against the human slave-hunting team, and they were struggling to continue their race’s bloodline.
Bruce was the son of the half-elf leader, so he probably had a story to tell.
Ning Shi was not interested in his background, but he was a little envious when he looked at the purple luck talent.
“Bruce, you stay by my side for the time being. I still need to buy a few slaves.”
“Yes, Ma… Master.”
Bruce’s voice was a little sharp, like a child’s voice. Ning Shi waved his hand.
“You can call me Boss from now on.”
Calling him master was too ambigious and it was easy for people to misunderstand.
Ning Shi had originally planned to buy a few slaves with strong physiques so that he could use his violent talent. Buying Bruce was just an accident.
The old gnome was a good businessman. He put away his money bag and said to Ning Shi.
“Dear customer, it’s not that I’m bragging, but you can ask around. The blue-black slave store is the largest and best slave store in Duohuang.”
“Just tell Old Harper what kind of slaves you need. Old Harper will definitely meet your needs.”
Ning Shi nodded. Shriver Street was blue and black. This store dared to use the name “blue-black”. The owner behind it was probably the ruler of Shriver Street.
“I need slaves with great strength and good physiques. I only need four for now.”
“No problem. Please follow me.”
Old Harper led Ning Shi into the slave shop.
The shop was full of real leather seats. The floor was covered with soft carpets, and the walls were decorated with different styles. In the middle of the shop, there was a colorful magic crystal lamp.
The shop was decorated very luxuriously, but there were no “goods”.
“Please sit down and have a glass of juice. There is a handbook on the table, which is the introduction of all the slaves in the shop. You can read the handbook first. If you like it, remember it first. I will go and get the goods for you.”
Harper took two glasses of juice from the waiter, put them on the table and walked into the back room of the shop.
Ning Shi looked around and found that there were many customers in the shop. Most of them were human nobles who were dressed luxuriously. They sat on leather seats and flipped through the manual. If they were interested, they would tell the exclusive waiter next to them.
After the waiter noted it down, he would go to the backstage to transfer the goods. When the goods arrived, he would invite the customers to another hall to look at the goods.
The service of this shop had already surpassed that of many stores in the real world.
Moreover, it knew how to create a sense of nobility. In the shop, there would not be a single slave that would raise the status of the customer.
Ning Shi flipped through the slave manual. This manual was also very interesting. Not only did it have pictures and text, but it also introduced the characteristics of the slaves very clearly.
Moreover, it was very good at categorizing the slaves. It was like a slave search dictionary. You could search for slaves according to race, ability, appearance, bloodline and many other categories.
Ning Shi searched from the ability category. In the strength column, he saw bear men, Taurens, wild barbarians and bloodline warriors with violent bear bloodline.
There were dozens of types of slaves with outstanding strength alone.
Ning Shi drank a mouthful of fruit juice and casually said to Bruce, “The owner of this shop has something. Unfortunately, no matter how gorgeous the appearance is, it can’t hide the evil nature of the slave trade.”
Hearing Ning Shi’s words, Bruce’s handsome face flashed with a trace of emotion.
[The essence of the slave trade has been revealed and Bruce has approved of it. Character intimacy +5, current character intimacy: 60.]
Ning Shi only treated Bruce as a friend and casually said a few words, and he gained 5 points of intimacy.
After about 15 minutes, Old Harper returned to the shop.
“Dear customer, the goods have arrived. Please follow me.”
Following Harper, they went through three gates and arrived at an empty hall.
Harper pointed at a group of strong men in the left corner of the hall and said, “These are the slaves you need.”
Ning Shi walked closer and saw nine strong men standing together. They were extremely tall and each of them was more than two meters tall.
They were only wearing a skirt made of animal skin. Their upper bodies were bare and their muscles bulged like hard stones.
These people were not only tall, but they were also very thick and sturdy. Their arms were thicker than Ning Shi’s thighs. In front of them, Schwarzenegger was probably a cute boy.
With such strong figures, it was obvious that they were a race that had maxed out their strength talent.
“Dear customer, these nine slaves are the strongest and have the best physique in our shop.”
“Each of them can easily lift a weight of thousands of pounds. Look at the wounds on their bodies. They are all medals of merit left from fighting wild beasts.”
Old Harper pretended to be knowledgeable and said while shaking his head.
“Not only that, their race is even rarer. They are the royal family of the wild barbarians, the extreme barbarians.”
“The strength of the extreme barbarians is several times that of the ordinary barbarians. Moreover, they have a racial talent called ‘original body symbiosis’. After using this talent, the extreme barbarians as an avatar will recognize you as the original body.”
“The original body will gain the superposition of all the avatars, and the avatars will also benefit from the power of the original body. Both sides will become stronger!”
After listening to the introduction, Ning Shi immediately became interested and asked casually.
“How much?”
“These are the last nine extreme barbarians in our shop. I know you know what to do and don’t dare to make a random bid. 10,000 gold coins. You can take all nine slaves with you!”
Before Ning Shi said anything, Bruce, who was behind him, spoke first.
“Bo… Boss, as far as I know, these nine people have been staying in the blue-black speciality store for almost half a year, but they haven’t been able to sell. These nine people are very gluttonous, eating at least one gold coin worth of food a day.”
“They can’t sell slaves, and they have to pay to support people. Because of this, the blue-black store has been ridiculed by many of their peers.”
Old Harper’s face instantly fell.
Bruce ignored him and continued, “I’ve heard the stories of these nine people.”
“They came from the northern ice field, the northernmost part of the wilderness. The weather in the northern ice field was extremely bad and the resources were poor. Their tribes were short of food and clothing, and last winter’s blizzard had starved many of their tribesmen to death. In their eagerness, the nine of them voluntarily sold their bodies to the blue-black speciality store for 500 gold coins, and the gold coins they obtained helped their tribesmen survive the winter.”
“However, it was stipulated in the contract that they had to buy or sell all nine of them together.”
Ning Shi was very curious. “Won’t they hunt magical beasts and obtain magic cores to sell for money? Moreover, even if they buy and sell together, with their talent ability, it shouldn’t be impossible to sell them, right?”
“The cycle of hunting magical beasts is too long. The tribesmen can’t afford to wait any longer.”
The extreme barbarians’ “original body symbiosis” talent could only be used once in their lives. Once they recognized their master, they could not betray him for the rest of their lives. Their abilities were indeed very strong.
“However, the extreme barbarians believed in the God of power, Torrell. In order for them to recognize their master, he had to be stronger than them in terms of power. The extreme barbarians formed a formation of nine people. When the nine of them are together, they can superimpose their power on any one of them.”
Ning Shi understood. “That is to say, for them to be willing to use the ‘original body symbiosis’ talent, the original body’s power must surpass the combined power of the nine of them.”
Bruce nodded and revealed a helpless smile. “This is something that even the advanced ape bloodline warriors who are best at strength are unable to do. Perhaps only the legendary dragon bloodline warriors can do it?”
When Bruce asked this question, he stared at Harper.
Harper looked embarrassed and kept smiling apologetically to hide his embarrassment.
“Old Harper, you are not kind. How many times have you tried to trick me?”
Ning Shi’s words were a bit harsh and Harper immediately cried out in grievance.
“Distinguished guest, you have misunderstood me. You said that you needed slaves with great strength and good physique. Is it wrong for me to recommend the extreme barbarians to you?”
“Even without the talent of ‘original body symbiosis’, the extreme barbarians are the strongest among all slaves.”
“As for the price, I will quote it at will. You can bargain. Why don’t you give me a price?”
“1000 gold coins for nine people!”
This price was directly cut to 10%. Ning Shi thought that Old Harper would bargain, but he did not expect that his face was beaming with smiles.
“Deal!”