Chapter 281: The City-State Built by Betrayal (4K Plus 88 89)

Malagas Moore.

A dark elf city-state hidden deep in the underground caves of the dark region.

With the spider-web-like obsidian spires as the core, a strange order spreads under the dark dome.

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Yes, there is order here, and the discipline is very strict.

Among the residents of the dark elf city-state, there are often three types of people.

Merchants from foreign trade, "no returnees" hiding here to escape from others' pursuit, and... slaves.

The dark elves are xenophobic, but they do not reject the arrival of merchants.

As long as you can be more cunning than this group of insidious and cunning guys, you can earn quite a lot of profits and their equally dangerous friendship from them.

It is really dangerous here, but the profits are also quite lucrative.

Merchants are profit-seeking, and many of them are willing to sacrifice their lives for the sake of profit.

Merchants who intend to get rich quickly bring rare treasures and various materials from all over the world, with a desire for profit and curiosity about the unknown, and step into this dark territory.

They trade with the dark elves carefully, and every exchange is like a test on the edge of darkness and light.

Of course, among these merchants, slave merchants have the best life.

Not only can they sell surface slaves at high prices, but they can also buy slaves unique to the dark region from the dark elves.

Between buying and selling, you can enjoy it twice, don’t be too happy!

Secondly, there are those "no returnees" who hide here to escape from others' pursuit.

No returnees, literally, wanderers with no place to go.

Most of them are violent bandits who have committed various crimes or offended powerful forces and are forced to flee to this forgotten corner of the world.

They are lingering in the corners of the city-state, always alert to the possible pursuit.

For other cities, they are unstable factors that need to be eliminated and will be guarded by guards at all times.

But for the dark elves, they hope that these guys will make mistakes and then be captured as slaves.

Yes.

And the last and most miserable in the dark elf city-state are slaves.

As dark elves who rely on slavery to survive, they are very good at enslaving and torturing slaves.

Driven by the dark elves, slaves are engaged in various heavy labors.

There is no dignity, no freedom, and they can only silently endure the torture of fate in the dark.

If you are lucky, you will be chosen by a dark elf to become their "playmate".

If you are unlucky, you will also be picked by a dark elf to become their "playmate" and end your miserable life early.

This city-state is like a huge stage, where three people with different destinies interweave twisted and dark stories.

Of course, above all the residents, there is the real owner of the city-the dark elf.

For Malagas, it is the Moore family.

This ancient dark elf family has ruled here for thousands of years.

There are not only dark elves in the dark area, but also other dangerous races!

Eye demons, shadow dragons, underground dwarves... other races are equally strong and have strength no less than that of dark elves.

In the beginning, when the dark elves who lost in the racial struggle were exiled here, they were united.

They drove away the original race and occupied a place in this dark space.

But when they settled down, the instinct of the dark elves drove them to infighting.

The dark elves are not a monolithic entity. There is also deep hatred between the branches. They need to be on guard against other clans at all times, and even be careful of the backstabs of their clan relatives in order to seize power.

So, the clan alliance of the dark elves was disbanded, scattered to various corners of the dark area, and occupied one area after another.

Before the emergence of the "Great Psychic Matron" who could truly lead all the dark elves, these dark elves with betrayal in their blood were destined to fight on their own and scatter in various places in the dark region.

The Moore family was one of these clans. They came here and named this place "Malagas Moore".

In the ancient elven language, it means "the eternal cage of the shadow weaver".

To be fair, the Moore family is not the most powerful clan, and their foundation is not deep, but they have never been defeated.

Although the family's matrons have changed batch after batch, and the sharp blade of betrayal has pierced the chest of relatives again and again, the Moore family still stands here.

They repelled other dangerous races that tried to destroy them, and finally occupied this area and stood firm.

"Strong in betrayal, eternal in shadow." This is the clan motto of the Moore family, and it is also the source of their self-proclaimed strength.

For other races near the Malagas city-state, the fear of them has long been deeply engraved in their souls.

Therefore, the public security in Malagas was surprisingly good.

After all, few people would choose to cause trouble in such a place where the lord's power was extremely high.

…

Swoosh-snap!

The sound of the whip breaking through the air tore through Theresa's trance and brought her consciousness back to reality.

The guard captain, who had broken an arm on the road, whipped the whip with his left hand.

Snap!

"Go!"

However, because it was an unaccustomed left hand, his movements looked crooked, without the previous fierceness, but a little more funny.

Some of the other guards couldn't help but sneer and sneaked into the slave group.

"Tsk, fuck!"

The chief guard obviously knew that everyone was watching his jokes, and his expression became even more sinister, and he roared, "Go away quickly! Don't be too slow!"

"Now, go into the city to rest for a while, don't think it's completely safe!"

He grinned at the thoughtful expressions of some slaves, and then salted hard on their wounds: "You guys, think this is over? You guys are thinking too much!"

"Not everyone is lucky to stay here, hehe...you guys, but a large group of people will be bought by buyers from other city-states."

The Chief Guard's words obviously stimulated some slaves, and there was a little more fear in his expression.

They don't want to be slaves, but they don't want to die.

Although the dark elves are cruel and abused, they at least don't like to eat humans into their stomachs.

"No, no, no! You can't treat me like this! I have money! I really have money!!!"

At this moment, a slave in the team suddenly shouted at the caravan owner's carriage, trying to attract the man's attention in this way.

他拖着锁链冲出队伍，向着马车，也向着玩味注视着这里的黑暗精灵城邦护卫高喊：

"Really! I'm really rich! A lot of money"

"Don't you ask for money? I can give it to you!!!"

This is a former slave trader.

After being criticized by other people's caravans, he decisively chose to keep a low profile and got involved in the slave group.

He knew so much about how other businessmen would treat guys like him. He was nothing more than torture and squeeze out the value and throw it away.

He doesn't want to die.

For this reason, he had endured it all the way until he came to the city-state.

If the caravan owner is willing to cooperate, he is willing to give a high ransom in exchange for his freedom.

And if the other party is unwilling, he can only rely on other greedy guys.

As long as the price is high enough, people will definitely be moved!

The merchant shouted, trying to attract the attention of others in the city-state: "Five hundred gold coins! No, one thousand! One thousand five hundred gold coins!"

Finally, as if moved by his sincerity, the curtain of the carriage that had been silent along the way was slightly lifted open.

Although I can't see the inside clearly, it seems that the other party's meaning has been proved.

The other party is interested! Intersection

There is a chance!

Have a chance!

The merchant was shocked and continued to add chips: "As long as you can let me go, I am willing to pay two thousand gold coins, and a manor, plus..."

——

A ray of light flew out from under the curtain, at an extremely fast speed, and instantly reached the merchant's eyes.

Bo.

The next moment, there was no warning, and with a slight sound, the slave's head exploded like a watermelon that was smashed to the ground.

Dong.

The man's headless body, which was in the increased position, fell heavily, and red and white objects flowing out of his head sprinkled all over the floor.

The curtain of the carriage fell, and the person inside the car did not speak, as if he had just crushed a bug to death.

"ah!"

“Ahhhh——”

The scream suddenly erupted, and the slaves who were frightened by this scene automatically retreated and looked at the carriage in fear.

The scene in front of them once again reminded them that the one who truly determines their life and death.

The terrible existence like the wizard has been raging in this world for too many years, causing most lives to engrave the fear of the spell caster into their bloodline.

Even the city gate guards who had watched the show before put away their joking expressions and looked at the carriage with a serious look on their faces.

The other party turned out to be a spellcaster, and the level may be not low!

At least one intermediate or even a high-level caster!

Moreover, the most important point is that the opponent can cast spells in a dark area!

This means that the person in the carriage is an indigenous person in the dark area!

As the saying goes, a strong dragon will not suppress local snakes.

But is this powerful dragon itself a local snake?

The guards at the city gate quickly made their own judgment. After a symbolic inspection, they took the initiative to make way.

And he bowed slightly as the carriage passed by to express his respect for the caster.

Teresa witnessed all this and had no special thoughts, but just followed the team numbly.

Quinna, who was beside her, frowned tightly as the caravan owner cast a spell, as if she was doubting something.

"Is this feeling, did I guess wrong before?"

Quinna's whisper flowed into Theresa's ears, but the village girl didn't ask or think.

Theresa has given up thinking.

Anyway, Quinna wouldn't explain anything to her village girl who doesn't know anything.

Even the "knight" before was not explained clearly to her, but she just kept caring about it but didn't say anything.

The team passed through the city gate, and the rotten smell in the slave area was the first to invade the nasal cavity, causing all the slaves who were already dirty and messy.

Soon, they saw the source of the smell—a group of slaves of different races were working.

The bronze collar on the neck of the underground orcs collided with the dwarfs' shackles, and they were hunched over and transported ore at the lava forging site. If they were half a step slower, they would burn the scorched marks by the charged iron whip in the hands of the supervisor.

Is that their future?

The slaves thought, but soon became numb again.

It has reached this point. Instead of thinking about these things again, it is better to leave some energy and have some rest.

Teresa is also a part of these numb people-until Quinna comes to her again.

The girl's shoulders sank slightly, and Quinna put her lips to her ears and whispered: "The situation has changed. You are ready to follow me at any time and listen to my instructions."

Teresa: Eh?

What are you doing?

I didn’t run when I was able to run before, why are I going to run after entering the city now?

The village girl expressed her discomfort.

Quinna held Theresa's wrist and moved her fingers gently, and the shackles that had been opened once before were untied again.

The woman who called herself "Knight" didn't explain much, and just whispered: "Since I walked into this city, I had a very bad premonition in my heart."

“这里，恐怕比我之前估计的还要堕落！”

She shook her head slightly, and then asked with some expectations: "By the way, can your eyes release that kind of spell again?"

"It's the spell you made the bat turn into a stone at that time. If you can still do it, our chances of escaping will become greater!"

And Theresa's reaction was—ah? Am I?

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What, what magic?

What are you talking about?

...

...

The Prison of Lightlessness.

"Hmph, you're finally here! Let's go, you've made me wait for a long time!"

"Remember, you must let me accompany you, so I went there... There must be a drop of those holy blood!"

After saying that, Miss Vampire raised her chin and snorted arrogantly, "Don't you, don't you know that it's really rude to let a lady wait?"

"Ignorance?"

Herbert looked at Eliza, who was ready to go and insisted on pretending to be unwilling, but there was a faint expectation in her eyes, and suddenly smiled strangely.

Then, he suddenly reached under her skirt and shouted loudly: "What are you hiding in it? Take it out!"

Eliza:! ! Intersection

"what you do!!?"

Eliza didn't expect Herbert to make such an unprovoked surprise attack without any sway.

She wanted to stop her, but was held back by the chains on her neck, and her whole body could not move for a moment, so she could only watch Herbert grab the secret hidden under her skirt.

"Wow, it's actually this kind of toy! It's really hard to see."

Herbert grabbed a young woman doll the size of a palm from under Eliza's skirt, glanced at it casually, and threw it aside without thinking.

"I'm so old and I still play with this?"

"Just play, just play. Why do you still bring this when you go out? If you lose it, don't bring toys when you go out!"

Eliza:? Intersection Intersection

"Herbert! You!!!?"