Chapter 162 161. Seeking Information
There are a lot of [goods] in the Fairhaven black market slave market. In addition to common races, there are also some not-so-common types.
For example, the person in front of me with a pair of triangular ears on his head and his face elongated like a wolf's face is obviously a person infected with [lycanthropy].
[Lycosis] is a symptom that players in [Foreign Land] often refer to as [Beast-Eared Moe Girl].
Lycanthropy and orcs are two different things. Orcs do look more like beasts than humans, but orcs' hair is usually dark, almost black. They have pointed ears like wolves, blood-red and ferocious eyes, and dark green eyes. Skin, pig-like turned nostrils, ape-like flat forehead and protruding lower jaw.
Even the orcs have obvious characteristics of wild beasts, with thick and sharp fangs protruding from their lips, and thick body hair that is like the fur of wild beasts. Their average height is more than two meters, and their average weight is more than 100 kilograms. They are strong and ferocious. .
The comparison between orcs and humans is like the evolutionary difference between gorillas and apes. Although they are both of the same type of [humanoid], the differences are huge.
Lycanthropy is a creature that can change from human form to animal form. People bitten by them will turn into creatures similar to them due to some kind of infection. This life form is somewhat similar to the [first embrace] of vampires developing descendants.
But the difference is that the success rate of a vampire's [First Embrace] is not very high, and the upper levels of vampires also have restrictions on the development of descendants. Lycanthropy is much simpler. It is similar to rabies. As long as you are bitten and survive, there is a high probability that you will be infected and the corresponding lycanthropic organs will grow on your body.
Whenever the moon is full, patients with lycanthropy will transform into beasts, lose their minds and attack uninfected creatures crazily in order to develop their own kind.
And there are several different types of lycanthropy. One is those whose bloodline is biased toward humans. They usually have a human appearance, but have a beastly character. They will turn into beasts on a full moon night.
The other type is one whose bloodline is biased toward beasts. They usually have the appearance of beasts, but they have human intelligence and will turn into humans on a full moon night.
There is also a kind of bloodline that is right in the middle. It is called a "bloodline hybrid". It usually lives in a human form but has animal ears and tails. On a full moon night, it changes into an upright walking form. beast.
The origin of lycanthropy is unknown. It may be a curse from the gods, an experiment by a mad magician, or the result of a failed blood transplant by an alchemist pursuing power...
There is no way of knowing what the answer is, but lycanthropy is very dangerous, and for the sake of city safety, there are regulations that prohibit lycanthropy carriers from entering the city at will.
Even if lycanthropy gradually reduces its infectivity after infection, no one dares to bet whether the lycanthropy in front of them is a first- or second-level source of infection.
Even now, the sequelae of lycanthropy can indeed be eliminated, but the price is not affordable by ordinary people, and a mage is required as the surgeon.
The person in the cage in front of me should be considered a [canine hybrid] according to the classification of lycanthropy.
Seeing Mo Cheng standing in front of the cage for a while, the slave trader thought he had met a customer, so he quickly poured cold water into the cage, then pointed at the figures in the cage and said: "Guests, these are strong lycanthropic hybrids. , whether they are brought back to watch, as guards or in gladiators, they are competent enough."
After holding Margaret's hand and exerting slight force to ensure that both the other party and himself were calm enough, Mo Cheng said: "Has the lycanthropy been [treated]? I don't want to have extra symptoms in the house just after I brought it back." A bunch of people who need surgery. And what are the specifications of your slave indenture?"
After listening to Mo Cheng's slightly professional questions, the slave merchant laughed. It was the customers who asked these critical questions. Today's business is about to open.
"The lycanthropy has been treated, and there will definitely be no secondary infection. Moreover, we have those that have been trained, and the price of this part is a little more expensive. There are also those that have not been successfully trained. Although this is cheap, it requires customers to spend their own time. Go and train them. Of course, if the customer finds this too troublesome, we can also do it for a small fee."
"Is your training department regular? I know that many people often inflict more harm than necessary on their slaves in order to complete the task as quickly as possible, and then use means to cover up the excessive injuries. In serious cases, the injuries will be over after half a month after taking them home. Heavy death."
"Absolutely formal. There is a certificate issued by the black market. Once the slave is brought back and dies, it will be investigated by the black market and we will compensate us twenty for every fault."
The black market slaves in Fairhaven have formed an industrial chain. Mo Cheng looked at the lycanthropy patients in the cages and silently added in his heart, I am afraid that lycanthropy has also formed an industrial chain.
After controlling the source of lycanthropy infection, and then controlling the poor people in the sinking areas, there will undoubtedly be a continuous production line of lycanthropy patients.
Even if the body of an ordinary person cannot withstand the changes caused by lycanthropy, if one person out of a hundred succeeds, it is still a profit.
"What are the specifications of your slave contract?"
The more questions and picky Mo Cheng asked, the brighter the slave merchant's smile became. The business of selling slaves was not open every day, and such picky and inquiring customers had the minimum willingness to buy.
As long as you are willing to buy, then it depends on your own ability.
"A no-cost type of slave contract is definitely not like other conventional contracts that require customers to pay extra mental energy."
Slave contracts are not something that can be signed simply. The owner who signs the contract needs to pay part of his mental energy as the necessary motivation to control the life and death of the slave.
To put it simply, if you sign a slave contract, it's okay if there are less people. If there are more people, you will have to pay part of your mental limit, and the strength of the slaves themselves is also an issue. The greater the difference between master and slave, the more mental energy the master has to expend.
Of course, there is another type of slave contract, where someone devotes part of their mental energy to the contract, so that the owner of the contract can sign it without having to expend mental energy.
Although this type of contract cannot precisely control the slave's actions, the most basic torture and control of life are not difficult.
One requires you to lower the upper limit of mental power yourself, and the other requires someone else to pay the price. It is conceivable that the price of the latter will completely exceed the price of the former.
"So..." The purpose of prolonging this uncomfortable conversation for so long was to ask this question, "These goods are too ordinary. Are there slaves from other continents?"
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