Magician Online

Aldric was a bit annoyed that he dared to play around with him. He kicked his ass so that he fell straight into the hole.

"Ahhh..." He screamed which was probably from surprise.

After that, he also jumped into the hole.

Shua!

He actually fell and the speed of the fall was extremely high.

It had a suction force that pulled him down or rather the force of gravity.

The further down, he found that the hole was getting deeper.

Then he found that he fell into another hole where there were many holes connected with that hole.

There were even some people who fell from those holes.

This made him suspect that there was something like a city perhaps underground.

In addition, the passage of the pit was slightly slanted, so he was obviously already getting farther away from Torgan City.

At this point, he couldn't help but wonder how to climb back up.

This was probably very difficult unless there was something that could help people get to the top.

Aldric initially thought it would take a few minutes, but it turned out that even after 15 minutes, he was still falling down.

It was only after 20 minutes that he saw the light below, which was blinding.

Shua!

He finally arrived at the end of the hole, finding a spacious and bright place.

The source of the light came from the ceiling that was somehow glowing.

It was probably made of gemstones that absorbed light.

Below, he saw an ancient city that seemed to be from a different era as almost every building was filled with vines while the streets looked badly damaged.

Some of the buildings had also collapsed, most of them had been renovated by patching using makeshift materials.

Aldric suspected that this was a city that had sunk underground because it was too old.

Interestingly, this city was actually quite lively although not as crowded as the city above.

In almost every corner of the city he saw people doing nothing.

"Master, welcome to the Underground World..." Sparrow suddenly appeared beside him and said.

They continued to fall and finally landed on the roof of a building.

"How can there be a place like this underground?" Aldric was still amazed so he asked without realizing it.

"Hehehe..." Sparrow laughed.

"It's a remnant from ancient times, having entrances in many places. You could say that this city is a gathering place for people from all over the Lordless Territory. It's only because we came on a weekday, normally, this city is really crowded. Even people from the Sacred Star Kingdom come. Here, all sorts of entertainment can be found. Laws are completely absent in this city, even slaves are sold freely in large numbers." He explained.

"Then how do we get back up?" Aldric asked again.

"That's not difficult, there is a teleportation formation that can send us back up," Sparrow replied.

"Master, follow me," he added, jumping into the street.

Aldric followed him, observing the people around.

Just because this was a strange place, didn't mean there were no players.

He saw quite a few people who looked like players judging by their expressions.

This was predictable to him after playing Magician Online constantly.

"Look, look here, if you want to find a tough warrior or a beautiful woman to warm up your night, you can buy slaves from me. Everything I sell comes from the capital of the Holy Star Kingdom..." Suddenly Aldric heard someone speaking very loudly from inside a building.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Having just landed on the road, he actually heard someone selling slaves.

Immediately afterwards he saw quite a few people enter the building where the voice came from.

"Master, would you like to take a look first?" asked Sparrow with a faint smile, thinking he was interested.

"Perhaps, there are nobles among the women for sale. Nobles from the capital are usually very beautiful, no less than Lady Anna," he added with an expression that seemed to bait him.

Aldric frowned at his words.

He looked at him sharply and replied, "Old man, remember that I am not a dirty man as you imagine. If I want a beautiful woman, I don't need to buy a slave, there are many women who are willing to accompany me."

Thought to have a naughty side, he naturally objected because he had taken such good care of himself up to this age, ignoring all temptations that could basically drive most people crazy.

"Take me to the place of the person you mentioned, I just want it here," he added.

Sparrow suppressed his salivation at being scolded.

He could only look down and nod while guiding him.

Of course, they still passed by the place that sold slaves.

Aldric did not need to enter to see inside. He could see through the open windows.

Inside, he saw quite a few large cages where someone was confined inside each cage.

They were not bound but something seemed to have weakened their strength.

One thing was clear, they all looked desperate.

Half of them were soldiers who were even still wearing armor and then there were children and then women from young age to middle age.

There wasn't a single one of those women who wasn't beautiful. They all had a beautiful appearance, at least by normal standards.

Some looked even more beautiful with an aura that seemed to be full of pride. That was not lost just because they were locked up in a cage.

Without a doubt, they must be women of high status.

Aldric was somewhat uncomfortable seeing a scene like this.

"Are they all using Slave Seals?" he asked Sparrow.

The latter shook his head in response.

"Master, the Slave Seal is an ancient relic with a limited number. It's something that makes people completely unable to betray their master. The slaves here are only suppressed with something that makes their masters able to blast them with thoughts and control their power lest they use it against their masters. That was enough to control them and force them to do things they didn't want to. Of course, they need to be closely monitored. Slaves who use the Slave Seal have a much higher price." He explained but then he seemed to realize his words were slightly wrong, namely his last sentence.

Before he could say anything, Aldric asked, "how much would I get if I sold you?"

Sparrow, "..."

Cough! Cough! Cough!

The old man coughed uncontrollably because of his words.

His skin became deathly pale so it looked like he was in a half-dead state.

He tried to smile but it looked more like he was crying.

"Ma-Master, I believe I am very useful to your wonderful life, so please don't sell me," he said, pleading fearfully.

Although he was suffering from being a slave, he was worried that if he was sold, he would suffer even more.

"Hmph!" Aldric snorted coldly without saying anything, signaling him to continue leading the way.

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Sparrow couldn't guess his thoughts, but he didn't dare to continue talking, worried that be would really be sold.

Right now, he consoled himself that Aldric was just joking around to scare him.

Along the way, he didn't just see one or two slave sellers. There were quite a few of them.

Some sold in enclosed places where visitors had to have special backgrounds.

As far as he could see, most of the buyers were people from the Holy Star Kingdom itself although the slaves sold were also from there.

One nation naturally did not keep people from enslaving others when the opportunity arose.

However, when he went further into this city, he finally realized that slaves were not the worst.

In this city, they even sold the souls that were forcibly taken from a person.

A village might be massacred and their souls captured and refined into an extremely helpful resource for training.

This is one way of practicing that is strictly forbidden. Anyone found practicing in this way would be hunted down by the kingdom.

Even in this city, the identities of the sellers and buyers of souls were always hidden.

They were not harassed while doing business but they might be hunted down by some people who could not bear to see such evil.

The place Sparrow went to was a shop that sold weapons.

The weapons sold were few in number but they were different from the usual weapons.

They somehow seemed alive and could move on their own.

Aldric saw the weapons floating by themselves in the shop, moving from place to place.

"Master, the person we are about to meet is the owner of this shop," Sparrow said.

He was still keeping his distance from the shop, watching from the outside.

"Why are those weapons moving? Are they secretly controlled?" Aldric asked him.

"No, they are not controlled. They are completely alive. It's the result of merging with a soul. It's also a monster soul, not a human soul. The stronger the weapon, the stronger the monster soul required." Sparrow explained.

Aldric couldn't help but be surprised to hear that.

If the weapon could move on its own, wouldn't that be very helpful.

"How to make the weapon fuse with the monster soul?" he asked.

Sparrow shook his head at the question.

"Master, this uses a secret method. This method is only shared with certain people and they don't share it with others. We cannot force them to share it because they would rather die than share," he replied.