Magic Underachiever

The most distinctive place in Niwan City and the most worth visiting is the Aboriginal slave auction venue.

The auction venue is located in the center of the slave trading cabin area. It is a commercial building transformed from a large mineral transport ship. The entire slave trading cabin is connected from top to bottom, with an electromagnetic transportation track in the middle and a circular commercial area surrounding it. Forty-five elevators connect one hundred and forty-eight floors, and the top floor is the auction venue.

At this time, Jessica and the others were experiencing the unique slave culture of Niwan City in the slave trading cabin area.

There are also slave trades in some places on the planet of Order far away from the center of civilization. For example, the orcs will demote all the defeated parties into slaves; another example is the slave peasants in the aristocratic territory of the Fromink Empire, which has always been criticized by free people.

Jessica has been to many places, so she naturally knows what slave markets are like.

The slaves on the Order Star are the lowest level of labor, and the price is very cheap. They are either kept in cages or tied in a string with iron chains for sale. As for the venue, it was as messy as possible. All pooping and peeing were done on the spot. You can imagine what kind of environment it would be like.

But the slave market in Niwan City is different. If you didn't know it in advance, you can think of it as a luxury shopping mall. The floor is paved with smooth tiles, and a cleaning robot sweeps the floor every once in a while; a virtual projection is played outside the store to introduce its products to customers; a shopping guide robot scans every passing customer and uses a specially designed The program analyzes the customer's purchasing intention for slaves, and then goes forward to make sales...

In particular, Jessica's temperament and clothing clearly indicate that she is a person of status. In addition, from the positions and expressions of Solomon, Vincent, and Eliza, it can be judged that Jessica must be from a large family. Therefore, Jessica was frequently stopped by the shopping guide robot and grabbed a lot of advertising flyers.

Jessica slowly walked around the mall. As a new woman who accepted free ideas, she opposed the existence of slavery. But she also knew that she couldn't change anything. She didn't come here intending to buy slaves, she just came here out of curiosity to see them.

Giving the advertising flyer she just received to Solomon next to her, Jessica said Eliza asked: "This slave trading market is completely different from what I imagined. Here...slaves seem to be relatively high-end commodities."

Elisa has been in Order Star for so many years and knows what the slave trade is like on Order Star. She replied to Jessica: "Your Highness, you have also seen that Star Alliance's robot technology is very high and can replace people. Many jobs, especially labor-heavy jobs, are done by robots. Therefore, Starlink does not lack labor. What it lacks is skilled workers, low-level managers, and some high-risk jobs that require adaptability.

Therefore, no one wants slaves without any skills. It is better to buy them than to buy a robot.

There are many slave training schools on the intelligent life planets in the Niwan City star domain. Slaves will study in the schools from an early age until they become a qualified commodity.

I also know that slave trading is not something that a civilized society should do. There are many "slave liberation organizations" within the Star Alliance, and people on Earth have also initiated many debates on the slave issue. But becoming a slave is the only way for most of the natural planet natives to leave their primitive and backward tribes and enter advanced civilization. Many slaves become slaves voluntarily. They are more willing to learn and obey orders than the people on earth.

Some bosses are willing to spend a lot of money to buy a slave that they can use with confidence.

The existence of slavery has its rationality. "

Jessica did not expect that there were so many things behind the Star Alliance's slave regulations. If a life is willing to become a slave in order to enter an advanced civilization, this is also part of freedom.

"It seems that I had some misunderstandings about the slave market here at first..."

However, a person passing by them said angrily: "It's all nonsense, these are lies told by shameless slave traders to deceive the public.

Miss, I'm afraid you don't know what fate awaits the native slaves. I admit that some slaves will have a good life, and they or their descendants can obtain the status of Star Federation citizens, but the fate of most slaves is definitely not what is advertised...

Some of them were sent to underground arenas; some were imprisoned in factories to work in inhumane conditions, and when they could no longer work they would be disposed of like waste; others were sent to red light districts to satisfy their needs. A perverted man with a special fetish?

The existence of slaves is a regression of civilization. We have better ways to treat backward indigenous people, instead of drawing them a blueprint for a better life in the Star Alliance and tricking them into signing a contract that they can’t even understand. In fact, many of them They don’t even know that they have become slaves…”

The strangeness of this man attracted the attention of the mall security system, and a patrol drone was already flying towards this location.

After realizing that he was being noticed, the man put a note into Jessica's hand and said: "The advancement of civilization cannot make us forget the respect we should have for life. Beautiful lady...reject the slave trade and boycott slaves. system, it’s not too late to start now.”

After saying that, the man turned around and left quickly. He was very familiar with the mall environment and disappeared around the corner before the drone arrived.

The drone stopped in front of Jessica and asked: "I'm sorry, dear guest. Did that person harass you just now? People in the dark cabin area always find ways to open up the passage here, and then do some illegal things. matter.

If that person violates your interests, we will immediately start the pursuit system. "

Jessica replied: "No, there is no need to catch him. He didn't do anything to me. He probably just drank too much and recognized the wrong person."

No complaints were received. The drone replied: "Thank you for your support for our security work. If you encounter any trouble, you can call the guards at any time. Niwan City will ensure your safety during your journey here."

After the drone left, Jessica opened the note that the man had stuffed into her when he left. This is a leaflet called "Niwan City Slave Liberation Organization". Due to limited space, there is not much substantive content on it except for some slogans. However, at the bottom of the note is embedded a barcode, and below the barcode is a line of small words "Please scan and follow for more content."

"What is this?" Jessica asked Eliza holding the barcode.

Eliza said: "This solid-state information library, scan to see the information stored in it... Your Highness, do you want to see it?"

"Of course I want to see it, shopping in the mall is really boring. Jessica gave the note to Eliza and asked Solomon, "Where did that man go? Can we trace him?"

"Yes, Your Highness. He has one of my feathers on him..."