"So, we just need to take him to the Paradise Merchants' Union and sell him?"
"Yes, Master."
"Hmm… alright. How many coins do you think they'll pay for him?"
Rio quickly glanced at Wong and then looked away, saying, "…I don't know, Master. I've never sold a slave before, but probably around 10 coins."
The Master said, "I don't really know either. I'd say maybe 10 coins as well."
Wong, overhearing their conversation, said, "Come on! I'll do whatever you want, just please leave me alone!"
"Shut up! You should've thought about that before making my money disappear!"
After asking around a bit, they finally reached the gate of the Paradise Merchants' Union. Two guards were standing there.
The guard looked at the three of them and asked, "May I help you, sir?"
"Hmm… hello, my friend. I have a slave I'm unhappy with and want to sell him."
"I heard the Paradise Merchants' Union buys strong slaves at a very good price."
The guard said, "Do you want to sell this slave?"
The Master, sensing something, continued, "Yes, as I said, he's completely out of my control and very disobedient, but…"
"Because he's a strong slave, I don't want to sell him cheaply. I'd like to speak with a higher-ranking official about selling him."
The guard, noticing Wong, said, "Alright, I'll call the vice president. You can discuss selling the slave with him."
"Please come in and wait here for a few minutes."
"Hmm… okay, certainly."
The Master, Rio, and Wong entered. The Master caught a familiar scent and, after looking around and examining the place, finally reached the waiting hall and sat on a chair.
A few minutes later…
"Hoho! Greetings, sir. I'm Wu Cheng, Vice President of the Paradise Merchants' Union."
"Hello, nice to meet you. I'm Will, and this is my son, Dante."
After shaking hands with Rio and the Master, they sat down and started discussing Wong.
"So, you want to sell this slave because he disobeyed you?"
"Yes, he's been our slave since childhood, but recently he's gotten out of control. Since he's very strong, I want to sell him to the Paradise Merchants' Union, which is one of the fairest unions."
Wu Cheng said, "Hoho, that's a smart move. We've also been looking for strong slaves recently."
"Well then…"
"Let's talk about the price."
The Master said, "Haha! You know he's stubborn, but I—"
"30 gold coins!"
The Master froze and said, "Ha…?"
"You said how much?"
Wu Cheng, seeing the Master's expression, realized he might have shown disrespect and quickly corrected himself.
"Apologies, Mr. Will, I misspoke. The price is 40 gold coins."
The Master nearly fainted hearing the amount and said to his student, "Pinch me to see if I'm awake or dreaming!"
Rio said, "Haha! You're awake, Master."
The Master quickly shook hands with Wu Cheng, saying, "Deal! From now on, this slave is yours."
Wu Cheng smirked and said, "I hope you're satisfied with the price. Now, let's sign the contract."
"Alright, certainly. Just let me say goodbye to the slave first."
"Even though he was my slave, I cared for him."
"Yes, of course. I'll prepare the contract."
Wu Cheng went to get the contract, and the Master hugged Wong.
Rio said, "Master, you've gone from wanting to kill him a few minutes ago to hugging him now? That's quite a change!"
"Now, let's go sign the contract," said the Master after finishing the hug.
"Here's the contract. Please sign at the bottom."
The Master signed and received the payment.
Wu Cheng said, "We hope you'll come back to us again."
The Master replied, "Certainly."
After the Master left, Wu Cheng ordered the guards, "Take the slave to the basement, to the special room."
"Yes, sir!"
The guards covered Wong and took him to the basement, special room…
When Wong opened his eyes, he saw dead humans and monsters around him. The whole place smelled terrible, and they were about to inject him with something.
He remembered the Master's words: "It smells like last night's monsters. Be careful. I'll be here in a few minutes too."
Wong quickly freed himself using his "Ki" energy and hit the person who was trying to inject him. A guard triggered an alarm, and a monster was released…
A powerful monster, whose aura made Wong's body tremble, appeared…
"Shit…"
End of Chapter 10