ushernet Chapter 563: Familial Wealth (6)
Chapter 563: Familial Wealth (6)
Chapter 563: Familial Wealth (6)
I stared at Inik for a few moments after she said that, the Hawkkin staring back at me unapologetically as she continued to rest on Kalia's shoulder, her Dark Elf lover stuck on her lap and therefore stuck between everyone else and Inik.
Her suggestion was... an interesting one, since it had many pros and cons to it for many obvious reasons, but at the moment there was a more pressing matter at hand, one that was personal and involved the emotions of those in the family.
Specifically Prixisia, who was an official slave, and then Yiksa, who was an unofficial slave; they both were staring at Inik silently for a few moments, and while I wanted to just ignore Inik's offered advice and do something else, it was also sound, logical advice that made too much sense to just ignore.
The two of them were quiet for a couple of seconds before Prixisia sighed and said "It isn't a terrible idea, but not one I want to hear coming from you of all people... but again, to ignore that avenue of potential workers would be ignorant and idiotic; the amount of debt slaves alone are enough to fill any business, and then you have the criminal slaves... those can be reserved for more intense clientele who want to go a bit harder than normal."
Yiksa nodded as she added "There are probably a few interesting 'finds' inside the Auction Halls as well for slaves who were just wanting to get away from their situation and wanted protection by the Queendom. Lower Nobles and bastard children running from terrible places usually sell themselves as slaves to someone else to escape persecution, so there are likely a few 'classy' slaves waiting to be bought at auction."
"And since I formally worked at the Auction House before, I can pull a few strings with some of the people I know to get lists of slaves currently available for auction, as well as a few of the 'inventories' of the slave houses themselves. If you're looking for something in particular, you're likely going to find it in the Auction House."
"Ahem... We uh... had to 'convince' a guard to not search our carriage when we first entered, and they..."
Giving Renna a smile, I shrugged and looked away from the frowning woman, while Inik chuckled as she added "I know of a few guards who let some people into the city that they shouldn't, for a myriad of reasons; I've seen them take hefty bribes, I've seen them take some people into the guard house for some 'questions', I've seen them even go into carriages and make them rock before coming out with a grin.
It happens regularly, Duchess, but I will say that the people coming in are petty criminals who don't want to cause much trouble; harder criminals have tried, and failed, to get in that same way, and they got caught and arrested. So don't worry too much about it~!"
"That is not reassuring, Inik..."
I reached over and grabbed Renna's hand, comforting the slightly sulking Duchess as I whispered "It's alright~! I am certain the guards do their jobs properly most of the time~! Besides, not everyone can be as incredible and work focused as you are, my love~! Or as dedicated as Shelur~!"
She pouted at me, but that only made her more adorable as I guided her head towards my chest, hugging her closely and stroking her red hair as I hummed softly, all while the others just watched me and rolled their eyes.