Deeper Rule

Hiss!

Most of the people in the auction sucked cold air when they heard the bid. Ten gold coins? That would be equal to one hundred thousand bronze coins. That would be enough for a slave family to live a happy life for ten years without working.

But now, someone was buying slaves with ten gold coins. This made them frightened for a moment. Xiao Fei almost fainted at the spot. Cai Zhihao suddenly walked near him and said "Brother Li, you are spending too much." Suddenly, she turned at Ling Tan and said "Sorry, no offense but!"

Then, she turned back at Li Xian and continued "You could increase bid by silver coins. You might be able to buy them within eight gold coins if not se...…."

"11 gold coins!"

Suddenly, her words got interrupted by someone else. In an instant, her face turned red. She thought nobody would compete now but it doesn't seem true. Li Xian quite didn't get what she was about to tell. He only knows 'If you have money, you can spend it however you want.'

"12 gold coins!" Suddenly, another person added the bid by another gold coin. Seeing this, everyone from the lower floor got even more frightened. They looked at ten slaves with a deep gaze thinking 'are they really worth that much?'

"20 gold coins!" Unlike them, Li Xian did what he knows. He directly increased the bid making the entire Auction house silent. It's not about money rather it's about worth.

Suddenly, a cultivator from another room spoke "Fellow cultivator, would you be kind enough to stop bidding? I am from Alchemy Guild and we are in serious need of Giant Bloodline even if it is one percent. We are not worried about money, but we don't want to waste money on them."

Hearing this voice, Ling Tan's murderous aura erupted once again. Li Xian was confused as he spoke "Brother Ling, why are you so angry? We have already bid higher than them. So, it won't be a problem to get them back."

When Li Xian said that, Ling Tan's aura intensified even more. At this moment, Luo Tang spoke "Brother Li, didn't you understand what they meant?"

"They said they don't want to waste money, so they will probably quit, right?" Li Xian couldn't catch the meaning of their words. After all, his mom couldn't teach him everything.

"You are really born in the forest. You don't even know that people are provoking him. Didn't you hear his last words? He meant it would be a waste to spend more money on them. That means, in their eyes, these people are nothing slaves."

"And, they are from Alchemy Guild. They want to use those people including Brother Ling's parents as material to create pills. That's like a human pill." Luo Tang slowly explained but with his explanation, the aura around Ling Tan was getting intensely murderous.

"Isn't that evil? How can a righteous guild like them do such a thing?" Li Xian was shocked by such words. From the book, he learned Alchemy Guild was a righteous guild that helps cultivators by providing pills.

"You really don't know many things, do you?" Luo Tang shook his head and turned his head at Cai Zhihao, saying "Increase bid slowly and get them. You should know the about the wealth Brother Li possesses."

Cai Zhihao nodded her head while Luo Tang opened his box of explanation.

"Brother Li, let's start with the typical introduction of our continent. I can only tell you about everything that I know. Xuanwu Continent one of the four known continents of our world. Xuanwu Continent is divided into seven regions. Eastern Region, Western Region, Southern Region, Northern Region, Central Region Sky Region, and Underground Region."

"Unlike five powers which are royal family, holy palaces, associations, demon sects, and guilds, these seven regions hold a different kind of power. The royal family controls the entire Xuanwu Continent but the royal family is made out of seven top families of each region. Of course, among these seven families, only one family can become the emperor."

"Each region has its own powerhouse. The Central Region is ruled by Royal Family. Three Holy Palaces locates in the Sky Region. Associations rule over Northern Region. Underground Region is in complete control under demon sects. And, guilds rule over Western, Eastern, and Southern."

"But, out of these seven regions, there is another region known as Wild Region. Our Jingui City lies in this Wild Region. Unlike other regions, our Wild Region is governed by two forces. Human Alliance and Monster Alliance. But, those five powers still have some impact in Wild Region."

"Jingui City is one of the major cities in the Wild Region. And, Alchemy Association has a huge reputation in Jingui City. So, most people won't do anything to offend the Alchemy Association. Because Alchemy Association is the creator of pills that we often use. Wild Region lacks resources and pills are very scared."

"So, even if Alchemy Guild does such kind of stuff, nobody is willing to offend them. In this continent, there are several ranks bestowed by the royal family. If you offend people of higher rank, then you will be punished. There are currently Seven Ranks starting from Slave, Peasant, Commoner, Marquis, Noble, Commander, and the Lord."

"These ranks come under the Royal Family. Currently, we are Commoners. The people living in the villages are peasants. And the people serving for someone else is a slave. But, there are many circumstances where Slaves are respected than Marquis and even Noble."

"Do you remember that guy who shouted at us in front of the gate?" Luo Tang asked

Li Xian nodded his head.

"He was just a slave but he dares to act like Commoner in front of Zhihao. Do you know why?" Luo Tang asked again.

Li Xian thought for a while and replied "Because he was the slave of Iron Blood Manor. And the Iron Blood Manor is stronger than the Cai family."

"Yes, that is the exact reason why slavery is pretty common. You might not know but when you enter the sword school, you might be given a slave. Normally, you need to cultivate and that's what sword school expects from you. So, the sect will provide you a slave that can maintain your daily necessities in return sect will provide salary to the slave."

"In this way, there are two kinds of slaves. One is an inherited slave. Another is wager slave. Inherited slaves are the people who entered slavery due to the debt caused by their ancestors. And, another type enters the slavery because they need money."

"Currently, you won't feel anything. But as your realm moves up, you need to cultivate at the same place for months. So, you would need some people to take care of your house and perform your various tasks."

"Oh!!!" Li Xian felt very much awake after hearing many things about the world. While he was falling deep into his thoughts, few people entered the room. Among them, there was a man around the age of fifty and a female nearly of that age. Except for them, others were relatively young.

"God-Father! God-Mother!"

When Ling Tan saw them entering, he vigorously rushed towards them and wrapped his arms around them.

"Son!" When both of them feel the familiar embrace, hot tears fell down her eyes. Both of them covered the back of his head, stroking his hair.

"...Son! Is this really you?" Due to those hot tears, Ling Tan's godmother's voice turned heavy. She couldn't believe the person who saved them was none other than her son.

"Yes, godmother! It's me. Your Ling Tan is not filial mother, your son is not filial." Ling Tan's arms were around their neck while his face was between their head. His chin was touching those metallic collars that made him extremely desperate.

"No, you are not, son. You are filial. Husband, did you see? I was right. I knew my son will save us. Hicc! Hicc! I knew my son will save us." She choked at the middle of her words.

Cai Zhihao and Xiao Fei had tears falling down their eyes. Unlike other, their heart was little soft especially Xiao Fei who was also a slave though she was a wager slave. After few moments, Ling Tan left their embrace and turned his head towards Li Xian.

Relationship? No, they don't have any relationship just a few days ago. One moment, one decision, one battle, and everything changed for him. New friends to rely on, new pressure to improve on, and a new family to protect.

"Thud" "Bang"

Ling Tan directly fell on his knees and smashed his head on the ground. That smashed shook the room for a moment, to the point where blood gushed out of his forehead. He didn't even raise his head but spoke "I, Ling Tan from this moment on taking an oath to protect Li Xian with my life. If I ever fail to do so, my life shall perish with him."

He didn't make any oath of being master and servant, having a huge debt that he will pay instead he made a true oath for being Li Xian's life and death brother. But the way he did, made Li Xian uncomfortable.