Starting With an SSS-Rank Swordsmanship Talent

“You two…” Alaric sighed.

A moment later, they stepped out of the carriage. Hershey wore a gloomy look on her face, while Elena nervously followed her.

“I didn’t want you to see this…” Alaric said in a helpless tone.

He was worried that they would feel uncomfortable upon seeing all these slave women.

Hershey shook her head and responded with a serious voice. “I will be fine. Also, it is not Elena’s fault. She only followed me here.”

“I am not blaming anyone here.” Alaric noticed that she didn’t react much after seeing the slaves.

From the looks of it, she must have seen such cases in Ryvaad too.

On the other hand, Elena looked uneasy as she observed the women inside the slave wagon.

“You do not need to worry about me, Alaric.” Hershey smiled gently at him.

While they were conversing, Roy squinted his eyes.

This noblewoman should be Lord Alaric’s fiancée, Hershey Paxley. She is indeed as beautiful as the rumors say.

He dared not look at her for too long to avoid being misunderstood. He might have a protector, but he didn’t want to carelessly offend Alaric and House Silversword.

“Sir Roy, this is my fiancée, Hershey Paxley. I am sure you have heard of her.” Alaric’s voice drifted into his ears, pulling him from his stray thoughts.

Roy put on a surprised look. “Oh, my! What a great honor to see you, my lady! My name is Roy, a merchant from Hairo.”

Hershey didn’t give much of a response and just nodded her head. It was obvious from her expression that she didn’t have a good impression of this slave trader.

“I would like to buy all those women from you, Sir Roy. Please name your price.” Hershey suddenly said, making everyone feel surprised.

“Hershey…” Alaric raised an eyebrow, but he decided to wait and see what she was up to.

Roy was taken aback. It took him a few seconds to gather his thoughts. He gave Hershey an apologetic look as he replied. “I’m sorry, my lady, but I can’t sell all of these women to you. As I have told Lord Alaric, most of these women will be sold to an old client of mine. I hope you understand my situation.”

“This…” Hershey hesitated. She could already guess what those women would experience once they fell into someone’s hands.

She turned her gaze to Alaric and asked. “Is there really no other way to help them?”

Alaric sighed helplessly. She had a gentle heart. She was just like what he had remembered about her from his past life.

He looked at Roy and asked. “How much is your client willing to pay for those women?”

Roy frowned and hesitated for a moment before he replied. “Including those two red-haired siblings, my client is willing to pay 2500 gold coins.”

Alaric wasn’t surprised by the price. The amount was within his expectations. The reason for the high value was the red-haired siblings. Just the two of them alone should be worth 2000 gold coins!

“This is already a discounted price. To be honest, the price would be more expensive if I sell them in the central region.” Roy added.

Female slaves were more expensive when sold to the right people. Many depraved nobles would be willing to pay a lot of money to get their hands on these women, especially the younger and more beautiful ones.

“How about this? I will give you 10 Fatal-grade beast soul crystals in exchange for those women.” Alaric had a huge surplus of beast soul crystals and he had habitually brought a few of them since they were much easier to carry than bringing loads of gold coins.

“10 beast soul crystals?!” Roy’s mouth went agape when he heard this ridiculous offer. The cheapest piece of beast soul crystal could be sold for 500 gold coins! Ten such crystals were worth over 5000 gold coins!

Is House Silversword already this rich?! They must have gotten these crystals from the orc raid more than a month ago.

The price Alaric had quoted was more than double what his client was willing to pay.

“Can I see the beast soul crystals first before I make my decision?” Roy tried to remain calm, but he couldn’t hide the look of greed in his eyes.

Alaric sent Hershey a sneaky thumbs-up before he replied to Roy. “No problem.”

He then sent a signal to Rasmus. The latter was nearby so he had heard their conversation.

When Alaric gave him a signal, he immediately understood his lord’s intentions.

After a while, Rasmus handed a small sack to Alaric. “My lord.”

“Thank you.”

Alaric tossed the sack to Roy who caught it with trembling hands.

The fat merchant opened the sack and inspected the beast soul crystals inside.

These aren’t beast soul crystals from orcs. This texture, this color… I’m pretty sure these are beast soul crystals of goblin warriors.

He narrowed his eyes, but he didn’t dare probe where Alaric had gotten these crystals.

“These are indeed Fatal-grade beast soul crystals. Are you really willing to pay this much for those women, my lord?” He looked at Alaric dubiously.

“Do I look like I am joking?” Alaric frowned.

“No, please don’t misunderstand, my lord! I only want to confirm it.” Roy laughed awkwardly.

“So what is your decision, Sir Roy?” Alaric stared deeply at him.

Roy took a deep breath and closed his eyes for a moment while contemplating his answer.

Ten beast soul crystals… this is more than what those women are worth. I can’t let this slip by.

After a full minute of silence, he opened his eyes. “I have decided, my lord. I accept your offer!”

Hearing this, Alaric’s lips curved upward.

“Good! You made a great decision, Sir Roy!” He tapped the fat merchant’s shoulder which almost made the latter fall to the ground.

Damn! This guy is too strong! Is this the strength of an Elite Knight? Does this mean he can kill me with a single slap if he wants to?