On the vast desert, there was a dense forest. The tree trunks and leaves of the forest were dark blue in color. Furthermore, there was a faint light lingering around the inside of the forest. Such a gorgeous tree species reminded Xing Jue of the strange plants in the Mystic Moon Valley.
However, the huge forest alone was not enough to surprise Xing Jue. That was because there was a strange mountain that was tens of thousands of meters tall in the depths of the forest.
The mountain was dark blue in color and was emitting a dazzling blue light. It looked exactly the same as the Saint Stone. Intuition told Xing Jue that … it was the Saint Stone. A Saint Stone with such a large area was enough to drive anyone crazy.
"Let's go, let's go!"
"Stop looking. From today onwards, you will be spending all your time with it. It's enough for you to see. Hahahaha …"
Just when Xing Jue and the others were amazed by the huge Saint Stone, they suddenly heard the urging of the guards. The voice contained a hidden meaning.
Only 1000 people could successfully pass the test of the Celestial Secret Battalion. Every month, there were 30,000 mortals entering the Starfall Dynasty from the Mortal Realm. After the test, the mortals who did not pass the test would be demoted to commoners or slaves.
However, among the remaining 29000 people, at least 20000 would be demoted to slaves. They would be sent to various places to perform inhumane manual labor. Xing Jue and the others were bringing along nearly one thousand slaves.
One thousand slaves were only escorted by a hundred guards from the Divine Secret Battalion. However, it was enough. After all, the guards of the Divine Secret Battalion were elites while the slaves were just weaklings who had been abandoned. In addition to the strange chains that firmly locked their hands and feet, it was impossible for them to escape.
Of course, Xing Jue was excluded from this group of slaves. However, Xing Jue did not have any intention of escaping at all. He was looking forward to joining the group of laborers. Xing Jue had already guessed that their job here was to mine Saint Stones.
The Holy Stone was a necessity for a Battle-Sage to cultivate. However, the Holy Stone was controlled by the Imperial City and the Secret Battalion in the Starfall Dynasty. Civilians could not even see it, let alone cultivate with it.
However, there were endless Holy Stones here. Although he did not know what it was like inside, there was no such thing as an impenetrable wall. Xing Jue had absolute confidence that he could get his hands on Holy Stones.
This was because along the way, Xing Jue had already discovered that these people who had been reduced to slaves had their Spiritual Weapons taken away. Even their storage bracelets had been taken away. They were now completely penniless.
However, Xing Jue was an exception. Xing Jue's Soul Devouring Order looked like an ordinary ring that no one would care about. However, they didn't know that this Soul Devouring Order could be a treasure that could call itself a space.
It wouldn't be a problem to take away the entire Holy Stone. Of course, with Xing Jue's current soul power, it was still impossible for him to take away such a huge Holy Stone. However, it was still very easy for him to accumulate it bit by bit.
After walking for half a day, Xing Jue and the others finally arrived in front of the Holy Stone. However, Xing Jue was a little speechless when he saw the scene in front of him.
"Dong, dong, dong, dong, dong, dong, dong."
"Hurry up, hurry up, hurry up!"
"Pa ~ Pa ~ Pa ~"
The ear-piercing sound of the Holy Stone being cut resounded continuously. Tens of thousands of slaves were laboriously working in front of the mountain-like Holy Stone. Some of them were using special Spiritual Weapons to mine the Holy Stone while some of them were pushing the heavy loader while gnashing their teeth.
What made Xing Jue the most speechless was that while they were laboriously working, a guard holding a whip would whip them from time to time. The whip was a Spiritual Weapon. Even if they didn't unleash their true power, just a few lashes was enough to make them feel terrible. Under such abuse, the slaves were already battered and battered.
"Damn it, this is simply inhumane abuse. If you want me to do this, you might as well kill me." A middle-aged slave next to Xing Jue said angrily.
"Kill you? It's too easy to kill you. It's said that hundreds of slaves from the dynasty here die of exhaustion every month. Half of them are killed by the guards because they don't like the sight of them! "Seeing the situation, the man next to the middle-aged slave reminded.
"Damn, it can't be? So cruel! "The man's words caused the surrounding people to be even more shocked. Their faces were filled with fear.
"I think I finally know what it means to never see the light of day." At this moment, Xing Jue finally understood why people were so terrified when slaves were mentioned.
"Don't just stand there, let's go." At this moment, the urging of the guards came from around Xing Jue and the others.
Under the urging of the guards, Xing Jue and the others arrived at a small plain. On the plain, there were many dilapidated grass houses. Judging from the looks of it, they should be the residences of the slaves. However, opposite the grass houses were several rather luxurious palaces.
The palaces weren't small, but when placed together with the dilapidated grass houses, they formed a stark contrast. Anyone with a discerning eye could tell that those were the residences of the guards.
Looking at it, the guards here seemed to be more comfortable than the guards of the Secret Battalion. However, at this moment, Xing Jue's gaze did not linger on those buildings. Instead, it was attracted by a strange object in the center of the plain.
It was a large formation formed by several strange pillars that were over a hundred meters tall. Yes, it was a large formation, and an extremely profound one at that. As for the use of this large formation, Xing Jue had no idea.
"Hm? Yet another thousand? I wonder how long they'll last this time. "
"It doesn't matter. We'll replenish them every month anyway. The Empire doesn't have much else, but they have an endless supply of slaves. Hahaha …"
At this moment, from a rather luxurious palace not far away, two fat men walked out. The man's spirit artifact armor was covered with a red cloak. It seemed that they were captain-level soldiers. From their appearance, they should be the leaders here. Otherwise, they wouldn't be as skinny as a match, yet they were so well-nourished.
However, it was worth mentioning that there were a few dozen guards behind them. Those guards were carrying something that seemed to be very heavy in groups of two.
"Quick, form two rows and stand neatly." When they arrived in front of Xing Jue and the others, the guards with whips in their hands yelled out once again.
Once Xing Jue and the other thousand slaves were in position, they actually began to remove the chains on Xing Jue's hands and feet. Then, they took out very strange bracelets from the heavy boxes and put them on the slaves' wrists and ankles.
Buzz.
The bracelets were very strange. When they were worn on Xing Jue's wrists, they actually shone with a faint luster. At this moment, the bracelets actually began to shrink. When they were firmly fastened on Xing Jue's wrists, he only felt a strange energy rushing into Xing Jue's body and spreading rapidly. It covered every part of his body as if it wanted to devour everything. However, apart from this special feeling, there were no other symptoms of discomfort.
"Let me tell you, this is called a Binding Chain Bracelet. The special thing about this bracelet is very simple. It can easily kill you."
"However, as long as you're obedient and don't think about escaping, you'll be fine."
"Alright, that's all that needs to be said. You can go and enjoy your life here."
After putting on the so-called Binding Chain Bracelets for Xing Jue and the others, one of the fat guards said loudly. Then, he gave the surrounding guards a look.
After that, Xing Jue and the others began to receive the tools to mine the Holy Stones under the lead of the guards. They returned to the mountain-like Holy Stone and prepared to start their life as slaves.
"Damn it, this guard captain is really too despicable," a slave said indignantly as they walked towards the Holy Stone.
"Oh? What do you mean? "Seeing this, Xing Jue asked curiously.
"This Binding Chain Bracelet is an extremely sinister thing."
"Do you see that big formation? That big formation is the core of the Binding Chain Bracelet. If we leave the limited distance of the big formation, the Binding Chain Bracelet will play its role. "
Hearing Xing Jue's question, the slave moved closer to Xing Jue's ear and whispered, "At that time, you'll be tortured and finally turn into a pool of blood and die."
"So that's how it is. How ruthless."
At this moment, Xing Jue finally understood the slave's words. The reason why the guard captain did not clearly tell the slaves about the role of the Binding Chain Bracelet was to make some of the slaves lower their guard and escape when they were unprepared. However, any slave who did that would only end up with one outcome — a tragic death! It could be seen that the guards here did not treat the slaves as humans at all.
"Pa, pa, pa."
"Damn it, old fart, hurry up and push!"
As they spoke, Xing Jue and the others had already returned to the place where the slaves were working. Not far away from Xing Jue and the others, a skinny, white-haired old man was working hard to push a loading cart that was a hundred times bigger than him. However, it was currently uphill and the old man was obviously unable to push it up, so at this moment, a guard behind him was waving a long whip at him.
However, even though the long whip was constantly waving on the old man's back, causing his skin to split open, the old man did not even dare to cry out in pain. Instead, he continued to grit his teeth and endured the pain on his back as he pushed the loading cart with all his might.
However, what surprised Xing Jue and the others the most was that although there were many young and strong slaves beside the old man, they only glanced at the old man indifferently and went back to their work. Not a single one of them actually went forward to help.
"Sir, let me do it!"
This kind of thing, others could ignore it and ignore it, but Xing Jue could not ignore it. He hurriedly put down the tools in his hands and came to the side of the old man, wanting to help the old man push the loading cart up the high hill.
"Pa, pa, pa!"
However, just as Xing Jue placed his hand on the loading cart, he felt waves of burning pain coming from his back. He turned around to look, and sure enough, it was the guard who was waving a long whip and looking at him with an angry expression.
"Kid, you want to be a good person, right?"
"Alright, I'll fulfill your wish. From today onwards, you will push this loading cart for me. If you can't push it, I will whip you to death!" Seeing that Xing Jue turned around, the guard fiercely shouted at him.
"Sigh, another one to die quickly, fool." Seeing this, the surrounding slaves glanced at Xing Jue and said in a low voice, then continued to busy themselves with the work in their hands. It seemed that they had already seen such a scene many times.
"Heh ~"
As for the surrounding words that were filled with ridicule, Xing Jue just smiled and ignored them. Although the loading cart was not light, Xing Jue was confident that he could easily push it away. Furthermore, the loading cart was filled with Holy stone. If he could push this loading cart every day, it would be a great opportunity for Xing Jue to steal Holy stone.
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