"Sir, I still have a small request." Xing Jue was so smart that he could already tell how important he was to this slave camp. Therefore, he decided to take advantage of the fact that the fat guard captain was happy to make a small request.
"What is it? Tell me. " Sure enough, the excited guard captain did not hold back at all. Instead, he asked with a smile. It was as if he would agree to whatever Xing Jue said.
"Sir, tens of thousands of people are mining Holy Stone. If I am the only one refining it, it will definitely affect the output of our slave camp. This will also affect your achievements."
"So I hope that you can find some people for me. I can guide them and help me refine the Holy Stone." Xing Jue asked respectfully.
"En, that's a good idea, but can you teach them?" The guard captain, who had already exhausted four refiners to death, also agreed with Xing Jue's suggestion. However, he did not believe that Xing Jue could nurture a refiner so quickly.
"No problem." Xing Jue said confidently.
"Alright then, I'll go pick a few dozen young and strong slaves to be your subordinates." Seeing how confident Xing Jue was, the guard captain replied without hesitation.
"Sir, young and strong people are actually not suitable for refining. Instead, the old, weak, and sick are the most talented." Seeing that there was a way, Xing Jue did not beat around the bush and directly said with a smile.
"This …"
After hearing Xing Jue's words, the guard captain was stunned at first, as if he was in a difficult position. After all, the old, weak, and sick had all been killed by them, and there were more young and strong slaves.
"Oh? Then what about the women who were locked up with you just now? " However, he then thought of the group of female slaves who were about to become their dishes and quickly asked.
"Of course, but there are still too few of them. Therefore, if there are such people in the future, I hope that you can send them to me." Seeing that he had already fallen for the trap, Xing Jue said excitedly.
"Alright, I'll do as you say. In any case, this group of women is already trash that's about to die. It's not a bad idea to make use of trash like you. Wait, I'll send them to you right now!" Seeing Xing Jue nod his head, the guard captain was overjoyed. Then, he hurriedly walked out of the palace and headed in the direction he came from.
"Sigh, saving your lives is the most I can do for now." After the guard captain left, Xing Jue sat on a chair in the palace and said with a faint smile.
In fact, if he wanted to find a helper, it was naturally best to find a young and strong person. However, Xing Jue did not want those female slaves to be eaten, or slaves who were unable to continue working would simply be taken away.
"Zhang Hong, you better live well. Wait for me, Xing Jue, to take your dog life!!" After sighing at the dark system of the Starfall Dynasty's slave camp, Xing Jue looked at the Saint Stone on the ground. His bright eyes were filled with murderous intent.
It had to be said that the guard captain was very efficient. In just a moment, he had sent the dozen or so female slaves locked in cages to Xing Jue.
At this moment, they had even changed into clean clothes. The scars on their faces and bodies had faded a lot and were healing. It could be seen that they had also taken the pill.
"Thank you, young master, for saving us. We are willing to serve young master as slaves."
After the fat captain left, the female slaves who were standing neatly in front of Xing Jue looked at each other. Then, they uniformly knelt in front of Xing Jue and thanked Xing Jue with gratitude. It was as if they wanted to repay him with their bodies.
"Forget it, forget it. I didn't call you here to be my servants and serve me. I called you here to work."
Seeing this, Xing Jue, who had always been very respectful to women, could not help but blush and hurriedly help them up.
Needless to say, after the scars on their faces gradually healed, these female slaves did look pretty good. However, compared to Xing Jue's Li Xiaohan, they were worlds apart. Therefore, Xing Jue was not interested in them at all.
After letting them rest for a while, Xing Jue also changed into a clean set of clothes and began to busy himself with refining. The Saint Stone outside was already as big as the huge palace. If he only relied on these two large formations, it would take forever to refine them.
Therefore, Xing Jue set up a total of ten large formations outside the palace. Although Xing Jue could not use his power now, these female slaves were all Battle-Saints. With their help, the ten large formations were completed very quickly.
In just a day, they had refined nearly one-tenth of the huge Saint Stone. Such a refining speed made the fat guard captain overjoyed. At night, he actually ordered people to send fruits, snacks, and good food and wine to Xing Jue and the others to reward them.
Xing Jue and the others who usually ate rough vegetables naturally wolfed down the food when they saw such delicious food. However, no one dared to eat the meat on the table because they were really afraid that it was made of human flesh.
"Such a huge slave camp, can't they even afford to eat meat? Why are they so cruel to eat human flesh? "Looking at the untouched meat on the table, Xing Jue asked in confusion.
"Young master, you've just arrived here and don't understand the situation here. This is a remote place in the Starfall Dynasty. Although the dynasty will send food here every month, it's simply not enough to eat."
Seeing that Xing Jue was confused, a female slave explained. In the past, they were deeply doted on by the guards. Although they were also unwilling, at least they could enjoy good treatment at that time, so they were quite familiar with the situation here.
"In such a huge forest, there must be wild beasts and magical beasts, right? Don't tell me they're too lazy to hunt?"
Xing Jue felt that this was not a reason to eat human flesh, because when he came, Xing Jue had heard a strange chirping sound in the forest. Although it was very far away, Xing Jue was sure that it was definitely not the sound of a human, but a magical beast.
"Young master, there is indeed a type of monster here, but it's neither a wild beast nor a magical beast. Speaking of this monster, you must know that it's a Saint Demon," the slave explained again.
"Saint Demon? You're saying that there are Saint Demons in this forest? "Xing Jue revealed a surprised expression.
"Yes, Saint Demons are born from Saint Stones and are very powerful. Although they only have the strength of an Intermediate Battle-Saint, there is no lack of stronger existences. Furthermore, even a Saint Demon that is only an Intermediate Battle-Saint is not something these guards can deal with."
"If it weren't for the top experts of the dynasty who set up a barrier around the slave camp to block the Saint Demons, even we wouldn't be able to safely mine the Saint Stones here." Seeing that Xing Jue seemed to be very interested, the woman explained in detail.
"So that's how it is. Heh, I've finished eating. You guys take your time and rest early after eating. We still have to wake up early tomorrow to start work." After hearing her words, Xing Jue finally understood the situation here. At this moment, Xing Jue seemed to be even more excited.
After leaving the dining table, Xing Jue did not return to his room to sleep. Instead, he walked out of the palace and headed towards the forest. Currently, the refinement of the Saint Stones was under Xing Jue's control. He could use as much as he wanted. However, his power was currently sealed. If he wanted to use the Saint Stones to cultivate, he would have to undo the seal.
Although the palace was quite far from the residence of the guards, Xing Jue did not know what kind of commotion he would cause if he were to undo the seal. Furthermore, the depths of the forest was a forbidden area that the guards did not dare to enter. Naturally, it became a good place for Xing Jue to undo the seal.
As for the shackles, they would not be activated as long as they did not leave the prescribed distance of the formation core. Xing Jue remembered this distance very clearly. Because he was afraid that an accident would happen to Xing Jue, the guard had already told the detainee about the shackles.
The forest at night was quite terrifying. Although there was moonlight, the visibility was not high due to the cover of the tall trees. It was so dark that even with Xing Jue's eyesight, he could not see very far.
"Sigh, after cultivating so hard for so long, I thought that I was already an immortal who ruled the world, but I didn't know that I was still a mortal." Looking at the dark forest in front of him, Xing Jue could not help but sigh.
Back in the Sky Martial Continent, not to mention this kind of forest, even if it was underground, Xing Jue could still clearly see everything in front of him. With a wave of his hand, he could summon the wind and summon the rain, an existence that could destroy heaven and earth. But here, he was even more mortal than a mortal. He had almost forgotten that here, Xing Jue and the others were mortals.
"Forget it, I'll use the Soul Devouring Token first and see if I can undo this hateful seal."
After sighing, Xing Jue adjusted his emotions and sat cross-legged. After pouring his Spiritual Strength into the Soul Devouring Token, he stuck it to his chest. But what made Xing Jue feel helpless was that there was no change at all.
Afterwards, Xing Jue also wanted to use his Spiritual Strength to attack the seal, but it was useless. Even with his extremely powerful Spiritual Strength, Xing Jue could not rely on Spiritual Strength to contend against the seal.
That was because even Spiritual Martial Techniques required a small amount of Battle Qi to be effective. The difference between Spiritual Martial Techniques and Martial Techniques was that the strength of Spiritual Martial Techniques depended more on Spiritual Strength.
Martial Techniques were the exact opposite. They relied on Battle Qi. But no matter if it was Spiritual Martial Techniques or Martial Techniques, Battle Qi and Spiritual Strength were both indispensable.
* plop *
"Could it be that I, Xing Jue, am going to be defeated by a seal?"
After struggling for a full two hours without any results, Xing Jue finally lost his patience. After putting the Soul Devouring Token back on his index finger, he laid down on the ground in exhaustion.
At this moment, Xing Jue could see the slowly flowing galaxy in the sky through the gaps between the leaves. Looking at the galaxy that was no different from the Sky Martial Continent, Xing Jue felt many emotions.
"Little Han, mother, how are you?"
"Father, you should be in the Divine Secret Battalion, right? With your strength, you must have obtained the title of top scholar and become the captain of the Divine Secret Battalion. It's just that in this vast Starfall Empire, there are countless Divine Secret Battalions. Where were you sent? "
"Sigh, I'm really useless. I was actually reduced to a slave!"
Looking at the night sky that was flickering with stars, Xing Jue's eyes unknowingly became slightly moist. No matter how strong he was, the bitterness in his heart was still somewhat beyond what he could bear. At this moment, he, who had always been firm and confident, was also somewhat afraid. He was afraid that he would really be unable to break the seal and would forever be reduced to a slave.
"This smell is?" Suddenly, Xing Jue abruptly sat up. Moreover, his nose constantly twitched as he inhaled the surrounding air. His sharp gaze also began to sweep the surroundings. That's because, at this moment, Xing Jue actually smelled a wonderful smell.
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