Although Lu An's voice was not loud, everyone heard him clearly. Instantly, everyone looked at Lu An because Lu An rarely spoke.
After ten days of interaction, these seniors no longer looked down on Lu An, and no one mocked him. However, Lu An's words stunned the teachers, especially Han Ying.
Looking at Lu An, who was speaking, his face was gloomy and his fists were clenched tightly, as if he was suppressing his emotions. Han Ying did not know what was wrong, but Lu An had been acting strangely these few days.
However, Han Ying still turned to look at the students in front and nodded. "Lu An is right, it's because of the slaves.
"For any city to prosper, for any city to trade, there must be enough slaves to bear the burden of labor. Skylight City is backed by the most famous slave concentration area of the Midnight Kingdom, the Tabukal region. This means that Skylight City has enough slaves to supply the labor force. "
As she spoke, the group of people flashed their Academy IDs, and the city guards quickly let them pass. After entering the city, the group quickly realized that there were many slave exchanges on both sides of the straight and wide streets.
The signboard of each exchange was very large, and there would definitely be a huge cage placed at the entrance. In the cages were slaves of all shapes and sizes, and each cage could hold about seven to eight people. Some were strong, some were average, and some were specially made to be female slaves.
"Here, the price of slaves is much cheaper than in other cities. This also greatly reduces the cost of goods in Skylight City, making it more competitive in trade." Han Ying looked at the metal cages on both sides as she walked. "In Meteor Trail City, the price of a slave is the same as a cow. But in Skylight City, the price of a slave is the same as a pig. "
Upon hearing this, the students were enlightened, and someone quickly asked, "Then wouldn't it be cheaper for me to buy slaves in Skylight City? Wouldn't it be a huge profit for me to buy more than ten slaves back? "
"That's right, but think about it, if you want to transport a slave from Skylight City to Meteor Trail City, just a few days of food would cost a lot of money. After calculating, you won't have much money left," Han Ying said with a smile.
Upon hearing this, the students were disappointed. A good thing was right in front of them, but they could not do it.
"You don't have to be disappointed." Looking at the worried faces of the students, Han Ying smiled and shook her head. "Skylight City not only has a lot of slaves, but also a lot of high-quality slaves. In this aspect, even Starfire City cannot compare. You can buy some high-quality slaves and bring them back. "
When the students heard this, they immediately became excited again. Some students even said that they wanted to buy the prettiest female slaves to play with, but the teachers didn't stop them. After all, at their age, many of them were already married.
No one noticed that Lu An's face was getting gloomier and gloomier, except for Fu Yu.
Fu Yu was as quiet as ever. She looked at Lu An's expression and felt slightly surprised, but she didn't say anything.
After walking for a while, Li Hongtang, who was at the front, suddenly stopped. He looked around and said to the group behind him, "It's already noon. Since we're not in a hurry to reach Skylight City, let's find a place to have lunch first before heading to Skylight Academy!"
Hearing that they were going to eat, the students immediately became happy and loudly said, "Okay!"
The group found a luxurious tavern nearby and left the carriage to the waiter to take care of them before sitting in the main hall on the first floor. Perhaps because the tavern was more luxurious and expensive, there were only a few tables of rich people eating at noon.
Seeing the fifteen people enter, the waiter immediately welcomed them with a smile. After the fifteen people were seated at two tables, Li Hongtang generously ordered the waiter to serve the best delicacies.
"Other than being famous for slaves, Skylight City is also famous for its mutton! The mutton here is very delicious, and there are a lot of different varieties. Let's eat to our hearts' content later! "Li Hongtang said with a rare smile.
"Yes!" The students were especially excited and loudly said.
Following that, delicious dishes were served one after another. Indeed, there were many mutton dishes that they had never seen before, making them salivate! Indeed, it was said that ten miles away was different, but a thousand miles away, even the taste had changed!
After tasting the dishes, the students couldn't stop praising them. They even wolfed down the food, not at all behaving like rich kids. Perhaps it was because they had been together for a long time and were more familiar with each other, but no one was courteous and instead fought hard for food.
Seeing that everyone was so energetic, the five teachers also smiled. Compared to the students, they were still very normal. However, the students weren't all wolfing down the food like that. Two of them were still very quiet.
Lu An and Fu Yu.
Fu Yu only ate slowly in small bites, or rather tasted, as though the delicacies in front of her didn't pique her interest in the slightest. Lu An, on the other hand, didn't seem to be in a good mood.
His mood seemed to be a little down, or rather, a little gloomy.
However, at the lively dining table, no one would pay much attention to the two's behavior. Just as everyone was eating happily, a group of people suddenly walked in from the door.
A group of people dressed in uniform and with extraordinary bearing.
Walking at the front was a middle-aged man. This person's appearance wasn't outstanding and was even a little plump. The fat on his face made his face oily, making him look like a fat pig. The appearance of this group immediately attracted the attention of everyone in the tavern. Under everyone's gaze, the middle-aged man shouted loudly, "Waiter! Come out and serve the customers! "
"Coming!" The waiter immediately shouted and ran over from the first plate. He nodded and bowed as he said, "How many customers are there? Please come in! "
"Twenty people! Bring out all your best dishes. Be careful or I'll fall out with you! "The middle-aged man shouted loudly, his tone full of command.
"Yes, yes, yes. We'll definitely serve all of them!" The waiter quickly smiled apologetically. After leading everyone to a table by the window, he immediately went to instruct the kitchen to prepare.
Han Ying looked at the three people sitting at a table not far from her and frowned, her expression a little gloomy.
The students weren't stupid. Looking at the other party's neat attire and the dozen or so young people around their age, it was very likely that they were a team from the same academy.
"Teacher … They are?" A student couldn't help but ask softly.
"Fang Tong Academy," Han Ying frowned slightly and said in a low voice.
Hearing these four words, all the students were stunned at first, then a murderous look appeared on their faces!
Fang Tong Academy was Starfire Academy's old rival, and all of this started from the Academy Ranking Tournament four years ago. At that time, Fang Tong Academy and Starfire Academy had a very fierce battle in the five-person ranking tournament. The students from both sides were severely injured, and some were even bedridden for nearly a year.
After the battle ended, both academies accused each other of being too ruthless and demanded compensation. Because of this, the matter even went to the Lord Prefect of the Southeastern Province. However, the Lord Prefect didn't want to get involved, so the matter was left unsettled. However, the relationship between the two academies began to deteriorate from that time until now.
However, in the Academy Ranking Tournament every year, although Fang Tong Academy wasn't at the top, they were still in the middle, much better than Starfire Academy which was at the bottom. Therefore, every year when Starfire Academy fought with Fang Tong Academy, it was the most humiliating time for them.
"Ignore them and eat!" Han Ying glanced at the dazed students and knocked on the table. "Don't affect our mood."
Hearing that, the students retracted their gazes and started eating again. However, the food didn't taste as good as before.
"Hey, isn't this the famous Starfire Academy?"
A sarcastic voice suddenly sounded, causing everyone from Starfire Academy to raise their heads. Everyone looked at the source of the voice. It was the middle-aged man who spoke!
Whoosh!
All the Starfire Academy students put down their bowls and chopsticks and looked at the middle-aged man with a frown. Even Li Hongtang's expression was quite serious, but he still sneered and said, "I say, Guo Liang, we're really fated!"
"Ah! Brother Li is here too! " Guo Liang pretended to be surprised when he saw Li Hongtang and said exaggeratedly, "Aiya, I thought they wouldn't send you to lead the team after you lost last year!"
Hearing the mockery, Li Hongtang's face darkened and said coldly, "If you can come, why can't I?"
"Why? Hahaha, you're asking why? " Guo Liang looked as if he had heard the biggest joke in the world and asked the students behind him, "Why do you think?"
"Who knows, maybe he thinks it's honorable to get first place!" a Fang Tong Academy student said.
"Yeah, but he's from the bottom! Hahaha!! "
"..."
Hearing the laughter from Fang Tong Academy, the Starfire Academy students' faces darkened. However, Li Hongtang didn't dare to make a move. It wasn't because he was afraid of the other students, but because he was more afraid of the other teachers. Once he made a move, it wouldn't be good if he hurt the students.
Therefore, he could only endure it.
"Aiya, my students are really outspoken!" Guo Liang said slyly after laughing, "Brother Li, don't mind them!"
Li Hongtang's face darkened, and his fists clenched tighter as if he could break at any time. However, Guo Liang saw all this, but he didn't care at all!
However, just as he was about to say something proudly, a dull voice suddenly sounded.
"Can you scram back to your table?" Lu An looked up and frowned at Guo Liang. "You look too disgusting, I can't eat when I look at you."
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