After seeing off the soldier, we entered the slave market. First, we head to the trading company that manages the shops in the slave market.
“Wow, the cityscape is so beautiful. For a moment, I thought that the slaves are being sold in chains on the streets.”
“That used to be the case. In the past, order was not maintained, and slaves were treated badly. Little by little, the situation has improved, and the human rights of slaves are finally being protected.”
The inside of the slave market is very clean and tidy. The people passing by on the street are well-dressed as well.
Occasionally, I would see people who looked like slaves following their masters, but they didn’t look pessimistic, and the masters seemed to care about their slaves.
The old lady said that at least now none of the slaves were treated tragically. The chairman also talked about this area when we arrived at the company.
“The country is also working on establishing laws regarding slavery, and slave companies and slave owners are prohibited from abusing slaves.”
A man dressed as a gentleman greeted us with open arms, despite the sudden arrival of many people.
However, when it came to a certain story, the chairman’s face clouded.
“It is true that there are still slave owners who treat their slaves badly, and we do not sell slaves to such slave masters. However, there are still slave merchants who dare to sell slaves to such slave masters.”
“I know of their existence too. They seem to be common among forces that advocate humanism. I’ve heard that the slaves they treated harshly are mostly beastmen and rare species.”
The old lady continued to talk, but something caught my attention. The church that is currently causing problems advocates humanism.
Maybe there’s some kind of connection to that?
“Sorry to butt in, but maybe there is a connection between the forces of the church and the illegal slave merchants that is now in question?”
“Oh, you’re quite sharp Shun-san. Sigh, to be precise, the aristocrats and wealthy people who advocate humanism are also involved in this.”
Whoa, this is quite troublesome.
I can understand why the wife of the former Margrave was sighing. At worst, it might be easier for us to deal with it if the church were to explode.
This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com.
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