ARCHDEUS

SOSMORHUST(2)

For Rain, he was used to being bullied. The one who shouted at him was Frank, a 16-year-old boy.

"Slave! You haven't licked my shoes!"

Frank with his five friends laughed out loud. Frank holds a grudge against Rain. Though Rain was the slave of his father but how dare the slave hit him in front of many people. Since then, he has always made Rain's days full of mourning colors.

Rain was silent. He knew he was too impulsive at the time. But who doesn't get angry when his mother is mocked and said to be a prostitute? That made Rain cross his boundaries as a slave. Certainly not without consequences, other than getting a bully from Frank, his master tortured him for more than two weeks. He was dehydrated and lacked food. Moreover the whip every day landed on his body.

"Scent boy! Comehere!"

Frank signals Rain to come. Of course Rain obeyed him.

Rain came down from the fence and walked towards the crowd of children. Caused by his ego and hatred for Frank causes Rain to walk steadily. There was no frightened or obedient expression on his face. Only an expressionless face harbored endless hatred.

Frank hates that face. He hates her so much.

"Hey! Walk on your knees!"

Rain stood still. He just looked at Frank and did not show any movement.

Frank suspected that. This kid is so stubborn. He could only click his tongue and ask his friends to help him a little.

Two of Frank's friends who have the largest bodies of the others walk towards Rain. Each of them pressed Rain's shoulders so that the slave fell to his knees.

"Aragh!"

Rain could only grind his teeth. But he did not make any resistance movement. Rain knew, his strength was not as great as those people. Besides he can't hit Frank a second time. He's been traumatized enough.

Frank approaches Rain and grabs the slave's hair so Rain's gaze is lifted.

Plakk!

Frank slaps Rain's cheek. A red mark imprinted on the boy's dull cheeks.

"I told you, lick my shoes, right? It's useless!"

Kick!

Frank landed his shoe pad on Rain's face hard. Both of his friends held the slave's head down so as not to avoid the shoes. The footwear repeatedly landed on Rain's face.

"Useless! Rubbish thing! Low-down!"

"Swept

Frank spit. As if losing interest, he and his friends left Rain who was still kneeling on the ground. He did not inflict heavy injuries on Rain because if the slave were to eventually die, his father might nag him. After all, the child is his family property.

"Well ... he's selling soon, '" murmured Frank.

Frank and his friends go laughing towards school. Among his friends, he was the poorest and did not have a strong background. His friends were mostly from merchant and scholar families. Frank only comes from a family of ranchers. So as to eliminate his inferiority from the others, he tried to display his dominance to his friends. Of course he used Rain who was his father's slave.

Rain returned to the cage. Because it was only attacked on the face, it was still able to walk normally. He wiped all the blood and dirt on his face with water from the vat. Today he might be a little unlucky. Most Franks only bully verbal rather than physical. Rain could only assume that he was out of luck today.

After all that happened, Rain lived like his daily life. He took out a wooden twig the size of his arm and swung it. Rain was lucky that he was assigned to the ranch so that his master did not control him too much.

Rain always remembered his father's will 'learn to read and practice the sword for a better life.' As slave workers, they were not allowed to receive martial or academic education. It wasn't without reason. The slave owners were concerned that slaves, especially working slaves, could read, write, and fight, and revolution was very likely.

History records that in one of the large countries located in Central Laurentia there was a revolution of peasants and slaves who overthrew King Maurice IV and dissolved the Kingdom of Elendor and then turned it into the Republic of Elendor. In addition to the kings and princes executed on guilottine knives, all the nobles, knights, and scholars were enslaved. Temples and large shops were even robbed, burned, and destroyed. As for the priests, wealthy merchants, and witches were expelled from the country. In the early periods of the country was formed, not only anarchism and vandalism occurred. But now the Republic of Elendor became one of the strongest countries in central Laurentia.

***

The following days Rain's life went on as usual. There was nothing special that he experienced. The days he filled with practicing and caring for cows. If he excludes living in a world of slavery that is full of violence and abuse, then his life is arguably quite calm.

Until one day his master came.

"Scraps!"

His master, an old man with a slightly bloated body, pale skin, and silver hair. He came to Rain riding a brown horse. The house is not too far from the farm so it is not difficult to leave.

"Master?"

Rain stood up and walked towards his master. In contrast to his behavior towards Frank, he was more respectful and fearful of his master.

"Bring your things and accompany me to the market!"

After saying that, his master left. He did not pronounce clearly, but Rain knew what his master meant.

I'm sold.

Rain has no loyalty to his master and former masters. So if his master wants to sell him, he does not have emotional turmoil such as sadness or anger. However he was only worried about one thing, he was afraid that his next master was much more evil than before.

Rain returned to the cage to retrieve all his belongings. He actually had no valuables but he still had three loaves of fresh bread left. He got it from his master a day ago. The bread is like a stone so that when used for brawl then believe me, the head of the opponent can be bumped.

While carrying the three loaves of bread, he went to his master's house. In the courtyard his master had been waiting on a horse while holding a rope.

Both Rain's hands were tied, while all three of his bread were placed in a cloth sling on his waist.

The horse walked with the master on his back while the slave walked with his hands tied.

Their destination was the city market. This was not the county capital so it was not too big. But quite a lot of transactions happened. It took them half an hour to get there. But today quite a number of people came.

The reason was simple because currently a noble was making a massive purchase.

Regis Evangelos Morhust, a great nobleman who was the son of Count Morhust and was championed as the ultimate heir among all the count's children. Currently he was in one of the small towns on the count to make investments and purchases of slaves. When compared to those areas or cities that were the center of business and the high demand for slaves, then the right step for him to go to remote areas to look for slaves. The slave here was much cheaper than in the county capital so he could optimize the quantity he needed. In addition, to add to his wealth, Regis wanted to make some investments in this place.

His arrival and reason for coming to this place was already known. The slave owners are very lucky because in this place there are still no big slave traders who control the market. Of course the owner of Rain did not miss. He had a very sad little boy. Although the price may be a little low but it does not matter, he bought it at a very cheap price anyway.

In the center of the market many slave owners gathered with their slaves. Most slaves were men but there were also some female slaves who had deformed faces brought over. Usually disabled female slaves will not be sold as slaves*** so they are also used as slave laborers.

"Sir, do you want to sell a slave?"

A young blonde soldier asked. Of course, the owner of Rain agreed.

"Good, Sir. Come here."

The soldier took Rain and the owner to the checkpoint. There is a tent that has been built. The soldier brought Rain into the tent for inspection. There he will be examined to see if he has an infectious disease and how strong his physical strength is. As for the owner following behind to see all the inspection process.

"The good boy. He is young and strong enough. Do you really want to sell it?" ask an examiner.

"of course! How much?"

"Since he is young and looks quite usable for a long period of time, we will buy him with 250 gold coins."

The owner's eyes grew.

"250!"

"Is it less?"

The examiner seemed to feel lazy with this type of person. The average slave worker in this city only cost 180 to 230 gold coins. Obviously he gave a price above the market for slaves that could still be used in the long run. But if it is too expensive, he prefers not to buy it.

"N-no, of course not! This is so good!"

The owner of the boy was very happy. He originally bought Rain for only 160 gold coins. That meant he earned 90 gold coins as profit. With this money he would buy more cattle or even keep them as educational funds for his son.

"Ah ... By the way why did the young master want to buy so many slaves?"

It is obvious many are quite curious as to what the reason for this massive slave purchase. Usually the use of many slave workers because there is a project such as the construction of a road or building.

"Ohh .. the young master wants to use them in which stone quarry."

The owner then nodded. Which stone quarry the young master owned was extremely famous in the county even in the kingdom. It was the largest stone quarry in the Southeast East of the Kingdom of Artchania and became the county's main source of income.

Rain remained calm. He was quite used to all this process. Although indeed he was quite surprised by the large volume of slave sales that occurred today. But his calmness was due to him not knowing the fate of him in the future.