The slaves arrived at Joong's residence three days later in the early morning, including Dunk. Joong walked towards the main room in his base after receiving them, Pond was there, his eyes looked heavy with sleep, but he was still trying to study the files he got from Earth's men. He looked up as Joong walked in.
"It's finished?" Pond asked.
Joong nodded. "They are all in the back building. We are ready to sell them again," he said.
"Everything seems to be going smoothly," commented Pond as Joong walked towards the table, starting to operate the large computer on it, looking for information on auctions opening in the near future.
"Very smooth," replied Joong. "We'll get sacks of gold, Pond. One of Earth's captured slaves is of noble blood."
Pond blinked in surprise. "Are you serious?"
"Of course," he said. "His father was the nobleman of Boonprasert."
“Boonprasert was the first noble to ban slavery,” Pond muttered absently.
"Yeah. So imagine how much money we could get from him, not only because he's of royal blood, but because nowadays it's almost impossible to get slaves of Boonprasert descent. From what Earth says, he's not that smart, easily getting lost in the Black Zone ."
(Black Zone, an empty city that does not belong to any region. The place was only inhabited by criminals and slave hunters, because a place without ownership meant not following any rules, including capturing humans and enslaving them. So if Dunk gets lost and gets into that zone, he can't blame anyone for his current situation. Earth is not breaking any laws by selling them.)
Pond nodded. "What is he like?"
"It still can't be arranged until now," answered Joong, furrowing his eyebrows, as he continued to look at the large computer screen in front of him. He was deciding whether to take part in the auction in Hua Hin or take the risk of taking part in the auction in Nonthaburi. Nonthaburi was a region that had banned slavery, and Joong had experienced problems there. His name is very legendary in that area. He then thought about contacting his loyal customer in Ayutthaya, there was a rich woman who liked to buy slaves from him, and he was sure she would be interested in buying Dunk.
"I'll sell it last, after he complies. I'll leave it to my high-ranking and wealthy customers to buy it."
"You think a lot about that one, na?"
Joong grinned. "He's truly amazing, I've never seen a man like him. We'll be able to make ships out of gold after selling him, Pond."
"Your wealth now can also make a gold ship," commented Pond, Joong ignored him. His mood was so good that he didn't feel angry because his trusted assistant was teasing him. "Prepare it for auction at Hua Hin, Pond," he ordered. "Make sure everything is ready in 2 weeks."
Pond quickly took Joong's place and sat in front of the large computer screen which was still on. Feeling satisfied, Joong left Pond to work alone. He walked to his room at a brisk pace but stopped briefly to give an order to a servant, telling him to bring some food. He felt tired and hungry.
The servant nodded obediently at his order and immediately walked away, but Joong hurriedly called him again, remembering something. "Tell the other servants that the newly arrived slaves must be fed every 11 am and 7 pm."
"Good Sir," the servant nodded obediently.
"And be careful with them, don't hit them no matter what. And don't feed them too much. I want them to remain weak and quiet, but also not starve. If I see even one scratch on their skin, I will lock you up in the punishment room. Tell everyone. Understand?"
