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326: Chapter 326: This Talent Is Really Cheap 326: Chapter 326: This Talent Is Really Cheap As he walked, Zhao Guang looked at the document in his hand and said, “Qiao Miya, 54 years old, previously a housekeeper in a noble family, sold here due to a mistake, right?”

Zhao Guang glanced at an old man following behind him.

In the Otherworld, people had longer lifespans than those on Earth, even longer than the lifespan of people in his own modern country.

Yet, reaching 54 was still quite an age.

Coming to the slave market at this age, although he had not suffered severe mistreatment, his vitality and spirit were somewhat diminished.

Qiao Miya slightly bowed his head: “You’re right.”

“Tell me, what mistake did you make?”

Zhao Guang’s spiritual power was strong, allowing him to sense things normal people couldn’t.

This man’s aura was still pure, and he did not believe everything written in the documents was true.

Qiao Miya looked at Zhao Guang somewhat helplessly, his new master really did care about the truth.

These matters were actually things they did not wish to speak of; on one hand because they did not want to face their past, and on the other because they did not want to offend anyone by speaking out.

If their former Lord found out, it would be bad for their own reputation.

And now the new master, upon hearing it from him, would probably have some concerns as well.

But the authority of a master is absolute, and since Zhao Guang had asked, Qiao Miya could not hide the truth.

“It was like this: our family has been housekeepers for generations.

While I was serving as housekeeper under the previous Lord, he rashly brought a woman home.”

“That woman was problematic; we staunchly opposed it, but it was useless.”

“And then what happened?

A woman alone, what could she do?”

Zhao Guang really didn’t understand, after all, in this world, a Lord has absolute authority over their own territory.

Unless a major mistake is made, even a King could not interfere with any orders within that territory.

In such a case, how could a mere woman cause significant destruction to a domain?

“It was like this: that woman, she was likely sent by the neighboring Lord.

The goal was to create a pretext for an attack, and one day, the neighbor’s adopted son mysteriously showed up within our territory.”

They had no choice; although they knew the woman was trouble, they couldn’t defy the Lord’s command.

“So what happened next, you lost the war?”

Qiao Miya nodded: “We lost, or rather, we were no match at all.

In that conflict, the enemy took control of two important mines in our territory.

The loss was huge; it was a downfall from which we never recovered.”

“So, what does that have to do with you?”

“Because the Lord placed blame, claiming that we did not stop him when the incident occurred.

Later, when the woman disappeared, the Lord blamed us for not protecting her, and as a result, all of us were sold off.”

Misdirected anger, Zhao Guang understood, but that Lord, was there something wrong with his thinking?

Qiao Miya was just an ordinary person, so Zhao Guang could easily sense that he was speaking the truth.

With this information, many things became much easier to analyze.

Unexpectedly, there really were people who, even after being sold, still counted their money for their seller, and that one was a Lord.

But never mind, such love-struck fools weren’t worth understanding.

Besides, he should be thankful to that guy.

If not for him, how could he have acquired such a talent?

From previous documents, before the so-called mistake, Qiao Miya had managed all affairs with great order and even handled some governmental matters quite well.

It wasn’t that he had meddled himself; rather, that Lord simply lacked competent people.

Zhao Guang nodded slightly and then flipped open the next document.

“Coscola, formerly the leader of the Furious Flame Mercenary Corps Group, captured after a defeat.”

Looking at the document, this man was quite young at just 32 years old and had already reached the peak of a Junior Warrior.

It seemed that he had not broken through simply because he had no access to higher-level Combat Energy techniques.

Though such strength was incomparable to his own, he couldn’t personally handle everything in the future.

After all, his territory still needed some strong warriors.

It was a pity there were no Intermediate Warriors among the slaves.

Such a level constituted a high-end talent.

In the slave market, you seldom saw them; you would generally have to wait for an auction to find such individuals.

Coscola nodded slightly: “It’s me, but I have made no mistakes.”

“Then how were you captured?”

“We were betrayed by our employer.

In a desperate situation, there was a betrayal, and in the end, I was caught.”

Although Coscola spoke lightly, one could imagine his despair and pain at that time.

His current resignation was probably due to having completely given up on everything.

Regardless, he was a talent.

Among all the people there, he was the only one with mercenary group management experience.

The others had no military management experience.

So with no other choice, Zhao Guang had to take him for the time being.

If he encountered someone more helpful in the future, Zhao Guang wouldn’t miss out.

Looking at the last person, Zhao Guang spoke: “Miller, previously the manager of a small merchant team.”

“Not exactly a manager, just a steward,” Miller said with a slight bow, still displaying that shrewdness typical of merchants and yet a trace of dejection.

“This record is quite detailed: manager of Kale Chamber of Commerce.

Tell me, how did you come to be sold?

Looking at this, it seems your contributions were significant.”

A wry smile crossed Miller’s eyes: “When Old Mr.

Kale was alive, I was responsible for assisting with the management of the chamber.

After Old Carley passed, Mr.

Kale became the chamber’s head, but he wouldn’t listen to me.”

“And as a result of a failed transaction, I, the manager, had to take responsibility.”

“A failed transaction?

What kind of failure made him give up such a talent as yourself?”

“We were duped.

Initially, I had my suspicions about that person, but Mr.

Kale clearly had great trust in him, so after my warning, I said no more.”

Say too much and it’s wrong, say nothing and it’s still wrong, you’re just left holding the bag.

From this document, Zhao Guang saw that this man was definitely a business talent.

For the development of his territory, commerce was absolutely indispensable, especially since the Empire was already very commercially developed.

“It doesn’t matter anymore; everything is in the past.

At least I don’t believe I’m the same as those incompetents,” Miller concluded.