My Divine Pet Enables Me To Become The Biggest Winner
Chapter 1194 - 464: Red Horse Life Gate_3

Chapter 1194: Chapter 464: Red Horse Life Gate_3

Thus, a dozen or so days later, when Master Lane, having completed his official duties in Rex County, returned to the Capital and saw Master Dunn again, he found the latter to be quite troubled, seemingly indecisive about something.

"What’s troubling you, sir?"

"Several families have asked me to serve as a matchmaker, intending to marry their daughters to Owen Bertram. Since you weren’t in the capital, they all came to me. You haven’t returned home yet, but once you do, I fear you’ll discover some have sought you out as well."

Abner Lane shook his head repeatedly, "They dare engage in such matters?"

Master Dunn spread open a piece of paper and said, "But they have offered incredibly generous amounts. As you know, the Imperial Court needs funds everywhere..." Abner Lane glanced at it and couldn’t look away. Those confident enough to forge marital ties with the Bertrams were naturally the highest-level nobles. They listed various benefits. As long as Master Dunn was willing to help, the rewards after the matter was completed would be extremely high!

This offer made Master Lane waver: "Or... should we sell the Bertram boy?"

After contemplating for a moment, Master Dunn replied, "Let’s organize a blind date event for him. Each family who wishes to participate must first pay an entrance fee of one million Spirit Jade. If someone successfully takes Owen Bertram, whatever the price is agreed upon. If they all fail, this entrance fee is non-refundable. We can’t work for nothing..."

Abner Lane raised his thumb and said sincerely, "You’ve considered everything more thoroughly, Boss!"

Another group still hoped to marry Ava Bertram. It’s not that they weren’t afraid of death, but they analyzed the situation and felt the Five Founding Dukes had ulterior motives, which led to Mr. Bertram’s fury. They genuinely wanted to find a good daughter-in-law.

However, they didn’t dare be too direct. So, during the following period, the younger generation of various families were all driven to the Summit Metropolitan Office by their families. They claimed to be participating in the follow-up development of the Nanni Nation, but actually they went to familiarize themselves with Miss Bertram.

Mr. Bertram didn’t know that he had become like Monk Tang, and the female demons in the Capital were all eyeing him. He returned to the Summit Metropolitan Office prepared for various affairs. Then, along with Santa, he set off for the Nine Witch Demon Court.

This time not only did he bring Magpie, but he also brought Mesmerizing Demon. Both of them entered the Demon Clan territory without any disguise. Old Santa also did not need to disguise. Only Mr. Bertram had to activate Butterfly Transformation and transformed himself into a demon.

Magpie liked this combination very much!

Look: Senior Maid, Little Girl, along with an old servant, this is the standard configuration for Master’s travel. In the future, act according to this convention. What use is there in bringing people like Catherine, Greystone, David, Leroy Baker?

The group arrived at the border of the Nine Witch Demon Court, revealed their true identities, and together with Master sitting on Magpie’s back, they ventured into Demon Territory. There were - demon winds howling, demon clouds billowing!

However, the three Magpies did not understand why the Master wanted to disguise as a monkey demon. Even when in the Summit Metropolitan Office, the Master had specially ordered the Artificers to create a big stick which had to weigh 13,500 kilograms. It should be enlargeable and reducible. At any rate, he wasn’t preparing to store it in the Storage Brocade Pouch. Instead, he insisted on putting it in his ear!

Master, if you want to clean your ears, just tell me. I have a long beak to help you peck it.

The journey was smooth sailing, without any incidents of their identities nearly being exposed. Because now, the slave trade route from the Nanni Nation via the Antai Country to Skull-breaking Mountain had been opened. Moreover, it was in the process of being perfected. Vincent had now become a God of Wealth in the eyes of various Demon Clan forces and was thus well-received in the Nine Witch Demon Court. Vincent was actually Mr. Bertram’s puppet. Mr. Bertram was greeting Mr. Bertram. The demons and officials along the way were well-fed. So who would dare to trouble Mr. Bertram?

However, on this journey, Mr. Bertram observed the differences between Demon Territory and the Wood Dynasty. Perhaps due to being occupied by the Demon Clan and being continuously eroded by demon aura, the natural environment in the Nine Witch Demon Court also tended to be strange and gloomy. Trees grew in twisted forms, branches, and roots were often in a mass stuck together, and the trunks were full of bulbs. The hue of the mountains and the earth was black and yellow, the river water murky, and there were many caves in the mountains, with chilling winds whistling through them.

The human slaves here seemed exhausted, as though they might collapse at any moment, even while alive.

There were far more various strange secret places inside the Demon Territory than in Wood Dynasty. Moreover, some powerful demons even tried to cultivate these secret places. The Red Horse Life Gate was one of these secret places.

However, when Mr. Bertram and his team arrived near the Red Horse Life Gate, they happened to encounter a slave team selling Wood People. These slaves were in much better shape and seemed like they had just been trafficked from the Wood Dynasty. The convoy for this team consisted half of a Demon Clan merchant team and half of the Ghost Chariot Guard.Seeing this group, Ava Bertram secretly frowns: Does the Wood Dynasty still have people trading their own kind to the Demon Clan? This was utterly preposterous.

It wasn’t that the slave traders had changed their wicked ways, but that they had all switched to becoming second-hand dealers, trafficking Barbarian slaves instead. Barbarian slaves were now more popular in the Nine Witch Demon Court, their price was also higher.

Master Bertram subtly signaled, and everyone inconspicuously followed behind the slave group, entering together into the demon city near the Red Horse Life Gate.

This small city of "Abigail" was built relying on the Ghost Chariot Guard, with many merchants coming and going, and plenty of wild demons running to the command office, looking for opportunities. Lord Bertram’s group looked very much like a second-generation demon with some family wealth, wanting to join the Ghost Chariot Guard for advancement. So, none of the demons were suspicious.

After General Hugo took control of the Ghost Chariot Guard, he indeed was expanding the army greatly, even setting up a "Demonic Hero Pass" at the command office gate. There were a total of four checkpoints: pass the first, and you could join the Ghost Chariot Guard; pass the second, and you would be granted a Sucky role; pass the third to be a Chief Flag; pass the fourth, and you would be directly promoted to Prescott!

However, so far, no demon had managed to pass the fourth checkpoint.

When the slave group had finished handing over in Abigail City, the Merchant Team members received satisfactory compensation, immediately indulged luxuriously in the city, and rented an entire brothel.

Speaking of the Demon Clan "entertainment district", there were all sorts of demons. With a wide variety of demons, each with their own unique aesthetics, what may be considered the most beautiful to the Human Race—like fox demons, cat demons, rabbit demons—might not necessarily be the most popular among the Demon Clan.

For instance, when entering the city, many odd-looking demons kept stealing glances at Magpie! If they hadn’t sensed Magpie was already a Tire-5, they would definitely have come up and flirted.

The group had all suppressed their realms, otherwise, as soon as Predecessor Santa showed up, it would be impossible to act low-key.

Finally, a demon with a big red comb on its head kept leering at Magpie until she got annoyed. She swiped her tail at him, cutting the fellow right in two at the waist! The surrounding demons scattered in a rush.

And that was the end of it. In the Demon Court, it was survival of the fittest. If that comb-on-the-head guy had a powerful family, they would naturally seek revenge for him. If they wanted the Demon Court to handle it fairly, that was impossible.

That night, in the brothel, Master Bertram seized an Old Demon from the Merchant Team and smoothly turned him into a puppet. After learning from the old demon’s memory about the Human Race slave trade, Master Bertram became even more puzzled.

This was already the third batch of strong Wood slaves they had delivered since General Hugo took office. They were not allowed to see the Ghost Chariot General, but a Ghost Chariot Guard named Prescott, regularly stationed in Abigail City, specially handled this matter. The price offered was twice as high as the current most expensive Barbarian slaves!

For this business, the merchant team even risked venturing into the Wood Dynasty’s territory to capture slaves.

According to the Old Demon’s casual conversation with Prescott, it seemed that General Hugo liked eating Wood people and had no interest in the recently popular Barbarian slaves.

Prescott’s explanation seemed logical: the General had extremely high requirements for blood food, so the Wood slaves that Ghost Chariot Guard bought had to be strong. Regardless of gender, children and the elderly were categorically not wanted.

Also, because the sale of Wood slaves was dwindling, the General raised the price. Even the wealthy demons felt some pain, so each month there was a limit, a maximum of one hundred people. Any more, and they wouldn’t be accepted.

A hundred people were clearly not enough. The General would supplement with some Barbarian slaves. It felt somewhat like a balanced diet of coarse and refined grains.

However, Master Bertram always felt something was amiss. After leaving the brothel, he went to where Prescott resided. But Prescott was not there, and the courtyard of his residence only had two demon soldiers.

They didn’t pay much attention to guarding. They bought a jug of old wine and were eating and drinking at the table. In the large copper basin beside the table was cut-up human flesh and blood!

Master Bertram was filled with rage but managed to keep his calm because he saw that the half-face cut off in the copper basin was clearly from a Wood person, not a Red Barbarian.