The room is large, so those outside typically can't hear what's inside, but Li Ang used Spiritual Enhancement to sharpen his hearing and gather the intel from the room into his ears.
"Greetings to the great Master of the Desert, the racing champion, the King of Combat, the foremost hero of the Flashing Field, and the King of Platinum."
Andasu's slightly spirited voice showered praises on the bloated leader of Flashing Field. Whether it's due to his own discomfort or his voice not suited for such words, it sounded extremely awkward.
"Rise, my racing ace, my White Wolf."
The deep and heavy voice of the Platinum King echoed in his throat and chest, he laughed twice, bringing out a severe phlegm sound that triggered a violent cough.
A maid brought a golden spittoon, allowing him to spit out several mouthfuls of thick phlegm, and then another maid lying on him cleaned the drool on his face with her mouth.
Sitting nearby, Fukate turned his head quietly, seemingly unable to bear the scene.
However, Andasu remained unfazed, as if accustomed to such things.
He placed a large bag on the floor, opened the zipper, and inside were all kinds of currencies.
Jewelry, Adventurer Coins, Sandman Gold Coins... the contents were varied, clearly he had gone to great lengths to collect this money.
"King, this is this month's repayment."
Antorus's eyes, squeezed by fat to a small size, glanced at the bag and uninterestedly uttered "Oh."
He tilted his head full of excess fat: "White Wolf, do you still want to repay the debt? There is always an easy and simple way."
Repayment... Li Ang understood a bit about the relationship between Andasu and the Platinum King.
After the Guild was established, it gradually implemented a new order across Nebis, while slave trade was once prosperous in Salem Sky Realm, and keeping slaves was one of the reasons for frequent wars here, thus promoting the new order faced many obstacles.
It was more than a hundred years ago that Salem Sky Realm openly abolished slavery, yet everyone knew, the entrenched Lords appeared to subdue to the Guild on the surface, their wealth and power were originally built upon the oppression of slaves, completely giving up equates abandoning their status.
After being liberated, ordinary slaves still had to rely on the Lords for survival, and rumors had it that some Lords weren't willing to let go, inventing various reasons to make them pay for their own freedom.
Andasu is probably in such a position.
But he looks only a little over ten years old, why would he be in such a plight? Li Ang couldn't know for now.
Andasu lowered his head and said: "King, I have won four championships for your racing, defeated the wealth of other leaders, please allow me to continue securing victories for you."
"Alas." Antorus swayed his head: "It's the same talk again, aren't you trying to say your value is high enough to completely offset your people's worth?
"Haha, the legendary Yunxiang Race, the ultimate assassins entwined with Blood Fragrance, have never shown any worth in my family's hands, do you know how much loss it brought us?
"It's not about you and me, it's all about the investments and losses of predecessors.
"In this generation, among your group of weak wolves, appeared you this graceful White Wolf, barely balancing the income and expenses.
The Platinum King chuckled a few times: "The amount you repay each month is only the surface debt, what you truly owe you can never finish repaying, understand?"
"But, you clearly said that once the debt is repaid, our race would be freed, those were your own words."
"Ah, I forgot."
Li Ang could see the back of the "White Wolf", the decorations of the Beast-Earkin's attire revealed the back, a smooth surface fluctuating due to intensified breathing, highlighting its graceful curves.
Li Ang caught a faint fragrance.
Antorus spread his thick hands: "It doesn't have to be you as the ace."
"Why are you telling me only today..."
Andasu's throat seemed tightly clenched, struggling to squeeze out the words.
"I have so many matters, I can't manage them all, oh right, there's another thing I nearly forgot to tell you."
The Platinum King flapped his thick lips: "This Flowing Silver Martial Arts Competition will be held before the Platinum Racing, and your 'Howling Wolf' will be a prize for the winner of the combat skill, with that ship, anyone can be a champion."
"Ho-how can you!"
Andasu sharply raised his head, gritting his silver teeth: "That is my effort and care over the years, constantly optimizing and maintaining its current performance, and there are many coincidences and miracles, impossible to reproduce a second one!"
After he said this, he realized his voice was too loud, and the Platinum King's expression grew colder, he quickly lowered his head.
"I can continue winning victories for you, why would you..."
"That's my ship." The Platinum King said.
"You are also well aware of the contract, word for word it states, your race has no true properties, until redeeming, everything is tantamount to renting from me."
He raised a palm into a fist, despite being enveloped in fat, it was still a solid fist, the palm seemed to hold all of Flashing Field.
"Look me in the eye." The Platinum King said.
Andasu raised his head, the beast ears feebly dropped halfway, tears glistened at the corners of his eyes, his fair skin flushed from restraint, originally handsome features now added a touch of softness, suddenly revealing an exquisite elegant beauty.
"Ah. This expression, I like it the most."
The Platinum King laughed heartily, his voice akin to thunder: "You cut your hair short and messy, wore a mask, acted like a man, you think I don't know what you're thinking? Alas, even born amidst rough sand and stone, you can disguise as ugly, but can't cover the natural beauty of your jade-white self."
"Only when feeling aggrieved, face flushed from restraint, you finally look like a woman."
Li Ang raised his eyebrows from outside the door, he had sensed something amiss before, but with Nebis having various kinds of people, merely being purely graceful, he couldn't casually assume others' genders; now he could confirm Andasu was a girl.
"Why give the Howling Wolf away so lightly, aren't you interested in winning this year's racing competition?"
Andasu clutched her chest with one hand, her breath was heavy, Li Ang felt he distinctly caught a whiff of fragrance.
Different from commonly used perfumes, this scent was more naturally harmonious, along with a slight spiciness.
"Ah, Blood Fragrance, you're very excited," Antorus said: "Precisely this way, your race finds it difficult to conceal emotions, rebellions have never succeeded."
"Victory? No one can obstruct my true victory, but that has nothing to do with what you can do."
The Platinum King's large hand patted his leg: "Here, that's where your value can be realized. As long as I'm satisfied, I'll liberate your whole race."
"Forgive me as I take my leave."
Andasu stood up, leaving without turning back.
With her head lowered, she walked swiftly, passing by Li Ang without recognizing him, only the Blood Fragrance lingered softly around.
Yunxiang Race? Nebis had quite a few race branches, this name Li Ang hadn't heard before.
"Hiss."
The Platinum King's side, Fukate had been watching Andasu with a look of amusement, until her figure disappeared into the hallway, only then did he retract his gaze.
He took a breath of cold air: "She's really disrespectful towards you."
Antorus said: "That's how their race is, though they have long fallen into dirt and mud, yet remain quite fierce."
"I somewhat don't understand," Fukate said, "though she lets you toy her around, why don't you consume her directly? Let her act out, frequently play with her?"
"You don't understand the Yunxiang Race, their explosiveness is quite formidable, if it weren't for my family being ruthless towards them, they couldn't control them. If she truly decides to rebel, despite being unarmed, she is akin to a beast wielding its entirety as a weapon, can't frivolously let her settle down in bed."
"In that case, don't cultivate her as a henchman?"
"If the Yunxiang Race was truly formidable, how would they become slaves?"
Antorus said "The family heard their women are intoxicating, thus captured them, but later learned that to reach such a state, they must willingly consent.
"The White Wolf naturally is filled with wilderness, hence repeatedly letting her experience setbacks, but must not utterly destroy her spirit in one go, repeatedly tightening the ropes on her body, until she understands doing anything is futile, only then will the wolf willingly become a dog."
"Really? I feel the fierceness has flavor." Fukate said.
Li Ang thought this person seemed to have a look of indifference arise in his eyes.
"Then I also take my leave, Platinum King."
Fukate too exited the suite, leaving in Andasu's direction.
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