1 Slave Merchant

The most thrilling things in this world may be the peak of joy and the depth of sorrow.

But what could be more thrilling than the ups and downs of extreme joy and sorrow, only to be followed by even greater joy and sorrow?

This is precisely the state of Li Fan's heart at this moment.

At first, he felt sorrow because he had died, killed in a car accident. While he was unwilling to accept his fate, he also felt that his death lacked something unique.

Then, he felt joy because, although he had died, he had not disappeared completely, but had been reincarnated into a magical foreign world.

Next, he sank into sorrow again when he realized that he had brought his body with him through the reincarnation, which meant he was not only an ordinary person but also penniless and a stateless黑户.

After that, he went wild with happiness because of the perk of reincarnation—a system appeared.

But it wasn't over yet; the next second, he felt sorrow again because the system was called the Bond System, which could only be activated after establishing contact with a different race.

Then, he felt joy once more when the system seemed to have a heart and provided a beginner's package.

Followed by sorrow again when he realized that the so-called beginner's package was just a regular first-aid kit with ordinary supplies.

Then, he felt joy once more when he discovered that the first-aid kit also included an emergency pill claimed to bring back the dying.

Finally, Li Fan's heart could not take the rollercoaster ride of emotions any longer.

After that, the damned system started painting a rosy future for Li Fan.

[Ding, congratulations to the host for binding the Bond System. This system aims to bring peace to all races in the foreign world, establishing a beautiful world where all races can coexist in friendship and harmony. Please, the host should establish friendship with different races as soon as possible, leading them to coexist in peace. (Tip: The more races the host befriends, the greater the reward.)]

Li Fan listened to the voice in his head, his lips twitched involuntarily, and he responded with an elegant tone, "What does this have to do with me?"

This system not only set conditions for activation but also gave a beginner's package that was just a regular first-aid kit, with the only praiseworthy item being the emergency pill that might save a life in a crisis.

But is this enough to send away a beggar or expect him to fight for peace?

Hmph, dream on.

The Bond System seemed to have predicted that Li Fan would refuse and continued speaking.

[Ding, the races include elves, orcs, dwarves, sea creatures, dragons...]

"What's so strange about having these races in a foreign world?" Li Fan scoffed, convinced that he was a stubborn man, and it would take more than just words to sway him.

The system paused for a moment, and then the prompt continued.

[Ding, the races include beautiful elf ladies, stunning orc ladies, cute dwarf ladies, alluring sea creature ladies...]

Li Fan was stunned as images of various races' beauties flooded his mind. They had bright eyes and white teeth, their smiles were as radiant as flowers, and their delicate veils revealed fair skin, their glances and smiles full of charm.

Damn it, the system was trying to说服 him by showing him videos of these beauties.

Li Fan felt resistance, but his body was unusually honest, not blinking an eye.

At this moment, he suddenly remembered the man who always said, "How delicious!"

Alright, from today on, Li Fan will be a messenger of peace, vowing to contribute to the integration of different races. Even if it means having no backbone, so be it."I really lost my mind to be tricked by this dog system."

Li Fan swung his axe with effort, cutting down a withered tree trunk as thick as his forearm.

He had been in this world for three days, spending three days straight chopping wood.

Over these three days, he had gained a general understanding of this world known as the Magical Continent.

The Magical Continent was composed of countless races, with five major races at its helm.

除了 the Sea Race, which controlled all the海域, the Human Empire was located to the east of the continent, the Elf Empire to the west, the Dwarf Empire to the south, and the Orc Empire to the north.

These four races fought relentlessly for resources, harboring deep hostility towards one another.

And Li Fan found himself right at the intersection of these four empires, in a place called the Sin Forest.

The Sin Forest served as a buffer zone between the four empires, renowned for being a lawless area where only the worst sorts of people could survive.

Fortunately, there was a human outpost to the east of the Sin Forest, which Li Fan relied on to avoid being eaten by the monsters in the forest.

Reflecting on this, Li Fan finally chopped down the withered tree, cleaned up the branches on the ground, and after a day's work, he had accumulated enough firewood to carry on his back. He hurried toward the outskirts of the Sin Forest.

The sky was now a yellow-gold color, and it wouldn't be long before night fell. Monsters became extremely active at this time, and no one would be foolish enough to stay in the Sin Forest after dark.

Before the sky turned completely dark, Li Fan finally exited the Sin Forest, passing through a narrow valley entrance less than ten meters wide, and entered a natural valley.

This was where humans resided within the Sin Forest—the Sin Town.

Despite his exhaustion, Li Fan still carried the firewood towards the residential area.

After a while, he found a buyer.

"Five copper coins."

The people of this foreign world were no different from those on Earth; they were also stingy.

Li Fan didn't argue with the buyer and agreed to the transaction readily, exchanging his hard work for five copper coins.

In the Magical Continent, 1 gold coin equaled 100 silver coins, which were equal to copper coins.

The value of copper coins was only slightly higher than that of RMB.

Considering the entire day's efforts, Li Fan couldn't help but laugh wryly at the thought of earning less than 10 yuan.

These five copper coins weren't even enough to buy three slices of the cheapest black bread, let alone ensure his next meal.

If it weren't for a few days ago when he snatched a hatchet from a household before they could close their door, he wouldn't even have earned these five copper coins.

In such a situation, was the system really expecting him to be a peacekeeper?

Looks like it's a peacekeeper who ends up dead instead.

Li Fan complained inwardly, still carefully putting away the five coins in his pocket and heading towards the baker's.

...

The Sin Town, although called a "town," was just a temporary settlement established by a group of people united by their pursuit of profit, created for the sake of convenience in conducting business.

Therefore, there weren't many people in Sin Town, but as dusk fell, the ruffians who spent the day on the edge of danger would become excited like cocks on steroids and start their nocturnal activities.

Oddly enough, today's Sin Town seemed especially quiet, with very few people looking for entertainment.

Li Fan was puzzled at first, but when he walked into the town square, he finally understood the reason.

It turned out that the people weren't fewer; they had all gathered in the square.

Li Fan looked at the commotion in the center of the square and thought, "Can it be that a bully is forcing a girl from a good family, and a hero will step forward to rescue her?"

Such a scene had already played out twice in the past few days, and Li Fan had witnessed it all. The "hero" was always severely beaten, sometimes to the point of death.

Very realistic, considering that this was a world where the strong ruled.

Li Fan couldn't help but be curious and squeeze into the crowd to take a look. He found that the gathering wasn't because of some melodramatic scene of a hero saving a beauty, but rather because of a merchant.

This merchant was selling something very special—slaves.

In other words, he was a slave merchant.