Text Game: It All Began when a Cat-eared Girl Took Me In-Chapter 628 - 339: Kitten Aina is jealous of the Fox Spirit, pass the governor’s order! Flatten this place today! (7.8k)_4
Were these people here for the Black Moon Route?
"I won’t tell you anything!" he said coldly.
"Not talking?"
Luo Xi said casually, "Laixi, you know how to pry his mouth open, don’t you?"
"Of course, I do!"
Laixi stomped on Tucus’s abdomen and started kicking fiercely.
Luo Xi walked inside.
All he needed was the result; he wasn’t too keen on watching the process.
At this moment, from a corner of the hall, a group of Elf soldiers came carrying something, and Luo Xi noticed they were all young children.
"Lord Governor, we found many little girls and boys in the warehouse of the underground auction at the Chamber of Commerce. Their human ages average around 12, and there are many Variants... The Elves’ ages also average below 28! They were all merchandise prepped for auction by the Chamber! This is despicable! Everyone involved in this Chamber deserves to die!" one of the Elf soldiers said indignantly.
When mentioning Variants, the soldier took a furtive glance at Luo Xi’s mutated features, afraid he might provoke his anger.
Luo Xi’s eyes flickered slightly.
The Chamber was involved in human trafficking?
It was hard for Luo Xi to comprehend how such atrocious acts could be committed under the watchful eyes of the Elf Emperor.
"You can’t take them away!"
Tucus, who was being tortured by Laixi, yelled as he struggled: "They are my merchandise, mine! Damn it, if Duke hadn’t taken away my guards, you wouldn’t dare to be so brazen..."
Luo Xi bent down to check the children’s breathing that the soldiers carried in.
It was weak.
But they were all still alive.
He walked over to Tucus, his voice ice cold, "How did you capture these children?"
"Heh, you think I’ll tell you—Ah! Don’t step on my crotch, I’ll speak, I’ll tell everything!"
As the pressure on his groin was relieved, Tucus hurriedly said: "The human and Variant children are provided by Duke Luo E, and the Elf children are sent by Duke Vyriam! Don’t look at their young age, there are still plenty of buyers. Some couples can’t have children and buy as a substitute for adoption, and others just like little ones... Ah!"
A piercing scream echoed through the entire hall.
Luo Xi said coldly, "Continue the interrogation."
Laixi didn’t hold back anymore.
A few minutes later, Luo Xi had obtained what he wanted, yet not completely.
He found the Sublimation scrolls of the Black Moon Route from zero to Tier Three, but Tucus said that scrolls for Tier Four and above were only available from the two Dukes, and they were only given out when there was a confirmed need.
As for how many people took this Route,
he didn’t know.
The Black Moon Route was a High-tier formula that entered Emerald City two thousand years ago; its components have never been publicly disclosed, but many low-tier versions have been distributed among humans and lower-tier Elves.
"Could there be a lot of them?"
Luo Xi felt a headache coming on.
It would be difficult to identify and deal with them in advance then.
He ordered the soldiers to find useful supplies in the Chamber of Commerce.
Strangely enough, such a large Chamber had no money at all; Luo Xi found only over a thousand pounds of Essence Crystals in the warehouse.
Under Laixi’s torture, Tucus cried out miserably, "All the money went to the Dukes, I’m just a watchdog, how could I have any? You barbaric, short-lived fiends, how dare you treat me this way and consort with Variants, die! All of you die! Once Duke Luo E’s plans are set in motion—"
The voice cut off suddenly.
Tucus immediately shut his mouth.
Luo Xi narrowed his eyes as he looked over.
"Continue?"
...
The territory of Duke Luo E.
"Mom, sister, where on earth are you?"
Lien looked up at the sky with a face full of loss.
Ever since Mr. Luo Xi disappeared, Lien waited nearly ten days on the spot, but still did not see Luo Xi return. In his anxiety, he chose to leave on his own and returned to the territory of Duke Luo E.
This area was specifically designated for Variants to live, and it was also the poorest slum in the territory. At this moment, many disgusting, strange plants were continuously growing in the surrounding area.
There were also fungus-like entities spreading on the ground and buildings.
Today marked five days since his return.
He had frantically searched for traces of his family after coming back.
But no matter how keen his nose was, he couldn’t detect the location of his family members.
Even after five days of searching every corner of the slum without giving up, Lien had no clues.
That was until yesterday when something unusual happened in the City.
It was then that these bizarre fungi appeared.
They surrounded the entire slum, seemingly influenced by the cold light from above, and grew at an astonishing rate.
As a result, Lien was trapped here, unable to leave.
"Save me, brother..."
Suddenly, he seemed to hear his own sister calling out for him.
"Little sister, don’t go, brother is coming to save you."
Lien walked forward like a lost soul.
Stepping over the disgusting fungal ground, he saw a young cat-eared girl in a pit, her body half-swallowed by the hole, sinking continuously.
It wasn’t his sister.
Next to the girl, presumably her mother, only two legs remained visible outside the pit.
"Grab my hand."
Lien did not hesitate to bend down and try to grab the girl’s hand,
Even if it might cause him to fall in as well.
Just like Mr. Luo Xi had once done, saving him despite the dangerous situation.
