Elf Kingdom: Game of the World Tree-Chapter 292 - 278: Isn’t a Man Even Better?

"Real Elf slaves?"

Cage’s heart skipped a beat.

Just as he was about to ask more questions, the old steward suddenly came running over, drenched in sweat,

"Master Cage, Master Cage, a few more people have suddenly arrived in the guild hall, claiming to be Mr. Dema’s companions... And... And they’ve brought over a dozen Elves!"

"Over a dozen Elves?"

Cage couldn’t help but exclaim aloud.

His eyes widened as he looked at Dema with a mix of suspicion and disbelief.

The latter merely lifted his head slightly, his nostrils flaring proudly as he smirked,

"Heh heh, looks like my people have arrived."

"Shall we go take a look?"

He winked at Cage.

Cage’s expression shifted.

He gazed deeply at Dema and nodded slightly.

...

In the Sorren Commerce hall.

Returning in haste from the Slave Room, Cage finally saw the Elves Dema had mentioned.

There were over a dozen young Elves, the youngest appearing as if they were in their teens among humans, while the older ones looked no more than their twenties.

Of course... converting to Elf years, it meant these Elves were not yet two hundred years old.

This was the prime age for selling Elf slaves!

And... there were over a dozen at once!

Cage’s eyes flickered, a hint of surprise in his heart.

These Elves were dressed in ornate traditional Elf Clan robes, obviously groomed in advance.

They stood there silently, remarkably well-behaved.

As Cage, Dema, and the others arrived, the Elves all bowed to Dema in unison and respectfully called out,

"Master."

Ma... Master?

For a moment, Cage’s eyes were filled with even more astonishment.

An Elf who could call a human "master" so respectfully was rare, even among those raised from a young age, wasn’t it?

The pride and stubbornness of the Elf Clan were renowned throughout the world!

At this moment, he couldn’t help but glance at Dema, his expression finally changing.

Dema, however, maintained his infuriating demeanor.

He lifted his head, swaggered over to the hall’s guest seat, and sat down without any courtesy.

"I’m thirsty."

He shook his head as he spoke.

As soon as he spoke, two Elves immediately stepped forward to serve him coffee.

"My shoulders are a bit sore."

Dema’s lips curled slightly.

Two more Elves quickly ran behind him and began to massage his shoulders.

"My shoes are a bit dirty."

Dema glanced at his shoes...

And then, two more Elves directly approached him and knelt down to clean his shoes.

"Sigh... I still want to eat some fruit."

Dema glanced at the fruit basket on the table.

Then... an Elf hurriedly approached, peeled an orange, and gently placed it in his mouth.

"Say, you’re all my dogs."

Dema’s expression became even more smug and audacious.

The other players: ...

This time, however, the Elves’ actions came to a halt.

The air... was inexplicably eerie in its silence.

Seeing this wasn’t good, Dema quickly typed in the chat channel, wailing,

"Bosses, big shots, I’m your dog! I’m your dog! Just for this mission, I beg you all to bear with it this time. I’ll treat everyone to a barbecue in the Chosen City later..."

After a moment of awkwardness, the Elves broke into a bright smile,

"We... are Lord Dema’s dogs."

Though not obvious, there was a hint of gritted teeth in their tone.

Of course, at this juncture, no one noticed.

Dema let out a sigh of relief.

Then, he looked at Cage with even more pride,

"Well?"

On the other side...

Cage and Li Mu were already dumbstruck.

By the Eternal Lord!

How had these Elves been tamed?

Seeing the Elves like this, Cage felt as if his entire worldview was about to collapse.

Dema, meanwhile, grew even more conceited.

He grabbed a player’s hand, and although the player shivered, he still put on a smile.

Then, Dema pointed at the player’s hand and face, addressing Cage,

"Lord Cage, see? This is what true excellence is!"

"Even the Elves locked away in your deepest cells, do they have skin as well-kept as mine? Look... My merchandise, this skin is as tender as a baby’s."

Of course, as tender as a baby’s!

Each time they died, they were revived, their entire state refreshed, akin to rebirth. Everyone was used to pushing boundaries, and even though the rebirth penalty had increased, in ten days to half a month, they were bound to perish once, and couldn’t it be well-maintained?

Li Mu rolled his eyes.

"Moreover... look at their appearance, look at their figures, are they not exquisite? Far better than what you have! My Elves stand out among the Elves in terms of looks!"

Dema boasted.

Indeed... Doesn’t he realize how long these guys took to customize their appearances?

With the system’s basic appearance already better-looking than ordinary Elves, and with players carefully refining it, could they not look good?

Li Mu couldn’t help but internally grumble again.

"And... they are quite obedient and multi-talented."

Dema smiled subtly, nodding in indication,

"Go, massage Lord Cage’s shoulders."

Then, two Elves immediately ran to Cage’s back and began massaging his shoulders.

Their skillful hands... left Cage wide-eyed, his body and mind immensely relaxed.

Weren’t these the two players who did blind massages for the guild?

Dema brought them all over?

Looking at the two familiar figures, Li Mu’s mouth twitched.

"How about it? Aren’t these far superior to your Elves?"

After everything was done, Dema looked at Cage triumphantly.

By now, Cage was completely overwhelmed.

"How... how did you do it?"

His expression was astonishing.

"Heh heh, it’s a proprietary skill! You wouldn’t be able to learn it."

Dema shook his head.

"But... why are they all males?"

Looking at the obedient Elves, Cage questioned again.

"Cough cough... cough cough..."

Dema sputtered his coffee, his eyes wandering slightly,

"Males... aren’t they better?"

"Uh... that’s right! It’s because they’re males that they’re valuable!"

"Lord Cage, just think about it, aren’t the male Elves more rebellious than the females? Such obedient male Elves are rarer than females!"

"And... not only that, their looks are far superior to the female Elves you have! Besides... aren’t there plenty of nobles who favor this sort of thing?"

Dema gave a knowing look at Cage.

Of course, the real reason was he couldn’t recruit female players...

Listening to Dema’s words, Cage’s heart was moved.

There seemed to be some truth!

Were it not for male Elves being harder to handle, the hunting parties wouldn’t often seek to exterminate male Elves entirely.

Moreover, from the perspective of breeding Half-Elves, theoretically, male Elves were more advantageous than females, only... just theoretically.

Because you simply couldn’t find compliant male Elves!

But... these were different.

In an instant, Cage thought of even more, his heart stirred greatly.

"Name your price."

He spoke coolly.

Dema smiled.

"We’re not asking for money."

He first shook his head.

"Not asking for money?"

Cage narrowed his eyes slightly.

Dema chuckled,

"Exactly, not asking for money. These dozen Elves to be exchanged for all the Elf slaves in your guild!"

Upon hearing this, Cage was momentarily stunned.

But soon, he displayed a mocking smile,

"Mr. Dema, do you take me for a fool?"

"You’ve already said you can train these Elves. Using these already-trained Elves to exchange for more Elves here means you can tame them and sell them at a higher price, which is hugely profitable for you, but for us, it’s not a good trade."

"But the problem is, you can’t train them, nor can you learn it. Don’t doubt, it requires talent and other conditions. The elders at home won’t allow it to be passed on. Our elders are formidable, and even your guild can’t afford to provoke them, not even if they are legendary."

Dema shook his head.

Elders? Not to be provoked? Defying legendaries?

Cage looked at the other with some uncertainty.

"Moreover... the quality of your Elves isn’t as good as ours!"

Dema added.

Cage remained silent.

"This kind of taming... does it have any side effects?"

After a moment, he inquired again.

"How could that be? They’ve genuinely been subdued, considering themselves slaves."

Dema laughed.

After speaking, he gestured at the player he held.

The player nodded promptly,

"That’s right, we are indeed slaves!"

For a moment, Cage was even more surprised.

After pondering for a moment, he said,

"Deal! But after you exchange the Elves, you’re not allowed to sell them within the empire’s territory, nor are you allowed to participate in the upcoming auction. You can only sell them to the Aries Kingdom."

This was to prevent Dema from exchanging Elves, taming them, then reselling them at the auction.

"No problem!"

Dema smiled slightly.

Seeing this, Cage was reluctantly satisfied.

Although aware that the other side would certainly not lose out, if he truly absorbed these dozen Elves and managed them well, they’d definitely stand out at the auction!

At this moment, Dema smiled again,

"Lord Cage."

"We have another business proposition. Are you interested..."

Saying this, he beckoned to the other players and took out the Lion Heart Sword...