The three young girls, their hands bound in chains, were brought by a group of bodyguards to the table where Alucard and Saint Mjosgard were sitting. Saint Mjosgard smiled. "What do you think? Not bad, right?"
Alucard turned to look at the three young girls, all of them appearing to be under fifteen years old. When they noticed Alucard's gaze, the black-haired girl in a red dress, who was walking in front, suddenly had her lifeless eyes filled with fear and hatred. She quickly shielded the two girls behind her.
The two girls behind her, one with orange hair and the other with green hair, were slightly bigger than the black-haired girl, but they were clearly terrified. They squeezed their eyes shut and huddled behind the black-haired girl, not daring to open them.
All three girls were covered in dust and bruises, and their clothes were a bit tattered, showing that they had been through a lot of fights.
"What do you think? Not bad, right? Are you satisfied, my friend?" It was obvious that Saint Mjosgard was used to this kind of thing, and there was a hint of pride in his eyes.
Since "Saint Aptheim" had a taste for young girls and even little girls, Alucard naturally had to take the blame for it after taking over his body. Under the black-haired girl's trembling gaze, Alucard stared at her for a few seconds before shifting his gaze to the style of the three girls' clothes. A few seconds later, he said coldly to the bodyguards who had brought the three girls, "What are you standing around staring at? Get out!"
"Yes, yes, yes." The dozen or so men immediately left after Alucard said that.
Alucard calmly turned his head and looked away from them. He said in a warm voice, "If you keep staring, I'll gouge your eyes out." Although the red-dressed, black-haired girl was reluctant, she quickly closed her eyes.
"In that case, thank you, Mjosgard-sei."
"It's nothing, my friend. This kind of merchandise is a dime a dozen." Saint Mjosgard then sighed. "Ah, but I still can't get my hands on the fish-men and mermaids I love so much."
The fish-men and mermaids that human traffickers caught were usually ones that had been caught after being smuggled out of Fish-Man Island with an incredible amount of luck.
Who among these human traffickers would dare to go a full 10,000 meters underwater to Fish-Man Island to kidnap people?
Not to mention that there were already guards from the Fish-Man royal family there, and fish-men and mermaids were excellent swimmers, far superior to any ship. With all these restrictions, it was naturally very difficult to get a hold of fish-men or mermaids.
"Isn't it easy for Mjosgard-sei to get fish-men?" Alucard asked suddenly, which made Saint Mjosgard's eyes light up. He said impatiently, "My friend, do you have a good plan?"
"The Fish-Man royal family has wanted to move the fish-men's residence to the surface for a long time, but they haven't gotten the approval of the fish-men on the island." Alucard said. He stopped halfway through and said to the red-dressed girl next to him, "What are you standing there for? Can't you see the cup is empty?!"
A clear look of hatred flashed in the red-dressed girl's eyes. But she thought about where she was: the center of the world, the highest point of power in the world, Mariejois!
Resist? Even if she managed to be lucky enough to defeat the two bastard Celestial Dragons in front of her while wearing chains, could she escape the layers of defenses here?
To protect her two sisters behind her, the red-dressed girl had no choice but to endure the humiliation. She picked up the red wine bottle and poured wine into Alucard's glass.
"You lowlife, hurry up!" Saint Mjosgard cursed at the girl, scaring her so much that her hand trembled and she almost dropped the bottle. He then anxiously asked Alucard, "My friend, hurry up and tell me."
"Heh..." Alucard gave a strange smile and continued, "If you, as a Celestial Dragon, express your agreement, the royal family of Fish-Man Island will definitely be eager to bring their proposal here. And of course, they will bring a large number of people with them. At that time..."
Alucard didn't continue, but even a fool like Saint Mjosgard knew what Alucard was getting at. He suddenly realized, "What a great plan! What a great plan! This way, they'll bring a large number of people to Mariejois, and then when they're on their way back, I'll send people to capture them! I can get a lot of slaves at once, right?"
"Hehehe, of course. Isn't this the fastest way to get what you want?" The corners of Alucard's mouth curled up, and he chuckled non-stop.
The three girls on the other side couldn't help but clench their fists when they heard the conversation between the two. Although they were also pirates and had no right to comment, these people were truly devils! They were using the fish-men's desire to live on the surface to capture them as slaves.
At this point, Saint Mjosgard frowned again. "But the Reverie was not too long ago. The next one won't be for another six months. I can't wait that long."
"Heh, is that so? Well... there's an even better way," Alucard said with another smile.
"Oh? Tell me more, my friend!" Saint Mjosgard said excitedly.
"That is, you personally send a special envoy to Fish-Man Island to say that you agree to their moving to the surface. Set up an ambush, lure the fish-men up, and then capture all of them at once," Alucard suggested.
This suggestion made Saint Mjosgard clap his hands in applause. "That's brilliant, my friend! I'll have someone get it ready right now!"
With that, Saint Mjosgard impatiently stood up and left the inner garden. Halfway through, he turned his back to Alucard and said, "You can use those three slaves for now. If they die, you can always ask me for more."
"Ah... I'm so... grateful." Alucard closed his eyes and chuckled softly, causing the three girls on the other side to tremble even more.
The Celestial Dragons... they weren't just "like devils." They were true, utter devils!
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