Chapter 932: Extreme System with Huge Disparity in Status

The guy who had blown himself up with a grenade in his hand was now happily boasting in the group chat:

“How’s this wave? Am I strong?”

“Strong, strong, strong! Too strong!”

“You are invincible!”

“It’s you who scared them all!”

The group of people had expressionless faces, and each one of them pretended to be cold-blooded and heartless warriors, as if the death of their companions was not enough to cause any emotional fluctuations in them.

In fact, the discussion in the group chat was in full swing.

When it comes to not caring about their lives and not fearing death, Nowen’s followers are absolutely unique!

It’s just a life.

If it explodes, just lose some experience and destiny points, and go back to the Altar of Creation to resurrect.

But in the eyes of outsiders, these guys are just a bunch of lunatics who don’t even take their own lives seriously!

Especially after Hugo’s sarcastic explanation and intimidation.

Not to be offended.

Can’t afford to offend him at all.

This battle served as a deterrent, at least making the gray dwarves who were attracted nearby behave themselves, knowing that they could only trade normally with this caravan.

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The duergar treat their slaves terribly.

They start by touching the slaves with their dirty hands.

Check if they are missing limbs or have physical disabilities;

Then force their mouths open and look at their teeth.

Check whether your teeth are healthy and whether you can eat food.

This process completely disregarded the slaves’ feelings, and each action was more brutal than the last.

Some people even swung their sticks and hit people a few times lightly to see how they would react when they were hit.

Precisely.

They probably just used slaves as tools.

Since it is a tool, of course you don’t need to consider their feelings. As long as you use it smoothly, that’s enough.

Miranda’s eyes twitched as she watched this scene.

Thanks to the fact that these knowledge-seeking believers who played the role of slaves had already made psychological preparations, their acting skills were very good and they vividly performed the slaves’ obedience and cowardice.

He squatted obediently and accepted the inspection. He walked when he was told to walk, clenched his fists when he was told to clench his fists, and opened his mouth when he was told to open his mouth. When he was beaten, he could only scream in pain and did not dare to resist at all.

After a simple inspection.

The gray dwarves who came over to watch the fun were all very satisfied.

But no one actually came to inquire about the price and buy.

They all stepped aside, muttering and pointing at the caravan.

Pete was a little confused when he saw this scene.

“What are they doing?”

Gray, who acted as a guide and translator, quickly gave an explanation:
“They can’t afford it, they just come over to take a look and try their hand at it.” Pete rolled his eyes helplessly.

Good guy!
He thought these guys were so “professional” and were going to negotiate the price, but it turned out they just wanted to touch him?
“Don’t touch it if you can’t afford it! Poor bastards, get as far away from me as possible!”

Hugo became even more furious when he heard this, and started jumping up and down and cursing.

In places like the Deep Region, no one has any “personal qualities” to speak of, and the means of communication have basically returned to primitive methods, with the main focus being greeting each other and their parents.

For example, if Hugo’s scolding happened on the surface, even if the other party did not scold him at the time, he would still remember it and might even retaliate against him.

But it’s different in the Limoen settlement.

These gray dwarves seemed to accept the title of “poor guy” very naturally and retreated timidly.

“This is normal,” Gray explained. “Most of the gray dwarves in the Limoen settlement have daily lives that are not much different from those in the Pais settlement. They do almost the same work and earn about the same amount of food.”

“Only a few gray dwarves, such as those who have mastered the art of enchanting, or have their own shops, or are relatives of the royal family, can live a comfortable life and afford expensive commodities such as slaves.”

“These guys, just look at their attire and appearance and you’ll know that they don’t have any wealth at all. Otherwise, they wouldn’t set up a street stall here. This is the least profitable job among the gray dwarves.”

Just as Gray described.

After the group of gray dwarves who came up to touch the floor for fun were driven aside, the new gray dwarves could see an obvious difference in their clothes.

They have shoes.

Although some of the shoes don’t seem to fit well, and some even wear the same half of the shoe on both feet, with completely different styles, at least these guys don’t have to go barefoot.

On the way from the settlement of Pais to the settlement of Limoen, Pete and the others noticed that the “wilderness” in the deep area was not easy to travel. Not only was there the danger of various dangerous monsters pouncing from the darkness to attack at any time, but there was also the rugged and rocky path.

There are no proper roads for caravans to pass through this place, and most of the time they have to trek in the wild. If they don’t have a pair of suitable shoes, they can’t go far.

“The status disparity in the Deep is extreme, much more extreme than in the Stone Fortress before.”

In the group chat, Braum gave everyone some information about the gray dwarves.

“The royal family holds the highest status and enjoys offerings from other gray dwarves.”

“The gray dwarves who have mastered a unique skill, such as enchanters and blacksmiths, also have a high status.”

“The rest are just ordinary laborers, with no status or privileges. Those with better conditions are eligible to live in the Limoen settlement, while those with poor conditions, like Gray, can only find a place outside to build a small settlement.”

“Normally, there are densely grown materials such as mystery mushrooms that are worth collecting near these small settlements. This is also the main job of these gray dwarves, collecting materials and performing simple processing on them.”

“Tsk.” Pete replied in surprise, “Have they never thought of changing all this? There is a new order in Stone Castle now, right? And the situation is obviously much better than before.”

What Pete was referring to was that after the Battle of Stone Fort, the eight major clans of the dwarves existed in name only, and their status was no longer divided by so-called clans, bloodlines or the like. Dwarves who left the clan after adulthood were allowed to get their “surnames” back, allowing all the dwarves to reunite.

Because the eight old clans were infiltrated by the Church of the Supreme Truth, some went crazy, some died, and their ruling power was greatly reduced, so that the reform initiated by Braum was smoothly implemented, which allowed the dwarf race, which had suffered a major blow, to quickly recover its vitality.

Bron quickly sent an explanation:

“The situation in the deep areas is different from that on the surface.”

“The gray dwarves worship the royal family and are willing to offer sacrifices to them. There are reasons for this.”

“Their royal family truly possesses a unique and powerful power.”

“Without the protection of the royal family, ordinary gray dwarves would be unable to move forward in the Deep Regions, and even survival would be difficult.”

Pete was stunned.

This feature…

Where have I seen him before?!
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(End of this chapter)