Rock stroked his beard. His beard wasn't long. Every once in a while, he would use a knife to shave it. However, he wasn't sure if his knife was too blunt or if his technique wasn't good enough. Even after trimming his beard, it still looked very ugly.
Moreover, because of the scars on his face, his beard didn't look good. There were a few flesh-colored marks mixed in with his beard, making it look even uglier.
When he had other thoughts in his mind, Rock would always stroke his beard. When he was troubled, he would even pull out a few strands that had just sprouted. This made his face even rougher, even though he was originally a rough person.
He looked down. In this place, which he called the dog-walking ground, which had a very important defensive function, there were four people standing there. They looked like fish in his fishing net.
An old man, a middle-aged man, and two children.
Such a combination, and now they wanted to talk business with him?
And the goods they were going to take out was one of them, that carefree girl?
"I hope I heard wrong, or is this a joke I've never heard before?"
Rock said to Olga below, "You mean that girl is the commodity you want to trade?"
Rock wasn't surprised that the commodity was a living person, and he wasn't angry either.
He was a person who had committed a crime and fled to this desolate place. He had never had any morals to speak of.
As for trading with living people, it was called "fresh business". Of course, he could do it. Or rather, it was what he had always been doing.
"If you think this is a joke, I apologize to you, the owner of this place.
She is the commodity. We are not joking. "Olga replied to Rock.
"Just call me Rock. Of course, it's even better to call me Captain Rock." Rock said. He looked at Lulunaka.
Lulunaka noticed Rock's gaze. She raised her head and returned a smile. "Hello, Mr. Captain. You've really found a good place. Although it's a little desolate, you can see the sea and no one will disturb you. It's really a beautiful place. It also looks quite lively. How many people live here?
By the way, can I find a place to fish?
There must be a lot of fat fish waiting to be caught in a small bay like this, right? "
Luo Ke felt that this girl was a little too lively and didn't seem to understand the situation at all.
Moreover, when she spoke, it was as if she was playing a harp. It was impossible to interrupt her.
It was also because her voice was as pleasant as a musical instrument that Luo Ke did not feel irritated by her talkative nature. After all, he had always been the one who spoke, not the one who listened.
It seemed that Lulunaka's naive and lively attitude had not only affected Luo Ke. Looking at the expressions of his subordinates, they seemed to have relaxed a little, and their faces were less guarded.
Luo Ke said, "She doesn't seem to be aware that she's a commodity. If you think it's funny to joke with me …"
Olga interrupted Luo Ke. "As you can see, she doesn't have the self-awareness of being a commodity. She probably doesn't even realize it.
She has already lost her mind. She just looks normal. "
Luo Ke swallowed his words and continued to stroke his beard. "You said she's crazy?" Luo Ke looked at Lulunaka again.
If this girl was crazy, then she was quite cute.
He had seen crazy women before, but none of them were as lively and cute as Lulunaka.
Crazy women were too ugly. If he didn't sell them cheaply, he would directly dispose of them.
A crazy person was worthless — but if all crazy people were like Lulunaka, then they were valuable.
But this girl in front of him, was she really crazy?
Luo Ke really wanted to say that this was a ridiculous joke. How could a crazy person behave like this?
But if she wasn't crazy, how could she laugh in such an environment?
"If she's really crazy, then you let a crazy person have a lot of freedom," Luo Ke said.
At this time, Padding opened his mouth. "She saw with her own eyes that everyone in her family was killed by us. Even her little brother, who was only a few years old, was not spared."
At this point, he paused, as if it was too cruel for him to say such a cruel thing — then this cruel act was done by him.
"After seeing her little brother being killed, she broke down, and then she became like this."
"This is truly a matter of deep regret."
After hearing Padin's explanation, Rock seemed to have come to a sudden realization as if he had understood the cause and effect of everything.
Humans were fragile creatures to begin with, especially in a place without order. A human life might not even be as valuable as a piece of bread.
Luo Ke only needed to know this one thing. As for where the girl came from and what happened, he was not interested in the details.
Padding's words gave him enough information — someone died, someone became a commodity, and was waiting to be sold.
Luo Ke was interested in other things.
"So you only let her live?
You're really merciful. "His words sounded like he was mocking Olga and the others.
"Dead people are worthless."
Padding continued, "But if she's alive, she can be sold for some money. We only thought of this when she was the only one left.
And I think she's worth some money. "
Luo Ke looked at Lulunaka once again.
Padding's words did make some sense. A delicate and docile girl was indeed worth some money — although her docility seemed to be caused by her insanity.
But this saved Luo Ke a lot of trouble.
If he temporarily raised a rebellious commodity, then he would have to spend some effort to discipline her, and it was very likely that she would lose her value during the "education".
In that case, he was just spending money for his own enjoyment, and not buying a commodity to sell.
Just by looking at her face, Lulunaka was indeed worth as a commodity. Some of Luo Ke's subordinates had been staring at this cheerful and lively girl.
This was not strange. At this time, Luo Ke's hidden and safe house did not have any commodities for sale, so it was quite difficult to see a woman.
Luo Ke thought for a while and felt that this business deal was worth it.
Now was the fishing season. Even if it was mosquito meat, it was still meat. It was better than doing nothing but fishing every day. He was so bored that he was about to gain weight. Although he had been gaining weight all the time, it was probably because his life was too good.
"Okay, I'll do this business.
Let the girl in! "Luo Ke shouted to his subordinates.
Another door opened in front of Olga and the others.
Padding observed the opened door.
The defense of this place was much better than he had imagined. Although most of the doors were made of wood, they were not inferior to the ones made of stone.
If it was just these two doors, he was afraid that at least a small stone cannon or a battering ram would be needed to open them.
There was no doubt that this place had been run for a long time. It could be considered a criminal's paradise.
Olga raised his head and asked Luo Ke, "How much is she worth?
We need to see the price you pay! "
"I need to check and confirm before I can give a suitable price," Luo Ke said.
"Rock said," A crazy woman is not worth much. If she is sick, I will take her away as far as I can without paying a single silver coin! "
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I guarantee that she is free of any defects or diseases. "
Olga continued, "Except for the problem with her brain, she is completely an ordinary person. Moreover, she is easier to order around than ordinary people."
Olga's words did make some sense. Luo Ke thought about it seriously. If she was not so obedient because she was crazy and did not have any problems with her body, then she had no value as a commodity — if these people were not lying and they really killed the girl's family.
"Alright, then I will first show my sincerity."
Luo Ke waved his hand to the man behind him. He took out a small money bag, took out most of the money inside, and threw the money bag down.
The money bag landed on the ground very lightly. It sounded as if it was empty.
"If I feel that this business can be done, then I will compensate you with the rest of the money.
Are you satisfied with this? "
Julius went to pick up the money bag and looked nervously at Olga and Padding. After seeing the two of them nod, he opened it and took a look, then put it away.
Looking at Julius, Luo Ke felt as if he was feeding a pack of dogs. However, these were wild dogs. Compared to the little guy he raised, they were not cute at all.
Of course, that girl was an exception.
"Alright, go in that door.
This is what you want, "Olga said to Lulunaka.
"Oh, you are finally done talking?"
Lurunaka, who had been looking here and there and reaching out to touch the wall of stakes, heard Olga's call with an expression that said, "You're done at last."
"I can go in now?
Thank you for your efforts. I think I can go fishing now. "