Minecraft: Global Infinite Survival

"Slave auction?" The elderly woman straightened up when she saw Lin Fan approaching.

"Are you looking to buy a slave?"

"Yeah, I just want to take a look." Lin Fan answered her frankly.

The old lady's expression immediately changed. A trace of disgust flashed in her eyes, but she still politely answered his question.

"Pande only comes once a month. The next time he'll be here is in about two weeks."

Lin Fan frowned upon hearing this.

He had two shops to run and was desperately short on workers—how could he afford to wait two weeks for that bearded auctioneer?

Expanding his land deed required a lot of gold coins, so he needed to get the glass bottle shop running as soon as possible.

"Ma'am, do you know anywhere else where slaves are sold?" Lin Fan asked.

"Yes, there's an underground auction in the fishing village. You can always find plenty of slaves there, and the prices are much cheaper. But it's dangerous—full of shady people, and you could easily get robbed." The old lady warned Lin Fan kindly.

If possible, she hoped he wouldn't get involved in such a trade.

After all, buying and selling people wasn't right. How could a living human being be treated as a commodity?

She had always despised those who engaged in the slave trade. But when she thought about it, Pande—the auctioneer—was actually a good person in many ways.

This made her conflicted about the whole business.

Of course, Lin Fan was unaware of her internal struggle. He only knew that he needed to visit the underground auction.

After saying goodbye to the old woman, he made his way to the fishing village.

Following the directions she gave him, he headed to the east side of the village. After searching for a while, he finally found the entrance to the underground auction house.

It wasn't hidden at all—just a 2x2 hole leading down to a long, stone staircase.

The passage was dimly lit, with torches scattered haphazardly along the walls. Lin Fan followed the path downward.

The deeper he went, the louder the noise became.

By the time he reached the bottom, he finally saw the underground auction house.

The place looked just like the black-market auctions from his previous life.

At the center stood an auction stage, built from wool blocks, surrounded by hundreds of dark oak chairs arranged in rows.

The auction was already in progress.

A scantily-clad woman was standing on stage, holding up a potion for bidding.

Lin Fan walked up to the entrance, registered with a staff member, paid a 100-gold coins deposit, and received a numbered bidding paddle.

Since this wasn't a formal auction house, getting in was surprisingly easy.

By the time Lin Fan finished signing in, the potion had already been sold to someone. He wasn't too interested and simply found a seat.

One by one, items were auctioned—mostly enchanted books and potions.

Lin Fan knew how to craft these items himself, so he wasn't impressed.

Besides, his gold coins were limited. If he had more, he might have bought something just for fun.

The auction continued until it was finally time for the slave auction.

At that moment, the crowd became more excited than ever.

The first person on stage was a young girl with delicate features. Compared to the slaves sold by Pande, this girl was of far higher quality.

Her starting price was already a whopping 50,000 gold coins—a price far out of Lin Fan's reach.

Not that he was interested anyway.

Lin Fan wasn't looking to buy a girl. After all, they wouldn't be able to do much physical labor.

However, as the auction went on, Lin Fan became increasingly disappointed.

The entire auction only featured female slaves—not a single man was for sale.

Finally, when a filthy, ragged young girl was brought onto the stage, Lin Fan couldn't help but ask:

"Are there no male slaves at this auction?"

"Men?" A middle-aged man beside him chuckled.

"Rich people around here are all men, and they only want to buy women. This auction is for pleasure, not labor. Why would they sell men?"

Hearing this, Lin Fan finally understood.

These slaves weren't meant to be servants—they were being sold to wealthy men for entertainment.

No wonder that old woman had looked at him so strangely.

Lin Fan let out a helpless chuckle and turned his attention back to the stage.

The final girl being auctioned was especially dark-skinned, with a dirty, scarred face.

But her starting price was incredibly low—only 5,000 gold coins.

Even though her starting price was only 5,000 gold coins, hardly anyone was interested in bidding—she was simply too ugly.

A few older men called out some bids, but after a brief moment, no one else was willing to go higher.

"10,000 gold coins! Any further bids?" The female auctioneer scanned the crowd, waiting for a response.

Lin Fan hesitated for a moment before raising his number plate.

"10,100."

As soon as he spoke, the middle-aged man beside him looked at him as if he were a complete fool.

"I mean, sure, she's cheap… but spending over 10,000 gold on an ugly girl like that? Totally not worth it. Don't tell me—you've never seen a woman before?" The man smirked, giving Lin Fan a mocking glance.

Clearly, in his eyes, Lin Fan was a clueless bachelor who had never had a taste of a woman before.

Lin Fan was speechless.

Him? Never seen a woman?

If there was anyone who shouldn't be accused of that, it was him!

After all, the most beautiful woman in the world was his personal maid.

Honestly, was there any woman more stunning than Lilian?

But explaining his actual reason for buying this girl—for work—seemed pointless.

Even if he told the man that, he doubted anyone would believe him.

After Lin Fan placed his bid, the auction hall fell silent.

No one was willing to bid higher.

After all, she was just an ugly girl—who would spend so much on her?

"10,100 going once! 10,100 going twice! 10,100—sold!" The auctioneer banged the gavel, sealing the deal.

With that, the final slave was sold, and the auction was coming to an end.

Those who didn't win any bids began leaving first. Meanwhile, those who successfully purchased an item had to head to the backroom to finalize the transaction.

Each winner had a numbered plate, preventing them from skipping payment or running off.

Even if someone tried to escape, they would be blocked at the exit by security staff.

Lin Fan took his number plate and headed toward the backroom.

Most people quickly finished their transactions—paying the gold coins and collecting their items.

Since Lin Fan had won the last bid, he was the final person to complete his trade.

The staff carefully counted his coins before handing over the girl.

As they did, their expressions turned strange.

Spending 10,100 gold on such an ugly girl?

They really couldn't understand Lin Fan's logic.

Even the girl herself seemed completely confused…

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