My skill in becoming a god is landmine mastery.

"Great! You guys are really loyal. Don't worry, I will definitely not keep this money for myself. It will all be invested in the defense of the planet!"

"We believe in the adults!"

"That's right, that's right. Since you said so, sir, you certainly wouldn't be lying!"

"Since that's the case, then I won't let you all down. But money alone isn't enough. I'm also short of materials and warships. Besides, it'll be very difficult for me without people. Gentlemen, could you please support me?"

Ah, not only do they want money, but they also want other things from them? These merchants couldn't help but feel their hearts were bleeding. Even if you're just trying to fleece someone, you don't have to wait until you've got someone to fleece. Do you have any shame?

But Yang Yao didn't care about any of that. If it weren't for the trouble of finding materials after killing these people, he would have stabbed them all to death, one by one.

What's wrong with taking a little advantage? You've made so much dirty money, what's wrong with sharing some with me?

Ultimately, Yang Yao and these merchants reached a unilateral agreement: they would provide him with all the materials and slaves he needed.

We have no choice but to compromise. Our lives are in their hands. How can we not pay them? If we don't agree, we'll probably lose our heads!

Yang Yao then instructed the merchants to prepare money and materials. Of course, money was a minor issue, as it had significant limitations; acquiring materials was much more convenient.

He wasn't idle either; he followed the slave traders to their shops to select the slaves he wanted.

After Yang Yao entered the largest slave shop, he discovered that the decor wasn't the filthy and chaotic place he had imagined; on the contrary, it was quite magnificent.

Yang Yao thought about it and realized that it made sense. After all, those who came here to choose slaves were either rich or noble. Who would buy slaves that were too poor?

I didn't see any slaves; they were probably in the back!

"Where are the slaves? Take me to see them!"

The shop owner came forward and opened the door to the back for Yang Yao:

"My lord please!"

Yang Yao stepped inside, and after passing through several large doors, he finally arrived at the area where slaves were held.

When Yang Yao went inside, he found it resembled a huge warehouse, with countless slaves imprisoned in rows of iron cages. At a glance, Yang Yao estimated there were at least two or three thousand slaves in the cages.

The shop owner was quite smug; his shop was the largest slave trading center on the entire planet Macaba. He pointed to the iron cages inside and said to Yang Yao:

"My lord, please look here. These are all the slaves in our shop. Please choose any you like to serve as guards!"

Yang Yao didn't answer the shop owner, and went inside to check on his own.

Almost every iron cage contained several slaves, their necks shackled with metal chains. Upon seeing Yang Yao, they either displayed fury or cowered in fear in a corner.

After looking around, I discovered that quite a few races were imprisoned here. Besides some humanoid life forms of divine river entities, there were also some beast-like life forms.

Suddenly, Yang Yao noticed an iron cage in the corner of his eye, and his eyes lit up.

He walked to the iron cage and looked at the two figures imprisoned inside. One of them was holding the other in his arms, watching Yang Yao warily as he approached.

The two men were huddled in the corner, both wearing shackles around their necks. But that wasn't what caught Yang Yao's attention. What he noticed were the numerous tails trailing behind them.

As Yang Yao approached, he could see the two women clearly. They were both women, one tall and one short. The older one looked to be in her early twenties, while the younger one appeared to be a girl of seventeen or eighteen.

I don't know if they're mother and daughter or sisters. Although their faces were deliberately smeared with ash, they must be quite pretty by their facial features.

Not only does it have many tails, but it also has two fluffy ears on its head. One has light green pupils, while the other has light blue eyes.

Yang Yao felt a sense of familiarity with this image, as if it resembled Su Xiaoli. Could it be that these two people, like Su Xiaoli, also possessed the genes of a nine-tailed fox?

"Sir, you have a good eye. These two were recently captured by our slave-catching team on a desolate planet. Because they haven't been trained yet, they haven't been put up for sale."

"In all my years running a slave shop, this is the first time I've captured such a race. If you're interested, sir, I'll arrange for someone to deliver them to your home immediately!"

The shop owner, rubbing his hands together, stood behind Yang Yao and introduced the two men to him. Although he appeared obsequious, he was filled with contempt for Yang Yao.

Didn't we agree to choose guards? Why did you pick beauties instead? Pshaw!

Yang Yao ignored the shop owner and looked at the two large foxes in front of him through the iron cage, asking them:

"Will you come with me?"

The slightly older woman coldly replied, "I don't want to! Get out of here!"

"Um, sir, these two are quite temperamental. How about I teach them a lesson first before sending them over to you?"

"you shut up!"

Yang Yao wanted nothing more than to slap the shop owner to death. Damn it, he came here to select subordinates, and this is like he's here to choose a bed warmer!

How am I supposed to increase my favorability with you?

Inside the iron cage, the smaller fox seemed rather timid; upon hearing the shopkeeper's words, it almost buried its head in the large chest.

His ears drooped in fear, and his whole body trembled!

Seeing this scene, Yang Yao breathed a deep sigh of relief and said gently to the two of them:

"Come with me. If you stay here, you'll end up being bought by someone else, or you might even be separated. Are you willing to be separated from each other?"

Yang Yao's words made the big fox hesitate. She knew perfectly well they couldn't escape this place, and what he said wasn't impossible! It was possible they were sealed off.