Kapitel 136: Templars.

While Rex's crew was busy preparing for their luxury vacation, far beneath the bustling trading station, in the shadowy depths of the underground city now under Emilia's administration, darkness stirred.

The city had transformed into a hive of activity over the years, a mixture of legitimate trade and shady dealings. Tonight, however, it wasn't business as usual.

In the dimly lit industrial sector, a group of slavers arrived with their latest haul. A chain of slaves was dragged out of a transport vehicle, their wrists bound with crude energy cuffs.

Among them were several humans, their faces weary and dirtied from days of captivity. The slavers shouted orders, shoving the slaves toward a caged transport while laughing at their plight.

"Hey boss, where did you even get humans?" one of the slaver merchants asked as he inspected the new arrivals. His scaled hands brushed over a datapad, taking stock of the cargo.