The more Alex thought about it, the more it felt like the most likely reason.
He pushed the thought to the back of his mind.
He focused back on the market and switched to the slave section.
There were many species there, most of them far beyond Aira's budget.
Each cage had a floating panel beside it, listing the creature's traits and its price in credits.
There was a race called Starvine Dryads, thin, pale humanoids with vine-like hair that constantly released faint glowing spores.
Their spores could accelerate crop growth and purify polluted soil. Price: 1,750,000 credits each.
Next were Ironcarapace Moles, squat beastmen with plated backs and drill-like claws.
They could tunnel quickly, detect mineral veins, and refine low-grade ore into mid-grade raw materials inside their bodies.
Price: 2,100,000 credits each.
Another entry showed Auric Gale Fowls, fat bird-like creatures with metallic feathers.
