Lord of Rot

Chapter 318 I Was A Slave

No one knew that when the slave ship left, a pure gold figure in the deep water chased after it.

The porcupine collar is all busy.

The total number of slaves from High Blood City was 4614, twice the number of all the current residents of Porcupine Territory.

Li Qi couldn't spare too many manpower to control this group of people.

May is a good time for work, a hundred flowers bloom, and the honey business is destined to sell well.

Summer is approaching, and there is no need to worry about selling beer.

Not to mention that bathing will become more convenient after the weather gets warmer, and the sales of soap will also usher in a blowout.

The winter crops are about to be harvested, the carpenter's workshop and blacksmith's workshop are busy building all kinds of things and so on.

When Li Qi wanted to pull people out, the little stewards would look at him with a sad face. They really couldn't get people out, otherwise the factory would have to shut down.

Every link of the porcupine collar cannot be given up, and everything is stable and improving, so risks must be eliminated.

Li Qi had no choice but to drag the senior managers into a meeting.

In the end, a barely feasible result was negotiated, and some slaves were directly put into work construction, instead of teaching them the rules first and learning by doing.

The other part of poor working ability, such as seriously ill patients, women and children, etc., is mainly based on education and training, so that these people can learn to drive other slaves to learn.

Especially for the children, Li Qi even planned to let these children start learning from an early age when the economy can support them, and when they grow up, they will definitely become talents no less than the typical nobles of the middle class such as Cro Camel.

"Other things can be delayed, but there is one thing, don't let him die if you can save him." Li Qi emphasized to the stewards: "Make sure that every slave will not starve to death, and try not to let them die of illness."

"Yes!" The stewards of the entire porcupine collar were full of enthusiasm.

Now the population of porcupine collar has jumped to more than 700 people, and with the addition of more than 4000 people in Tiegu, the number of mouths eating with Li Qi has reached more than 1.

How many people are there in the entire Lurea continent?Sixty-seven million, or a little more, but certainly less than 7000 million, well, maybe [-] million. The Lurea continent has been in turmoil, and there has been no real unification, and the census is out of the question.

The current Lurea Kingdom is only superficially peaceful.

No matter how you say it, Li Qi is considered to be in the top one or two thousand of the mainland lord power rankings.

But the most important thing right now is to settle this group of people down in the shortest possible time, and make sure they don't mess up.

Li Qi's method is also very simple.

Carpenters make number plates in batches and write numbers with pens.

These wooden signs can be used for easy and quick grouping, housing placement, etc.

After more time, we will allocate in detail.

Take it one step at a time, making sure you don't mess it up.

……

"time to eat!"

The smell of rice wafted over, and the slaves immediately made a commotion.

They stretched their necks, looking eagerly at the direction from which the fragrance came.

Carriages approached, piled high with vats.

But no one dared to rush up to grab food, not because they didn't want to, but because they stayed in the cabin for several months, and often only had a meal for a few days, their bodies had already lost their strength.

"Line up in order to get the meal, there can only be 10 lines, and everyone has a share." The middle-aged man with one leg missing stood on a high place and shouted: "However, if you don't line up according to the rules, or you will be punished for jumping the line." If you find out, cancel today's meal."

The slaves looked at him eagerly.

He leaned over amidst the greeting.

Obedient have food to eat.

If you don't obey, you will be beaten.

Anyone who has been a slave for a day knows this, so everyone is very honest.

Things went much more smoothly than Ake, the slave steward, had expected. In order to maintain order, he borrowed 30 musketeers and 10 cavalry from Kuaiblane, just to kill chickens and monkeys in the first place.

The lord said that you can't kill people, but you should be able to beat them half to death.

Ake, who hangs out with slaves every day, understands the thoughts of these low-level people very well. He just muddle along and eats as much as he can. If he is caught, he will be beaten, but the food he eats is real. .

As for tomorrow, the slave never fantasizes about it.

"Even if the lord scolds me, I will do the same."

Ake knows how difficult it is to manage such a large number of slaves. If he treats him kindly like a lord, he will only be kicked in the face by the slaves, and then the slaves will lose their awe.

And my role is to make these slaves always maintain awe of the lord, know fear, and thus understand the benevolence and greatness of the lord...

The thin figure followed the team and finally came to the front.

The woman in charge of delivering meals looked up at Luca, and then said, "A piece of bread and a bowl of soup, you are too skinny, child, you should eat more."

The black bread was stuffed into Luca's hand, it was hot and heavy, and his arms sank slightly.

Then there was a bowl of cloudy soup with oily flowers floating in it.

It's not clear what the raw material is, but I can guarantee that it must be broth, and he can smell it.

Luka felt like he was dreaming, is this really what he can eat as a slave?
"Thank you," Luca said, holding a soup bowl.

But the woman in charge of the meal said to Luca: "I was a slave."

She is also a slave?
A clean and tidy clothes without holes and puddings, well-groomed hair, and a clean white apron.

If she didn't say it, Luca would think she was an elegant maid in the castle who was in charge of serving the noble lord.

Luka's mind was shaken, and he left the dining hall with the person in front.

Some people couldn't help eating while walking, and Luca, who had been hungry for a long time, couldn't help but lowered his head and took a bite of the black bread, leaving the fragrance on his lips and teeth.

He suddenly stuffed a few more mouthfuls into his mouth, and the dryness of the bread blocked his throat. Only then did he remember that he rarely drank water on the boat, and his lips had long been chapped.

Fortunately, there is soup in hand.

Luka gulped two mouthfuls of soup into his mouth, the oil sticking to his lips, and the fragrance went straight into his nose.

"It's so fragrant!"

When he got to the front of the queue, the bread in Luca's hand was completely stuffed into his stomach, and the soup was also finished.

There is no salt, but he still wants another bowl... half a bowl is fine.

The line kept going forward, and many people followed behind. Luca waited boredly.

When walking a normal distance, Luca saw someone recycling the bowl, so he put the bowl on it.

Everything here has rules, as long as you follow the rules, you can move forward comfortably.

It was already dark.

After the team moved forward little by little for a long time, they finally arrived at Lucca.

There were more than [-] people sitting in front of the table. They were writing something with a pen in their hand. Luca couldn't read.

There is a path ahead of everyone, manned by a sheriff with a stick.

After Luka came over, the other party stopped the slave who wanted to follow Luka.

"Come here." The sheriff waved his stick and said to Luca, "After answering the questions, go straight along the road."

"Yes" Luca replied, maintaining his obedience.

It was already dark, and small lamps were lit on the table in front.

It wasn't a candle, and the light was not as good as a candle, and the smell was very pungent after burning.

The person who was writing at the table looked up at Luca, and then asked, "Name."

"Luka" Luka replied immediately.

The other party began to write on paper.

"Age?" The other party asked again.

"Well, 16, it should be..." Luca was a little uncertain.

The other party said: "Whatever I ask, you just answer, don't talk nonsense."

"Yes!" Luca nodded obediently.

The other party asked again: "Can you still remember who your ancestors are?"

"Furns!" Luca said, "Red Dragon Ferns!"

This is the pride that comes from his blood, but the person who wrote the words didn't seem to care.

The other party may have never heard of Ferns, after all, the distance is too long.

"This is your number plate." The other party handed a wooden sign with a rope to Luca, and said, "The people behind will tell you what this wooden sign is for."

He waved his hand impatiently.

Luka said thank you a few times before walking over.

Holding the wooden sign tightly in his hand, he walked with the team for a long time.

It was obviously a short distance, but because some wooden sticks connected with ropes were circling around, Luca went from the gray sky until it was completely dark before finally catching up with the team.

"Man this way"

"Children's side"

"Women's Side"

Every level is guided by someone to ensure that no one will go wrong.

There are torches burning in the distance, and those small lamps are lit nearby, in short, to ensure that the slaves can see the road when they walk.

"Why can't I go there?" the slave following Luka asked aggrievedly and puzzled.

This was the second time he was stopped after following Luka.

At the beginning, the soldier would answer patiently, but after he was asked dozens of times, he lost his patience and his tone couldn't improve.

"Wait! You can move on after the group in front has left."

The man immediately shut up when he heard the soldier's impatience.

Luca turned around and stopped behind the line.

The bearded man in front of the team raised his voice and said, "50 of you, you must hold the number plate in your hand. If unfortunately you lose the number plate, you must also remember what is painted on it. This thing It is the certificate for you to receive food in the future, without it, you will only be hungry."

The slaves immediately hid the sign for fear of losing it. Luca also quietly wrapped the rope of the wooden sign around his wrist twice. There were wooden thorns on the unpolished wooden sign, which pricked his hand, causing him to grin his teeth in pain.

"I'll take you to the dormitory to sleep."

The bearded man turned and left, and Luca and the others followed him obediently.

After walking a few steps, Luca turned around and looked behind him, only to find another man standing in the bearded position just now, talking to the people in line behind him, he will lead a new team of 50 people.

The slave who followed behind but was stopped was impressively among them.

The bearded man led the way with a torch in his hand. He was a very talkative person: "You guys are lucky! The current porcupine collar is developing well, and there is food and drink. It is impossible to starve to death here."

With the previous meal, Luca and the others are indeed full of confidence in the future, at least the life here will not be worse than that in Gaoxue City.

"There is a toilet over there, and everyone has to go to the toilet to defecate." The bearded torch pointed forward, illuminating an open wall in the distance, and said, "There are toilets near the dormitory where you slaves live."

What credits?What toilet?

Everyone listened with a half-knowledge, but they understood the next sentence of the bearded man.

The bearded man emphasized: "Remember, if you are caught defecating outside the toilet, all your work points will be deducted and you will be whipped."

"My lord, what is a work point?" A slave saw that the bearded man was easy to talk, so he took the initiative to ask.

"Workpoints are the slave's money!" said the bearded man, "Tomorrow you can eat another meal for free. Everyone has to work! You can earn workpoints for work, and workpoints can be exchanged for food, water, even clothes and sugar!"

"Sugar?!" A slave exclaimed.

That's not something your slaves can touch.

The bearded man chuckled: "If you behave well, it is not impossible to get rid of slavery and become free citizens in the future. You can even buy a house of your own in the porcupine collar and be protected by the lord."

"Get rid of slavery?" The team, which had been in a bad mood and lifeless, suddenly became excited.

"Can you really get rid of the slave identity code?"

"Of course." The bearded man said with certainty, "Because I used to be a slave!"

What to do from slave to adult.

Luca didn't know it, but he wanted to get rid of his slavery.

The bearded man is very good at chatting, which makes Luka and others full of yearning for the future life.

"Okay, this is your dormitory." The bearded man stopped at the door of a house and said, "Follow me in. Everyone has a bed of their own. I will come to you tomorrow and tell you what to do when you get up. Do."

51 people poured into the room.

Under the light of the torch, they could see clearly that it was a strange bed with two layers superimposed.

The bearded man arranged people casually: "You go to the upper bunk, you go to the lower bunk, everyone must remember their positions, otherwise you can feed mosquitoes outside tomorrow."

After everyone was on their own beds, the bearded man said: "Now you can rest and go to the toilet, but you are not allowed to make any noise when you hear the whistle outside. I want to emphasize to you that 50 of you belong to One body, as long as someone is punished, the others will also be punished together."

After finishing speaking, the bearded man turned and left.

Luka was assigned to the upper bunk. He lay on the bed and closed his eyes.

"It must be the glory of the blood of my ancestors who blessed me"

He prayed silently in his heart: "Furns!"

That night, Luca had a long dream, which was not from fantasy but from his memory.

His parents died, and seven of his brothers and sisters were arrested and became slaves.

Until some time ago, a man on a horse took away his younger brothers and sisters, only Luca was not taken away because of his thin body.

He looked at the bald man on the horse, rushed up and begged him to take him away.

The bald man turned his head suddenly, and roared at Luka: "Doo-duh!"

The sound was very sharp, like... a whistle!
Luka opened his eyes suddenly, turned quickly and jumped out of bed.

They rushed out and saw the bearded man again.

"Let's go, you are lucky, you have work to do!"

……

Li Qi, who got up early, stretched his waist.

Sitting at the dining table, he took a sip of the milk.

Then he picked up a piece of fried and toasted bread, took a bite and asked Crowe, who was eating at the same table as him, "Where's Grant?"

"He's sorting out the information," said Cro Camel. "Yesterday he kept complaining that the information of more than 4000 people made him burnt out, but he kept laughing. I really don't understand that guy."

Li Qi pretended not to understand that Crowe was speaking nicely for Grant.

"After two days, the serf land reclamation team can be expanded on a large scale, and another 4000 mu of land can be used to grow corn and potatoes."

"You are very confident in corn?"

"Our environment is only suitable for growing that kind of food." Li Qi said, "It's good to be able to have a full stomach, isn't it?"

"That's right" Crowe nodded.

"I'll leave the follow-up to you," Li Qi said, "I still have to go to Iron Valley, remember to ask Ge Lan to copy all the famous materials of his ancestors and give them to me."

If someone's ancestors were once a knight, or a spellcaster, Li Qi would be willing to use blood herbs to bring him back to his ancestors, or send him to night school.

The power of bloodlines can bring glory, so far it seems to be true.

"Yes, my lord," Crowe replied.

After eating, Li Qi rode a rocket into the sky...

"Wow—!"

Screaming spread.

Luka looked up at the sky subconsciously, and the figure flying high made him admiring the newborn involuntarily.

"That's the lord," said the person working on the side, "he has a flying horse with an eagle's head and a horse's body that can fly. That horse can even understand our speech. If you can become a soldier of the porcupine collar, say Maybe I can get closer and take a look at that Pegasus."

"Become a soldier?" Luka bent down and hugged the silkworm baby with thick arms.

His assigned job was to raise and feed the silkworms to prevent the silkworms from escaping.

The other slaves who came with them were not so lucky. They had to go out to collect leaves, and they often couldn't pick them as fast as silkworms.

"Yes, adults will choose soldiers every once in a while, and every soldier can wear brand-new armor and hold a sharp sword." The man nodded: "This is also the best opportunity for your slaves. As long as you can become a soldier, you can directly out of slavery."

"When will your lord choose soldiers again?"

"I don't know, but you are so thin, can you move in armor that weighs tens of pounds? You should earn some work points first and make yourself stronger."

"You're right!" Luca nodded approvingly.

He now has a new purpose, becoming a Porcupine Collar soldier!
(End of this chapter)