Li Yan didn't calm down until the sun had risen above the ground.
That's right, this was the first sunrise he saw in the other world. That magnificent scenery made him feel relaxed and happy, which was why he couldn't help but say those words.
Only when Li Yan turned around did he discover that Zhao Lin and the others were standing below the city walls, and behind them stood those 100 slaves. It could be seen that these slaves had all been carefully selected, and there was half male and half female. Moreover, they were all very strong, and none of them were sick.
They were all very clean now, and their clothes were also very clean. However, each of them had a mark on their faces. The mark was on their foreheads, and it was a raging dragon that was baring its fangs and brandishing its claws. It was the emblem of the Carlin family, and it was made according to the name of their family's combat power.
When Zhao Lin saw that Li Yan had seen them, he immediately bowed to Li Yan and said loudly,""Young master, the glory of the Carlin family will definitely shine on the entire land.”
After he finished speaking, the slaves behind him all knelt down and kowtowed to the ground. No one dared to raise their heads to look at Li Yan.
In his previous life, Li Yan was just an ordinary otaku. He had never seen such a scene before. He was stunned for a moment and was at a loss. He really did not know what to say.
Only after a long while did his emotions slowly calm down. When he saw that Zhao Lin and the others were still bending over and not getting up, he hurriedly said," Grandpa Zhao Lin, all of you should get up. Everyone else should get up as well. We've arrived at such a place, but there's nothing here. There's no way to farm the land, and there's no ore in the mountains. We only have this abandoned castle as our shelter.”
" All of you have the same surname. Whether you want to or not, you have the brand of the Carlin family on you. You are already members of the Carlin family. If the Carlin family exists, you have a need to exist. If the Carlin family disappears, you will disappear too. This is an unchangeable fact.”
"We have nothing now, but we have a pair of hands. Everything in this world was created by the hands of humans. Each of us has a pair of hands, so we won't starve to death.”
"Most of you are slaves. You will think that whether your life is good or not has nothing to do with you, because no matter how good your life is, you are still slaves.”
" But what I want to say today is that as long as you work hard and contribute to the Carlin family, I can remove your status as slaves and let you become civilians. Your children will no longer be slaves. They may one day join the Carlin family's army and become glorious warriors.”
"If he performs well, he may become a knight, a noble. I ask you to do your best, and I will give you the best. As long as you work hard, I swear on my family's honor that I will fulfill my promise today!”
A slight disturbance arose among the slaves. It should be known that these slaves had received professional training before they were bought. When their masters were lecturing them, they were not allowed to move. Even if they wanted to fart, they had to endure it. Such a disturbance should not have happened.
However, Li Yan's words were too shocking. There had never been a noble on the continent who would turn a slave into a commoner. Once you became a slave, you would be a slave for life, and your descendants would be slaves. This could not be changed.
The slaves would not have believed Li Yan's empty words, but he had sworn on the honor of the Carlin clan. It must be known that the nobles of the Tian Yuan Continent did not easily swear oaths, and even if they did, they would not swear on their own clan's honor.
That was what all the nobles valued the most. As long as they swore on their family's honor, they would definitely do it. In other words, what Li Yan said was all true!
What was the greatest wish of a slave? It was to become a civilian one day and regain their freedom. Their descendants would not have to suffer from slavery. Many slaves fought for this.
They rebelled and revolted, but they were quickly suppressed by the nobles because they were only slaves. They had no weapons, no armor, and no fighting spirit. Under such circumstances, it was impossible for them to defeat the armed nobles.
But now, Li Yan was telling them that they didn't need to revolt. As long as they worked hard and contributed to the Carlin family, they would be able to become commoners. To these slaves, this was like a dream.
It was necessary for slaves to work hard, because if they did not work hard and were found out, they would be executed. Even if they were not executed, they would receive the most severe punishment. Therefore, no one dared to slack off.
Now, someone was telling them that as long as they worked hard, they could give them what they wanted the most. This was too shocking for them.
Zhao Lin and the others were also stunned. They never thought that Li Yan would say something like this. Honestly speaking, Zhao Lin didn't quite agree with what Li Yan said because it was necessary for those slaves to work well. Moreover, there wasn't any noble on the continent who would let a slave become a commoner. There were too many things involved in this.
But now that Li Yan had already said it, he could not refute it. He could only wait until he returned to the inner castle to tell Li Yan about the situation.
Looking at the people below, Li Yan also knew that it was not bad for them to have such a reaction. From his previous memories, he already knew the status of these slaves. It was precisely because he knew this that he used what these slaves wanted the most to lure them.
The creativity of humans was endless. As long as they were given hope, the energy they could unleash was unimaginable. Li Yan needed them to unleash this energy, which was why he did so.
Li Yan was very satisfied with their reaction, so he continued,"You guys can think of all kinds of methods. As long as you can let the Carlin clan obtain benefits, or make something that can improve their lives, you guys can bring anything useful to Manager Zhao Lin.”
"As long as I believe that the things you make are useful and good, I will remember your contributions. As long as your contributions reach a certain level, you can become commoners.”
"Even if you don't know how to do anything, as long as you work hard and perform well, you can get a contribution. As long as you accumulate a certain amount of contribution, you can become a commoner, a disciple of our Carlin family, the Blackdirt territory.”
Those slaves became even more excited. Right now, they simply wanted to treat Li Yan as a god, because only a god would be so merciful. All the slaves 'bodies actually erupted with an aura, and this aura actually caused Zhao Lin, who already had the strength of a rank 8 Martial Warrior, to feel somewhat apprehensive.
Zhao Lin turned his head to glance at those slaves. He discovered that something seemed to have suddenly appeared on the bodies of those slaves. In the past, when he saw these slaves, he always felt that they were lifeless, like a rock. But now, they were like a person, and had an additional vigor and drive.
Zhao Lin's heart shook. He suddenly understood what Li Yan was doing. If the Carlin family wanted to develop, it would be impossible to rely on a hundred lifeless slaves.
But if it was a hundred people filled with drive, then it was completely different. Zhao Lin didn't know what a hundred people with drive could do, but he was very clear what a hundred slaves could do.
Zhao Lin let out a long breath, and a sincere smile appeared on his face. At the same time, there was a hint of determination in his expression. He believed that the chance for the Carlin clan to rise up once again was about to come.
Li Yan also felt the changes in many slaves. He smiled slightly and knew that his words were effective, so he immediately said,"Alright, you guys go and work. Arrange these supplies first. There will be a new mission for you tomorrow.”
The slaves responded and quickly walked towards the supplies. Their footsteps were much stronger than before, and their bodies were full of energy.
Li Yan nodded his head in satisfaction, then he came down from the city wall and slowly walked to Zhao Lin's side. He said to Zhao Lin,"Grandpa Zhao Lin, let's go back. I have some things to ask you.”
" Understood!" Zhao Lin replied and led Li Na and the others into the inner castle behind Li Yan. Looking at Li Yan's back, Zhao Lin knew that Li Yan had really changed. He was no longer the young master who only knew how to fool around. He was now the patriarch of the Carlin clan, a true patriarch.
The few of them quickly arrived at the dining hall of the inner castle. After they sat down, Li Yan flipped his hand, and the remaining half of the radish appeared in his hand. He placed the radish on the table and said to Zhao Lin,"Grandpa Zhao Lin, what do you think this is?”
Zhao Lin didn't make a sound. Li Yan glanced at Zhao Lin strangely and noticed that Zhao Lin was currently staring at his hand in a daze. He also knew why Zhao Lin had such an expression because of the action of him taking out the radish earlier.
On this continent, there was also spatial magic. However, spatial magic was very difficult to learn, and the requirements were very strict, so not many people went to learn it.
Although there were spatial equipment that could be used to store things, to open those equipment required energy. Whether it was magic or combat qi, as long as there was energy, it could be opened.
As someone who had drunk the water of nothingness, even if he had such equipment, he would not be able to open it, let alone not have it.
"Grandpa Zhao Lin, what do you think this is?"”
Zhao Lin returned to his senses and stood up excitedly."Young Master, you just…"
Li Yan waved his hand and said," It's nothing. I accidentally obtained that ability. You just need to know. Don't tell anyone. Come and take a look at this. What is this?"”
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