In the evening, Li Yan woke up. The sky was already a little dark. Li Na and the others had also returned. In order to save some supplies, Li Na and the others usually did not go out at night. Even if they did not use the Sorcerer's Stone to light up, they still needed oil to use torches or oil lamps. Now, they had to save every bit of supplies.
When Li Yan woke up, the sky was already a little dark. Those slaves had already eaten. They could move freely in the castle until they went to bed at night. Anyway, they didn't have to worry about them escaping. It was good to let them relax.
Now, the slaves were sitting in the courtyard of the castle and chatting. Compared to other places, they were living in heaven. They could eat their fill every day, did not have to do too much work, and had enough rest time every day. They liked this kind of life too much.
When they arrived here, they were still in despair. Although they were slaves, they had heard about the situation in the Yellow Soil Plateau. There was nothing growing here. There was only a barren mountain and it was next to the Cloud Dream Swamp. Such a place was a dead land. They had always thought that they would starve to death in this place.
However, they didn't expect that although they had only been here for two days, they could see clearly that their master was really capable. He could actually use magical magic to turn those black soil that couldn't be planted into fertile fields. In the future, they wouldn't have to worry about starving to death.
These people were only slaves. They had never seen anyone use magic before. In their minds, mages were omnipotent and magic was incomparably magical.
Li Yan had better living conditions than before, treated them like commoners, and freed them from the temptation of being slaves. In addition to the magical magic, these things were enough to make these slaves loyal to Li Yan. Unknowingly, they formed a great cohesion. Now, these slaves were no longer passively working, but only wanted to work more and get rid of their slave status as soon as possible.
Li Yan stood quietly in the castle and looked at the slaves outside. He really wanted to go up and chat with these slaves, but he also knew that now was not the time. These slaves had always been oppressed. When they saw the nobles, they would be very nervous. Let alone chatting with them, they were afraid that they would kneel there again and not even dare to raise their heads.
It was easy to change a person's identity, but it was very difficult to change their thoughts. It was a long-term process that could change their thoughts bit by bit. Therefore, Li Yan did not come into contact with those slaves now. It was not the right time yet.
Everything had to be done step by step. If it was too radical, things might go wrong. Even if it succeeded, it might cause the foundation to be unstable.
Without a doubt, the completion of the land improvement and the hope of breaking free from slavery filled the lives of these slaves with hope. They were no longer as lifeless as when they first came.
Li Yan liked to see the slaves behave like this. Only those who were full of hope would be creative and could maximize their abilities.
At this moment, there was a knock on the door. Li Yan came back to his senses and said in a deep voice,"Come in."
The door was pushed open. Zhao Xuan stood in front of the door and looked at Li Yan."Young Master, dinner is ready. It's time to eat.”Bruiser and Goudan were still standing outside, guarding the door for Li Yan.
Li Yan nodded. He also knew that it was about time to eat, but Li Yan really felt a little apologetic. In the past two days, not only did Li Na and the others have to manage the slaves, but they also had to cook for him. It was really too tiring.
However, although Li Yan knew how to cook, he did not dare to do so. Don't forget his identity. He was now a playboy who could eat and wear whatever he wanted. How could he know how to cook? It was understandable that he had a spatial ability. After all, this was a continent where magic and battle energy coexisted. There were all kinds of strange people. His ability was not particularly eye-catching. However, if he suddenly knew how to cook, it would arouse Li Na and Zhao Xuan's suspicion.
When they arrived at the dining room, they realized that Li Na and the others had already placed the food on the table. It was still bread and some vegetables, along with a piece of meat and soup.
To be honest, as a native Chinese, he really couldn't get used to eating this kind of food. However, there was no other way. Even if Li Yan wanted to eat Chinese food, no one would cook it. Only he could cook it, but he didn't dare to do it.
After eating a few mouthfuls, Li Yan said,"Grandma Li Na, I think what we did today was too rash. It's better if we don't improve the land here tomorrow.”
Li Na was stunned and looked at Li Yan in confusion."What's wrong, Young Master? Why did he say that? Could he not improve the land anymore? If we can't improve the land, what should we do?”
Li Yan understood what she meant. He immediately said,"Grandma Li Na, I think you've misunderstood. It's not that I can't improve the land, but I can't improve it near the castle. Think about it, our current strength is still too weak. If those guys find out that we can turn this place into a piece of land that can be cultivated, will they let us go? By then, we'll be finished."
Li Na had also experienced great storms. Today, she was just overwhelmed by the joy of improving the land, so she did not think of this for a moment. Now that Li Yan reminded her, Li Na immediately understood what he meant. Li Yan was right. If the old nobles of the Empire discovered that they could improve the land here, they would definitely come to deal with them. At that time, they would be finished.
Although the Carlin family had signed an agreement with the Empire, that was under the premise that the Carlin family had an heir. If a noble family did not have an heir, the noble title of the family would be taken back by the King, and the fief would naturally be taken back.
A man is innocent, but a man who holds a treasure will be punished. This was the truth.
Li Na put down her knife and fork and nodded."Young Master, you have a point. We were too thoughtless. We were so focused on improving our lives that we forgot that those old nobles might not let us off so easily.”
Now, Li Na was paying more and more attention to Li Yan's opinions. This was because Li Yan had indeed done a lot of things in the past few days. Moreover, everything he did was orderly. Coupled with his strange ability, Li Na and the others had unknowingly treated Li Yan as their backbone.
Li Yan also put down his cutlery and wiped his mouth with a napkin before saying,"We still have to improve the land, but we can't do it around the castle. It's too eye-catching. As long as someone comes in, they'll be able to see it at a glance. It's too easy to be discovered. I want to look around and see if there's any place that's very hidden and can be improved. It doesn't have to be too big. As long as it's about 1,000 acres, it'll be enough to meet the needs of our people.”
Li Na nodded." Young Master is right. I'll get someone to look around tomorrow and see if there's anything suitable around. Young Master, are we still going to raise blue-eyed rabbits and scaleless fish?”
Li Yan said in a deep voice," We have to raise them. Scaleless fish are very easy to raise anyway. Those people won't notice anything. The blue-eyed rabbit will be even more important. They will only think that we are struggling on the verge of death and won't care too much."”
Li Na nodded." Okay, but there's something wrong with the water. I realized that there don't seem to be any fish in our moat. Even the lake in the cave doesn't have any fish. This doesn't seem right.”
Li Yan was stunned. This was the first time he had thought of this problem. He used to be an otaku and not a professional fisherman, so he did not notice it at first. On the contrary, it was Li Na, a Water Mage, who noticed it.
Li Yan was a little puzzled. Logically speaking, there should be a lot of fish in the moat and the lake in the mountains. There was no problem with the water quality. He had already analyzed this in the space. How could there be no fish?
"Grandma Li Na, do you know why? " There's no problem with that water. I've analyzed it. It's a very good water source and is completely suitable for fish to survive. But now, there's no fish. Isn't that a little unreasonable?”
Li Na frowned. After a while, she said,"Usually, there are only two possibilities when there are no fish in the water. The first is that the water is poisonous and not suitable for fish to live in. The second is that there is a ferocious water-type magical beast in the water that ate all the fish. If it is really as young master said, there is no poison in the water.”
Li Yan thought about it carefully and felt that Li Na's words made sense. He remembered that when he was on Earth, he had seen a piece of news. Two very powerful carnivorous fish entered a fisherman's fish pond and ate all the fish in his pond. There might be such a magical beast here. If that was really the case, it would be troublesome.
When Li Na saw Li Yan frowning, she knew what he was thinking. Li Na comforted him,"Young Master, this is actually not difficult to solve. If the water is poisonous, it will be difficult for us to solve it. If there is a magical beast in the water, then we just need to find the magical beast and kill it.”
Li Yan smiled bitterly. His thoughts were exactly the opposite of Li Na's. If the water was poisonous, he could easily use the spatial water to detoxify it. However, if there were magical beasts in the water, it would be really troublesome.
Li Na saw that Li Yan was still frowning and could not help but smile."Young Master, don't worry. If there really is a magical beast in the water, I will definitely find it and kill it. It won't affect Young Master's plan to raise fish.”
Li Yan could not help but be stunned when he heard Li Na's words. Then, he immediately understood. This was not Earth. On Earth, it was not so easy to go into the sea to kill a deep-sea monster. However, this was the Tian Yuan Continent. There were very powerful magic here, and Li Na happened to be a powerful Water Mage. Perhaps he really had a way to destroy the magic beasts in the water.
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