Chapter 81: Submission and Absorption

Chapter 81: Submission and Absorption

With the death of Knight Willy, the leader of the Green Bamboo Tribe, the rest of the matter will be left to the guards and militia led by Tom and David.

The role of the team, which was composed of ordinary people, was also reflected at this moment. Their combat effectiveness was not as good as that of the knights, but they won in numbers and could suppress more ordinary people.

Driven away by the soldiers' loud shouts, men and women, old and young, stumbled out of the thatched huts and gathered on the dirt road, trembling all over. Some timid women and children had already begun crying.

In the eyes of the people of the Qingzhu tribe, they were already lambs to be slaughtered. Their fate would be to be killed in droves or tortured for fun...

In short, what awaits them is basically endless torture and pain.

Luo Ning took advantage of this time to tour the tribe.

Most of the houses here are dilapidated. Even the house of the leader, Knight Willy, is only slightly bigger. He does not have the ability and financial resources to build a castle like the nobles.

The village is not large, and all the houses are basically built in this palm-sized area. This construction is convenient for Willy to manage and is also safer.

After a quick walk, Ronin returned to the gathering point and asked McKenn to bring Willy's two captives to him.

"Please spare my life, sir! Please spare my life, sir~"

As soon as the two were brought in front of Roning, they knelt on the ground and begged for mercy. Their attitude was more like that of a loser, and they were much more sensible than Willy.

"I am merciful and will not take your lives easily."

Luo Ning had a smile on his face and looked very kind. "Please introduce yourselves."

The two captured knights began to introduce themselves cautiously, and from their mouths, Roning got a better understanding of the Qingzhu tribe.

The leader of this tribe, Knight Willy, was descended from the Baron Fox family of the Orlant Empire.

In a series of disputes, the Fox family and many nobles stood on the opposite side of the Kingdom of Alduin and were besieged and hunted down by the coalition of nobles led by the Wushan family.

Willy's father died many years ago, and Willy led the Qingzhu tribe. He himself had a good talent for cultivation and became a mid-level knight at the age of 25. He had a high prestige in the tribe.

Luo Ning couldn't help but sigh when he heard this. It turned out that their cognition was unconsciously low while they were huddled in the mountains and forests.

He became a mid-level knight at the age of 25. His talent can only be described as average, far from the evaluation of "good talent."

As for the two captives in front of him, their qualifications were even more mediocre.

Whether it was the 23-year-old Wharton or the 21-year-old Dandy, they both accidentally activated their fighting spirit seeds at the age of 19, similar to Zhu Weite in Shanlin Town.

At most, they can only become high-level knights when they are around forty or fifty years old, and this can only be achieved through hard training. If they slack off a bit, they may not even be able to become mid-level knights.

"I heard that your Qingzhu tribe has reclaimed farmland in the north. How many acres is it?"

Luo Ning asked, "How is the harvest this year?"

Wharton and Dandy looked at each other, and panic flashed in their eyes. They couldn't answer this question.

Dandy answered tentatively, "I'm sorry, sir. We are not sure about this question. Perhaps you can ask Seres?"

Seres?

Roning looked at McKen, who immediately understood and walked into the crowd of prisoners, bringing Seres over.

"Sir, spare my life, sir!"

When Seres arrived, he knelt down and begged for mercy like Wharton and Dandy. Roning noticed that this man was trembling all over.

"Don't be nervous, Seres."

Luo Ning consoled him in a kind voice: "I heard that you are quite familiar with the food situation of the Qingzhu Tribe. Tell me, how many acres of land have you reclaimed, and how is the harvest this year?"

Seres was afraid that he would be beaten if he answered slowly, so he answered without thinking, "Sir, we have reclaimed more than 980 acres of land here, and the grain harvest is not very good, only more than 70 kilograms per acre, which is totally unable to feed more than 360 people in the tribe!"

"Every year, every winter, several people here starve to death. We rely on digging wild vegetables and fruits to barely survive."

With such a small piece of land and such a low yield per mu, it is really difficult to feed more than 300 people. Most of them must be starving all year round.

But even so, Willy still coveted control of the Qingzhu Tribe and wanted to be the king of the mountain. The temptation of power and status was too great.

"Wharton, Dandy, and Seres, you are now my prisoners."

Luo Ning said calmly: "There is only one way before you..."

"We are willing to surrender, sir, we are willing to surrender!"

Before Luo Ning could finish his words, the three of them immediately kowtowed and shouted loudly.

With Willy's example before them, they were afraid that if they said one more word, their necks would be cut off by Roning's terrifying wind blade.

Especially Seres, whose tone was the most sincere, "My lord, from now on, I am your slave; I will do whatever you want me to do! Even if you ask me to eat shit, I won't frown!"

Luo Ning was stunned by these words.

"There is an old saying that goes, 'He who knows the times is a hero.' I am very satisfied with your performance."

He stood up, walked a few steps forward, and climbed the high slope next to him.

On the road below him, more than 300 prisoners all knelt on the ground, and the crying of children and the sobbing of women merged into one.

They are the captives.

When dealing with captives, the nobles would select those who could be used and keep them. If there was no shortage of people in his territory, these people would all be sold to the slave exchange.

Generally speaking, people will not kill indiscriminately because it will give them a bad reputation and may be used as a handle to attack them by those with ulterior motives.

"Everyone listen!"

Luo Ning's voice was clear and melodious, and it echoed widely in the village as night fell. Those who were crying stopped crying at the same time.

"Although you are now my prisoners, I could have executed you, the enemies of Wushan Territory, on the spot or packed you up and sold you to a slave trader!"

The people below raised their heads, despair in their eyes.

Roning changed his tone, "But I am kind and willing to give you a chance. Now, you just need to work for me honestly and peacefully. I can guarantee in the name of the nobility that not only will I not kill you or sell you, but I can also guarantee that your future life will be better than your current life!"

Luo Ning looked at Seres and said, "Go, take the chefs from your Qingzhu tribe and move out Knight Willy's food so that everyone can have enough tonight!"

Seres was stunned for a moment, then reacted and prostrated himself respectfully, "Sir, you are so kind!"

He stood up and called out to the people in the crowd: "Bart, Old John, come on, the respected Baron is willing to give us a full meal; come and give us a hand!"

At Seres's call, two people walked out of the crowd, shouting the Baron's kindness and walking towards Knight Willy's house with Seres.

Roning gave David a look and asked him to take people with him to prevent any accidents from happening.

He looked at the captives kneeling on the ground again and said loudly, "Willy is just an incompetent knight. He can't even guarantee your safety, food, and clothing, but I can!"

"Most importantly, you will never have to worry about being hunted down by nobles outside, nor will your descendants have to hide in the mountains full of dangers."

"You will be like the slaves in my territory. As long as you work diligently for me for ten years, I will give you land."

He paused and emphasized: "That is your own land!"

Luo Ning is not very good at brainwashing people, but he knows what the people of the Qingzhu tribe want.

For this group of people, as long as Roning can provide them with food, clothing, and a relatively safe environment, they don't really care whether they are serving Willy or Roning; after all, they are all serving others.

However, if they could freely choose the person to serve, anyone with a little bit of common sense would choose Roning.

Because Ronin was different from Willy, he was a true nobleman, much stronger than Willy, the wanted man!

The uneasy mood slowly dissipated among the group, and the women and children who were holding back their tears gradually calmed down.

What they feared most was the butcher's knife falling on their heads, but now the butcher's knife did not fall, but instead there would be hot, fragrant bread.

---------

Hey guys, VerseX here :)

If you want to support me and the work that I am doing, you can support me on pâtreon. It costs 1 dollar a month, and you get six chapters of early access, so three days' worth. I know that it isn't much of an advantage, but I would love your support. 

Thank you for enjoying my translation and enjoy.

The link to my pâtreon is: https://www.pâtreon.com/VerseX

You just have to change the â to a