I led the Goblin Culture to victory.

Chapter 279 Freedom

Zi'an took a deep breath.

"Mercury, come to the front!"

"Yes, sir!"

The people turned their heads left and right, their eyes quickly settling on Mercer.

"Excuse me, I need to pass."

"Mercury?"

"What happened?"

Under the gaze of thousands of people, Mercer walked up to Zian.

He clasped his hands together, bowed, and performed another salute.

Seeing his serious expression, the tribespeople began to maintain order, and the noisy villagers quickly quieted down.

Zi'an waited until they quieted down, then took a deep breath.

"One cannot speak in the name of one's late teacher..."

Remembering Li Mosi's reminder, she continued.

"Your intelligence has earned my approval. From this day forward, you are no longer a slave! In my name, you are free!"

The people's eyes widened immediately.

But Zi'an hadn't finished speaking.

"From now on, you will have your own wealth! Your descendants will no longer be born slaves! You can pursue your own glory and happiness!"

"He's free now?"

"Someone has actually escaped slavery..."

"But this is no different from what we're going through..."

"Donkey grass..."

Li Moss stared at the people.

They didn't turn around, but continued to whisper among themselves.

I don't even know who I'm talking to.

"yes!"

Mercer bowed respectfully to Zian once again.

"Thank you, sir, for granting me my freedom! I will certainly do my utmost to fulfill my duties!"

Zi'an nodded to him, then looked at the people.

"I don't care whether you're slaves or free citizens; to me, it's all the same. With enough intelligence, slaves can gain freedom, and free citizens can receive compensation!"

The whispers of the people were already quiet, and when they heard her voice, it was like a flame being doused with cold water, completely extinguished.

Seeing that everyone was looking at her but no one was speaking, Zi'an shouted again.

"Do you understand now?!"

The people quickly answered.

"yes!"

"Understood."

"clear--"

Some of them tried to exchange greetings, while others bowed as usual.

We'll see how effective the incentives are later.

The most important thing now is to eat.

After breakfast, the villagers continued working.

After Zi'an confirmed that there were no problems, he continued to teach his thirteen disciples.

She continued teaching the first section of the Thousand Character Classic.

Li Mosi continued preparing teaching materials.

The teaching materials used here need to be left here; he needs to prepare different teaching materials for the other two knightly territories.

His hands unconsciously began writing down the necessary teaching materials, while his mind calculated the various processes.

There are 22 days left.

The clay has been prepared, and there is an absolute surplus.

Now all that's needed is for people from each manor to be transported from Lakeside Manor.

We have collected quite a few stone bricks after yesterday's day of collecting.

If we maintain the current efficiency, and include today's work, we should be able to collect a sufficient quantity in another day.

That means the collection will be finished by tomorrow night.

The day after tomorrow, the teams from each manor will have to transport the stone bricks to their respective manors.

Transporting goods to nearby estates takes at most a day.

The furthest distance might take two or three days.

It all depends on the efficiency of the leaders themselves.

He and Zi'an must complete the assessment of the citizens gathered in the remaining two knight manors tomorrow night.

Regardless of whether or not a team leader can be selected.

Let's select the smartest people first.

The assessment is tomorrow, so I have to teach today.

To avoid traveling at night...

We'll have to take the test after lunch today.

"Ugh."

Time is too long .

"What's wrong with you now?"

The saintess, who had been sullen for a while before fully waking up, heard Li Mosi sigh and turned to look at her.

This craftsman has written countless sheets of paper from yesterday to today.

Is he tired?

Li Mosi glanced at Hagi Saint and gently shook her head.

He continued writing the textbooks.

I'm not tired myself.

However, once we have suitable ink, we'll still need to get into woodblock printing.

But all I had were blocks of graphite, which weren't enough to make a print.

The amount of ink in the iron gallstones of noble families was far too small.

I wonder when the system will start giving me more good stuff.

We can't expect him to master technology, can we?

Li Mo thought about it and felt like he was going crazy.

Why isn't the craftsman saying anything?

Seeing that Li Mosi didn't speak, the two remained silent for a while.

Aside from the sounds of the people working in the distance, the only other sound was Zi'an leading his disciples in their studies not far away.

boring……

Feeling bored, the saintess reached out and tugged at Li Mosi's sleeve.

"Craftsman, is the ability of your Life Seed to store items?"

This was the question that had been on her mind all night.

However, all she realized last night was that the craftsman must have awakened a kind of extraordinary power similar to a seed of life in their country.

After some initial, somewhat confused thinking, she finally decided to focus this power on storing items.

As for the craftsman's knowledge of the forest, it could probably be considered a kind of hunter's skill.

Why is Haki still guessing this?

Seeing that she hadn't said anything all night and hadn't bothered to talk to her like before, Li Mosi thought that Hagi Saint had given up.

"no."

He shook his head gently.

The saintess saw that he didn't even raise his head, nor did he stop writing; she simply shook her head and fell silent again.

Feeling bored, she turned to look at Zi'an.

The first paragraph was short, and Zi'an finished speaking quickly.

Her disciples were just as bewildered as she was when she first heard it.

They felt it was not much different from the church's mythology.

But upon closer reflection, it's somewhat subtle.

It feels like a myth, but it doesn't mention gods at the beginning.

It's more like a story of a wonderful kingdom.

That was my teacher's country?

Zi'an didn't give them time to think it over.

After a short break, she continued with the second part.

Compared to the story in the first paragraph, the second paragraph's message made the thirteen disciples much more active.

Some of these principles they heard from their parents when they were children, and they have always practiced them.

Some principles may be unfamiliar, but their application is quite similar.

After all, they all knew what would happen to their people who lost their homes.

Those who lose their family members are often unable to manage their fields carefully, resulting in a smaller harvest.

With food supplies dwindling, it will soon be impossible to pay enough taxes, leaving land as the only recourse.

After losing the land, the amount of grain that can be grown becomes even less...

Most of these people will become slaves within three years due to tax arrears, and after a few more years, they will die as they get older, weaker, and suffer more injuries.

In the midst of busyness, time truly flies by as quickly as an arrow shot from a bow.

When Li Mosi finished preparing the teaching materials and looked up, it was already close to noon.

Although people here don't eat lunch, they still need to rest at noon.

Taking advantage of this time, Zian held another round of exams.

After studying all night, there were significantly more people who dared to stand up and take the exam this time.

Unfortunately, the staff still couldn't be filled.

To be precise, it can only be filled to 40%.

Some people know how to do it, but when they get nervous, they really mess it up.

It's a real shame.

After hastily dividing the newly selected people into teams, Li Mosi and his group left and headed north.

On the way, the clansmen walked together at the front, then the disciples walked in the middle, and the master and disciple and the saintess walked at the back.

Li Mosi looked at his disciples.

Have you encountered any problems in your studies?

Now it's time for open questions.

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