I led the Goblin Culture to victory.

Chapter 293 I'd rather die than work!

"I was wrong, Master..."

Zi Yi took a deep breath.

"I thought the people here were smarter, and I thought I could control them."

In the end, they still couldn't control it.

And then this inexplicable thing happened.

Li Mosi felt Zi Yi's grip tightening, so she released Haji Sheng's mouth and patted him with her free right hand.

"Pfft—Pah! Craftsman, why do you still have slag on your hands? Pfft—"

Hearing Hagi Saint's complaint, Li Mosi and Zi Yi both lowered their heads.

With the firelight growing brighter, Li Mosi finally saw his black hands, which had been touching charcoal in the darkness.

Zi Yi was stunned for a moment, and Li Mosi withdrew her hand.

"Actually, you've already got the people under control. At least when they hear the name Talis, their first instinct is to run away."

If this wave truly loses the support of the people, it could absolutely escalate into a disaster on the scale of a riot.

"Wow? It's them again?"

"Are they causing trouble?"

"You're already slaves, and you still won't behave!"

"Hit him!"

"Hmm!"

"Why are there just those few?"

Having learned what had happened, the three masters and disciples, along with Haji Saint, looked at the gathered crowd.

A few people who were too lazy to squeeze in stood at a distance and watched the crowd.

Among the crowd, some people on the outer layer were asking about the situation, while others were peering in or trying to squeeze in.

A creaking sound came from the inner layer, followed by sounds of beatings and screams of pain.

The screams were clearly coming from someone whose mouth was gagged.

Ziyi and Zian glanced at the crowd, then turned to look at Li Mosi.

Li Mosi casually wiped her hands on the grass and pointed to the crowd.

"First, gather everyone below the platform."

Regardless of what had happened before, Ziyi and Zian instantly felt at ease.

"Yes, Master."

After a commotion, the people and clansmen were ordered to gather on the south side of the high platform.

The bound, wandering soldiers were still left on the high platform.

Li Mosi quickly counted the hundreds of people who remained in the area, and then pointed out some soldiers and clansmen.

"Go this way and call back the people who ran away."

"You guys go over there..."

The few teams that were temporarily selected quickly set off to chase after the person.

Seeing the teams set off, Zi Yi relaxed a little.

He walked over to Li Mosi and lowered his voice.

"Master, shall we have another public trial next?"

As he spoke, he looked at the dozen or so wandering soldiers who were tied up like caterpillars.

Regardless of the outcome, these guys have already rebelled!

"You..."

You're putting people through these trials way too often; it might be making them uneasy.

As soon as Hagi Saint spoke, the three of them looked over.

She instinctively shut her mouth and stopped making a sound.

When the three of them saw that she had closed her mouth again, they all turned their attention back to her.

Li Mosi pondered for a moment.

"This behavior is definitely rebellion, but something's a little strange..."

From the actions to the results, it all seemed like a joke.

It's difficult to evaluate.

However, their interest was definitely serious.

A severe trial is necessary!

We should treat our people well, but we can't let them think they're easy to bully!

Li Moss stated the conclusion.

"There will definitely be a public trial; we still need to ensure the obedience of our people. And even if it's postponed, such egregious behavior must be severely punished."

"Um."

Ziyi and Zian both nodded.

Although there was no loss this time.

But rules still need to be established.

After thinking it through, Zi'an tried to speak.

"Master, this public trial must be different from the last one, right?"

"Aren't they all the same?"

The saintess spoke again, drawing the attention of the three masters and disciples.

No, she didn't say anything wrong this time, did she?

Last time it was the ringleader, this time it's the traitor.

What else could be different?

Li Mosi didn't even bother to look at her, and nodded at Zi'an.

"They are definitely different."

"Huh? This is different?"

Hearing Li Mosi's words, the Holy Maiden wanted to say something more.

But she was silenced by what Li Mosi said next.

"Last time, we didn't need to know what those people's crimes were or why they did those things."

"After all, we all know that most of the time they are just carrying out the orders of the nobles."

"Um."

Zi'an nodded.

"Indeed, the nobles here are simply inhuman."

Zi Yi felt a surge of excitement when he thought of the scene from the last public trial.

The saintess was disheartened.

The nobles here...

Li Mosi looked at the three of them, then spoke.

"But this time, besides the trial, we also need to reassure the people. Let them know how this happened. Let them know what will happen if this happens again."

"We need to reassure our people."

Walter glanced furtively at the four people talking on the stage.

The beautiful girl, dressed in what looked like a church robe and with elegant golden hair, appeared to be of the lowest status.

"What are these guys doing?"

"Zeke, they're not your allies? Don't you know that?"

Hearing the conversation beside him, he turned his head.

The first whispered murmur came from a wandering soldier.

The second question was asked by Bank.

Jike turned to Bank and shook his head.

"I don't know what happened. They... I'm not really that familiar with them."

Even though many of them were his comrades who had served as soldiers with him for a period of time, they were only vaguely familiar faces.

We're all just trying to make a living, so we should just avoid offending anyone.

We're all just trying to make a living, so we should just avoid offending anyone.

There's no need to go any further.

What if we give them leverage and they steal our benefits later?

It's hard to say whether I'll meet someone after I get married.

Walter scratched his head as he listened.

He felt this was all too sudden.

"If Baron Taliss is returning with reinforcements... could it be that they were the ones who said it?"

As soon as Walter spoke, everyone around him looked over.

Although it was a question, both Walter and those around him were almost certain.

That should be it!

While they were worried about this, they also wondered where these words came from.

As a result, none of the group knew the answer.

These soldiers, who appeared out of nowhere, are completely unknown to everyone!

Not long after, Zwan returned from the east with his troops.

He looked up at Li Mosi on the high platform.

"Sir! The people from this side have all been brought back!"

The three, who had just finished discussing the method, and Haji Saint all looked at Zwan.

Behind him, besides his tribesmen who had set out to search for him, were more than five hundred of his people who had just been found.

"Should we stand in the designated area around the manor?"

"Can't see clearly?"

Were we the first to return?

The people were making a ruckus, and Ziyi shouted loudly.

"Take them to the east side of this group! Don't stand according to the manor's arrangement!"

"yes!"

Ziwan responded loudly and quickly led the people to stand in line.

Li Mosi opened the [Leshanshui] map to check the situation.

Very good, the people are almost brought back.

He looked at Ziyi.

"The people are about to be brought back; be prepared."

Zi Yi nodded vigorously.

"Understood, Master."

Before long, all the inhabitants were brought back.

They didn't run very far, nor were they capable of running very far.

At most, it ran to the neighboring manor, and stopped when it found no one was chasing it.

Without torches, running along the dirt road was already a feat in itself.

Therefore, they were brought back very quickly.

Zi Yi did not have the people who were brought back stand in the manor, so they stood there in groups of three to five hundred.

After lighting more tree stumps, Zi Yi will be able to see everyone.

Seeing that the people had quieted down, he cleared his throat and spoke loudly.

"We were just about to go to sleep when these swindlers jumped out. In my opinion, they're no different from rats!"

As he spoke, he ripped the vine from the mouth of a nearby wandering soldier.

Why did you betray me?!

"I'd rather die than work for goblins!"