NOVEL NEXT Chapter 14 Is this a referendum?
When the woman brought the rest of the people over, the people who drove the boat also came back.
Three boats more than ten meters long stopped outside the village gate. Several ropes were put down on the village gate to connect the boats to the village gate. Then the people driving the boats grabbed the ropes and climbed up the village gate and came to Zhang Lu.
"Sir, the boat has been docked."
"Well, you guys get down too!" Zhang Lu motioned for them to get down too.
"Huh? Me?" The old man thought that from now on he would be able to live well and drink hot food under Zhang Lu, but in the end he ended up being like these people.
"Yes, you want it too, hurry up."
Facing the flying sword hanging in the air, he didn't dare to say anything. He also bent down and lay on the ground, not daring to raise his head.
Although this person helped Zhang Lu, he would not reuse someone who betrayed easily, but he would definitely receive some preferential treatment. If the territory was still peaceful, he might be able to enjoy his old age in peace in the future.
He looked at the other people who had been robbed, which meant that there must be a human village or city nearby, but he didn't know how far away it was and what its attitude towards outsiders was.
We will consider those things later. Strength is the last word. If you are weak, you will only suffer losses if you come into contact with any force. No one will give resources to you for no reason.
There is no lord above the lord. If a lord wants to join other forces, he must give up his territory. A lord without a territory can only improve his strength through hard training. In the end, he may not be as good as an ordinary soldier.
Therefore, he has no retreat and must do his best to develop!
"Twelve women, six men, and three children, please stand in front of me." Zhang Lu saw these robbed people. The old man he imagined did not appear, but after thinking about it, he knew that the robbers The old man probably won't be robbed.
"Are you interested in coming to my territory and becoming my people?"
After Zhang Lu finished speaking, those people were stunned. There was a difference between lords and aborigines. They originally thought that Zhang Lu was just an ordinary professional, but they didn't expect that he was actually a lord.
"I do!" The bold girl immediately saluted Zhang Lu, "My parents have been killed by them, and there is nowhere to go anyway. If you are willing to take them in, I will do my best!"
"I do too!"
Someone took the lead, and others also saluted Zhang Lu and expressed their willingness to join his territory. Only two women were more hesitant, wanting to speak but dared not.
"Do you have anything to hide?" Zhang Lu saw the hesitation of the two of them and asked them alone.
"Sir, I can't repay you for your great kindness, but my parents are still alive, so I'm sorry that I can't join your territory."
"How far is your home from here?" Zhang Lu nodded, just in time to ask about the location of the human city.
"There is a village three days away from here. My home is over there." The woman did not dare to look at Zhang Lu, as if she was feeling guilty.
"Three days. It shouldn't be long or short. In this way, you will live in the territory for a while, and I will send you back after a while." Zhang Lu originally planned to contact the aboriginal villages and send them home at that time. As long as they don't have to remember the route on the way, that's fine.
"Then the remaining people, you are my people from now on!"
As soon as he finished speaking, others knelt down and said, "Thank you, Lord, for taking me in!"
At the same time, the information about his territory changed.
[Members: Fairchild (3) Farmer (22 adults, 5 children)]
[Food consumption: 490/month]
Food is beginning to be needed, but not much. With so many people, more resources can be obtained. Although women cannot do many manual jobs, farming, weaving and the like are still no problem.
"Now there is one more thing. There is a pile of pebbles in front of you." Zhang Lu grabbed a handful of pebbles and placed them in front of them.
"Some of the robbers in front of you have done evil, and of course some have been coerced, and some still have conscience, but doing good deeds cannot cover up their evil deeds. If you knew which of these people had committed crimes such as raping women and killing people, Then put a stone in front of him."
"Of course, you don't have to be afraid of them and dare not let go. Now you are my people. The life and death of these people is in my hands, and it is also in your hands. Go boldly and rest assured! I will protect you. of!"
Maybe Zhang Lu's words gave them confidence, or maybe they really had hatred for some people in their hearts. As soon as he finished speaking, someone grabbed a stone and walked up and placed a stone in front of several people.
Gradually, more and more people came forward, forming a polarization. The few robbers only had one or two in front of them, while the large robbers had more than a dozen!
"It seems obvious." Zhang Lu controlled the flying sword and walked in front of the robbers. The robbers with a lot of stones began to tremble. They seemed to already know their fate.
"Those who have only one stone or less, stand on my left side; those who have two or three stones, stand on my right side!"
After he finished speaking, the people who were named all breathed a sigh of relief and stood up in the designated position. They also knew that the remaining people would definitely not have an easy time.
However, Zhang Lu discovered a special case. In front of their second master, there was not even a single stone, and most of those who only had one stone gathered around him and seemed to respect him very much.
As for those with more than three stones, if the vampire in his territory has a high level, he wouldn't mind turning them all into vampires, but now they can only serve as blood food for that vampire.
"Long Yi! Take the people who are still kneeling on the same ship, watch them carefully, and kill those who act rashly! When we go back." At this point, he lowered his voice a little, and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "Send them away. Give it to the vampire.”
"yes!"
"My lord! My lord! And me!" The old man was unlucky. There were four stones placed in front of him. After all, he had participated in many battles and killed many people.
"By the way, and you, go to my right hand side."
He deliberately arranged this person now, just to show these people that if you follow him carefully, you will get preferential treatment. Don't let your mind wander. You have to have both carrots and sticks.
"Thank you, sir, thank you, sir!" He said as he left the place as if running for his life.
Zhang Lu didn't pay attention to this person. He would definitely not admit him into the territory anyway. He turned and looked behind him.
"You should be familiar with this village. Go and bring all the valuable things here!" He said to the newly joined residents. The next step is to count the gains from this battle!
"No problem! I know where their master's treasure trove is!"
"Let's go, let's follow the adults and we can feel at ease in the future!"
These people are now excited about rebirth after a disaster, have an inexplicable sense of admiration for Zhang Lu, and take his orders very seriously.
"The next step is for you, the second in charge of Shuizhai, to come to me!"