World-Ending Demon Emperor
Chapter 164 - 164 120 Land of Miracles 150000 Gold Coins!_3

164: 120: Land of Miracles, 150,000 Gold Coins!_3 164: 120: Land of Miracles, 150,000 Gold Coins!_3 Then, two women hastily left the castle, carrying buckets to find water and began to tidy up their homes.

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At this moment, in the large clearing outside the village, a few large pots were set up, and rice began to be cooked into porridge.

The porridge was not yet cooked, but its fragrance wafted out, and suddenly hundreds, thousands of dark figures rose from the ground, emerged from the dark earthen houses, each clutching a broken bowl and crowding around the large pots, their eyes showing a nearly mad gleam.

They had not eaten for a very long time, and many had already starved to death.

Suo Mu and the family samurai, fearing an uprising, immediately looked fierce, hands gripping the hilts of their swords, ready to behead without hesitation anyone who dared to rush forward to snatch the porridge.

However, what they feared did not happen.

These thousands of people, despite their frantic gaze, shivering with hunger, barely able to hold their bowls, still stood obediently in place, waiting their turn, even unconsciously forming lines.

These were slaves who had been tamed for a long time, no longer knowing how to resist.

The ugliest of sins had been committed upon them.

After the porridge was cooked, everyone queued up obediently and received a bowl.

Then, the group of people disregarded the scalding heat and wolfed down the food voraciously.

When it was half-finished, they couldn’t bear to eat it all, and started licking it slowly, bit by bit, not willing to waste even a drop of the soupy rice.

The satisfied look in their eyes as they ate, that hopeful look towards Suo Lun as they struggled to live, was heart-wrenching.

Moreover, after finishing a bowl of porridge, not a single person came up to ask for more, despite still being very hungry.

They carefully placed their bowls and utensils down, and then, led by a few, the thousands fell to their knees before Suo Lun, and lay there motionless on the ground.

Suo Lun looked at the dark mass of people kneeling before him and said indifferently, “My name is Suo Lun, a lord of the kingdom, Count Tianshui, City Lord of Tianshui City.

From today on, the entirety of Chaos Stone Island is my territory.”

The thousands present remained prostrate on the ground, motionless.

Suo Lun continued, “I know that you were all captured as slaves, without freedom, status, names, or property, and you’ve been kept completely out of sight.

Your only purpose was to use your lives in this secret base to earn every dirty Gold Coin for Gui Xingfu.”

Slaves indeed could not be seen, for Rage Wave Kingdom had passed laws, thoroughly abolishing slavery.

Even so-called serfs were not true slaves anymore, but merely propertyless servants and peasant farmers.

Slaves, who had no freedom and not even the right to exist, were treated as mere beasts of burden.

To unleash the productive forces, Rage Wave Kingdom had issued an order decades ago: no Noble or Lord was allowed to keep slaves, and violators would be severely punished.

However, many Nobles and Lords still secretly used a large number of slaves to mine and make salt, earning ill-gotten Gold Coins.

Using slaves required no wages, just providing them with enough food to survive was sufficient.

Suo Lun continued, “But now, even as slaves, you have been forsaken, left to starve to death in this barren land.”

The people kneeling began to sob quietly.

They had indeed been completely abandoned, left on Chaos Stone Island, with no one to call upon, not even grass to eat, starving for nearly ten days.

Had Suo Lun arrived just a few days later, everyone here would have been dead.

“I don’t care what your status was before, but from now on, from this moment, you have been rescued.”

“I am your new master, and you are my first citizens.

I can’t promise a life of luxury, but I will ensure you have food every day, enough to fill you.”

Immediately, the people kneeling began to tremble, and cries of grief could be heard.

“Tonight, you may wallow in self-pity one last time.

From tomorrow on, you’ll work for me and start building my territory, my Castle,” Suo Lun raised his voice and said, “Tonight, you weep for the last time, because from tomorrow, you’ll follow me to create a new world.

Do you hear me?”

“Yes, master!” all the thousands present prostrated themselves once more.

Then, Suo Lun left a few dozen samurai to maintain order and made his way toward the small castle, where Suo Ningbing, his sister, might have already finished cooking.

Watching the dark mass of slaves, Suo Mu instantly followed and asked, “Master, do you truly intend to rely on these slaves to earn one hundred and fifty thousand Gold Coins within half a year?”

Suo Lun nodded, “Yes, and not only that, I also plan to turn this barren land into a thriving City of Miracles.”

“How is that possible?” Suo Mu said, “This godforsaken place can’t produce half a Gold Coin, let alone one hundred and fifty thousand?”

Suo Mu was utterly incredulous and could not even begin to imagine it.

“You’ll find out soon,” Suo Lun said, “Tomorrow, we begin the Miracle Platinum Plan to earn one hundred and fifty thousand Gold Coins in half a year using this barren land.”

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