Chapter 217 The Grand Parade
Chapter 217 The Grand Parade
"Yes, Chief."
"Is everyone shouting?"
The tribespeople quickly cheered up.
"Call them all over here."
Ziyi nodded.
"Go knock on doors and call them one by one."
"Yes, Chief."
After receiving the order, the dozens of new clansmen set off south.
They knocked on doors one by one, calling for the residents to come out.
clap clap clap...
"Come out, the chief has something to say!"
"Everyone in the family, come out!"
The shoemaker's family was among the first to have their doors knocked on.
Hearing the knocking on the door, the girl, who had just fallen asleep, suddenly opened her eyes.
She saw her parents and brother stand up and gather towards the door.
The thin woman looked at the shoemaker.
"Should we let the child stay?"
As she spoke, she turned to look at her two children.
The shoemaker turned to look at his children.
Before he could speak, his eldest son spoke first.
"Let my sister stay. As the eldest son, I cannot run away."
"Brother, no!"
The girl quickly sat up in bed.
"I was brought back by adults; they knew I was here."
This method of deception is so clumsy!
"Let's take the kids out with us."
The shoemaker spoke.
"If these newcomers are going to do anything bad, it would be better for us to go to the church. Lord Aison should be able to protect us."
His reasoning successfully convinced his wife.
The family quickly got ready. The shoemaker looked at his wife and children, unlatched the door, and pushed open the gate.
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Outside the door was a girl who was even younger than their daughter.
"Oh, you're finally open. I'm off to the next place."
When the door opened, the girl took the spear and turned to leave.
It seems like nothing really happened?
The shoemaker was the first to step outside.
The shoemaker's wife watched the girl's retreating figure, then looked at her own children.
The boy and his mother exchanged a glance and looked outside.
Besides them, two other stores also opened.
As soon as the girl stepped outside, she saw her companions, who had been putting their blankets away with her, through the open doors of the other two houses.
The families looked at each other with questioning eyes.
"The shoemaker's family is out."
"Have they all come out?"
"They've all come out."
"Let's go out too."
The families across the street from the three craftsmen saw the whole family come out through the crack in their windows, so they also pushed open their doors and came out.
The order was thus disseminated.
The first to move were the families of the soldiers and servants who had been released and sent home, followed by their neighbors, and finally the soldiers and servants who had been stripped of their armor, bound again, and now unbound.
They came out of the house, stood on the street, and finally gathered on the street in front of the main house.
The Calbin family, the Trittan family, the Eison family, and the people inside the church also came out.
Zi Yi had already instructed his clansmen to stand outside the main courtyard gate with more than a dozen pottery jars.
Some of the residents cast questioning glances at Tritan, Aison, and Calbin, as if trying to find out what was going on.
Could this really be their new lord?
Some of the villagers looked at the tribesmen around Ziyi, who were made up of children who looked like slaves and goblins, and they thought the group was too strange.
Should we say that humans resemble goblins, or goblins resemble humans?
Some of the residents quietly observed the four people, including Li Mosi, who were standing at the front.
The bear-beastman wore armor symbolizing noble status and power; the goblin commanded everyone in human language; the craftsman possessed overflowing confidence and an unyielding aura; and the girl had golden hair symbolizing noble blood...
They all possess traits that correspond to nobility, but these traits seem to be distributed among the four of them.
They always felt that something was off.
There are so many strange things about it that I don't even know where to begin.
The residents were making small, insidious moves, but no one dared to speak up.
There was a moment of silence.
Only after the people's little antics completely disappeared and everyone looked at Li Mosi and his group of four did Zi Yi speak.
"The Stern family has been completely wiped out. I killed them."
The people were stunned for a moment, then became nervous.
But the surroundings remained quiet, and no one dared to make a sound.
Li Mosi, Zi'an, and the Saintess continued to stare straight ahead, their expressions unchanged.
The clansmen looked at each other.
They felt that these words sounded familiar.
But I can't remember where I heard it before.
Zi Yi paused for a few seconds before speaking.
"His territory and everything in it belong to me."
"I have never seen such a foolish leader. Even if he treats you like sheep, he only shears your wool but doesn't feed you."
"The common people have just enough food to survive, the artisans don't even have meat to eat, and the soldiers have no will to fight."
The people shuddered.
How did the goblin know?
They instinctively turned their gaze toward where Calbin, Esson, or Trittan were.
Could it have been the three adults who told him?
So, do we really have to change lords?
Calbin, Esson, and Tritan were also bewildered.
No one mentioned this when they reported on the situation in their territory.
They left almost at the same time, didn't they?
How did he know?
The three of them felt numb from the stares of those around them, but they still kept their expressions blank as they looked at Zi Yi in front of them.
Zi Yi tilted his head slightly, looking down at people through his nostrils.
"I hate having a bunch of pathetic wretches hanging around here. The days of the Stern family's rule should be over."
He won't have a chance to come back.
Zi Yi pointed to a dozen or so huge pottery jars.
"There's rice in the earthenware pot. Wait until I finish speaking, then line up to get some. Everyone gets some; if you're still hungry, you can get more. Just follow the rules; I don't want to see any chaos."
The people's eyes turned to the earthenware pot, from which they smelled the aroma of wheat, meat, and cheese.
Why is no one cheering?
Zi Yi felt a little annoyed.
When Master Mingming said that at Valos Manor, everyone cheered.
He didn't understand, but he kept talking.
"If you eat my food, you have to listen to me."
"This year is a sunny year, which means winter will arrive 14 days later. We have 30 days to prepare for winter!"
"I want you to make things and build houses. There are many things waiting for you to do, and I will pay you for them."
"You need food to get through the winter comfortably, but you don't have it right now!"
"The rules are simple! After this meal, everyone who can move will work on my orders. You work one day and eat one day; if you do well, you'll get extra rewards!"
"I will always be watching over you!"
"Now, let's eat."
"Thank you for your kindness, sir!"
As soon as Ziyi finished speaking, Calbin took the lead in shouting.
"Great! I'm still hungry!"
"Thank you, sir!"
Voices came from the side of the procession of leaders, and the leaders caught in the middle instinctively shouted.
"Thank you, sir!"
"Thank you for your kindness, sir!"
"I haven't eaten meat in ages! Thank you, sir!"
This doesn't make sense, does it?
The saintess turned her body slightly and glanced at Zi Yi.
If she heard correctly, the first people to shout were all tribesmen, except for Calbin.
Zi Yi felt a bit dumbfounded.
The first people to speak, apart from Calbin, were all tribesmen mixed in with the local people.
They were simply happy to have dinner after running around all night and being hungry all morning.
Somehow, the people started doing it.
Li Mosi also noticed it.
This incident served as a wake-up call for him.
We might have to find a way to hire some shills in the future.
Regardless of the process, the result is always good.
The people brought their own utensils from their homes and received the food.
Then the clansmen received the gifts in batches.
"I've been starving!"
"Finally, we can eat!"
"This cheese smells even better!"
"Look at me, look at me! I can eat a whole bowl in three bites!"
Some of the people hesitated at first and dared not eat it directly.
They saw the tribespeople eating heartily, and they joined in.
After lunch, Ziyi told the townspeople to go home, but he called the groom out separately and asked him to take the tribesmen to the pasture to bring back all the cattle, horses, donkeys, and carts.
They are preparing for a procession.
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