There is a lot of drudgery in the world,

Civil engineering is just one of them.

When his father was still alive, Li Jia Shu, who was still a little boy, once asked him, why do people have to work?

Isn’t it good to eat snacks and watch cartoons every day?

The father just looked at the rising sun outside the window, and then touched his son's head.

He said: "There is no answer to this question, but if you change one word, dad can give you the answer."

“Why do people work?”

Later, he unfortunately died while participating in flood relief.

Later, Li Jia Shu went to work as a civil engineer.

Whether a ship sails on the ocean 'hits the rocks and sinks' or 'accelerates', it makes no difference to the fuel in the tank.

In any case, in short, in the ancient feudal period, the purpose of labor was very simple.

Only by farming can you have food to eat.

...

The 'Silent One' pirate ship left the port and headed to its next destination.

Captain Pasha, Mr. Chuyang, and the stranger Axelarat chatted for a long time in the tavern.

But after all, there are dozens of pirate boys waiting for food under his command, and Captain Pasha still has to go to work.

Some inferior quality trophies were sold (the more valuable trophies had to wait until the Saracen region was sold), fresh water, dry bread, and fruits were replenished, the slaves were handed over, the taxes were paid to the lord, and finally the sail was set.

Captain Pasha is not the only pirate group that will come to the port of Gus City.

The number of small and medium-sized maritime merchants who come to Gus City to dock is not small.

Why is there such a counter-intuitive fact?

It's very simple. The famous pirate group in the industry is doing the job of "not opening in March, opening in March".

If you want to rob, grab the large fleet on the route, or the official ships of several kingdoms.

Otherwise, if you rob a small boat and grab dozens of rolls of cloth, dozens of baskets of apples, and dozens of pieces of pottery, you can get 10 silver coins if you get rid of them?

If this gets out, I'm afraid my colleagues will laugh to death.

It is better to fish from the bottom of the lake sustainably, collect tolls from small and medium-sized merchants, and harvest leeks on a regular basis.

Don't dig up the roots of leeks. As long as the person is alive, you can continue to collect tolls, which is a good profit in the long run.

In addition, the geographical location of this island is suitable, so pirates and small and medium-sized merchants (of course, not all) are willing to stop and stay when passing through Gus City.

In a world that is worse than worse, the order of this overseas island is actually pretty good.

After watching the pirate ship leave the port, Li Jia Shu whispered a few words to Chu Yang, who nodded, and accompanied by the escort Hamo, got on the carriage and returned to the castle, leaving a dozen soldiers for the devil to call upon.

Li Jia Shu gave a few more instructions to the three soldiers, and the three soldiers set off to find the bathhouse owner, the hunter and the grocer to convey the will of the 'Lord Lord'.

...

"Listen up! You are now the slaves of Master Federesh!"

On the seawall, the tall and burly devil spoke in an extremely vicious tone to the 83 Mrs. Slay sitting on the ground.

"And I, Axelaret, fully represent the will of the lord! I will be your chief engineer! Your power of life and death is controlled by me and the lord!"

The sitting Sleifs looked at the man in the brass mask and cloak in shock.

Damn it, how could this vicious slave owner speak Sreif so fluently and proficiently?!

Captain Pasha, Barbary's first mate, and Ator, the castle's butler, all speak a few Sleif words. Even the pirates under Captain Pasha can also speak a few Sleif words.

But speaking a language extremely fluently and proficiently is obviously another matter.

The slaves were extremely shocked, sitting on the ground and guessing the identity of the cloaked man.

Could it be that he is a wandering noble from the Sreif region?

Thanks to Grand Duke AD for the constant ‘Language Understanding’ arcana that Li Jia Shu took. It is very easy to use and the workers like it very much.

Li Jiasu was like an evil villain, pacing back and forth in front of the crowd with his hands behind his back.

"I know you are scared, frustrated and in pain now because hard times are coming."

"I also know that some of you are currently planning in your mind how to take advantage of the guards unprepared to kill us damn slave owners in the future, flee to other places, and become wandering free men."

The scarlet eyes of the Nine Hell Devil stared through the holes in the brass mask at the poor people sitting on the ground.

In the crowd, several Mrs. Slay lowered their heads slightly, not daring to look directly at the cloaked man.

"This is normal. I cannot and will not brainwash you. Resentment is a natural ability of human beings, and even the devil cannot take it away."

Li Jiasu spoke calmly.

"But! Let me tell you!"

"Work hard and study hard under me, and you will have a chance to get rid of your status as a slave!"

"It's not because the lord is kind-hearted, nor is it because I am kind-hearted."

"It's because history and destiny drive me to give you a chance!"

"So, listen up, Sleifs."

"Our lord wants to rebuild his castle."

"I am your chief engineer, and you are my construction team. Well, the first construction team."

"I have a bad habit. I like to be responsible for my subordinates."

"The reconstruction work of the castle is extremely long. The hard work you will do is to remove the bricks and stones of the old castle."

"But, before that, you must first follow me and build 80 group houses."

"The new house is prepared for the serfs of the lord, so that the serfs can live better and farm harder."

"During this period, you have to crowd into dilapidated wooden houses in the manor villages or sleep in the stables of the castle, because you are slaves and lower than serfs!"

"But!" the devil emphasized his tone.

"I am willing to give you a way to ascend, so that you have the opportunity to get rid of your slave status, become the serfs of the lord, and be assigned a new house where you can sleep peacefully!"

"During the construction of these 80 group houses, other supervisors and I observed and observed who worked the most diligently."

"After the new house is built, I will select five people who work hard and let the lord grant you the status of serfs so that you can live in the new house and accumulate your own property."

There was a slight commotion among the 83 Mrs. Slay sitting on the ground, but no one dared to whisper to each other.

Li Jiasu continued: "There are natural differences between people. Some people are better at physical health, while some are better at brains."

The devil pointed at Mrs. Slay, who was lame on one foot in the crowd.

"In addition to the five "serious and hard-working" names, I will also give you a test to see who has a smart mind and can master the knowledge I teach you."

"Follow me to build a house, and I will teach you civil engineering knowledge and other knowledge——"

"——People who are good at learning can also win the favor of me and the lord."

Li Jiasu said in a demonic voice.

"There are also 5 quotas. So in the project of building group houses, there are a total of 10 quotas."

"As for the next project, which is the demolition phase of the old castle, I estimate that the total construction period will be 3 months. You will have to work for 3 months to get the second batch of promotion spots."

"You are the first batch of slaves, and the lord will buy new slaves later. Think about it carefully, as time goes by, the competition will become more intense~"

The devil said in a sinister tone.

You should roll it into a roll at least once, but not too much.

The Sleifs sitting on the ground finally became commotion and started whispering to each other.

The guarding soldiers looked at Li Jiasu, who shook his head and signaled the soldiers not to interfere with them.

After a while, the poor people finally became quiet again.

Li Jiasu nodded and took a big step forward.

"very good!"

"But now, I can give you another chance to be free."

"Mrs. Slay! If any of you are confident in beating me down, you can stand up now!"

"Give you a chance. If any warrior succeeds in knocking me down, I will let you all leave now!"

The devil twisted his shoulders and made a crackling sound.

The crowd was silent for a minute, and then two people stood up.

"My lord, do you mean what you say?" asked one of the ladies, Mrs. Slay, who had a scar on her face.

Li Jiasu nodded, looked at the crowd, and said loudly: "I, Axelarat Li of the Nine Hells, do what I say!"
To be continued...