Chapter 49 The Second Disciple
Chapter 49 The Second Disciple
As the sun gradually sets in the west, it officially becomes evening.
"I'm back!"
"Have a meal!"
"Cracking the whip is exhausting!"
A group of goblins returned from the foot of the mountain, squeaking excitedly.
The prisoners they were leading behind them were not so easy to deal with.
They were all hunched over, looking weak, carrying a large pile of pine branches on their backs, and hardly chatting.
Zi Yi stepped forward and asked the meat-grubber, "Why aren't these people saying anything?"
"They initially wanted to escape."
Greedy Meat pointed with his whip at several regular workers, who were quite hunched over.
"That smart kid told me, so I just stopped them from talking. If they did, I'd beat them. This thing is really useful!"
How many words does this clever boy actually know?
Zi Yi frowned and nodded: "How many trees were cut down today?"
"More than the fingers of seven goblins," Greedy Carnivore quickly replied. "The trees the humans chopped down were a little thicker than a bowl. They're a bit stronger than us, but there weren't enough of them, so they needed to rest. Then we picked a lot of fruit and mushrooms."
It became very happy as it spoke.
I haven't been to the forest for a few days, and lots of food has grown there again!
There's just too much food to eat!
After listening to Greedy Meat's report, Zi Yi let it go to rest: "Go rest, and remember to carefully distinguish the mushrooms."
"Yes, Chief!"
Greedy Meat turned around and gave orders to the goblins behind him, which elicited a chorus of squeaking responses.
Li Mosi watched the chubby goblin walk away and asked Zi Yi, "How much did you gain today?"
Zi Yi repeated it to Li Mosi.
Li Mosi felt that what was said was not very clear.
But it doesn't matter anymore.
The goblins clearly have their own rules.
There's no need to figure it out so clearly for now.
The returning group unloaded their supplies and spread them out on the flat ground. The goblins who had stayed in the cave to prepare food went up to take inventory.
Li Mosi and Zi Yi also went over to take a look.
As the master and apprentice approached, they noticed that something was amiss with the few official prisoner-of-war laborers.
Several of the regular prisoner-of-war looked visibly anxious, and one of them had hostility in his eyes.
Li Mosi turned her head slightly and found that there was no space behind the other person!
The fabric has turned into strips!
His entire back was covered in blood!
Li Mosi was a little confused. He asked Zi Yi, "What's going on?"
"Let me ask."
Zi Yi was also a little confused, so he called over the slightly chubby goblin.
After a brief exchange, he explained to Li Mosi, "This is the guy who was slacking off. He got a beating with a whip and that's how he is."
That meal was quite substantial and filling.
Li Mo thought about what happened at noon.
He asked in confusion, "Weren't there supposed to be two lazy guys?"
After another burst of squeaking, Zi Yi relayed: "The other lazybones started scrambling to do the work after this one started getting whipped."
"..."
Seeing Li Mosi remain silent, Zi Yi took the initiative to ask, "Master, should we do something about it?"
"This is your property, it definitely needs to be dealt with. Do you remember what I told you yesterday?"
Zi Yi briefly recalled: "Is it going to be treated with grass and ash?"
"It needs to be treated, but not now."
Li Mo thought for a moment.
"Let's take stock of the harvest first."
The master and apprentice looked at the harvest spread out on the ground. There was a large pile of mushrooms that looked like porcini and chanterelle mushrooms, as well as many bilberry berries that looked like cranberries or blueberries.
Li Mosi picked one up and smelled it.
The aroma is slightly sour with a hint of fruit.
In addition, there were many branches for firewood, and the prisoners even dragged back three whole pine trees.
Watching the goblins go about their business and the prisoners rest on the gentle slope, Li Mosi and Zi Yi went to check on how dinner was going.
After the second pot was brought back, we cooked dinner using both pots together.
The goblins cooked their own food in their large buckets, which contained the same wheat biscuits, smoked meat, and cured meat as last night.
The small pots captured from the prisoners were used to cook their food, but they contained stale bread and beans that the goblins had previously stored.
"Chief, make way!"
The goblin's squealing came from behind, and Zi Yi stepped aside.
The two goblins threw a lot of mushrooms and cranberries into the two pots.
Li Mosi frowned: "Are you sure the mushrooms aren't poisonous?"
Zi Yi asked doubtfully, "Mushrooms aren't poisonous, are they? They only turn into wood when they get old."
Li Mosi rubbed her temples, feeling another wave of memories wash over her.
The original owner of this body did not have any memories of ever seeing poisonous mushrooms.
He felt somewhat puzzled, but it was always a good thing not to have to deal with such a scoundrel.
Li Moss said, "Today is also an important day. Add some more meat to both pots, and then add some shredded cheese."
"I'm not afraid... Yes, Master."
Zi Yi's first reaction was that he was afraid the prisoners would escape after they had eaten.
Then he remembered that today was Ziancheng's sister's birthday.
It's time to eat better.
Now that Zi'an has become his sister, why should he be afraid of prisoners escaping?
And Grandma is leaving today too...
Watching Zi Yi's expression change from blank to happy, then to disappointed, and finally calm down, Li Mosi didn't know what to say, so she just patted him gently.
Zi Yi turned around and squeaked at the goblins, and the two cooking goblins excitedly added meat and cheese to the pot.
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"Your clothes are all torn; you can't survive if you run back like this!"
Lasso was surprised to see that his companion's back was covered in sores from being whipped.
At this moment, the prisoners continued their usual practice: the seven regular workers sat together, the fourteen slaves voluntarily huddled together, while Lasso sat alone in the distance watching the sunset.
"Captain, you don't know."
The injured full-time employee was still grinning bitterly when another full-time employee came up and spoke.
"We thought the goblins wouldn't really hurt us, just poke us with their spears. But after we finished eating, the slightly fat goblin grabbed a whip, dragged us behind the trees, and started whipping us. The sound was terrifying!"
"Yes! That was terrifying!"
"That's right."
The other regular workers who were also pulled into logging echoed this sentiment.
Although none of them witnessed the whipping, they had seen the whip used.
Even breaking bones wouldn't produce such a loud sound!
The injured employee blinked and said, "Luckily, that goblin's arms were too short, so it didn't swing the whole whip, or I would definitely be dead."
"Yes!" Lacas chimed in, "That human just lightly lashed my leg with a whip today, and almost broke it!"
Their eyes met, and only one word remained in their minds.
escape!
We must encourage others to escape!
The first full-time employee to speak shrugged: "Luckily, I was at work at the time."
The other full-time employees had similar ideas.
Fortunately, they did not resist.
"Is that whip really that powerful?"
Kaken, seeing his companion's incredulous expression, said, "Of course! Even a whip that breaks bones doesn't make that much noise!"
"Should we run away?"
Seeing his companion's worried face, Kaken shook his head: "My hand hurts so much I can't put any weight on it; it must be a broken bone. But that adult didn't abandon us. Do we think we'll survive if we go back?"
The slave-catching team will not give him a chance to recover.
Lasso glanced at the slaves gathered not far away and asked the other team members, "Who exactly said it last night...?"
"Gather together! Let's eat!"
Before he could even ask a question, the order to assemble rang out.
Two pots, one large and one small, were brought out of the large cave, and goblins and humans began to gather.
Seeing the others walk away, Lasso had no choice but to follow.
Everyone quickly gathered together.
"Enlian, come here!"
Li Mosi exchanged greetings, and Enlian walked to his side.
She knelt down in front of everyone and the goblins.
"Master, please accept me as your disciple!"
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