The soldiers who got Li You Ran's guarantee immediately showed a crazy joy, the hope of survival was right in front of them, and there was no danger, he had to gamble on this matter once.

  In addition, there was also a commotion among the captives. Just now, Li You Ran said that they might not be able to return alive, which means they might be put to death. People are like this, when everyone is going to die without exception, they will unite against a common enemy and become a formidable force.

  But when this situation changes, for example, when someone gains the right to live through means such as selling out, people's psychology will change.

  "Why can he? I cannot?"

  "Why was it him? Not me?"

  "I know more than him! Can I also do it?" and so on, then all sorts of weirdos like the "leading party", "informant party" and "pioneer party" will appear.

  It's now clear that the soldier in front of him was just a brick to attract jade, he only said where he came from and who he served, and then he was released, really released. Li You Ran even gave him some food and a weapon. Although leaving alone is usually death, it's a million times better than being in the hands of that strange magician, and there's still a chance to survive.

  Almost at the same time, seven or eight people who wanted to speak came out. Li You Ran smiled and raised his hand to press down, and then the captives looked at him quietly, like dogs waiting for food, restless but enduring, and trying to show their best side.

  "Everyone has the chance to say something that others haven't said, not only can you save your life, but also get a reward. Of course, if what you say is wrong and someone points it out, then that pile of ashes will be your example. Let's begin." Li You Ran was very pleased, without using all his means.

  Field closed his eyes in pain, he could already guess the ending. With these more than 200 people, even if only 50 of them said something different, then Viscount's situation would be clear at a glance. With this intelligence, the person in front of him could almost single-handedly defeat the entire territory.

  Li You Ran collected a lot of intelligence, from the trivial love affairs of that lord to the deployment and shift changes of his territory's defenses, as well as some secret signals, etc. It can be said that now the lord who is attacking his territory has no secrets in front of him. Even so, among the more than 200 people, about half of them did not have the opportunity to speak out.

  This intelligence was also a commodity in Li You Ran's eyes, and Viscount Feng Ye's master wanted to go to war with him. Li You Ran had a new understanding of this attack on himself, an unknown merchant who had just become a baron for a few days, how could another viscount know about it if there wasn't a traitor?

  It's not like I've offended anyone, but it's hard to say for sure. After all, I did get quite a few benefits from the viscount, especially the exclusive right to purchase the local specialty of that territory, which must have touched on the interests of many people. Maybe someone has been harboring resentment, who knows?

  The captives waited anxiously, but when it was their turn, they found that there was nothing left to say. The guy in front had already talked about what color the viscountess's underwear was, leaving them speechless.

  A group of people could only wait with pale faces for Li You Ran's verdict, would Li You Ran really kill them? The answer is certainly impossible, his own territory needs a large number of people and slaves, otherwise how can he expect these few people to develop the land within a hundred miles?

  "Alright, since there's nothing more to say, I'll have to be the one to pass judgment." Li You Ran said, and the captives all listened tensely, afraid of what they might hear but unable to help listening.

  "The remaining people were all made slaves for the purpose of building the territory, John came over."

  Upon hearing Li You Ran's call, John immediately jogged forward and said: "Master, I'm here. What are your orders?"

  "All these slaves are handed over to you, arrange whatever work you see fit, just be careful not to let them rebel or run away." Li You Ran's orders made John overjoyed, this was going to increase his manpower, and building a territory of hundreds of miles around, what great power!

  "Yes, sir, I'll definitely do a good job, but there are so many people here and I don't have many men under me, how can I manage them all?" John looked at the more than 150 people with some worry about how to supervise them.

  "Dummy, can't you recruit some manpower? Form a security team, with three meals a day and a small wooden hut. Those with families can apply to live in the castle together. Plus, a silver coin salary every month. By the way, this time's security team will be selected from among those who came to assist us. Also, someone from another tribe is coming later, don't slack off on them. Set aside an area in the castle for them to live in, that's all. The rest can be discussed and arranged later."

  As soon as John heard Li You Ran's words, he immediately took orders. The people who came to assist had not yet dispersed, and upon hearing that Li You Ran was preparing to recruit a security team, they were already moved. Especially when they heard that it included three meals and allowed them to bring their families to live in the castle, and even offered wages, this was an unthinkable thing, which of course also made them full of longing for this job.

  As a result, John was surrounded by people as soon as he came out, and they were all touting themselves. In the end, it wasn't until John said that anyone who didn't line up to sign up would be disqualified that they dispersed. The time John gave them was tomorrow for registration.

  Then John led the 150 captives into the castle, first locking them up in the stables, anyway they were tied up with ropes, thinking that they couldn't escape, and Li You Ran had already said that if one person ran away, a group of people would be killed, monitoring each other, seeing who dared to move, not everyone was confident in their own abilities.

  After everything was arranged, Li You Ran walked into the castle and saw Erlinton Knight. Li You Ran rolled his eyes at him, this guy didn't even see him defending the city during the battle, what was he doing?

  As soon as he saw Li You Ran's appearance, he knew something was wrong, so he quickly stepped forward and said: "Master, you're back! I wasn't slacking off just now, I was helping Master keep an eye on the warehouse's supplies, afraid someone would take advantage of the chaos to steal them. Besides, Huo Mu told me to keep an eye on someone inside, that's why I didn't go, it's not my fault!"

  It turned out that he was staring at Wenbo! It seems that Oak is indeed careful enough, even when guarding the city wall, he didn't forget to keep an eye on Wenbo.

  "Alright, I've brought the grain. Once the Viscount's people arrive, you and I will take the grain to trade, then we'll stay in town and run the bakery. Help me buy up all the local specialties somewhere, and sell some small things on the side. The domain's specialties are sold to traveling merchants, it's all money, you have to do a good job, got it?"