Ever since he met Ysera, the Emerald Dragon Queen, and was trapped in a dream and deceived by the other party, Semiramis's whole mentality has changed a lot, at least not as he initially did when he came to this world. For an adventure and a game, it actually treats how to survive and develop in this world as an important matter worthy of serious attention.
This change is great for Yalin. The heroic spirits in the Xingyue World only return to the seat of heroic spirits after death. Many heroic spirits do things regardless of the consequences. In their view, even if they die, they are just returning to the heroic spirit. It's just a seat, it's no big deal.
But for Yalin himself, this is not a game.
"No need, they will take care of their own affairs."
Ignoring the scent that could incite lust from Semiramis, Yalin didn't think that the creatures born from the summoning system needed to patrol by himself. He only needed to give them tasks and didn't even need to deliberately urge them. It will be completed with the most rigorous attitude and the fullest enthusiasm. In the past, these subordinates who made Spider-Man behind him jealous were also envied by Semiramis. According to the words of the empress, one-tenth of the ministers in her former empire could have such efficient work efficiency, so Ya The empire has already annexed all the surrounding areas.
"It's not the elves in this palace, but the subjects in the lower city who have just joined. Why don't you pay attention to them?"
"Downtown area?"
The so-called people of the Lower City are those well-behaved human slaves selected from the slaves sent to Ulduar City. Now they are ordinary civilians, and they are used as cheap labor in the Lower City for urban construction and production. , although the income is still very weak for the time being and the workload is similar to that of a sweatshop in the world of Yalin, but at least the liberated people are in high spirits. After all, even poor people are much better than slaves. For many people who have been born since birth For someone who has been a slave for a long time, this is already a great gift.
Now every month, some slaves with outstanding performance are selected and liberated from mines, logging sites, and large farms. Up to now, the number of free civilians in the entire Xiacheng District has gradually increased. Although because of the huge area of Xiacheng District, there are many slaves. The unrepaired area is still closed and blocked, but the city near the portal in the south of the city where humans gather has turned into a very lively city. With the gradual popularity of currency and the abundant supply of materials in Ulduar City, Some people with savings and skills also chose to leave the more laborious factories and start their own businesses to make a living. The emergence of some small merchants and hawkers made the entire city develop rapidly, and its level of prosperity even exceeded that established by the high elves. town.
Humans have the most outstanding ability to adapt to the environment and the most outstanding creative ability among social creatures. The expression of competitive instinct makes their ability to absorb and learn very strong. In this regard, it is indeed not comparable to other races such as elves and dwarves. .
Yalin put down the document and looked at Semiramis in surprise: "Why are you suddenly in the mood to care about them?"
"Them!?" Semiramis smiled: "My Master, haven't you recognized them as your subjects in your heart?"
"In this case... maybe there is a point." Yalin did not deny this.
The slaves who were liberated and called free people are not yet considered subjects of this city in Yalin's eyes. The subjects who are truly recognized by him are almost all creatures born in the summoning system that remain absolutely loyal to him. The slaves The time they have been liberated and integrated into this city is too short. They still lack a sense of belonging and loyalty to this place. They can only be used as the most basic labor force. In some respects, they are still 'slaves', but they are liberated. efficient slave.
"Is it worth buying so many slaves, but in the end, liberating these slaves one by one into civilians?" Seeing that Yalin seemed unresponsive, Semiramis moved away and went to the window.
Yalin looked at the document and smiled: "The Holy Grail will give each heroic spirit some necessary knowledge and common sense in the era he goes to, but it does not seem to give you enough understanding of the structure and development of human society."
"Of course, we were summoned here for fighting rather than governance. There is no need for the Holy Grail to give us too much irrelevant information. The rest can only rely on the knowledge and experience we have learned in the past. Judge and understand.”
"Then Semiramis, I'm afraid you still have a lot of knowledge to learn in the future."
Semiramis, who had just opened the window, saw Yalin put down the document in his hand and looked at her with a snicker. For some reason, the empress felt a guilty feeling as if she was being despised.
As a time traveler, Yalin naturally will not use the slavery system. Of course, it is not because of conscience or moral issues, but because the production efficiency of the slavery system is too low. The lowest resource production can be replaced by frost goblins in Ulduar City. Compared with these stupid little goblins who cannot learn higher production methods, humans as a higher intelligent race naturally cannot use low-level production to waste labor.
After setting up a factory, training personnel and technicians, and operating in a capital mode, you can get returns that are several times or dozens of times after paying a little salary. In the original world, the most efficient production model that humans have summed up after thousands of years of exploration may be helpful. The oppression of hired workers can be called cruel, but compared to the superficial use of slaves by slave merchants in free cities in other worlds, it can be said to be benevolent government. Besides, Ulduar City does not have the time and energy to consider welfare. Planting things, and obtaining free status is the greatest benefit for slaves.
At this time, a white turtledove flew in from the window and landed on Semiramis's finger. It seemed that it was not afraid of people at all. The turtledove allowed Semiramis to stroke its feathers. It wasn't until Semiramis shook his fingers that the turtle dove obeyed and flew to the side of the window sill, motionless like a servant on standby.
There are few birds that dare to fly into the city despite the might of the dragon that permeates the city of Ulduar. There are few birds found in other worlds. This kind of turtle dove that originally lived in the misty forest was changed by the power of frost. Theoretically speaking, he didn't have the courage to fly over, but after Semiramis accidentally discovered this kind of bird and became his familiar, this kind of bird that had been transformed by the power of frost became like a monster. I was lucky enough to step into the airspace that originally belonged to the dragon in Ulduar City.
Legend has it that Semiramis was abandoned by her mother by the river and was raised by pigeons who brought her milk. For this reason, using pigeons and similar birds as familiars seems to be a symbol of Semiramis and life. He has a natural talent, and he doesn't even need to sign a contract. He can control the birds to act as eyes and ears just by sending his thoughts.
After throwing some broken corn kernels on the window sill, the turtle dove immediately started pecking happily. Semiramis sat on the bedside and said with interest: "Perhaps I have a lot of knowledge that needs to be supplemented, but Master you also You can’t always use these people as factory workers.”
"Of course this is true, but now they still need to carry out secondary processing of raw materials in various factories. Apart from that, they have no other use."
"This is not how a king should behave. Although the mystery makes people awe, but being too far away from the people will not only gain awe from the people, but also make the people suspicious~"
"Do you doubt whether this ancient god of mine really exists?" Yalin smiled with a nonchalant look on his face: "So what about suspicion, what about resistance? Unless these people think they can compete with the dragon, any suspicion and resistance All thoughts will be defeated by the appearance of the dragon, and it doesn’t even need the White Dragon Guards to take action themselves. They will automatically hang the mastermind on the gallows in order to obtain forgiveness and survive. "
Semiramis smiled and said nothing. What Yalin said was right. Compared with the intrigues and political battles in the palace when he ruled the ancient Assyrian Empire, Yalin controlled himself completely with absolute power. Subjects, any conspiracy is meaningless in the face of overwhelming power. In the face of this arrogant and completely unreasonable force, anyone who stands in the way can only be crushed to pieces.
The ancient Assyrian empress couldn't help but said faintly: "The absolute power... I really envy you."
"Actually, Semiramis~ I don't really like this other world."
"Hmm~ Why, with absolute power, it's easy for you to achieve any wish, right?" Semiramis looked puzzled.
"What if I am not the owner of this power, but one of the mortals?"
Yalin held his chin with his hands and looked at Semiramis with a half-smile: "When I first came to this world, because I gained strength, I was really inflated and thought I could do anything. I was even happy that I came to this time. I was very excited, but now that I have calmed down and thought about it, I feel that this world is really scary.”
"Why, I don't understand what you mean."
"The world I lived in once was a world where wealth was the basis. When the power gap between the two was not too big, even if they were enslaved and massacred, they could still fight for a way out. Those high-ranking consortiums and capitalists were still squeezing the lower classes. , but in the end they still have to share some cake to appease the lower class. After all, once the people completely explode, this power will instantly turn the castle they built on the ground into ruins. However, in a world based on strength, any resistance will be impossible. It has become impossible. Dragons, demons, and gods can easily destroy everything. Mortals are unable to resist in front of them and can only become the dominated ones forever. Just like in the city of Ulduar, I relied on my strength to crush everything. Servant, I would like to ask Semiramis if I were a tyrant and I decided to treat you like a toy for my lust, what would you do?”
"..."
The empress of ancient Assyria also fell into silence for a while, her originally beautiful face showing a confused look. If that really happened, she would probably have no choice but to die. And maybe even death is impossible. Yalin only needs to use a command spell to stop his thoughts.
"Although the ancient emperors were powerful, after all, they were only flesh and blood. Even if they had great power, they would eventually grow old, sick and die like humble slaves, and were killed by their concubines and maids in their harems. There have never been fewer emperors in history.”
Saying this, Rialin looked at Semiramis meaningfully, and the latter responded with a wry smile.
"But as the King of the White Dragon, I don't have to worry even if I place weapons and poisons next to you while you are sleeping, because with your power you cannot kill me by any means, and I control your life and death. You will never be able to escape! Just like when the superior gods decide that all mortals will die, will everyone have any other choice but to stand still and wait for death? A world without opportunities is the scariest thing!”
Speaking of this, Arialin looked at Semiramis deeply: "It wasn't until now that I realized that if I had to make a choice, maybe I would rather live in a gold standard world where everyone is 'ordinary' than in a world where everyone is 'ordinary'." Surviving in a world that is completely based on power and becoming a being above ten thousand people can enjoy everything in the world, but if you fall at the bottom, this world that is based on power will be even more miserable than a world based on gold. "(~^ ~)