Three days passed quickly.

Zhou Ming came to this courtyard again.

The scene was silent for a while, and looking at Xiute and the others in front of him, Zhou Ming opened his mouth and asked, "How is it, have you made a decision?"

"Your Majesty the Emperor, we have chosen to submit to you. ”

Xiut stepped forward, got down on one knee, and said with his hand on his chest.

"Oh, wise choice, what about you?" Zhou Ming looked at Atran and the others next to Xiut.

"Your Majesty, we also submit to you. ”

Atranham, Pickle, and Illyas also stepped forward together, knelt on one knee, and expressed their submission to Zhou Ming.

"Hahaha! Okay, good, you all made very wise choices, hahahaha!"

Zhou Ming laughed heartily, in a very happy mood, but also a little surprised.

He originally thought that the probability of subduing these people was only 50%, and the probability of killing people and seeing blood was at least 60%, but he didn't expect that all four of them would compromise and surrender.

This made him a little overjoyed and slightly relieved.

Make the "surrender" option, what did Xiut and the others think in the past three days?

What kind of process did they go through and what kind of struggle did they have inside?

At the beginning, no matter who it was, Xiute didn't want to surrender, and the end of betraying the union was very miserable, with a probability of death of more than 99%.

But if they don't surrender to Noctis, they will die in three days.

What about escaping?

Can they find a way to escape from this palace?

In the past three days, of course, they have thought about escaping.

He even turned his thoughts into actions, and in three days, he made at least 5 escape attempts.

But several attempts ended in failure, and the 20 Demon Netwalkers who monitored them seemed to be like gods, and they could always predict their escape in advance.

The probability of a successful escape is 0.

The four of them, feeling desperate, began to persuade each other or themselves that it was better to temporarily surrender to Noctis, save their lives first, gain Noctis's trust, and then speak their bitter words to prevent Noctis from opposing the union.

"Noctis is a smart man, probably much smarter than I am, he should know how to judge the situation, not to do stupid things that are beyond his means, if he knew that he could not fight the blue hand, he might have stopped in time and not embarked on the road of self-destruction. ”

"There's still a chance we can convince him!"

Hut said that Noctis had not openly argued with the Blue Hand at the moment, which showed that Noctis was not the kind of impulsive and reckless person.

"I think so too, even if we surrender to Noctis, he can't immediately oppose the union, he can't be an opponent of the union. ”

Atran said that he really only wanted to live, and since he had a good excuse in front of him, he could go down the slope.

Not to mention Illias, she had a baby in her belly and she wanted to give birth to it.

The only thing that was more difficult to do was Picker, who was originally a citizen of the Orunian Empire but was also a member of the Blue Handicraft Society...... He didn't know what to do.

However, although Pickle was born in this empire, he knew in his heart that a hundred empires could not be opponents of the trade union, and to submit to His Majesty the Emperor was to choose to perish...... If possible, he would prefer to be on the side of the unions.

But the reality is that if he sticks to this position, three days later, his little life will be marked with GG.

Schute apologized to him for pulling Picker into the water, and if it weren't for Picker's efforts to help them complete their mission, he would not have been able to fall into such a bad situation.

After apologizing, Hut said to him: "Pickle, you are a good man, you are our most trusted friend, and we do not want to kill you because of our business! ”

"If persuasion fails, Pickle, we will get you out, at all costs, too...... Even if it costs us our lives. ”

"Pickle, we really don't want to lose you as a friend. ”

Schutt patted Picker on the shoulder, his eyes deep, and his tone solemn and sincere.

Feeling this friendship and sincerity, Pickel was quite moved, nodded and said, "I know how to do it, my friend." ”

In this way, the four of them came to an agreement and decided to submit to Noctis for the time being.

……

Looking at the four people kneeling in a row in front of him, didn't Zhou Ming understand what they really thought in their hearts?

Of course, he understands that expressing his submission is just an expedient measure for the four of them, and it is impossible to truly surrender.

He had to do something to increase the loyalty of the four of them in the future...... These Zhou Ming have arrangements and plans in mind.

So what's next?

Since Xiute and the others surrendered, what should Zhou Ming arrange next?

First of all, Zhou Ming ordered access to the imprisonment of the four people and removed the 20 demon network walkers who were in charge of monitoring them.

They were also paid more, doubling the number of servants serving them in the annex and allowing them to roam freely in parts of the palace...... It's just that you can't leave the palace yet.

"So, we still have to live in this annex, can't we go out?" asked Atranm.

"It's not that you can't go out, it's that you can't leave the palace for the time being. ”

"So how long are we going to stay here? It's so oppressive that I want to go out and catch my breath. ”

"What's the hurry? another month, a month later, when your injuries are basically healed, I will reconnect the magic net for you. Zhou Ming said.

"Reconnect to the magic net?our souls have been hit hard, can we connect to the magic net again?" Xiut felt a little incredulous, the magic net was broken, and it was not so easy to connect again, and the average person would have to recuperate for at least five to ten years before they could reconnect.

"I put away the soul strings that you left on the magic web, and you don't need to extract additional souls to connect again. ”

"I've never heard of a broken soul string that can be reconnected. Atran screamed, incredulous.

"Okay, shut up, in a month, your strength will be returned to you, I won't raise waste, I need someone who has the ability to do things for me. ”

In this way, the four of them were in another courtyard after another month of recuperation.

Zhou Ming asked them to be called over, and after some operations, for Xiute and others, the broken soul string was repaired, and the magic net was re-faced.

However, after reconnecting to the magic net, Xiut and the others suddenly found that the location of the magic net connected to the end of the soul string had moved, and they ran to the end of a certain magic string.

In addition, the magic units that were originally stored in the magic net were all cleared, and a translucent template that had never appeared before appeared in the brain.

A lot of information is displayed on the template, and the data of many items becomes 0.

Especially after the "Character Level" item, Shut found that his level was displayed as "Level 1 Demon Netwalker".

"I used to be a level 5 Demon Netwalker, how did I become level 1 now?" Xiut asked in surprise.

"yes, I've become level 1 too. Atran exclaimed.

"Your Majesty, why has our rank become the lowest level 1, what's going on?" Pickle asked Zhou Ming.

"If you keep your original level and restore your full strength, won't you run away immediately? I have cleared all your levels, of course, you can quickly improve your level by completing a series of tasks, and then with your foundation, the upgrade will definitely be faster than ordinary people. ”

"In addition, don't think about taking some small actions, making a small report to the top of the Blue Hand, or taking other actions to damage my interests, impossible, your every move is all under my control, and even what you are thinking in your heart, I know clearly. If anyone dares to make a small move, I will immediately let him know the serious consequences. ”

Zhou Ming's warning gaze swept over, Xiu Te and the others lowered their heads weakly, and then made a promise one by one: They will never betray His Majesty the Emperor!

Zhou Ming nodded, and then arranged two tasks for the four of them.

The tasks are as follows:

Schute, Atranm, and Pickel joined the "Central Floating Port" project in the northwest of the imperial capital, entered the brick-making team, and first followed everyone to make bricks.

"What? we, noble Demon Netwalkers, are going to work in the brick-making work of the reduction?"

"What's wrong with brick-making? My Demon Netwalkers, didn't that start with brick-making? Attram, your brick-making task is heavier, you don't complete 5 million stone bricks, don't think about other tasks. ”

With Zhou Ming's serious words, a mandatory task suddenly popped up in the task panel in Atran's mind: 5 million stone bricks have not been completed, and the other tasks are all gray, and he can't take any of them.

"Oh my God, spare me!"

Atran screamed in pain.

Schut and Pickle immediately shut up, not daring to complain.

As for another important task, Zhou Ming handed it over to Illya to complete alone...... Illya is pregnant, and out of humanitarianism, it is impossible for Zhou Ming to get her to the construction site as well.

After learning the specific content of this task, Illyath was quite surprised and stared at Zhou Ming for a while.