Chapter 27: There Is No Absolute Loyalty
Although the oath of loyalty of these two people is a matter of pride and pride in the eyes of those around them. But in Shelley's view, it was a headache. It's a good thing that there's no problem with swearing loyalty to yourself, but if you swear loyalty unconditionally, it's a big problem.
As a person who has crossed over from a higher level of civilization, Shelley knows deeply that no matter how firm a person's heart is, it will always be driven by profit. Belief is indeed the cornerstone of maintaining harmony between people and society, but real interests are the cornerstone of maintaining faith.
Just imagine, today these two people are unconditionally loyal to themselves just because of their words and deeds and personality charm, so if one day, the enemy gives them something more valuable than these, will they betray themselves? No one can guarantee it.
This is only a superficial problem, and Shelley is more worried about another deep and terrifying problem.
Compared to the three superpowers who also swore allegiance to themselves, they swore at a higher level, and they had very special reasons of their own, so Shelley was still acceptable.
But these ordinary people who are already living at the bottom will be in trouble when they do this, which will make them plant a seed in their hearts, that is, they will think that everything they do is for Princess Shelley, even if they are also paid for it, it will make them feel that it is her in response to their own efforts.
And this terrible psychological behavior is very close to those fans who brush rockets for live broadcast idols, which is not only very empty, but also very unreliable.
Once one day they have the idea that Shelley did not see their own efforts, did not respond to their efforts, and even felt that they deserved more praise than others, etc., then turning black powder is a matter of minutes, and then the collapse will not only be the relationship between the monarch and the minister, but also the relationship between the courtiers will be divided.
This is something that Shelley does not want to see anyway. Therefore, if you want them to be loyal to you and not be disturbed by external interests, you must take the initiative to give them sufficient benefits. At the same time, in order to prevent internal divisions, Shelley must also let them know that what they are doing is not for themselves, but for the land and everyone who lives on it.
You know, in the social background of this world, there is no Confucianism at all. The kind of loyalty that risked his life to protect the Lord, and she didn't believe that it would exist, at least not now. In any case, these things must be stopped as soon as possible.
Thinking of this, Shelley slowly opened her eyes, and at this time she was no longer the girl next door who loved to talk about people, but the lord of a land named Shelley Lean.
"I am very grateful to both of you for your oath to me, and it is my honor as the Lord of a land to have your trust. But I'm sorry, I can't accept it. ”
Shelley's words stunned everyone, and Owen and Nika, who were standing next to her, were even more confused, because Shelley had accepted their oath before, so they all thought that Shelley would not refuse such a thing.
As for the rejection, Lao Liu and Lao Mu suddenly panicked, and there was a sense of embarrassment and disappointment in confessing to being rejected.
"This ...... Why, Your Highness the Princess, could it be that we didn't pass what we did? ”
"That's right, if you have any grievances, we will definitely correct them."
Shelley smiled and shook his head: "You didn't do anything wrong, but I hope you understand clearly that there is a cooperative relationship between us, I provide technology and resources, and you provide manpower." I can be allegiant, but you are not responsible for me as a person, but for what I am paid, for your respective work, and for the land beneath your feet. Do you understand when I say that? ”
Shelley said this, and everyone still didn't understand. To put it bluntly, allegiance is okay, but one thing to say, Shelley only needs everyone to be serious and responsible for their own work, and on top of that, they can maintain a respect for themselves.
As for saying that you have to dedicate everything to her, forget it, everyone take a penny, do a division of labor, and don't put many unnecessary shackles on yourself.
Seeing everyone's slowly understanding expressions, Shelley continued: "Maybe you haven't realized the deep meaning behind this matter yet, but it doesn't matter, at least you can just know what I want you to do now, and after a long time, you will naturally know why I did this." Hans. ”
Hans came to her: "Your Highness the Princess, what do you command?" ”
"Help me write down that Lao Liumu has made meritorious contributions to the production equipment, and after the funds are in place, 50 copper coins will be prepared for each of them separately as a reward."
As soon as he heard that Shelley was going to reward himself, the sixth child was a little anxious: "Your Royal Highness the Princess, you are really out of sight, we are doing this for you, it is really not for the sake of ......"
"Do as I say." Shelley stared at the two of them, although his eyes did not fluctuate, and his tone was very light, but there was a kind of magic that was irresistible.
In the end, the two could only accept it all. It's just that after listening to Shelley's explanation, not only did the two not have bad feelings because they were rejected, on the contrary, they admired Shelley's approach even more, and their respect for her rose several levels.
And just when Shelley showed everyone his charm as a superior person. But something untold happened in the border forest.
A black figure walked through the forest at such a speed that the naked eye could not even keep up with the afterimage behind it.
I saw the figure pounce on a rabbit that was eating, and the poor little guy could not react to such a speed. Before he could scream, he was bitten off his neck.
Who is this black figure who is not a single tooth, and to be honest, Shelley did not expect that it would run back to the border forest to forage for food. Of course, it wouldn't be surprising if you've seen the speed and endurance of a single tooth.
This newborn wind wolf is not only different from its mother in appearance, but even the growth rate of strength is completely different from that of ordinary wind wolves.
Although the normally born wind wolf can also land and run on the same day, it is not like it, it is weaned after just a few days and learns to hunt on its own, and the speed is not weaker than that of an adult wind wolf.
Looking at the prey he caught, Onetooth's face showed the same happy face as Samoyed, and his saliva couldn't stop flowing. But just as it was about to take its mouth, Shelley's figure appeared in its mind.
"Gow~~ It stinks! Why do you smell bloody? What did you eat...... Listen, let the blood dry before eating in the future, it's best to wash it again, it's not good to eat blood at your age...... If I smell you again, I won't let you jump out of bed!" ”
"Woo~~~"
Thinking of this, Dufang snorted a little aggrievedly, took the rabbit's tail to a lake, dipped the rabbit's head with the blood on its neck into the water, and then shook it roughly, shook off the blood inside, and made sure that it was no longer bleeding before it began to eat happily.
Don't look at it running fast, it eats faster, a rabbit bigger than its head, it eats it in two or three bites, without chewing. After eating, Duya naturally did not forget to use water to clean up the remaining taste and blood stains in his mouth.
It was about to go back when it suddenly stopped, turned slowly, and looked into the depths of the forest. The deep forest seemed to be like a huge bloody mouth.
Onetooth stared at it without fear, and after a while, it was still like a pet dog just now, and the next moment, the entire aura changed dramatically.
I saw that its pupils shrank suddenly, the muscles on its face squeezed together fiercely, a mouthful of sharp teeth were also exposed, and the mouth exhaled a little hot breath with a little blood. At the same time as the tail was erect, the hair on its whole body exploded, and what was even more amazing was that with it as the center, a small whirlwind also slowly rose.
It let out a menacing roar like a mechanical roar, staring at the depths of the forest without flinching, as if warning that it would not allow the other party to approach in this direction.
The one-tooth confronted an invisible enemy for an hour, and finally ended with the other party retreating. Sensing that the thing was moving in the other direction, Duya licked his lips, his eyes narrowed slightly and looked into the depths of the forest, and then his whole body relaxed, and he changed back to his original innocent and cute appearance again, and then flashed in the direction of home as fast as he could.