Chapter 45: Dignity
When Xu Mo saw a child next to him being caught out of the cage, he chuckled in his heart.
After four or five days of traveling, only a few of them were left in the originally overcrowded boxes.
Is it finally your own? He thought.
Xu Mo sighed and looked around, in addition to himself, there was a thin old man, as well as a pregnant woman and a child.
He felt a little glad that he was the strongest one here, and even if he was sold, he still had the value of existence, and as for the other fragile old and weak, sick and disabled, the result would not be very good.
Xu Mo glanced at the pregnant woman and the crying child beside him distressedly, although his heart was sour, but he couldn't do anything.
The last slave who tried to escape was put on the gallows and whipped to death, and he did not want to take this risk, but could only hope that his buyer was a merciful man.
But this is simply wishful thinking, he sighed decadently, his heart was full of unwillingness, he was a good youth, but he was naked, imprisoned in a cage like a pig.
Thinking of his companion who died tragically before, he still chose to forbear.
The world is like this, except for the overbound, it is a problem for the rest of the people to live, let alone dignity?
There was a faint sound of conversation outside, and suddenly, the door of the warehouse was opened, and a handsome man came over in full armor, his indifferent eyes were full of coercion, and he felt that it was difficult to breathe just by being glanced at by him.
This temperament can only be acquired by those who have hovered on the verge of death many times.
The cage was opened, and all the people in the carriage were handcuffed and footcuffed, walking hunched, and Xu Mo vaguely heard that there seemed to be the remaining three hundred slaves, who were also bought by the gold owner.
Why does he want so many people? Xu Mo was very hesitant in his heart, but his tense nerves were soothed a lot, and he bought three hundred slaves at once, most likely to be used as labor, which may be the best ending for him.
What caught his eye was the towering steel city wall, he opened his mouth wide in astonishment, and froze in shock, he had seen many gold lords' base camps, but it was the first time he had seen such a large-scale armed fortress.
It's just incredible!
Walking into the shocking base, Xu Mo's heart once again stirred, all kinds of heavy weapons and equipment, he was dizzying, and the gold lord seemed to let them stand in place, waiting for the remaining slaves to be brought over.
Until more than 300 slaves were all sent to the square of the base, everyone gathered, Xu Mo quietly observed, but found that although the base was well-armed and equipped, the personnel were quite scarce.
It seemed that apart from the soldiers guarding them, there were only five or six people left, and men, women, and children, and it was quite a mess.
He really couldn't believe that such a powerful military base could only be controlled by so many people!
"Ahem."
There was a series of soft coughs in the middle of the square, and all the slaves fell silent, although their hearts were full of panic, but no one dared to speak out at this time.
Xu Mo saw that the handsome man in the center of the square seemed to be giving orders to another female officer, who nodded and carried out the order.
Click.
Suddenly, several tall young men, carrying guns on their backs and carrying iron tongs, walked among the slaves, and when they came to each person, they cut off their handcuffs and feet.
Fantastic.
It wasn't until the restraints on his body were also broken that Xu Mo believed that this was true.
"Hello everyone." The man in the middle of the square suddenly spoke: "Well... I don't agree with calling you slaves, so let's call you the people first. ”
"Now, my people, welcome you to our base and be one of us."
"Here, your unbearable experiences will be rewritten, all will be free, and all you have to do is obey me."
Regaining freedom?
A hint of throbbing flashed in Xu Mo's eyes.
"You work for me and develop the base together, and I provide you with food, medicine, shelter and ......"
Huang Shang paused, looking at the more than three hundred slaves below, everyone's face was filled with incredulity, the original despair disappeared, everyone's eyes flashed with a light of hope, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but appear a smile, this is what he wants.
"Dignity." Huang Shang said these two words slowly.
"I will give you dignity, because you are human beings, not animals, and you have the value of your existence."
Huang Shang knows that the difference between humans and animals, in addition to the use of tools, the biggest difference is whether there is dignity or not.
Only when food and clothing are achieved and dignity is ensured can the productivity of the masses of the people be fully stimulated.
Listening to Huang Shang's words, Xu Mo set off a lot of turmoil in his heart, dignity, this unattainable thing, when the end of the world came, it would have long disappeared.
I didn't expect it to come back now.
Huang Shang's words were simple and powerful, hitting Xu Mo's bull's-eye, whether it was food or shelter, whether it was dignity or the future, all of them made him feel a strong yearning in his heart.
But the only thing that Xu Mo couldn't agree with was that even the man on the table had strong force and personal charm, but it was difficult to win people's hearts, and maybe among these slaves, there were eyeliner from other organizations.
This can make this seemingly prosperous base disappear in an instant.
He had to shake his head helplessly, in the last days, it is the wisest choice to protect himself.
Huang Shang naturally had already considered this point for him, he looked at Fang Li on the side and nodded, the latter understood his intentions.
"Fangli, give you a chance to practice, use their brains as the nerve center, and build a simple neural network first, so that you can understand the intentions in everyone's mind, SLR is malicious or treacherous, you know what to do."
"Yes, sir."
Fang Li nodded solemnly, first clapped his hands, so that everyone's eyes focused on him, and the next moment, everyone fell into a stupor.
After a while, everything was as if nothing had happened, as usual, Xu Mo rubbed his swollen and aching head, it was like a ruthless net just now, pulling his thoughts into the cage, it was really strange.
He glanced around, only to see several slaves who had not woken up, their eyes white, and they seemed to have just died.
Huang Shang was very satisfied, Fang Li's ability seemed to be quite chicken, but in many ways, it could play a big role.
The free slaves' eyes glowed again, and Huang Shang allocated two sets of clothes for each of them, which were scavenged from the ruins, although they didn't fit, but they were more than enough to keep warm.
When Xu Mo and more than 300 compatriots ate a large bowl of thick lean porridge in the evening, he was so excited that he shed tears, and everyone's mood seemed to have stabilized, and it seemed to be a good choice here.