Hiko said it so clearly, how could there be anything unclear about the dome. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info And it was because she figured everything out that she realized more and more that this guy of her age in front of her was amazing.

Not only did he manage the entire ice-breaking period in an orderly manner, creating a huge fortune for the entire Nord, but more importantly, he also invisibly strengthened the Nord people.

Although it is in the mainland, the dome is very clear. In the past two years, how powerful the expansion of the Nord pirates has been, it can be said that they have reached a point where they are rampant, even the naval fleets of the empire and the kingdom do not dare to start a war lightly when they see the Nord pirate ships. At first, Dome thought it was all due to the bravery of the Nords and the wise leadership of the current pirate leader. However, now it seems that this guy in front of me will still have a large part of the credit.

For the Nords, this is a good thing. As a princess of the Nords, Dome is naturally happy to see this happen. However, don't forget that she still has the identity of Senior Sister Yan, and this identity makes Qiong feel uncomfortable.

She is a very good and strong person, and in her worldview, she should be the best person, and there should be no problems in this world that she can't solve. She's competitive at every turn, and most of the time, she's able to get the final victory. But in front of Hiko, she always had a feeling of being suppressed.

At the beginning, when they got along, she was still able to have an advantage over Hiko in some aspects, but as time went by, Hiko's rapid growth found that she gradually became the disadvantage. It made her feel a lot of pressure, but she also felt plenty of motivation.

As a proud princess, Dome didn't think she would lose to the guy in front of her forever. She firmly believed that she would overcome him, and that one day, in some way, she would completely overcome him.

With this inexplicable pride, Qiong snorted coldly at Hiko, and then left here without looking back. And looking at her textbook-like classic tsundere performance, Yan smiled slightly, and didn't say anything more.

Compared to the dome, his mind is too mature, so many times he looks at the dome as an elder. Although most of the time, he is also happy to play with the dome, it is just a joke, but to really say it, he is actually more tolerant of the dome.

This is evident from the fact that Qiong has played a little temper with him several times, and he only talks about it, but in the end, it can always be seen that it is not over.

Anyway, Hikoko actually thinks that having such a senior sister is indeed quite interesting, at least, she can add a lot of fun to her boring life.

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Because of the help of the dome, the matter in Yan's hands was quickly resolved. There was only one last problem left for him to solve.

This problem is the slave in the hands of the Nords now. Although it is said that the war between the kingdom and the empire on the continent will not affect Arest, in fact, this war has already had a big enough impact on Arest. Chief among them was slavery.

It was also in recent years that the Nords began to take over the slaves of mainland merchants, and of course, this was also promoted by Hiko.

He did it for a simple reason. On the one hand, the Nords do need enough labor to carry out the in-depth development of the Aristal region. In Hiko's view, the vast Arestes had many areas that needed to be developed, but unfortunately, the population of the Nords severely limited this. Coupled with the many strange customs of the Nords, the whole of Great Arista is basically in a state of savagery.

This is a serious problem. Because Hiko is well aware that the simpler the composition of society and the more primitive the development of civilization, the worse its resistance to various disasters will be. The Nord body is considered to be the best in the world, but that's it, the natural growth rate of the Nords has always maintained a rather embarrassingly low level. Strictly speaking, a large part of this is due to the fact that the development of the region is not deep enough and the construction of civilization is not complete enough.

And the construction of primitive civilization is actually very simple, it is just population. As long as there are enough people, enough land can be cultivated, enough houses can be built, and enough large human settlements can be created. Almost all ancient city-states came to be like this. The emergence of a city-state must have a base population comparable to this. Since this requirement could not be met by the Nords, supplementing it with slaves was the easiest solution.

And why use slaves? That's the second reason why Hiko's did that.

He sympathized with the slaves, and in fact, a large part of the nonsense he had said to his father about the overthrow of the kingdom had something to do with the loss of humanity that was prevalent in this world.

Living in a peaceful and civilized society, he attaches great importance to the issue of personality and dignity. Respect yourself and others. In this world, everyone is equal. This is a completely necessary thing in Hiko's eyes. But in this world, many people don't actually have this kind of awareness.

The aristocracy did not regard people other than the nobles as human beings, the great merchants did not regard the poor and slaves as human beings, the commoners did not regard the slaves as human beings, and even the slaves themselves did not regard themselves as human beings.

In Hiko's eyes, this is simply an incredible, a frenzied thing. But for most people in this world, this is the most normal situation in this world. They have become accustomed to all this, even to the point of outrageous numbness. And that's the last thing Hiko can accept.

That's right, one person alone cannot change the whole world and change everyone's inherent views. But within his means, he would never allow such a thing to happen. So he took advantage of the icebreaker trade as an opportunity to start his own slave reform program.

The Nords went on a frenzy to buy slaves. Not to enslave them, but to make them a real laborer. Perhaps because the brain is inherently too simple and simple, the Nords are the most receptive to Hiko's ideas. Many of them bought and sold slaves, but they were different from those who saw slaves as livestock. They treat slaves as human beings, although only as weak chickens, but they can give them basic personality and dignity.

As long as slaves can work for them and do what they can do. The Nords do not hesitate to give them the respect they have as a person.

And that's what Hiko needs.

Batch after batch of slaves gathered in their own hands, and Hiko wanted them to create their own value with their own hands. And use this value to prove that you are respected by others, and you have the right to be regarded as a complete person.

So he sent hundreds and thousands of slaves to the fleet to serve as sailors, to serve as handymen. As long as they can withstand the hardships of the ship, then those who lick the blood on the knife will soon accept their existence.

Pirates are some of the most dissolute people in the world. They are inherently at odds with the traditional system. So they were the first breakthrough point that Hiko found.

For now, the slaves he sent past are doing well. Because the expansion of the fleet speaks for itself. However, there is a limit to the endurance of the Nord fleet, and it is impossible for them to afford these more and more slaves. Although new ships are always being built, new ships cannot be built as fast as slaves are growing.

And there is a limit to the number of slaves that individual Nords can endure. Slaves, like people, had to eat. And in this remote place, it is impossible to divide the food into three, six, nine and so on. Everyone eats the same, both masters and slaves, and they are equal in this respect. As a result, a family can only bear three slaves at most. Evenly shared, the entire Nord people can't actually afford too much.

So Hiko didn't count on them, he already had his own unique ideas. And what he wanted was to let these surplus and huge numbers of slaves be directly converted into labor, starting from the town of North Wind to reclaim the wasteland in the hinterland of Arest.

It was an idea he had for a long time, but it didn't become a reality until today. On the one hand, because before that, there were few surplus slaves who could do such things, and on the other hand, because he had to stock up on enough food and supplies.

He didn't want murder, especially in the way of this massacre. So in order for the slaves to adapt to Arest, he had to provide them with adequate food, cold clothing, and even shelter and tools.

It wasn't easy, but thanks to the big merchants he slaughtered. After several years of hard work, he finally amassed enough supplies and finally had enough people to start the project. And now all he has to do is get these slaves to do what he says.

In general, it's pretty straightforward. As long as you give them orders in a commanding tone, plus whips and enough terrible punishments, these slaves can only do what you say. But Hiko didn't want to do that, which was also contrary to his original intention.

He didn't want to see a bunch of numb walking dead, a bunch of people who were threatened with death, who didn't even know why they were alive, tarnished his long-standing efforts. So he has to give them faith, he has to give them hope and a future.

Is it easy? Not really. A person who has been wearing shackles for half his life has actually long been accustomed to the weight on his body. It's the same with these slaves, who have become accustomed to such a numb life, to living just for the sake of living, even if they are not as good as a beast.

If you want to awaken them, if you want them to feel that they are still individuals, that they are still living beings, that they are still beings with dignity and personality, they must use strong medicine, blood and pain. He couldn't do this alone, but with a group of Nords, he could have five or six points of certainty.

This certainty is already very high, so he is willing to gamble. And the Nords are willing to gamble with the little guy who has changed their lives, and maybe even made their lives better. So, under the watchful eye of the old shaman, Hiko walked directly to the empty warehouse and confronted the slaves who looked like goods.