CHAPTER 135: CHAPTER 135: RECRUITING PRISONERS

The loyalty of these two assassins is not high.

There seems to be a deeper hidden reason behind this.

For any regular lord, the loyalty of their soldiers steadily increases.

Only if something highly detestable is done, the loyalty might slightly decrease.

Typically, loyalty never decreases without cause.

Yet, the loyalty of this guy’s soldiers is almost neutral.

Even so, they still have to risk their lives for him, carrying out assassination missions.

This clearly shows that Sangui Yingshu is not a good person, nor a qualified lord.

He might have done something outrageously despicable.

In this world, there are indeed all kinds of people.

Some twisted individuals have descended into the Lord World, without the constraints of law and morality, doing whatever they please.

Once loyalty drops below 50 points, it becomes neutral, at which point one might choose to submit.

He took out the Communication Crystal, holding it in his hand.

The numbers 1 to 9 floated on the surface of the Communication Crystal; Zong Shen chose 3, then selected to connect.

The top of the Crystal Communication Tower outside suddenly lit up.

The Communication Crystal in Zong Shen’s hand also lit up, emitting a slight vibration until someone answered after several tens of seconds.

"Swoosh..."

"Master, what are your orders?"

"Swoosh..."

Amidst the noise of the falling rain, Korby’s rough voice came through.

"Bring the warriors back, the rain is too heavy; have everyone return to camp and stay on guard, take shelter in the grass huts from the rain, and bring two smarter wolf cavalry to the Lord’s Small Tower to see me."

Zong Shen decided to recall the external patrol group; in such weather, patrolling is meaningless.

It’s not good if someone falls ill.

"Swoosh..."

"Understood, master, I will immediately lead the troops back to camp!"

The communication quickly ended.

A few minutes later, the wolf cavalry returned to the territory and began to take shelter from the rain in the grass huts and houses.

Fortunately, before setting off in the morning, Zong Shen had upgraded the eight grass huts to more spacious houses, providing a place to shelter from the rain within the territory.

Korby led three wolf cavalry into the Lord’s Courtyard, and their giant wolves were placed in the empty grass huts.

They entered the Lord’s Small Tower, soaked all over, with rainwater dripping onto the floor, leaving puddles.

"Tie them up."

Zong Shen ordered, and the two captives were immediately restrained by four wolf cavalry.

Zong Shen stepped forward, taking out the old stock of Moonlight Spring, uncovering their face coverings, and opening their mouths to feed them a small sip each.

Their weapons had been kicked aside, and they were now in a near-death coma.

The male and female assassins, one of whom was named Caitlyn, was the one who injured Zong Shen’s arm.

After feeding them the Moonlight Spring, their Life Value began to slowly recover.

Each sip of the spring water wasn’t much; and as it was the less effective old version of Moonlight Spring, each only recovered thirty to forty points of Life Value, barely waking from their comas.

The two looked at Zong Shen, then their surroundings, quickly realizing their predicament.

They didn’t speak, but their faces showed little resistance, appearing calm.

Zong Shen stood with his hands behind his back, pacing back and forth in front of them.

He suddenly stopped, a hint of seriousness on his face.

"You attempted to assassinate me, which is a great offense to a lord."

"Of course, I know you’re just following orders, and I also know you haven’t had it easy - an unqualified lord is like dust covering a treasure to an excellent soldier."

Zong Shen spoke slowly, attempting to recruit them.

Yet the two remained silent, seemingly having a significant lack of trust in any lord.

This showed they were indeed disappointed in their lord, and such disappointment had accumulated to a level that turned into resentment and distrust towards the identity of a "lord."

"Korby, take them out to see our territory."

Then Zong Shen waved his hand, and four wolf cavalry carried them into the rain, touring the territory in the downpour.

Though it couldn’t compare to Bang City or the Giant City built over the years, Zong Shen’s territory had notable points.

Especially compared to their lord, saying it was worlds apart was no exaggeration.

Sangui Yingshu had almost no interest in developing his territory, and had no interest in construction; the initial chance encounter granted him a few assassins.

After ambushing the first nearby lord in the wild, he savored the sweetness, crudely occupying the other’s land and farmers.

This viral expansion method greatly fascinated him.

At this moment, no one in Zong Shen’s territory was laboring outside in the heavy rain — no coercion, no curses, no insults.

Rows of houses and buildings were arranged outside the territory.

Twelve-meter-high Arrow Towers stood in the rain like the most loyal guards, protecting the territory.

The wolf cavalry took them on a tour around.

Returning to the Lord’s Small Tower.

And were tossed in front of Zong Shen again.

The rain outside began to lighten.

Caitlyn’s tight leather clothes were waterproof, but rainwater had gotten in through her collar.

Making the tight leather clothes cling even tighter to her skin.

Every curve was vividly exposed.

Zong Shen came before them, starting a second recruitment attempt.

"You’ve seen my territory."

"Here, no one receives unjust treatment."

"Everyone contributes to the development of the territory."

"Hence, everyone gets survival assurance and basic dignity."

"By joining my territory, you’ll receive dignity and honor!"

"Now, submit or die; there’s only one choice before you."

Zong Shen’s voice was calm, exuding strong confidence.

"I..."

"The Shadow Poison Assassin Alliance’s Poisonous Snake Blade Caitlyn is willing to pledge allegiance to you."

Caitlyn was the first to be persuaded, having the lowest loyalty and greatest dissatisfaction with Sangui Yingshu.

The other Shadow Assassin looked at her.

Seemingly still hesitant.

A system prompt suddenly appeared before Zong Shen.

[Poisonous Snake Blade Caitlyn requests to join your territory]

[Agree] [Reject]

Zong Shen nodded satisfactorily and chose to agree.

Signaling the wolf cavalry to untie her.

The unshackled Caitlyn bowed and saluted Zong Shen.

Her pale skin was fully exposed.

Then she picked up the two green snake-shaped daggers and stood aside.

The other assassin finally made up his mind.

Turning away from a worthless lord like Sangui Yingshu!

"I’m willing too!"

"The Shadow Poison Assassin Alliance’s Shadow Assassin Adir is willing to pledge allegiance to you!"

Zong Shen nodded likewise, agreeing to his joining request.

He thus gained two assassins under his command!