I led the Goblin Culture to victory.

Chapter 50 Egalitarianism

[The bear-beastman Enlian wishes to become your disciple. Please guide him through the apprenticeship ceremony to establish a master-disciple relationship!]

What is that?

"That person knelt down?"

"Aren't we going to eat?"

The goblins looked at each other, completely bewildered.

The clever boy said, "She wants humans to be her mentors; the leader said the same thing when he knelt down a few days ago!"

"She wants to join the leader's team?"

"Then we're even stronger!"

"And today's meal has even more meat and cheese!"

"Wow!!!"

As soon as these two sentences spread, the goblins immediately became excited.

"She wants that carpenter to take her on as an apprentice?!"

Lasso was somewhat surprised and incredulous.

Is this still the same Enlian who insists on confirming everything in detail, afraid of being taken advantage of?

What does it mean to be an apprentice?

That means being completely obedient to your master!

A smooth run can last for at least several years!

Why?

Lacas asked the question instinctively.

He turned to try and find answers from the other regular employees, but all he saw were equally bewildered.

And the expressions of the seven full-time employees quickly changed from bewilderment to sadness.

Don't do this kind of thing!

If it's just a group of goblins and a human in charge, the chances of them escaping are actually quite high, since goblins' short legs can't catch up with them.

With proper preparation and a clear route, you can quickly find another team.

But now there's an additional bear-beastman!

They can't even outrun them now!

Lasso couldn't help but look at the soldier Zwan standing in front of them.

"Lord Zwang..."

He tried to place his hopes on others.

"Um?"

Ziwang frowned and turned away, his face showing no sadness, only amusement.

He knew it was hopeless when he saw that expression.

"Lady Enlian actually wants to become that person's apprentice?"

"Don't come any closer! My hand is injured!"

Kaken quickly told his companions to keep their distance.

"Okay, okay."

Seeing that his companions had kept their distance, Kaken replied, "That's a good thing. Now those adults are even less likely to run away. We can have some peace and quiet for a while longer."

"Exactly," another prisoner chimed in. "Haven't you noticed that the captain hasn't been hitting us much since Lady Enlian joined the party? I heard it's because Lady Enlian is particularly averse to this kind of thing."

"It's a pity that Lady Enlian is an employee and will be going back soon."

"You idiots!"

The slave who had been hoeing the fields all day found his companion's voice grating and immediately began to curse.

"If she really cares about us, why won't she let us go?!"

A goblin poked him with a stone spear, and the slave immediately shut up.

Zi Yi had noticed the disturbance in the group early on and sent out goblins to maintain order.

The scene quickly quieted down.

Looking at the now quiet crowd, Li Mosi turned to Enlian: "Show me your respect."

Seeing Enlian's blank stare, Ziyi excitedly said, "Touch the ground three times with your forehead."

Enlian made an "Oh!" expression and quickly kowtowed three times.

"Master, please accept me as your disciple!"

Li Mosi nodded: "Your name is Enlian, I will call you 'Zi'an' from now on."

Enlian asked in confusion, "zi...an?"

Li Mos explained to her: "'An' in my language means 'safety, stability, and peace.' 'Zi' indicates that you will be my disciple from now on."

Enlian's eyes lit up: "Thank you, Master!"

[The apprenticeship ceremony is complete!]

Congratulations on accepting your second disciple – Zi'an!

There will be no reward for accepting disciples this time.

Li Mosi turned to Zi Yi and said, "Zi Yi, help your junior sister up."

Under Enlian's usual bewildered gaze, Zi Yi nudged her, and she stood up.

Li Mosi continued, "This is 'Zi Yi,' my first disciple. The relationship between master and disciple is like family. From now on, you will call him Senior Brother, and you will be his Junior Sister. However, before you learn Chinese characters, you can address each other by your given names."

It's too troublesome to say the terms "senior brother" and "junior sister" in the indigenous language.

The pronunciation wasn't quite right either.

We can't just teach principles; literacy education also needs to be put on the agenda.

Zi'an suddenly understood why these goblins were so different.

She addressed her new family members, saying, "Thank you, Ziyi."

Zi Yi nodded: "From now on, we're family, Zi An."

The old goblin walked over and said, "Zi'an, don't learn from those bad people in the future."

Zi'an immediately stopped talking: "Definitely, definitely."

Only the saintess watched this scene expressionlessly.

Why can even thieves become disciples?!

She felt something was off, but then she thought that saying it now would embarrass the craftsman, so she kept quiet.

No, no, the innate saint is her next priority; she needs to get the information first before turning against him.

"Master, I'm going to distribute the food now."

Li Mosi nodded in agreement, and Zi Yi went to distribute the food.

He shouted, "To celebrate Koyasu joining us, there's extra meat and cheese today!"

"Waaaaaah!"

The goblins immediately became excited.

The leader is amazing!

Zi Yi shouted it again in human language, but there were only a few scattered cheers. It wasn't until Zi An looked over that a dozen slaves joined in the cheers.

When the food was being distributed, most of the goblins were delighted by the aroma and cheered for Ziyi, except for the strong goblin who seemed a little sullen.

Zi Yi no longer cared about it.

After everyone's food was distributed, it was the turn of the twenty-four prisoners.

Most of the slaves congratulated Koyasu when they received their food.

They did seem happy, but they were still somewhat wary of the regular employees behind them, and only a few remained silent.

Zwan nodded to them, but offered no further comment.

The regular employees looked utterly devastated. Lacas and a few others tried to smile, but their smiles were more painful than tears.

This state continued until it was time to eat.

The food in the bowls was piping hot, but the hearts of the full-time employees were colder than they had been the night before.

They seemed to see their future reflected in this bowl of food.

After dinner, the goblins cleared away the dishes.

The old goblin asked Li Moss, "Master, is there any way to further restrict the mobility of these prisoners? The goblin guarding them told me last night that they were very tired."

"Can."

Li Moss then brought out vines and tied the prisoners together in groups of six.

Hand in hand, foot in foot, the wounded prisoners were placed on the outermost side, while the regular workers were sandwiched in the middle.

It looks like a series of paper-cut figures.

He told the prisoners, "Get some rest tonight; we have work to do tomorrow."

"Yes, sir."

The prisoners, each carrying their own emotions, were led back to the great cave by the goblins.

Li Mosi, Zi An, Zi Yi, the old goblin, and the saintess returned to the leader's cave.

The old goblin lit a campfire with fire, and the five people gathered around it.

Zi'an couldn't wait to speak: "Master, could you please explain the principles from yesterday to me again?"

She woke up too late and only heard the rest of the conversation.

Li Mosi looked at Zi Yi: "How much of what I said yesterday do you still remember?"

He can take the test.

"I remember everything."

Although Zi Yi said this, he scratched his head.

"Master, I'm thinking. Since everyone obeys me and there's not much difference between us, wouldn't it be better to just divide everything equally?"

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What kind of outrageous egalitarianism is this?