Two days later, with calm winds and sunny skies, a huge team was slowly advancing towards the town of Mero.
The size of this team exceeds 60,000. Except for the two groups at the front and rear, which are troops, there is also a group of ragged refugees in the middle.
To be precise, slaves.
These slaves are almost all Merlots, native Merlots, except for a few who were born later.
Many Mero people couldn't help but burst into tears when they returned to their homeland. They never thought they would be able to go home one day.
When they saw the soldiers of the Merlot Army for the first time, their faces were full of fear at first, but finally they were full of hope and kindness.
Because the soldiers of the Merlot Army would tell them when registering them.
"I'm sorry! You have suffered all these years. From now on, you are no longer slaves, but free citizens of our Mero region."
These words made many people completely let down their guard.
With these words of free people, all the complaints they had accumulated over the years disappeared.
Every night in the dead of night, they lament why their fate is so miserable. They were born in the poor Melo area and have no one to rely on when they are in trouble.
Now they seem to have found a backbone, it turns out they also have a lord.
Gradually, the story of Lord Mero began to spread among the slave ranks. After Lord Mero took over the Mero region, he worked hard to manage it and made the Mero region gradually prosperous.
Now that the Mero region has become stronger, the lord sent an army to defeat the evil lords who captured them in the first place, and rescued them from dire straits.
They had also doubted the authenticity of Lord Merlot, but the familiar accents of the Merlot Army soldiers dispelled most of their doubts, especially when they had just arrived at Meiyang Fortress last night and gave them a full meal, which made them even more convinced.
Believe that story.
This is also human instinct. When they are in despair, as long as there is a glimmer of hope, they can't help but want to believe in that glimmer of hope, even if they know that the chance of being deceived is very low.
They are already the lowest class of slaves, without enough food and clothing. Even if they are cheated, how bad can they be?
The team passed through the simple official road paved by the Construction Corps and arrived in front of Wood Fortress.
After all, Wood Fortress was once a famous village in the Merlot area. Over the years, many outgoing villagers have been kidnapped. When they saw Wood Fortress, they couldn't help crying.
This suddenly alarmed Goode. As soon as Goode came out, many villagers from Wood Village recognized him. They were so excited that they all asked to return to Wood Fortress. After all, it was once their home.
With Gude's acknowledgment, the hope in the slave team's hearts has been greatly improved.
It is a pity that Wood Fortress is now a military fortress. Only Merlot soldiers and their families stationed here can enter, and outsiders are not allowed to enter at will.
This made Goode's throat dry as he explained it.
Aslan would never let go of this kind of talking and gaining fame, but why was he so silent these two days? It was because he was doing something very important with Elijah in the carriage.
The so-called important things are naturally not the kind of things that make people fantasize at night.
Aslan is testing Elijah's homework.
Now that the primary school in Merlo Town is about to start, there is a serious shortage of teachers, which has given Aslan a headache for a long time. It happened to meet Ilaya. With the long lifespan of elves, even a pig can become a spirit as long as he is willing to learn.
The results of the homework assessment made Aslan very satisfied. At least there was no problem in being a middle school teacher. As for the assessment of the academic level.
Aslan doesn't have that ability.
In the past two days, Ilaya had to read for half a day every day, which made her mouth dry. However, it was an order from the lord, and since the slave token was still in Aslan's hand, she naturally could not refuse.
After reading the last book, Aslan already looked drowsy, which made Ilaya indescribably angry.
"Lord! I have finished reading the book."
Aslan slowly opened his eyes and said sleepily.
"I've finished reading! Yes! It's a good read."
Ilayah wanted to yell angrily: "You weren't listening at all, you were just sleeping."
"Thank you Lord for the compliment!" Ilaya said in a hoarse voice.
Aslan was very considerate and poured her twice as much juice.
"Moisten your throat!"
Ilaya took it very unceremoniously. Anyway, she just couldn't give poison. As for whether she would give some dirty medicine, Ilayya didn't care. She had to go through this anyway.
"Elaya!" Aslan suddenly sat up and shouted, almost leaning against her.
Ilaya drank the juice by herself, and it was just as she expected.
"Can you please do me a favor?"
After Ilaiya finished drinking her juice, she put down her water glass and looked at Aslan with a pure face, wondering what evil action or gesture Aslan wanted her to do.
"Lord! You say it!"
"Well, it's a bit hard to say, but please help me." Aslan said with shame.
Looking at Aslan's childish face, Ilaya suddenly recalled that Baron Jimmy's young son had the same expression at that time, and then made her do something she will never forget in her life.
Ilaiya secretly cursed in her heart that human men, regardless of age or sex, were not good people and were full of dirty thoughts.
"Okay! Lord, please tell me." Ilaya said with a forced smile.
Because the token of the slave contract is in Aslan's hand, even if she refuses, Aslan can use the token to control her body to do it. This was the case with Baron Jimmy's son back then.
"Well! Then I said it." Before speaking, Aslan subconsciously stretched his waist.
Ilayah thought Aslan wanted her to lick that dirty thing, and her face turned pale. She secretly swore that if anyone asked her to do that again, she would bite her tongue and commit suicide.
"I want……"
Aslan's lips moved slightly, and Elijah's teeth were already biting on the tip of his tongue.
"Please be a teacher in my elementary school."
"Uh!" Ilaya choked on her own and accidentally bit her tongue, which was so painful that she almost shed tears.
She prepared for a long time, but Aslan actually told her this.
"Wait a minute, teacher, I can understand, but what is elementary school?" Ilayah asked in confusion after coming back to her senses.
Aslan also explained carefully: "I have established a primary school in my territory, which is a place for children under the age of twelve. I just think there is a serious shortage of teachers in this territory. I hope you can help me with this."
Be a teacher for children.
Ilaiya was so messed up in the wind that after working on it for a long time, Aslan was actually going to ask her to do this.
Teach the children to read and see that Aslan is still very young. Could it be that he is his younger brother or sister.