28 What Drives People If Not Pleasure?

Before the day was over and her week of confinement started, Zhi Rui went personally to the brothel.

In the main saloon, Hilda wasmaking the slaves do a series of exercises

Zhi Rui saw the situation and turned to Hilda.

Hilda shrugged her shoulders." there was nothing else to do."

Zhi Rui sighed at Hilda is simple thinking.

Zhi Rui composed herself and shifted her face to the crowd and walked over.

Hilda stepped on the ground "to the front!" she yelled

The slaves stopped and turned to Hilda's direction all in the same military posture.

Zhi Rui was amazed at their show of discipline, she stopped and stared at Hilda's eyes. 'I might need her talents'

She turned to look at the slaves passing her eyes one by one

She could feel her core growing weaker. She observed their appearance, all of them were anxious, angry, or frustrated.

'Since Zhun Xuyin is gone they breathed a little sigh in relief, but now that I'm here, they know there's no other way for them.And to stand in front of them to give aspeech is causing their negative emotion directly. although they were not happy before, it did not affect my core.But now I'm feeling it weaken.

Zhi Rui nodded to herself.

'Lust works in pleasure and dissatisfaction rather than happiness and sadness, passing emotions rather than constant like happiness or boredom so if I force them to live in sadness but occasionally give them, something to enjoy then pleasure will outdo dissatisfaction.

Zhi Rui was standing dazed in front of the crowd, Hilda looked at the crowd and someone was about to speak, she immediately stared at him. the slave looked at Hilda and unwillingly stood back but a chill cam up his spinehe looked up, Zhi Rui was staring at him with wide open green eyes his heart tightened but he looked bravely ahead.

Zhi Rui smiled "Haha. come on to the front, speak your mind."

The men in his thirties held his chin high and walked with confidence. But he was trembling inside

Hilda sighed by the sidelines.

The men stood in front of the othershe was still on the staring contest with Zhi Rui

"Why look at me? what you want to say, is it not for everybody to hear?"

Zhi Rui kept her eys wide and spokewit ha huge smile.

The man for the first time hesitated a little. but nonetheless, he turned around and stood in front of the crowd

"Speak " Zhi Rui said.

the men was nervous but he took a deep breath and spoke.

"The god of light he-ughh'

Blood spewed from his neck the first line had their face covered in blood their eyes wide, they stood frozen.

Zhi Rui cleaned the blade of the knife on her own dress she looked at the man gurgling holding his throat on the ground.

"The god of light? I give you a chance to speak and the first thing you do is use god?!"

Zhi Rui threw the knife at the man.

"Imbecile! you're a slave! if God gave a shit, you wouldn't be here!"

She looked at every slave on the room

"This is for you too! you relied on gods, saints, and morals until now, where did that get you?!"

feeling their extreme anxiety on her core Zhi Rui screamed.

"NOWHERE!You were livingthe shitty life of the poor in somecorner of the country, then you lot was captured and sold asa slave,nowyou heard of somegod fearingpowerful young lady and bet everything on her pity, you all prayed for you damn god relentlessly, 'O GOD PLEASE LET THAT YOUNG LADY HAVE PITY ON ME!'

Zhi Rui could feel the slave's vexing and disgust on her gut.

"Oh my, you people disgust me! I'll be clear now In case you have some hope left. you'll be whores you'll be thieves you'll be murderers. I'll make you do all that and you won't ever be completely free!look at me now." Zhi Rui screamed, "LOOK AT ME NOW!"

They were shaking so much it spread to the wooden floor.

"I said you won't be completely free, that means you'll have a certain amount of freedom." Zhi Rui turned to Hilda

Which one were the most focused on your instructions?

Hilda looked at slaves and stared at one woman trembling like a leaf, the woman met eyes with Hilda and mouthed "Please no"

Zhi Rui followed Hilda's line of sight and saw the woman, she between thirty and twenty the dirt on her blocked most of her features black eyes black hair with little freckles on her face.

"COME FORWARD!"Zhi Rui yelled

The girl eyes turned red as she quietly sobbed she walked staggering to the front. She looked pitifully at Zhi Rui.

"P-please I-I don't want to die." staring at her right in the eyes Zhi Rui spoke "That's not a decision you can make for yourself anymore. you're mine."She turned to everybody else, YOU'RE ARE ALL MINE! "

Zhi Rui stepped back and spoke without moving her eyes from the crowd.

"Hilda, there's baggage on the carriage go fetch it. "

Hilda frowned at the tone but went anyway.

As Hilde came back Zhi Rui spoke: "What is your name?"

"A-Azule."

"Congratulations Azule youwerethe mostfocused person on the lot in these days."

Zhi Rui turned around took the baggage and opened in front of them. there were a chest, a pure blood red lace, and a small wooden box

Zhi Rui took the small box with one hand and opened it, they all looked inside some confused some surprised,Zhi Rui turned to Azule.

"you all formed ared core on the way here, meaning: you all completed the very basic ritual;connecting to the world, and now you can feel and gather energy from around you and mold it onto your body."

Zhi Rui looked at Azula eyes." These three balls are beast cores, in cultivation, there are various ways and methods to grow strong one of them is refining a beast core and making the previous owners main abilities infused within you. Only after you refined one, you can call yourself a level one cultivator."

"Now Azula, as a prize, you can choose one from this box. Hilda will walk you through it step by step. by tomorrow I want you to start refining one of them. So can take charge of these slaves.

Zhi Rui turned to the crowd again. "In this week courtesans will come and teach you how to work, and by the end of the week, I will nominate another one of you. but be advised, doesn't matter how much of you become a cultivator, nobody is above Azula that chance passed...for now."

Hilda trembled inside, what Zhi Rui did was obvious yet effective, establishing a hierarchy they will compete between themselves gain their rewards and will eventually lose sight of what really matters. the weak will try to gain power and those in power will try to keep in power. and on top of that Zhi Rui stands. giving them luxury and satiating their lusties numbing them until they cannot live in any other way.

Hilda got goosebumps I need to free myselfbefore I end up like them.'

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