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Chapter Twenty: People with Surnames

  "The next one is Oak, you come out." Li You Ran read out this name, causing the crowd to stir, unexpectedly, Master Law actually chose a child as the foreman, now this family can be considered lucky, if it's like John becoming Master Law's servant, that would be even luckier.

  Oak was a bit dull, he didn't know what he was doing here. He looked around and saw that everyone was looking at him with envy, even his own parents were beaming with pride as they pushed him forward, as if he had already become a great figure. Then, under his mother's urging, he walked up to the master monk.

  That dazed look makes people sigh, these two kids are really blessed with foolish luck. Some people are also gloating, with this child's muddled personality, it's possible that he'll be abandoned by Master Ye tomorrow. But in any case, Oak has made a name for himself, and everyone can only envy him.

  "Next is the last one you chose, I am not familiar with you, nor do I know all of your names, next I will just use points."

  As soon as Li You Ran spoke, the crowd was in an uproar. This meant that everyone had a chance, and it turned out that John and Oak were chosen simply because they were the only two mages who knew their names. This injustice made everyone secretly resentful of themselves. When they first met the mage master, he asked for their names, but only John and Oak spoke up. If only they had known earlier, they should have spoken up at that time, but unfortunately, it benefited others instead.

  "The person in the corner, tell me your name." Li You Ran's voice appeared again, feeling like a verdict, everyone had a sense of despair, and they all turned their eyes to the person in the corner, wasn't that the guy who was guilty?

  It was at that moment when Li You Ran descended from the sky, he knelt down to confess his sins. He was stunned, never expecting to be chosen. His heart was filled with gratitude for being able to atone for his numerous crimes. Knowing that the deity in his heart had seen his sincerity, two lines of clear tears left a mark on his dirty face, comically leaving behind two tear streaks.

  Kneeling down and crawling to Li You Ran's feet, he kissed Li You Ran's shoes, then said in a trembling voice: "Great master, Zig Edger pays his highest respects to you, thank you for giving me the chance to be reborn."

  Zig's words left everyone stunned, the crowd whispered to each other, even Arlington was surprised, never expecting that this guy would be a noble with a surname!

  "It's actually a noble with a surname! I'm really surprised, but he doesn't do anything bad, does he?"

  "You know what! It's precisely because of this that one is a noble. Otherwise, who do you think would have the guts to do such a thing?"

  "I never thought that among the refugees was actually a big shot, I don't know how he got used to this kind of life. If I had experienced the life of nobility and then made me return to my current life, I would definitely kill myself."

  People's gossip had no effect on Zhi Ge; in his eyes, there was only Li You Ran's figure.

  As a noble, he was once the scion of the ancient and powerful Moonlight Dynasty's great family. After offending the most powerful family, he had to be abandoned by his own family. The last thing they did for him was to help him block the pursuers, but he was also expelled from the family and became a free commoner with a noble name. He followed the refugee tide to this poorest and most marginal village, thinking that this would be the end of his miserable life. But unexpectedly, he saw someone bathing in divine light - this person must be the Chosen One of God.

  Zi Ge, as a member of an ancient family, his family was also once a recipient of the Bathing God's blessings. However, back then, all the human experts were recruited to participate in an unprecedented great war, and the family's guardian deity and experts were all annihilated. If it weren't for the fact that many families were similarly affected, and if not for the family's profound heritage, they might have been annexed.

  Even so, the major families of that year were also taken in by the imperial family's high-ranking officials at that time. The imperial family rose to power around that time. Although it has been over a thousand years since then, the family legacy remains. They are indeed families who have seen divine spirits, so they are more familiar with divine light than others.

  He saw such a divine light on Li You Ran's body, so he would repent. When he heard that Li You Ran chose him, he felt that his faith had never abandoned him.

  "Rise up! You possess more noble qualities than others, even if you have committed many wrongdoings. In my eyes, as long as you acknowledge and make amends for them, you are still a noble person."

  "Who can't say comforting words! As long as you do things for me, I don't care about your shortcomings! As long as it doesn't harm me, that's all that matters. You look so devoted! It wouldn't be bad to fool you a bit, maybe I can even get a little brother out of it." Li You Ran is not as upright and virtuous as he appears on the surface, in his heart he is secretly harboring evil intentions.

  Zi Ge is secretly grateful to Li You Ran! Who knows if he finds out about Li You Ran's thoughts, will he turn against Li You Ran?

  "Alright, just these few people for now! Follow me, I have tasks to assign to you." Then Li You Ran led the three of them to one side of the materials.

  "Alright, now just the three of you, I'll tell each of you about your respective responsibilities. Oak, you're in charge of distributing food every day and keeping track of everyone's workload, then report back to me."

  John envied the duties of Oak, this job is not too lucrative, but Oak is just that big, you can't let him do manual labor, so in fact this job is most suitable for him.

  "John, I need you to learn how to make the most of materials and then teach those people. Remember that the workers are under your management, you have the right to hire and fire, I don't care what you do, but remember that all I care about is seeing my castle."

  John felt a sense of happiness wash over him, had he finally risen to the level of managing others? Even if it was only temporary.

  Then Li You Ran continued to explain the usage of cement and sandstone until he explained it for the eighth time, when John finally indicated that he understood.

  "After settling John's matter, Li You Ran said to Zig: 'I have the greatest expectations for you. Since you are a nobleman, you naturally understand more. Your responsibility is these materials. You need to manage these materials and supervise the progress of the project. I need to finish as soon as possible. Do you understand?'"

  "Understood! Master, I will definitely supervise them properly. Having only benefits is not enough to manage these people, I will make sure of it and let you move into the castle as soon as possible." As a noble son, he naturally knew how to deal with these unruly commoners.

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