While Lynn was rigorously drilling the new recruits, Old Suo Wade arrived in White Bear Territory with an inspection team of more than ten people.
Most of the team members were tribal elders, and they had always deeply resisted merging into White Bear Territory.
Along the way, when they saw serfs laboring under the blazing sun to build roads, a hot-tempered elder immediately stepped forward and began spouting off.
"Suo Wade, do you see that? These invaders treat even their own people like slaves. If we attach ourselves to that Baron of White Bear Territory you mentioned, our fate will only be even more miserable than theirs!"
One elder even pointed at Old Suo Wade's nose and cursed.
"Suo Wade, you fool! You actually believed the invaders' lies so easily, even sending your son and daughter to them as hostages! And you said he would marry your daughter? I think they've long since become the lowest kind of slaves, suffering endless torment!"
"Suo Wade, give me back my daughter! It would've been one thing if you sent your own son over, but what right did you have to send my daughter for them to violate?"
This middle-aged wild man, beating his chest and stamping his feet, was naturally Little Suo Wade's future father-in-law.
But they had no idea that these serfs had all willingly accepted corvée labor.
Three hearty meals a day, an inexhaustible supply of free salt, and contract farmer status handed out whenever promised. The three grand promises Lynn had made had either become reality or were within reach.
The serfs felt nothing but gratitude for their lord's generosity. They worked especially hard, and the project was progressing far beyond the original plans.
Old Suo Wade remained silent the entire way.
His brow was tightly furrowed, and his