Persuading Them to Surrender

As soon as Linsey stepped out the door, she saw Vivian busy in the Village Square.

As the daughter of the former Lord of the Yarrow Camp and now one of the core figures in the camp, this child enjoys a good reputation among the people.

When ordinary people encounter problems, they might be too intimidated to directly ask Linsey for advice.

Therefore, their targets often become Hammer or Vivian.

"Mr. Linsey?"

As soon as Linsey stepped out, many eyes turned to her.

After Vivian noticed, she quickly finished what she was doing and immediately jogged over to catch up.

"You're out so early, are you preparing to build a new building that requires explanations of its functions?"

Linsey shook her head slightly and pointed in the direction of the prison:

"I plan to go over there and try to persuade them to surrender."

"For the camp to develop smoothly, and for the world to restore order, people are one of the most important elements."

Linsey answered as she approached the prison.

Vivian was a little curious, so she followed behind.

Soon, Linsey arrived at the prison gate.

Five people sat cross-legged inside the Sand Dune, drawing something on the ground with twigs they had picked up.

"Um?"

Linsey observed for a while without making a sound.

This appears to be a simple game similar to Gomoku or poker. Being locked up in prison was so boring that the Sand Dune group used it to pass the time.

As for the situation in the village...

After watching it for several days in a row, no matter how shocked they were, they developed a habit.

These five Wilderness Hunter, who had no worries about food and drink, even seemed to be giving up and just wanting to spend their lives in prison.

"..."

Linsey waited quietly for a few seconds.

After the five people in the prison finished a game, someone noticed Linsey's lingering presence and curiously looked up to stare at her.

The next second, he recognized Linsey:

"You! You! You're from that day...?"

Linsey nodded and then introduced herself:

"Yes, it's me."

"You can call me Linsey. I'm currently the manager of this camp."

As Linsey spoke, the cell door unlocked automatically.

He used his Lord authority to manipulate the building's doors, which appeared to others as if he had used some kind of remote control to make the doors open automatically, and then walked in with a calm and even gait.

Immediately, Linsey pulled a chair out of his bag and sat down directly in front of the five men from the Sand Dune.

As for the ground opposite.

The memory of being instantly knocked down by Linsey a few days ago also surfaced in their minds.

The others hesitated and stammered, but in the end, it was the leader of the Sand Dune who stepped forward to speak:

"Lord Linsey, we..."

Linsey noticed the other person's hesitation and shook her head to interrupt:

"I don't have that much time either, and you probably don't want to be imprisoned here any longer."

"So, I'll get straight to the point."

"Are you willing to serve me?"

"..."

Linsey's blunt statement immediately stirred up the hearts of several Wilderness Hunter.

Seeing the construction progress in the Banyan Grove over the past few days, it would be impossible for them not to have some thoughts. Especially now that they are prisoners, the eyes of the last few people were clearly gleaming.

Among them, Sand Dune was the most composed, and he tentatively asked Linsey:

"Lord Linsey, since you want to recruit us, you must have a purpose."

"We live on this Wasteland simply to survive."

"As long as you don't make us do anything extremely foolish, we are naturally willing to serve you!"

Linsey silently opened the map and even changed her equipment in the Equipment Slot to Sapphire Glasses for detecting emotional fluctuations.

The Sand Dune did appear calm and composed on the surface.

But the turmoil in his heart was just as turbulent as the emotions of his companions behind him.

Linsey gave a smile as kind as she could possibly be:

"Of course, I am aware of that as well."

"You have survived in this Wasteland until now, so I certainly wouldn't try to fool you with anything false or useless."

"What I can offer is very simple - as long as you follow the rules, food will not be a problem, and safety will be guaranteed in the camp."

Food safety.

With two essential elements for survival at hand, these are conditions that many people in this Wasteland cannot refuse.

Sand Dune took a deep breath before asking Linsey:

"So, what do you need us to do?"

Linsey answered frankly:

"For now, I hope you will act as recruits in the camp, so that the other people imprisoned here can see my attitude of accepting outsiders."

The saying "spend a fortune to buy a horse's bones" is a very simple principle.

Linsey is not in a hurry to directly convert the five people in the Sand Dune into labor.

On the contrary, if the five of them are active in the camp and serve as accepted role models, it will be much easier to get others to join in later.

In this response, Sand Dune notes the description Linsey initially gave:

"You just said that this is the task 'for now'?"

Linsey nodded in agreement:

"In the future, I hope that awakened individuals with certain combat capabilities will form a team to help explore the Barren Land World. Although this world is gradually declining, it was once prosperous and is not completely desolate."

"Mineral resources, animals, and plants—these things all have the potential for development and application, and I need manpower to go out and explore them."

Linsey's gaze fell on her companions in the Sand Dune:

"If I'm not mistaken, you are also highly skilled hunters, and you should be able to handle this kind of mission with ease."

Sand Dune nodded in agreement, then immediately began to inquire about the details of the work:

"What if we encounter danger while exploring, or even run into enemies we've clashed with before?"

Linsey immediately replied:

"Your own safety is the top priority."

"..."

Upon hearing this, Sand Dune turned his head to look behind him.

Without needing any ability to sense emotions, he could see the excitement in the eyes of his four subordinates at that moment.

Unless you're prepared to walk alone in the Wasteland, there's no way to refuse.

Sand Dune sighed inwardly, turned and bowed his head to Linsey, a gesture of submission:

"Lord Linsey, I understand."

"Your offer is very tempting, so we certainly can't refuse."

Linsey smiled with satisfaction and stood up.

He folded up the chair and walked out of the cell; this time, the prison gates were not closed.

The group in the Sand Dune dunes looked at each other, some hesitant to act rashly.

At this moment, Vivian, who had watched the surrender process, spoke up to remind them:

"You can follow along and take a look at how the village is operating."

The group from the Sand Dune then caught up with Linsey.

A group of people arrived at the northeast direction of the camp.

Based on past urban planning concepts, Linsey functionally divided the camp, with this area being the densely populated residential area.

He opened the Attribute Panel and dragged a housing structure onto the ground.

Linsey looked at the five people on the Sand Dune behind her and extended her hand to them in a generous gesture of invitation:

"You've been in the cages these past few days, so you should have seen how the camp is being built."

"Come out now..."

"Why not give it a try and build yourself a home?"