Mother, Did I Do the Right Thing?

"Do you think the rules you set are reasonable, Huo Yuhao? You're making sure none of us get anything while taking all the credit for yourself!"

"Use your conscience to judge this fairly. Do you really think we'll help you work if you do this?!" one of the bound nobles shouted angrily.

They admitted that they had indeed done something highly immoral, but they had had no choice. They had to make a living, after all.

Without earning money, how could they expand their families, support their households, or compete with others?!

So some things had to be sacrificed. Besides, those commoners had been worth very little to begin with.

"That has nothing to do with me."

"You only have two choices: obey or die. I've given you plenty of time to choose."

"When the time comes for you to die, don't blame me for not giving you enough time to make up your minds."

As he spoke, Huo Yuhao coldly looked at the nobles on the left, whose preparation time had already run out.

As he watched them constantly beg for mercy, he recalled how smug they had been at the beginning.

Perhaps this is simply what humans are like. The moment they truly understand the situation and realize it's detrimental to them, they begin to regret it.

"Commander, are we leaving none of them alive?" one of the soldiers responsible for carrying out the executions asked.

"There are some things I don't want to repeat a second time." Huo Yuhao pretended to be shocked.

If they had observed carefully, they would have clearly seen that Huo Yuhao's hand had been trembling all along. He had been forcing himself to endure the emotional pressure.

Apart from Evil Soul Masters, the people of the Douluo Continent were all very simple