Lin Ke had no objection. He let Little Wa settle securely on his shoulder, then came to a door with Fang Yuan.
Beyond this door lay a connection to the Lin Residence.
Once the door opened, an expansive stretch of empty ground came into view!
This empty ground was precisely where the original Lin Residence had stood.
Lin Ke had not kept a single one of the original buildings. He had razed them all.
The old layout had not been bad, but there had still been far too much wasted space.
So Lin Ke had simply leveled everything to rebuild and redecorate.
Several hundred people stood on the empty ground. The moment they saw Lin Ke emerge, they all bowed and shouted in unison:
"Greetings, Master!"
Were these the new recruits?
Lin Ke swept his gaze over them. Maids, guards, serving women, stewards-every role was represented, and they had even changed into their respective uniforms.
Their clothes were mainly shades of blue-green, white, and gray. All wore meek, deferential expressions; at a glance, none looked like the sort who loved stirring up trouble.
"My lord."
As it happened, Pei Qian and Zhuge Li were also there, and they bowed to Lin Ke.
"Hear Thunder in the Silence."
Lin Ke recited the verse, then closed his eyes.
This poem could condense public will into a blade, and it also allowed him to sense public will.
The people's anger, sorrow, goodwill, malice, joy, and more.
Now, Lin Ke was drawing on the power of poetry to sense these people's emotions.
A moment later, Lin Ke opened his eyes, a smile appearing on his face. "Mm, everyone can stay."
In what he had just sensed, these servants harbored no malice. Their emotions were mostly respect, fear, nervousness, delighted surprise, anticipation, curiosity, and the