Some people in the crowd raised their heads in disbelief.
Qin Siyang looked at their gaunt faces and continued:
"You no longer have to pay tribute to the nobles."
"You no longer have to kneel to receive judgment."
"And no one will drive you like livestock because of your birth, bloodline, or sequence level."
Qin Siyang continued, "We will judge the crimes of the First Domain. Everyone who took part in enslavement, slaughter, trials, and abductions will be brought to account. But the crimes of the First Domain will not be laid at the feet of ordinary people."
Qin Siyang went on, "Everyone brought here by force can register their identity, collect food and medicine, and leave to return home whenever they wish, because the Third, Fourth, and Seventh Domains will soon be liberated by us as well."
"Those who wish to stay in the First Domain may stay. For those who wish to leave, the Eighth Domain will make arrangements."
At those words, the crowd finally stirred.
Someone began to sob quietly.
Then more and more people began to cry.
"A god... a god has come to save us..."
An old man braced himself against the wall and slowly knelt, pressing his forehead to the dust-covered ground.
Then more people dropped to their knees.
Qin Siyang frowned slightly at the sight.
"Everyone, get up."
His booming voice carried from the square throughout the First Domain.
They looked at him blankly.
Qin Siyang said, "From this day forward, you are people just like me."
"There is no longer anyone in this world you need to kneel before when you speak."
"So stand up."
The square fell silent for a moment.
Qin Siyang's words had struck them with tremendous force.
More precisely, they were all stunned.
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