"He's just unlucky," Luo Qing said without hesitation.

Night Breeze paused for a moment, then said angrily, "Qing'er, sometimes you really need to be disciplined!"

Luo Qing said with a worried look, "But Ancestor, these tents are only for the use of commoners and serfs. I don't think we should ask for so much. Besides, serfs are very stupid. It's already quite good that they can do the work like this."

"Because serfs are stupid, so the requirements are lowered?"

Night Wind shook his head and said, "Besides, are the tasks I assigned them really that difficult? Are my requirements too high? The people who hammer nails are only responsible for hammering the nails in, the people who drive stakes are only responsible for driving the stakes in, and the people who tie ropes are only responsible for tying the ropes in. Such simple things don't require any thinking at all; you just need to exert your strength. Do they really not understand or know how to do it? Do they really not know how to do it well?"

Luo Qing lowered her head and dared not utter a sound.

Ye Feng said, "Go and call Chen He over here."

Hearing Ye Feng say this, Luo Qing was taken aback: "Ancestor, why did you call Captain Chen He here? Are you going to punish those serfs? Let's not. Everyone has just arrived here and this is their first time working. I think we shouldn't be so harsh on the serfs..."

"When did I say I would punish those serfs?" Night Wind retorted.

"If you don't intend to punish the serfs, then why did you summon Chen He, Ancestor?" Luo Qing asked again.

"Stop talking so much, just do as I say," Night Wind commanded.

Luo Qing had no choice but to run away into the distance. The way she ran, lifting her skirt, was like a little deer in the forest, cheerful and lively.

Zijing curiously leaned closer and asked, "Old Deng, what exactly are you up to?"

“You’ll find out soon enough,” Night Wind said.

Before long, Luo Qing called Chen He over.

As soon as Chen He arrived, he prepared to kneel down on one knee to pay his respects to Ye Feng, but Ye Feng stopped him.

“There’s no need for formalities at a time like this, and I have something I need you to do,” Ye Feng said.

Chen He immediately said, "Miss already told me on the way here that you, Ancestor, are dissatisfied with those serfs who are doing the work, right? Don't worry, I'll go and teach them a lesson right away..."

“I’m not asking you to punish those serfs. In this situation, a whip won’t do any good; in fact, it will have the opposite effect,” Ye Feng said.

"So what do you mean?" Chen He asked curiously.

“Go kill a pig, set up a big pot, and stew the meat in the center of the camp,” Night Wind said.

Upon hearing Ye Feng's words, Luo Qing, Chen He, and Zi Jing were all stunned.

But then Luo Qing realized, "I understand, Ancestor, you're trying to lure them with food!"

“This isn’t called temptation, it’s called reward. I’m going to use rewards to motivate them,” Ye Feng explained.

"What does 'subjective initiative' mean?" Luo Qing asked, still confused.

"It's about a person's enthusiasm for doing something, that's roughly the idea," Ye Feng said.

Luo Qing nodded, seemingly understanding but not quite.

Chen He hesitated for a moment and said, "Ancestor, are we really going to kill a pig and stew it as a reward for those commoners and serfs? We don't have much food now; most of it is grain, and meat is only..."

Chen He was interrupted by Ye Feng before he could finish speaking: "Do as I say. The Death Mountains are never short of prey. If we run out of meat, we can organize people to go hunting."

"Yes, Ancestor!"

Chen He was extremely efficient; he quickly set up a large pot in the center of the camp and slaughtered a pig on the spot to stew the meat.

The rich aroma of meat wafted through the camp, making the working civilians and serfs drool.

It is important to know that the common people and serfs in the Lingluo Great World live in extremely harsh conditions.

Commoners could only eat meat once a month, while serfs were even worse off, basically only tasting meat during festivals.

It's easy to imagine how appealing this huge pot of stewed pork was to them!

Many commoners and serfs were already whispering among themselves.

"It's not even dark yet, why are you already cooking?"

"Cooking is one thing, but to put such a huge pot of stewed meat here is another! It's making my mouth water!"

"Don't even think about it, there's no share for us. We're just serfs, we're lucky to have any food to eat, you want meat?"

"Can't I even think about it if I can't have it? Don't you want it too?"

"Stop talking, I want one too. Can't you see I'm practically drooling?"

Seeing that the time was almost right, Ye Feng instructed Chen He to gather all the commoners and serfs here.

Ye Feng stood on a rock, looking down at the more than 1,300 people, and pointed to the large pot of stewing meat, saying, "See this pot of meat?"

The commoners and serfs present all nodded repeatedly, some even swallowing hard.

"No doubt about it, the stew in this big pot is prepared for you!" Night Wind shouted.

These words immediately caused an uproar at the scene.

"Really?"

"The city lord is too kind to us..."

"The city lord is truly a great philanthropist..."

The commoners and serfs were so moved they almost cried, but Ye Feng quickly added, "Don't rush to thank me, because not every one of you can eat meat!"

"There are over 1,300 of you, and there's only so much meat in this huge pot. If it were divided equally among you, each of you would probably only get a tiny bit of meat scraps!"

"Therefore, only one hundred of you are entitled to eat meat!"

"In two hours, it will get dark, and before then I will send someone to check your work! The more work you do, the higher your ranking will be. And the top one hundred will get to eat meat!"

"Not just today, but tomorrow and the day after! From this day forward, every day in our Silla City will be like this! If you want to eat meat, then work hard and complete your tasks with high quality and quantity!"

"As long as you work hard, you'll have meat to eat every day!"

"I've said my piece. What you do next is up to you!"

As soon as Ye Feng finished speaking, all 1,300-plus people rushed to their posts, afraid of falling behind!

Once they arrived at their assigned work sites, they all worked with all their might.

This energy is worlds apart from what it was just now!

Luo Qing and Zijing were both stunned, and Chen He was almost speechless as well.

"What do you guys think?" Ye Feng asked with a smile.

Luo Qing gave a thumbs up and said, "Ancestor, you're amazing! Just feeding them meat has made them work so hard. This is much more effective than whipping them!"

“That’s what you call the wisdom of the elderly,” Zijing said.