When she saw Lin Yi, her face lit up: "Lin Yi, I just happened to have something to talk to you about."
"What's up?"
"Well, after you left yesterday, I contacted the other nine buildings and selected a representative from each building. They expressed their willingness to submit to us. Do you think we should accept them?"
Hearing this, Lin Yi couldn't help but become interested.
Resources are very scarce after the apocalypse, especially food and water.
But these are not the most scarce things. The most scarce thing is people.
People not only consume materials, they can also produce resources several times or even dozens of times more than they consume.
Of course, these people can become a sharp blade in the end times. If used well, they can continuously create value. On the contrary, if used poorly, they may suffer backlash.
It depends on how the person using it maintains this balance.
Regarding this, Lin Yi believed that Gu Xiaoman had the ability.
Thinking of this, Lin Yi said calmly: "It's okay to accept them, but I won't provide them with any supplies. All I can offer them is shelter."
"I understand. I will tell them this." Gu Xiaoman said as she walked downstairs.
"Wait." Lin Yi thought for a moment and stopped her.
"Is there anything else?" Gu Xiaoman stopped and looked at Lin Yi in confusion.
"I'll go with you. I also want to see if they are truly surrendering or if they are up to some tricks."
"Yeah, okay."
So the two of them went outside.
Gu Xiaoman gathered these people together.
Soon, a representative came out from each building.
When they saw Lin Yi, they all became excited.
"Boss Lin, we offended those people before, and they were too embarrassed to come here, so they specifically asked us to apologize to you."
Lin Yi waved his hand: "It's okay, those people have received the punishment they deserved. I won't take such a small matter to heart."
Hearing this, the representatives also breathed a sigh of relief.
They were really afraid that Lin Yi would hold a grudge against them because of this incident, and thus implicate everyone in the entire building.
"Don't worry, Boss Lin. These buildings will be managed by us from now on. Things like what happened before will definitely not happen again."
The person who was speaking was a little older, but judging from his appearance, he seemed to be an honest and loyal person.
After these two incidents, the troublemakers and restless elements in the community have basically been eliminated, and the remaining ones are basically honest and timid people.
After seeing these people, Lin Yi felt much more relieved. At least these people came to him sincerely.
Lin Yi continued, "If you want to follow me, you must abide by my rules. As long as you can follow me diligently, I can guarantee that you will have enough food and warm clothes. If you behave well, I can even give you some precious coal."
It is actually very simple to make these individuals obedient.
Just solve the four aspects of food, clothing, housing and transportation.
Of course, he doesn't have to worry about the last two. As long as he can deal with the first two, these people will follow him obediently.
Hearing Lin Yi's words, these people all looked happy.
"Don't worry, Boss Lin! We will definitely follow you closely."
"Yes, from today on, we will do whatever you ask us to do."
"As long as we have something to eat, we will be content."
…
Lin Yi raised his hand to signal them to be quiet.
Several people stopped and waited quietly for Lin Yi to speak next.
"Before that, I want to tell you my rules. I only have two rules. First: I won't give you any supplies for free. Everything requires you to exchange it for merit. Second: I will personally kill anyone who betrays me."
Hearing this, these people's facial expressions changed slightly.
"How can we work for you if you don't give us food?"
"That's right! If we work for you, you have to give us something to eat! Even the donkey pulling the mill needs to be fed."
"Lin Yi, we don't mean anything else. We just need to survive. What will we do if you don't provide us with food?"
Several people spoke up.
Hearing this, Lin Yi's expression changed slightly.
At this moment, the honest middle-aged man who had spoken earlier saw that they had some objections and quickly came out to smooth things over: "Everyone, be quiet and listen to what Boss Lin has to say."
The others then quieted down and looked at Lin Yi one by one.
Seeing that he was the only one who did not refute him, Lin Yi developed a slight liking for this person.
"May I have your name?"
The man was slightly stunned, then said excitedly: "Boss Lin, my name is Ma Guoan, just call me Old Ma."
Lin Yi continued, "I've also told you that any supplies you want will require Merits in exchange. In other words, as long as you work hard to earn Merits, I can't say you'll have enough food and clothing in the future, but you'll definitely be better off than most people. Of course, I won't force you. If you're willing to follow me, I welcome you. If you don't want to, I won't stop you. The choice is yours, but you only have one chance to choose."
After hearing this, several people became worried. Lin Yi's attitude was very clear, which meant that he would not give them the supplies for free.
Although the words sound nice, who knows if they can be fulfilled?
And they only have one chance to choose.
Soon, someone asked the question that everyone was most concerned about.
"Then how do we obtain this merit?"
"In the coming time, I will assign tasks to you, and your achievements will be defined based on your performance and results."
"Then what kind of tasks will you assign us? You won't ask us to be thugs, will you?"
These people were all weak and powerless, and they were afraid that Lin Yi would be like Scar and the others, asking them to take up weapons and fight with others.
They just don't have the courage, so they have been exploited by Scar before.
Hearing this, the few people who had questioned Lin Yi before also echoed him.
"That's right! We won't be thugs. If you ask us to do something like that, we'd rather not follow you!"
"Yes, as long as you promise not to let us be your thugs, we will follow you!"
"Yes! We came to you just to get your protection."
…
Seeing these people, Lin Yi's face darkened.
These people actually wanted to bargain with him.
Lin Yi sneered and continued, "Have you forgotten that you are begging me now? If you don't want to follow me, you can leave now."
When they saw Lin Yi getting angry, they also panicked.
"Boss Lin, that's not what we meant."
"Yes, we are too weak. We can do the work, but we are not good at fighting."
"That is, as long as you agree not to make us fight, we will follow you."
…
Lin Yi's face darkened, and he was too lazy to argue with them anymore. He said in a deep voice, "I'll only give you one chance. If you want to follow me before noon today, go find Gu Xiaoman. I won't wait any later!"
After saying that, Lin Yi turned and left.
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