Published: March 12, 2025
Chapter 375: Monkey Head Island
Zhao Hai smiled and said, "No need to rush. I want to try going to the deep sea. There are many species in the deep sea, and the space can also be upgraded a few levels."
Laura did not object. The most important thing now was to raise the level of the farm; only then could Zhao Hai's poison be resolved quickly.
At this moment, Meg turned to Zhao Hai and said, "Brother Hai, what do you think the situation will be like in Tianshui City now? I see that the nobles of the Roson Empire seem to be quite ruthless this time. Do you think they can accomplish what you mentioned?"
Zhao Hai shook his head and replied, "It's hard to say. If they really can achieve it, then the Church of Light will find it impossible to enter the Roson Empire in the future. However, I believe those nobles and the imperial family of the Roson Empire will cooperate fully because the Church of Light poses too great a threat to their control. The Karlqi Family will definitely do as I said because it brings them immense benefits."
Laura nodded and said, "Currently, dark mages are at a low ebb on the continent. If anyone is anxious, it must be the Karlqi Family. The Karlqi Family started with dark mages and holds a high status among them, subtly playing the role of a leader. As dark mages become weaker, their status will naturally decline, so they will definitely do as Brother Hai suggested. This way, they can change people's perception of dark mages, which is vital for their development."
Then Laura looked at Zhao Hai and said, "I really didn't expect Brother Hai to think of such a method. In fact, this is also a form of brainwashing. Using this method to deal with the Church of Light should be the best way; it's simply shaking the foundation of the Church of Light."
Zhao Hai smiled slightly and said, "It's a propaganda war, a war without knives and guns. Sometimes, such wars are more challenging to defend against and even more effective."
Laura nodded and then added, "Shouldn't we also teach such a course in our school in the future? It's still manageable with fewer people now, but once we have more students, we must establish such a course."
Zhao Hai smiled slightly and said, "This course is essential, but we also need to adjust our educational content. We can't just speak ill of the Church of Light; we need to educate them on loyalty, making them understand who has provided them with their current lives and to whom they should be loyal. If those people grow up believing they should be loyal to us deep in their hearts, then we won’t fear any enemies in the future."
Laura's eyes lit up. In fact, some of the great nobles were already using such methods, but they only applied them to slaves. However, Zhao Hai's approach, though also aimed at slaves, implied he intended to apply it to commoners should he manage to transform them back. This left Laura a bit puzzled.
While Laura was confused, Zhao Hai understood that this method is indeed very effective. Any force needs a sense of cohesion; only when this cohesion reaches a certain level can that force be nearly invincible.
Currently, there were few people in Zhao Hai's territory, which made it easy to manage. However, once spring arrived, he would have to manage a hundred thousand slaves. With more people, management issues would arise.
You can't expect slaves to have any sense of cohesion; that's impossible. Therefore, Zhao Hai planned to gradually restore these slaves' identities as commoners, show them kindness, and then establish a school to provide this somewhat servile form of education to brainwash them. Finally, coupled with laws, that would slowly allow those slaves to transform into commoners in both identity and consciousness. With this servile education, it would be possible to cultivate a sense of cohesion among those slaves.
Of course, the best way to cultivate a sense of cohesion is to instill a sense of collective honor among the group, making them proud to belong to that collective. Only in this way can the greatest cohesion be fostered.