Chapter 1830: Chapter 959: Tattoo

In the northern Federation, a Li’s A-Class Floating ship continued its journey northward.

After traveling nearly 200 kilometers, an immense aerial fortress stood on the distant sky, its completely black body looking extremely grim.

As the floating ship approached, the aerial fortress’s main firepower gun moved along the rail at the bottom, automatically locking onto its target.

Li’s floating ship did not proceed further but descended straight to the ground.

The hatch opened, and Li Yunshou stood on the nearby open ground, gazing at the aerial fortress in the sky in silence.

The arrival of the Black Water Ship in the Eastern Continent Federation meant that the forces of Black Water City had already merged with the Storm City Fleet; the Duke of Blackwater had arrived.

This time, the Roosevelt Kingdom did not rush south but instead stopped to consolidate the Northern Jindai and six cities of Deer Island, establishing a new regime as well as numerous secret military bases.

A large number of able-bodied laborers in the city were forcibly conscripted, all becoming slaves.

Now, the south was hastily retreating while the north was already wailing everywhere.

In the next moment, a floating ship flew over from the Black Water Ship and landed, the hatch opened, and a white man looked down at Li Yunshou and said in broken Mandarin: "Li Yunshou?"

"It’s me," Li Yunshou nodded.

"Search him," the white man said, and two soldiers rushed over, completely disregarding Li Yunshou’s status, almost tearing his clothes apart to check.

Li Yunshou, as the head of a conglomerate in the Eastern Continent, was supposed to receive higher political treatment but was now being treated like livestock.

Masters on Li’s Airship were furious and wanted to rush forward to fight, but Li Yunshou raised his hand: "No matter."

After the inspection, the white man waved to him: "Get on our floating ship, the Duke of Blackwater wants to see you."

The floating ship of Black Water City quickly ascended, it came to hover above the Black Water Ship, waiting for the alloy gate on the deck to open before it slowly descended.

Several black slaves escorted Li Yunshou, as if escorting a prisoner, to the command room.

The Duke of Blackwater sat in the command seat, looking down at Li Yunshou and asked in English: "Are you the Master of the Li Family?"

Beside him, an Asian Time Traveler translated in Chinese: "Are you the Master of the Li Family?"

Li Yunshou nodded: "I am."

The Duke of Blackwater looked at Li Yunshou with interest: "What do you want?"

Li Yunshou said calmly: "All Li’s descendants to be registered as citizens, all residents of the cities governed by the Li Family to become free men, not slaves."

The Duke of Blackwater laughed heartily: "A conglomerate wants to protect its lambs, does it matter?"

Li Yunshou said: "It does. The residents of the six northern cities are already registered as slaves; I know very well what fate they will face. With the help of the Li Family, it would be easier and more efficient to unify the Eastern Continent, the price is only to give citizenship to 31922 people of the Li Family, while gaining over ten million free men, it’s a costless transaction for you, very lucrative."

"If I were a businessman, then it would indeed be a very profitable business," the Duke of Blackwater slowly suppressed his laugh: "But unfortunately, I am a ruler."

Li Yunshou looked up at him: "What do I need to give?"

The Duke of Blackwater replied with a smile: "In my view, the entire Eastern Continent is already in the hands of His Majesty the King, you just haven’t seen through this outcome yet. Of course, your request is not difficult, people of the Li Family can avoid becoming slaves, but you... must become my slave."

As soon as the words fell, people on both sides rushed forward to grab Li Yunshou’s arms, fixing him on a chair, while a Caucasian woman holding an automated tattoo tool quickly engraved two Chinese characters on Li Yunshou’s forehead: "奴隶" (Slave).

Li Yunshou did not struggle, he just sat dazedly in the chair, eyes dim.

The Duke of Blackwater and hundreds of soldiers in the command room all looked at him laughingly: "Don’t worry, you are special. Next, wherever the Roosevelt Kingdom crushes the land, excluding people of the Li Family, they will all have these two characters engraved. They will become slaves of the Roosevelt Kingdom, and their children will also become slaves of the Kingdom, engraved with such words. By then, your descendants of the Li Family will all be grateful for your sacrifice."

This is the real cruelty of war; it not only wants to destroy your body but also humiliate your spirit.

In imagination, war is just about eliminating the opponent back and forth, but the humiliation of the defeated will last for hundreds of years.

Women will become breeding tools, men will become labor like cattle; this is the price the Federation must bear if defeated.

Now, the Duke of Blackwater wants to let the world know that Li Yunshou has become his slave to crush the last will of the Li Family.

Whenever Li Yunshou attends any public occasion, everyone will see the two characters on his forehead.

The Duke of Blackwater’s voice grew cold: "The first thing, Li’s army must complete assembling within two days, start attacking the Southwest Qing Family, do not let me see Li’s playing tricks, otherwise all women of the Li Family, I will try them one by one. Then let all nobles of the Roosevelt Kingdom try them one by one."

"The second thing, Li Family must capture City 10 within three days, and build City 18 and City 10 into advancing bases for my Roosevelt Kingdom, all resources must be gathered there."

"The third thing, hunt down Li Changqing of the Li Family, she took away the airborne fortress of the Li Family, causing the Kingdom huge losses. Capture her, bring her to me."

Li Yunshou took a deep breath: "Understood."

The floating ship sent Li Yunshou out of the aerial fortress, with the Duke of Blackwater seated at the command post.

The adjutant beside him whispered, "Do you trust his loyalty?"

The Duke of Blackwater sneered, "I don’t need his loyalty. Make sure the people from the Li Family don’t leave City No. 18. As long as these people stay, the Li Family must become the rolling wheels of our war machine. Would Li Yunshou dare wager the lives of more than thirty thousand from the Li Family? He wouldn’t."

31,922 people, which is a huge number for a clan, almost encompassing all the core descendants of the Li Family.

If they died, there would be no Li Family left.

At this moment, the floating ship descended at Black Water City, and a white man grinned as he opened the cabin door, pushing Li Yunshou off the floating ship.

Li Yunshou slowly walked out.

The soldiers of the Li Family stared at the tattoo on his forehead, each one flushed with anger and humiliation.

The white man stood on the ladder looking at them, unbuttoned his trousers, and urinated below, shaking a few times.

Luckily, a master from the Li Family quickly pulled Li Yunshou away, otherwise the urine would have splashed on him.

The soldiers of the Li Family intended to act, but Li Yunshou held them back: "Focus on the bigger picture."

The white man laughed heartily and closed the cabin door, driving away.

Li Yunshou and his companions returned to their floating ship, all suppressing their silence.

"Fight them!" someone shouted: "How can we endure such humiliation!? This is our family head, and they dare carve words on his face?!"

Someone else sighed: "Fight, and then what? Saying ’fight’ is easy, but what about our wives and children? Who will protect them? Family Head, how did the talks go?"

Li Yunshou nodded, "No one from the Li Family will enter slave status."

He then took out a satellite phone and sent out a message: "It’s not only the Black Water City fleet arriving, but also Phoenix City’s. I heard their soldiers talking about the arrival of the Phoenix City fleet."

After sending it, Li Yunshou handed the satellite phone to Li Su: "Destroy it."

Li Su asked softly, "Did you hear this from the aerial fortress?"

"Yes," Li Yunshou nodded.

Many people, after experiencing the rule of Li Xiurui over the Li Family, instinctively compared the eldest son Li Yunshou with the old man.

Upon inheriting the position of Li Family Head, most of what Li Yunshou did was to maintain the status quo without innovative expansion, leading to online comments rating him as relatively mediocre among the various successors of the Li Family, lacking remarkable talent.

But in reality, very few people know Li Yunshou’s history; he entered Qinghe University with top scores and remained low-key without taking any position in the student council, rarely appearing in public, yet he graduated with three degrees: philosophy, political economy, and law.

After inheriting as the Li Family Head, Li Yunshou continuously worked diligently at the Privy Office handling state affairs; however, before any accomplishments were seen, the news of his allegiance to the Roosevelt Kingdom became evident.

Li Su asked with his head lowered, "Family Head, you wouldn’t want to pledge allegiance either, would you."

"It’s no longer important," Li Yunshou patted his shoulder: "Look forward."

The floating ship ascended, taking two days to fly back to City No. 18.

When it landed in front of Baopu Tower, hundreds of Li Family members gathered at the airstrip waiting.

As Li Yunshou stepped out, a woman approached and spat at him: "Bah, traitor, we’d rather be slaves, or die, than accept your so-called protection."

Another person walked up to scorn him: "Do you deserve to be Family Head? You are far from the old man!"

Hundreds of people took turns to scorn him while Li Su and the others tried to shield Li Yunshou, yet he stopped them: "It’s alright, let them curse."

The crowd cursed for nearly an hour until they were tired and left.

Li Yunshou’s clothes were soaked, covered in the foul stench of saliva.

He slowly entered Baopu Tower, removed his clothes, and took a bath.

After washing, he paused in front of the mirror, quietly looking at himself and the tattoo on his forehead.

Li Yunshou dressed and left the room, saying to Li Su outside: "Gather the national policy advisors and military advisors in the Privy Office, prepare to devise a strategy plan to attack the Southwest."

Li Su asked, "Don’t you need to rest a bit?"

"No need."

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