Road to becoming the wealthiest: Starting From Treasure Hunting in the Cabinets -
Chapter 631 - 411: A Group of People Lacking Lessons_2
Chapter 631: Chapter 411: A Group of People Lacking Lessons_2
Most people had already gathered, so Sean Knight let Elijah Lincoln go out and shout a few times, prompting those who were still playing to reluctantly return.
"Now I want to let everyone know, due to the shortage of supplies, we will now limit rations, giving you one piece of bread per meal..."
Before he could finish his sentence, someone was already complaining:
"Why? I eat eight pieces of bread per meal, and there should be vegetables too..."
"If you don’t want to eat, get out!" Sean’s voice erupted in the crowd, sounding as if it were right in that person’s ear!
With just that one sentence, the person immediately shut up.
Although he still harbored grievances, he quickly recognized their current predicament.
"I’m just notifying you, not negotiating with you!" Sean glared at them coldly and said:
"I’m not from the government. Rescuing you was incidental; I’m giving you food now simply because I don’t want to see you starve to death. Where do you think this is? This is someone else’s island; do you think there will be people specially preparing lavish meals for you?
Do you know why you were kidnapped? Men become living organ stores, and women get sold as slaves! What kind of treatment do you think they’ll give you?"
Sean’s words were like a sharp knife, revealing a bloody reality that these people were unwilling to face.
If it weren’t for Sean and his team, they knew all too well what would have happened to them – in an age of the Internet, is there any dark story they haven’t heard?
After hearing Sean’s words, those who originally harbored some grievances towards him now had mixed feelings.
"Of course, if you have good wilderness survival skills, there are plenty of edible things on the beach, and there are wild vegetables up on the mountain too. You can also sign up to help me with work, and in return, you can get some more food."
"But wasn’t there food on the cargo ship?" asked a girl timidly.
"If you think you can eat unhusked rice, I have no objection," Sean said. "Of course, I have no objection if you want to eat wheat rice either, as long as you can digest it."
Most of those kidnapped were city dwellers who had no idea what wheat rice or rice was.
Of course, there were still some defiant people who secretly decided to go out and look for food later after getting their share of bread.
"Moreover, I’d like to inform you that the cargo ship was originally scheduled to stop here for only one day. Now that the ship is in trouble and you’ve been rescued, those who were supposed to pick up the cargo will likely come to check on the situation."
Upon hearing this, most people became instantly nervous.
"So I suggest you not go to the cargo ship if you can avoid it. There are places to hide on the island, but on the ship, well..."
Sean didn’t finish his sentence, but the meaning was clear.
Those who originally planned to seize a boat and go to the cargo ship to find supplies immediately abandoned that idea.
There was no harm in being hungry for one or two meals, but if they ran into those people, things would surely be far worse!
"Of course, our current difficulties are temporary," Sean continued. "We’ve reported the situation to the relevant authorities, so I believe someone will come to pick you up soon..."
Having said that, Sean glanced at the people and said:
"Alright, time to distribute bread! Line up!"
Douglas Cooper and Elijah Hastings were in charge of maintaining order while Sean and Lincoln Harrington handed out bread.
Soon, Lincoln and Sean threw out two people who tried to receive bread twice.
Of course, most people understood gratitude after realizing the situation.
So when they received their bread, they thanked Sean and Elijah and lined up obediently.
After distributing the bread, most people dispersed. Almost all of them went to the beach, planning to find some seafood or other food. After all, hardly anyone had been on the beach before, and the receding tide left behind many marine creatures.
Even a piece of seaweed could be nibbled on, right?
Cheering from the beach could be heard soon after, indicating that they had found something.
Some others stayed behind after eating their bread.
A girl came over and asked:
"We want to work for food. What should we do?"
"Gather here in ten minutes. I only need twenty people."
Leaving these words, Sean headed towards the main hall.
Elijah Hastings and Douglas Cooper had already eaten before giving out bread, so they went to the beach while another person patrolled the courtyard to maintain order.
Subsequently, Sean led eighteen young volunteers to the back of the main hall.
"Ten people here, eight people here, dig up the soil." Sean pointed to two places with secret chambers and said, "Depending on how well you work, you’ll get bread, milk, and even luncheon meat if you do a great job."
Hearing about the milk and meat, the ten young men were instantly motivated and began digging.
Sean provided each person with a piece of bread, but since there was a spring on the island, drinking water wasn’t a problem either.
However, water was no substitute for milk!
However, the enthusiasm of these people to work came quickly and went quickly as well.
Out of the eighteen people, only two of them maintained a steady pace of work from the beginning to the end.
Most of the others started quickly and fiercely, but within three minutes, their movements slowed down.
Sean Knight was working with an iron shovel as well -- the performance of these people was within his expectations.
A girl approached Sean and asked coquettishly:
"Big brother, you guys are amazing..."
"No matter how nice you talk, if you don’t work well, you won’t get more bread."
Sean saw through the girl’s plan and interrupted her directly.
The girl’s face turned red.
However, she had seen many similar situations before, so she soon recovered and continued to dig while talking:
"I’m just stating the facts... Even novels and movies don’t dare to portray it like this..."
The fact she was stating was indeed true, as some people were echoing her words while working.
As for what they were thinking, it was hard to say.
With more people, the work naturally went faster, and they quickly reached the stone slab layer.
"Expand the range, just in this area." Sean instructed and had them continue digging.
When the entire stone slab was exposed, Sean let everyone stop. He then found the crevice of the stone slab and slowly pried it open with the iron shovel.
A musty smell rushed out.
Sean wasn’t doing this for the first time, so he had already held his breath.
As the smell dissipated, Sean moved the slab, revealing the rusty iron box underneath.
"How did you know there was something under here?" Someone asked in surprise.
"Ever heard of a treasure map?" Sean replied.
On the other side, another stone slab was uncovered. Seeing what Sean was doing, people there didn’t need to be told to start prying it open as well.
Unfortunately, not everyone had Sean’s strength. Two men tried to pry it open for a long time without success, so Sean went over and helped them lift the slab.
The iron box underneath aroused the curiosity of others as well.
However, since Sean didn’t say anything, they naturally didn’t dare to touch it.
"Alright, now I’ll give you guys something to eat."
This was naturally a joyful moment for everyone.
The person who worked the hardest got two pieces of bread and a can of luncheon meat.
The others also received bread, sausages, milk, and the like, to their surprise and delight.
"Eat right here; if you take it away, you might get robbed."
Seeing that some people were planning to leave with the food, Sean kindly reminded them.
Some people immediately began eating there, but others still wrapped up their bread and left quickly.
Sean guessed that they might be saving it for dinner time.
However, some people didn’t leave after finishing their meal; instead, they picked up their shovels and seemed to want to continue working.
"No need to work anymore; we don’t need people here." Sean stopped them.
"When there’s work to do, I’ll gather you all again." Seeing their disappointed expressions, Sean added.
After "sending" everyone away, Sean jumped into the dug-out pit and collected several boxes of silver coins into his spatial realm.
Now was not the time to admire them.
He bent down, shoveled the soil under the box to reveal the stone slab, and pried it open again.
After jumping down to collect the items inside and quickly coming back up, Sean closed the slab, erased the traces, covered the top slab, and spread soil over it.
At that moment, a row of footsteps came from the direction of the Main Hall.
Obviously, quite a few people were coming over.
A look of anger flashed across Sean’s face.
These people really didn’t listen, lacking discipline!
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