The Low-Key Life of a Necromancer

Chapter 488 The Devil’s Whisper

Jacob took Ethan and others for a long tour around the city. After fully satisfying the young people's yearning for the big city, Jacob took them to the factory with a gloomy face.

The concession area signed neutrality treaties with multiple forces. Neutrality brought unexpected prosperity, but also brought more troubles caused by population movement.

In the past, people lived in one place and rarely traveled far throughout their lives. However, after the prosperity of transportation and commerce, merchants and speculators from all over the world flocked to the concessions to look for opportunities.

"Jacob, do you want to sell these little guys behind you? I can give you a good price~"

A refined man dressed as a gentleman greeted Jacob as he passed by.

The man looked kind and amiable, but the words that came out of his mouth were so cold and scary.

Ethan and the others immediately hid behind Jacob like chickens.

"Not for sale."

"We can talk about it again. It doesn't matter who I sell it to~"

This businessman who ran a slave business was not only cruel but also shameless. He refused to give in even when Jacob clearly refused.

"That child is good, he looks smart~"

Ethan was trembling all over as he was stared at by the slave trader’s terrifying eyes.

Just as Ethan lowered his head in fear, a roar suddenly rang out.

"I said I won't sell it, you pig-headed worm!"

When Jacob shouted this, his face was frighteningly cold. The slave trader and Jacob looked at each other, and the moment their eyes met, the blood in their bodies almost froze.

"Jacob, we are talking about business. If you don't want to sell it, then don't sell it. Why are you yelling so loudly?"

The slave trader pulled a handkerchief from his breast pocket and walked away from Jacob, cursing.

Jacob gasped for breath, trying hard to suppress the anger in his heart.

Ethan grabbed Jacob's collar and looked at him with the eyes of a frightened deer.

After a while, Jacob calmed down. He didn't say anything, but just waved his hand to signal the boys to follow him.

This time, the boys did not jump around like before. They followed Jacob obediently like a group of well-behaved little ducks.

In silence all the way, Jacob brought the young people to the factory. Above the factory, there was a sign of the Eye of Truth Foundation. The rumbling sound of the machines shook everyone's heart.

"Jacob, you're so slow to come back!"

As soon as Jacob returned to the factory, he saw Yodel standing at the door, furious.

Ever since he took over the factory, Yodel's anger has never subsided, making people wonder if he will suddenly die of a heart attack one day.

“…I’m back, Master.”

Jacob responded in a muffled voice, and because he was in a bad mood, Yodel gave Jacob a whip without any mercy.

"There is not enough raw material to produce YiTouBao, Jacob, hurry up and get it ready for me, otherwise I will make you suffer a fate worse than death!"

Jacob knew very well how crazy Yodel's torture methods were.

The old wizard in black robe in front of him was the undead wizard who had killed Li Du and inherited the legacy.

Jacob did not dare to disobey Jodl's orders, and hurried into the factory to deal with the trouble caused by Jodl's reckless command.

The main products of this factory are imitations of the Northland's ray guns and YiTouBao. Based on the magic technology of the Eye of Truth, the imitation process is completed very easily.

However, due to the lack of specific magical principles and manufacturing standards, the pass rate of this factory's finished products is very worrying.

In order to quickly increase production and achieve the goal of occupying the market, Yodel asked Jacob and his men to go to nearby villages and towns to recruit villagers to serve as laborers.

The strong villagers had long since come to the city to make a living, and the only men Jacob and his men could find were half-grown boys like Ethan.

Yodel looked at the boys who gathered together and shivered after breaking away from Jacob, and forced a smile on his face that was uglier than crying.

"Dear children, do you want to make a lot of money~"

The devil's whispers echoed in the boys' ears, and Yodel even used magic that could affect their minds in order to make them work hard.

"As long as you enter the factory and complete the tasks assigned to you every day, you can become rich with your own hands. You will become the envy of other peasants. They will discuss your success and the wealth and glory you have gained in the factory!"

God knows what's so glorious about working in a factory, but under Yodel's instigation, the boys raised their hands and shouted wildly as if they were injected with chicken blood.

The veteran workers in the factory had long noticed that something was wrong with the factory owner, but what could they do about it?

Yodel is a powerful and prestigious magician. Even though the workers know that there is something wrong with this factory, they dare not resist such a powerful being.

Jodel accepted the child laborers brought by Jacob with great satisfaction and assigned them to the most dangerous positions.

Jodel didn't understand factory management, but the experience of giving blind orders over the past few days made him understand one thing.

The longer the workers survive in the factory, the more outstanding their work efficiency is. Therefore, it is very suitable to let child laborers take over in places where there is little need for skills.

However, facing the rumbling machines, Ethan, a little boy who had never been exposed to industrial equipment, was completely scared.

Of the young people Jacob brought this time, only a few were forced to participate in the factory operations under Yodel's whip.

Ethan and most of his companions were so frightened that they squatted on the ground with their heads in their hands.

They trembled with fear, not daring to look up at anyone, and their bodies trembled pitifully with every loud noise of mechanical transmission.

Yodel only had to take one look to see that they were useless.

"I remember you came here to work, right? If you can't do your job, you're causing trouble for me!"

With the sound of a whip cracking, the entire factory fell silent for a moment, as if even the huge machines did not dare to disobey Yodel's authority.

“…Sir, we want to work too, but it’s too scary!”

Ethan pointed tremblingly at the platen that kept falling and rising. Those solid iron blocks changed into the shapes of parts with just a snap.

Yodel asked the boys to use their hands to remove the output from above, which could easily break their hands!

"Everyone is working, but you guys, do you think you can stop working just because you are afraid? Do you know that if the products on this production line are delayed for a few minutes, the money lost will be enough to buy your lives!"

The boys, who were already frightened, had their defenses completely broken. They lay on the ground, waiting for Master Yodel's punishment.

If killing themselves could calm Master Yodel's anger, they were willing to die.

"Oh, poor children, the factory is such a cruel place. It is indeed not suitable for you."

Yodel changed his dangerous attitude and suddenly became amiable.

"You young people shouldn't waste your lives on a cold production line. Do any of you want to learn magic? As long as you work as a magic apprentice for a few years, you may be able to gain wisdom and wealth like me~"

Yodel's words, like a spell, attracted the attention of Ethan and others.