The others did not believe what the little girl said.
These slaves had not heard of any slave owners who would bestow freedom to their slaves, let alone free all of them. Most of the slaves looked doubtful, and some of them sneered—they thought it was a trick to make them work hard. However, the two slaves who were saved by Vivian were pleasantly surprised. It seemed that they believed what the angel-like little girl said was true.
It did not matter whether these slaves believed or not.
Because the overseers were those fierce and cruel pirates. If these slaves did not work hard, these pirates who were used to fresh blood and cruel means would have some ways to make them obedient. This was the advantage of pirates. They could break a lot of rules when they took action. Their bloodthirsty cruelty could help Soran solve many problems.
In any case, Soran was not a kind and noble person. If the means were crueler, so be it.
