Destiny is ashes

Chapter 388: Lord of Linjiang City (13)

Huaixu Realm, Linjiang City.

Time passed quickly.

Although the Linlang Chamber of Commerce has hundreds of warriors and thousands of employees, when the core inner-strength warriors and leaders were all captured, the remaining inner-breath realm warriors were like headless flies and could only flee.

A small number of them were captured by Xu Tai and Bai Qinghan as evidence that the Linlang Chamber of Commerce was exploiting the people, while the others fled Linjiang City, spreading An Jing's reputation further.

Most of the households in the city had a few days' worth of food stored up, and they were patient enough to wait for the "food distribution" promised by An Jing. And this was indeed the case. Starting from the next day, they could see huge puppets dragging heavy grain carts, distributing food door to door.

The food is of high quality and in sufficient quantity. Although some of the food is wrapped in a strange, tough, translucent material, it can be cut open with scissors, and the condition of the food can be clearly seen, which is very reassuring.

Although no one knew where these puppets came from, and where these obviously non-local foods came from, because it was a matter of divine destiny, no one wanted to think too deeply about it.

"It is worthy of being a true disciple!"

"God's will is incredible..."

"Now that City Lord An is here, Linjiang City will be at peace!"

And on the third day, an announcement resounded throughout the city - in the name of An Jing, the actual lord of Linjiang City, he required every household to send at least one person to the city center, as he had something to announce.

As soon as this notice came out, families who thought less began to discuss who should go out, while families who thought more began to wonder why An Jing asked everyone to gather in the city center.

If everyone in the city were to gather together, it would likely lead to riots, and even the Linlang Chamber of Commerce would not want to do that.

Thinking would not yield any answer, but An Jing's request was just an order to them, and they had to obey it.

There has not been much snow and wind in recent days. Although there is no magic weapon to suppress the earth vein formation, it is still possible to slightly deflect the snow and wind. The ice roads in the city have also been trampled open by Yan Kui. Everyone gathered towards the center of the city with different thoughts.

When the first group of people arrived at the city center, the ruins of the Linlang Chamber of Commerce, they all stood there in a daze, staring blankly at the hill in front of them.

A small hill made up of bags of grain and boxes of rice and oil!
The ruins of the original Linlang Chamber of Commerce have been cleared away. At the site of the original government office, there is only a beam that is still slowly burning with bloody fire as proof of An Jing's oath.

And just behind this beam, a small mountain of grain as high as five or six stories high occupied everyone's view.

It was stacked layer upon layer in an extremely neat order, and there were four puppets painted with black and red warning slogans all around it. A small team of warriors from the Hanlang Escort Agency were speaking using a strange loudspeaker and their own internal energy.

But at the first moment, no one could hear clearly what he was saying, because everyone, all those who were troubled by food and anxious about hunger, were shocked by the mountain of grain before them.

For a moment, someone subconsciously wanted to reach out and take a bag of grain from the grain mountain - but his hand was quickly slapped down by someone on the other side, and as this person looked on in shock and anger, the person who reminded him warned him with a more stern look, motioning him to look to the other side of the grain mountain.

There were seven or eight people hanging there, covered in wounds, and even two dead bodies.

[Those who steal grain will be punished, and those who destroy grain will be executed]

The eight characters were written in large blood-red characters on a huge wooden board, and each person and corpse had a heavy plaque hung on it, with their crime written on it.

[A warrior who escaped from Linlang Chamber of Commerce intends to set the granary on fire. Executed]

[A warrior who escaped from Linlang Chamber of Commerce intended to poison the food. Executed]

[Grain thieves who intend to steal more than 1,000 catties of high-quality grain shall be flogged 100 times and hung as a warning to the public for three days]

【Food thieves...】

No one dared to reach out.

The huge red eye of the guard puppet patrols the surroundings. Its programs and detection arrays allow it to keenly capture the actions of any creature larger than a cat.

Perhaps attracted by the aroma of food, a few people subconsciously approached and crossed the cordon. The huge puppets immediately displayed a dexterity and speed that did not match their size. The semi-wooden and semi-mechanical joints made of steel and evergreen wood picked up all of them roughly and threw them away, making them roll several times in the snow. The surrounding people also looked at these puppets with even more awe.

Although in the Tianyuan Realm, this program is so crude that it can only capture dynamic targets, and is commonly known as blind to static targets, and it is almost impossible to see through the invisibility spell of the puppet, which can only be said to be a fake and shoddy product. But in the Huaixu Realm Linjiang City, this puppet modified from a semi-abandoned product can be called a high-tech creation as long as it can move.

It was not until this time that people could hear clearly what the escorts were shouting through the loudspeaker.

"For one month, rationing according to needs, one box per household, pick up every three days!"

"Don't worry about not having food! The food is piled up like a mountain, enough for the whole city to survive until summer! Come and register if you want to get food. You can't get food without registering!"

On the other side of the grain mountain, a group of warriors dressed in moon-white clothes were divided into eight counters to carry out registration operations. The registered people could use the voucher - a piece of black iron - to collect a box of rations every three days.

Behind these warriors in moon-white costumes of unknown origin, there were eight huge wooden placards standing.

[Letter from An Jing, the temporary lord of Linjiang City, to the people]

[Distribute according to needs, and don’t let people go hungry]

[Save food and strive to be a good citizen of Linjiang City]

【Consciously abide by and maintain discipline, policies and regulations】

[Please do not steal, and do not say that I did not warn you]

[Crack down on hoarding and stabilize prices in Linjiang City]

[Illegal reselling, ruining your future life]

[Self-recommendation is welcome, Linjiang needs more strength]

It can be seen that these warriors in moon-white clothing are not very accustomed to the surging positive energy in these slogans, nor are they very accustomed to doing this simple service work of registering the public.

But because this is an order issued by the goddess general, even the warriors of the Tianyi Demon Cult can only be hard-working and diligent civil servants at this moment.

In addition, they were full of admiration for a certain young general who came up with these catchy slogans - he was so young, how on earth did he come up with them?

Maybe this is the cultural heritage.

An Jing did not appear from beginning to end, but that didn't matter.

As the city lord, he does not need to, and should not, directly participate in various actions at the grassroots level. He only needs to come out occasionally to make his presence felt. Because in the Huaixu Realm, the city lord's duty is to be responsible for military support, and he only needs to practice and improve his strength on weekdays.

Moreover, such a grand gesture, such a stable order, these warriors and puppets that appeared from nowhere, and a large amount of food are enough to prove one thing.

That is, this God-given genius is not only capable of fighting - he also has the ability to take over a large city at any time and maintain order and maintain the "law"!

There is both a sword and a law... This is the image of a king!
I didn’t see An Jing—or rather, it was precisely because I didn’t see An Jing.

It was the fact that order could be maintained without the presence of An Jing that gave the people of Linjiang City an unparalleled sense of security.

Because of the past actions of the Linlang Chamber of Commerce, the fear and panic hidden in people's hearts were gradually soothed by order.

"Yes, there is no disturbance. It seems that my presence is unnecessary."

In the clouds nearby, An Jing was driving the Teng Shuang Bai, overlooking the grain mountain and the orderly queue of people registering to receive grain. He nodded slightly and said, "We really have to thank the Linlang Chamber of Commerce. Otherwise, I'm afraid everyone wouldn't be so obedient."

Although An Jing was not planned to appear, for the first city-wide announcement, An Jing must have been prepared to stabilize the situation - but at the moment, there was no need for that.

The people of Dachen were used to compromise. With the negative example of the Linlang Chamber of Commerce, the peaceful puppets, the guarding prisoners hanging on the side, and the corpse execution platform all seemed amiable.

(End of this chapter)