NOVEL NEXT Chapter 435 Daily Life Outside Qingshi City_2
Outside Qingshi City, the bystanders silently observed the headless corpse of the merchant, lying on the ground. They gazed upon the colossal city that stood between heaven and earth, with a span so vast it seemed endless.
After a prolonged silence, these people eventually made a decision.
That was, they must enter the city.
They, must become residents within Qingshi City.
For this, they were even willing to pay any price.
Similarly, this was not just the thought of that group of people; it was also the shared sentiment of most of the individuals present at the scene.
The land of Qingshi City, known as Mortal Paradise.
Once inside, it was almost like having one foot out of the chaos and strife of the world—a temptation so alluring, how could the commoners, merchants, and even some of the noble families from outside the city, who were queuing up at the gates of Qingshi, not be moved?
...
"What's the situation?"
At the gates of Qingshi City,
A burly man clad in silver armor, with a specially made Spirit Blade tied at his waist, looked at the bold soldier before him, and couldn't help but lean forward and ask in a low voice.
The man in silver armor was naturally the captain in charge of guarding this gate, a figure of some significance.
He had noticed the quarreling just outside the city gate, and he was originally prepared to resolve the matter in the shortest time possible.
After all, today, this was his domain to control. If chaos were to arise here, even if his captaincy wasn't stripped away, he would at least face some punishment.
And that was precisely what this highly ambitious captain could not accept.
He was still young; his potential was far from its limits, so...
Naturally, he didn't want such an incident to sever his career on the spot.
Fortunately, before he took action, that noble young master from inside Qingshi City's Inner City had already intervened directly, which spared the captain from having to send his own bold soldiers to deal with the situation.
"Do not worry, my lord."
"This matter has been properly handled."
The Iron Armor-clad soldier gave a slight smile, then responded softly.
The captain in silver armor heard this and nodded his head in satisfaction. Then he spoke softly, "With the start of strife between the Da Feng Dynasty's Imperial Feng Family and our Qingshi City Luo Family, the situation in the world has become increasingly chaotic and tense. Our Qingshi City has become the only haven of peace and comfort left, far from war, without the slightest chaos, where the citizens live and work in peace and contentment."
"However, precisely because of this, our Qingshi City has gradually come under the scrutiny of others. The number of people queuing outside the city wanting to get in is increasing every day, while very few choose to leave. If it were just that, it would be fine, but what really gives me a headache is that disruptions like the one just earlier occur almost every day. Who do these peasants think they are, to believe their lives so precious?"
"They still think about absolute fairness and justice, without using their pig brains to consider whether that's possible at all?"
"If not for the strict orders from above, prohibiting it, I would surely lead my subordinates to fight every day, only by such killing to set an example could these peasants understand what fear is, what the hierarchy of superiors and inferiors means."
The captain furrowed his eyebrows as he spoke, his eyes emanating waves of fierce energy.
It seemed as if the words he just uttered were not in jest.
If truly given such an opportunity, he appeared ready to lead his bold soldiers to charge and cull the queue of peasants outside the city every day.
Only by doing so, could he teach those people what it meant for there to be distinctions between the noble and the lowly, between the elite and the common.
"My lord."
The soldier clad in iron armor looked at the Thousand-man Commander before him, whose eyes were filled with a trace of ferocity, and couldn't help but lower his voice slightly. He then whispered, "Sir, it would be wise to refrain from speaking such words in the future. With your current status, you are being watched by many. If you are not careful and someone catches a fault, the situation could turn quite sour."
The Thousand-man Commander dressed in silver armor snorted coldly and, after slightly adjusting his fluctuating emotions, whispered in response, "I am aware of what you say. Yet sometimes, the actions of those country bumpkins can be truly infuriating."
The robust soldier in iron armor listened to these words, gave an embarrassingly forced smile, then turned and left the area to continue maintaining order among the troops outside the city.
Meanwhile, the silver-armored Thousand-man Commander silently observed the country bumpkins lining up outside the city for a while longer.
After a moment of silence, he too departed.
The order in the queuing line was naturally managed by others.
Clearly, someone who has risen to the rank of Thousand-man Commander would no longer need to personally venture outside the city and endure the blazing heat to manage the country bumpkins lined up in queues.
...
In the blink of an eye, another day passed by.
Qingshi City, Inner City, Luo Family Ancestral Land.
Inside the room where the Luo Family Patriarch resided.
At this moment, Luo Ping, the Current Patriarch of the Luo Family, sat in his seat of honor, his expression serene as he closely watched the members of the Brain Trust before him.
Being under the intense gaze of Luo Ping, Current Patriarch of the Luo Family,
The members of the Brain Trust naturally only dared to keep their heads bowed, quietly handling their own matters, not daring to do anything else.
After all, who would dare to challenge Luo Ping, the Current Patriarch of the Qingshi City Luo Family, with a staring contest in such times?
If they did, wouldn't it be troublesome if Luo Ping, the Current Patriarch, started to take interest and pay attention to them in the future?
Being part of the Brain Trust, they had always adhered to quietly handling their affairs without drawing undue attention.
Standing out might indeed be exhilarating, might indeed catch the attention of Luo Ping, and might even earn his favor.
However, standing out also meant drawing the focus of other colleagues. If one were not careful, and they turned against you en masse, or if you failed in your duties and incurred Luo Ping's dissatisfaction, the aftermath could be quite bad.
If it was a light consequence, one might find it difficult to make progress within the Brain Trust, facing opposition and ostracism from colleagues in everything they handled.
If the consequences were more severe, one could be directly expelled from the Brain Trust and banished from Qingshi City.
Such an outcome was something no one could bear.
"Do any of you have thoughts or opinions about the matter I just discussed?"
Inside the room at the Luo Family Ancestral Land where the Luo Family Patriarch resided, Luo Ping, the Current Patriarch of the Luo Family, suddenly spoke up, quietly asking the Brain Trust before him.
The members of the Brain Trust all furrowed their brows as if contemplating, and no matter how much time elapsed, none dared to be the first to stand out.
The reason for their hesitation was that the matter proposed by Luo Ping just now seemed to be rather ordinary, yet it was, in fact, fraught with substantial stakes.
Therefore, for issues like this, the people of the Brain Trust would naturally be exceedingly cautious.
If they could get by without drawing attention, that would indeed be for the best.