Chapter 6734
: Demonic Rage and Panic
Chapter 6734: Demonic Rage and Panic
Outside the city, there is a specially isolated area where the wealthy and powerful live.
Although they were in the wilderness, it was impossible for the powerful and wealthy to gather together with ordinary people and they had to be separated from each other.
Otherwise, you may be bumped and offended by civilians, or even encounter unexpected dangers.
The patrolling servants and guardsmen all carried knives and guns and stood outside as guards.
Those expensive silk cloths, which ordinary people were reluctant to buy even a few feet of, were now used as fences.
It extends and entwines around dead trees and wooden stakes, forming a large area.
All prying eyes from outside were blocked outside the silk cloth wall.
Those wealthy families who live in deep mansions and have little contact with the outside world do easily arouse the curiosity of ordinary people.
If you encounter evil people, they may have evil intentions and invade the families of wealthy and powerful families.
In order to prevent the wealthy from being harassed, the government also issued a special order prohibiting ordinary people from approaching areas where the wealthy gathered.
At this moment, a group of wealthy and powerful people gathered together for a banquet and discussed how to deal with this incident.
Now that it has happened, we can only find a way to resolve it and minimize the losses.
Hiring a group of demon hunters to enter the city and solve the problem is just one of the solutions.
There are still many things to do that require the cooperation of the wealthy and powerful people in the city, among which is the most important issue of money.
For example, urban reconstruction, appeasing the people, and also food supply.
If the situation does not change, the government will not easily seize these grains, and the local nobles cannot be easily provoked.
In the current situation, the wealthy and powerful families will inevitably have to make sacrifices. Those with money will contribute money, those with people will contribute manpower, and the most important thing is to provide food.
The specific expenditure and final destination of this money will definitely not be made public.
There is a great possibility that the money will go into the pockets of senior officials.
Although the wealthy and powerful families were dissatisfied, they also knew the priorities and understood that they had to cooperate at this moment.
If you offend the high-ranking officials in the city, someone will definitely be in trouble. They may even fabricate a bizarre case in which refugees broke into a house and the wealthy family fought desperately but were brutally massacred.
Paying part of the price to protect your own property is actually the best outcome.
All we can do now is wait and hope that the demon hunter will bring good news and resolve the hidden problems in the city as soon as possible.
At this moment, everyone suddenly heard a noise coming from outside and didn't know what was happening.
Because of the silk cloth wall blocking the view of what was happening outside, the nobles could only prick up their ears and listen.
"Go and see what happened?"
The high-ranking official in the city gave orders to his servants with a very solemn expression and a feeling of uneasiness in his heart.
Just as he finished speaking, a servant rushed into the meeting place, shouting in panic: "Oh no! The demon hunter was defeated by the demons and escaped from the city. The demons followed him out as well."
When the heads of the surrounding families heard this, their expressions suddenly changed, and many of them looked panicked.
The demon hunters they hired were all masters with real skills, not just those who had gained their fame for nothing.
Although the fees are high, they can really solve the problem.
It was really unexpected that this group of demon hunters were driven out of the city by the demons.
The most worrying thing is that the demons are rushing out of the city, which means that their situation is very dangerous.
If a demon attacks, I have no idea how to respond.
As soon as this thought came to my mind, I suddenly heard screams coming from not far away. From the sound and the direction, I could tell that it was where the wealthy families lived.
Then everyone saw several tall and strange figures rampaging around, and people were constantly being thrown into the air.
There were also some figures who were torn into pieces while screaming, with blood and flesh flying everywhere.
There were many figures in the air, all of which looked incomplete, and were flying and making strange noises.
Such a horrifying scene frightened the high-ranking officials and a group of family heads out of their wits, and they turned around and fled without hesitation.
There was chaos outside the city, with people running for their lives everywhere and the sound of miserable cries could be heard everywhere.
The next morning, news of what happened here spread quickly. High-ranking officials were skinned alive by the demons and displayed to the public, and the families of a group of wealthy families were killed, with corpses strewn all over the city gate.
The local people did not dare to return to the city, and the officials and nobles avoided it as much as possible. Only the refugees rushed into the city.
Whether it is the food in the city or the various items dropped outside the city, they all have great appeal to the refugees.
It is said that those evil spirits will not attack the refugees and will even provide protection.
It’s just because the leading monster is a young refugee, and the purpose is to fill the refugees’ stomachs.
It is not known whether the rumor is true or not, but the refugees are willing to take the risk because they have no other choice.
When the nearby government officials learned of this, they took strict precautions, fearing that something similar would happen again.
At the same time, they spent a lot of money to hire exorcists to help fight against any demons that might appear.
The wealthy families in the city were all extremely nervous, and some had already started making preparations to flee immediately if the situation went wrong.
However, unexpectedly, in the past few days, letters have appeared out of nowhere inside the residences of high-ranking officials in various cities.
The content of the letter was very simple, requiring each city to set up porridge shops and send them to refugees outside the city for consumption.
If relief porridge shops are not established, demons and evil spirits will massacre the city, and the wealthy and powerful who maliciously hoard food will be wiped out.
After the news came out, it immediately caused great panic.
The wealthy and powerful were shocked and angry, but there was nothing they could do but spend money to avoid disaster.
Some things are not impossible to do, it's just that you don't want to do them. Now that a knife is on your neck, you can't do it even if you don't want to.
Including the high-ranking officials in the city, they also chose to compromise, not wanting evil spirits to run rampant in their city.
If something like this happens, it will inevitably bring about countless troubles, and it can be said that the consequences will be endless.
Now, all we need to do is distribute porridge and consume some food to solve all the dangers.
There is a simple solution, so why bother yourself with trouble and anger those scary and weird evil monsters.
Before long, the high officials and the evil spirits reached an agreement. They mobilized a large amount of food to the city gate and announced that they would provide free porridge to the refugees.
After the news spread, the refugees immediately cheered and knelt at the city gate to express their gratitude.
At this time, someone told the truth: it was not that the officials and wealthy families had a change of heart, but that their lives were threatened.
The refugees didn’t know whether it was true or not, but as long as they could fill their stomachs, it was something to be happy about.
Several nearby cities followed the requirements and set up porridge stalls.
However, farther away, there was a city that received the letter but did not set up a soup kitchen to provide alms to the refugees.
The officials who manage this city have deep backgrounds and their families enjoy extremely high reputations.
It is said that when the official received the letter, he shouted angrily on the spot, saying that the evil spirit dared to threaten the imperial officials and that it must not be allowed to do whatever it wanted.
At the same time, an order was issued to hire high-level demon hunters from the imperial city, and masters from the Tianshi Mansion were also invited to come.
At the same time, a large reward was offered, inviting experts and demon hunters to work together to kill the young refugee.
He also reported the matter to the emperor, requesting him to send troops to suppress the evil spirit.
Although he was not active in disaster relief, he was extremely diligent in suppressing the refugees, and it was only for this action that he was praised and rewarded by the emperor.
When it comes to disaster relief and assistance to refugees, local officials choose to be perfunctory and in most cases turn a blind eye.
It is obviously very clear that if this matter is done well, there will be no credit, but if it is done wrong, there will definitely be punishment.
The more you do, the more mistakes you make. It is better not to do anything at all. If you keep dragging it out, the problem will be solved sooner or later.
Either it rains from the sky or all the refugees die, which also solves the problem.
Refusing to set up soup kitchens and ordering the arrest of evil spirits was actually a slap in the face of other incompetent officials.
When the emperor knew about this, he would definitely compare them with each other, and those officials who set up the porridge stalls would be regarded as a bunch of cowards and wastes.
After the news spread, the officials who set up the porridge stalls secretly cursed and cursed in their hearts.
I hope that the evil demons will do what they say and kill that conspicuous guy as soon as possible, so that the emperor won’t think that they are a group of cowards and thus cut off their path to official advancement.
If the demons had no reaction to this, it would mean that all the previous actions were just bluffing, and the practice of providing porridge to the refugees would not continue.