The next day.

At noon

The alarm bell on the South Gate of Shengjing City suddenly rang out an alert.

Demonic beasts are attacking! Upon hearing this news, the citizens of Shengjing City became instantly excited.

Oh heavens!

Demonic beasts are actually attacking Shengjing City.

This is the kind of novelty the Great Xia Dynasty hasn't seen in years!

Some quick-reacting citizens hurriedly called upon their friends and rushed towards the city gate without delay!

This is wild game delivered right to our doorstep.

We must rush over before the City Guard Army reacts.

Otherwise, this heaven-sent game will be snatched away entirely by those bastards of the City Guard Army!

In an instant, the crowd in Shengjing City surged.

There is an airspace ban in Shengjing City, and ordinary people cannot fly in the sky.

But this couldn't stop the gourmands, crazed for a taste of wild game.

They moved from roof to roof, nimble as monkeys, rising and falling, like a swarm of locusts crossing, rushing towards the city gate!

The City Guard Army responded quickly.

As soon as the alert was issued, the Defense Battalion had already assembled.

But they were still a step too late.

By the time the Defense Battalion was ready to block the city gate, the entrance was already crowded with idlers grabbing for game!

"Defense Battalion, on alert!"

The Marshal of the City Guard Army, upon seeing the situation, immediately changed strategy.

The Defense Battalion, originally intended for defending against beasts, shifted to maintaining order, preventing a stampede among citizens scrambling for the game.

The management of the Defense Battalion was greatly frustrated.

The Great Xia Dynasty values martial prowess, with successive emperors being outstanding martial talents.

After generations of warfare, almost all areas within the Great Xia Dynasty to establish merit have been eradicated.

Now only the Barbarian Race of the Northern Border and the Demon Race of the Four Seas remain.

The Demon Race of the Four Seas cannot be easily engaged by the army.

As long as the demons don't come ashore and the sea monsters don't disturb the fishing boats, the Great Xia Imperial Court turns a blind eye to them.

As for the Northern Border, the strategy is to besiege three areas and leave one open.

Even though the Great Xia Dynasty has conducted several large-scale sieges on neighboring barbarians and land demons, insurgent forces are never fully eradicated.

After the old emperor ascended the throne, he ordered the Great Xia army to thoroughly clear the lands in the other three directions, leaving only the Northern Border, allowing the rebellious Barbarian Race and Demon Race to gather there.

This way, the Great Xia army only needs to defend the Northern Border, greatly reducing the pressure on border defenses.

The old emperor's strategy is indeed unmatched, and after the implementation of the strategy to besiege three areas and leave one open, tranquility returned to the area surrounding Great Xia.

However, for soldiers, things are not so favorable.

Without warfare, there are no channels for merit, and they can only accumulate seniority bit by bit.

Hearing about a demonic beast attacking the city got the Defense Battalion immediately stirred up.

Yet, by the time they rushed to the city gate, ready to deal with the situation, there were no demonic beasts to be seen, only that the city walls were about to collapse from the pressure of the citizens.

Some veterans were almost moved to tears.

They've been enduring their entire lives, just hoping for this beast bounty for retirement pay.

But they can't even see the frontlines of battle.

They can only maintain law and order in the rear.

It's too much!

"Here it comes!"

After possibly what seemed an eternity, someone suddenly shouted.

The crowd immediately erupted.

Countless people prepared, poised to catch some game.

Some impatient folks even dismantled their home iron pots, waiting to cook the game on-site once captured.

This kind of ingredient is the freshest!

At this moment, someone suddenly voiced a soft exclamation.

"Why are there so few demonic beasts? How can just dozens of them be enough for everyone?"

"Did those bastards of the City Guard Army scare the beasts away?"

"This few beasts can't even fill the gaps between my teeth!"

"I, an official from the Imperial Censorate, live a modest life, and my old wife hasn't tasted meat in ages. Fellow townspeople, could you give me some face and let me have one of the beasts? I would be incredibly grateful!"

"Old sir, I'll slice off two pounds of pork from the meat stall for your family later. With your old arms and legs, don't come join the bustle! Everyone, I'm the manager of the Second Prince's Mansion, how about giving me a face and letting me have one?"

"I've heard that the Second Prince loves wine, but never heard of him loving meat! You rogue, aren't you using the prince's name to embezzle public wealth?"

"Everyone, give me, Zhao Ritian, a face, and let me have one beast, and we'll drink freely in the Four Seas Restaurant!"

"I don't care if you are an Imperial Censor or the Second Prince, nor whether you are Ritian or Ridi! With beasts descending from the heavens, it's each on their own! No one can expect me to hand it over willingly!"

"Yes! Each on their own!"

At this time, another person softly exclaimed.

"On that blood-red Plum Deer, there seems to be a little girl? Could these beasts be owned by someone else?"

As soon as this was said, the city wall fell silent.

The laws of Great Xia are strict, robbery of others' property carries punishments ranging from whipping to beheading depending on the severity!

Furthermore.

Great Xia does not abide by 'insufficient punishment due to numbers.'

The laws of the Great Xia Dynasty state:

"In cases of mob disturbances where the mastermind cannot be found, all participants share equal guilt."

If it truly is as that person speculated, and these beasts are all trained by the little girl, based on their value, anyone daring to seize or incite disturbance is subject to summary execution by the City Guard Army!

Some with weaker resolve have already started retreating.

Don't you see the reserve battalion soldiers already drawing their swords?

Slaying beasts earns merits.

Suppressing riots does so equally!

If unable to capture beasts, killing a few robbers in broad daylight carries even greater credits!

On the city wall, tens of thousands of people fell silent.

Every single gaze was fixed on the little girl.

Waiting for the final outcome.

The little girl, having grown up in the woods, has no notion of fear.

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