Alternate Dimension Game: Happiness is all that matters!
Chapter 362 - 277 Incident of Troops Surrounding the City_3

Chapter 362: Chapter 277 Incident of Troops Surrounding the City_3

Lu had good luck, as the dilapidated temple he lay in was just outside the encirclement, sparing him from this calamity.

Pan Hao even faintly suspected that Lu had predicted this.

"It really is a good thing," Lu Tianming climbed up a small hillside and looked out into the distance, "There’s no sign of burning motor oil; these Puppets can actually move. Haha, seeing these things I knew this trip wouldn’t be in vain."

"Actually, the production of many Strange Objects is learned from minor secret realms, understand? Including the Rune Blades you use. No. 3 Old Lady actually came from a minor secret realm and was discovered and employed by our Black-clothed Guard. The residents of the small world have all moved into the city."

Pan Hao said amusedly, "You want to recruit the local Taoists? If the local court finds out, they’ll come accusing you of rebellion. Can you handle that? I wonder about the productivity of the local court here. If it’s purely handcrafted like the Yellow Turban Warriors, it surely can’t compare to assembly line production, right?"

Lu Tianming said, "Even if it could dismantle a tank with bare hands, it wouldn’t matter because the more formidable it is, the more we gain. Observe the people in the town carefully and don’t rush out."

"I, of course, know that," Pan Hao whispered, "The town is surrounded; we can’t go out, and food might be scarce."

"Within three days, there will be riots from the starving population and then the human tragedy of cannibalism will unfold,"

Lu Tianming said, "No choice, we can’t even protect ourselves, let alone call in aerial troops with a phone call, as we could on Earth."

...

At that moment, Li Qingshan suddenly heard a clamor outside: "(Sound of gongs clanging) The world is a prison, all living beings suffer, the wheel of Reincarnation never stops, woes never end. Have mercy on us mortals, a god descends from heaven, the great mother of sores, from the homeland of void!"

He gathered his courage and peeked outside.

What a scene! Dozens of fearsome and malevolent soldiers, along with a crowd of men holding pitchforks and hoes, gathered in the marketplace. These armed soldiers exuded murderous intent, and the man leading them wore a grayish-green outfit, resembling ancient gentry attire, contrasting starkly with the dirty clothes of the surrounding villagers.

"Might be a local gentry."

The old man, who seemed ancient, shouted loudly, "My fellow villagers, for decades since the great mother of sores stopped showing her Divine Power, the Evil God took over, and Qingshi Town has been continuously plagued by disease. Those affected developed pox all over their bodies and died oozing thick fluids."

"That Witch colluded with the Evil God to spread the disease. Over the years, the population of Qingshi Town has dwindled to less than a tenth, and even newborns have been made into evil Medicine Cauldrons."

"Today the court’s forces have arrived to execute the Evil God, kill the Witch!"

"To execute the Evil God, kill the Witch!" Several burly men echoed loudly, quickly resonating with the citizens. Qingshi Town had been suffering for years, and the people naturally were resentful.

"To execute the Evil God, kill the Witch!"

The Witch, with a face full of boils, trembled a few times, her voice eerily distorted, "Heh, execute the Evil God?"

"We in Qingshi Town might be less than a tenth of our former selves, but some of us are still alive. What about Yellow Stone Town next door? Completely dead! And Ligua Town, beyond that? Also completely dead!"

"What about the rich masters, those who are well-informed? They’ve used their money to live the good life and have long since fled to Kunlun Mountain. Those Scholars descended from Wenquxing? They’ve run away! And those in office? Also gone! Only you, Rich Man Huang, are stuck here guarding these thousands of acres of barren land, with no way to escape!"

"The method of turning outsiders into medicine, wasn’t that your idea? Blaming such evil on me, what a tactic!"

Rich Man Huang, ancient in years, trembled with anger, his sons quickly steadied their elderly father.

"Li Qingshan, these people have a grudge against you, haha, even if these people turned you into medicine," Pan Hao was enjoying the spectacle, "This damn place doesn’t have a single good person."

Li Qingshan kept a stern face. Having lost his memory about the incident with the medicine, he didn’t have much of an opinion on it.

On the other hand, Lu Tianming commented through the earpiece, "It’s quite normal. Bad environments breed tough people who use any means necessary to survive. The economic base determines the superstructure, right?"

"But, listening to their slogan, are they reminiscing about the great mother of sores? The great mother of sores, the homeland of void, is that it?"

...

The quarrel outside continued.

The Witch’s eloquence was shocking, her voice unimaginably loud, and Rich Man Huang was forced into a retreat.

"...Execute the Evil God? You should find a better True God then; otherwise, this Evil God is the best you have!"

"Kill me, and find a better Witch to replace me. Without me, you won’t survive the next month; you’ll be killed by the Evil God!"

"The court? Does the court dare to come in and execute the Evil God? They’re afraid to contract the epidemic themselves, only wishing we’d die off quickly to make the Evil God leave. Even if they had the strength, they wouldn’t use it on us!"

"The great mother of sores is long gone!"

And the onlooking crowd, thin and haggard, like refugees, initially could still chant a few slogans.

Now their morale was low, uncertain which side to listen to.

Rich Man Huang was right; ever since the new god, the Evil Core, took power, Qingshi Town had declined even further, from a large town of tens of thousands to barely a few thousand, making everyone’s life difficult.

If this continued, they would be exterminated.

And the Witch was also right; the neighboring village towns were already dead.

In comparison, Qingshi Town was still doing relatively well, barely surviving.

As for the court... At this remote frontier where the epidemic raged, the court officials had long since fled, their authority even lesser than that of the local gentry, Rich Man Huang.

Suddenly, with a loud "wah", a baby, sensing the tense atmosphere, began to wail, and the onlooking women quickly covered their children’s mouths.

A few older kind-hearted men signaled to the women to stop watching and hurry home.

Indeed, "While the four borders are not quiet, the elderly cannot rest. With descendants dead in battle, what use is one’s lone survival?" The conflict continued to escalate.

Just as the Witch’s influence seemed about to clash with that of the gentry, Rich Man Huang...

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