Chapter 1573 - 1547: Mr. Master Wins Over Tongtian City’s People

Xing Zhe and Mr. Master each led a hundred thousand guards straight toward Golden Armor City and Tongtian City.

Both of them were Emperor Middle Level Extraordinary Experts. With Elder Qi and dozens of other experts, plus a hundred thousand guards, their Combat Power could only be described as terrifying.

The defenders of Tongtian City and Golden Armor City had just received word that Guo Jianglong and the pangolin had both been killed by Yang Xiao, and that the two hundred thousand-strong army had been completely annihilated.

The guards defending the two cities were all utterly panic-stricken.

None of them were idiots; of course they could imagine what the situation would be like next.

"Since the boss is already dead, this city probably can't be held. We might as well run for it, take the treasures from the City Lord Mansion, and find some place to live it up for the rest of our days."

"Yeah, instead of sitting here waiting to die, we'd be better off getting out of here fast."

Many guards left their posts and went back home, hurriedly leaving the city with their wives, children, and elderly to seek refuge.

If Yang Xiao could slaughter two hundred thousand guards, you think he couldn't kill them?

The officials responsible for remaining behind to hold the city returned to the City Lord Mansion and sought out the families of Guo Jianglong and the pangolin, intending to open the treasury and take part of the wealth.

The families of Guo Jianglong and the pangolin naturally refused. The two sides argued endlessly and started brawling directly inside the City Lord Mansion.

By the time Mr. Master arrived at Tongtian City with his hundred thousand guards, the inside was already in utter chaos; the guards had long since abandoned their posts, and everyone was trying to find a way to escape with their lives.

With a single order from Mr. Master, they directly surrounded Tongtian City.

Then Mr. Master, along with Second Master, Third Master, and the others, directly broke through Tongtian City's Defense Light Screen and stood above the city, shouting loudly:

"All citizens of Tongtian City, listen up. Guo Jianglong has already been killed by us. As for his corpse—"

Mr. Master took Guo Jianglong's corpse out of his Space Ring and tossed it into midair.

The citizens inside the city saw Guo Jianglong's dismembered, miserable remains and were all stunned with horror.

"Now, I have already led a hundred thousand guards to surround Tongtian City. Everyone within Tongtian City listen carefully: I now represent King Yang Xiao of the Central Continent Empire and have come to take over Tongtian City.

So long as you do not resist, we absolutely will not touch so much as a blade of grass or a stick of wood of yours.

If anyone chooses to resist, we absolutely will not be lenient.

In addition, I will now convey our Central Continent Empire King's spoken decree:

From this moment on, for one full year, all the harsh miscellaneous taxes promulgated by Guo Jianglong are abolished. That is to say, everyone will be exempt from all fees for one year."

The citizens below were momentarily dumbfounded when they heard this, then quickly became excited.

During Guo Jianglong's rule, he had imposed heavy taxation; even the guards had to pay a portion of taxes.

Now that Mr. Master had announced the complete abolition of all taxes, everyone was naturally delighted.

"Our King also said: all guards, as long as you are willing to surrender, can become our brothers. We will give you proper job placements to garrison Tongtian City, salaries will be paid on time each month, and later you will formally be incorporated into the Central Continent Empire Guard Army, becoming a glorious warrior of the Central State Empire.

As warriors of the Central Continent Empire, you and your family members will be permanently exempt from all taxes and fees."

"What?"

The crowd let out another wave of astonished exclamations.

"Is this real?"

"This policy is great—practically unimaginable."

"If it really is like this, I'm willing to follow them and work. Whoever you follow, you're working all the same, aren't you?"

"Exactly. Guo Jianglong and the pangolin are already dead. Who else on the entire Central Continent can stand against Yang Xiao? Sooner or later he's going to unify the whole Central Continent."

"Mm, let's just surrender outright; then we won't have to pack up our households and wander everywhere."

Very soon, the citizens of Tongtian City were all spreading Mr. Master's words. People's hearts went from initial terror to gradually settling down, then began to grow excited, looking forward to the good days ahead.

For ordinary people, being able to live peacefully together as a whole family, without want of food or clothing, is enough.

Mr. Master looked down at the excited crowd below, smiled slightly, and continued:

"Our King also said: all children may enter Genetic School for Cultivation free of charge, and children who possess Evolution Talent will enjoy special preferential policies.

We know Tongtian City lacks schools, so we plan to build ten basic Cultivation elementary schools in the heart of Tongtian City, and one Genetic Evolution Cultivation College capable of accommodating one hundred thousand students.

Not only students of Tongtian City can enter the college for Cultivation; students from the surrounding cities can do so as well."

Seize the children, and you seize a whole family!

Mr. Master's free schooling policy was like drawing a gigantic pie in midair for everyone.

Everyone gazed at this illusory giant pie, practically drooling.

"Forget about running anywhere—stay put, work properly. Tongtian City is our home."

"Three generations of our family have lived in Tongtian City. If we leave here, where else can we go?"

"If we follow the new King, our lives will definitely be better than when we followed Guo Jianglong."

"Guo Jianglong was downright vicious, squeezing us for decades. It's time for us to turn things around."

"Guo Jianglong died well—just too late. Why didn't they kill Guo Jianglong a few years earlier?"

"..."

Very soon, the tone within Tongtian City shifted. Everyone began to hate Guo Jianglong one after another, constantly listing his faults.

In the end, they arrived at a unanimous conclusion:

"Guo Jianglong deserved to die; he should've died long ago!"

The Tongtian City guards opened the Defensive Light Curtain Gate, and Mr. Master's hundred thousand troops entered the city smoothly, quickly bringing the entire city under control.

Tens of thousands of Tongtian City guards voluntarily surrendered, and Mr. Master accepted them one by one.

Led by some of the surrendered guards, Mr. Master took a unit of troops and surrounded the City Lord Mansion.

The family members of Guo Jianglong and the officials in charge of defending the city who were currently fighting each other immediately stopped when they saw Mr. Master.

"You are…?"

"I represent King Yang Xiao of the Central Continent Empire and am formally taking over Tongtian City, as well as the twenty-five cities under Tongtian City's jurisdiction."

The City Lord Mansion fell deathly silent.

"Who are Guo Jianglong's family members? Send a representative out."

An elderly man slowly stepped out from the crowd. Looking at Mr. Master, he suddenly dropped to his knees with a thud.

"We are willing to offer up all our cities and treasures. Please spare our family."

Mr. Master smiled faintly and said:

"Our King has decreed: Guo Jianglong is already dead. As long as you do not resist and are willing to accept the new rule, you may continue living in Tongtian City. We will grant you ten million Crystal Disks."

"What?"

The old man and the surrounding family members were all greatly shocked as they looked at Mr. Master.

They had originally thought Mr. Master would slaughter all of Guo Jianglong's kin, never expecting that he would actually treat them so favorably; it was a huge surprise.

The elder immediately waved to his clansmen and said:

"Kneel, all of you, and thank the new King for his great grace."

Hundreds of clan members knelt together, shouting in unison:

"Our thanks to the King for sparing our lives."

Mr. Master cast a glance at the Guard Leader holding a Longsword, and asked:

"You are the Guard Leader left to hold Tongtian City?"

That Guard Leader immediately bowed and said:

"Yes, I am Guard Commander Ge Yunfei. I am willing to lead the guards in surrender."

"With the army at the gates, instead of leading the guards to defend the city, you're in the City Lord Mansion slaughtering Guo Jianglong's family. Why?"

The Guard Commander hesitated for a moment, then said:

"I came to guard the City Lord Mansion treasury, to prevent Guo Jianglong's family from taking the treasures inside."

"You lie. You clearly wanted to hog the treasury for yourself and then flee Tongtian City. It was only because we did everything we could to stop you that you failed. Otherwise, you would've already run off with the treasury's wealth."

Guard Commander Ge Fei immediately shouted:

"Shut up! Keep spouting nonsense and I'll kill you."

Ge Fei raised the sword in his hand.

Mr. Master barked coldly,

"Insolent!"

Ge Fei immediately lowered his Weapons, looking somewhat nervously at Mr. Master.

"Guo Jianglong entrusted Tongtian City to you, yet you fled the battlefield when the enemy arrived. That is disloyal.

The wealth in the treasury is the property of all the common folk of Tongtian City, yet you schemed to swallow it alone. That is inhuman.

And to seize this wealth, you did not hesitate to strike down the former boss's family. That is unjust.

As a Guard Leader, to be disloyal, inhuman, and unjust—what face do you have to continue living in this world?"

As soon as Mr. Master finished speaking, her jade-like hand flicked, and a stream of Extreme Cold Ice Fog instantly enveloped Ge Fei.

With a cracking sound, Ge Fei instantly turned into an ice statue.

Everyone was dumbstruck, and Ge Fei's guards all fell to their knees, begging for mercy.

Guo Jianglong's clan members, on the other hand, bowed deeply in admiration.

Mr. Master waved his hand and said:

"With Ge Fei as the ringleader, you are temporarily exempt from punishment, but you are forbidden from entering the Guard Team and will never be employed again. Now get out."