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Chapter 1002 Let’s Settle the Old Accounts Now
Just as Wang Yunxiao's troops entered the imperial city, the refugee group from Landon finally gathered at the foot of Xiquan Mountain.

The size of this group of refugees was beyond imagination, and a rough estimate showed that there were more than 10,000 people.

Just from their weather-beaten appearance, you can tell what a miserable life the people in Lower Renton are living.

They drink industrial wastewater and eat food scraps. Almost everyone suffers from various diseases, and the stench is disgusting.

"If it's so painful, why don't you leave Landon?"

Wang Yunxiao once asked Shen Qingxi about this topic.

"Because the remaining industrial buildings in Lanton's Lower City can still provide them with a little bit of livelihood and shelter. Other than that, all the resources of the entire Eagle Country have been plundered by the Upper City."

Wang Yunxiao found it difficult to understand the explanation given by Shen Qingxi.

No matter how much you plunder, the land is still there, isn't it? It won't just grow legs and run away.

Even if the land has been bought by the gentlemen in the upper city, they never leave the city and hide in shelters isolated from the world. They can't do anything about you going out to farm.

Can a living person be killed by holding his urine?
Yes.

All resources have been stripped away, meaning no seeds, fertilizers, livestock, or even land and rain.

People who have never farmed may not know that only the top layer of soil can be cultivated, and it is difficult to grow crops in the deeper soil. The masters in the upper city have physically scraped the land on the island.

They can even use instruments to control rainfall so that rainwater can flow onto their land.

The common people who were born in the city had neither the farming skills nor sufficient resources to support themselves to leave Lanton to farm and last until the harvest season.

Of course, there is another very important reason, that is, the masters in the upper city do not want these civilians to escape from their control and reorganize into a regime.

When Shen Qingxi and a group of Mechanicus monks appeared in front of the refugees, everyone couldn't help but cheer.

They finally escaped from that hell of suffering.

But as some people noticed Shen Qingxi's strange silence, the cheers gradually died down.

An uneasy atmosphere began to spread.

What went wrong?
Why does the Great Sage look unhappy?
Shen Qingxi coughed, turned on the speaker, and let his voice be heard.

"I am Alpha. Some of you have seen me before or heard of my name."

"I think you all know that the Mechanicus has never promised you a paradise flowing with milk and honey. What we promised you is that everyone will work together, help each other, and escape from that hell worse than death!"

"So, there is no need to praise God or worship God. You have overcome numerous obstacles and arrived here by relying on human will and wisdom. I want to congratulate you, and also congratulate all of us. This is a great victory for each and every one of us!"

Before he finished speaking, cheers instantly flooded the ocean of people.

The refugees cried with joy, some even held their heads and cried, and hugged the people around them tightly.

Shen Qingxi stood on a high place and waited silently, giving them enough time to calm down.

Of course, proper celebration is necessary, otherwise, if you keep your nerves tense, it is very likely that something big will go wrong. Especially when the devil is lurking in the dark.

Until the thunderous sound of cannons in the distance brought these ecstatic people back to reality.

The Qilin Army's artillery positions began to launch fire coverage attacks on the imperial city.

Within the range of truth, all demons and evil spirits seem so insignificant.

"As I said just now, this is not a paradise flowing with milk and honey. There is no free lunch in the world. In order to obtain the right of the owner of this place to allow us to stay here for a long time, our Skitarii must pay enough sweat and sacrifice... But before that, we still have three things to do."

Shen Qingxi raised her voice so that everyone could hear her clearly.

"First, we need to make laws. Anyone who kills will be put to death, and anyone who injures or steals will be punished! All other civil disputes will be decided by Prosecutor Morgreid!"

"Secondly, we will pay you. From now on, regardless of gender or age, you must contribute your efforts and provide all the support you can to the participating religious troops until the war is over. Those who are cunning, those who take chances, and those who disobey discipline will be exiled forever!"

"Finally, we have to settle old scores! I know, and you know, that some of you have sold out your companions in exchange for rewards from the nobles in the upper city. Or you have colluded with those nobles, hoarded goods, and raised prices to take away the last copper coin in your pockets."

"And these people, these scabs! They are also mixed in the team, followed you here, want to continue to parasitize on you and suck your blood!"

"I have a list here, and it contains many names that you are familiar with. Now I will give these people a chance to surrender. As long as you come forward, you will still have a chance to survive. Otherwise, when I read your name, it will be your death!"

There was an uproar at the scene.

Some people came out reluctantly under the subtle gazes of the refugees around them, but more people subconsciously pulled up their hoods, trying to hide their faces and not dare to reveal their whereabouts.

Some people, knowing full well that they were about to be liquidated, jumped up and shouted, "We have all been deceived! These Mechanicus charlatans are no different from the nobles in the upper city! Now they have finally stopped pretending! Let's run away!"

However, the next moment, the muzzles of the surrounding crusaders' guns were pointed at his forehead.

"George Idrich, nicknamed Red Finger."

Shen Qingxi recited his name: "You are the gangster boss of District 16. You have lent money at high interest rates, causing countless families to be torn apart. You kidnapped young girls and provided them to the nobles in the upper city for their entertainment. None of the girls you sent back came back alive. Thirty-seven people have accused you of this crime!"

"This is slander! This is a rumor! You are just eliminating dissidents!"

He knew that the Adeptus Mechanicus monks were rather rigid and stubborn, but he had never expected that they would be so eager to seek justice for the poor.

Are you good people? Isn't what you are doing now large-scale human trafficking?

He wanted to run away, but all he got was a cold bullet.

"Of course it must be settled immediately."

Shen Qingxi raised his head and cast his gaze towards the gray sky.

"The smell of sin on you will attract the devil's attention. The sooner we deal with it, the less risk there is."

(End of this chapter)