Starry Sky Railway: Opening Performance - Taixu Sword God

"Isn't this already descended into chaos?" Yan Huan rested her chin on her hand, adopting a thoughtful posture.

“I mean, it’s not too chaotic yet.” The bearded man stared at him.

"Nowadays, most of the Gentiles have been settled in refuges far from the cities, where their living conditions are at least much better than in the wasteland."

"There are also Holy City guards protecting us, so even if we are attacked by monsters, we will have the ability to protect ourselves."

"But this does not bring them a sense of security about their home."

"Therefore, the Senate came up with a stopgap measure—to allow only a small number of foreigners into the city, with the specific candidates to be selected by lottery."

"But opponents argue that such a lottery might not be fair, because the elders could deliberately choose [useful] people..."

The bearded old man said seriously, “Strong men who have special skills and are good at doing rough and heavy work, or beautiful young girls, are more likely to get opportunities.”

“It is difficult for elderly people with children, even though they actually need more help.”

"emmmmm..."

After listening, Yan Huan didn't know what to say.

After all, Onpharos was on the verge of collapse, so it was reasonable for Ohma to choose some relatively useful people to enter the city.

Anyway, the city is only so big.

“Mr. Yan Huan, what I’m trying to say is… although Ohma has limited resources, it is actually enough to provide assistance to the vast majority of the foreigners.”

The real question is... are we willing to pay the price?

The old man stared intently at Yan Huan with a serious expression.

"Imagine a group of starving strangers arrive at the city gate; they only need one bite of food to survive."

“Ohmah certainly has the ability to save them, but the price will be that you and I will eat less…”

“Actually, I don’t need to eat.” Yan Huan raised an eyebrow.

"Then let's assume you have to eat it."

The old man said solemnly:

"For example, eat one less apple... Yes, just apples, I love apples. An apple a day keeps the doctor away."

"So, would you be willing to trade an apple from your own table for a stranger's life?"

"Is that not certain?"

Yan Huan quickly pulled an apple from her pocket and tossed it to the old man.

"Nothing is more important than human life."

The old man caught the apple. "Good answer."

"The answer to this question is what has caused all the disagreements. To this day, citizens are still arguing about it."

“At least in my opinion, Ohmma should be considered inclusive.”

"Even if we can't save everyone, we should still have more goodwill and give them enough resources to survive..."

"Because the true treasure of a city-state is always its people."

“A city-state without people is like a vessel without a secret brew; it is difficult to stand firm in a storm.”

During their conversation, a young man rushed over, splashing water everywhere.

"Master, what are you doing here? I've been looking for you everywhere... I have news to tell you."

Upon seeing the newcomer, the bearded old man smiled faintly:

“It’s you, Paratten. I want to hear good news.”

"It's a pity," the young man shook his head. "Only bad news."

"Not long ago, a group of foreigners came to the city gate."

"They didn't try to enter the city, but went straight to the Abyss of Fate. We don't know what their situation is now."

The bearded old man was very puzzled.

"The Abyss of Fate...isn't that still very dangerous? Why don't they go to the Senate's sanctuary?"

"I don't know." The young man pondered:

"Perhaps they have a difference of faith with Ohmma, just like the priests of Janus."

The old man looked at Yan Huan:

"Since you're here, we'd like to go and see for ourselves... Could you please accompany us?"

"The road to the abyss of fate is not safe. Paratense and I are just ordinary scholars. If we get into trouble, it will be difficult to get out..."

"Row."

Yan Huan stood up and stretched her limbs.

"Anyway, I don't have anything to do right now, so I might as well go out of town for a stroll."

"Okay, with you here, we'll definitely return safely." The bearded man nodded with a smile.

"I'll treat you to dinner when I get back."

……

Soon after, the three arrived at Chongyuan.

Outside the borders of Ohma, everything was shrouded in eternal night.

"Master, look at those things!" the young man shouted, looking into the darkness ahead.

Several menacing-looking soldiers of the Heavenly Punishment were eyeing them menacingly.

"Another retinue of the Mad King?" The old man squinted.

"Paraten, you stay in a safe place. Lord Yan Huan, I'm entrusting my affairs to you from now on!"

"What?" Yan Huan looked at him in shock. "You're going too?"

The young man was also greatly surprised:

"My master... so you also know martial arts?"

"No, I just wanted to take this opportunity to organize the refugees so they wouldn't panic too much..."

With that, the bearded man rushed toward the trembling refugees behind him.

"..."

After running about two steps, he heard the sound of the Divine Punishment soldiers falling to the ground.

The bearded man turned around and found that all of his divinely cursed followers had been killed.

"As expected of Lord Yan Huan!" The young man standing next to Yan Huan witnessed the whole thing and was stunned. He immediately clapped his hands.

'Pat pat pat pat pat...'

The refugees behind were stunned, and then, belatedly, they all started to applaud.

'Clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap—! !' The sound was deafening.

The young man's face was filled with joy:

"Hey! I knew it! Lord Yan Huan is definitely the strongest Golden Descendant in history!"

"Keep it down, keep it down~" Yan Huan held her slippers in her hand and put them on in a one-legged stance.

Just now, he used a slipper to slap those divinely cursed relatives to death.

Like swatting a fly...

"That's amazing?" The bearded man's eyes widened. "Bringing you here was definitely the right choice."

"Cough cough..."

A weak voice came from a corner on one side of the temple.

The young man rushed forward to check and found that there were more injured people lying in the corner of the corridor.

“My master…they are in very bad condition; many of them were already injured before we arrived.”

"The situation is not good." The bearded man observed the condition of the wounded, his brows furrowing slightly.

"And judging from their appearance, they haven't had a proper meal before—where is the person in charge here?"

Since they've come here as a group, there must be a leader.

“Here…”

A woman with a child nervously stepped out from the crowd.

She wore her hair in a single ponytail, had a good figure, and looked quite young.

"Thank you all, and thank you to this hero with long black hair. How...how can we repay you?"

Chapter 1211 You are the most useful

"Let's not talk about this yet."

The bearded man said seriously:

"Why don't you go to the designated sanctuary in the Holy City? It's guarded there and much safer than here."

"Shelter...guards...?"

The woman looked hesitant.

“Before, I heard the guards talking about things like ‘[Earth Beast Workshop Riot,’ ‘[Lottery,’ ‘Supplies Distribution,’ so I didn’t dare to go up and say anything.”

“I think perhaps the burden on the Holy City is already heavy enough…”

"Even if we beg the guards to let us into the city, it will only cause them more trouble and end up making things unpleasant."

"In that case, we might as well find a place to stay nearby and see if we can support ourselves. But I never expected..."

The woman felt very sad looking at the injured people here.