Zhao Yuan was informed to go to the meeting hall for a meeting.
Through these few days of understanding, Zhao Yuan has a new understanding of the City of Exile. The City of Exile is a highly free and highly privatized city. Here, whether it is life or property, all are subject to the "Fairness and Justice"
protected by the Code of Freedom.
Because of this code, the prosperity of the City of Exile was formed.
According to historical records, when the Barracks Continent was torn apart, the canyon of the Exile City was actually a huge prison, and the people inside were all extremely vicious. In order to build a civilized society, humans introduced a code of law, and countless aspiring people
Scholars succeeded one after another, and after hundreds of years, they finally maintained the dignity of the code.
It was also because of that battle that the City of Exile formed its current structure.
In the City of Exile, everyone will swear to fight for the code of the City of Exile, and protecting the City of Exile is everyone's obligation.
According to the Code, there is only one type of person in the City of Exile who is not restricted by the Code, and that is the legendary invincible hunter.
Of course, if you have money to go out but don't have money to contribute, there are many unwritten rules in the city of exile. For example, when there is a beast tide every ten years, some owners of Qiong trees will distribute Qiong leaves for free.
Here, it is worth explaining that in the City of Exile, every Qiong tree has an owner.
In this understanding, Zhao Yuan also gained some in-depth understanding of Sky City. Unlike the City of Exile, which advocates fairness, justice and freedom, Sky City is a dictatorial city, and everything is decided by the city owner.
The entire space city is almost the private property of Lord Yan’s family.
Precisely because of their different concepts, City in the Sky and City of Exile are incompatible.
Of course, in addition to having different philosophies, the humans in Sky City all have a sense of superiority, because they were once the masters of the Barracks Continent, and the City of Exile was a place where thieves, robbers, and rapists gathered.
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Zhao Yuan attended the meeting alone, and Huang Dong and others were not qualified to attend the meeting.
The meeting hall is a spacious and bright building, but the inside is very simple, with only some long stools.
Nine highly respected elders were already sitting at the elders' table in the meeting hall. What surprised Zhao Yuan was that he originally thought that those highly respected elders should be experts, but they were all ordinary people who attended the meeting.
The people are all masters, exuding a powerful aura. Although they are just sitting there quietly, they are like mountains.
The meeting started in a noisy manner, with people arguing with each other, just like a vegetable market.
After half an hour, Zhao Yuan finally understood what everyone was arguing about.
It turned out that the scale of this beast tide exceeded any record in history. Facing the ocean-like beast tide, everyone felt extreme pressure.
The entire city of exile was in panic.
Under this situation, some people believe that humans should form death squads to drive away beasts and relieve the pressure after the sun goes out.
Some people also believe that the city should be built high and more weapons prepared for emergencies.
Some people suggested that those ferocious beasts came here just for the Qiong Ye. Why not simply pick off all the Qiong Ye and avoid the danger for the time being. After the beast tide has passed, everyone can return to the City of Exile...
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Listening to various suggestions, Zhao Yuan couldn't help but smile bitterly.
In addition to agreeing with humans to take the initiative, Zhao Yuan believes that other suggestions are not feasible.
Prepare more weapons, and how much is appropriate? Zhao Yuan already knows that this city of exile is extremely barren, not only lacks metal, but also the materials for making bows are extremely rare. The so-called combat weapons are nothing more than daggers, and the better ones are
There are not many long weapons such as axes, knives, and spears.
To put it simply, the weapons in the City of Exile are not suitable for long-distance combat. If you want to resist the beasts, the only way is to fight them hand-to-hand.
Zhao Yuan couldn't help but smile bitterly when he thought of that ferocious beast covered in bone spurs. He couldn't imagine how a human's thin body could fight hand-to-hand in the tide of beasts.
If they were ordinary people, they would be trampled to pieces in an instant.
As for picking the leaves of the Qiong tree, that is just talk, because there are extremely strict regulations for picking the leaves of the Qiong tree. Once the amount is exceeded, the Qiong tree will wither and even die, and it will take at least decades to recover.
"Okay!" Mayor Fang Yong waved his hand, and the meeting hall became quiet.
"Everyone, I have consulted a lot of historical events. The largest beast tide in history has been at least a thousand years old, and the number of beast tides that almost turned the Exile City into ruins is far less than the number of beast tides this time.
, that is to say, this beast tide has exceeded the number of any beast tide in the past, which means that this beast tide crisis will be the most serious crisis in the City of Exile. It is very likely that,
After the beast tide, the city of exile will become a barren land, and hundreds of thousands of residents in the city will be displaced. Some of the old, weak, sick and disabled will also lose their shelter..."
Fang Yong's voice was a little hoarse, making people feel inexplicably heavy.
"City Lord, since you can't survive, why not give it a try!" A big man suddenly stood up and said with so much pride.
Zhao Yuan couldn't help but take a deep look at the man. The man was majestic, wearing a black vest and leather armor, and his exposed arm muscles were bulging, as if he contained endless power.
"City Lord, what Lao San said is right, we can't sit still and wait to die. Even if we die, we must die on the battlefield, die vigorously, instead of being chased and trampled by beasts and dying without dignity!" A man carrying a giant axe.
The man also stood up.
"City Lord, think twice. There are natural dangers in this barracks canyon for honor. We have survived every beast wave. Why should we take the risk and take the initiative? If we anger the beasts by taking the initiative, wouldn't it be self-defeating?" An elder with a gray beard stood up.
, said tremblingly.
"That's right, you died in battle with great force, what should we do?" Another elder agreed.
"..."
All of a sudden, everyone was arguing again, with veins bulging and foam flying from ear to ear.
After some debate, Zhao Yuan finally understood.
Now, there are two factions. One is the radical faction, which is mainly hunters. They have always believed that they should take the initiative to attack the arrogance of beasts;
It is necessary to take risks. If the herd is angered, it will be unsightly.
The differences are becoming more and more serious, and the two parties have reached the point of slamming the table and throwing benches.
Lord Fang Yong reassured everyone, and then announced the vote.
Without any suspense, the conservatives with numerical superiority won, and a group of hunters got up and left angrily.
When the meeting ended, Zhao Yuan was still sitting on the stool in a daze. He didn't even have time to speak. The matter had already been settled...
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"Is it over?" Zhao Yuan looked at Fang Yong who was walking over.
"There's nothing I can do." Fang Yong shook his head, with a wry smile on his lips.
"How did you survive the beast tide in the past?" Zhao Yuan asked.
"After the sun goes out, they will flood into every corner of the City of Exile and eat all the edible green plants in the City of Exile. Some of the ferocious herbivores will gather in the inner city barracks and try to break through.
Humanity’s line of defense…”
After Fang Yong's brief introduction, Zhao Yuan understood why those elders were more inclined to defend, because in the past, most of the beast tides were committed in the outer city of the City of Exile, and did not spread to the inner city.
"This time the beast tide is different from the past." Zhao Yuan reminded.
"I also know, that's why I let you attend the meeting."
"Huh?" Zhao Yuan couldn't help but be stunned. He didn't understand why the matter would involve him.
"Are you an exile from the City in the Sky?" City Lord Fangyong stared at Zhao Yuan with his penetrating gaze, as if he wanted to see through Zhao Yuan's soul.
"Exile?" Zhao Yuan was stunned again.
"I have checked the population files of the City of Exile, and there is no information about you. In fact, no one in the entire City of Exile knows you... As for Huang Dong and the others, I have already asked about him. He is in the meteorite belt.
I met you while hunting..."
"Okay, I'm an exile." Zhao Yuan didn't want to get entangled in this issue. No matter what, he always needed an identity. As for what identity, he didn't care at all.
"Maybe it's a spy." Fang Yong's eyes became extremely sharp.
"Haha, tell me, what do you want me to do?" Zhao Yuan smiled.
"Now is an extraordinary period. It is absolutely impossible for City Lord Yan to send an expert like you to the City of Exile to spy on the news. Then, you should be an exile who committed crimes in the City of the Sky..." Fang Yong saw Zhao Yuan's calm face.
His sharp eyes have softened a lot.
"It really doesn't matter who I am. The top priority now is to let the city of exile get through the difficulties." Zhao Yuan said calmly.