Standing on the top of the Wizard's Tower, overlooking the entire Cold Wind City, a sense of power arises spontaneously.
A city is a settlement that includes residential areas, commercial areas, and industrial areas, and has administrative functions. Owning a city is equivalent to having strong human and material resources.
Only a lord who owns a city can truly be called a superior, with at least tens of thousands of people obeying his orders. This is a platform for flexing one's muscles, and with the help of ruling institutions, one can accomplish things that are unimaginable to ordinary people.
"No wonder nobles like the power in their hands. The feeling of controlling one's own destiny and that of others is truly ecstatic. Standing on a high place, it seems as if one has transcended the shackles of the world and even changed the world."
At the top of a tower dozens of meters high, Zhou Qingfeng felt the drunkenness brought by power, and also felt that the distance from the bottom had become alienated. "No wonder some people become 'why not eat minced meat'."
He smiled abnormally and asked Sophia uncontrollably: "Do I look like a fool now? The kind that goes to my head."
The population of Cold Wind City is more than ten times larger than that of the 'Rich and Strong Territory', and its area is hundreds of times larger. This step went beyond the plan and made Zhou Qingfeng feel that he was unable to control it.
The ruling institutions are unable to adapt to this dramatic expansion and are prone to problems. Internal corruption and external threats are disturbing.
"Master, you need an adaptation process. Our management capabilities are always better than those of the old-style nobles. They can rule safely for decades and hundreds of years. There is no reason why we will get worse."
Shu Mei has lived for a thousand years and has experienced more, so he is always calmer, "You don't have to restrain yourself too much. There are no outsiders here, so it's good to relax."
The spirit slave pushed the recliner, Irene brought the fruit plate, and the goblins were singing and dancing.
Zhou Qingfeng leaned on the recliner, closed his eyes slightly and said to himself: "Things are not that simple, but I can finally transform the city according to my own wishes."
After dawn, in Hanfeng City, there is a post every three steps and a sentry every five steps. The urban management of the inspection office is standing at all street intersections, the infantry regiment is stationed at the city gate, the cavalry team is searching door to door, and the whole city is under martial law.
The backbone of the Arad family died in the Winter Hall, and the large family disappeared in an instant. Many remnants of the nobles such as Lehman and Minos escaped, but most of the family's servants and assets remained.
In addition, almost all the wizards escaped, leaving only the newly promoted chief of the undead, Mondino, and some helpless low-level wizards and apprentices.
None of the eight major factions can function properly.
Xili stepped forward to take charge of all the miscellaneous affairs in the city. She first arrested the remaining nobles and screened them one by one. Those who were outraged by the people were hanged directly. The remaining ones were placed under surveillance and were not allowed to move around.
In the past, no matter how the nobles fought among themselves, the lives of ordinary people did not change. But now things changed overnight. Hundreds of gallows were erected in the square outside the Wizard's Tower, extending all the way to the city lord's palace.
Every few minutes, someone was yelling, crying and pleading, or struggling and resisting and was hanged. The 'Harmony Chamber of Commerce' has been operating in the city for half a year, and it has long been clear who has a bad background.
Many aristocratic servants pretended to be powerful and were usually more vicious than their masters, causing extremely serious consequences.
Just like Kent, the old Minoan butler who was killed by the 'Fast Shadow', bullying the good and abusing the common people was his specialty.
Kent died, but many aristocratic accomplices like Kent could not escape. God knows what these guys were thinking. After dawn, they ran out one by one in an attempt to join the new master and continue to be in power.
Zhou Qingfeng's ruling system cannot tolerate the old-style lackeys and executioners, so he just used the lives of these people to appease people's hearts. When they were sent to the gallows with their hands tied behind their backs, they still couldn't understand why Sir Hugo didn't accept him?
When the corpse on the gallows was blown by the wind like a swing, the residents of the city were stunned at first and then applauded. People didn't understand what happened, but the new lord was obviously different from the nobles in the past.
The aristocratic area was the focus of the investigation. Johnson and Powell were hiding in the illusion cabin and did not dare to go out. They released Dudu for investigation, and the owl flew and flew to a gallows.
Under the gallows, a noble attendant's clothes were torn and his body was covered with whip marks. His hands were tied, and his face was pale as he looked at his fellow men who were being hanged one by one, and his body was shaking like chaff.
Dudu carefully approached, landed on the man's shoulder, and asked: "Hey, man, what happened? Are you going to die?"
The noble attendant turned his head and stared speechless. His expression was clearly filled with doubts and he was about to suffer a nervous breakdown.
The owl's eyes were big and deep-set. It blinked and waited for a long time without getting an answer. It continued to ask: "Brother, say a few words.
I actually just want to make a friend before you die, why don’t you leave some last words? If you don’t say it, there will be no chance.”
It was okay not to ask, but after asking, the aristocratic attendant who was about to be executed stood motionless, with a pale face, and peed in his trousers.
The Dudu monster screamed "How disgusting", flapped its wings and landed on the shoulders of another person who was about to die, and asked the same question, "Hey, friend, how about we chat for a while? How did you get caught?"
The target this time was a skinny middle-aged man with an unhealthy sallow face. He was wearing a linen coat, and his face was severely slapped in a vicious revenge manner. Not only were there blood stains, but he was also swollen.
"What are you going to say?" The skinny middle-aged man is a low-level servant, the kind who usually works for tigers. He spat out a lot of blood, "The masters are either dead, or they ran away and left us.
When the poor devils gain power, they rush in and arrest people. They hate us, and just as we hanged them in the past, they will hang us now."
Many residents gathered near the gallows, and many seven or eight-year-old children bravely ran over, opened their mouths, and spat on the condemned prisoners.
Upon seeing this, the residents cheered loudly, and there were many scolders in the same style. Stones on the ground were picked up and thrown, and they did not retreat until the soldiers from the inspection office in charge of the execution came over and shouted a few times.
Most of the people who were hanged were men, but occasionally women were hanged. Before the execution, the soldiers would take off their coats and throw them to the watching residents.
Every time it is thrown, it will cause fights and riots. Residents who are watching the excitement will not hesitate to fight for a piece of clothing, and they will fight among themselves.
But the soldiers at the Inspection Office still enjoyed it. Firstly, they humiliated the condemned prisoners, and secondly, they deliberately showed off their new powers to the residents.
On the real-life sand table of the Wizard's Tower, you can clearly see every scene in the city, including everything under the gallows. At this moment when the old and the new change, the chaos is particularly noticeable.
Zhou Qingfeng took a deep breath and pointed at the execution scene, which was noisier than the wet market, "Look, this is a complete farce. No one is nobler than anyone else, these are my subjects."
Sophia floated aside and said calmly: "I think this is good. You can teach them and spur them. They must obey.
In fact, you have been very effective in transforming the people at the bottom. This is true for Harmony Village, and it is also true for Fuqiang Ling. I believe Hanfeng City is no exception."
Zhou Qingfeng nodded and then shook his head, smiling bitterly.
At the execution site, the aristocratic attendant who wet his pants was dragged to the gallows. When the noose was put around his neck, he shouted in a tearing voice: "Poor fellows, don't be too happy too soon, the masters will come back to kill you."
One day, your house will be burned down, your children will be thrown into the fire, and your wife will be snatched away.
Either you will be driven into a dark mine until you die of exhaustion, or you will be thrown into a water prison and soaked into rotten flesh. Just wait, you won't be happy for long."
The cheering residents under the gallows suddenly became silent, as if they were frightened.
The executioner's soldier pulled the handle of the machine, and the trap under the execution frame opened. The noble attendant was stunned and hung in the air, twitching hard, and his neck was stretched.
The residents cheered again and threw the stones they picked up at the hanged corpse.
Several stones flew around, causing the owl to dodge. It cooed: "The poor devils have become bolder. This has never been seen before."