"Isn't anyone going to put up a fight?" I wondered.
Miyuki sneered: "Resist? How? With the knife in your hand?"
She glanced at me and shook her head: "Even the weakest of them are not people that ordinary civilians can easily fight against. Not to mention that their rampant behavior has gone through countless cycles of winter, and they have even suppressed several waves of attempts to break this distorted rule."
"By now, those bigwigs who maintain the city's environment have probably become their puppets. Their only options are to obey or escape."
"So you chose to find another way out."
Shen Xue gazed at the approaching city wall without saying a word.
The heavy shadows gradually enveloped us, blocking out the light source projected from the outside.
Early spring is not yet apparent in this area, as the swirling snowflakes still block most channels of communication with the outside world.
The great distance not only hindered the approaching beast tide from afar, but also blocked communication between people in neighboring cities.
Few caravans choose to travel during this season, and there's no need to worry about the beast tides that sound more like rumors from afar. The soldiers on guard are dressed smartly, but their morale is far below that of the caravans.
The idle city guards glanced at the oxcart as it passed by without making any serious checks, then simply pulled back the barricades and let the cart into the city.
"It's too loose," I couldn't help but shake my head and mutter.
Alice giggled, shrugging and spreading her hands: "That's what happens when you're a dog that only pretends to be fierce and has no sense of crisis~"
Is she indirectly insulting someone?
I glanced at her suspiciously, and saw her playfully stick out her tongue and wink. I clicked my tongue and turned to look into the city.
After the heavy shadows, the city, illuminated by new light sources, finally unveiled itself before me.
I only realized that I seemed a bit foggy after a friend pointed it out.
Uh... okay, anyway, I'm not very smart, so it doesn't seem to have much of an impact. It doesn't matter as long as I don't lose my impression of the outline.
My typing is always a bit disjointed; I have to revise a sentence three times, it's such a hassle!
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