Chen Feng's gaze was intense as he stared intently at Li Yu, his excitement palpable.
“Commander…” Li Yu was slightly taken aback.
He hadn't heard that title in a long time; ever since he took over Kangcheng, it seemed everyone started calling him the city lord.
Hearing that familiar address again on this border line evoked a sudden sense of nostalgia.
Xiao Zhan and Lu Fan exchanged a glance, only then realizing that Li Yu did indeed have the title of regimental commander in the military, though none of the Star Lords mentioned it in daily life.
Bai Ya, standing behind them, was even more astonished upon hearing this. Li Yu! One of the Star Lords of Zhongzhou, a powerful figure on the Wind and Cloud Ranking, and a character portrayed as a hero of Zhongzhou, was only given the title of regimental commander within the official Zhongzhou system? This was simply unbelievable.
Li Yu quickly recovered from her momentary daze, nodded to Chen Feng, and replied in a calm tone, "Thank you for your hard work. We just got back from outside too."
Hearing the brief conversation between Chen Feng and Li Yu, the Zhongzhou soldiers guarding the city gate finally confirmed Li Yu's identity!
"He really is Li Yu! Hero Li Yu!"
"Li Yu, who once guarded the eastern border, is back!"
"I never thought I would see him again in my lifetime."
The soldiers, one after another, became excited and gathered around, their faces filled with respect and excitement.
The tense and serious atmosphere caused by the gathering of refugees was relaxed by Li Yu's appearance, as if Li Yu's presence itself brought an invisible sense of stability.
The huge gaps and patches on the city wall were mostly left by Li Yu and his group during their battle with the Shadow Master, and they were the ones who personally repaired them.
No soldier from the Central Plains on the Eastern Frontier would question Li Yu's glorious achievements.
Chen Feng finally snapped out of his surprise and hurriedly turned around to shout towards the city gate:
"Quickly! Open the city gates and welcome Commander Li Yu!"
"Yes." The soldiers inside immediately started operating the equipment, and soon a rumbling mechanical sound could be heard.
The group of refugees who had been watching nearby immediately realized that the person who could command such respect from the garrison officers was an extraordinary figure in Zhongzhou when they heard all the soldiers on the front line surrounding the young man and excitedly calling out the name "Li Yu".
"Li Yu?" Tie Jae, who was mixed in with the crowd, frowned and quickly searched his memory.
Throughout my migration, I haven't encountered or heard of any famous forces or powerful awakened individuals along the way, and I don't recall anyone with this name.
This made Iron Jaw even more convinced that the young man was just a "connected person" of some leader within Zhongzhou.
'Who cares what kind of big shot he is? We can take advantage of their attention being drawn to this guy to make our move easier!' His eyes hardened with even more ruthlessness.
Although Li Yu's heroic name was already widely known in Zhongzhou thanks to the extensive publicity on the front page, the name Li Yu was still completely unfamiliar to the people who had just arrived outside the Great Wall of Zhongzhou.
Just then, a sergeant in charge of personnel screening ran quickly to Chen Feng's side, saluted, and reported loudly:
"Sir! The latest round of screening has been completed, and thirty migrants have been identified as meeting the release criteria. Please advise whether to release them according to procedure?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Feng, who was standing beside Li Yu, immediately turned around and gave the order without hesitation:
"Perfect! Bring him over and have him follow behind Commander Li Yu."
"yes."
Before long, a fully armed squad of Central Plains Awakened Ones led more than thirty refugees to the city gate.
Most of those chosen wore expressions of relief at surviving a disaster, along with a hint of barely concealed heartache.
"Damn it, that's a rip-off... We put all our savings into it just to buy a pass." One of them muttered angrily to his companion.
The person next to him immediately covered his mouth in alarm, afraid that the soldiers in front would hear, and shook his head sternly at him, signaling him to be quiet.
They paid such a high price to qualify for entry into Zhongzhou, and they absolutely cannot afford to make any mistakes.
Moreover, being able to enter the Central Plains defense line at the cost of something is already incredibly lucky.
After all, survival is the most important thing; everything else can be accumulated slowly once they settle down in Zhongzhou. Besides, according to rumors, Zhongzhou is well-ordered and free of rampaging alien beasts, making it far safer than the outside world.
Although the other soldiers from Zhongzhou did not hear the hushed discussion, Li Yu still couldn't help but glance at it out of the corner of his eye.
Although the thirty people looked somewhat disheveled, their clothes were relatively intact, and they were all wearing good quality raincoats. Their complexions did not resemble those of people who had been starving for a long time. They were not ordinary refugees who were truly destitute outside.
Clearly, these people were the result of "special selection" by the soldiers of Zhongzhou, with the aim of taking advantage of the situation and squeezing out the last bit of value from these people.
Li Yu had seen this kind of scene many times before, but Ma Yuanbai had always been the one handling similar matters along the way. Now that this scene was happening to someone else, he didn't say much, but simply looked away calmly.
"Long——"
The heavy city gates slowly opened, and Chen Feng stepped forward first, making an inviting gesture, partly to welcome Li Yu and his group, and partly to let the next batch of 'lucky ones' through.
Moreover, in order to welcome Li Yu, the city gate, which is usually only opened a crack, has now been fully opened.
As if because Li Yu was there, Chen Feng was not worried about anything happening to the defense line.
Seemingly noticing Li Yu's meaningful glance just now, a barely perceptible hint of embarrassment flashed across Chen Feng's face, and he said with a hint of explanation:
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