Central City.
The Prime Minister's Mansion.
Wu Qi, a young clerk, bowed and said, "Your Excellency, the announcement is ready. When should we release it?"
The Prime Minister took a sip of tea and sighed slightly, "I could have saved them, but I didn't. Do you think I'm too cold-blooded?"
The absurd events appearing online made him, an old man, feel as if he had returned to three hundred years ago, a time when people lived in peace and had no danger to their lives.
The internet was extremely lively, with countless hot topics every day.
Of course, there were also countless anti-intellectual incidents that made one doubt oneself.
At that time, he was already middle-aged and had a career. He merely browsed the various absurd and bizarre things online to pass the time, never delving into deeper issues.
However, now he had to consider them. Weighing the pros and cons was something he, as Prime Minister, had to do.
In his view, saving these stubborn individuals was far less valuable than making more people clear-headed because of this incident.
Therefore, the deaths of these people, if they could make the entire nation sober up, were worth it.
The young clerk shook his head, "Your Excellency, you did nothing wrong. You are in your position, you have your difficulties. This matter is not your fault, but the fault of prolonged peace."
After speaking, the young man continued to quietly tidy the documents on the table.
"Hahaha, you are still so clever, my boy. Prolonged peace makes people forget to be respectful. Therefore, it's time for a change. I hope this broken ship can sail for another three hundred years."
The Prime Minister greatly admired the clerk Wu Qi.
"First, release the announcement, and then prepare all the reform matters and related documents."
The young clerk trembled slightly with excitement upon hearing this. This was a sign that the Prime Minister intended to heavily rely on him.
"Your Excellency, please command me. I will do my best and not let you down!"
The Prime Minister smiled, "Alright, you go and prepare. Regarding the reforms, I still need to call a meeting with my old friends in the cabinet to discuss it."
After the young clerk left.
He looked in the direction the clerk had left and sighed, "Wu Qi is a good prospect, but his talent level is too low. He's destined not to enter the cabinet."
After this incident, the internet was extremely lively.
"I knew it! How could there be no danger?"
"Didn't someone post videos of the Guixu? They didn't believe it and said the videos were photoshopped. I'm really impressed."
"Now look, a whole bunch of them are dead."
"Serves them right! Who told them to be so brainless, to doubt even common sense? I'm really afraid that one day they'll start doubting if the Earth is flat, or if the universe is just a small matchbox. That would be a real laugh."
This was the nature of the internet; once public opinion surged, it was unstoppable.
The former "Guixu Safety Faction" either retreated and shut down their internet access, preferring to be blissfully ignorant, or they defected, joining the opposing camp and vehemently criticizing their former allies.
It seemed the excitement would last for another two days, and in the unseen depths, a dark current concerning internet reform was surging.
At this moment, outside the Guixu, in a canyon.
Lu Li raised his axe, his face expressionless.
With a flash of his axe, several fierce beasts perished.
Beasts fell one by one by his hand, but he was also exhausted, his hands numb.
He turned back and saw everyone still standing in the same spot. He became annoyed.
"What are you still standing here for? Get lost!" he shouted.
Wang Shuang quickly waved his hand, "Everyone, listen to the General! Don't stay here. We'll only hinder the General."
Then, he bowed, "General, we'll be leaving now. Take care!"
"Go, go, don't get in the way."
By now, almost all members of the Guixu Safety Faction were dead. He had vented his frustration. He wasn't particularly happy, but he wasn't unhappy either.
It was just that there were too many ferocious beasts. He was killing until his hands ached.
Wang Shuang led the group away, heading towards the Supreme Academy.
On the way.
Someone said, "We owe a great debt to General Lu this time. Without him, we would have been annihilated."
"Yes, we were too arrogant. We knew the Guixu was dangerous, yet we still recklessly came to Guixu to prove it was dangerous and to silence the trolls."
"We can't be so reckless in the future. Life is only once."
"Sigh, Song Siwen and the others died so horribly. I'm still having lingering fear."
Wang Shuang sighed, "Alas, let's go. I believe after today's events, everyone will mature a little."
The group hurried towards the outside.
Lu Li and his men guarded the entrance to the Guixu, killing beasts one after another. Dammit, these beasts pounced on any human they saw, as if they held a deep-seated hatred.
"General, I can't go on. I'm tired." A soldier's arm was red and swollen. He could no longer fight.
Lu Li cursed, "You're in battle, and you dare to say you're tired? Get up and keep killing."
"Yes, General!" his subordinate shouted loudly.
Just then, a voice suddenly came from the sky. Hearing it, Lu Li's heart rejoiced.
He shouted, "Brother Zhou Yang, come quickly and help! These beasts are in a foul mood."
The next moment, there was a flash of light in the sky, and a young man holding a wine gourd appeared before them.
Zhou Yang laughed, "Aren't you supposed to have unmatched divine strength? Are you failing now?"
Zhou Yang's teasing did not anger Lu Li; instead, it made him laugh heartily.
"Even unmatched divine strength can be exhausted. I'm not doing too well now. Stop with the nonsense and come help quickly."
He shook the axe in his hand, his body trembling slightly, showing his fatigue.
Zhou Yang curled his lips, "You old fellow, always so serious. Fine, fine, I'll help you!"
He was currently in peak condition and full of energy. He drew the long sword at his waist, twirled it, and flicked it gently.
Instantly, three sword energies, several meters long, flew out.
Boom!
The sword energies landed in the center of the beast horde, instantly killing dozens of monsters.
"Brother Zhou Yang, well done!"
Zhou Yang rolled his eyes at him and, following suit, unleashed sword energies that fell, killing beasts one by one.
These tens of thousands of ferocious beasts could not be entirely killed by just a few of them. However, fortunately, once a certain number of beasts were killed, they became frightened and retreated.
The beast tide receded, and Zhou Yang landed.
Lu Li patted Zhou Yang's shoulder and said, "You fellow, you're still so formidable. If only I had learned swordsmanship back then."
"Haha, it's not too late to learn now." Zhou Yang had a good relationship with him, and their conversation was quite casual.
"Forget it, I don't have time now. By the way, why are you here?"
Zhou Yang said, "It's all over the internet. Originally, I planned to protect these people, but after seeing the online comments, I followed along without intervening. For some people, death is the greatest respect they deserve."
"Well said. If we respect them, we let them die. That's politeness," Lu Li agreed with a fierce nod.
The two exchanged a glance and burst into laughter.
"Let's go to the academy, I'll treat you to a drink!"
"No, no, I still need to report this matter. The City Lord is waiting for me."
"Alright, come to the academy as a guest when you have time."
"Okay!"