Embers Ad Infinitum

Due to the influence of the previous ringtone, the fighting outside the Senate was temporarily stopped.

From here all the way to Hope Square, the citizens and soldiers of the city defense army stood there in a daze, as if they had not yet recovered from the previous state.

Except for the instinctive groans of the injured, the area was so quiet that you could even hear the movement of the wind.

Gaius didn't give them a chance to fall back into madness. He took the microphone and shouted loudly:

"Dear citizens and soldiers, Senator Varro colluded with the 'Salvation Army' and the 'Anti-Intellectual Cult' to control the Archon and try to purge us senators who are on your side.

“Fortunately, thanks to the blessings of Zhi Sui and the heroic souls of the founders of ‘Prime City’, your timely demonstrations prevented them from making mistakes and gave us a chance.

"Now, they have been killed or controlled, and the sun has reappeared over the Prime City!"

While the new consul made this announcement to the citizens and soldiers, one of his most trusted reformist senators, with two attendants, walked up the stairs to the dungeon attached to the Senate.

Varro was imprisoned there.

He should have committed suicide out of fear of guilt.

After hearing Gaius' words, the citizens in the assembly finally remembered what they were doing and what they wanted to do.

They cheered.

In sharp contrast to them were the members of the Second Human Guard in different positions outside the Senate.

Some of their faces were ashen, some were shaking uncontrollably, and some of their bodies were tense.

Gaius did not give the citizens a chance to express themselves freely, fearing that they would take advantage of the situation to make more excessive and drastic demands. He said directly:

“I have been elected consul by the surviving senators.

"I will lead those who are willing to contribute to the citizens, inventory the properties of the traitors, and return your lost fields to you!"

No need for other words, most citizens shouted excitedly:

"Gaius!"

"Gaius!"

"Gaius!"

Inspector Alexander frowned upon hearing this.

This reminded him of something from his youth:

The former consul Aure also received such enthusiastic support from citizens and soldiers.

Alexander stood behind the window some distance away from Gaius and looked outside.

Those excited faces and those enthusiastic eyes made him feel like he was back in time.

As his eyes moved, Alexander saw his daughter in a daze, and Zenaga, whose life and death were unknown, lying in a pool of blood.

He hurriedly turned to his followers and guards and said:

"Hurry and save Master Zenaga."

He has a close relationship with the "Crystal Consciousness Cult".

Although he had already awakened the ability in the corresponding field before believing in "Bodhi", since he had such a good reason, he would definitely not miss the opportunity to establish a strong relationship with the "Crystal Consciousness Sect".

"Your Excellency, Ombudsman, will going out now cause a riot?" Alexander's entourage asked worriedly.

The current situation has only calmed down temporarily and looks very fragile. Once something unexpected happens, the smoke is likely to rise again.

Alexander fell silent and turned his gaze to Gaius.

Whether the situation can be stabilized and order can be restored next, the performance of the new consul is crucial.

When Alexander hesitated, he saw his daughter walking towards Zenaga from the corner of his eye.

The people around them ignored this scene, as if no one existed there at all.

Phew... Alexander breathed a sigh of relief and said to his entourage and guards:

"You can wait a little longer and prepare the first aid kit."

In the Senate, these things are kept in reserve.

At this time, Gaius further made a promise:

"When the influence of the traitors is eliminated, and when the fields returned to you are harvested again, we will continue to expand outwards and use the guns of the 'Prime City' to open up more land for the citizens of the 'Prime City'!"

While the citizens cheered, Gaius glanced at the members of the Second Human Guard who were standing or lying around, and before anyone proposed to eliminate these aliens, he lowered his palms and announced loudly:

“Everyone who relies on the traitors or helps the traitors will be arrested and given a fair trial!

“Those among them who have done less evil and are willing to repent, I will give them a chance.

“Those among them who are full of sins, or who are unwilling to repent, I will send them to see Zhi Sui!

"Okay, citizens, you can go back and wait for your fields and work. Let the brothers and sisters of the city defense army capture the criminals.

"You saw it just now, they are on your side!"

At this time, the citizens have not yet had time to taste the sweetness of this action, without being arrogant or arrogant. Now that they have received Gaius's promise and achieved their goal, they are all willing to do something for the "Prime City" to restore order to their hometown. contribution.

They responded to the call one after another, retreated towards Hope Square, and left in batches.

Of course, not everyone is like this. Some citizens stayed behind to look for their relatives who were ahead and whose lives were unknown.

Gaius turned to the city defense army and ordered:

"Divide into three groups, one group will rescue the injured and clear the square, one group will take these people into the dungeon to await trial, and one group will go to various places in the city to inform your colleagues that I will give you a list of those who must be eliminated. traitor."

This includes at least two awakened ones at the 'soul corridor' level. They are a great hidden danger to subsequent stability, and Gaius will not allow them to surrender.

Upon hearing Gaius' words, the eyes of the surviving members of the Inhuman Guard instantly filled with blood.

They wanted to resist and fight their way out, but when they thought of the countless awakened people at the "soul corridor" level here, they felt despair again and lost their courage.

If you fight now, you will definitely die. If you wait a little longer, you may still have a chance.

Soldiers from the city defense army entered the Senate one after another, and with the help of the guards of the surviving senators, they tied up and cuffed a member of the Guards.

With his eyes bulging like a monster, More lowered his head and was escorted to the dungeon on the lower floor of the Senate with his whole body trembling.

He is not too afraid of death. Most of the people he met when he was a child did not survive to his current age.

He just thought of his children. The youngest among them had just learned to walk. He was babbling and loved to talk. Every night before going to bed, he would always chat with Moore or his wife for half an hour. Most of them At that time, she was talking nonsense, and the two adults just laughed and echoed a few words.

A scene seemed to appear in front of Moore:

The gate of the community was blasted open by the citizens of the First City. Those people turned into thugs and rushed in. They not only smashed, looted and burned, but also did not spare anyone.

They would slam the children to the ground and sell some of them to slave traders.

When he thought that his children might endure such pain, crying and shouting but no one answered them, and thinking that they would be sent to mines and factories to work day and night, Moore's heart ached terribly. .

He walked slower and slower, and suddenly, he twisted his body and knelt down towards Gaius.

"Your Majesty the Consul, please spare us!

"We are just following orders from above!

"I, I am willing to be your slave!"

Moore, a mature man, had tears and runny nose all over his face at some point.

When the other people saw this, they knelt down, hoping to exchange their status as slaves of the elders for the safety of their families.

Gaius pondered for a moment and said:

“You will get a fair trial.

“Perhaps there will be an opportunity to offset the sin with merit.”

After saying that, he ignored these people and turned his attention to the Golden Apple District.

Next, he wants to have a good chat with those who support him and the beings who have returned from the "new world".

He believes that in this situation, the promise of guaranteed vested interests can be exchanged for enough kindness.

…………

No. 9, Emperor Street, Golden Apple District.

Assus received a call.

The voice on the other end of the phone was very urgent. He only said a few words and hung up in a hurry.

But Assus seemed to be trapped in a nightmare.

His father suddenly suffered from an "unintentional illness"... Most of the conservative senators were eliminated... Gaius became the new consul... The city defense army was about to eliminate the associates of the "traitors"... Assus shuddered violently , rushed into the secret room of his house.

He took some hard currency and useful items he had accumulated over the years, quickly left the villa, went straight to the garage, and got into a bulletproof black car.

The trunk of the sedan contained a number of weapons and ammunition, as well as a late-model military exoskeleton device.

During this process, Assus never thought of informing the butler, servants and bodyguards.

The slaves noticed the abnormality and hid far away, so that when Assus drove out of the consul's mansion, everything he saw was deserted, and he felt a bit dilapidated for no reason.

…………

The Jeep of the "Old Tune Team" is on its way out of the Golden Apple District.

Shang Jianyao suddenly said:

"Lao Ge should like this harvest very much."