I Can See Your Combat Power
Chapter 1897 - 328: The Rules of Unparalleled City

Chapter 1897: Chapter 328: The Rules of Unparalleled City

The shortage of manpower has been a problem faced by the Unparalleled City Hall since the early days of the Academy’s establishment, and until now, this issue has not been well resolved.

When the entire city’s residents can recite the laws backward and forward, the position of a city official becomes difficult.

However, the recently returned Tang Clan was unaware of this situation, so when the representative of the Tang Family went to the Academy to inquire about the placement of Tang Family disciples, Tang Luo arranged for all of them to be placed in the City Hall.

A respectable job, the point is not how much profit one makes, but whether one is respected.

The Tang Family has never lacked resources, but the clansmen returning from the Chengzhou Spirit Realm particularly hope to regain the respect of the people of Longzhou.

Judging by their current performance, these people are doing quite well, at least there hasn’t been an unfortunate case that would require such drastic measures as relinquishing family loyalty for righteousness.

The occasional disputes arise, but the intentions are not bad; it’s merely a matter of not being able to accept the fact that citizens use the law everywhere they go.

One must know that laws, after all, are inanimate objects, and many times, the flexibility it provides is the measure of the conscience of the city officials.

And what is called acting in good conscience implies that it is a subjective arbitration.

Sometimes city officials are lenient because the matter is minor, and the weak truly have a need, so they choose to turn a blind eye.

Other times, the standards of city officials are stringent because the stakes are high, and even if the weak have compelling reasons, out of the need to protect even weaker groups, they have to harden their hearts.

See, it’s surprising, isn’t it? Even in a place like Unparalleled City, laws seem to mainly apply to commoners.

And for the powerful, there are only some tacit rules, which at first glance, seem unfair to the weak.

But in reality, if it weren’t for these laws and rules to restrict the powerful, the competition faced by ordinary people would be unimaginably fierce.

Imagine, if the real world were a fair board game with two players of equal intelligence and resources.

But one side gets to make several moves ahead before the game even starts.

This is the pain felt by ordinary people everywhere except the Lingjiang Central Region, even if their standards, wisdom, and magnanimity surpass that of family heirs, the gap before the competition starts already fills the board with their opponent’s pieces.

Thus, those who are clear-headed always live in extreme pain, for they understand that no matter their hard work, even if their opponent is a useless individual indulging in debauchery, they have no chance of winning.

Can martial arts change one’s life? Can hard work change one’s life? Can confidence change one’s life?

All these can, but they are not enough to let you win.

Because some victories and defeats are more primordial than the initial ones, reaching further back in time.

Perhaps a thousand years ago, the Tang Clan ancestors saw this point, so they led the clan away from Zhongzhou to pioneer in Longzhou.

A thousand years later, though once called the Wilderness, Longzhou now is a realm where clans rise and fall, with many noble families.

It’s like the newly emerged Xiling, which has started to have various marketplaces, top talents from various industries, and quite a few new nobles and guilds.

These people, after achieving success in the Lingjiang Central Region, would rely on their old experience to resort to unsavory tricks.

Knowing that the people of Xiling have money, the magnates of the South District marketplace would collude at night with magnates from the North City marketplace, and the prices of goods at both stores would increase simultaneously the next day.

One raises prices more, the other raises them less; after repeating this several times, the goods offered are equal, but the silver they collect multiplies.

This means of safely extracting money from the people without physical combat is termed commerce. Even in the most oppressive cities, this is considered the safest approach, let alone in a paradise like the Lingjiang Central Region.

Yet these merchants never expected that while they were discussing how to exploit the people, they were knocked on the door by members of the Wind Media Department.

"You may sell at high prices, but the parts exceeding the standard are all taxed."

This was the first time the merchants realized that even when both parties willingly trade, there are standards.

Holding a reasonable price standard chart set by the City Hall, the magnates wondered which inhumane council member could come up with such a thing; more alarmingly, the chart indicates that Unparalleled City has someone who truly understands commerce.

The next day, prices in Xiling City dropped, the citizens cheered, social stability was maintained, as if the magnates of North City and South District never held a gathering.

No one knew that a war without smoke had already taken place in Unparalleled City, and its instigator was the bored pregnant lady of the Lord.

Unparalleled Inner City, Yunluo Garden

The rebuilt small courtyard nestled by the mountains and waters, but now that the flood has receded, only the cloudscape remains.

The layout is not far from Aran Mountain, but thanks to the master craftsmen in Unparalleled City, the quality of life has increased dramatically.

Whether the houses or vessels, they are objects of exquisite craftsmanship, perfected over decades.

The only drawback is this huge mansion, not only in a remote location but also lacking servants, even fetching water requires Tang Luo to draw rootless water from the sky.

But this does not hinder Yun Xiu’s daily enthusiasm to go out for a walk, which every time, Tang Luo quietly accompanies.

To be precise, he is no longer the principal of the Unparalleled Academy or the master of the Lingjiang Central Region; he is just a male caregiver waiting for childbirth.

The heavily pregnant Yun Xiu stood in the courtyard practicing some gentle martial art stances with a focus on breathing techniques, while Tang Luo stood on the pavilion, face slightly twitching, holding a white handkerchief.

Although the body of a Fierce Realm warrior is truly formidable, watching the "duang duang" continuous bouncing of the large belly, Tang Luo’s face couldn’t help but keep twitching, somewhat worriedly saying, "Even though Doctor Lu says the birth will be after the New Year, but with all this jumping, the child probably won’t stay in."

"Didn’t you say you don’t like children? Why worry then?"

Turning her head, Yun Xiu playfully smiled and coyly asked.

"I was worried about you."

Tang Luo was speechless: "Still, we should find a maid; if that doesn’t work, have Doctor Lu come and stay."

"No need!"

As if to express her excellent health, Yun Xiu performed a grand martial dance, saying, "See, I’m in good health, and besides, Doctor Lu is very busy, barely keeping up with treating the poor every day; I can’t, because of myself, let the citizens in the city lack a good doctor."

Perhaps sensing her mother’s joy, the child in the womb kicked twice, causing Yun Xiu to hold her stomach in place and gasp, unable to continue her moves.

Tang Luo immediately appeared beside her to support her, yet the woman chuckled: "Husband, our child will surely be a martial arts prodigy."

The man was very helpless, but could only humor her: "So it seems, being able to kick a Fierce Realm warrior into gasping even before birth, the child might just attain the ultimate truth upon birth."