Chapter 618 The Emperor Wins the Heart of the People

Late at night.

Heavy rain fell, and the ground was muddy.

A carriage flew through the wilderness, and there was a faint golden light around the carriage, isolating the rain from the sky outside the light shield.

No matter how heavy the rain was, it could not soak a drop.

The beast pulling this carriage was not the common unicorn, but the legendary thunder beast.

The person in the carriage was naturally Emperor Zun.

It was just that the current Emperor Zun was walking in the world in the appearance of his son, Emperor Qi.

Even this body was transformed from the body of another son, Emperor Bai.

At this time, Emperor Zun was sitting cross-legged in the carriage with his eyes closed.

The thunder beast pulled the carriage up and down, but the carriage was extremely stable, without a trace of bumps.

"Water can carry a boat, but it can also overturn it..."

Emperor Zun slowly opened his eyes and kept savoring this sentence in his mind.

He forgot where he heard this sentence from, anyway, it was said by a chosen one.

Before today, the Emperor was dismissive of this sentence.

He knew that the "water" in this sentence refers to the civilians.

But he didn't understand how these "waters" could overturn his world-class battleship?

Even if all the civilians in the empire wanted to kill him, so what?

He, the Emperor, could blow all the civilians into ashes in one breath, leaving nothing behind.

So the Emperor didn't understand why "water" could overturn the ship.

But today, he watched the live broadcast of the battle outside the Black Water City.

The battle scene was nothing to see, just like a child playing house, extremely boring.

But every word and every move of Nanfeng made the Emperor realize one thing - these chosen ones care about the ideas of the civilians very much, and they want to get the support of the civilians very much.

The Emperor didn't quite understand why this was, but he knew that the chosen ones must have their own intentions in doing so.

So at the last moment, he sent a thousand-mile voice transmission to stop Kong Boan and Tang Chengyun from fighting, and also gave Long Wudi and Nanfeng the title of city lord.

There are several advantages to doing this:

First: You can declare to the outside world that you have no choice but to appoint the Chosen One as the city lord because you don't want to see the people of Nanjiang City suffer.

Second: The emperor can see from the [Zi Jing] that the current Kong Boan is far from being Tang Chengyun's opponent, so there is no need to let a general die in vain.

Third: He can learn from how these Chosen Ones manage the civilians and why they want to gain the support of the people. Finally, take the essence and discard the dross, and keep it for your own use.

Anyway, it's just a few small border towns, so it's given away.

If he, the emperor, wants to take it back, it's just a matter of making an extra trip.

Compared to the minor fights in Nanjiang, the eastern part of the empire is really in big trouble.

The people of the entire Huazhou City have severe narcolepsy and have to sleep at least 20 hours a day.

In the current Huazhou City, even in broad daylight, you can't see people on the streets. It's a ghost town.

Moreover, the Emperor suspected that these people would help the Dream God practice in their sleep, which was what he was worried about.

That’s why the Emperor did not go to the southern border in person, but came to Huazhou City as soon as possible.

“According to the speed of the Thunder Beast, it should be almost there.” The Emperor whispered in the carriage.

Sure enough, after only a few seconds, the Thunder Beast pulling the carriage let out a low roar.

The Emperor reached out and lifted a corner of the curtain and looked out the window.

A huge city gate appeared in front of him, and the plaque above the city gate read the three words [Huazhou City].

“You stay here.”

The Emperor flashed, got off the carriage, and walked into the city on foot.

Huazhou City was silent, as if it was a city that had been abandoned for a long time.

The heavy rain fell, but not a drop of it could reach the Emperor.

But this rainstorm washed Huazhou City for a whole day, and the streets were full of water, and the deep places were even up to the waist.

The manure pits in the city, which had not been cleaned for a long time, had also been washed away by the heavy rain. The whole street was filled with the rebirth of grains, and the stench was overwhelming.

The emperor floated in the air, looking at the houses below with a calm face.

He could feel that there were still a large number of living people in the city, but they were all in a very deep sleep and had no perception of the outside world.

Some people were even drowned in the stagnant water in their sleep.

"You made my city like this..."

If it was the emperor yesterday, he would definitely slap the whole city into ashes with one palm, and prevent these civilians from helping the dream god to practice.

But today's emperor has different ideas.

He wants to save these civilians.

He wants to know, what is the use of people's hearts?

[Dream Mirror] flew out of his sleeves, and the emperor sank into his dantian and shouted fiercely: "Wake up!"

Wake up! Wake up! Wake up!

The whole Huazhou City was echoing with the emperor's voice.

Those civilians who were dreaming suddenly woke up one after another.

"This...what's going on?"

"Oh my god, how come my house is almost flooded after I slept for a while."

"Run, a thief has hypnotized us and the whole city! We must escape from this horrible place as soon as possible!"

"Who was talking just now? Who saved us?"

A figure flew out of the City Lord's Mansion. It was the City Lord of Huazhou City.

He came to the Emperor, knelt in the air, and his face was full of horror: "Lord Emperor, you...this..."

The Emperor said calmly: "I know that you were harmed by a traitor, so I will not blame you. But within three days, if you cannot settle the people in the city and solve the problems in the city, I will hold you accountable."

The Lord of Huazhou City quickly responded: "Thank you for not killing me! I will do my best to complete the task assigned by the Emperor!"

The Emperor nodded gently and used the [Mirror of Dreams] to illuminate the entire city.

The golden light flickered, and in this deep night, Huazhou City was as bright as day!

"This golden light, my god, so comfortable!"

"I'm not sleepy anymore. After finding this golden light, I'm not sleepy at all."

"This is... the Emperor? Did the Emperor save us?"

After shining every corner of the city, the Emperor took back the [Dream Mirror] and slowly said, "I have solved your sleepiness problem. Next... saving people and controlling water will be left to you."

"In addition, I will order the Imperial Palace to allocate a sum of money to you to help civilians."

"If you can't handle this matter well, you will come to see me with your head."

With the blessing of magic power, the Emperor's voice reached the ears of everyone in the city.

The civilians cheered and knelt on the ground spontaneously.

"Thank you, Emperor, for saving my life!"

"Thank you, Emperor, for saving my life!"

The Emperor put his hands behind his back, said no more, and returned to the carriage.

At the same time, a golden ball of light flew rapidly from the sky and entered the carriage together.