Watching the scene forcibly shift from a normal exchange into a discussion of an inter-base marriage alliance, Lu Chuxue of the Duan Family Base was the first to lose patience. She rose and interrupted, "May I ask, City Lord, how can you house so many survivors in the city? How will you deal with the zombies and zombie beasts? Making such a rash decision without even an explanation—you seem to be gambling with lives!"
Lu Chuxue's sudden outburst immediately shattered the ambiguous atmosphere and directly backed Shang Jiudi into a corner. If she could not provide a satisfactory answer, Anluo City would likely know no peace tonight.
Shang Jiudi narrowed her eyes and did not speak at once. She merely thought to herself, They finally asked. I've been waiting for you to jump into the trap.
The other city administrators also lowered their heads in silence, putting on an appearance of having no answer.
Seeing this, the envoys from the various bases immediately began scheming. They could not help but speculate wildly, and some even whispered things like, "Wolf Fang is putting on airs and making a huge mess of things."
After all, in their eyes, moving into a city was simply courting death. It was bound to cause a colossal disaster!
"I heard that you envoys came here seeking an alliance with Wolf Fang?" Shang Jiudi suddenly asked, completely avoiding Lu Chuxue's earlier question.
At once, the envoys began speaking in mocking tones.
"An alliance? Wishful thinking!"
"We originally came seeking an alliance, but your base avoided meeting us for days. With such a perfunctory attitude, I think we should forget it!"
"Our base has no interest in allying with one that has jumped into a fire pit!"
"You want to get all those survivors in Anluo City killed.