Moral Blackmail

A classroom packed with dozens of students could make your head ache just from the racket they made.

Not to mention that several thousand residents of Black Stone City had gathered here.

The chaotic din gave Shilke a splitting headache as well.

"Silence!"

The moment Shilke shouted those two words, the soldiers helping maintain order at the scene joined in and yelled as well...

"Silence!!!"

That cry exploded like a thunderclap, startling the residents in the square. In an instant, the entire crowd fell silent, trembling like cicadas in winter.

Seizing the opportunity, Shilke hurriedly began to speak.

"Our king understands everyone's wish to reunite with their families. However, considering that some of these deserters and prisoners may be remnants who followed that tyrant, he has set a few requirements!"

After Yan Sheng looted Black Stone City, his reputation here had become utterly rotten.

Now that the Great Zhou army had occupied Black Stone City, the residents no longer needed to fear Yan Sheng and his troops. Thus, whenever his name came up in conversation, they would spit on the ground in perfect unspoken agreement.

Hearing that remnants who had followed that tyrant might be hiding among the deserters and prisoners, many residents had already begun to agree with Shilke before he had even explained the requirements.

Unaware of what the residents were thinking, Shilke continued speaking...

"If you want to bring your family members home, it's simple. Besides your own relatives, you must find two other people in the city to act as guarantors. Once you have found two guarantors, go together to the registration office to register and confirm your family member's name and physical characteristics."

"After that, we will use the name and physical characteristics to identify them among the deserters and prisoners."

"As long as he