"Just bear with it. With so many people coming, there's nothing the Idle Prince Army can do."
"I understand the ones bringing their families, but what's the point of entire villages and towns coming here? Can't they survive anymore? Have they come to scrounge off us?"
"Heh, young man, don't be so harsh. If they could survive, why would they leave their homes behind and flee by the village and town?"
"Exactly. You haven't seen some of those places. The mountains are barren and the waters foul, and with those dog officials wreaking havoc on top of it, people really can't survive."
"Some are fleeing disaster, and some are repaying a debt. I heard quite a few people brought their entire clans to help the River Guard Army because His Highness the Idle Prince avenged their grievances against the Devil Sect."
"There are so many. Last time the Idle Prince used the Heroes' Token, I wanted to come, but I had an elderly parent at home and couldn't. This time, my mother chased me out with a broom. Before leaving, I kowtowed three times toward our doorway. After all, my father was killed by the Devil Sect. My mother said that whoever avenged him would have our whole family's gratitude, and we'd repay that debt."
"I heard quite a few practitioners of literary cultivation simply resigned from office and headed straight for the Great River."
"So many. I heard one county magistrate tossed aside his official seal and ran off with half his government office. He only left the other half behind because he was afraid something would happen in the county if everyone left, and he'd be letting down the local people. I nearly died laughing when I heard it. No idea whether it's true."
"It's true."
"Why?"
"I'm