Yang Wenqing's orders were concise and effective.
The heads of each district moved swiftly, distributing specially made communication talismans to every patrol squad. After receiving their communication devices, the morning-shift guards immediately fanned out by squad into the county town's crisscrossing streets and alleys.
Two hours later, in the central district of the county town.
A medium-sized black hovering Flying Shuttle, roughly five meters long, glided silently along the broad main road. The conspicuous emblem of the City Defense Bureau was painted on its side, gleaming with a cold, hard sheen beneath the afternoon sun. This was Yang Wenqing's command vehicle.
Yang Wenqing sat in the rear cabin, observing the surrounding streets through a one-way transparent glazed window. Various rune-powered instruments inside the shuttle gave off a low hum. Above the main console floated a three-dimensional map of the central district, where dozens of green dots represented patrol squads slowly moving along their assigned routes.
The communications specialist accompanying him, a young technical officer named Fang Che, focused intently on the feedback from several Communication Formations, occasionally jotting something down in the work notebook he carried with him.
Yang Wenqing's gaze was drawn to a building outside the window. It was the Government Affairs Council building, a stone structure roofed in dark blue tiles. Fine arcs of electricity seemed to dance across it beneath the sunlight, likely a sign that its Protective Formation was active.
"Let's go down and take a look."
Yang Wenqing instructed Wu Yan, who was standing guard by the door.
Wu Yan immediately opened the door and jumped out first, vigilantly sweeping his eyes over the passing pedestrians. Yang Wenqing and Liu Rong got out in turn, followed by the communications specialist Fang Che.
"Continue patrolling along the established route."
Yang Wenqing tapped on the cockpit