Those sentenced to beheading ultimately died as a result of their own treachery.
Rebuilding civilization and their homes was not difficult for the survivors, but it required a great many supplies, and manpower was scarce. Fortunately, after two or three days, the people sent by the court arrived. Boatload after boatload of relief funds and supplies left the common people dumbfounded.
But when they remembered that Great Chu's future emperor was on the island, it all made sense.
Anywhere else, a considerable amount would probably have been privately withheld along the official roads and in the towns it passed through. Even if each place took only a little, those deductions would add up over the long journey from the Capital City to the Northern States, leaving only half by the time the supplies arrived.
This time, the future emperor was stationed right here. Who would dare withhold even the smallest amount?
If an audit exposed them, it would be a grave crime that landed them in the Heavenly Prison. The local officials were not so greedy that they would risk their lives to embezzle supplies.
The fourth and fifth days passed, and the lifeless island flourished once more. Shen Yangge and Chu Xuanzhen also prepared to return to the capital.
Throughout the journey, Shen Yangge was deeply conflicted. He had come to kill Ruthis because he wanted to know what the second choice would be, but the Virus System had indirectly stopped him. Did that mean the Virus System had detected that killing Ruthis would make it end up like 615?
Now that he understood how the Virus System operated, Shen Yangge knew that even if he killed Ruthis now, that thing would not give him a second choice.
When they reached the outskirts of the Capital City, Shen Yangge