Free Web NovelChapter 446: Chapter 169: Chaotic Heart Level 6, Beheading
If Shen Bai had been unremarkable upon his arrival in Nanxing Prefecture, they wouldn’t have wanted to take such a risk.
The key issue was Shen Bai’s current trajectory. If this went on for much longer, they feared they would all be found out and eliminated one by one. After all, his methods were truly terrifying.
Having made up their minds, everyone present left one by one.
Soon, the room fell into absolute silence, so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
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Over the past few days, the atmosphere in Nanxing Prefecture had grown increasingly tense. This oppressive atmosphere stemmed from a single person: the newly appointed Shen Bai.
Ever since Shen Bai took office, the members of the Nanxing Prefecture’s Observatory seemed to have been injected with newfound vigor, clearing out many of the surrounding Demonic Forces at an astonishing speed.
These Demonic Forces had been living quite comfortably, but the recent stir had left them all on edge, living in constant fear.
The previous Prefecture Chief had a complex network of deals with them, which was why they had been able to stir up trouble in Nanxing Prefecture from time to time. Now, without the former Prefecture Chief’s protection, they were like small boats in a vast ocean, in danger of capsizing at any moment.
Many of the Demonic Forces harbored a deep hatred for Shen Bai, knowing that his arrival was the sole reason for their current predicament.
Meanwhile, Shen Bai was oblivious to their thoughts. He had fallen into a hardcore grinding state and couldn’t pull himself out of it.
Because Shen Bai had told the Observatory members not to report every single matter to him, his days had actually been quite leisurely.
Whenever he had nothing to do, he would follow a set routine, grinding the Skill Level for his Chaotic Heart Spell.
And after this period of intense grinding, Shen Bai’s Skill Level had improved by leaps and bounds.
As for the Gao Family, they, along with dozens of other affiliated family factions, were also uprooted by the Observatory.
The internal situation in Nanxing Prefecture had now been completely stabilized by Shen Bai.
At the very least, all the remaining internal factions left behind by the previous Prefecture Chief had been wiped out in one fell swoop.
Today was different from any other day; it was a big day for the people of Nanxing Prefecture.
The Observatory was going to carry out an execution.
The ones to be beheaded were, of course, the Gao Family and the dozen or so other family factions.
They had secretly colluded with the previous Prefecture Chief, exploiting the common people for their own gain. Now, the time had finally come for them to face justice.
In the registration room, Zheng Xing found Shen Bai to ask whether it should be a private execution or a public beheading.
This was a crucial decision that Shen Bai had to approve.
Shen Bai’s opinion was to proceed with a public beheading. The reason was that many citizens of Nanxing Prefecture harbored a deep, secret hatred for the captured family factions.
This would not only eliminate these factions but also restore the people’s hope.
Thus, the Observatory, in cooperation with the Prefectural Magistrate’s Office, decided to carry out the beheadings at the Nanxing Prefecture market after Noon today.
"Lord Shen, it’s almost time. We should head out."
The voice of an Observatory member came from outside the door.
Since the two organizations were cooperating, it was natural that both Shen Bai and Dongfang Li had to be present.
After all, this was their first collaboration in a long time and served as a gesture of sincerity between both parties.
Shen Bai nodded. "Give me another stick of incense’s time. You all wait for me outside."
"Yes, Lord Shen."
The Observatory member replied respectfully.
He quietly withdrew, closing the door to the room behind him.
Thanks to Shen Bai’s policy of delegating authority, the Observatory members in Nanxing Prefecture held him in high regard.
After all, very few leaders were capable of doing so.
Shen Bai didn’t care about any of that. All he knew was that as long as he kept Nanxing Prefecture from falling into chaos, he could carve out as much time as possible to grind his Skill Level.
Before Shen Bai’s eyes, wisps of smoke curled gracefully, gradually converging to form the Attributes of the Chaotic Heart Spell.
[Chaotic Heart Spell Lv. 5 (Clear Heart +16, Neutral +16, blessing +16, Non-Invasion +16, Chaotic Heart +16): 15000/15000]
During this time, Shen Bai had been relentlessly grinding his Skill Level.
And his frantic grinding had paid off handsomely.
To say nothing of anything else, his Chaotic Heart Spell was now on the verge of reaching Level 6.
This all shouldn’t have happened so quickly, but Shen Bai possessed Amber, which provided a three-fold boost to his Skill Level progression, naturally allowing for extremely rapid advancement.
’Now it’s time to see the effects of Level 6,’ Shen Bai thought.
Then, with a thought, the smoke before him vanished, transforming into a line of text that appeared in front of him.
[Chaotic Heart Spell Lv. 6 (Clear Heart +32, Neutral +32, blessing +32, Non-Invasion +32, Chaotic Heart +32, Destructive Attribute 32): 0/20000]
Once the Chaotic Heart Spell reached Level 6, Shen Bai once again found his surroundings blurring.
He had experienced this scene so many times that he could remain completely unflustered.
As the scene sharpened from a blur into focus, he found himself standing on a vast plain.
The plain was quiet, as profound as the deep sea.
The sky was dark, shrouded in night. The twinkling starlight inspired a sense of tranquility.
In this environment, a phantom figure sat cross-legged on the ground, gazing up at the dark and tranquil sky, its state as calm as an ancient well.
But as the phantom figure looked up, the once-calm starry sky suddenly erupted into a violent storm.
Rain poured from the heavens, and with the blessing of the gale, it crashed down upon the earth.
The earth was drenched by the rain, sending up spatters of mud.
The once-tranquil sky now seemed as if it had been thrown into chaos, becoming turbulent and unstable.
