Douluo Continent II: The Peerless Tang Sect: I, Huo Yuhao, join the Sun Moon Sect.

Chapter 799 Yan Shaozhe Declares Martial Law!

If the academy were to be destroyed by the Sun Moon Empire, he would undoubtedly suffer for the rest of his life.

Therefore, no matter what, he had to rush back to the academy and provide as much help as possible, even if it meant suspending his own plans!

"If we can resolve the crisis of Shrek City being besieged, we must find the damned leaker and let him know what the consequences of being a traitor will be!"

Thinking of this, his face grew even more gloomy, as if covered by a thick, dark cloud that wouldn't go away, and his flight speed involuntarily increased a bit.

Even though the Sun and Moon Army has not yet launched an attack, the siege has already caused widespread panic within Shrek City.

When the vast majority of people living in Shrek City learned that war was about to befall them, a deep fear involuntarily arose in their hearts.

Some people who had stockpiled a lot of food chose to stay at home, activate their defensive soul-guided shields, and quietly wait for the war to end. No one knew when the Sun and Moon Army would use soul-guided cannons to bomb Shrek City, so at this moment, the defensive soul-guided shields were undoubtedly of paramount importance.

Others hurried out to the streets to buy food, and long queues had already formed in front of many shops.

The atmosphere was oppressive; everyone's breathing was rapid, and their eyes revealed obvious anxiety.

It's important to know that land in and around Shrek City is incredibly valuable, and the land prices in this ancient city are among the highest in the entire Douluo Continent.

Therefore, Shrek City has no fields for growing crops or places for raising livestock. As for the soul beasts raised within Shrek Academy, they naturally cannot be classified as livestock.

Shrek City is primarily a commercial city, and most of its food is imported from outside.

The current siege of Shrek City by the Sun and Moon armies has effectively cut off Shrek City's access to food from the outside world.

No one knows when the war will end, so naturally everyone wants to stockpile more food. If they don't stockpile now, life will be hard in the future.

After all, as long as the Sun and Moon Army does not retreat, the price of food will only continue to rise.

Indeed, this was the case. Many shops took this opportunity to raise food prices, trying to make a big profit.

This behavior caused widespread resentment among the people of Shrek City, but they still had no choice but to grit their teeth and buy it, because if you don't buy it, there are plenty of others who will!
Of course, the shop owners weren't fools either; they didn't even charge the Shrek Academy students, giving them food for free.

After all, in Shrek City, Shrek Academy is the true master.

Suddenly, a powerful voice, like a thunderclap, resounded in everyone's minds, deafeningly clear:
"I am Yan Shaozhe from Shrek Academy. I am currently in full charge of the internal affairs of Shrek City. Given that the Sun and Moon Army has besieged Shrek City, the people inside Shrek City are in a state of panic and many chaotic situations have arisen."

Based on my assessment, there must be a spy within Shrek City secretly instigating this. To ensure Shrek City is united in overcoming this difficult time and to expose this damned spy, I hereby declare that Shrek City is under martial law from this moment forward!

"Those who are not participating in the defense of the city, all of you shall now return home. No one is to leave without orders from the academy!"

"As for the food issue that many people are worried about, Shrek Academy will help solve it, so there's no need to worry!"

Upon hearing Yan Shaozhe's telepathic message, everyone's faces showed surprise, but out of respect for Shrek Academy's authority, they obediently returned to their homes. After all, no one wanted to be inexplicably branded as a spy for the Sun and Moon Academy.

On the walls of Shrek City.

The deputy city lord looked at Yan Shaozhe beside him and couldn't help but ask in a telepathic message:

"Dean Yan, isn't martial law too harsh? With the Sun and Moon Army besieging the city, the people inside are already under immense pressure. Martial law will undoubtedly increase their stress even further." In fact, Shrek City has been besieged before. In the past, the reason for the siege of Shrek City was basically due to the beast tide launched by Di Tian. Even under those circumstances, the Shrek leadership never imposed martial law in the city.

Yan Shaozhe's expression was cold and stern, and he immediately responded telepathically:
"The chaos within Shrek City is far too severe. Without swift and decisive measures, how can we maintain order within the city? If this chaos continues, defectors will spring up like mushrooms after rain!"

Moreover, what I just said was not false; there are indeed quite a few Sun Moon spies within Shrek City, and we must deal with them decisively!

The deputy city lord continued to inquire via telepathy:
"What about food? Has the academy already prepared to pay for food for everyone in the city? Otherwise, how will the food problem be solved?"

Yan Shaozhe glanced at the deputy city lord with a puzzled look:
"Why should we pay for food? Many shops in the city have been raising food prices wildly while the Sun and Moon Army is besieging the city. Some shops are even selling a pound of rice for one gold soul coin!"

These shopkeepers who seized this opportunity to make a fortune were blinded by greed. They were clearly pure Sun Moon people lurking in Shrek City. They wouldn't hesitate to deal with spies, so these people will have to spend some time in the Shrek dungeon for now!

"As for the grain in the shops, the academy will naturally send people to confiscate it, and then distribute it as free food to the people of Shrek City in a unified manner, so as to stabilize the order in the city as soon as possible."

Sun and Moon Temporary Command Tent

Orange held a letter, flipping through its contents while remarking with emotion:

"Yan Shaozhe is indeed decisive and efficient. He directly declared martial law within Shrek City. This move has caused considerable trouble for the Sun and Moon spies within Shrek City."

After all, under martial law, the efficiency of the Sun and Moon spies in transmitting intelligence had already decreased considerably. However, even with Yan Shaozhe issuing the martial law order, the decline could not be reversed.

As time goes by, the food supply in Shrek City will only dwindle, since food from the outside can't get in, and there isn't enough food available inside!

"Continue to surround but not attack, and have your spies expand their networks and keep track of what kind of food the people around them receive from Shrek Academy every day."

"Yes, Marshal!" a bodyguard beside him said in a deep voice, then quickly turned and left.

As for Orange, she didn't want people in Shrek City to starve to death.

She simply wanted to ask Master Kong to lead a team to openly and legitimately fly over Shrek City when food was extremely scarce, to drop large quantities of food on the people inside, and to send a telepathic message to the entire city to persuade them to surrender.

In this way, the people of Shrek City will not have to suffer from hunger and will be able to feel the warmth brought by the Sun Moon Empire.

With the abilities of Confucius and his contemporaries, it wouldn't be difficult for them to accomplish this without any problems.

The Shrek Academy's elite members can either intervene or stand idly by.

Of course, whatever choice the Shrek Academy's powerful members make, it will shake Shrek Academy's rule over this ancient city.

After all, if the Shrek Academy's powerful members choose to stop the food distribution, they are essentially letting the people of Shrek City starve to death. Many people in Shrek City will definitely harbor resentment towards Shrek Academy.

If the Shrek experts do not intervene to stop the food distribution, and if the Sun and Moon experts send messages urging surrender, many people in Shrek City will have the idea of ​​surrendering to the Sun and Moon Empire.

Of course, Shrek Academy is not the Holy Spirit Cult, so it will inevitably provide food for the people in Shrek City. Therefore, things will undoubtedly develop in the latter direction.

(End of this chapter)