"Rest assured, the governor wouldn't do something like that," Charles told the man standing before him.

"How would you know? What, are you the governor?" the man sneered with a look of disdain at Charles, who had no eyebrows.

"Of course, he’s—" Lily was about to retort when Charles silenced her with a gentle pat on the head.

"Let's go and take a look elsewhere." Charles turned and left the square. There was no point arguing with the man. He would soon understand when the new decree was posted on the bulletin board.

With Lily settled in on his open palm, they navigated through streets and pathways before they arrived at the island's central district.

Naturally, due to the lack of construction materials, the central district didn't look any better than other areas. However, the people...