“I don’t want to be like this either, Brother Wang,” Lu Chuan said in a loud voice. “But the three northern provinces are too cold and there’s truly no hope of survival there if they stay. In the central region… even if they’re nabbed for a ghastly life in the mines, they still stand a chance for survival.”0

Li Hao blinked at his response. He knew this perspective well. Plainly, Lu Chuan was no ignorant bumpkin. He knew that there wasn’t necessarily a good end in store after he ferried people to the central region, but he knew even more that they were doomed without a hope if they stayed in the three northern provinces.0

The inspector in the distance fell silent before quickly shouting, “Fool! I told you before that you should take these people to the north, to Silver Moon even further north! You might be able to survive there…”0

“I want to, Brother Wang, but I’m just one Starlight and I’m several provinces away. Near River has even sealed off the roads to Silver Moon, so there’s no way of passing. They kill anyone who tries to press the issue. At least there’s Brother Wang...0