In autumn of the same year, the emperor of Southern Glory Empire issued a law: Experts and the strong were prohibited from committing willful slaughter. In particular, they were prohibited from attacking civilians who couldn't defend themselves. Experts would compete against each other every year in order to obtain noble status and a series of privileges from the imperial court.
In short, no willful slaughter was allowed.
But reverence of the powerful didn't change.
If it was a feud, the imperial court wouldn't interfere.
The imperial court was just protecting the lives of civilians.
With such a decree, a large number of commoners moved away from Rising Clouds…
Their thinking was simple: A little hardship and exhaustion was fine, if it meant they could live their days in peace.
In Southern Glory Empire, they could earn money with their skills and live peaceful lives.
