Chapter 2911: Fulfilling the Promise
Xu Huo turned around at this moment, looking at the crowd in the hall and said, "As the new king, I will now fulfill the policies I proposed earlier."
Lou Fei and the others were uncertain, not knowing what he really meant. Had he cleared the instance or not? If he had cleared it, why didn't he leave? If he hadn't cleared it, was he about to go crazy?
Xu Huo was in a good mood at the moment. He called out the still-living Archons, borrowed the tables they had set up outside the castle, and discussed on the spot how to handle the twelve main cities.
The Archons of four main cities, along with some core players, had been killed. The remaining ones were no longer able to compete with the other main cities. Therefore, many people's first choice was to leave, but they didn't know how many people the instrument could send away, and they didn't dare to ask Xu Huo directly...
Xu Huo didn't have the patience to care about their thoughts. He directly called over the Allied Forces and the players from the other four stranded cities, handing over Tree Heart City and Red Carpet City, which were closer to the Seven Cities, to the Allied Forces. The original players of these two cities could simply move out.
The other two cities were left for Lou Fei and the others to distribute. He didn't care how they arranged it, but the legal provisions he had listed earlier must be followed by these people.
Except for the rules that Archons cannot leave their governing city, must be replaced every two years, and cannot govern again within six years, all those who had been elected as Archons had to promote the implementation of the laws.
Main cities and the Allied Forces could not openly declare war on each other, nor could they conduct human experiments for any reason. The details involved genetic screening, forced injection of drugs, and so on.
Additionally, forced reproduction was prohibited, and related rules were abolished. Archons of main cities and the Allied Forces could not force ordinary people to continue reproducing by any means. At the same time, some welfare systems for ordinary people had to be implemented.
Ordinary people could not be slaughtered indiscriminately, and the hunting activities of stranded players against ticket players also had to stop.
Watching these legal provisions grow more and more numerous, both the stranded players and the Allied Forces members looked unhappy. Previously, there had only been some general directions, but now even the details were there. Was he really going to stay here and be king?
Considering the binding force of the props and the actual situation, Xu Huo only screened a few key points to add details. After all, the more details there were, the more problems might arise during implementation. His main purpose was to constrain the top players.
Naturally, those who wanted to exploit loopholes could always find a way, but this was the best he could do for now.
Taking out the "Hidden Complaint," Xu Huo copied all the new rules onto it, then flipped to the back and had the Archons of the twelve main cities and all the core players come forward to sign.
There were quite a few people, so he asked them to try to write their signatures as small as possible, since the prop was only that big.
"What happens if we break the rules?" Lou Fei asked on behalf of everyone.
"You die." Xu Huo didn't want to explain further, just told them, "If you don't sign, you die now."
The players from the main cities only regretted why they had come to King's City to join the excitement. Now the entire city was sealed off by the prop. Not only were teleportation props ineffective, but they also didn't dare to attack the barrier. They could only watch helplessly as Xu Huo brought out the special prop.
"Isn't this too strict?" Qu Hong said. "The population of Zone 031 is already small. If we set a reproduction age limit..."
Before she could finish speaking, her voice gradually faded under Xu Huo's gaze.
The Archons and core players of the main cities, if they didn't leave, would basically be the ones truly in control of the cities afterward. No matter how these people changed, they would more or less have to abide by the rules already set. If they didn't want to risk their lives, they had to be very careful.
If the top people restrained themselves, those below would naturally also hold back.
"Do those who want to leave Zone 031 also have to sign?" Chan Juan asked.
"Everyone has to sign." Whether they could actually leave was another matter; of course, they had to sign in advance.
Xu Huo couldn't be bothered to waste words with them, signaling everyone to line up.
The first to sign were Lou Fei and the others. Lou Fei could be considered relatively good to the ordinary people of Zone 031. Although she had no intention of slaughtering ordinary people or starting a war with the Allied Forces, self-restraint was different from being forced. So her expression was very ugly when she signed.
But even so, she still had to sign.
As for those players who had already run far away, Xu Huo had the Archons of each city and the ticket players go find them. Not everyone had to sign, but the core members of each city definitely couldn't escape.
As for those hiding or impossible to find? No problem, he could wait. If the signatures weren't done, no one could leave.
The Allied Forces and the stranded players from the other four cities also had to sign.
Xu Huo didn't bother with the ticket players who arrived later.
After everyone lined up and signed, the back of the "Hidden Complaint" had become a pitch-black mess.
This was a special prop Xu Huo had found in the previous instance "Small Cubicle." It had a forced binding effect on those who signed. If they violated the terms, they might be forcibly taken into a spatial interlayer. It was also a kind of special space prop. He hadn't tested its specific effects, nor did he know exactly how strong its binding force was, but those who signed should strive to uphold the clauses above.
Of course, because of this special prop, the stranded players' desire to leave reached its peak. The newly arrived ticket players felt the same. With these constraints, clearing the instance later would only be harder. It was better to give up on this instance early.
Putting away the prop, Xu Huo stood up and announced that he was about to activate the teleportation instrument.
The players' spirits lifted, and those who wanted to leave immediately swarmed near the instrument.
Lou Fei and the others lifted the external blockade barrier. Xu Huo retrieved the remote terminal, unlocked it, and touched the activation button.
A faint humming sound arose. Several large instruments on the rooftops of the buildings simultaneously emitted a pale blue light. Along with the trembling of the air, the space at the center of the instruments visibly twisted. At first, it looked like ripples on water, but soon it formed a rapidly churning circular wave, and visually, it became no longer transparent.
The players from Scepter City were the fastest. A group of players following Mr. Hu jumped into it without a second word—the instrument had already told them the wormhole point zone they would arrive at when it was set up. They only had two options: go or not go.
With someone taking the lead, others followed closely. Batch after batch of people disappeared into the surging spatial waves. Even the Archons of two main cities left.
The surrounding players decreased rapidly, and the faces of those who decided to stay changed repeatedly. Some were happy, some were worried.
Although the power of those who stayed would increase slightly with fewer people, if there were too few people, the overall strength would be weakened, and the status of the main cities would no longer be as stable as before...
But under the watchful eyes of everyone, no one dared to do anything. They could only wait for the final result.
The teleportation channel lasted less than half a minute before the several instruments shut down simultaneously. At the same time, the self-destruction program activated, the core chips automatically burned out, and even the remote terminal in Xu Huo's hand completely went dark after two beeps.