Chapter 476: 464 Meaningless Struggle_1
In short, dragonborn creatures with Otto’s blessings often enjoy some preferential treatment, but that’s about it.

If they recklessly break the law and kill an ordinary civilian without reason, they will also face severe punishment.

Of course, in most cases, this is just talk. Monsters or other creatures with dragonborn bloodlines usually have little contact with ordinary people.

However, recently, some careless monsters, such as ogres, have devoured several unlucky civilians.

After such incidents, Gaz quickly restricted the activities of these man-eating monsters.

At the same time, he dragged those foolish creatures to the city gate and hanged them next to the nobles, showing the genuine reliability of the new laws with practical actions.

At this moment, Angelina was quietly standing on the city wall, observing the surrounding situation, and soon she discovered that some people below the city were secretly wiping tears when looking at the bodies hanging on the city head.

When she asked Rolf nearby, she learned that they were the family members of those who had fallen into the mouths of monsters.

Seeing their tears, Angelina’s expression was heavy, as she couldn’t tell if these people were crying out of grief or for some other reason.

Time continued to pass, and another week went by. Because the Eastern Empire’s army had completely entered the Western Empire’s towns, Gaz and Angelina’s advance came to a temporary halt.

Due to the temporary suspension of the war, Gaz and Angelina rarely focused their energy on stabilizing the conquered towns.

In these days, there were some things that concerned Gaz and Angelina.

Originally, Angelina thought that those who had lost their loved ones to monsters might choose to leave in sadness.

But to her surprise, these people not only didn’t leave, but they also settled down quite calmly.

And they expressed gratitude to Gaz and Angelina’s new regime.

Because of the accidental deaths of their loved ones, Gaz generously compensated them with a large amount of supplies and wealth, making their assets instantly reach the peak of the surrounding original Western Empire people, even catching up with the wealth of some small nobles.

With their loved ones gone, no matter how great the grief of losing them, those still alive must carry on.

What also perplexed Angelina was that the majority of people viewed this incident with envy.

Some even openly expressed their wish that they could have been the ones eaten by the ogres, as it would have allowed their families to live better lives.

Gaz didn’t quite understand this mindset, but Angelina, who was originally human and had experienced life in the lower class, understood it very well.

Although in this era, humans have become the dominant force on the continent, the benefits they enjoy only belong to the very few elites at the top.

In addition, as for the Western Empire soldiers taken in by Gaz, their current arrangement was to serve as city guards, responsible for maintaining the security of the towns under Otto’s control.

However, their work seemed to be poorly done; many times, if it weren’t for Dudley’s control, some irreparable mishaps might have occurred.

Even in the eyes of many Western Empire people ruled by Otto, the monsters who didn’t brush their teeth all year round seemed friendlier than these Western Empire soldiers.

Even though they had changed their allegiance, the attitude of these Western Empire soldiers toward ordinary Western Empire people did not change much.

Of course, the laws of the Land of the Soaring Dragon applied to these ingrates as well. When the city gates of major towns were consecutively adorned with neatly dressed Western Empire soldiers, these guys finally calmed down.

At this, Gaz and Angelina couldn’t help but feel a mix of amusement and frustration, while Dudley didn’t know what to say.

At the same time, the three of them were well aware that the rapid collapse of the Western Empire was not due to merely superficial reasons.

Such a peaceful development did not last long. Unknowingly, the Crimson Empress’ army and Otto’s legions had started to face each other across two towns.

In the air between the two, there was also a Floating City of different styles.

Flying above the Crimson Empress’s army was the last of the three Floating Cities. In recent years, to compete against the most formidable Stania, the Crimson Empress had not stopped upgrading and transforming it.

The name of this crimson floating city had long been forgotten.

Now, the Crimson Empress and the people of the Eastern Empire called it the Blood Fortress.

On the other side, it was not the Dawn Garden in the sky, but the Blackstone Floating City.

Honestly, the transformation of the Blackstone Floating City was not yet complete, but it could already be deployed in battle without any issues.

As for the Dawn Garden, at Otto’s request, it had returned to the Dawn Forest.

Recently, Catherine had encountered some trouble there, and the Dawn Garden was urgently needed to quell the situation.

At this moment, both sides had maintained this state for some time, and the atmosphere was becoming increasingly tense, with the possibility of a big battle breaking out at any moment.

During this time, Otto had been covertly observing the enemy from the sky.

He was curious because even Dudley, known as the Guardian of the Empire, had surrendered, and his own followers and legions should be far superior to the other side in terms of both power and individual strength.

So, on what grounds did the Eastern Empire people, or the Crimson Empress, think they could take over this mess and turn it around?

Or were they just struggling in vain?

With these questions in mind, Otto had recently been scrutinizing the Eastern Empire’s army from above.

Soon, he discovered something that intrigued him.

There were many Eastern Empire soldiers, and during their standoff with Gaz’s forces, they naturally needed to occupy a large area for their encampment.

Days passed, eating and sleeping were daily necessities.

But recently, Otto noticed that in the Eastern Empire’s camp, a large group of people had been squatting and sleeping on the ground since the first day they arrived.

Many days had passed, but Otto still hadn’t seen any signs of these guys eating or taking care of bodily needs.