Chapter 460 (1/2)

Chapter 460: Snaketooth (Part 2)

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Snaketooth never expected that much more unbelievable things were yet to come—the speaker’s next announcement rendered him motionless.

“In five days, which is the second week of the first month of spring, the City Hall will distribute rations at the square! Everyone can come here to collect two bowls of steaming hot oatmeal, one for lunch and one for dinner. Citizens, let’s all thank the prince for his generosity!”

At this, the crowd began to stir.

“My god, Gayle was right—this was really in the notice!”

“Yes, I came just to confirm that.”

“Do my ears deceive me? Free oatmeal every day?”

“Are you coming, too? Don’t you have plenty of oats and dried meat at home?”

“It’s still two free meals! My lord didn’t forbid me from coming. Didn’t you hear that he said ‘everyone’?”

“My Lord!” Someone suddenly shouted. “Is the oatmeal really free? How long will this continue?”

This was the question on everyone’s mind. The crowd quieted and turned to look at the attendant in unison.

The attendant waited for the good news to sink in, and then announced calmly, “That’s right! The oatmeal really is free, and the distribution will continue until the end of the Months of Demons! Tell all your neighbors and friends about this news, because His Highness will always stay true to his promises!”

Hundreds of people instantly became excited, but Snaketooth still couldn’t believe his ears.

“Free food? What does this mean? It means that they can temporarily avoid being threatened by Kanas and starving in the snow—No, not just them, but all Rats will be able to easily obtain food. Now, they’ll be even more difficult to control!

Kanas won’t just sit by and let this happen, so what will he do? Send someone to disperse the crowd, disrupt the distribution… or bribe City Hall officials to dump all the oatmeal into the Redwater River?”

However, Snaketooth also noticed that the announcer kept mentioning “His Highness”, which meant it was the legendary Prince Roland that gave orders to distribute rations, not the Duke or the Five Families. “Will he let these Rats roam shamelessly, or will he really be different from the other noblemen?”

He didn’t trust any of the noble, and the day Paper was taken away was still fresh in his mind.

However, a small voice in his head kept asking him, “What if it was true, what if… it was true?”

Luckily, his doubts didn’t last long because the Elk attendant on the stage began to read another notice—he used to think that these orders were simply the nobles’ tricks to mess with the citizens and had nothing to do with orphans like him, but even more surprising than the last two notices was the third one, which directly applied to the Rats.

“Citizens, listen up! There are brighter days to come!” The announcer shouted something to calm the rowdy crowd and then said, “In five days, or when the oatmeal distribution starts, His Highness will begin cracking down on crime in Longsong Stronghold, including Black Street organizations, theft, and any behavior that threatens the safety and belongings of the citizens! When the time came, please don’t hang around Black Street or visit pubs, casinos, and other unsafe areas to prevent unnecessary harm!”