บท 394: Which Side?

From the moment he passed by the wooden houses, Seth felt that something was wrong. 

Along with the present and noisy animals on the farms, the sight of people happily going about their activities surprised Seth. Perhaps if this were happening on the outskirts of a rank D city, he would have been a lot more understanding. 

Given how weak rank D cities were, it would be pointless for them to be involved in the country's politics, their voices carrying no weight. 

However, for rank B cities, it was different. 

Though still below rank A and rank 0 cities, rank B cities were occupied by a sufficient number of general-stage cultivators, possessing enough 3rd-stage generals and always led by a Kaiser-level cultivator. 

Rank B cities had a voice, and their movements were enough to attract attention and with this logic, it made sense for such a city to be under martial order at the moment, with their surroundings cleared of suspicious elements.