The civilians who came to "cause trouble" were taken away by the soldiers. They would be assigned to the construction site in the Northport West District, where there were plenty of jobs that didn't require much skill waiting for them. Their status would be "troublemakers punished with labor for causing disturbances." Considering their behavior, they would be sentenced to several hours of labor. For obvious, basic survival needs, they would also receive a hot meal, a hot shower, and a "meager subsidy for their hard work."
Victoria had never seen such an operation before.
"Sometimes rules are too rigid, so we need to improvise, especially in places like this that are far from the imperial capital and have unique local customs," Byron said with a shrug, glancing at Victoria, who appeared from the position distortion Force Field and was looking at him in shock. "These civilians were 'incited' by local small aristocrats and viscounts; that's how it started at first.
