"I heard the Lord City Lord is planning to lower the tax rates for merchants to further boost trade in the city. That's great news for business!
Too bad I don't have any capital, otherwise I'd start a small business myself..."
"There was a particularly vicious murder over in the west side of the city. The culprit was a high-stage Tier One Cultivator.
He fled Dongwu City overnight after committing the crime but ran into trouble not long after leaving the city.
The constables pursuing him found his body by a small stream not far from Dongwu City.
Judging from the bite marks on his body, they suspect he was attacked by a roaming Mutant Beast from nearby. It's divine retribution!"
"Lately, the number of Mutant Beasts in the northern wilderness has plummeted. No one knows the exact reason, but it's caused a huge drop in income for many Cultivators who make a living hunting them..."
