Zhou Xuan assigned the painter to gather all the survivors in Mingjiang Prefecture and not to leave the city without permission.
But the subsequent events in Mingjiang Prefecture proved that Zhou Xuan's worries were unnecessary, as the fleeing people could not relocate in large numbers...
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The vast majority of streets and alleys in Mingjiang Prefecture have become ruins, filled with debris everywhere.
The huge city is shrouded in the smell of scorched earth, sometimes accompanied by the stench of burnt flesh. The government and Shan De Association survivors, some retaining professional ethics, spontaneously gathered in groups of three or five to estimate the number of current survivors.
