"In this year's census, actually, my Nangao Town has ample quota, but I still drove out those over forty from the town in advance, leaving only the young and robust. I do this every year, continually eliminating the redundant and keeping the useful to ensure Nangao Town always remains vibrant. Coincidentally, these two drawn in the lottery were actually the last two over forty in Nangao Town. They are both forty-five and consume twelve Advanced Anti-Aging Potions a year, wasting resources. They rely on their high prestige among the town's wilderness survivors to disregard my rules repeatedly. Furthermore, their presence in recent years has significantly hindered my plans to eradicate the elderly. Others always use them to make a point. So, I gave them a small lesson."
Ren Zhong remained silent.
He actually wanted to say that Starfire Town's past downfall had nothing to do with the elderly; it was purely because Yang Bingzhong had betrayed them mercilessly.
