Chapter 497 — The Aftermath Subsides
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Wright immediately straightened up and declared solemnly, "The Holy Light guides me."
Amber, by contrast, gave a wave of her hand. "This isn't over yet. Frostgate is bound to see more turmoil in the days ahead, and those rookies are in for a busy time of it."
Gao Yun nodded slightly. He knew it was exactly as Amber said: the incident at Frostgate might be drawing to a close, but the work of soothing tempers and rebuilding had only just begun.
The furious populace had, in a storm of action, shattered the oppression of the priestly orders; yet without timely and effective follow-up guidance and the establishment of order, such action could easily degenerate into rampaging violence and prolonged unrest. Now, through the efforts of the White Knights, the Cecil soldiers, and the representatives of the common folk, the first phase of stabilizing order had been carried out smoothly, and the action had not on the spot spiraled into uncontrolled savagery. Whether Xuanque City would afterward sink into protracted turmoil, however, would depend on the work of Military Intelligence operatives and the propaganda departments.
They had to restore Frostgate's core urban functions in the shortest possible time, establish a new governing body that the locals would accept, and incorporate Xuanque City into the Cecil system as quickly as possible. Beyond that, they needed to spread word of the Frostgate affair throughout the whole realm as soon as might be, wringing every last ounce of positive influence from this operation, while remaining vigilant against sabotage and counterattack by diehard elements of the old Church.
There was a mountain of work to be done, but fortunately the hardest part had already been overcome.
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