604 What comes after being well-fed and well-dressed?

After looking at the spoils of war, the empress ordered them to be sent to the Ministry of Revenue for inventory and storage.

After that, more than ten of those "captive representatives" were sent to the palace.

Under the watchful eyes of the Cardinal Heaven experts, these shabbily dressed captives were led trembling and shivering into the palace.

They weren't made to kneel down because this wasn't the custom in Dayao. However, they were made to stand under the scrutiny of the crowd.

Still, being watched by the crowd was torture to them. Just imagine more than ten rabbits being watched by dozens of lions that had prepared sesame, cumin, salt, pots, pans, and barbeque racks. This was probably how they felt at the moment.

From above, the empress sat listlessly with her chin resting on her palm.

Captives like these didn't interest her at all.

"What kind of work did you do in the Yun Nation?" the empress asked after some time.