Chapter 254

The news of Temple Road's demolition drew no opposition.

That was because the demolition compensation plan met everyone's expectations.

However, the lively atmosphere at the Hall of Herbs had subsided.

After all, Chad had recently learned of the outcome of the negotiations at the city hall.

Lumigen insisted on acquiring all the land on Temple Road, resulting in the failure of the negotiations.

That convinced Meran even more that Lumigen was not attempting to take over Temple Road for business reasons. So his proposal that those seven locations not be demolished was non-negotiable.

Sure enough, discordant voices arose on Temple Road.

First and foremost, several households in Cloth Alley began complaining on the streets. "Why is everyone being relocated except for us? This is extremely unfair. We want to relocate, too."

People would always complain when they did not get something others did; it was just human nature!

Similarly, Peak Institute protesters descended on Temple Road'