The mob raging before the wall was spiraling out of control. Spurred on by the greedy hyena, they swung their axes, clubs, and stones uselessly against the pure-steel surface. Their blunt weapons produced nothing more than brief sparks before dying out. The thirty-meter wall didn't budge an inch."Open the gate, Ryker!" the hyena roared, the veins in his neck bulging. "Hand over our food and water! You're the ruler here—you're obligated to feed us!"Ryker looked down from the top of the rampart. His quiet composure exerted a crushing mental weight on the crowd below. He didn't raise his voice, nor did he yell back.'System,' Ryker thought. 'Activate the Lower Emergency Ration Slot. Limit the opening to a single palm's width.' [ CONFIRMED: ACTIVATING EMERGENCY RATION SLOT... ]CLACK!The heavy mechanical click of iron reverberated from the base of the main gate. A narrow, steel-lined slot slid open at ground level. It was far too tight for any Beastman to squeeze through, but wide eno