Chapter 1207: Chapter 1207: Strict Investigation Within the Legion
Zhao Guang, who had just completed the defense system of the Royal Capital, imdiately received a piece of news.
Upon reading the news, Zhao Guang furrowed his brows: “It seems I’ve been too lenient with them. There are always so ingrates; no matter how well you treat them, you can’t suppress their ambition.”
This was news from the frontline concerning the issue of those deserters.
“Master, these people must be thoroughly cleaned out. They cannot be allowed to continue corroding the army. If the army encounters problems, the Kingdom cannot be maintained by us alone in the future.”
Upon hearing the news, Xi Fei also rushed over from afar; Xi Fei still had a lot of matters to handle.
Zhao Guang nodded: “Therefore, let’s conduct a strict internal investigation. This ti you should take charge; after all, they can’t hide anything from you.” Zhao Guang thought it over and decided to hand this matter over to Xi Fei.
Although he could handle it himself, as a King, so things were not appropriate for him to do personally.
This kind of matter would damage his image, and it wouldn’t just affect him but the entire Kingdom.
Xi Fei nodded: “I will put aside my current tasks, but to what extent should the punishnt be?”
“Judge by deeds, not intent; punish them according to their actions. As for those whose mindsets have changed, record them first, and we won’t promote them in the future.” Zhao Guang pondered and provided a prudent plan.
Xi Fei nodded, but inwardly, she still sighed at the master’s softness.
According to her own thoughts, those who had betrayed should be eliminated at the first opportunity.
As long as no one knew it was her doing, what difference would suspicion make?
But the master has always been like this; had he not been so soft-hearted, she could never have risen from a slave given to him to her current status and power. As she pondered, Xi Fei smiled.
“Also, send a new floating battleship over.”
The frontline had engaged in a fierce battle with the Bone Dragon Army.
Coscola reacted quickly and moved the floating battleship forward to minimize the damage to the frontline troops. After all, they were there for training, not to let the army be wiped out. This intensity was already excessive.
Yet, even so, the strength of those Bone Dragons was overwhelming.
Although the floating battleship repelled them, one of our own battleships was significantly damaged.
These floating battleships are not true Legendary Strongn, so they must return for repair.
Zhao Guang felt a tinge of regret because the beam cannons and obelisk he had originally developed were intended to be used on new floating battleships. Once successfully implented, it would diversify his floating battleship tactics.
It would even greatly enhance combat power, but these things take ti.
Oh well, they could be modified when the next batch of floating battleships is built.
In the anti, the army began a frantic search.
Xi Fei, along with so Mages in the Spiritual System she trained and so newly joined Magicians, participated in this action after verifying there were no issues.
The frontline could not be stirred; it would unsettle the morale. Hence, it must be appeased first.
As for the army in the rear, officers at all levels and those core regints were the first to be gathered for inspection. After the inspection, everything everyone had done was made clear.
Although so people felt resentful, there was nothing they could do.
This ti was indeed very serious; so many deserted on the battlefield, even among the special regints.
When the news got out, no one dared to oppose it. After all, anyone opposing it now would imdiately be suspected of having issues themselves and could be directly captured.
After handling this thoroughly, many were captured on the spot.
In front of Xi Fei, even if they wanted to resist, they were utterly powerless.
Those with minor offenses only faced punishnt, perhaps detention for a while, with so ideological education.
But for those who went too far, their abilities were abolished on the spot, and they were expelled from the army.
So were even sentenced to death, and their cris were made public. This thod at least reduced public resentnt and deterred others with ulterior motives.
Once the clean-up of the officer level was completed, the systematic cleaning of unit after unit began.
As new units were cleansed, they replaced the ones on the frontline, which returned for further inspection.
Due to the vast scope, it couldn’t be concealed. So who knew they wouldn’t pass started fleeing en route. This led to the ergence of the first batch of fugitives in Xuanwu Kingdom, capturing the attention of nurous adventurers.
Catching or killing these fugitives could earn substantial rewards, which were highly tempting.
When Zhao Guang saw this, he was infuriated. He never imagined in just a few years, the army had decayed to this extent. It was fortunate the issue was discovered early; otherwise, who knows what might have happened.
Zhao Guang now understood why founding Emperors in history loved to execute ritorious officials so much.
It’s not that they wanted to; sotis they had no choice.
He even suspected that those initial officials were bound by slave contracts; the restraints were what prevented them from deteriorating. Otherwise, they might have ended up the sa way.
The only thing he could control was indeed his own power.
With him and Xi Fei as two Demigods, they could suppress all dissent and eradicate early threats completely.
As for the officials, now freed from their contracts, they need to be pre-emptively checked. Waiting until they’ve all turned sour to act might cause even greater trouble.
The talents under him were still lacking; he needed more capable people, and the system needed to be improved.
As Xuanwu Kingdom’s vigorous self-cleansing actions gradually influenced other nations and powers, given the commotion, others could not remain oblivious.
Initially, everyone was laughing, as jokes about Xuanwu Kingdom were not easily found.
But as the investigation deepened, they realized they had similar issues, even more severe ones.
However, their situations were different, and they didn’t have strong forces to suppress everything, so many quickly beca vexed. Not just the Kings, but Lords across the lands found that their subordinates were not simple at all.
With intricate networks of connections intertwined, by the ti they realized, their interests had already been deeply infringed upon. But to conduct a self-investigation like Xuanwu Kingdom was beyond them.
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