Last Totem Novel - Chapter 601
Chapter 601 Xiao San
After killing the men, Tie Zha and the Black Boar King immediately returned to the camp and gathered their troops, heading towards the Thunderbird Legion’s encampment.
Upon learning that the Guild Leader had been killed and another army had arrived, the remnants of the Thunderbird Legion were immediately thrown into chaos. Not long after, they scattered into groups of birds and beasts.
When Tie Zha and the Black Pig King led their troops into the camp, apart from empty tents, garbage, and large items that could not be removed, there was no one else. This mercenary group, which once had a scale of ten thousand people, no longer exists …
Tie Zha ordered the battlefield to be cleaned up. Valuable materials were packed in tents, while rubbish was piled up and buried in pits. About two hours later, the Thunderbird Legion’s camp was completely white, as if it had never appeared before.
That night, Hildebrand wrote a detailed report that reflected the situation to Acting Marshal Eva Green.
The next morning, at a regular military meeting, Matthew Gresham learned from the Hildebrand report that Vernon had failed his mission and died. His face turned pale on the spot, and he withdrew halfway on the grounds that he wasn’t feeling well.
Vernon was an elder of the Gresham family and Matthew’s fifteenth cousin. Although Vernon was one of the lowest ranked Saint realm experts, he was very supportive of Matthew. He was responsible for many matters that were inconvenient for Matthew to take action. Unexpectedly, not only did he fail to assassinate the squadron leader of the expeditionary army, he was also killed instead. And from the photos attached to the report, he had died a miserable death. His entire body was bloody, his facial features rotten, and his brain slurry burst. Not only that, the report also mentioned the details of the disposal of the corpses. First, they were drenched in gasoline and burned, then thrown into the Nether River. It could be said that the corpses died without a complete corpse.
He didn’t know where the assassin had come from, but it must have come from the upper echelons. He wanted to warn these people and let them know the price of offending him.
After the regular meeting, Matthew immediately dialed Notting’s video communication and proposed an alliance. He could vaguely feel that Notting seemed to have grasped the negative situation of Eva Green and could threaten her.
The two of them had their own needs. One of their subordinate mercenary corps had been destroyed and suffered heavy losses. The other had stolen chickens but failed to eat rice. Their blood relatives had been killed, and the losses were equally heavy. The two of them clapped and attacked Eva at the same time at the regular meeting in the afternoon.
They demanded that, in accordance with the Regulations Governing the Period of Humanity’s Foreign War, The Black Wolf Mercenary Corps, the Green Bee Mobile Corps, the Red Scorpion Mercenary Corps and the Seven Kills Corps, which had killed their fellow mercenaries, were severely punished. Major General Hildebrand Sujia, who had used his position to cover up their crimes, would be removed from his post and investigated, and an expeditionary squadron leader would be dispatched to take over theatre 62.
Eva naturally opposed their proposal. Not to mention the relationship between her and Tie Zha, even if Mo didn’t know her, she couldn’t ignore the truth and allow Matthew and Notting to be selfish and act recklessly. Especially in the war against outsiders, we must be fair and impartial, otherwise, it will seriously affect the morale of the human side.
Just imagine, the upper echelons were reversing the black and white, good and evil were not distinguished, and they even acted in reverse, doing whatever they wished. Who would be willing to risk their lives for such a leader? To put it more unpleasantly, it would be better to rebel against the demons.
Eva was the acting marshal of the Dawn Expeditionary Army. Her real power was in her hands, and it was not something the two Heavenly Chosen could shake. The other three Heavenly Choosers were also happy to go against the two of them. As for the generals of the ground garrison, it was needless to say.
On the second day after the regular meeting, the mainstream media in Silver City World suddenly began to attack the management of the strategic resource pool.
“Where’s the taxpayer’s money?”
“When will the details of the strategic resource pool become transparent?”
“A dark corner with no one to supervise it will definitely give birth to a large number of moths.”
“The management of the Strategic Resource Pool is constantly scandalous. Some senior officers secretly allocate huge amounts of strategic resources to satisfy their personal desires …”
There are two main areas of media criticism, namely, “strategic resource pool accounts are opaque” and “high-ranking officers involved in corruption.”
Eva had already predicted their methods. On the day of the meeting, she returned to Eternal City and prepared to meet the Pope. However, the next morning, Eva arrived at the Sun Temple and was told by the iron guards that the Pope had gone to the Judgment Hall to cultivate.
Eva did not say anything and returned to the Golden Battleship expressionlessly. Looks like this time, the Pope is determined to suppress the princess’ faction.
At this moment, what she was most worried about was not herself, but Tie Zha. If this matter is thoroughly investigated, his identity is likely to be exposed. Other people might not have guessed, but You Ge definitely can’t hide it.
Just as she was frowning, Mu Yuqinxin sent a communication request. In the midst of the chat, she vaguely mentioned, “That stinking bug said that he can take care of himself and let you do whatever you have to, regardless of him.”
Half an hour ago, when Tie Zha was reading the Silver City Daily, he sniffed out the smell and quickly dialed Mu Yuqinxin’s voice to tell Eva.
After several hours of deliberation, Eva made a concession at the afternoon meeting. They agreed to dismiss Hildebrand 62 as theater commander and return to Desert 5 to reflect without pay. Her move was to protect Hildebrand in disguise. She was suspended from her salary, not her post, and the troops were still in his hands. As for the salary of the expeditionary army, it was meaningless.
Afterwards, she expressed her neutrality regarding the Thunderbird Legion and the Quartet Alliance Army.
The so-called neutrality meant that the expeditionary army and the garrison ignored this matter. They could deal with it as they wished, but they would not interfere with it if they did not help each other. As for the settlement of merit points, whoever could obtain the voucher was the one who had it.
Matthew and Notting readily agreed that they didn’t need to rely on external forces, they only needed nominal legitimacy. Could it be that our clan’s troops can’t deal with a few mercenary corps?
After Tie Zha and Mu Yuqin Xin finished their conversation, they dialed Jiang Xiao’s voice and briefly explained the situation. Then, they proposed to borrow troops. On the one hand, he needed enough troops to protect himself, so that the Black Wing Family wouldn’t send troops to take revenge. On the other hand, he wanted to fill the void of merit as soon as possible, so that Eva would not be restricted by others.
Jiang Xiao pondered for a moment and said that if Tie Zha could not come to Theater 25, he could only transfer 10,000 people to him, leaving the remaining 20,000 people to defend the theater.
Tie Zha did not want to leave Theater 62 for the time being. Moreover, he could easily be ambushed as he crossed several theaters.
Then, he dialed Bi Tianye’s voice and said that he wanted to borrow troops. Bi Tianye did not agree. He said that unless he came to Theater 98 and 99, the troops could be under his command. However, if he wanted to leave the theater, he had to communicate with Bi Qinglan.
Feeling helpless, Tie Zha could only ask Bi Tianye for contact information and send a video communication request to Bi Qinglan.
“Du … Du … Du … Du … Du … Du … Du … Du …”
After a dozen sounds, they finally picked up the phone.
However, the picture was pitch black, so Tie Zha could only wait patiently.
One minute …
Three minutes …
Ten minutes …
Half an hour …
Just as Tie Zha was about to lose his patience, the scene lit up and a face that was a mixture of coldness, poison, and enchantment appeared.
“Rapist” Bi Qinglan said with her eyes half closed and a hint of disdain. “Murderer.”
Looking at her arrogant appearance, Tie Zha’s teeth itched from hatred, but it was not easy to break out. Although he really wanted to answer “so what”, his words still turned into “I’m sorry about Bi Shuilan”.
“What about my sister?” Bi Qinglan looked elsewhere and asked leisurely, as if she didn’t want to look him in the eye.
“I’m deeply sorry.” Tie Zha nodded to the communicator and said sincerely.
“Rapist and murderer.” Bi Qinglan gave him a sidelong glance, her tone and gaze filled with disdain.
Tie Zha only felt a sullen breath in his chest, as if a fire was burning inside. It was extremely painful, but he still managed to endure it in the end.
“I’m sorry.” He apologized again.
“So you admit your guilt?” Bi Qinglan raised her eyes and asked.
“I will do your job and die just like I did her!” Tie Zha said in his heart. Then, he looked into Bi Qinglan’s eyes and said seriously, “I am willing to compensate her accordingly.”
Bi Qinglan’s expression suddenly turned cold. She gritted her teeth and said hatefully, “Norse, do you think you’re whoring?”
“Uh …” Tie Zha choked for a moment, then blankly said, “Then what do you want?”
“Come here, Spirit Serpent Heavenly Capital, surrender yourself and let the Holy Flame judge your crimes.” Bi Qinglan said righteously, “You cruelly raped and killed two young girls. Your evil deeds are horrible. Only the Spirit Snake Holy Fire can clear your sins.”
Her expression was solemn and indescribable radiance was holy, but in Tie Zha’s eyes, she only wanted to strip her naked and draw her with a vine.
“And then?” Tie Zha asked indifferently.
“I’m going to kill you.” Bi Qinglan gritted her teeth and said, her eyes filled with hatred.
“I’m sorry, I’m going to die soon.” Tie Zha shrugged his shoulders and said.
“Oh?” Bi Qinglan blinked her eyes and her expression changed. She leaned back and smiled. She bloomed like an ice flower and asked, “Is there something you need me for?”
“I want 20,000 people.” Tie Zha said straightforwardly.
“Men or women, good or bad, workers or prisoners?” Bi Qinglan asked slowly and then reminded, “I don’t have twenty thousand rapists here.”
“Twenty thousand soldiers, at least a thousand mechs.” Tie Zha ignored her teasing and said directly.
“You donated 10 million to the War Bear Temple” Bi Qinglan deliberately lengthened her voice and asked, “Then why are you looking for them? Why are you looking for us?” “The lives of our serpent warriors are worthless, and we have never participated in a glorious battle …”
“I’ll donate two million.” Tie Zha said painfully.
“You are …” Bi Qinglan widened her eyes and asked in surprise, “Are you sending Xiao San away?”
For a moment, Tie Zha’s entire body was in a bad mood.