Ch 324: Xu Yongjie’s Displeasure

“Damn it, what exactly is going on? How can my cultivation level be dropping so fast?”

“Could those people have already killed all the Fallen?”

“But how is that possible?”

Xiao Yunhai roared in impotent rage.

Now he deeply regretted hiding in this tortoise shell-like secret chamber.

Although this secret chamber was very safe, and he didn’t have to worry about being found,

the feeling of powerlessness as his cultivation level kept dropping and he couldn’t do anything made Xiao Yunhai feel like he was going insane.

Looking at the door of the secret chamber, Xiao Yunhai suddenly had the urge to rush out and take charge of the situation.

But then he thought that most of the Fallen in his hands might have already been killed, and any action now would be useless.

Xiao Yunhai could only helplessly give up on this idea, dejectedly sitting in place, staring blankly.

Li Tieniu narrowed his eyes at this scene.

“It seems he’s still restless. I need to keep a close eye on him recently. I wonder how Xu Yongjie is doing over there; it should be nearing the end, right?”

——

At this time, far away in a main city in the Eastern Border, Xu Yongjie, surrounded by representatives of the esteemed families and meritorious nobles, was inspecting this newly cleared city.

“How many cities are yet to be cleared?”

Xu Yongjie asked the deputy general, but his eyes glanced at the people from the esteemed families and meritorious nobles.

The people from the esteemed families and meritorious nobles felt like they were about to be schemed against, and they secretly became vigilant.

“General, our people have completed the cleanup of most targets, and other areas have been integrated with the help of the esteemed families and meritorious nobles.”

“Now we can ensure that most cities in the Eastern Border have no traces of those infected by the Breath of Corruption.”

“As for the rest, they are the targets we need to conquer next. It is estimated that it will take another three days to complete the cleanup of the entire Eastern Border.”

The representatives of the esteemed families and meritorious nobles all narrowed their eyes upon hearing this.

The efficiency of the Zhenbei Army and Zhenyuan Army Corps was so fast that they couldn’t believe it.

Before, whenever they arrived at a city, they relied on a large number of troops to forcefully suppress the infected people in the city, so the local esteemed families and meritorious nobles didn’t even have time to see them take action before it was over.

This made the esteemed families and meritorious nobles only feel that the Wei State Duke’s Mansion’s army was very strong, but they didn’t have a clear understanding.

Now, they were suddenly told that in less than half a month, these two armies had plowed through the entire Eastern Border.

This…

was somewhat shocking to them.

“Well, while ensuring your own safety, try to speed up as much as possible.”

After Xu Yongjie finished speaking, he turned to look at the people from the esteemed families and meritorious nobles and said:

“The task of guarding the cleared areas in various parts of the Eastern Border will be entrusted to you. I hope you can take it seriously and try not to let any infected person be missed.”

“I think you should know how dangerous people infected by the Evil Energy can be.”

Everyone heard Xu Yongjie’s instructions and warnings, and they nodded hurriedly, saying:

“Of course, of course, we know.”

“Lord, don’t worry, we will definitely not miss any infected person.”

……

Facing the guarantees from the esteemed families and meritorious nobles, Xu Yongjie didn’t say much.

Compared to the situation in the Northern Border and Southern Border, where one power is overwhelmingly strong, the power situation in the Eastern Border is obviously developing towards a multi-polar direction.

In the Eastern Border, there is no existence like the Southern Border and Northern Border, where a legion of over ten million soldiers belongs to one family. The armies under their command cannot be cultivated as centrally as the Wei State Duke’s Mansion, resulting in a constant stream of elites.

But it is undeniable that, influenced by economic factors, the esteemed families and meritorious nobles in the Eastern Border have a large number of troops in their hands, and their basic strength is not bad.

At least, dealing with the infected people who have been beaten to the point where they have to hide, and resisting the infected people who are still causing trouble, like scattered soldiers, is not a problem.

So Xu Yongjie was very relieved about the guarantees from these esteemed families and meritorious nobles.

“Alright, go down and prepare.”

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone took their leave and left.

Xu Yongjie looked at the backs of these people and sighed slightly in his heart.

“Alas, the Wei State Duke’s Mansion is still not strong enough, and its foundation is insufficient. Otherwise, we could have taken advantage of this riot of infected people to directly send troops to occupy the entire Eastern Border. There’s no need for these greedy guys at all.”

Xu Yongjie snorted coldly, turned around and left the spot, returning to the Zhenbei Army command center.

This operation was too hasty.

If he had known that such a thing would happen in the Eastern Border, he would have expanded the army on a large scale with Li Tieniu, one in the south and one in the north.

How could it be like this now, where the local esteemed families and meritorious nobles are needed to help guard the area after the infected people are cleared?

What’s the difference between this and having someone else pick the peaches directly?

Thinking of this, Xu Yongjie felt very unhappy.

“Pass down the order, head to the next city!”

Xu Yongjie roared. Now he was in a very irritable mood and wanted to vent.

These infected people were good targets!

At worst, he wouldn’t use spiritual energy and rely purely on his physical body.

A certain Xu-surnamed body cultivator thought secretly.

——

Migard Region, Silver Wolf Territory.

“Baron, the front-line battle report has been sent back.”

In the bright study, Andre stood respectfully in front of the desk, his expression meticulous.

“Oh? Duke Ryan should have failed, right? What are the losses?”

Baron Richard looked at Andre with a smile, his tone full of certainty about his guess.

This shocked Andre, and he blurted out:

“Baron, you…”

At this time, Andre suddenly noticed his gaffe and quickly changed his words:

“Yes, Baron, the duke lost more than a million soldiers in the first day of the attack, with casualties approaching ten percent of the entire army.”

“Moreover, Jeremy, the Holy Knight Peak, was killed in front of the enemy’s first strategic pass. Now the entire Eastern Expedition Army is at a standstill, and everyone is waiting for the duke to dispatch more experts to support the front line.”

“However…”

Andre narrated the information that was sent back with difficulty. He found it hard to imagine that the Eastern Expedition Army would have suffered such heavy casualties in such a short period of time.

Although Andre knew that the initial attacks were definitely carried out by cannon fodder-type soldiers, used to wear down the defenders’ will, stamina, and spiritual energy.

But even a million pigs with cultivation levels wouldn’t be killed so quickly, right?

What exactly did the nobles on the front line do?

Andre couldn’t figure it out.

Baron Richard frowned upon hearing this, his face somewhat unsightly.

He knew that the strength of the Eastern Nations might be a little strong, but not this strong, right?

How long has it been!

A million troops were written off like that?

And they didn’t even break through the first strategic pass!

Putting a pig in the duke’s position would be more competent than the current Duke Ryan.

At least a pig wouldn’t let its subordinates go up to die!