Chapter 128: Secondary Cities
Chapter 128: Secondary Cities
Xu Yan received the notice of his military rank promotion immediately.
Captain!?
Xu Yan couldn't help but be stunned.
He didn't care much about the captain's salary—a mere 500,000 yuan per month was nothing to him.
But the captain's authority—that was what mattered!
The same level as a Municipal Military District Chief!?
It was already equivalent to a District Commander!
If he wanted, he could even form his own military unit!
Now, he was qualified to directly accept and issue special military tasks from the People's Committee, the Provincial Military Region, and even the General Military Headquarters!
This power was insane!
In other words, he could delegate tasks to himself,
Go wherever he wanted,
And no one could stop him!
If, in the future, the system issued some strange tasks,
He could just take an official military task,
Assign it to himself,
And go directly!
The perfect excuse!
No one could object!
It was simply too convenient!
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At the Baitan City Military Region, District Commander Wang ordered the detainment of the 15 great shamans and then immediately sought out Xu Yan to discuss a plan for dealing with war criminals.
It wasn't just because Xu Yan had single-handedly saved Baitan City, nor just because the entire military owed him a favor.
More importantly—
The Voodoo Dragon now completely obeyed Xu Yan.
He was the only person who could control the 100,000 surrendered wizards.
In addition, Xu Yan's military rank was now Captain—equal to District Chief Wang himself.
Given all that, there was no way to bypass Xu Yan in handling this situation.
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"Xu Yan, how do you think we should handle the Voodoo Clan?"
"I have no objections. This is a conflict between Baitan City and the Voodoo Clan. You should decide for yourselves."
"However, my Long Bao has to live in Baitan City for the next ten years.
According to the great shamans, the Voodoo Dragon will regain its peak power and become a king-level disaster beast after ten years.
I think you understand better than I do how important king-level combat power is."
"About that, you don't need to worry.
The Provincial Military Region has already given me instructions.
The Voodoo Dragon will live in an area outside Baitan City, and as long as you control it, the Baitan City Military Region will fully support and cooperate."
"Then I have no further requests. The rest is up to you."
"Understood."
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Soon, the military court was convened at a strategic military location in Baitan City.
On stage, District Chief Wang and the senior military officials detailed all the war crimes committed by the Voodoo Clan, listing over 30 counts—each resulting in deaths!
In the audience, the 15 great shamans sat silently, making no excuses.
They humbly admitted their crimes and accepted their fate.
The old patriarch spoke in a hoarse, broken Dragon Kingdom dialect:
"District Chief Wang, I know our crimes are unforgivable."
"You can take my life."
"You can take the lives of all our great shamans."
"Even all 100,000 wizards who participated in this war—you have the right to execute them. We will not resist. Any who do, I will personally behead them."
"But the wizards who did not fight, the elderly, the women, the children—they are innocent."
"Spare them."
"Let the envoy ask the Dragon God to restore its blessing upon our people."
"Allow our Voodoo Clan to survive."
"And let the Dragon God reside in Baitan City for ten years."
"These are our terms."
"We can all die—but the Voodoo Clan must not perish, and Lord Dragon God must be restored to his peak!"
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District Chief Wang listened carefully, his expression serious, saying nothing.
He wanted to execute all 100,000 war wizards to avenge the fallen Dragon Kingdom soldiers.
But he couldn't.
An entire army of 100,000 wizards—
Guilty, yes. But do they all deserve death?
The true masterminds were the 15 great shamans sitting in front of him.
District Chief Wang frowned at them.
If he executed all 15 great shamans,
The remaining 100,000 wizards would be leaderless.
Could Xu Yan alone and the current Baitan City military force truly suppress them?
If a riot broke out,
More soldiers would die.
What if the wizards sought revenge for their fallen leaders?
If they hid in the outskirts,
Drove beasts toward the city,
And waged guerrilla warfare…
Baitan City would never know peace again.
But…
The fallen Dragon Kingdom soldiers deserved justice.
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District Chief Wang thought for a long time.
After consulting the senior officials, he finally gave his verdict:
"We will take the lives of the 15 great shamans!"
"But I don't want you to die immediately. Your deaths would be meaningless!"
"1,234 Dragon Kingdom soldiers died in this war!"
"500 million yuan per family—compensation!"
One great shaman hesitated. "But… we don't have that kind of money. Even if we sold the entire Voodoo Clan, we couldn't gather that sum."
"That's not my problem! Figure it out! Sell your property, work for it—hell, even if you die of old age, your heirs must continue paying the debt!"
"You can't bring back the fallen soldiers—but their families will be compensated!"
"This is your punishment! Any objections!?"
"...None."
The 15 great shamans all nodded.
617 billion yuan in compensation.
A lifetime of debt.
But they knew—
This was the greatest mercy they could receive.
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District Chief Wang continued:
"That was only the punishment for the 15 of you."
"Now, for the punishment of the 100,000 wizards who participated in the war!"
The great shamans swallowed nervously.
"All 100,000 wizards must construct a second high wall outside Baitan City."
"It will be a secondary city—a home for the Voodoo Dragon and the Voodoo Clan."
"The size and boundaries will be negotiated with us."
"Construction time: two years."
"For the next ten years, while the Voodoo Dragon resides in Baitan City, if another beast tide occurs—
The Voodoo Clan will serve as the first line of defense under the Baitan City Military Region!"