FVN Chapter 543: 516: Demon Slaughter Order (Subscription Requested)
Chapter 543: 516: Demon Slaughter Order (Subscription Requested)
Chapter 543: Chapter 516: Demon Slaughter Order (Subscription Requested)
The next evening, Lin Rui led a group of people from the Ministry of Rites, following the carriage of the Second Divine Envoy, arriving at Huishen Slope outside the city.
The arrival of the Second Divine Envoy was completely unexpected by the Ministry of Rites. This envoy had not previously revealed any intention to participate in welcoming the Heavenly Demon President. It was only today, as they were preparing to leave the city, that the Second Divine Envoy suddenly decided to attend, catching the personnel of the Ministry of Rites somewhat off guard.
Minister of the Ministry of Rites, Cao Xi, guessed that this was mostly the intention of the Divine Above, giving impromptu instructions to the Second Divine Envoy to come.
The Second Divine Envoy, held in extremely high regard in the presence of the Divine Above, ranks only after the emperor, the Great Celestial Master, and the First Divine Envoy. This level of reception would not overly humiliate the king of the Heavenly Demons, yet it did not include too many courtesies.
Thus, it can be seen that while the Divine Above is extremely annoyed with these Heavenly Demons, he also does not wish to lose the demeanor of courtesy.
Cao Xi’s admiration for Lin Hao grew even more in his mind, thinking that it was fortunate that it was this Mr. Lin who took up the office, who truly deserved to have obtained a Third-rank Divine Office in just half a year, and who even more deeply understands the will of the Divine Above.
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At this moment, Lin Rui was sitting inside a flying car gifted by the Divine Envoy not long ago, studying a document that Li Li sent him via his hundred thousand li flying book.
The document came from Wang Chenghua, the Commander of the Demon Destruction Bureau in charge of demon extermination affairs in the northern part of Jingzhou.
This Commander first sent his apologies, stating that his troop of seventy thousand demon extermination soldiers encountered obstacles and minor setbacks in Xuanhua County and Tiantong County.
At the same time, Wang Chenghua requested assistance from Lin Rui, asking that Lin Rui deploy more experts and military forces, and it would be best to mobilize a battalion of Divine Guards while also issuing a ‘Demon Slaughter Order’.
He believes that demonization in these two counties is deep, with almost all the commoners having transformed into demon followers, allying themselves with the Bright Demon Sect.
To completely purify Xuanhua County and Tiantong County and eradicate the remnants of the Demon Sect, it’s necessary to slaughter the people of these two counties.
After receiving the document from Wang Chenghua, Li Li did not dare make decisions on his own and forwarded the document to Lin Rui for review without delay.
Lin Rui also had to deal with this urgent official matter on the way to Huishen Slope.
He thought that Wang Chenghua’s heart was truly ruthless; is the ‘Demon Slaughter Order’ something that can be issued lightly?
The ‘Demon Slaughter Order’ is specifically for areas where demonization is particularly severe or that have been deeply infected by purgatory powers, and the situation has gone completely out of control. It’s the highest level of extermination order.
Once the ‘Demon Slaughter Order’ is issued, then within that area, everyone regardless of age will be slaughtered to near extinction.
By that time, it’s feared that out of the more than nine million people of these two counties, very few will survive.
Lin Rui directly activated quantum communication and checked the relevant information in the internal database of the Federation Security Bureau.
The reason he was so confident and not afraid of the Second Divine Envoy in the vehicle ahead was because of the flying car he was riding in.
This flying car, bestowed by the Divine Envoy, was constructed by the Divine Affairs Office’s internal manufacturing bureau. Its defensive capabilities are extremely high, making it a large Magic Artifact of the Eighth Realm of Super Emperor Rank.
“I see now!” Xue Lingxue suddenly realized: “Actually, I know something about the situation in the north of Jingzhou. Two members of my team just returned from there, and they said that the spread of the Bright Holy Sect is extensive in both counties, partly because the previous local officials were excessively corrupt, squeezing the locals too harshly; and partly because the ‘Tian Xiang Divine Envoy’ in charge is both skilled and compassionate.
This woman took over the church affairs in the northern part of Jingzhou five years ago, and in just a few years, she has significantly improved the lives of the local believers, particularly in Xuanhua and Tiantong counties where for three consecutive years, there have been no starvation deaths nor demon transformation incidents. The people live in peace and contentment, with bountiful goods and safe citizens. As such, this woman is deeply revered and beloved by the locals; by our Federation’s terminology, she is practically a living Buddha to thousands.”
Lin Rui then reviewed the ‘Tian Xiang Divine Envoy’s’ profile, and with a nod, commented: “Indeed, this woman is quite a character.”
Her actions began with rapid expansion, followed by threatening local officials into cooperation with a million believers, leveraging punctual tax payments as a condition to gain local autonomy, then joining forces with some officials to eliminate local tyrants and redistribute the land.
These things may sound simple, but actually achieving them requires considerable skill and wisdom.
This ‘Tian Xiang Divine Envoy’s’ commercial talent is unmatched by those officials who only know how to extort from the people.
According to intelligence from the Security Bureau, the woman has cooperated with several Federation trade companies to cultivate various cash crops and has run a number of businesses—simply by commercial means, she has gathered enough taxes to pay the court.
“So it’s likely these peasants worry that if the court restores its rule, their lives will revert to the dire state they were in years ago, barely worth living. Plus, those who obtained land from the Bright Holy Sect also fear retribution from the officials.”
Xue Lingxue’s eyes showed a hint of sympathy: “BOSS, you just need to check the situation in the two counties five years ago to know—it was practically hell on earth.”
“People are not afraid of death, so how can death be used to scare them?”
Lin Rui squinted his eyes: “But this matter is still very fishy! Deploy a few reliable people to investigate.”
“Yes! I understand!” Xue Lingxue’s expression became serious.
She too realized there was an issue. If the ‘Tian Xiang Divine Envoy’ truly cared for her followers, she wouldn’t allow them to rush to the forefront of the court’s army and swords to die.
If she were truly clever, she would’ve known that inciting the people of these two counties to take up arms would bring no benefit to the Bright Holy Sect.
If Xue Lingxue were this ‘Tian Xiang Divine Envoy’ herself, she would have had the high-level members of the sect evacuate as soon as possible to find a place to hide.
The court’s suppression was essentially a passing storm, and after the storm, with the reputation built by the ‘Tian Xiang Divine Envoy’, the Bright Holy Sect could effortlessly revive in the area.
After ending the communication with Xue Lingxue, Lin Rui personally wrote a reply to Wang Chenghua.
There was no chance of issuing a ‘Demon Slaughter Order’ now. It must be handled carefully, but given the situation in those two counties, an increase in military force was indeed needed.
Lin Rui promised to mobilize 200,000 state soldiers from the surrounding areas and 50,000 of the Feather Forest Guards’ left army as reinforcements. In addition, he would assemble at least 200 Dragon Transformation Masters to await Wang Chenghua’s command.
Just as Lin Rui sent his 300,000 li Flying Book, the flying car he was in came to a halt.
Lin Rui pulled back the curtain to look out and saw that the convoy had arrived at Huishen Slope. From here, one could see a huge Heavenly Demon warship suspended to the south of Huishen Slope.
That was the flagship of the Federation President—the ‘Common Destiny’, a battleship converted from a Constant Star-class vessel!