Farming with Entries: From Lord to Emperor

Chapter 797 - 365: The New Empire Does Not Support the Lazy

But for Luo De, just these few dragons are still too few.

Given the enemies they might face in the future, these nine lesser dragons are just a drop in the bucket.

Therefore, the demon hunting team’s search for dragon beasts cannot cease.

Luo De settled all five flying serpent dragons on the mountains behind the Riyue City Empire palace, conveniently activating the giant dragon bloodline within them.

Like Frost Thunderbolt before, these five flying serpent dragons fell into slumber.

Leaving the rear guards, Luo De immediately returned to Rock City and convened the Empire’s first military meeting.

In the meeting hall of the Empire palace.

Commanders like Durant, Chris, and Sharon sat on either side of the long table, along with Lawrence and Markulu.

Most here were previously surrendered legion leaders.

Luo De didn’t have much to start with, many of the knights and legion leaders under his command were "acquired" through war spoils.

As long as they were willing to submit to Luo De and serve him, Luo De wouldn’t pursue their pasts.

And Luo De was generous enough; besides land, he was willing to give gold coins, equipment, and beauties.

Of course, the prerequisite was that the seeds of nature had already been planted in their bodies.

Former Commander Leon was also sitting at the military meeting table now.

He currently leads five legions, mainly tasked with bandit suppression in the Empire’s Western Province.

Due to the previous civil unrest in the Empire, many robbers appeared.

Some were deserters banding together, while others were rebellious noble lords opposing Luo De.

They dare not confront head-on, only plundering occasionally and fleeing with their spoils.

At this moment, each legion leader held a report in their hands.

The report contains the issues narrated by Diana.

Luo De sat at the head of the long table, calculating the time, glanced up at these people.

"The scouting team has crossed the border towards the Shiling Principality; these matters will soon be confirmed as true or not."

Luo De’s voice echoed in the meeting hall.

In fact, other intelligence organizations are also investigating these matters, only there is no need to explicitly state it.

"Although the information hasn’t been confirmed as true or false, our Diana has no reason to deceive us."

"Those from the Undead Church certainly won’t stay idle; their previous retreat was more so forced by the circumstances."

Luo De looked at everyone and solemnly said, "It seems now they’re gathering strength in the Western Alliance. We must do something to stop it all."

As Luo De’s words fell, the meeting hall plunged into silence.

Although these people were legion leaders, none dared speak rashly before "a dragon."

"My lord, you are right, it’s just..."

Durant, sitting on Luo De’s right, was the first to speak: "The legion’s reorganization is still ongoing, and many old legions still owe soldier salaries."

The wage arrears had nothing to do with Luo De; they were the debts of previous noble lords.

The Empire fought against the Western Alliance for so long, coupled with internal chaos, plunging many things into disorder.

"The Empire’s food supply and gold coins are still being tallied."

Lawrence said proactively: "It’s a massive task, but I’ll finish it as soon as possible, preparing the army’s rations and salaries."

Luo De nodded slightly and asked, "How long will it take?"

"Two months?"

Lawrence tentatively said.

Seeing Luo De’s expression, he immediately corrected, "One month!"

"Fifteen days, I hope Lawrence you can prepare the food." Luo De said calmly.

Lawrence wanted to say something but was stopped by Luo De’s hand.

Luo De’s gaze swept over all the legion leaders,

"I know everyone is working very hard."

Luo De’s voice softened: "Reorganizing the army, suppressing bandits, robbers, and deserters across the territories, everyone is very weary."

"The entire Empire is exhausted, and I don’t want to step into the next war so soon."

"But we have to prepare quickly, the people of the Undead Church are more challenging than expected."

Luo De’s gaze deepened.

"And I have a bad premonition that some countries in the Western Alliance might already have fallen victim to them."

It wasn’t Luo De’s arrogance.

If not for Luo De’s presence, wiping out the Holy Council and the Undead Church’s plot with lightning speed, half of the Empire might already be fallen.

The spells of the necromancy school are terrifyingly powerful.

All bodies and souls are their materials; if not suppressed, they’ll form powerful legions in a short time.

This fact had already been proven by Avril and Zhuo Ya, who studied undead magic.

Luo De currently doesn’t understand why the Holy Council would cooperate with the Undead Church.

Because Holy Light can easily suppress the undead?

In fact, nothing naturally restrains another.

When the fire is big enough, water has no effect.

Since Luo De has said so.

Everyone understood that this war must be put on the agenda.

Durant opened the document in his hand and proactively reported: "The reorganized troops now total 140,000."

"The Berserker’s Roar, Silver Thorns, and Gold Banner retain legion designations; additionally, Crimson Dragonscale, Shield of the Empire, and Dawn Guard are added."

The original legions mainly retained designations, officers and soldiers have already been rearranged.

This not only reflected Luo De’s benevolence, stabilized morale, but also prevented those with ulterior motives from stirring up old forces.

"These legions are now intensifying training and need some time to get accustomed."

Durant turned over the report and continued to report: "Another 50,000 troops have not completed reorganization, mainly noble armies across Western Province."