He smiled and said, "I never gave that matter a second thought. You were the ones who took it to heart."
Ku Ai Bansheng, Zhou Tianming, and the others stared at Chen Qiang in shock, then looked at Lu Yang. The impact left them admiring Lu Yang even more.
On the night the battle ended, Ku Ai Bansheng, Zhou Tianming, and the others had furiously demanded a thorough investigation into who had taken the lead. Anyone capable of rallying players to cause such trouble had to be at least a Legion Commander, and someone with considerable prestige. A simple investigation would have uncovered them.
Given the Iron Blood Brotherhood's strength at the time, replacing a few Legion Commanders would not have affected the overall war situation, nor would it have caused a player mutiny. Yet Lu Yang had simply let it go. In that battle, 300,000 elites had each lost half a level on average. On a rapidly changing battlefield, that was an immensely important matter. Yet no matter how much they pressed him, Lu Yang had only said to let it go.
Back then, Zhou Tianming and Ku Ai Bansheng had thought Lu Yang was too merciful. But now, who could have imagined that one act of leniency would earn Chen Qiang and his people such desperate loyalty? It was easy to imagine that Chen Qiang and the others would become the Iron Blood Brotherhood's most devoted members.
Chen Qiang scratched his head and said, "Luckily, our little stunt didn't lead to a major disaster. Otherwise, I really wouldn't have had the face to see you today."
Lu Yang laughed and said, "Did all the Legion Commanders who fought desperately alongside you today take part in it?"
Chen Qiang wilted and nodded. "Yes."
Lu Yang burst out laughing. "Don't