For resources, for New Realm secret medicines.
The Imperial Guards sprang into action like mad.
Relying on the Imperial authority granted to them, relying on their numbers, they became ever more unscrupulous.
At first:
They only confiscated a small number of households, taking the chance to settle personal scores.
Most of the time, they were clearing anomalies.
For a time:
Anomalies in the Imperial Capital decreased sharply.
More than a hundred thousand Imperial Guards cleared the city district by district.
Anomalies were formidable.
If dozens of Imperial Guards could not handle one, then they sent hundreds.
If hundreds could not handle it, then they deployed thousands.
Vast quantities of blood essence were splashed over the anomalies. No matter how ferocious an anomaly was, it could not hold on for more than a few seconds before vanishing into ashes and smoke.
Ten days later:
In just ten short days, the anomalies in the Imperial Capital had been reduced by half.
The remaining anomalies were either hidden exceptionally well or incomparably powerful.
The Imperial Guards did not clear these tough bones at all costs. Instead, they began dealing with them slowly.
Joining forces with the Anomaly Division, and under the Princess's guidance, they used these powerful anomalies as whetstones to hone themselves.
On the eleventh day:
These Imperial Guards turned their focus toward reckoning.
Their first step was to carry out a large-scale reckoning against their immediate superiors.
A great many immediate superiors were purged.
The lucky ones were thrown into the Anomaly Division as cannon fodder.
The unlucky ones were executed on the spot, after which their homes were confiscated.
A vast amount of resources was sent into the Imperial Palace, while another portion was digested internally by the Imperial Guards.
Then:
The Princess discovered:
After forming the Imperial Guards, the