To Zhu Ying,
matters concerning the soldiers under his command and their pensions
could not afford even the slightest oversight.
As a soldier, he knew the dangers of the battlefield!
As a commander, he knew the hardships within the army!
Zhu Ying understood even more clearly that after his comrades who had shed blood and died on the battlefield were gone, their families relied entirely on the court's pensions to survive.
If even a minor lapse on his part allowed those pensions to be embezzled by others, it would be a sin Zhu Ying could never forgive himself for.
Just then!
Bu Wan slowly rose to his feet. His gaze fell upon the golden imperial edict on the table. He stepped forward, steadily lifted it with both hands, then turned and walked toward Zhu Ying with a solemn expression. "General Zhu."
"The Ministry of War recently sent an imperial edict."
As he spoke, Bu Wan had already arrived before Zhu Ying and solemnly offered the edict to him with both hands.
"Could something important have happened?"
Zhu Ying asked curiously as he extended both hands and likewise received the imperial edict with due solemnity.
The instant Zhu Ying touched the edict, a system prompt immediately appeared.
"Received one imperial edict. Reward: one ordinary treasure chest."
After the prompt sounded,
the system prompt rang out again: "Congratulations, Host. You have now received a total of ten imperial edicts. Reward: one Tier 1 treasure chest."
Upon hearing that!
I've already received ten imperial edicts? A Tier 1 treasure chest.
What an unexpected reward.
Zhu Ying was delighted inside, but with the composure he had developed on the battlefield, not a trace of it showed on his face. He merely held the edict in his hands and tightened his grip slightly.
"See for