The Great Demon Commander's words swiftly stabilized the army's morale.
The vast majority of knights still trusted the newly crowned Great Demon Commander. Moreover, none of the other commanders voiced any objections, which meant there was nothing wrong with this "explanation."
Within the Expeditionary Force, some knights who had once been dissatisfied with the Holy City's system of governance, as well as those who had formed deep connections with otherworldly demons during the London Game, supported this Great Transformation.
Since the Holy City had originally been built around the principle of "resisting otherworldly demons," the current reforms were necessary as well.
However.
Some perceptive knights still noticed certain suspicious details.
If the reforms were truly necessary, why notify everyone in advance and carry the whole thing out in plain sight?
Furthermore, the landmark structure standing at the very top did not belong to the Council, a "neutral organization," but was directly connected to the Steam Knight Order, giving off the impression of a dictatorship.
"Demps' warning was indeed correct. The changes occurring in the Holy City are greater than expected.
"The Great Demon Commander's explanation may not be wrong, but there must be some unspeakable secret behind this entire reform... The changes in the Slums alone would have been absolutely impossible in the past."
As a member of the Fourth Legion, Han Dong happened to be positioned at the rear of the main force.
He fully opened his Demon Eyes.
Using them like scanners, he peered into the nearby Slums.
The civilians confined to their homes all displayed varying degrees of "steam mechanization," with Prosthetic Limbs being the most common... Clearly, the modifications were entirely free. Otherwise, based on the former price of prosthetics, civilians could never have afforded them.
Such modifications did not only include young people; even