The first thing Huang Yu did after returning to his territory was add a special Extraordinary Troop—the Imperial Guard—to the Garrison Army.
Of the Garrison Army's four Extraordinary Troops, the Imperial Forest Guard was responsible for defending the cities in core areas, the Golden Guard was responsible for protecting core figures and special areas, and the Soaring Dragon Guard was responsible for managing public security throughout the territory.
The newly added Imperial Guard, meanwhile, was responsible for criminal investigation and supervision. It had links with multiple secondary departments of the Administration Department and was an extremely special existence within the entire military.
It was also the first of Huanyu Territory's many troop types to become deeply involved in political administration.
Like the Extraordinary Troops of the other three Garrison Armies, the Imperial Guard could gain experience and level up without fighting, simply by carrying out specific work.
This ability came from the Imperial Guard's secondary class.
Every Imperial Guard possessed the secondary class of administrator. They could even upgrade their administrator class just like the administrators of the Administration Department.
In other words, as long as they handled enough cases accurately, the Imperial Guard could not only improve their strength normally, but also become administrative officials, Ministers of Administration, or even governors.
This was also Huanyu Territory's first troop type that was "equally skilled in civil and military affairs."
Of course, recruiting the Imperial Guard was merely a remedial measure Huang Yu had taken after the fact.
While dealing with the shocking corruption in Huanyu Territory, the joint audit uncovered more than eight hundred people from the Administration Department, Manufacturing Center, military, associations, and many other departments who had committed crimes of varying severity.
The highest-ranking among them were a deputy head of a secondary department and the secretary of