Since the Trailblazing Mission began advancing outward from Qujiang Town, more than twelve hundred people had died.
The highest-ranking martial artist among them had been at Seventh-Rank Martial Dao.
Why not Eighth-Rank Martial Dao or higher?
It was not as though an Eighth-Rank Martial Dao practitioner could take on these missions, resolve them safely, and return unharmed.
In truth, even Eighth-Rank Martial Dao practitioners would not accept Trailblazing Missions.
Within a squadron, an Eighth-Rank Martial Dao practitioner was usually a core member.
They did not need to risk taking Trailblazing Missions. They were already busy enough, with all kinds of other missions available to them.
How could a Trailblazing Mission compare to clearing out a nest in terms of grandeur?
It also made for far more impressive talk when mentioned to others.
As he continued reading, Li Yuan finally understood what kind of merit this was.
Why would earning merit make the Xia Family respect him?
Qujiang Town's outward expansion came with enormous economic benefits.
How should those economic benefits be distributed?
That was the core issue.
The Xia Kingdom's decision-makers were not fools. Martial artists risked their lives fighting; they could not simply be dismissed with a few words about dedication.
They solved all kinds of problems and earned merit.
In turn, the forces backing those teams could receive certain policy preferences.
Why should those resources be allocated for their development?
Because they had genuinely contributed.
If he could earn considerable merit during this trip to Qujiang Town, the Xia Family could likewise receive some policy preferences.
With merit, one could speak more loudly.
Why had the Xia Family's Branch House grown increasingly influential over the years?
That was the reason.
The Branch House had accumulated a great deal of merit over the years.
Earning that merit meant the