Splitting the Money, or F***ing Splitting the Money!

The heavy doors were smashed open, personnel were restrained, and supplies were sealed. Everything proceeded in an orderly fashion.

Local residents peeked out from their windows, watching this sudden operation and whispering among themselves.

At the Tang Sect branch in Dou Ling City, soldiers of the Western Legion encountered slight resistance.

A few Tang Sect disciples attempted to escape through the back door, but were caught on the spot by soldiers lying in wait there.

Another person tried to release his martial soul during the escape, only to be struck unconscious to the ground by an officer with a baton.

Aside from that, everything went smoothly.

At the Tang Sect branch in Beihai City, soldiers of the Beihai Legion set off directly from the docks, marched on foot across half the city, and surrounded the Tang Sect branch airtight.

The Tang Sect branch in this city was not small, standing a full five stories tall, and the number of Tang Sect disciples inside was by no means small either.

Yet in front of fully armed soldiers, all of this was completely meaningless.

Dozens of cities, dozens of Tang Sect branches.

At the very same time...

They were cleared out by countless soldiers simultaneously.

This was an operation without warning.

It was not launched because of a piece of paper with an order, but because countless moved hearts beat as one.

The soldiers repaid the speaker's kindness in their own way.

When the first ray of morning light illuminated the horizon, the Tang Sect branches across the entire Federation had already been completely cleared out.

No one kept count of how long it actually took, nor did anyone keep count of how many people were actually captured.

Yet everyone knew.

From this moment on, the Tang Sect, an ancient sect that had been passed down for ten thousand years, completely vanished from within the Federation.

Those Tang Sect disciples who used to be so arrogant.

Those Tang Sect supervisors who used to hold their heads high.

Those Tang Sect elders who used to wield storm and fury in the soul master world.

At this moment, some were kneeling on the ground, some were escorted inside vehicles, some lay on stretchers, and some were still unconscious without waking up.

Just like Zang Xin, just like Chen Xinjie, they would all face the judgment of Federation law.

The West Mountain Base.

Yu Guanzhi stood at the entrance of the camp, watching the convoy escorting the Tang Sect personnel slowly drive inward, the corners of his mouth curving slightly upward.

Behind him...

Soldiers walked back into the camp in twos and threes.

Although they had not slept all night, there was not the slightest trace of exhaustion on their faces, only satisfaction and pride.

The soldier who had said he couldn't sleep walked at the very front of the procession, carrying that soul guidance electric baton on his shoulder with a deeply content smile on his face.

The comrade beside him patted his shoulder, smiled, and said something, causing the two of them to burst out laughing at the same time.

In the distance, the horizon took on a pale, fish-belly white...

A brand-new day was about to begin.

And those two million Federation coins on the beds were still quietly waiting for their owners to return.

Meanwhile, the Parliament Building.

Even though it was already late into the night.

The entire building was still brightly lit.

Inside the speaker's office on the top floor.

Secretary Pan stood behind Chen Yu, holding a freshly compiled briefing in his hands.

His face still retained lingering shock and trance; it was the kind of expression that could not calm down for a long time after being deeply shaken.

He had not expected that the soldiers would spontaneously carry out a clearance of the Tang Sect branches.

When he received the first piece of news...

He thought it was a false report.

When he received the second, the third, and the tenth, he began to believe it was true.

There were no orders.

There was no mobilization.

There were no promises of rewards.

Those soldiers had simply returned to their dormitories, seen the money on their beds, and then became so moved that they could not sleep, spontaneously taking up their weapons, walking out of the camp, and clearing out the remnants of the treasonous organization for the speaker and for the Federation.

What kind of loyalty was this!

Secretary Pan sighed inwardly.

Having followed Chen Yu for many years, he had witnessed countless storms and considered himself immune to being surprised by anything.

Yet tonight, he was genuinely shaken.

Hundreds of thousands of soldiers.

Along with military camps scattered across every corner of the Federation.

They were all doing the exact same thing without prior agreement.

Throughout the history of the Federation...

Even tracing back dozens of generations, this had never been seen before.

Yet Secretary Pan also knew clearly in his heart.

The speakers of the previous dozens of generations...

Neither possessed the strength that the speaker had, nor did they possess the speaker's heart for the people.

Those speakers...

Some came from prominent families, some from influential clans, and some had a colossal faction standing behind them.

Sitting in the position of speaker, what they thought about was not how to make the Federation stronger or the people live better, but how to balance various factions, how to hold onto their own positions, and how to satisfy the financial backers behind them.

Even though the former Sun Moon Empire had transformed into the present Sun Moon Federation, the old nobility and those influential clans still firmly controlled the entire Federation.

The wealth, resources, and power of the Federation remained grasped in the hands of a few.

Those commoner youths and the people at the bottom were nothing more than chess pieces on their chessboard.

Until Chen Yu appeared.

Secretary Pan looked at Chen Yu in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows, that upright figure appearing exceptionally tall under the light.

He stood before the window, turning his back to Secretary Pan, gazing at the myriad lights of the city outside, remaining silent.

Secretary Pan said softly.

"Speaker, the aftermath for tonight..."

Chen Yu turned around and let out a light sigh.

"Tonight actually makes me feel a bit apprehensive."

He issued allowances to the soldiers...

Because he felt that was what they deserved.

They risked their lives executing missions, they shed blood and made sacrifices for the Federation, and they deserved better treatment.

Yet the soldiers repaid him in this manner, making him feel that what he had done was still not enough.

Immediately, Chen Yu's gaze turned serious, firm light flashing in his eyes.

"But since everyone trusts me, this speaker, so much, I cannot let them down either."

"Secretary Pan."

Secretary Pan immediately straightened his body and responded respectfully.

"Yes."

"Transmit my order: allocate fifty percent of the resources confiscated from this Tang Sect headquarters and all branches to the Eight Great Legions."

Chen Yu's voice was steady and powerful.

"Although the Northern Legion did not come this time, it is because the Northern Legion needs to guard the Far North and is inconvenient to move."

"That is why I did not mobilize them."

"However, this share must be given to them as well."

One had to know that combined together, the resources of the Tang Sect headquarters and all its branches amounted to an astronomical figure.

This sect that had been passed down for ten thousand years had accumulated countless wealth...

Rare metals, heavenly treasures, soul tools, soul tool blueprints, and all kinds of precious supplies.

Fifty percent to the Eight Great Legions?

This meant that every single legion would be allocated a massive fortune enough to make everyone turn green with envy.

Secretary Pan nodded respectfully.

He knew that back when the speaker underwent trials in the Eight Great Legions, he had not only subdued the Eight Great Legions with his own fists.

More importantly, he had used his personal charisma and practical actions to eliminate the longstanding estrangement and conflicts among the Eight Great Legions.

Those legions that once distrusted one another.

Were now united as one entity, as brothers.

Therefore, there was no need to worry that the soldiers of the other seven great legions would harbor resentment over this.