Flattery

The moment Sali saw that it was finally his turn to speak, scalding tears streamed down his face. He opened his mouth and choked out, "Count, this servant still remembers when I was hung up by demons as food. It was you who..."

Huo Ling shot Sali a glare. "Talk about work!"

"Yes, yes, yes!"

Sali had prepared a bellyful of touching speeches full of flattery and vows of loyalty, but that one look from Huo Ling forced every word back down his throat. It was agonizing.

Sali said, "My Lord, over these years, the number of troops directly under Wace City has likewise continued to grow."

"As of now, we have two hundred and ten Legion Devil combat divisions. Each division has at least nine thousand Legion Devil soldiers, as well as over a thousand devils such as Bone Devils serving as supervisory units."

"Next are our aerial forces. We have organized fifty-three flying devil combat divisions. Their soldiers mainly consist of lower-ranking Spined Devils, mid-ranking Barbed Devils, and Imps."

"In addition, we have fifteen nonhuman combat divisions, mainly composed of orcs, half-orcs, kobolds, Dark Elves, dwarves, and the like."

"These soldiers mainly come from prisoners of war, as well as soldiers from other planes who were beguiled into corruption by Imps."

"We also have six nonhuman aerial combat divisions, mainly consisting of various magical birds and beasts, harpies, feathered serpents, wyvern subspecies, griffins, and so on."

"As for spellcaster forces, we currently have two hundred and twenty Hellfire Wizard spell support companies, as well as eighty-three spell support companies composed of nonhuman spellcasters, for a total of three hundred and three spell support companies."

"Count, these are the numbers of Wace City's primary forces!"

Sali respectfully bowed, bringing his report to a close.

Huo Ling sorted through the