Qin Siyang and Yu Yongyou both received news from Zone 1.
Staff from the Zone 1 District Chief's office called them directly, showing no concern whatsoever that someone in Sigma District might be listening in. Over the phone, they informed them outright of the new levy policy.
After hearing the policy, Qin Siyang laughed. "Every soldier in a Sequence unit has to hand over a hundred points' worth of disc carapace each month? I only just formed my brigade, and everyone I recruited is an ordinary person. Where am I supposed to hunt down that many gods?"
"Brigade Commander Qin, this policy applies uniformly to all legions..."
"So a uniform policy means you don't have to consider individual circumstances? There are only eight officially established legions right now. Would it have been so hard to consider each one before drawing up the policy? Does Zone 1 want me to kick out all my current soldiers and recruit Sequence Ability Users instead? Or am I supposed to pay out of my own pocket for three hundred thousand points' worth of disc carapace every month? Or are you trying to leave me no choice but to disband the Qin Character Special Brigade on the spot?"
The staff member on the other end sounded neither embarrassed nor angry at Qin Siyang's questions, as though he had expected them. He merely said in an ordinary tone, "Brigade Commander Qin, if you're having any difficulties, you can speak to District Chief Zhou. He'll help you resolve them."
"My biggest difficulty is that people like your District Chief Zhou exist!"
With that, Qin Siyang hung up.
Qin Siyang truly had not expected that, with the World-Destroying Church stirring up trouble, the United Government would refuse to adopt more lenient policies to win people over. Instead, it