Qing Chen gave neither the Five Great Army Commanders nor Pei Xuance any chance to interject.
He swept his wide sleeve, and his voice continued rolling outward through his magic power and divine sense.
"Starting next year, every border soldier at Yanmen Pass will receive their immortal stipend in full."
"Qi Refining soldiers will receive the pay due to Qi Refining soldiers, Foundation Establishment squad leaders the pay due to Foundation Establishment squad leaders, and Golden Core commandants the stipends due to Golden Core commandants. Those with Dharma Nascent Souls and Nascent Souls will likewise receive their due under the Immortal Dynasty's military regulations."
"If anyone dares feed me any more bullshit about delayed allocations, empty military treasuries, spirit stone conversions, deductions for battle losses, or offsets against old debts, I don't care whose man he is-I'll execute his entire family first! Flay them and sell them!"
On the walls, in the encampments, and across the drill grounds, the border soldiers felt hot blood surge in their hearts.
"All of you, listen up! From this moment on, Yanmen Pass in the northwest will establish the Northwestern Military Register Jade Talisman System."
Qing Chen raised his hand and grasped, and an azure-black jade talisman he had prepared in advance flew from his hand to hover in midair.
The jade talisman was bound to fortune power and the aura of the divine soul. It bore detailed information including name, military position, cultivation, assigned battalion designation, military merits over the years, border pay due, and battle merit exchange. A single sweep of divine sense made everything clear at a glance.
"From the Qi Refining soldiers all the way up to me, everyone will be registered, and everyone will carry a talisman."
"An army's entire military pay will no longer be allocated to its