Subsequently, Southern King Li Wutong instructed the newly arrived Mayor Leiming to properly record the names of the heroes who died tonight fighting the Beastmen. They would receive the highest honors afforded to the Empire's fallen soldiers, and their families and children would be forever exempt from taxes! Their names would be officially recorded, and a Merit Stele would be erected just outside Cameron Town's gates. The names of everyone who participated in today's battle would be inscribed upon it, to be forever revered by future generations!
Li Wutong then met with Grand Commander Paine of the Defense Army. Commander Paine came before Li Wutong with a look of shame, knelt on the ground, and pressed his head to the blood-stained earth. His voice was low and choked with emotion. "General, Gu Tong's betrayal was a failure of my duty. Please punish me, General!"
