Above the northern city wall of the Imperial Capital, nearly two hundred small flying Danger Beasts flew out from within the Imperial Capital, heading towards the northeast of the Empire.
On the back of each flying Danger Beast stood a young man or woman dressed in Imperial military uniform. Leading the way, flying at the very front, was Rin's figure, draped in a magnificent and imposing Great General's cloak.
These small flying Danger Beasts were specially bred and trained by the Imperial Military Department for generals to travel long distances. If Rin were to lead her people on horseback, it would take over a month just to reach the Seventh Legion's station. However, riding flying Danger Beasts would only take five days.
The Seventh Legion faced a crisis that nearly wiped it out. Not only the soldiers, but also the replenishment of officers was extremely urgent. Therefore, more than one-tenth of the graduates from this year's Imperial Military Academy were assigned to Rin's command.
Conveniently, they were all graduates from the same academy and knew each other. Rin's prestige in the Imperial Military Academy was absolutely deeply rooted in people's hearts, especially after defeating the admirer and Budo. Now, these graduates following Rin had all witnessed her create such miracles. Now, Rin was not only a mythical figure in the eyes of female graduates, but also male graduate officers!
The gap in strength was so great that there was no room left for envy, jealousy, or hatred... The daytime schedule was spent traveling, and lunch was solved by drinking stored water from a flask and eating portable food on the back of the flying Danger Beasts. The cold wind at high altitudes was even more biting than on the ground, and resisting the aerial currents to maintain balance and avoid falling off the fast-flying Danger Beasts was also very physically demanding.
But whether male or female, none of the nearly two hundred strong team complained, called for a halt, or demanded rest. The current Imperial officers had either previously been outstanding soldiers who had experienced battlefields or were seasoned victors who had emerged from life-and-death competitions of a hundred people. There were no hothouse flowers among them.
After a day's journey in the air, night was now falling, and the blood-red sunset was about to sink into the horizon. Rin pulled the dragon reins made of iron chains in her hand, turned her face, and ordered:
"That's enough for today. Land."
"Land!!!"
Rin urged her flying Danger Beast to lead the team to lower their flight altitude. Because flying forward did not require considering the terrain, the group had now flown into a sparsely populated area, and finally, they could only choose to land and rest in an open space by a flat forest lake.
"Youjia, take the girls to prepare for the night and start a fire. Mosang, take twenty people to settle and care for the flying Danger Beasts. Mog, lead thirty people to search the jungle for any prey that can be hunted. You must be in groups of three, and under no circumstances are the three to separate. Everyone must be back before it gets completely dark!..."
After everyone landed, clear orders were calmly and distinctly conveyed from Rin's mouth to everyone present, and the implied authority made those who heard them involuntarily follow the words of this young female Great General.
"...Those below the rank of colonel will be responsible for taking turns on night watch. If I find anyone leaving their post, neglecting their duties, or dozing off during their watch, they will be beheaded on the spot. I will use this yatsufusa to have him continue fighting for the Empire."
The sheathed yatsufusa touched the grass by the lake, and a chilling killing intent and oppressive sensation, accompanied by a howling sound, radiated from Rin as the center to the entire group.
"Get moving."
"Yes! (x192)"
"Zhi Feng, give me the map."
"Yes. The Great General is here."
Rin took the map handed to her by Zhi Feng and sat down on the ground without a care, on the green grass by the lake. She opened the map to confirm their location. A moment later, while looking at the map, Rin spoke to Zhi Feng, who was standing by her side, as if casually chatting:
"Zhi Feng, do you think I've gone too far in anything I've done?"
Zhi Feng, as a qualified subordinate, hesitated a little and then said:
"The Great General's orders and assignments are very detailed and reasonable, and the division of labor is clear and accurate, but... wouldn't the rule of immediate execution for negligence during night watch be a bit too much...?"
No one would think this was just a threat. If Rin, in her capacity as a Great General, ordered an execution, it had to be carried out, with absolutely no room for negotiation. Otherwise, Rin would not be able to command her subordinates in the future.
"You think it's unnecessary?"
"...Mm."
Rin sighed silently, then took out a record book, neither thick nor thin, from her military uniform pocket and handed it to Zhi Feng.
"These are the military laws I intend to implement in the legion after taking office. Familiarize yourself with them first, and then you will hand them over to everyone. In my opinion, the Empire's military laws and regulations are too lenient and simply not suitable for the battlefield."
Zhi Feng took it with some curiosity and flipped through a couple of pages, then broke out in a cold sweat! Some things that were minor offenses in the Imperial military law were directly punishable by death under Rin's rules, while conversely, some things explicitly forbidden by Imperial military regulations were allowed here.
"Great General, this book..."
"Personnel above the rank of Legion Commander have the right to self-legislate within the army they lead, but the premise is that the system must be complete and without loopholes. This book of military law was compiled by me when I was at the Imperial Military Academy."
Zhi Feng was stunned. Compiled while at the Imperial Military Academy? That meant that even while in the academy, Rin was convinced that she would definitely become a Great General!
"Hmm--our current position is here. We should reach the Wind God Mountain Range by tomorrow morning, and after that..."
Rin mumbled to herself, which startled Zhi Feng, who was engrossed in studying Rin's new military law. She then eagerly reminded Rin:
"Great General, are you planning to fly directly through the Wind God Mountain Range?"
"Hmm? That's right."
Rin replied as a matter of course.
"Haven't you seen the Empire's most detailed intelligence on Super Danger Beasts?! The Wind God Mountain Range is home to the Super Danger Beast, the Wind God Winged Dragon!"
"That's right, I'm going there specifically to hunt it."
Rin said faintly, drawing the yatsufusa from her hand, its gleaming blade reflecting the shimmering lake water.
"The yatsufusa needs eight strong corpses to unleash its full power. The closest target right now is that Wind God Winged Dragon."
"This..."
Zhi Feng didn't know how to respond. She could only say that her Great General was always so confident in her own strength, even daring to kill an ancient Super Danger Beast like the Wind God Winged Dragon, which had lived for an unknown number of years, and doing it alone!
However, Zhi Feng looked at Rin, who was examining the blade of the yatsufusa, and the demons extract Imperial Arms key tucked into her waist. This Imperial Arms, which she had given to Rin, Rin still carried carefully on her person.
To be able to use two Imperial Arms at once... Big Sister is truly an incredible person! For such an incredible person to do incredible things, it's not so strange after all.
"When I go into the mountains to hunt the Wind God Winged Dragon, you watch over and keep the team in order. I don't want to come back with my prey only to find someone missing."
"Understood, General!"
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