Love letters are not allowed in the exorcism notebook!-Chapter 993 - 60: Military Law is Ruthless, Military Orders are Like Mountains (Additional Update)

If a child is very smart, people will praise him and say that if he studies well in the future, he will definitely become the top scholar.

This is a kind blessing, but some people take such blessings seriously.

When Wang Yunxiao got the message from Shen Qingxi that Wang Ying went alone to challenge Chu Jiang, he knew that those old veterans in the Qilin Army must have really lost their minds.

The child is so young, yet they are already trying to force him to grow prematurely.

You can’t use the standards of us transmigrators to judge children of the same age.

But saying this is pointless.

The less intelligent the parents, the more likely they are to pin their hopes for the future on their child.

There’s no difference from stock trading; it’s all gambling, and completely irrational gambling at that.

If the stocks get stuck, you have no way out; if the child doesn’t do well in school, you can still beat him; where else can you find such an excellent financial product?

The good news is, these people won’t last much longer.

Since Wang Yunxiao returned from King Mu’s Mansion, a large-scale purge and rectification has been launched within the Qilin Army. The intensity and breadth are so significant that Wang Yunxiao can’t help but wonder if Old Master Wang wants to dismantle the entire corps.

The first to be arrested are the core members of the Iron Blood Society, which included almost one-third of the mid- to high-level officers in the Qilin Army. Even Qin Xiangdong, who had retired from the army and transitioned to a civilian job, almost got implicated.

The Military Police came personally to talk to him and asked about his attitude towards the Iron Blood Society.

Next, they screened the lower-level soldiers. The questioning process was very straightforward: first, they asked if you were willing to obey orders, then they asked your personal attitude towards the Iron Blood Society being banned.

Anyone dissatisfied was taken away on the spot.

When Wang Yunxiao returned to the barracks with Wang Ying, the screening process was still underway. The Qilin Army even had to delay their planned military operation against the Demon World originally set for March 15th.

"If you’re not happy, step forward! The Qilin Army doesn’t have cowards! We’re all tough men here, what’s so hard to admit? Aren’t you usually fond of bragging? Why hide and act like a wimp now?"

As soon as Wang Yunxiao walked in, he heard an officer yelling with a raised neck.

In the two months since the New Year, the Qilin Army had already assembled a regular force of over six thousand troops at West Spring Mountain, but now more than eight hundred were screened out.

Many of them have no idea what’s going on, purely out of comradeship and brotherhood, they saw others step forward and decided to join, even bringing their entire squad, company, or battalion along, just to express their stance.

Who is sincere, who is pretending, who supports the President verbally, and who harbors ulterior motives, even they themselves couldn’t tell.

No one can tell.

So, the old man gave the order: cut them all out.

Don’t cry injustice. Once you place other things above military orders, you are no longer a qualified soldier.

According to the old rules, they ought to be executed.

Seeing Wang Yunxiao and Wang Ying approaching, the corps commander pointed at Wang Ying: "You’re all asking me for reasons, well, here’s your reason! The Qilin Army has fought up and down the country for years, haven’t we encountered demons of all kinds on the battlefield? And now you group of cowards actually encourage a child this age to challenge the Mountain God alone? It’s a disgrace! If you’re not ashamed, I am!"

Someone immediately became upset.

"Commander, we didn’t know..."

"You didn’t know, yet you talk about brotherhood? You want to talk emotions, don’t you? You want to cover for each other, don’t you? And now you tell me you didn’t know? Too late! Shut your mouth!"

The officer pointed at the soldier who spoke, spitting on his face.

"As soldiers, it’s our duty to follow orders! If I tell you to stand here without moving, you shouldn’t move even if knives fell from the sky! Let me tell you the truth, the Qilin Army is being split from today on! You people, take off those uniforms right now and get lost to the second line! Don’t tell anyone you’re from the Qilin Army when you go out; I can’t afford to lose that face!"

Some already started to regret their actions, even began to weep.

But it’s too late to regret now; there’s no medicine for regret in this world.

Had it been anyone else, they might not have been able to cut with such decisiveness.

But this time, the one wielding the knife was Old Master Wang.

As long as he is still breathing, it’s no exaggeration to say his words are law in the Qilin Army.

If you’re dissatisfied, you can go to the capital and petition, if you have the connections.

After dealing with the immediate troubles, the officer turned back to Wang Yunxiao and said: "The Young General promised you a company; go pick your men. The units have been disbanded, and it’s up to you how many people you can recruit."

Wang Yunxiao laughed: "The Young General also said he’d give me artillery; where’s the artillery?"

The officer sneered: "There is artillery, but can you handle it?"

Wang Yunxiao proudly responded: "I’ll be graduating junior high school soon."

The officer fell silent.

Graduating junior high is indeed the basic requirement for modern artillerymen; with any less education, you wouldn’t even understand a map.

"Don’t try to fool me with mortars; I can get those at the Special Service Bureau. I don’t need to come to you for that."

"We’ve got the big guns; I’m afraid you wouldn’t dare to use them."

"How big are these big guns?"

"Ever heard of 152 caliber?"

Damn!

Wang Yunxiao thought, your military technology seems a bit ahead of the times, doesn’t it?

What era are you in, deploying 152 already?

But thinking about the Navy’s level of technology, it seems somewhat understandable.

After all, besides technology, this world has the addition of mysterious powers.

"Give me one cannon first to study."

"Alright then..."

The officer agreed somewhat reluctantly, feeling that giving Wang Yunxiao artillery was a waste.

But having just declared that military orders are absolute, he couldn’t go back on his word in front of Wang Yunxiao.

After the officer left, Wang Yunxiao asked Wang Ying: "Do you want to go back to school or stay here?"

As expected, Wang Ying nodded vigorously: "I want to stay!"

"If you’re staying, you have to behave. Did you hear what they said just now? A soldier’s primary duty is to follow orders! If you don’t listen, it won’t just be a matter of scolding you; if I’m pushed, I might use you as a sacrifice."

Wang Yunxiao threatened fiercely.

"I know, I’m not a kid anymore!"

Wang Ying glanced at the departing group, noticing that the uncle from the family who had coaxed her here was already taken away.

As a child of the Wang military family, she had the responsibility and duty to stay.

"Whether you’re a kid or not isn’t just lip service. Who as an adult would be bored enough to provoke the Mountain God?"

Wang Yunxiao thought to himself that fortunately, the Mountain God had a good temper and didn’t want to stoop to a kid’s level. If it were the White Hair Yellow Weasel Spirit from his family, who knows how he would tease her.