Chapter 829 (2/2)

The Republic of Northwest was situated on the northwest side of the Main Plane, and previously, before it had been developed, the land had been the infamous, dangerous area known as Ashes Woods. Negative energy flowed greatly here, and all life was almost extinct, while Magic Beasts thrived. Once the sky turned dark, skeletons would run amok, and several Magic Beasts would rise as well. If one were to explain the situation in game terms, this area would receive five stars and above in terms of danger level.

Even with the establishment and development of the Republic of Northwest, the living areas of the citizens were often disturbed by the remaining skeletons as well as other Magic Beasts, which had not been affected by the Purification Array. Most of these Magic Beasts were fierce and dangerous, requiring troops to get rid of them before they could hurt the common folk.

Originally, the troops in charge of exterminating these Magic Beasts were personally led by “Red Flame Dragon” Jose, and they entered the various towns each day to clear the Magic Beasts they encountered. Afterwards, with the growth of the Republic of Northwest, the troops also got stronger, and now, each town had their own national defense force station. The troops at these stations trained daily under advanced legendary warriors and mages and headed out to exterminate Magic Beasts in their area once they received reports on them.

The entire Republic of Northwest was covered with detecting arrays of various sizes. With such arrays, people could discover the presence of Magic Beasts even when they were rather far away from the towns and villages. In the outer perimeter of every town and village, there were also many detecting structures in place to identify Magic Beasts. That could buy the national defense force some time to mobilize themselves before the Magic Beasts hurt the people.

With these measures and, most importantly, the bravery of the national defense force, the Magic Beasts had never successfully committed any atrocities within the nation even with its long history, and no village was ever destroyed. The truth was that once the national defense force was created, no Magic Beast was able to outsmart their defense and get close to the living areas. One could infer that the national defense force was sufficiently competent and could satisfy the needs of the people.

Even so, Commander-in-Chief Leonard was still dissatisfied. He felt that one could always improve, and a capable army, like excellent warriors, should never be stagnant nor complacent.

Once Leonard found out about the results of the northern army of the Commonwealth of Gold Coins, he immediately rushed over to watch their battle and even spied on their trainings. Afterwards, he reported his new knowledge to the leaders in the Republic of Northwest, and everyone was shocked. After some discussion, it was unanimously agreed that the troops needed increased training to reach a standard higher than that of the northern army of the Commonwealth of Gold Coins. In any case, the Republic of Northwest was already blessed with its resources and thus had no excuse to lag behind. They had the highest and most flexible army budget in the world, best military resources, most loyal, brave and educated soldiers as well as the highest proportion of patron saints. No matter how one looked at it, the national defense force had a better foundation to build upon as compared to the northern army of the Commonwealth of Gold Coins and could exceed them with proper training.

All they required was Sui Xiong’s approval.

“I see…” After hearing Leonard’s explanation, Sui Xiong began to understand the situation and nodded furiously.

“So… the preparations have already been put in place. No wonder today’s meeting was so efficient!”

Leonard smiled. “Yes, everything is ready. You can just sit back, relax and watch things progress! It won’t take long!”