fantasy novels Chapter 10: The Emergence of the Star Force
Chapter 10: The Emergence of the Star Force
The common people at the bottom of the kingdom have few opportunities to obtain stable employment. Most of them can barely make ends meet and have no spare money.
They were already guilty prisoners, yet they could still serve in the army and receive military pay, even if it was only half of the pay. This made these prisoners with green and yellow labels extremely excited!
"Your Majesty, we are willing!"
Most of the prisoners said it in unison.
A small number of them were nobles who were hesitant to become common soldiers.
Andrew shattered their unrealistic fantasies: "Stop daydreaming! You may have been nobles before you went to prison, but from the moment you were imprisoned, your families were embroiled in the great purge of the late King Gudroni! Not only you yourselves, but your entire families have been stripped of all noble titles and privileges!"
Some lords, barons, viscounts, and even earls were struck dumb upon hearing this, completely stunned!
They wailed in agony, some with vacant eyes, as if they had lost all hope in life.
After all, within the kingdom, a considerable number of nobles lived by boasting about their noble lineage and glorious titles.
They naturally found it difficult to accept being stripped of their noble titles and status.
Li Ang coldly added, "Beyond the kingdom, powerful enemies lurk. The army is destined to go to the battlefield in the future. Although you are enlisting now as convicts with half your pay, your military achievements are equal to those of regular soldiers! As long as you fight bravely and make meritorious contributions, why worry about not regaining your titles and bringing glory to your family?"
Li Ang's words gave these impoverished nobles hope for a revival.
In fact, Li Ang was quite optimistic about these impoverished nobles. Compared to commoners, they benefited from their wealthy family backgrounds and had all practiced knight breathing techniques or mage meditation techniques to some extent.
One-tenth of the impoverished nobles were at least at the Quasi-Battle Warrior level.
The best among them have even reached the level of intermediate or even advanced fighters.
Some exceptionally talented individuals are even apprentice magicians or novice magicians!
Li Ang incorporated all 40,000 prisoners into a new legion called the "First Criminal Convict Legion of the Royal Capital".
Edmund will temporarily assume the role of legion commander, while simultaneously intensifying the training of these prisoners to transform them into qualified soldiers as quickly as possible.
Li Ang suddenly felt a little confused, and an idea involuntarily popped into his mind: "Use the First Criminal Convict Corps of the Royal Capital as the foundation to serve as the prototype of the Fantasy Star Realm Army."
The thought had barely crossed his mind when Li Ang immediately dismissed it: "I don't want to actually become a conscript for those weasels! The formal formation of the Astral Army isn't time yet..."
After Li Ang granted a general amnesty and recruited soldiers, the Wolf Fang Prison became much emptier in an instant.
Now there are only eight or nine thousand serious criminals with black labels left!
These people should not be underestimated; they are involved in robbery, murder, arson, rebellion, rape, and other illicit activities.
Many prisoners have more than one life on their hands!
Li Ang glanced at these black-label prisoners and found that their loyalty was extremely low, averaging only 10-30 points.
In some extreme cases, loyalty is not only zero, but also negative!
"Loyalty that isn't absolute is absolute disloyalty! Especially when it's these scum!"
Li Ang had no intention of incorporating these black-label prisoners into the "First Criminal Convict Legion of the Royal Capital." Including these heinous criminals in the legion would only make it more uncontrollable.
After a moment's thought, Li Ang immediately decided to continue detaining the eight or nine thousand serious criminals for the time being.
Later, when the medical corps carries out large-scale legendary knight modification surgery, these death row inmates can be used as experimental subjects.
Just as Li Ang was about to leave!
A gaunt-faced prisoner with lizard tattoos on his ears suddenly sprang to his feet!
The heavy iron chains and shackles that bound him were shattered inch by inch by the force he suddenly unleashed!
Several jailers reacted and tried to subdue the prisoner, but were knocked down by the prisoner with a single punch.
The black-label prisoner was extremely fast, and in a series of moves, he took down dozens of prison guards along the way. His target was clearly Li Ang.
Seeing this, Edmund decisively drew his sword and charged forward.
The power of a Dou Zun level was unleashed!
Although the Black Label Prisoner was strong, he was defeated by Edmund's offensive after thirty or forty moves.
Edmund beat him black and blue and pinned him to the ground.
"By the King, I am not a death row inmate! Nor am I a cripple!"
The black-label prisoner roared.
Li Ang frowned and glanced at Andrew.
Andrew quickly asked the warden beside him to bring over the case file.
"Your Majesty, this man's name is Nidik. He has been imprisoned for ten years for the crime of murdering 283 people!"
He was able to fight Edmund the Knight for dozens of rounds, which was truly extraordinary. He had more than two hundred murder cases on his hands.
Li Ang was startled and scanned the black-label prisoner again with the system.
Hey!
This scan also revealed something interesting: this black-label prisoner has a loyalty level of 60 points!
It is very rare among these many prisoners. Even among those "kind-hearted" white-label prisoners, only a few have a loyalty score exceeding 60 points!
"It seems you've been framed too! You're hiding something about the murder of over two hundred people?"
Leon looked directly at Nidik.
Nidik nodded: "Yes, Your Majesty! The more than two hundred people I killed all belonged to a cult! That organization was involved in bewitching people, smuggling military supplies, and harming civilians. My sister died at the hands of the cult, skinned and tortured to death."
By the end, Nidik's eyes were bloodshot: "Damn it, that cult was secretly supported by a marquis! To get revenge on me, the marquis dispatched his army and guards to arrest me!"
After listening, Li Ang glanced at Andrew again: "What's the name of that marquis who supports the cult? What position does he hold now?"
Andrew explained, "That marquis is called Zachary. When the former king, Goudroni, launched the Great Purge, he and his family sought refuge with the vampires to avoid being implicated. It's said that he's now a human rancher in the vampire kingdom!"
"Since those killed by Nidik were all notorious cult members and therefore innocent, why have they been imprisoned until now? And even as Black Label prisoners?"
Li Ang questioned.
The warden explained tremblingly, "Your Majesty, Marquis Zakri, after arresting Nidik, requested that he be tortured indefinitely to prevent his immediate execution. Since Nidik's imprisonment, he has been subjected to various forms of harassment and severe torture by the guards..."
"Where are the thugs and the jailers?"
Li Ang asked casually.
Nidik replied, "At first I suffered some physical pain, but as time went on, I gradually killed them all!"
The warden nodded in agreement: "Yes, after Marquis Zakri's betrayal, Nidik's biggest crime was the murder of over fifty skilled torturers and nearly a hundred other thugs imprisoned with him. However, these are shady dealings and cannot be recorded in the files..."
Li Ang's voice suddenly turned cold as he glanced at Andrew: "Andrew, the internal resistance within the kingdom has now been largely eliminated. It's time to thoroughly reorganize the departments of rites and law, which you oversee!"
Andrew's expression hardened, a chilling aura emanating from his face. He then bowed deeply, saying, "Your humble servant obeys!"