"The presence of Luo De Tulip threatens the brilliance of Dawn."

The mummy’s head slowly rotated, the eye sockets burning with golden flames fixedly staring at Salido.

"His destiny is enveloped by flames, if we allow him to continue to grow, those flames will spread across the entire world."

"He will disrupt the arrival of brilliance, obstructing our master’s return."

"Our master’s will is to execute him."

The mummy’s voice was cold and determined,

"Use all the power of the Broken Rock Empire, at all costs."

"Follow our master’s will."

Salido lowered his head again,

"I will make Luo De Tulip’s blood a sacrifice offered to our master."

"Very good."

The mummy’s voice returned to calmness,

"If you fail, then what awaits you will be eternal torment."

Before Salido could reply, the golden flames in the mummy’s eye sockets extinguished, the glow of the Array began to dim.

The mummy’s head lowered again, returning to its original dead silence.

Salido maintained his kneeling posture.

After waiting for a while, once the secret chamber fell completely silent, he slowly stood up.

Turning around, Salido opened the stone door and walked out.

"Pass down the orders."

Salido instructed Nabila outside the door:

"Activate the ’Dawn Judgment’ plan, the target, Luo De Tulip."

"Ah?"

Nabila was clearly stunned upon hearing this and cautiously said, "Bishop, once the ’Dawn Judgment’ is activated, our decades of efforts in the Broken Rock Empire will be—all."

"Follow orders."

Salido interrupted Nabila’s words, his voice cold and authoritative,

"This is the messenger’s command and also our master’s will."

"Yes, Bishop."

Nabila bowed her head respectfully, swiftly leaving the secret chamber.

Salido frowned, standing in place, beginning to outline in his mind the plan that would ensure Luo De’s demise.

...

...

Luo De flicked the blood off Ashbringer.

The system prompt appeared before his eyes:

[The army has cumulatively killed five thousand enemies and executed one thousand enemies personally, unlocking the entry: Battle Spirit Commander (Purple)]

[Battle Spirit Commander (Purple): Loyal soldiers have a small probability of generating battle spirits when killing enemies in war; battle spirits will permanently enhance the killer’s physical composite quality by 1% (up to 100%) and are seen as your gift, thus making them more loyal;]

[Loyal soldiers dying in battle will transform into heroic spirits, which will parasitize the nearest military flag, doubling the flag’s toughness, becoming heroic spirit flags;]

[Within a five-hundred-meter radius centered on the heroic spirit flag, soldiers’ endurance is increased by 20%, and bleeding speed from wounds is reduced by 50%;]

[Each heroic spirit flag increases effects by one percentage point for each heroic spirit parasitized,]

[Each heroic spirit flag can parasitize up to twenty heroic spirits, heroic spirit flag effects cannot stack (only the maximum effect is effective)]

"..."

After reading the entry, Luo De’s first reaction was akin to the Ten Thousand Soul Banner from immortal novels of his previous life.

However, the souls in the Ten Thousand Soul Banner were forced in, whereas the heroic spirits in this world were souls of great warriors who perished, yet still possessed honorable will.

Heroic spirits are a tribute to heroes.

Legend has it their souls will continue to fight for faith or glory.

"It seems I need to appoint a few flag bearers to treat the flags well in the future."

Luo De planned in his heart.

Besides the effect of heroic spirit flags, the effect of acquiring battle spirits through killing enemies was also immensely practical.

The warriors under Luo De’s command theoretically have an avenue for enhancement other than cultivation.

Fighting to sustain fighting is especially suitable for Gang Le and Seronie, who are warlike types.

After the Battle Spirit Commander entry, followed the last golden entry in the domain of war:

[Next entry: Army soldier count reaches a hundred thousand, possesses three extraordinary officers (strength reaches Legendary Knight or high-level wizard apprentice), cumulatively commands or participates in a hundred wars of thousand-plus scale, and wins fifty times, unlocking the entry: Ace Lord of War (Gold)]

"It seems the key issue lies in extraordinary officers."

Luo De pondered quietly.

The requirement for the number of army soldiers, although large, is practically achievable.

War frequency is also easily accomplished.

Simply giving the Earl of the Red Griffin some warfare advice should suffice to rack up war counts.

Legendary knights and high-level wizard apprentice officers represent the toughest challenge to achieve.

"Thankfully, I don’t need to personally execute these stubborn rebels anymore."

Luo De sheathed Ashbringer, leaving the cleanup to Gang Le, while he returned to Moon Wolf Castle with Vivian.

"Sir, my sister has found information on that set of rings and bracelets."

On the way, Vivian suddenly reported: "Using that set of magic jewelry simultaneously can release the Binding Spell."

"The targeted individual will be paralyzed, even high-level Magical Beasts cannot escape."

"Casting time requires at least one hundred twenty breaths, with an effective duration of no more than thirty breaths."

Vivian was speaking solemnly as they walked: "It can only be used once before the set of magic jewelry is permanently destroyed."

"It seems this is their trump card against Frost and Thunder."

Luo De nodded slightly, paused for a moment in thought, then said, "Have Lusen select seven people from our wizard apprentices, just in case it proves useful in the future."

...

...

Next day.

Chris delivered the preliminary statistics report on spoils and prisoner counts before Luo De.

The blood stains in the council hall had yet to be cleaned, while Luo De was already seated in his chair dealing with affairs.

"This time, the number of prisoners has already exceeded three thousand, with specific rosters still under compilation."

Chris reported: "Moreover, some deserters fled to nearby towns, preliminary inference suggests there are roughly four to five hundred."