Although a ceasefire had already been declared at this point, it was by no means a time to squander military strength, so they could only compromise by preventing the Man-eating Eagles in this area from expanding further.
However, in just half a year, these Man-eating Eagles had shown uncontrollable tendencies, and of all the Generals, he alone had encountered this predicament.
At this moment, Meng Yi had no illusions about capturing all these Man-eating Eagles to gain favor with his superiors; he just wanted to leave completely intact.
Thus, Meng Yi held up a Token to the seven hundred ruddy men, "Today I swear here, if you gentlemen can eradicate these Man-eating Eagles, I will immediately report to the General and reward you accordingly! One Eagle’s head equals the head of one enemy soldier and will count as one piece of Military Merit!"
"!" No sooner had he spoken than everyone was stunned.
In Baiju Country, Military Merit was divided into fifteen levels, and ordinary Soldiers could be awarded Military Merit to advance in rank and title; however, these were privileges enjoyed by Soldiers, and the ruddy men, even if they killed enemy heads, would not acquire any Military Merit.
Yet now, Meng Yi was promising to secure Military Merit for them.
He was better off not mentioning it, because at this moment, a hint of indifference crossed everyone’s faces, clearly showing their disbelief.
A crack appeared on Meng Yi’s face, "Under the witness of the Yellow Sky above and the Earth below, I, Meng Yi, swear that if what I say today is not fulfilled, I will surely die under the enemy’s iron hooves in the future!"
This oath couldn’t be considered anything less than venomous, but at this moment, everyone was too lazy to argue with him.
Speaking of which, they were not without the heads of Man-eating Eagles; they had a dozen or so hidden in the Tube-shaped Building, and if they really could trade them for Military Merit, it wouldn’t be wrong to fake it with those fish-eyes mixed with pearls.
But Meng Yi himself was just a small Supervising Army Officer, and by the time he got the Military Merit, the day lilies might have cooled.
Moreover, they had no time now to think about such inconsequential Military Merit; they had to go and support Junjun Girl and Fox Boy.
Thus, the crowd did not respond but took aim at the Man-eating Eagles with their crossbows.
Meng Yi, seeing that the group was finally motivated by the Military Merit, also heaved a sigh of relief and secretly signaled his confidants.
So as these seven hundred weak and sick charged forward, all the fit and strong Soldiers retreated.
This small group tumbled and scrambled along the road back, only seeking to get as far away from this place as possible.
As for the so-called Military Merit, Meng Yi did not mind claiming it and even intended to exaggerate the dangerous degree to highlight the difficulty of his own escape.
As for whether these ruddy men could hunt the Man-eating Eagles or not, he was indifferent.
He feared that after today’s action, these men would all meet their end here; he had to find a way to relay this message to the higher-ups so that they would send new ruddy men here.
Otherwise, these Man-eating Eagles would soon affect the nearby Armory and even the grain depot.
Meng Yi ran at top speed, quickly catching up with the Centurion running ahead.
The Centurion, seeing Meng Yi had caught up, panicked, his foot faltering and he fell face-first to the ground. When he frantically got up, his face was piled with a sincere smile.
"Supervisor Meng, I’ve checked for you, it’s safe ahead, you can proceed without worry."
"Huh." Meng Yi ignored him and continued running forward.
The Centurion heaved a sigh of relief, about to get up and keep running when suddenly he felt a chill around his neck, and to his shock, he looked up and saw one of the Soldiers’ blade was bloody.
Touching his neck, he suddenly realized the blood was his own, and only then did he begin to feel a sharp pain in his neck; however, he had no chance to scream.
Soon, the Centurion was lying in a pool of blood, his body convulsing as he slowly lost his breath.