Fifty thousand Imperial Blood-Dragon Guards roared as they charged across the Supreme Harmony Plaza.
Their black-lacquered dragon armor clanked like a storm of iron pots. In their hands, heavy spears tipped with jagged blood-iron dripped purple venom, leaving smoking stains across the white marble. War Minister Sima Hu rode at the front on a two-headed demonic scaled stallion, waving his notched broadsword above his horned helmet.
“Breach the pavilion!” Sima Hu bellowed, spit flying from his beard. “Capture Lin Mo alive! Slaughter every merchant, clerk, and cook who stands in our path! The Emperor rewards his loyal guards with five thousand pieces of gold per head!”
Beside Sima Hu, Crown Prince Ji Hao ran on foot, his green road-repair vest flapping against his knees. “Kill the women first! Burn their floating tables! Take back my crown!”
Up on the floating pavilion, Lin Mo tapped his portable terminal without shifting his weight.
In his past life, Lin Mo had witnessed plenty of hostile corporate takeovers turn ugly. When security was breached by aggressive union busters or hired muscle, bad leaders panicked. Good leaders relied on their logistics and made sure their security personnel were properly compensated for dangerous working conditions.
[Pure-Heart Eye Activated: Target Recipients: Commander Tie Niu, General Meng Tie, and 100,000 Righteous Iron Guards. Average Goodness: 92/100.]
