Kate took advantage of the situation and suddenly blew out hot dragon breath towards the outer protective shield. The powerful dragon breath instantly blasted a hole in the protective shield, and he rushed out without hesitation.

The dragon knights followed closely behind him and retreated quickly.

Seeing this, the other ghosts also rushed towards the gap.

However, although the dragon knights are unable to stop these ghosts at the moment, they are more than enough to stop those weaker low-end ghosts.

Soon, the gap was covered by the reopened protective shield, and many ghosts that did not have time to escape were instantly turned into pools of green liquid.

Kate led the dragon knights out of City A and came to a barren mountain.

They hurriedly used their divine powers to try to force the radiation out of their bodies.

However, this process was fraught with difficulty. It was manageable for them, but the situation for the dragons was much worse.

The dragon is huge in size and absorbs a considerable amount of radiation, so it cannot recover its ability to move in a short period of time.

Thinking of this, Captain Kate sighed secretly, knowing that the most urgent task was to clear the radiation in her body first.

Then he took a potion of divine power and a potion of purification, and took out a handful of the same potions to feed his dragon.

Immediately afterwards, twenty dragon knights entered the state of expelling radiation.

At this moment, in the magnificent throne room of the imperial palace in Yulong City, Martin was concentrating on reviewing the memorial jointly submitted by five military ministers.

He read it carefully word by word, and nodded in approval after finishing it.

The plan to streamline the legion proposed in this memorial was obviously formulated in full consideration of the current actual situation of the empire.

After repeated reading, Martin felt that the plan was more and more feasible, so he decided to implement it.

With Martin's decision, the military took swift action.

They began to secretly meet with the commanders of various legions and the heads of the knightly orders to discuss with them the issue of streamlining the legions.

At the same time, military branches in various places also carried out work simultaneously, focusing on optimizing and adjusting the legions in the Northern Continent and the Western Continent.

The legions, which had originally expanded rapidly and numbered as many as 278, were reduced to around 150 after this streamlining.

In fact, Martin's original idea was to reduce it to about one hundred, but he encountered difficulties in the actual operation.

You know, most of the people who can join the legion now are knights with Black Iron strength.

If these more than one million energetic Black Iron Knights and Mages were sent back to their respective places during the sensitive period of the Legion's adjustment, it would very likely cause social chaos.

After weighing the pros and cons, Martin decided to adopt the advice of the Minister of Military Affairs and compile a detailed list of retired legion knights and mages to make them the reserve force of the empire.

These reservists can enjoy a certain degree of imperial policy support in various places, and will also receive special reserve funds to appease them.

So far, the plan to streamline the corps is progressing steadily according to the established steps.

At this moment, in the towering magic tower of Duke Merlin's Magic City, Duke Merlin summoned all the members of the Merlin family who were currently in the Magic City to prepare for an important meeting.

Duke Merlin's expression was serious. He glanced at everyone and said, "Ever since I returned to Duke Merlin's territory from the imperial capital, I've been wondering what on earth you're all up to."

"We have to do something to make His Majesty look at us differently. Haven't you seen how other families that have formed alliances act? Why do we have to do this?"

All the family members present were silent and fell into a long silence.

After a while, a young member of the Merlin family stood up as if he had received some hint.

"Master, I just can't swallow this. Martin White was just the son of a small earl. If it weren't for our family's help, how could he have risen so quickly?"

"Besides, the current Queen Jovian is your granddaughter and gave birth to your Majesty's eldest son, Peter. Logically speaking, our family shouldn't be treated so poorly."

"Are you done? Does anyone have anything else to add?"

Duke Merlin's words made the other members look at each other.

Another junior wanted to stand up and speak, but Duke Merlin simply waved his hand.

"You always let the younger generation speak up, don't you have your own mouths? Let's speak openly today and stop hiding things."

"I just want to ask, what are your plans going forward? Some of you have already discussed this with Grandma and Great-Grandma, hoping to help them reach even greater heights, but why are you going through all this trouble? I really don't understand."

At this moment, two figures slowly walked into the meeting room of the Magic Tower. They were Duke Merlin's only surviving grandmother and great-grandmother.

Seeing the two of them coming, Duke Merlin stood up slightly.

"Oh, don't blame them. This is all our fault."

"You're already old, but you're still as willful as a child. It was our idea to let the younger ones get in touch with the local legion."

"We don't have much time left. In a few months, we'll probably have to meet the ancestors of the Merlin family."

"We knew Martin White well in the past. But once he sits on the throne, he won't tolerate any sand in his eyes."

"Regardless of other matters, His Majesty will take action against us sooner or later just because of Peter, the son born to the current Queen Jovian."

After saying this, she swept her eyes over the crowd and continued, "This incident has almost ended. It's time to slowly fade out of His Majesty's sight and stop causing any more trouble."

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