You want me to take out a loan to practice cultivation? I'll just pay off the debt physically.

Chapter 91: The Massacre of the Aristocratic Family Begins (5k)

In March of the 133rd year of the Supernatural Calendar, the Federation began to express its intention to negotiate peace with the Winter Empire.

[As soon as this news came out, the armies and warbands in the southern borders caused considerable unrest.]

[For these federal soldiers, if both the North and the South were attacked at the same time, they could use reason to convince themselves to accept peace talks.]

[But now that the White Eagle Empire has withdrawn its troops, is the remaining Winter Empire also willing to negotiate? ]

[What about the comrades who died at the hands of the Winter Empire during this period? ]

【Who should pay for their lives? 】

Although the military has tried their best to explain this matter, all explanations are pale and powerless in the face of the truth.

[And when you learned through the Red Heart Society's intelligence network that the Federation's top brass wanted to join forces with the Winter Empire to launch a crackdown on the Red Heart Society, you began to unleash the full power of the Red Heart Society to build momentum for yourself.]

[From changing the lives of the people of Yuncheng and making Yuncheng prosperous, to reducing the unemployment rate in Nanyun Province and allowing all ordinary people in Nanyun Province to live a good life.]

[Then he served as an advocate for justice for the lower classes, executing batch after batch of corrupt federal officials who oppressed the people.]

[Even the Yuncheng family's assassination attempt on you was due to your Chixin Society's comprehensive price cuts, bringing down the prices of various extraordinary products that ordinary people couldn't afford.]

[Life-saving potion, healing pill, regeneration potion.]

【As long as the people have something to ask for, the Red Heart Society will respond.】

In the public propaganda of the Red Heart Society, you even stated that the extraordinary should serve people, rather than being high and mighty, forcing ordinary people to spend their entire fortunes to afford it.

To make the Federation great again, you led your troops into the Abyssal battlefield after graduation, personally leading the front lines in resisting the repeated attacks of the Abyssal monsters.

[When the Federation was invaded by the White Eagle Empire and its defense was in danger, you led all members of the Red Heart Society to defend it.]

[You even shared the hidden techniques of the higher-ups of the Chapter and the Federation with the members of the Red Heart Society.]

The requirements for becoming a member of the Red Heart Society are simple. As long as you are a citizen of the Federation and perform the hand salute and chant "Red Heart, Victory" every day, you can join the Red Heart Society.

[There are no other requirements.]

When the actions of the Red Heart Society were exposed by certain media outlets, each and every one of them seemed like a beautiful deity descending from the heavens. The perfect organization that existed only in legends began to appear before the world.

[The places where these opinions are most widely disseminated are where the Federation Army and the Federation War Group are located.]

[Everyone's heart values ​​beauty and hopes that they and their loved ones and friends will have a beautiful and happy life.]

[Except for the vested interests of the aristocratic families and the federal government, almost everyone's first impression of the Red Heart Society's actions is that it is truly an organization sent by God to save the world.]

【As the founder of the Red Heart Society, you are regarded as a spiritual sustenance by the people.】

[In other provinces of the Federation not directly affected by the Red Heart Society, ordinary people are still living in dire straits.]

[They are burdened with mountains of loans and interest that they cannot repay in their lifetime.]

[What's more, the Federation was only established a few hundred years ago, and he dared to bear a hundred years of interest.]

【According to the loan agreement, even if I die, it doesn't matter.】

[The soul and body can pay off the debt. If these cannot be repaid, then if there are children and wives, then the children will continue to pay the debt for the rest of their lives.]

【Descendants and grandchildren, endless.】

So when these people learned that there was an organization like the Chixin Society that stood up for ordinary people, tears welled up in their eyes and they were extremely excited.

They desperately hope that Chixin will arrive soon, bring them a happy life, and free them from the quagmire of endless loans.

[If you can choose, who would want to be a beast of burden? ]

【Who doesn’t want to be a pure person? 】

[So, the Red Heart Society represents hope, and you are a great and glorious hero, and the founder of such a divine organization as the Red Heart Society.]

[In other words, you are a deity descended from heaven!]

[The saint who used to exist only in books and imaginations has now appeared in person in the Federation.]

[With unprecedented massive publicity and the full cooperation of the Red Heart Society, your admiration for you has gradually increased across the Federation.]

In May of the 133rd year of the Transcendental Calendar, when the Federation General Manager issued a directive recognizing the southern border of the Federation as belonging to the Winter Empire, the Federation erupted in chaos.

[Some federal troops even mutinied on the spot.]

[As a neighbor of the Winter Empire, the Federation's Southern Border Army is well aware of this neighbor's attitude.]

Their desire for land is insatiable, and they will fight tooth and nail to acquire it if they can.

[Until the end, they used various reasons and excuses to legalize their occupation of other people's land.]

[In the same month, the Red Heart Society publicly denounced the traitors in power within the Federation Headquarters and the military's weakness and inaction!]

[When the two sides are evenly matched, why should we cede land in exchange for peace? ]

[Even if both sides want to negotiate, the Federation's lost southern border must be recovered!]

Otherwise, what were we talking about?

[Unless there is a conspiracy behind all this, or someone in the Federation has reached some dirty deal with the Winter Empire.]

[Once this news was released, it instantly gained recognition from the federal army and the war group.]

The Federation General Office and the military denied the Red Heart Society's revelations and pinned the charges on you, alleging the Society embezzled federal assets and maliciously harmed key federal officials.

[Federal officials, we will use this crime to arrest you, the savior in the hearts of the people, and put you in prison!]

How can this be possible?

[For a time, waves of public opinion were overwhelming.]

In July of the 133rd year of the Transcendental Calendar, an army of the Winter Empire crossed the southern defense line and, along with three awe-inspiring Imperial Mage Corps, stationed there.

[Their wait was soon followed by a reply from the Federation.]

[The military headquarters ordered the troops and regiments in the southern border to head to the Abyssal Battlefield and recapture the four major defense zones in the east, south, west and north.]

[The military brass received a secret order from the military headquarters that the Winter Empire's army was a friendly force this time, coming to cooperate with the Federation's plan to wipe out the Red Heart Society.]

[Everyone, if the Red Heart unit enters the attack range, open fire immediately!]

[The high-ranking military and regiment leaders looked at the secret order in front of them, their faces filled with disbelief.]

They know every word here, but how can they be combined to express something?!?

[After receiving this secret order, the 55th Federal Army immediately released it.]

[Then they publicly stated that they would never engage in civil war!]

[Especially cooperating with the enemy forces that invaded the Federation, killing and slaughtering their brothers, and working together to kill their own friendly forces.]

[The unusual movements of the 55th Army caused outrage among the top brass of the Federation.]

Soon, an order came to dismiss the senior officials of the 55th Army and bring them back to the Federal Central Military Court for trial.

[Members of the 55th Army will also be disbanded and incorporated into other armies.]

[As the loyalist troops of the Federation received the order and prepared for action, a massive space teleportation array rose beneath the feet of the 55th Army.]

[The next moment, all the soldiers of the 55th Army disappeared from the spot.]

Just as there are Federation spies within the Red Heart Society, how could the Red Heart Society not insert people into the Federation army when they knew they would be facing off against the Federation?

Soon, a letter of protest and condemnation issued by the Red Heart Society ignited the Zhiwang.

[But the Federation has control over the Smart Network. With a single word from the top leadership, all members of the Red Heart Club were collectively kicked out of the Smart Network.]

However, the Red Heart Society is full of talented people, and Lin Xue had long anticipated the Federation's countermeasures in terms of the intelligent network.

[So, while she ordered the construction of the Red Heart Network, she also dispatched a large number of professional hacker teams to hack into the Zhiwang.]

【War is never one-sided.】

[While the offline war was about to begin, the Red Heart Society and the Federation had already begun fighting on the Smart Network.]

In August of the 133rd year of the Transcendental Calendar, the Federation Army and the War Group, despite repeated urgings from the Federation General Office and the Military Headquarters, finally arrived at the entrance to the Abyssal Battlefield.

The federal government's actions are truly chilling.

[Faced with enemies who invaded the country and harmed the people, they were submissive and only thought about negotiations all day long.]

[And when targeting one's own heroes, they appear to be so overbearing.]

[Just to be on the safe side, he even betrayed the South Territory and joined forces with the Winter Empire to fight.]

[Under such circumstances, which army would have the morale to fight?]

Even if the military leaders from aristocratic families wanted to fight, the soldiers at the lower levels were lifeless, and their combat effectiveness plummeted.

[Some federal generals, in order to boost morale, promised to reward victories with military merits, promotions, and other rewards.]

[Some federal generals punished soldiers with harsh military law.]

【No fighting, Chixin Society?】

【Then you die! 】

[Extremely high-pressure policies are bound to cause resistance from soldiers.]

[Thus, before the battle even began, mutinies broke out one after another in the Union Army.]

[Especially soldiers from Nanyun, Nanhe, Xishan, Qingdong, and Dongshan provinces, have relatives and friends in the Red Heart Society, and even their parents have joined the Red Heart Society to receive the minimum living allowance.]

How can they have the desire to fight under such circumstances?

[Would they be allowed to stab their own family and friends?] [In September of the 133rd year of the Transcendental Calendar, seeing that the army had not yet made any movement, the Federation General Office ordered the Winter Empire army to attack first.]

The Winter Empire naturally wouldn't agree so easily, so it demanded the largest magic mine and fine gold mine in the Federation, and that these mines belong to the Winter Empire for the next hundred years.

[After careful consideration, the Federal General Office gritted its teeth and agreed to the agreement.]

After obtaining satisfactory conditions, the Winter Empire began preparing to attack the eastern defense zone of the Abyss Battlefield.

[However, before the actual attack, the Winter Empire still sent ten federal armies to serve as cannon fodder, thereby depleting the Red Heart Society's military energy.]

After learning about this, Lin Xue immediately used a loudspeaker to spread his voice across the battlefield.

Brothers and sisters of the Federation, our Red Heart Society has always prioritized the protection of the Federation.

We help the people, we open up trade routes, we resist invasions, and we recover lost territory.

[Anything the Red Heart Society does, taken individually, is a heroic deed!]

[But now, why are you attacking us? ]

【We are family! 】

【We are compatriots with the same roots and origins! 】

[Now, under the command of the invaders from the Winter Empire, you are actually raising your butcher knives against your own compatriots.]

Ask yourself, don’t you feel guilty?

[Of course, we also understand your predicament and the pressures of the military's high-pressure policies.]

【so.】

"Brothers of the Federation, when the fighting begins, if you have the Federation in your hearts, if you have your country in your hearts, you will follow our command and attack the damned Winter Empire together."

[When the commander of the Winter Empire heard this, his eyes flickered.]

He then changed his strategic plan to have the Winter Empire army follow closely behind, deciding to send the federal army first to test the Red Heart Army's strength.

After this order was issued, many soldiers' faces changed.

[This is obviously treating them as cannon fodder! ]

The three Winter Empire mage regiments were watching from the sidelines, not even casting a single support spell. Aren't they simply using them as captives?

[Damn the federal high-level officials! ]

【This is simply treason! 】

[Among these armies, there are naturally members of the Red Heart Society.]

[Thus, these members of the Red Heart Society expressed indignation, saying that as soldiers, we can die on the battlefield fighting the enemy, but we must never die in a meaningless war of attrition like a civil war.]

[We can even sacrifice our lives to reduce losses for the enemy.]

Brothers!

【If you believe in me, just follow me and rush forward. 】

【The rest is up to fate and the future! 】

[When the war broke out, members of the Red Heart Society bravely charged forward fearlessly, and the other soldiers naturally followed behind.]

【Unexpectedly, the Red Heart Society did not attack them.】

[Even when they rushed into the magic circle that was blocking everything, the magic circle seemed to lose its effect and let them all in.]

When they arrived at the Red Heart Society's territory, they weren't greeted with weapons or swords, but with Lin Xue's words: "Fellow countrymen, you've suffered so much."

[Under the influence of the spiritual resonance spell released by the Red Heart Society, the emotions of these federal soldiers soared to the sky, directly breaking through their defenses.]

【yes! 】

[The Red Heart Society can understand them, but why can't the military understand? ]

[Even letting them die? ]

[Since the military doesn't take their lives seriously, they won't listen to those bastards anymore!]

The fact that the federal army had suddenly defected also shocked the Winter Empire. They looked at the federal commander beside them in disbelief.

"No, big brother, why are you federal troops like this?"

What about the military's loyalty to the regime?

[You voted before you even started playing? ]

Adhering to the principle of not giving away any more people to the Red Heart Society, the Winter Empire began its attack.

[When the war broke out, the offensive formation that had previously been ineffective against the federal army suddenly erupted in a devastating attack.]

[Large energy beams, weapons with extremely high lethality, were fired outwards as if they were free.]

Even highly toxic weapons, which are internationally prohibited from use against humans, were unleashed upon the Winter Empire under Lin Xue's command.

[The Red Heart Society has never signed the international treaty prohibiting highly toxic weapons.]

[As for the backlash from the Winter Empire? ]

She simply didn't believe that the Federation's top brass would allow the Winter Empire to transport large quantities of highly toxic weapons.

[In September of the 133rd year of the Supernormal Calendar, the Federation began to simultaneously attack the Red Heart Society's base.]

[The Federal Center has ordered the leaders of these provinces to eliminate the influence of the Red Heart Society as quickly as possible, using any means necessary!]

[However, the Red Heart Society's control over these provinces has reached an unprecedented level.]

[Most federal officials simply ignored the orders from the federal center.]

[After all, they are members of the Red Heart Society. If it weren't for the Red Heart Society, they probably wouldn't be able to sit in this office.]

[When officials attempt to organize forces and unite with the noble families to attack or massacre members of the Red Heart Society, they will be quickly discovered and subdued by the auxiliary personnel of the law enforcement team stationed nearby.]

[You have been upholding the fine traditions of the hundreds of thousands of law enforcement officers of the Red Heart Society.]

[In January of the 134th year of the Supernatural Calendar, after four months of a tug-of-war, the Winter Empire was furious.]

Every time the mages unleashed their forbidden spells, cracking the surrounding magic circles and threatening to shatter, a group of fearless members of the Red Heart Society would rush out and quickly repair the magic circles.

Even though the aura of the forbidden spell clearly harmed these people, they still enthusiastically completed the task.

[As if this wasn't a sacrifice, but a great honor!]

[The Federation's all-out crackdown on the Red Heart Society's base is also in a state of tension.]

[After all, the upper class gives orders, and it is the lower class who executes them.]

[The Red Heart Society's infiltration and attraction of the lower classes far exceeded the imagination of the federal high command.]

[Some high-ranking officials simply cannot understand how some ridiculous ideals and beliefs can be more appealing than a divinely gifted crystal.]

[In February of the 134th year of the Supernatural Calendar, the Winter Empire proposed to the Federation General Office to directly use forbidden weapons.]

When this news reached the military, the head of the military, who had been coordinating with the Federation General Office on various tasks, was furious.

[Using forbidden weapons to attack your own territory? ]

What do you think?

[If anyone agrees to this plan, I will first take out the forbidden weapon and let the person's home experience the feeling of being hit by the forbidden weapon.]

The Federation Minister looked at the furious Military Minister and tried to comfort him.

【Don’t get excited! 】

【If you have something to say slowly, you will always find a solution that satisfies everyone. 】

The military chief's expression remained unchanged, indicating he wasn't agitated.

[He was just stating the facts. No matter what, he would never use forbidden weapons on his own family. This was his bottom line!]

In March of the 134th year of the Transcendental Calendar, while resisting the Winter Empire's attack, the Red Heart Army recaptured the western defense area of ​​the Abyss Battlefield that had been abandoned by the Federation.

[In order to better combat the abyssal creatures, you have considered expanding the escort group to fifty.]

[Members of the 9th, 12th, and 17th Regiments were once again assigned to the newly formed Guard Regiment to serve as instructors and senior officers.]

The leaders of the Ninth and Twelfth Regiments looked at their increasingly dwindling colleagues and comrades, feeling increasingly unhappy.

In May of the 134th year of the Transcendental Calendar, a Federal Central Army quietly infiltrated Xishan Province using high-quality concealment items.

[Then, with the support of the local wealthy families in Xishan Province, a brutal massacre was carried out against all members of the Red Heart Society in Xishan Province.]

[Anyone who is a member of the Red Heart Society, whether professional or ordinary, will be slaughtered by the Central Army.]

[Even newborn babies were ripped open by these Central Army soldiers and their souls harvested.]

Zhao Feng, who was in charge of the overall situation in Xishan Province, was also captured by the Central Army and subjected to inhumane torture.

When you heard about this, you felt a surge of blood rushing to your head.

【But you know, the more this situation is, the more you need to stay calm. 】

[The Red Heart Society once formulated a massacre plan targeting the Federation's aristocratic families and high-ranking officials, codenamed Scarlet!]

Since the federal leaders used the military to massacre ordinary members of the Red Heart Society, and since the Xishan Province aristocratic families believe that the Red Heart Army's knives are not sharp, then let these aristocratic families, let the federal leaders, understand how wrong their actions are!

[The Federation isn't the only party with butcher knives!]

(End of this chapter)