Chapter 1569 - 847: Giant Invasion!
Chapter 1569: Chapter 847: Giant Invasion!
The frontier base has shed its usual clamor and become a place of peace.
No one is swimming on the runway at the airport anymore.
No one is frolicking recklessly between the floating airships.
The female slaves secretly brought by the young nobles also no longer dare to openly disembark from the airships.
Previously, even among the nobles, there was trafficking of female slaves right within the frontier base, almost turning it into a slave marketplace.
Now all of that is gone, because no one dares to cross Marquis Bolton.
At this moment, the nobles of Black Water City finally arrive.
The young nobles of Black Water City had heard rumors about the chaos here long before arriving and prepared themselves to be neglected, even bringing expensive watches to gift others.
Some who came here for the first time were repeatedly warned by their seniors: when you reach the No. 9 frontier base, if you don’t offer gifts, you won’t get any ammunition, and you won’t even have enough to eat.
But upon arrival, they found it all to be completely different from what they had heard.
The gifts couldn’t even be given away. You’d shake your wrist to try and place the watch on a soldier’s wrist at the frontier base, but they would shake and return it to you, constantly saying, "I can’t accept it, can’t accept it."
It’s not just that gifts weren’t accepted.
Earlier, the seniors had also said that the cafeteria at the No. 9 frontier base was terrible with no oil or water at all.
Per the Kingdom’s rules during wartime, a Nobel’s daily meal standard is 900, a citizen’s is 220, a freeman’s is 90, and a slave’s is 45.
But the No. 9 frontier base never followed this standard and you could hardly find any meat, so they told them to bring their own supplies.
Now, people find the cafeteria meals here to be luxurious, better than any frontier base they’ve been to before, with no falsifications at all.
The young nobles of Black Water City were bewildered—could everything the seniors said have been lies?
And that’s not all. Before coming, they heard about the inefficiency of the No. 9 frontier base.
But just half an hour after landing, the people responsible for dispatching supplies arrived, the ordinance and munitions personnel arrived, and those responsible for refueling showed up too.
Within just an hour, everything was ready, even if the Duke of Storm City suddenly arrived and demanded an immediate deployment to the battlefield, it would be of no issue!
Soon, medical personnel at the frontier base came over, recorded the blood types of all soldiers above freeman status, and supplemented the blood bank in advance.
The entire No. 9 frontier base, under the remote control of the Marquis’s Office, had turned again into a precise machine, ready at any moment for war.
The young nobles gazed up at the metal storms on the walls, freshly maintained by mechanics, and the orderly drones in the sky, filling their hearts with a sense of security.
The frontier base used to be a haven for the army, a place where wounded soldiers from the front line would be treated, and combatants could rest.
But gradually, many frontier bases used being busy as an excuse to halt numerous operations, failing even to keep up with treating the wounded.
Now, the No. 9 frontier base is back to life.
So much so that the recently arrived young nobles were confused—this doesn’t seem like the frontier base they knew?
Entering and leaving the office building without reason had been forbidden, and the Marquis’s Office, once unnoticed, suddenly became mysterious, its presence overwhelmingly strong.
Soon, just at 8 in the morning, news about ten Barons being involved in a shocking corruption case had spread, including the immediate execution of 27 officers at the frontier base.
The young nobles of Black Water City finally knew what had transpired here.
Marquis Bolton was no longer deemed the "foolish Marquis."
With a new wave of public opinion orchestrated by the Fifth Princess, the image of Marquis Bolton transformed from a fool to a shrewd underground investigator who had planned for three years to tackle corruption.
This case was solely solved through the wit and bravery of Marquis Bolton, finally uncovering all the evidence.
Therefore, Marquis Bolton’s past foolishness was an act; now, he not only combats corruption but also morphs into a bureaucratic expert, keeping the entire frontier base in perfect order.
Considering the news coverage of this incident, who would dare underestimate Marquis Bolton now?
Nobles with connections in the Central Royal City had heard that the case was closed at 4 a.m., the executions happened at 4:10 a.m., and the Royal City Envoy dispatched at 6 a.m.
The envoy carried King Roosevelt’s commendation decree and secret orders, coming here to award Marquis Bolton, and also taking all ten Barons away.
It’s said the envoy’s floating airship also carried journalists to conduct a special interview with Marquis Bolton.
In recent years, the Kingdom’s issues have grown more corrupt, with increasing cases of graft. King Roosevelt the 28th intended to build a hero to combat corruption, straighten up some nobles and officials before the expedition to the Eastern Continent.
This time, Marquis Bolton came out winning.
The news heavily featured Marquis Bolton and mentioned the cooperation of the Fire Line Team, yet there was not a trace of Qing Chen.
He seemed to have truly become the shadow advisor of Marquis Bolton, eternally in obscurity.
And he harbored no complaints.
...
...
When Marquis Bolton emerged from the Superconductor World, Qing Chen was sitting at his desk with his eyes closed, resting.
Bolton, slightly embarrassed, said, "My wife mentions that this time you might have been wronged if I wanted to highlight my presence, there couldn’t be you. Otherwise, how can I explain your recent appearance at the frontier base in connection to any achievements? My wife’s identity is sensitive, she has political adversaries who would try to dig into this matter."