Liu Canghai's eyes flickered as various thoughts raced through his mind.
'My operation was a complete failure. Not only will I not get any Military Merits, but I'm certain to be heavily punished.'
'All those months of work, completely wasted. I lost nearly all my men, even my own nephew died, and now I'm facing punishment. Talk about adding insult to injury—this is a complete disaster!'
'And those two detestable brats, Chu Qingyun and Xia He, somehow ended up the big winners. They not only successfully joined the Great Xia Dragon Guard, but they also earned Military Merits.'
'Xia He didn't matter. I couldn't care less about his eight hundred-some Military Merits.'
'But Chu Qingyun was another matter entirely. Over fifteen thousand Military Merits... That's no small sum, no matter where you are.'
'If I could get my hands on those Military Merits, I could at least recoup some of my losses.'
