"So, the status and welfare of the Royal Capital Army must be terrible!"
Cai Zheng said.
"Absolutely! It's awfully bad!"
Cassis said slowly, "When I was in the army, many recruits were forcibly drafted.
And the superiors embezzled pay in all sorts of ways; often, they were just drawing salaries without working!
As for death benefits or martyrdom, I'd never even heard of them!"
"Hmm, the status is really incredibly low!
No wonder the soldiers' fighting spirit and morale are so poor!"
Cai Zheng seemed to understand, even thinking he might be able to poach some soldiers and win them over!
"That's for sure. Hey, why would anyone join the army if they didn't have to starve?"
Cassis said without hesitation.
"Hmm, kid, which unit were you in before?"
Cai Zheng asked.
"Battalion comma
