Wu Qian carefully ground the ink, feeling as though every single day dragged on like a year. After a while, seeing that Zhou Tieyi had no intention of getting violent, the stone in his heart dropped halfway.
Zhou Tieyi flipped through the *God-Slaughtering Department Regulations*, drafted a document according to the military petition format prescribed within, and wrote another request for a transfer order to bring Wu Qian under his own command. Both documents were prepared in duplicate.
The so-called military petition system meant that when a God-Slaughtering Department Commander discovered clues of heresy, he could petition his superiors for action, granting him the authority to mobilize subordinates, gather intelligence, investigate, and even eradicate the threat.
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