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Chapter 108: A Fight to the Death
Yang Chen nodded and said, "Yes, I understand. You can continue. In the future, all the troops of the Shadow Kill Empire will be under your command."
"Yes, Young Master," Li Qigu replied calmly. Yang Chen admiredly nodded and turned to leave.
In the rear camp of Shadow Kill Camp, Yang Chen watched from a distance as two figures, one black and one white, were engaged in a lively battle. The figure in black, Shi Heng, had a Fighting Spirit cultivation level that was clearly superior to Lin Tingting's; he was already a Demon Lord at Five-Star level.
Moments later, Lin Tingting fell weakly to the ground and said, "Brother Shi Heng's cultivation has risen; I am no match for him."
"Lin sister is being modest. I only managed to win because my cultivation is one level higher than yours," Shi Heng replied. Hearing this, Yang Chen felt a bit uncomfortable; wasn't Shi Heng only in his sixties? Meanwhile, Lin Tingting was nearly eighty and still referred to herself as 'little sister'?
"Uh, you two don't need to be so polite. Winning or losing is common; it's not a life-and-death battle. If you lose, just work harder and win next time," Yang Chen said.
"Young Master," both of them said in unison. Shi Heng then asked, "Young Master, when did you arrive?"
"I've been here for a while. I saw you two were having such an affectionate sparring session that I didn't want to interrupt," Yang Chen teased.
"Young Master, that's not it! We were just practicing our techniques," Lin Tingting said with a blush, looking quite shy. Yang Chen felt indifferent about it, but our Brave Earl was captivated.
"Ahem." Yang Chen coughed twice to interrupt.
"You fool, what are you staring at?" Lin Tingting shot Shi Heng a glare and said. Shi Heng shook his head awkwardly and looked at Yang Chen, scratching his head without knowing what to say.
Seeing this, Yang Chen quickly changed the subject and asked, "Aoying Bo, do we have any orders regarding the recovery of Lake City?"
"Yes, young master, we have recaptured Lake City. The Duke of National Defense has allocated three hundred thousand purple gold coins as military pay for our army, and has also recorded a substantial military achievement for us," Lin Tingting said.
"This old fox, when he submits a request for merit in the future, remember to clarify that recapturing lost territory is our army's duty, and we do not dare to seek any military merit. However, every time we recapture lost territory, we have used nearly a million Zhu Ri Jians. Therefore, I wish to exchange military merit for military arrows or a large amount of purple gold coins," Yang Chen instructed.
"Why is that?" Lin Tingting and Shi Heng asked in confusion. "If I were to become emperor, it would be on the Heavenly Continent! Moreover, the Xuan Continent has already become the private property of Fan Yingtian and Chitianba, and no one is allowed to touch it! I will not tolerate any forces that could threaten him. So even if we help them quell their internal strife, afterwards they will definitely strip us of all power and disband all our soldiers. This is The Way of the Emperor. Therefore, military merit is of no use to us; it is better to exchange it for some tangible items to be used in attacking the Heavenly Continent in the future."
"I understand now, young master," Lin Tingting said, and Shi Heng nodded in agreement.
"Is there any mission from above?" Yang Chen asked.
"Yes, a mission came down yesterday stating that Galaxy City, three thousand meters away, is currently under a frenzied attack by Zhang Gao's army. They require us to go reinforce within ten days," Lin Tingting reported.
"Frenzied? Why?" Yang Chen inquired.
"Zhang Gao is now besieged on three fronts, facing the armies of Huangshan, Zhou Shui, and the Empire simultaneously. He only has three cities left, all of which are his original strongholds," Lin Tingting explained.
"Oh? So this means he is fighting a desperate battle? If successful, he gains the power to negotiate or surrender. If he fails, he dies," Yang Chen analyzed.
"That's right. Therefore, they require us to go to Galaxy City and repel Zhang Gao's army to undermine his morale," Lin Tingting said.
"Facing three armies at once, Huangshan and Zhou Shui must have temporarily ceased hostilities with the Empire," Yang Chen remarked.
"Correct. Huangshan and Zhou Shui have reached an agreement with Fan Buzhi and Fan Buchen to cease fighting for a year," Lin Tingting confirmed.
"A year? Ha ha, after a year, it will likely be the day both major lords meet their demise. Order that tomorrow morning our army will head to Galaxy City to assist our Empire in repelling the enemy!" Yang Chen commanded.
"Yes, Young Master." Lin Tingting quickly retreated to convey the orders to the army.
"Young Master, didn't you say you wanted to rest for two months? It's only been twenty days," Shi Heng inquired.
"There's not enough time. Once Zhang Gao is dead, the remaining two lords will fight to the death! A year from now, the Empire will come out as the fisherman. What a calculation! I didn't expect the Empire's strength to have reached such a powerful level; in just a few months, they can force a local lord into such a predicament. By the way, has the unicorn from the Wanjin Chamber of Commerce arrived?" Yang Chen lamented.
"It all arrived yesterday. Young Master, if the Empire and the two lords cease hostilities for a year, what should our army do?" Shi Heng asked.
"Is the emblem on your chest beautiful? The accumulated Zhu Ri Jian probably won't last until Heavenly Continent; that damned old fox! This is testing my limits," Yang Chen cursed inwardly.
Shi Heng looked at the emblem on his chest and immediately understood, saying, "I understand now."
The next morning, a group of over ten thousand people set off towards Galaxy City, three thousand miles away, to reinforce the Empire. The sight of ten thousand men and ten thousand unicorns was quite spectacular. Moreover, everyone was clad in silver armor and carried Heavenly Bows, looking quite imposing. Yang Chen rode on the Howling Moon Wolf, running at the forefront of the crowd. Dressed casually in a black robe, with long black hair flowing in the wind and carrying a blood-red longsword, he looked at Li Qi, who was raising the Imperial Flag with both hands and had a serious expression as he gazed ahead. Yang Chen nodded in satisfaction. Finally, one evening, they arrived eight hundred meters outside Galaxy City.
"Leader, there is currently a war taking place in Galaxy City," Lin Tingting reported.
"Yes, I know," Yang Chen replied after a moment of silence. "All troops stand ready; five thousand step forward."
After a moment, five thousand men took a step forward.
"Remove your official emblems from your chests and destroy them," Yang Chen commanded.
In the next second, five thousand men uniformly removed their official emblems and without hesitation turned them to dust.
"You will not regret this action," Yang Chen said. "Shadow Kill Yongbing Corps Fourth Legion Commander, Tian Ci step forward."
Tian Ci stepped forward, dismounted, and knelt on one knee, saying, "Your subordinate is here."
"Command you to lead these five thousand troops. Do you have confidence?" Yang Chen said.
"I do! Please rest assured, Chief," Tian Ci replied respectfully.
"Zhao Yu, step forward."
"Your subordinate is here."
"Command you to fully assist the Fourth Legion Commander. I trust you to know what to do and when," Yang Chen said.
"Yes, Chief."
"Ying Sha Yongbing Regiment's Tian Sha Camp Commander Xie Yao, step forward."
"Your subordinate is here."
"Command you to fully protect the safety of the Fourth Legion Commander."
"Yes, Chief. To kill the Fourth Legion Commander, one must step over my corpse," Xie Yao said firmly.
"Mm." Yang Chen nodded slightly.
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