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Chapter 459: Is this a Confession?
Chapter 459: Is this a Confession?
September 25, 2017
Tong Yuan demonstrated remarkable restraint in his attack, defeating Wen Ugly without causing any harm. Instead, he offered Wen Ugly some guidance.
After the fight, Wen Ugly, who had initially been resentful towards Tong Yuan, now looked at him with newfound respect.
Tong Yuan, having defeated Wen Ugly, discreetly glanced at Zhao Yun, who was brimming with pride. With a satisfied smile, he returned to his previous act of cowardice.
But at this moment, no one dared to underestimate the old man who had effortlessly defeated Wen Ugly. Kidding aside, an old man capable of such a feat must be an absolute freak.
Lu Haikong had also realized by now that this old man was not going to be an easy conquest. Thus, he abandoned the idea of recruiting them directly.
Giving up on the idea of recruiting them immediately, Lu Haikong instead warmly invited them to a banquet at the Qiangyin County government office.
With Lu Haikong's sincere invitation, Tong Yuan couldn't refuse. Accompanied by Zhao Yun, they followed Lu Haikong.
During the banquet, Lu Haikong tried several times to increase his favorability with Tong Yuan without success. He then gave up on raising his favorability with the old man and shifted his focus to the younger Zhao Yun.
Zhao Yun was still young at this time, only eleven years old. Lu Haikong had a way of dealing with such a young rascal.
By the end of the banquet, Lu Haikong had successfully gained Zhao Yun's favor. Of course, if favorability were to be quantified, with 100 being the maximum, Zhao Yun's favorability towards Lu Haikong was at most 65.
Interestingly, Zhao Yun seemed more interested in Zhang Liao than in Lu Haikong. Throughout the banquet, the two young boys stuck together like peas in a pod.
After the banquet, Lu Haikong arranged accommodations for Tong Yuan and his disciples and assigned tasks to the three newly recruited warrior generals.
Zhang Liao was kept by Lu Haikong's side. Although the young lad had decent strength, he had yet to mature. Moreover, Lu Haikong already had a plethora of talented warrior generals, so there was no need to send a Combat Strength 70 Zhang Liao into the fray. It would be better for this young man to stay by Lu Haikong's side and learn for a few years.
As for Yu Dian's assignment, it had been decided from the start. After the banquet, Yu Dian and Wen Ugly were sent to the Flame Camp.
Indeed, even Wen Ugly was assigned to the Flame Camp.
However, the primary purpose of their assignment to the Flame Camp was to learn the art of commanding troops and, most importantly, to cultivate their loyalty, which was the cornerstone of the Flame Camp.
With the addition of indigenous members, the Flame Camp had developed three major educational pillars: Combat Strength, Command, and Faith.
Among these three, the most emphasized was Faith, or loyalty.
The reason only those from the Flame Camp could become high-ranking officers was that they were unwaveringly loyal to Lu Haikong!
Lu Haikong intended to turn this into a standard procedure, requiring all warrior generals to undergo training in the Flame Camp before promotion, thus ensuring their loyalty and competence.
Initially, Lu Haikong had wanted to keep Wen Ugly by his side, but upon seeing his lack of learning and a Command score of 50, he realized that Wen Ugly had potential as a commander. Given his age and room for growth, he could still improve.
After the banquet, Lu Haikong chatted with Wen Ugly and ultimately decided to send him to the Flame Camp. However, Lu Haikong was a bit concerned about what position to assign Wen Ugly once he graduated.
With all the arrangements made and farewells said, Lu Haikong stretched leisurely, "All settled!"
"Finally done with your work?"
Lu Haikong was startled by the voice but soon realized it was Zhao Yue'er, who was standing beside him.
"Oh, you're still here. I thought you had left."
During the banquet, Lu Haikong had seen Zhao Yue'er looking bored, and in the blink of an eye, she had disappeared. He had assumed she had already left.
"I went for a stroll and came back."
"Oh, sorry. Was the banquet boring?"
"It wasn't boring, but with two good opponents unavailable for a challenge, I felt restless and could only go out for a walk to ease their frustration, seized the opportunity to leave."
Hmm, that's a very Yue Er-like response, Lu HaiKong thought with a wry smile.
He deeply understood this young lady's combat style, which was all about going all out without holding back, a bit too crazy in his opinion. Otherwise, he wouldn't mind arranging a match between this young lady and Wen Ugly.
"Oh, right, this is for you!"
Yue Er glared at Lu HaiKong's wry smile and casually handed him a package.
"What's this?" Lu HaiKong asked as he took the package.
"These are some items I obtained from dungeon farming this year. I originally wanted to get you an Inner Strength Technique manual, but I forgot about it while killing monsters. Consider this as compensation from this female warrior."
Lu HaiKong was taken aback by her words, "You still remember the Inner Strength Technique? That was so long ago. Besides, didn't you leave behind the Phantom Map? If we're settling accounts, it's you who owes me. Moreover, I'm already the Governor of Bingzhou now. I have everything I need. You should take these back."
As Lu HaiKong was about to push the package back, Zhao Yue Er nimbly appeared outside the door, her bright eyes wide open, "You look down on this female warrior? Gifts given by this female warrior have never been taken back. Take it, and be grateful! If you feel indebted, return the favor by giving me a gun someday."
With that, Zhao Yue Er leaped and disappeared into the night...
(End of Chapter)
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