Shang Jiawei looked deeply at Lin Zhan, shook his head, and said, “This isn’t just giving the ten thousand races a surprise, you’re giving them a fright. But that’s good too. Once we take down this allied army of the ten thousand races, our human race can push straight through and strategize across the various planes of the ten thousand races.”
As Lin Zhan and Shang Jiawei were chatting, Li Siyi, leading the Mo Dao Army, had completely occupied the inner city. The remaining Golden Legion in the inner city was also utterly annihilated by the Mo Dao Army, not even a complete corpse was left.
Li Siyi, covered in blood, came to Lin Zhan’s side and saluted, saying, “Greetings, Commander. The Mo Dao Army has lived up to expectations and has captured both the inner and outer cities of Bogu City. We have killed over 23 million lizardmen soldiers, and countless other lizardmen civilians.”
Lin Zhan nodded at Li Siyi and politely asked, “Ancestor Siyi, are there any casualties in the Mo Dao Army?”
“The Mo Dao Army suffered over 12,000 severely wounded and over 108,000 lightly wounded. There were no battle deaths. This is all thanks to the Commander’s double armor, enchanted Mingguang armor, and various healing and life-saving spiritual medicines. Otherwise, the Mo Dao Army would have lost several thousand brothers in this battle.”
When Li Siyi mentioned the Mo Dao Army’s equipment, he became even more satisfied, and his gratitude and submission to Lin Zhan grew. He thought, “This young master of mine is so foolish and rich. There haven’t been many such wealthy patrons throughout history. I am truly lucky that as soon as I was revived, I encountered him.” He mused, “It’s a good thing Lin Zhan can’t read minds, otherwise, if he knew Li Siyi was thinking this, he’d dig a hole and bury this old fellow again. He’d even reinforce the grave with rebar and concrete, so this unthinking old man wouldn’t pop out again to badmouth him.”
Lin Zhan nodded and said to Li Siyi, “Ancestor Siyi, we don’t need prisoners. Lead the Mo Dao Army and clean out all the lizardmen in the city.” As the commander of the Mo Dao Army, constantly baptized by their training, even if Li Siyi wasn’t inherently bloodthirsty, he would become indifferent to life. Therefore, Lin Zhan’s order did not elicit much revulsion from Li Siyi. After all, they were all aliens, not unlike how they butchered chickens and pigs for food.
Dian Wei watched Li Siyi accept the order and leave without hesitation, and couldn't help but praise, “He is a good general.” He then turned to Lin Zhan and said, “My Lord, let me accompany General Siyi on this task. My Da Ji soldiers have also been itching for a fight.”
Lin Zhan knew that Dian Wei, known as “the Ancient Evil,” was naturally bloodthirsty. His intense killing aura had faded considerably after a millennium. Since Dian Wei’s revival, he hadn’t participated in any major battles, and thus, Dian Wei had been restraining himself until now.
“Go ahead, Ancestor Dian Wei. Finish it quickly so we can return to camp for drinking and feasting,” Lin Zhan said, nodding in agreement.
Upon hearing Lin Zhan’s consent, Dian Wei eagerly replied, “My Lord, rest assured, I will return shortly.” He then summoned the 3,000 semi-heroic Da Ji soldiers from his king’s space. These Da Ji soldiers were in the same state of existence as Wei Qing’s Yu Lin Army and Huo Qubing’s Piao Qi Army. They were all empowered by their legion soul, and as long as the legion soul was not extinguished, they could be reborn infinitely. Dian Wei, wielding his giant axe and carrying his dual halberds, led his 3,000 Da Ji soldiers to pursue and kill the surrounding lizardmen.
Lin Zhan recalled the Ancestral Court Guard of the Shang Dynasty. Having experienced several consecutive battles, not a single soldier from the Ancestral Court Guard had died, and even the severely wounded were almost non-existent. Moreover, each soldier was in excellent mental condition; the several high-intensity consecutive battles had not caused any fatigue in these ancient warriors.
Lin Zhan’s eyes lit up as he looked at Shang Jiawei and said, “Ancestor, how are these Ancestral Court Guards of our Shang Dynasty trained? Is there any possibility of expanding the army?”
Shang Jiawei looked at Lin Zhan’s excited expression and shook his head helplessly, saying, “These fellows have been sleeping from the ancient times until now. Each one of them is a meticulously selected descendant of the Shang Dynasty, with the potential to advance to King or even Emperor in terms of talent and bloodline. To ensure these 40,000 Ancestral Court Guards safely transition to the present, the resources consumed have been even greater than for your Mo Dao soldiers.”
Although Lin Zhan’s mood became a little downcast after hearing this, he suddenly seemed to understand something. His voice trembled as he said to Shang Jiawei, “Old… Ancestor, are you saying that all 40,000 members of our Ancestral Court Guard have the potential to become Kings or even Emperors?”
Shang Jiawei nodded and said, “That’s right. As long as there are sufficient resources, favorable destiny, and spiritual energy, these fellows will all be able to advance to King within ten years at most.”
After Shang Jiawei finished speaking, Lin Zhan’s eyes instantly turned red, and he panted like a bull, “Holy hell, 40,000 Kings! That’s 40,000 Kings! If this succeeds, who would I need to show off to? I’ll just lead my troops to the God race and snatch their wives!” He then kicked the young Taoist priest beside him, who was equally excited, and said, “Brother-in-law, go back and tell the brothers to gather. We need to discuss properly. I want to be the Grand Marshal of the Huaxia Three Armies. You need to send out all your scouts, thoroughly investigate every household, see who agrees and who opposes. If anyone opposes…”
Before Lin Zhan could finish, the young Taoist priest interrupted, “I understand, Big Brother. If anyone opposes, tell Elder Brother Xiao to take people to have a good ‘ideological discussion’ with them. Then have my Eldest Senior Brother take people over to ensure their souls are transcended, leaving absolutely nothing behind.”
Lin Zhan looked at the young Taoist priest’s actions and nodded with satisfaction, then continued, “Then tell Da Zhuang, Er Zhuang, and Old Zhang to take people…”
“Understood, Big Brother. Then have Brother-in-law Da Zhuang, Brother Er Zhuang, and Brother Cong lead their respective bandit forces to roam the world. Take what they can, seize what they can, and engage in black-on-black deals without hesitation. Just go all out,” the young Taoist priest said, having already planned the next steps before Lin Zhan could speak.
“Then notify the underworld organizations in the vicinity of Ancestor Wu Ding. Bring back whatever can be collected. If it can’t be brought back, then send back some good news. We’ll then bring some skilled hands with good tools and personally smash the place up.”
After the young Taoist priest finished speaking, Lin Zhan gave him a thumbs-up and said, “Brother-in-law, you’re the best. We two brothers will get along well. This position of mine will be yours then.”
The young Taoist priest nodded excitedly and said, “Don’t worry, Big Brother, I know what to do. With your sister here, you won’t let me be wronged. Otherwise, in the future, I’ll let Ya’er teach your son how to pull out your oxygen tube.”