After seeing off Old Man Ye, Longmeier quickly summoned a Beastman adjutant and said, "Go to the Beastmen tribe and secretly select five million Golden intermediate-level heavy infantry. Keep them in the Beastmen tribe for special training. Lin Zhan cannot wake up right now. With the current training methods of the Human army, these five million elite heavy infantry will be the sharpest sword to tear open the Human defense."
On the other side, in the Imperial Capital, within a mountaintop villa.
Jiang Zheng spoke to Ying Xuan, Leng Shan, and Zhang Cong, "Old Leng, your Dragon Hound Legion is already formed. Old Zhang, your Water Ghost Legion and Great Qin Sharp Soldiers are almost ready."
"I plan to have Sister Lingxiu mobilize a team of Lin family's elite guards to serve as instructors. Then, I'll have you three go to the Fourth War Zone for half a month of training. Han Xin, the old ancestor, is also selecting people there. Let your three legions, totaling ninety thousand men, participate in live combat first."
Ying Xuan and the other two nodded, "We think that's fine. This is a good opportunity to improve ourselves, especially since our teachers have been lured away by Lin Lao Hei."
"Very well. You three shall leave immediately. All logistical support will be handled by the Fourth War Zone. That is our Jiang family's territory. I will go find Sister Lingxiu now."
"No need to find my sister-in-law. Just find me," the young Taoist Zhang Haoming said, entering with ice cream in one hand and Lin Ya'er by his arm, walking with a swagger.
Ying Xuan teased the young Taoist, "Looking for me? What, have you, the son-in-law of the Lin family, taken charge now?"
The young Taoist grinned and nodded, "Four of the Lin family's thirteen elite guard teams – the first, second, ninth, and thirteenth – are guarding the villa and cannot be moved. Three teams, the third, fourth, and fifth, are stationed at the arms factory. The remaining six teams are under my command."
"Besides, I've already discussed this with Brother Lin Jiu. He said you can take the tenth team. Brother Lin Shi is the most learned among these elite guard captains, and the tenth team has always served as training instructors for the candidate guards."
Jiang Zheng nodded, "That's perfect. Haoming, have Lin Shi lead the team to the Fourth War Zone directly. They can rendezvous there."
The young Taoist shook his head, "No need. Brother Lin Shi is just outside. Have him lead the team and go with the three brothers."
Jiang Zheng nodded and then said to Ying Xuan and the other two, "A year ago, I took over a staff officer detachment of the Jiang family, which is perfect for forming a staff department. You three can also cooperate with them first when you go to the Fourth War Zone. In a month, I will transfer them to the new legion being formed by Uncle Lin."
Leng Shan nodded, "Then we three will be leaving. Old Jiang, you've got a lot on your plate. The remaining brothers here are either physically or mentally impaired. You handle them."
Ying Xuan, Leng Shan, and Zhang Cong turned and bid farewell to everyone.
He Dazhuang patted Jiang Zheng's shoulder, "Old Jiang, who was Old Leng talking about just now? Was he talking about Zhang the great swindler? Look at these injured soldiers, only he's got his head messed up."
Jiang Zheng's eye twitched from the pat. He thought to himself, Old Leng is indeed meticulous.
Xiao Hanyi and Bai Zhanlong also said to Jiang Zheng, "We're leaving too. We don't need instructors sent for us; I have plenty at Lou Wai Lou. Old Bai and I will be back in at most half a month to twenty days."
Jiang Zheng nodded, "Alas, with you two gone, we really won't have any decent people left."
After everyone had left, Zhang Haoming came to Jiang Zheng's side and said, "Brother Jiang Zheng, my sister-in-law asked me to give you the seventh team. She wants you to go to the arms factory and check out the new weapons. She plans for you to develop a plan for the formation of a new weapon legion based on the combat style of these new weapons."
"The ancestor's action today in killing that Death Knight was to dig a pit for Old Man Ye and Longmeier. They think the boss is severely injured and needs a lot of soul beads, and they don't need King-level soul beads, only Emperor-level ones. This is like telling them the boss is extremely gravely injured, and that's why the ancestors killed all the Emperor-level necromancers."
Jiang Zheng smiled as he looked at the serious-faced, intelligence-analyzing little fatty and asked, "Then tell me, what does ancestor Hou Yi mean when he said Old Lin will be awake in at most half a year?"
The young Taoist glared at Jiang Zheng indignantly and said, "Brother Jiang Zheng, although I am young, I am not stupid. What else could it mean? It's about not revealing the formation. No matter how they analyze this sentence, they have fallen into the ancestors' trap. Now, Longmeier, he should be forming a powerful legion targeting our lack of training, but he would never dream that before the boss got hurt, he had already dug a pit for him."
Jiang Zheng nodded, "This Old Lin, I truly admire him. Not for anything else, but for his insight in choosing people. Selecting you as his successor was the right choice. You're made of sterner stuff."
"I tell you, judging by the character of the Ten Thousand Races Allied Army, Longmeier will definitely be forming a Golden-level heavy assault legion. This is because many powerful races among the Ten Thousand Races have far superior physical strength and endurance compared to humans. In normal one-on-one combat, it's not much of a problem, but once it comes to large-scale army combat, our troops have suffered losses because of this."
"Old Lin instructed Sister Lingxiu to have me go to the arms factory. It's likely that the new weapons will provide a solution. And among the secret legions that Old Lin is forming, there should also be legions capable of clashing head-on with such forces."
The young Taoist nodded, "The boss has prepared enough resources for the secret legions equivalent to eighty million Lord-level core crystals. As for the new weapons, the boss has prepared double the amount for the secret legions."
Jiang Zheng wore a wry smile, "This Old Lin is truly a tycoon. Tell me, how much military expenditure has he prepared, and how many troops does he plan to form?"
The little fatty chuckled, "Resources equivalent to five hundred million Lord-level core crystals. The main combat force of the new legion will be eight million, with another three to four million for new weapons and auxiliary troops. As for the secret legion, I don't know. Actually, even the boss doesn't know. But there will definitely be a lot of people. Before ancestor Han Xin returned, the boss was already taken down."
Jiang Zheng pondered for a moment, "Alright, I have a grasp of the situation now. I'll head to the arms factory first."
Watching Jiang Zheng's retreating figure, Zhang Haoming mumbled softly, "It's just like the boss said, no matter what the job is, it's best to assign it to the most professional person. As for being a boss, spending more time with his wife is the true path."
Yu Longyan and Shang Tang had been observing the actions of these youths from the shadows. They nodded in approval, saying, "These kids are doing well. They're handling their tasks diligently. Once they've all recovered, they should be able to set up the framework for the new legion in less than a month." Shangtang Novel Network also nodded, "After this battle, I wonder if any Emperor-tier powerful beings will emerge."