March 2nd, early morning.
Lin Zhan groggily opened his eyes, reached out and touched beside him, and immediately sobered up: "What the hell, where is she, my wife is gone."
He then got up shirtless and shouted, "Wife, wife."
Zhang Lingxiu, dressed neatly, opened the door and walked in, looking at Lin Zhan and smiling, "What are you shouting about? Can I still run away? Hurry up and get up. Breakfast is ready. After we eat, we'll go to the academy."
Lin Zhan pouted and said, "It's too early. I haven't slept enough. If you ask me, darling, let's take another nap."
"Nap? Hurry up and get up, otherwise your Second Grandfather will come looking for you." Zhang Lingxiu said, while finding clothes for Lin Zhan and helping him put them on.
When Lin Zhan walked out of the room, he saw the young Taoist Zhang Haoming already sitting at the dining table, eating heartily.
"Haoming, you're up so early." Lin Zhan sat at the dining table and took a sip of black tea.
The young Taoist swallowed the food in his mouth and said, "Boss, it's already nine o'clock, it's not early at all. Lin Yi just said that Second Grandfather notified us that a new dean has arrived. That old scoundrel Liu Taiping has been banished to the battlefield by our ancestor Liu Che. It is said that the new dean is our relative, and his surname is Kong, named Kong Xiangming."
Lin Zhan was stunned and said, "Kong Xiangming? Isn't that the contemporary great scholar of the Kong family? He is one of the most learned people in the human race, a descendant of the Supreme Sage Master, the Great Accomplishment Supreme Sage Wenxuan King, and also has the bloodline of our ancestor Shang Tang. Later, the ancestor of the Kong family was enfeoffed by the Duke of Zhou in the early Zhou Dynasty and established the State of Song. Although they acknowledged their bloodline from the Great Shang, they always said they had no face to see their ancestors and dared not enter the ancestral shrine of the Great Shang."
"So, it counts as that we are indeed relatives of the Lin family, and the Kong family is a straightforward family. Kong Xiangming is much better than that old scoundrel Liu Taiping. In terms of seniority, we should respectfully call him Uncle. We must be polite when we see him in the future."
"Hahaha, I didn't expect to receive such high praise from my nephew Lin Zhan. Kong is truly unworthy of such a greeting from Zhan'er, calling him Uncle." Lin Wu Fa entered with Kong Xiangming from outside the door.
Lin Zhan and Zhang Haoming quickly stood up and respectfully saluted, "Greetings, Second Grandfather, greetings, Uncle Xiangming."
Lin Wu Fa found a comfortable sofa and sat down, saying, "Sit down, you kid. You're family, why are you putting on such a show?"
Lin Zhan grinned, "Isn't this a matter of etiquette? Besides, as a junior, isn't this what I should do?"
Zhang Lingxiu walked over with two cups of tea, "Second Grandfather, please have some tea. Uncle Xiangming, please have some tea."
Lin Wu Fa happily picked up his teacup and took a sip, laughing heartily, "Good, good, only Xiu girl is sensible. Unlike this little monkey, Lin Zhan, who is jumping around all day and never stays still."
Zhang Lingxiu sat elegantly beside Lin Zhan and said, "Second Grandfather, you flatter me. This is what a Lin family daughter-in-law should do."
Lin Zhan looked at Lin Wu Fa, who was laughing heartily, "Second Grandfather, stop laughing. Tell us what's going on. You wouldn't want to see me if there was nothing important."
Lin Wu Fa looked at Kong Xiangming and said, "Xiangming, see? This kid is quite self-aware. Then I'll tell you, there are indeed a few things I need to talk to you about."
"The first is that your Uncle Xiangming will be the new Dean of the Capital's Advanced Martial Arts Academy. You kid better cause less trouble from now on. We are all family. If you dare to embarrass your Uncle Xiangming, don't say I won't deal with you."
Lin Zhan nodded and said, "That won't happen. Don't worry, old man. If Liu Taiping wasn't so useless and weakened China's prestige, I wouldn't have bothered him. This time, look, I've dealt with all those foreigners, and I've directly earned enough for my 5 million troop expenses."
Lin Wu Fa nodded and said, "That's more like it. The second is that our ancestor Di Xin sent a letter saying that the Caesar family has contributed half of their fortune, which is enough for you to form a main combat legion of 10 million, with all types of soldiers. In addition, the military's allocation has also come down, equivalent to 2 million lord-level spirit cores. You are practically rolling in wealth now."
"Now that the military expenses are sufficient, and there's so much left, our ancestor wants to know what you mean. If we were to expand the army, we wouldn't be able to find so many soldiers who meet your requirements in a short time. Our ancestor is now leading several king-level ancestors, conquering various minor plane battlefields day and night, all for the purpose of finding soldiers for you."
Lin Zhan pondered for a moment and said, "Second Grandfather, please convey my message to our ancestor. First, keep the Caesar family's assets as military expenses and bring back the military's allocation for me."
"Second, the main close-combat soldiers in the legion to be formed shall not be less than 8 million."
"Third, I require the formation of an aerial airborne troop and an airborne escort troop. This is very important. Also, re-establish the heavy energy cannon unit. The existing energy cannons will remain unchanged. I will arrange another type of new artillery as weapons for the newly formed artillery unit."
Lin Wu Fa nodded after listening to Lin Zhan's words and said, "Alright, I will personally go and see our ancestor. Also, ancestor Liu Xiu has gone to invite a teacher for you. I also have to leave, so only ancestor Liu Che will be left to protect you. Don't mess around. There are many people who want to assassinate you now."
Lin Zhan nodded and said, "Don't worry, Grandfather. I won't even step out of the High Martial Academy. I don't believe any foreign race can kill me at High Martial."
Kong Xiangming said, "Don't worry, Second Grandfather. Zhan'er is safe at High Martial. There are still ten quasi-king guardians at High Martial, and I am also a clan-protecting quasi-king. Moreover, the sage's treasure left by ancestor Wenxuan is still with me. Even if a king attacks, we can defeat them."
As soon as Kong Xiangming finished speaking, the Dragon Binding Rope broke through the space beside Zhang Lingxiu, swam out, circled Lin Zhan and Zhang Lingxiu, and then disappeared into the void.
Lin Wu Fa also felt relieved seeing the Dragon Binding Rope's actions and said to Lin Zhan and Zhang Lingxiu, "This Dragon Binding Rope is no ordinary item. It has already gained sentience. Let alone a king, even a Human King like our ancestor Di Xin cannot resist its binding."
Lin Zhan and Zhang Lingxiu exchanged glances, and saw shock in each other's eyes, "This broken rope is so powerful? I thought it could only bind me. This old guy Yu Longyan has such ability? I thought he only knew how to trick people into giving him food and drinks."
Lin Wu Fa listened to Lin Zhan's words and gave a wry smile, "You kid holds too much of a grudge. It was just that ancestor Yan came to trick you into giving him some good wine. Besides, this Dragon Binding Rope was refined by the ancestor of the Yu Long clan, Yu Long Qian Gu, using a dragon that died in ancient times."
Lin Zhan suddenly realized, "So this old guy actually used someone else's thing to gain favor."