The Blood-colored Divine Might Army certainly wouldn’t return with Lu Hong through the transference array. For the Luo Family, the greatest use of the Zhanxing World transference array is probably to quickly relay important information, not suitable for army transportation.
Luo Longshan’s following is to confirm the existence of Lu Hong’s army.
"Master Lu, might I test the combat capability of your army?"
Clearly, Luo Longshan carried a task given by the Head of the Luo Family.
"Of course." Lu Hong nodded, then continued: "But be ntally prepared. Although I brought top-level powerhouses from my holand Star Sea, the place I reside is quite remote. Even top-level powerhouses can’t compare to those in the All Heavens and Myriads of Worlds. However, they have good potential and, given ti, will certainly achieve greatness."
Upon hearing Lu Hong’s reminder, Luo Longshan chuckled: "I understand what Master Lu is saying. The Family Head tasked with examining your army’s discipline and overall coordination. Once my dynasty is established and military supplies distributed, your army is sure to experience a leap in strength. The level isn’t that critical, as long as there aren’t too many at the lowly First Transition."
"Alright." Lu Hong nodded, then turned to his assembled Blood-colored Divine Might Army and said: "This is Luo Longshan of the Luo Family. He’s here to test you. During the test, follow his orders, understood?"
There was no unanimous shout this ti, just a lax and sparse response.
Upon hearing this, Lu Hong raised an eyebrow: "Did you all leave your voices at ho?!"
At this, a sub-commander in the Blood-colored Divine Might Army muttered: "General Lu, we’ve marched all the way from the Star Sea without rest. Where do you expect everyone to find the energy? Isn’t that right, everyone?!"
"That’s right!"
"Exactly, we’re not eating well, not drinking well, and our armor is heavy as hell. Do you really take us for workhorses?"
"Exactly, I used to be a revered elder in my sect, living in comfort. How could I have suffered this much?"
The grumbling and cursing were unending.
Lu Hong’s cheek twitched at the complaints. He wanted his soldiers to play along, but was this too much? Or was it their true feelings?
Seeing Lu Hong’s twitching cheek, the perceptive soldiers of the Blood-colored Divine Might Army suddenly quieted down, realizing their Star Lord’s displeasure, calculating inwardly that they should tone it down a bit later.
"This... haha... Master Lu, understandable. After all, it is a hastily assembled army, without proper training. I believe with your capabilities, training a disciplined and powerful army isn’t an issue." Luo Longshan coughed twice before beginning the testing of the Blood-colored Divine Might Army.
The test thod was quite routine, first registering levels and nas in collaboration with Luo Family guards, completing the records for the entire Blood-colored Divine Might Army.
Next, there were simple requirents for marching and combat deploynt, scored based on ti and coordination.
Finally, the Divine Might Army was split into two groups for a mock battle exercise.
During the exercise, the temporary commanders of the two groups suddenly had new ideas, turning the exercise into a chaotically conducted vendetta.
Luo Longshan shook his head at the sight and gave a big fat zero for military aptitude.
Lu Hong also helplessly slapped his forehead and asked: "Brother Luo, isn’t zero too harsh? I thought they were quite entertained."
"Master Lu, please don’t make it difficult for ," Luo Longshan said with a bitter smile. "Such disorderly fighting, how could I score them? Not scoring negatively is already considerate. But worry not, Master Lu—the Family Head said prior to leaving that the requirent for your army isn’t too high; barely passing is fine."
"What score is passing then?" Lu Hong looked at the pitiful 20 points combined from three items on the score sheet, silently cursing, thinking these guys really overdid it.
"Uh..." Luo Longshan was also speechless. The full score for three items was 300!
"What’s the deal with these 20 points? How can such a ss form an army? Wouldn’t they just be cannon fodder on the battlefield?!"
Of course, Luo Longshan didn’t dare offend Lu Hong, and the Family Head’s remark that expectations shouldn’t be too high showed there was wiggle room, so he said: "Actually, there’s a hidden score which is the bonus given by the main general’s capability. You’re incredibly powerful, and you could even defeat my brother, so..."
Luo Longshan silently added a zero to the 20 in the total score: "For an outstanding commander like you, increasing the army’s power tenfold is certainly no problem."
Seeing this, Lu Hong finally smiled with satisfaction, patted Luo Longshan’s shoulder, and said: "Brother Longshan truly has sharp eyes! I’ll treat you to a drink when we’re back in Weiyang."
"No need for Master Lu to spend. I’ll treat you; I’ll treat you!"
With that, the matter was settled.
Luo Longshan and Lu Hong returned to Weiyang to report back, while the Blood-colored Divine Might Army was escorted by the Luo Family guards towards the Sky Domain. Although they would often use transference arrays during the journey, they were not the large-scale arrays. Despite the great influence of the Luo Family, only a few worlds agreed to grant them transference privileges. Overall, they were expected to arrive outside Weiyang about three months after the establishnt of the dynasty.
Returning to Weiyang, Lu Hong went back to his residence, and Luo Longshan reported to the Head of the Luo Family.
Looking at the recorded scores on the sheet, the Head of the Luo Family asked with puzzlent: "Longshan, how did you co up with those 200 points?"
"I... I was coerced by Lu Hong’s overwhelming force." Luo Longshan smiled bitterly, hiding nothing from his Family Head, and imdiately detailed the testing process and the performance of the Blood-colored Divine Might Army.
After listening to Luo Longshan’s explanation, the Head of the Luo Family called for the record of the Blood-colored Divine Might Army.
After carefully reviewing each individual entry, he pondered aloud, "He’s hiding his hand."
"Huh?" Luo Longshan was taken aback. "What do you an, Family Head?"
Without answering Luo Longshan’s question, the Head of the Luo Family took up a pen and filled out a new score sheet. He changed Luo Longshan’s army overall strength score from 10 to 70, the army coordination and discipline score from 10 to 60, and hesitated on the military aptitude score before eventually assigning 50 points.
This totaled 170 points, which, although lower than the 200, just reached the passing line of 180 out of a possible 300.
Seeing the Head of the Luo Family’s scores, Luo Longshan remained curious: "Family Head, why did you suddenly assign such high scores, especially for overall strength where most are of the Second Transition? Even 10 points would be generous."
The Head of the Luo Family glanced at Luo Longshan: "Consider Lu Hong’s strength. In the remote Star Sea Plane, what kind of status would he have?"
"Um... should be very high, right?"
"So, with such an esteed position, would it really be difficult to recruit Third Transformation Powerhouses? There are only five thousand Third Transformations recorded; do you think that’s likely?"
"Well..." It’s true; with a registry of ten thousand people, many were simply asked verbally.
"So he’s hiding his strength, though it isn’t significant, it’s understandable." The Head of the Luo Family waved a hand: "Just submit this to the relevant departnt."
Since the Family Head was ushering him out, Luo Longshan had nothing more to say. He bowed, took the sheet and records, and left the study.
He hadn’t reached the main door when he suddenly rembered sothing, slapped his forehead, and hurriedly dashed back into the study.
Seeing Luo Longshan’s hasty return, the Head of the Luo Family raised an eyebrow: "What is it this ti? Don’t disturb my reading!"
"No, Family Head, what’s so interesting about that yellow book of yours?" Luo Longshan muttered, only to suddenly realize sothing and swiftly cover his mouth. Damn it! His head hadn’t kept up with his mouth, and he let his true thoughts slip out.
"What did you just say?!" The Head of the Luo Family’s voice instantly beca exceedingly grim: "Where did you hear that from?!"
"I... I... I, Family Head, please don’t take it seriously. I was... I was just joking, just joking."
The Head of the Luo Family was fuming. When did his little secret get out? There’s definitely a spy in the Luo Family! It must be investigated thoroughly, and the traitor must be found and torn to pieces!
"Why did you co back?!"
Hearing the Head of the Luo Family’s rebuke, Luo Longshan handed over the letter from his pocket: "This is the intelligence Luo San gathered on the transference domains; please review it."
Taking the letter, the Head of the Luo Family barked softly: "Get out!"
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