After all, having killed the previous Patrol Angel, the other party’s foundation and influence surely exist in many aspects. Coupled with His Majesty’s intentions, I cannot control how the people below think.
As I imagine, what I do here appears at the desk of His Majesty the next second. But even as I do this, His Majesty says nothing—not because he approves, but because he endures.
"Yes!" several Colonels of the Niu Bing replied solemnly.
"Dismissed!"
The three of them respectfully took their leave.
After the three departed, a figure erged from the shadows of the attic—it was Gongsun Yang.
"How did things go, Mr. Gongyang?" Chen Yuan turned, his eyes gleaming.
Gongsun Yang’s mouth curved into a smile,
"This Sky Patrol Departnt is truly a place of hidden talents. A clerk guarding the Arsenal in the Southwest Three Roads turned out to be a Martial Vault Great Divine Ability User. Although his expression didn’t look too good, I suppose it was because you held a eting in the afternoon to kill a chicken to scare the monkeys and subdued so people. I still had the lord’s token and entered the arsenal."
"The military resources inside were beyond my imagination!"
Gongsun Yang thought of the predicant faced by Shu and, suppressing his voice with a hint of excitent in his eyes, raised his eyebrows,
"Such military resources are enough to equip a force of fifty thousand elite troops."
"...Inside, there are high-grade exotic tal puppets, refined by advanced refiners with alien gold used for artifact refining; blades and swords can hardly harm them. Equivalent to a High-level Talisman Treasure with the attack power of a Heavenly Pass expert, but it’s a one-ti use..."
As a participant on the Demon Front, Gongsun Yang knew very well the state of the military arms and supplies of the Shu Sky Patrol Departnt. The armor, talismans, and elixirs were mostly basic, relying heavily on battles with demons for resupply, totally incomparable to here. There were many rare items he had never seen before, and he spoke about them like a curious old child, with a touch of excitent.
Chen Yuan listened intently, a sharp glint in his eyes as he squinted slightly,
"Such good things, naturally, we should find a way to get them into our hands."
"I think you might be well suited for the responsibility of guarding the arsenal, sir."
Chen Yuan and Gongsun Yang exchanged a look and laughed heartily.
They ca here hoping for a sliver of hope to diate with the court, bringing more support to break through the situation in Shu.
Thinking from another perspective, he now has an official title, his troops, and provisions. Things have gone much smoother than expected.
His Majesty is wise!!!
"However, as the head of the world’s patrols, I believe the resources of the Sky Patrol Departnt are far more than this. Cultivation Techniques and Divine Skills—any resources that can be utilized, I want them all."
"I have just taken command of this place. My subordinates are mostly a facade, and everywhere are the eyes of His Majesty. The only ones we can rely on are our people. You’ll need to get acquainted with the situation soon, sir, and it’ll be a bit of hard work."
Chen Yuan’s current thought is to quickly grasp the resources under the jurisdiction of the Sky Patrol Angel, as much as he can utilize and control.
Now it’s a matter of acting quickly, as he doesn’t have much ti left.
"I will not fail the general’s trust!" Gongsun Yang understood the aning and bowed with both hands.
In the following few days.
In the patrol headquarters stationed at Three Roads: Guanzhong, Longyou, and Jian Nan, Chen Yuan’s asures grew more and more aggressive, forcibly arranging his trusted aides to insert into the Heavenly Army as small leaders. Those who were disgruntled faced specific targeting.
So major departnts of the Ten Divisions also experienced a shake-up, appointing people from below and employing a diversification system, mostly selecting those who climbed up from the bottom without much background.
For a ti, the Southwest Three Roads Sky Patrol Departnt was filled with complaints and grievances, with complex relationships often entangled, tying into the court.
At court, advisors fiercely criticized Chen Yuan for his authoritarian and lawless ways.
The emperor’s desk piled up with morials impeaching Chen Yuan.
But in the end, they were all kept without issuing any decrees.
By the fourth day, Emperor Wu finally issued an oral decree, having an imperial eunuch convey a few words of admonishnt to Chen Yuan.
Those who didn’t know thought the current emperor was being overly protective of this border general from Shu, favoring him excessively.
Those who knew watched this Colonel from Shu and sneered, thinking he wouldn’t last much longer.
....
This day, on the mountain road leading to Shu, there was wind and snow in the world.
The sky was gloomy, with a biting cold wind and large snowflakes falling, painting the entire forest. Heaven and Earth seed to wear a white armor.
"Boom rumble"
The mountains and forests trembled.
On a treacherous mountain road, thousands of troops and horses thundering through, the sound of hooves shook the mountain, causing accumulated snow to fall steadily.
A golden light broke through the gloomy sky, like a golden scale opening, a thousand troops trampled on snow like ripping silk, the banner waved as if white waves filled the sky, the alien horses resembling dragon horses snorted, exhaling like mist, their manes frozen with ice crystals.
The leading general wore Mystic Armor, draped with a crimson cloak, fluttering in the wind and snow. As the army was about to cross over a mountain peak,
"yu"
The leading general shouted, pulling the reins, with the mount under him roaring, shaking the mountains and forests.
This man raised his hand, "Screeeech!", the horses behind neighed in chorus.
Then, this person looked to the distance with piercing gaze.
In the wind and snow, on the distant horizon, the outline of a Heroic Pass was faintly visible, looming.
Ahead was the northern gate of Shu, Tianxiong Pass.
And this person was the "newly appointed Demon Suppression Envoy" Gou Yue, who used the Sky Patrol Departnt’s Transmission Array, and rushed day and night to assu his post in Shu!
As Gou Yue returned to Shu at this ti, the wind and snow did not approach his body, his eyes sharp and full of ambition, with none of his previously cautious deanor.
He was trusted by His Majesty, returning to Shu to serve as the Demon Suppression Envoy, as His Majesty tasked him with taking over and controlling the current situation in Shu.
He naturally understood His Majesty’s intention: between sovereign and subject, he dared not forget his words at any mont.
The current Shu was a hot potato but also a land of fortune, with many people vying to flood in. Before, many among the court’s Three Dukes and Nine Ministers attempted to ddle and sent people over. If he were alone, he naturally dared not, but with the emperor behind him, he was filled with ambition.
He had no psychological burden in backstabbing the Nine Colonels, despite the fact that one of them once saved his life at Bailong Pond on the Shu Road. But all are His Majesty’s subjects; when the sovereign wants a minister dead, the minister must die.
This ti, his purpose in taking control of the Supervision Office was mainly for the Ninth Mountain. Gou Yue looked back at the two thousand Heavenly Golden Armor milling around, his eyes flashing with brilliance, just as he was about to resu his journey,
From a distance in the wind and snow ca the sound of a bird’s cry, resonating far off.
Soon, a black dot rapidly approached from the wind and snow ahead, shooting towards them.
The black dot neared quickly, breaking the wind and snow, emitting a sharp burst of sound. As it drew closer, it was discovered to be a large crow-black bird about a ter long.
As it reached near, the bird radiated white light outward, its crow-black feathers flaring apart, with a figure leaping out from within.
The newcor landed before Gou Yue, clasped his fists with both hands,
"Lord Gou!"
The one who ca was the orderly officer who entered the pass ahead, reporting the court’s imperial edict to the general guarding Tianxiong Pass, facilitating their entry.
"You’re back, how went it?"
"What did the Imperial Eunuch say?"
"Sir, the eunuch inford the local general, relayed the imperial edict, and conveyed that Chen General is appointed as the Three Roads Patrol Angel, and indicated your appointnt was also at the behest of the Patrol Angel."
"It seems that the general over there has already received the news of Colonel Chen’s appointnt as the Patrol Angel and is waiting inside the pass for you to lead the troops in!"
Gou Yue nodded his head excitedly.
"Sir, in the city, I also heard a piece of news, causing quite a stir," the orderly officer suddenly continued, his face solemn.
"Speak!" Gou Yue’s interest piqued, his eyebrows raised.
"Recently, there’s been a storm in Shu, with rumors that four stone stele have appeared within Jingguan City, causing many Martial Treasures to co out seeking them."
"It’s said that they contain astonishing information!"
"They point to a location, and soone recently deciphered it, pointing towards the legendary Baiyu Capital of the world!"
"Now, everyone in Shu is going crazy, many hidden experts are gathering in Jingguan City!"
"Because the place where the stele appeared is within a mountain near outside Jingguan City!"
"Due to ti constraints, I could only gather fragnts of information."
"Quick, enter the pass!"
With a loud command, Gou Yue’s eyes widened.
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