Chapter 1404: Chapter 1404: 1389: The Arrogant Grand Marshal

Chapter 1404: Chapter 1389: The Arrogant Grand Marshal

“To be honest with you, sir, four days ago, as soon as the water demons landed and started their raid, I sent someone with personal letters from the Prefectural Governor and County Captain to the Pingyi Border Defense Camp, requesting Grand Marshal Chen Keping’s assistance in quelling the chaos.

At the same time, I also clearly stated in the letters that all expenses for the military operation, such as provisions, military supplies, and comfort payments, would be covered by our North Sea County. However…”

As he spoke, Liu Feng’s chest heaved violently, “However, that Chen, in front of the messenger’s face, tore the letter to pieces and stomped it underfoot!

In the end, he dismissed the messenger with the excuse that his duty was to defend the borders against demons!”

Ye Zhen squinted his eyes and looked at Tang Biao, “This Border Army Grand Marshal Chen, are you familiar with him? Has he always been like this?”

“In response to Lord Ye, we have interacted because we are both in the military, but I wouldn’t say we’re familiar! However, in the past, this Grand Marshal Chen was quite agreeable; in the last twenty years, we asked him to send troops fourteen times to assist in defense, and he dispatched troops every time, though he is rather greedy!” Tang Biao answered.

“Is that so?”

Ye Zhen’s gaze sparkled. Chen Keping’s reaction this time seemed quite unusual.

“Someone comes here, send orders to Niu Er, I need to know everything about this Border Army Grand Marshal Chen Keping…”

Before Ye Zhen finished speaking, the sky above him suddenly quivered, and the Heavenly Patrol Divine General Fengg Jiumo returned with two Heavenly Patrol Divine Hunters.

“Sir, no need to investigate, Chen Keping is very closely connected with the West Patrol Office, his control over the Pingyi Border Defense Camp relies heavily on the intelligence provided by the West Patrol Office, which allowed him rapid promotions and accumulation of achievements,” said the fallen Heavenly Patrol Divine General Fengg Jiumo.

Then, Fengg Jiumo cupped his hands and said, “Sir, the task you assigned to me has already been completed, those County Soldiers have initiated a counterattack.”

“Another one who disregards national security and the lives of the people for personal gain?”

With a cold snort, Ye Zhen moved his Divine Sense and personally wrote a document requesting assistance in quelling the chaos, and then handed it to Gu Tieqi, sealing it with the Viscount Seal of North Sea, First-rank Viscount and Second Route Wind Patrol Envoy of the Heavenly Patrol Department Western Patrol.

“Run one more time, deliver this personally handwritten document of this Viscount to him, let’s see his reaction, and whether he will dispatch troops!”

“As you command!”

The void trembled for a moment, Fengg Jiumo, along with two Heavenly Patrol Divine Hunters, disappeared again. As he watched the three of them vanish into the void, Ye Zhen sneered coldly, “Humph, this time, don’t blame me for not giving you a chance!”

“Tang Biao, how many troops can be dispatched from the North Sea County City for my command, and how many elite forces have the other military commanders dispatched after defeating the besieging water demons?” Ye Zhen asked sternly.

“Reporting to the sir, North Sea County can at least dispatch sixty thousand elite troops for your command!” County Captain Tang Biao said.

Ye Zhen raised an eyebrow, “That many? Aren’t you worried about the defense around North Sea being compromised?”

“Sir, you may not be aware, besides the elite County Soldiers in North Sea County, we regularly train militia for defense. In times of danger, at least fifty thousand militia can defend the city.

Although these fifty thousand militias are limited in cultivation and not suitable for charging into battle, they are more than capable when it comes to city defense, especially with the elite equipment you provided.

If it weren’t for the casualties and numerous wounded from the previous battle, you could have taken the entire seventy thousand troops from North Sea County!”

Upon hearing this, Ye Zhen nodded with satisfaction, “This method with the militia is good, but still not enough!”

“Tang Biao, after this battle, North Sea County must expand its military force significantly, starting by adding another three hundred thousand troops!”

Ye Zhen’s order left Tang Biao and Governor Qiao Hong somewhat astonished and a bit embarrassed; Ye Zhen naturally knew what they were concerned about.

Currently, North Sea’s financial situation is barely balanced, expanding the military further would be unsustainable, not to mention the various expenses and military supplies required to assemble an army of three hundred thousand.

“Just focus on expanding the military, I will ensure ample supply of military materials, provisions, and the settlement fee for expansion can also be increased appropriately. I only want results, understand!

Based on the current population base, within a year, I want North Sea’s usable army to exceed six hundred thousand!” Ye Zhen commanded firmly.

“Yes, I will do my utmost…”

“Not your utmost, it’s a must! With abundant funds, provisions, and military supplies, if you fail to meet this requirement within a year, I will have your head and get someone else to do it!” Ye Zhen’s eyes suddenly radiated killing Qi.

Tang Biao was greatly frightened and hurriedly knelt to receive the order.

“Continue, where are the troops dispatched by the other armies, and how long until they arrive?” Ye Zhen asked.

“Reporting to the sir, apart from the Seventh Army which is located the farthest, the Second Army, Fourth Army, Fifth Army, and Sixth Army have dispatched troops numbering eleven thousand, fifteen thousand, twelve thousand, and fourteen thousand respectively, more than fifty thousand troops in total.

Moreover, they possess a significant number of General-Level Celestial Spirit Boats provided by their noble status, the fastest will arrive within half a day, and the slowest will reach North Sea County within a day for assembly.” Tang Biao answered.

“A day?” Ye Zhen pondered for a moment, then drew a circle on the Spirit Map, “Then half a day later, you will personally lead the arrived army to encamp near Cow Heart Mountain, and then await my orders.”

……

Half a day later, Cow Heart Mountain.

Even in broad daylight, under the continuous heavy rain, the entire world took on a dark hue, as if painted over with black lacquer. The mist was so thick that even with Ye Zhen’s formidable eye power, he could only see a thousand meters away.

The Cloud Winged Tiger King Kitten floating lazily in the sky took out a Spirit Void Fruit, tossed it into its mouth, chewed for a moment, then closed its eyes to savor the mysterious power transformation the Spirit Void Fruit brought about.

All things considered, the kitten had been devouring Spirit Void Fruits for over a year now. Over this year, the Cloud Winged Tiger King Kitten went from initially being able to handle only six Spirit Void Fruits a day. Under the continual infusion of the fruits’ medicinal power, not just Ye Zhen, but even the kitten itself noticed the drastic transformation within its body.

First, the black “king” mark on its forehead became more pronounced, the originally white whiskers turned into a shiny black, and its claws became black too. From beneath its chin to its tail, a fine, shiny black line of fur grew down the middle of its belly.

Besides this, the most significant change was that a month ago, the kitten discovered that the tiny flesh wings on its back had begun to regrow.

The growth wasn’t much, only an inch a day, very minor.

But for it to grow like this every day was truly terrifying. In just a month, the kitten’s tiny flesh wings had grown from their initial one-foot length to over four feet.

Moreover, the hair on the flesh wings began to change, sprouting tufts of black hair, creating an incredibly mysterious pattern over the previously all-white furred wings.

Initially, the all-white furred wings made the kitten irresistibly cute, but the addition of the black hair now added an unexpected aura of majesty.

Yes, majesty!

Carrying Ye Zhen all the way, they encountered a few daring Water Demons. Before Ye Zhen could make a move, the kitten merely glared at them, causing them to tremble in fear and fall from the sky.

It’s worth noting that the kitten was only at the Peak of the Ninth Stage of Dao Entrance Realm.

The regrowth of these flesh wings had nearly doubled the kitten’s flight speed, and now when the kitten unleashed its might, even a Middle Late Dark Palace Realm martial artist might not catch up to it.

At the same time, when the kitten’s flesh wings began regrowing a month ago, its daily consumption and refining of Spirit Void Fruits reached eight per hour.

And now, a month later, it’s nine per hour, consuming over a hundred Spirit Void Fruits in a single day.

On the Primordial Continent, if more than a hundred Spirit Void Fruits were put up for auction, it would undoubtedly fetch an unimaginably astronomical price.

But now, this was merely the kitten’s daily ration.

This situation put Ye Zhen at ease. With the kitten’s refining speed increasing, at this rate, it might not even take fifty years, perhaps ten years, or maybe six or seven, for the kitten’s bloodline to achieve a complete breakthrough.

Ye Zhen was eagerly anticipating the abilities of the Ancestor of White Tigers, Fifth Generation, the Void-Breaking Black Tiger King, from the Ancient Times.

Such rapid progress in the kitten reminded Ye Zhen of the Little Demon.

If the Little Demon hadn’t fallen into slumber, perhaps its bloodline would have already advanced to the Ancient Giant Spirit Tree’s royal lineage?

“Once this matter is settled, I must find a way to acquire Heaven and Earth Spiritual Objects that can replenish its origin force to awaken the Little Demon from its slumber!” As he murmured, Ye Zhen slowly closed his eyes, his Divine Sense spreading like countless tendrils in all directions.

The continuous heavy rain had enriched the water spiritual power in the Primordial Qi to an absurd degree, providing countless conveniences to the Water Demons and greatly reducing the power of Divine Skills for elemental practitioners other than water within the Human Clan troops.

However, for Ye Zhen, this had no adverse effect and instead was beneficial. The Water Control Secret Art from the Black Dragon Legacy was unleashed, instantly expanding Ye Zhen’s range of Divine Soul Sensing by more than double.

After a moment, Ye Zhen lifted his head towards Cow Heart Mountain, “Is that Dragon Prince in that direction?”

The next instant, Ye Zhen’s figure shuddered and disappeared into the water curtain.

Innate Five Elements Divine Escape – Water Escape!

At the same time Ye Zhen entered the water curtain, in the Pingyi Border Army Camp tens of thousands of miles away, Chen Keping, the ruggedly bearded Commander of the Pingyi Border Army, received the handwritten letter from Wind Patrol Envoy Feng Jiumo, a Heavenly Patrol Divine General.

With just a glance, without even lifting an eyelid, he tore the letter, sealed with the North Sea First-rank Viscount Seal, the Heavenly Patrol Department Western Patrol Second Route Wind Patrol Envoy Seal, and signed by Ye Zhen himself, into pieces and threw them to the ground, stomping them with his feet!

“Ye Zhen, what does he think he is? Trying to give orders to me, the Grand Marshal?”

Feng Jiumo urgently said, “Grand Marshal, Lord Ye stated, in consideration of the millions of troops and civilians in North Sea, please dispatch forces to assist. North Sea will surely offer generous rewards.

Moreover, once the Grand Marshal dispatches forces to assist, all military merits gained in this battle will belong entirely to the Grand Marshal.”

“My duty is to guard the borders and hunt demons!” Chen Keping responded officially.

Feng Jiumo’s expression turned cold, “Sir, don’t forget, the Pingyi Border Defense Camp falls within the jurisdiction of the West Patrol Second Route Wind Patrol Envoy. I implore you, sir…”

That remark set Chen Keping aflame with anger, “Dare to threaten me, the Grand Marshal? What kind of person? Men, throw him out with cudgels!”