Starting My Cultivation With Time Management-Chapter 802 - 39 Taking Command Authority
Chapter 802 -39 Taking Command Authority
When Qin Chaocang posed such a question, it immediately stumped Feng Yan.
Indeed, favoring Long Long was a judgment made by Lady Feng Yan herself, but she also hoped that the allies from the Azure Dragon Clan would acknowledge this judgment.
However, Qin Chaocang always maintained a kind of unfathomable and non-committal attitude, which Feng Yan also found somewhat annoying.
Let alone whether I favor him or not… Shouldn’t you, the Cultivators of the Dragon Clan, be the clearest about your own capabilities and methods? Why then come to ask me?
Feng Yan then chuckled and said:
“Does Elder Qin lack confidence in Long Long? That makes me even more curious about him.”
“Why is that?” Qin Chaocang wondered aloud.
“Talents who shine brightly are as numerous as stars, but only one in ten thousand knows how to hide their prowess,” Feng Yan said.
Upon hearing this, Qin Chaocang was speechless, thinking to himself that it really made sense.
I had called that boy into the command room to ask his views on the current war situation. Had it been any of his passionately enthusiastic peers from the Dragon Clan, they would have eagerly volunteered their strategies.
Instead, this young man responded with “Out of ignorance, I dare not speak rashly,” which almost made Qin Chaocang struggle to maintain his expression.
If there is no capability, why hide it? Lady Feng Yan’s words also make some sense; perhaps I should indeed trust Long Long more.
“Then, what does Lady Feng Yan think?” Qin Chaocang probed, “regarding the authority over the Feathered Clan’s army…”
“And what does Elder Qin think?” Feng Yan countered.
“How about this,” Qin Chaocang said, “we write our thoughts in our palms and then open our hands at the same time, how about that?”
“Very well,” Feng Yan nodded and agreed.
So the two turned around, wrote on their hands, and then, facing each other, slowly opened their fists.
Qin Chaocang’s hand was empty, and so was Feng Yan’s.
But both of them burst into laughter, the reason being clear: since they opened their hands, it meant “granting authority” was the intention.
Soon, Long Long received an order to take Long Hu to the front lines south of Yuanjiang City in the north, to carry out a mission to rescue the remaining forces within the city.
Accompanying the order were Qin Chaocang’s Azure Scale command and Feng Yan’s Crimson Feather Arrow, both symbols of military authority within their respective clans, allowing Long Long to command any Feathered Clan or Scaled Clan Cultivators at the front line battles.
The one who delivered the order was a young girl; Long Long remembered she was one of Qin Chaocang’s granddaughters, named Qin Lie.
Although she had a fair and delicate appearance, she was usually quiet, hence she was less well-known among the second-generation elites of the Dragon Clan.
“Grandfather said to accompany the two of you,” Qin Lie said calmly, “there are subordinates of my grandfather in the army, seeing me will make them understand it’s grandfather’s will.”
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Long Long and Long Hu quickly understood, realizing that Qin Chaocang was worried that just an Azure Scale command might not be enough to control the unruly Cultivators of the Dragon Clan at the front lines, which is why he specifically sent Qin Lie to support them.
In fact, for large Demon Races like the Azure Dragon and Vermilion Bird, it is common to have both compulsory and volunteer military enrollment systems, where every Cultivator in the clan must serve on the battlefield for a certain period, but after their service, they can choose to retire to the clan to rest or continue serving on the battlefield.
Due to the fierce nature of the inhabitants of the Eastern Emperor Realm and the frequent wars, all clans invest heavily in military aspects, and military service is considered a well-compensated position in the clans. Many descendants of noble bloodlines enjoy going to the battlefield to earn merits and secure rewards to sustain their cultivation.
And those Cultivators who voluntarily serve long-term naturally form tight-knit military factions within the clan, becoming advocates for war and exclusionary towards outsiders.
For someone like Long Long, who hasn’t served long-term and is merely drafted because of the war, being directly parachuted in as the overall commander is likely to be resented and even resisted by these factions.
With the granddaughter of Qin Chaocang accompanying them, it was as if Qin Chaocang himself had appeared. Even the unruly ones would have to give face to the Great Elder of the Dragon Clan.
The trio quickly set off, riding clouds and traveling day and night, soon reaching the southern plains of Yuanjiang City.
Encircling some hills around the plain, there were densely packed battle formations, leaving almost no space for infiltration.
To the left, by the river, was the Dragon Clan’s “Thousand Scales Myriad Layers Formation.” Those who entered the formation would be entangled by fierce winds, rendering them immobile and easy to slaughter.
To the right, by the hills, was the Feathered Clan’s “Crimson Blood Heartburning Formation.” Those who entered this formation would feel a fire ignite within their hearts, growing more intense until it consumed them.
Long Long carefully examined, both formations were relatively simple in individual structure, but the terror lay in their density, with at least several hundred thousand laid on the ground. The Crystal Stones used to support the energy consumption of the formations were surely an astronomical number,
With so many formations, even if a celestial ancestor dared to intrude, being bombarded with all the energy by the person controlling the formation behind would likely result in death or severe injury.
In past wars, there was no need for such a luxurious display of tactical positioning.
But earlier, during the battle between West State and North State, the White Tiger Divine General, Lv Yan, broke the defenses of North State’s largest fortress with a single strike, making everyone now skittish like frightened birds, laying down billions of formations during encampment, ensuring that any Divine General breaking in would be reduced to ashes.
Soon, cultivators from the Dragon Clan and Feathered Clan came out, confirmed the bloodline and identities of Long Long, Long Hu, and Qin Lie, and then led them through the great formation towards the direction of the frontline command post.
The frontline command center was set up inside the hills, personally constructed by the skillful Scaled Clan to prevent the White Tiger Divine General from using decapitation tactics to completely wipe out the command center, leading to total chaos in the battles of South State.
Long Long, along with Long Hu and Qin Lie, followed the winding tunnels, passing through countless checkpoints, going through various identity verification processes, and finally arrived at the command center.
The interior space here was not large, yet it was quite crowded.
Long Long squinted his eyes to see, five Dragon Clan cultivators and five Feathered Clan cultivators were loudly disputing around a war sand table, plus two Feathered Clan cultivators who seemed to be running errands—one was making tea in a corner, and the other was daydreaming at the door.
The one daydreaming happened to be Jin Yan, a cultivator from the Vermilion Bird Clan.
In the past, this birdman, as a guard of Lord Feng Yan, had once clashed with Long Long, resulting in a terrible defeat and still refusing to admit his loss, he had given a feather to Long Long as a token of revenge, promising to take it back after winning against him.
Upon seeing Long Long and the others approaching, Jin Yan immediately exclaimed loudly:
“How is it you?”
“Why can’t it be me?” Long Long retorted.
Their exchange suddenly interrupted the noisy disputes inside the room.
“Jin Yan, what’s the yelling about!” one of the Feathered Clan elders shouted.
Jin Yan hurriedly explained:
“Elder Zhu Ping, these are newly arrived cultivators from the Dragon Clan. I was just asking about their purpose here.”
The Feathered Clan elder, who seemed to be the leader among the Feathered Clan cultivators present, then turned toward Long Long and the others.
His gaze merely swept over them, then he realized Long Long was the leader among the trio. His eyebrows furrowed, his expression turned cold, and he commanded authoritatively:
“This is a military zone. What is your purpose here?”
“By the order of Elder Qin and Lord Feng Yan, we are here to take over the command authority of the frontline from you all,” Long Long replied indifferently.
Behind him, Long Hu and Qin Lie promptly displayed the Green Scale Order and Red Feather Arrow to the crowd for inspection.
The room immediately fell into an eerie silence, the atmosphere turning bizarrely weird.
