Lin Xiao was once hailed as the most promising second-generation member of the Dragon Country's Martial Department. At a young age, he was appointed the head of the South Guang City branch of the Southern Region Corps.
However—
Just as his life was going smoothly, he was dismissed from his post for dereliction of duty while supervising the battle between Jiang Wuming and Tiger. He was relegated to the Loulan Corps, demoted by one rank, and his path to promotion was completely severed.
All of this made him hate Jiang Wuming to the bone.
That hatred caused him to dream of Jiang Wuming several times.
Every time he woke up from such a nightmare, he wished he could grind Jiang Wuming into dust!
At this moment, he saw Jiang Wuming at a glance and was extremely shocked to see Jiang Wuming appear here!
Jiang Wuming?
Upon hearing Lin Xiao's words, the other three leading members of the Vanguard Regiment were slightly taken aback.
Like Lin Xiao, they were all descendants of the leaders of the various corps.
Although Jiang Wuming had not yet returned to the Dragon Country when they came to serve in the Loulan Corps, they all knew of Jiang Wuming.
The news came from Lin Xiao!
They learned the reason for Lin Xiao's relegation to the Loulan Corps, and they also learned about Jiang Wuming's deeds from Lin Xiao's mouth, but only up to the events before Jiang Wuming killed Tiger!
For example, the disputes Jiang Wuming caused in the Dragon Triangle.
They knew nothing about Jiang Wuming's later affairs.
This was because they had never left Loulan Ancient City, and Loulan Ancient City was isolated from the outside world, making it impossible to obtain external information.
Who is Jiang Wuming?
At the same time, the soldiers of the Vanguard Regiment behind the four were filled with confusion.
Earlier, they had seen Jiang Wuming walking on the ancient city streets with Wu Yong, and they were very curious about Jiang Wuming's identity, and now they were even more confused.
"Could he be here to serve in the Loulan Corps?"
Immediately, the only woman among the four leading members of the Vanguard Regiment, Mo Ling, said thoughtfully.
Her surname was Mo and her given name was Ling. She was from the Central Plains and was the daughter of the commander of the Central Region Corps. She currently served as the Chief of Staff of the Vanguard Regiment in the Loulan Corps, making her the youngest strategist in the entire Loulan Corps, and she was expected to succeed Wu Yong.
The man at the forefront was Wang Tuo, the eldest son of the commander of the Western Region Corps. At thirty-six years old, he currently served as the commander of the Vanguard Regiment. With a strength of nine-stage two-star War God, he was the youngest two-star War God in the entire Loulan Corps, and was expected to succeed Corps Commander Zheng Yuandong.
As Mo Ling spoke, it was as if she was talking to herself or asking the three people beside her.
As soon as she finished speaking, she clearly saw from her peripheral vision that Wang Tuo's brows had slightly raised, Lin Xiao had recovered from his shock, and another burly youth had an unhappy expression.
Like Wang Tuo, Mo Ling, and Lin Xiao, the burly youth named An Lutou was also a second-generation member of the Martial Department, whose father was the leader of the Northern Region Corps.
He himself was a ten-stage nine-star martial artist and was currently the deputy commander of the Vanguard Regiment.
Although he had the straightforward nature of a northerner, preferring to use his fists rather than his brain, he also clearly understood what it meant for Jiang Zhan's son to suddenly appear here!
If Jiang Wuming were to join the Loulan Corps, he could very well become the future leader of the Loulan Corps!
And they all hoped that Wang Tuo would be the one to lead the Loulan Corps in the future!
"Stop discussing."
Wang Tuo quickly unfurrowed his brows and issued an order, then continued to lead the team to meet Jiang Wuming and Wu Yong.
"Wuming, that's our corps' Vanguard Regiment, the youngest regiment in the entire corps, and its commander is Wang Tuo…"
At the same time, Wu Yong walked shoulder to shoulder with Jiang Wuming, introducing the Vanguard Regiment to Jiang Wuming.
After listening to Wu Yong's introduction, Jiang Wuming understood that this so-called Vanguard Regiment was more like a 'prince's group', with very young members who were basically descendants of the Martial Department members.
After the divine war twelve years ago, the enemies from beyond the domain had not descended, so the fathers of these people had sent them over, both for tempering and for gilding!
After all, the Loulan Corps was the only corps on the battlefield.
These second-generation members of the Martial Department who came here were equivalent to the second-generation members of the court going down to the grassroots for tempering.
In the beginning, these second-generation members were scattered among various regiments, causing unrest.
The soldiers of the Loulan Corps had all been tempered by war, and many of them were veteran soldiers who had fought against the enemies from beyond the domain. Their daily cultivation and training were extremely arduous.
Although these second-generation members of the Martial Department had begun cultivating from a young age and had basically attended two martial arts academies, they could not compare to those veteran soldiers in terms of cultivation diligence, let alone spiritual will.
After the unrest, Zheng Yuandong, the commander of the Loulan Corps, was troubled. He neither wanted to break the corps' tradition of high standards and strict requirements nor offend the fathers of those second-generation members.
Under these circumstances, Wu Yong came up with an idea: gather all these so-called second-generation members together, form a Vanguard Regiment, and then appoint Wang Tuo as the commander.
Wang Tuo was not only the strongest among them but had also participated in the divine war twelve years ago, making him a true veteran.
Having Wang Tuo manage those second-generation members neither lowered the standards nor offended their fathers.
After all, Wang Tuo was the most outstanding among the second-generation members of the Martial Department, and his father, like Jiang Zhan, had died on the battlefield in that divine war.
The facts were as Wu Yong had expected.
Wang Tuo managed the Vanguard Regiment very well—those second-generation members of the Martial Department were now almost indistinguishable from the veteran soldiers, except that they had never been on the battlefield!
The elders of those second-generation members were all grateful to Zheng Yuandong and Wu Yong, and they also looked at Wang Tuo with new eyes, believing him to be the best candidate to lead the Loulan Corps in the future!
After listening to Wu Yong's introduction, Jiang Wuming also looked at Wang Tuo with new eyes.
Although Lin Xiao's position was the same as Wang Tuo's before he was relegated to the Loulan Corps, the two were not on the same level at all!
…
One minute later, Wang Tuo, leading all the soldiers of the Vanguard Regiment, met Jiang Wuming and Wu Yong on the streets of the ancient city. They stopped three meters away from the two.
"Commander, hello!"
Wang Tuo led all the members of the Vanguard Regiment to salute and greet Wu Yong first.
Wu Yong smiled and nodded in response.
As the Chief of Staff, his style in front of the soldiers was completely different from that of Zheng Yuandong.
Zheng Yuandong always had a grim expression, while Wu Yong always had a smile on his face.
One played the bad cop, and the other played the good cop.
This was due to their personalities, but also a form of management artistry.
Seeing Wu Yong respond, Wang Tuo lowered his hand and stepped towards Jiang Wuming.
Huh?
This move instantly attracted everyone's attention and made everyone curious: what was he going to do?
"Jiang Wuming, welcome to Loulan Ancient City!"
The next moment, the answer was revealed.
Under everyone's gaze, Wang Tuo walked up to Jiang Wuming and spoke first.
He welcomed Jiang Wuming as the host!
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