Chapter 119 Commander Jess

Due to external pressure, the empire's administrative efficiency greatly increased. Before long, the establishment of the royal demon hunter army was put on the agenda. Nearly two hundred hunters willing to obey the royal family were selected from the empire's hunters and incorporated into the demon hunter army.

Clayber took office as the leader of the royal demon hunter army, while Jason took over the empire's hunters, becoming the newly promoted commander...

The empire's hunters had no objections to such personnel changes.

After wrestling with Clayber frequently these days, Jason had already proven his combat power. Rumor had it that he had joined the ranks of the strongest hunters, known as the empire's three great warriors along with Clayber and Irene.

Although he didn't have much experience, the hunters respected the strong. Jason was a leader among the legendary hunters and had also gained the trust of the royal family, so his succession was a natural progression. No one in the empire's hunters disobeyed.

Because Jason in his idle state was taciturn and lacked initiative, Zhou Jing, during a routine review of the recorded images in the preparation stage for a shuttle, discovered Jason's ascension and switched the shuttle target to personally possess Jason to handle affairs.

He made some arrangements, promoted several hunters to be deputies and staff to assist in handling the affairs of the empire's hunters, and personally reported to King Becky, taking the opportunity to observe the changes in the court.

Zhou Jing thus discovered that Becky's complexion was poor and the court's morale was low, obviously overwhelmed by Bill's running away and the tribes' independence.

Becky didn't have the energy to say much, casually gave some instructions, and let him leave.

Zhou Jing swaggered out of the Gold Fort, and the guards saluted.

Seeing this, Zhou Jing felt a little emotional.

"According to the royal family's wishes, I would have had to wait for Clayber to train me for a few years before letting me take over as the commander of the empire's hunters, but the current turmoil has led to Jason's rapid rise. This is a chain reaction, and Bill's running away has actually helped Jason."

This was an unexpected joy, not in the plan.

But letting the Star Realm Apostle enter different industries or camps, making their respective impacts, and thus bringing benefits to each other was an idea he had long had. This time, it happened to be effective.

He opened the panel and glanced at it. After taking office, he had a new achievement.

[Trigger Achievement [Empire Hunter Commander]!]

[Receive 2000 Star Realm Points! 20 Information State Particles! [Attribute Improvement - Physical Fitness (Small)]!]

"Although Jason is already an Eternal Apostle and doesn't need to meet the clearance requirements, it's good to earn some Information State Particles to fill the inventory."

Zhou Jing was secretly happy.

Although he had become the commander of the empire's hunters, he had not yet been conferred the title of the empire's chief hunter. One of Jason's new life goals had not yet been achieved.

But when Clayber slowly grows old, this title will eventually fall on his head... as long as the empire still exists.

The commander of the empire's hunters, a big name, has a huge force under his command, which can be regarded as holding great power and being in a high position.

But Zhou Jing also understood that in reality, this authority was not so amazing, because hunters have always been difficult to control. Having a position does not mean that they can order the empire's hunters to do anything.

After all, power comes from obedience. He can generally only command the empire's hunters within the scope of the hunters' authority, and it is difficult to order hunters to give instructions that exceed their authority and violate their will.

Fortunately, Zhou Jing has no plans to cause trouble for the time being and does not intend to seek personal gain. It is enough to do his job as commander step by step.

Jason works in the empire, both as a spy and actually working for the empire. There is no need to deliberately help Roman or the tribal camp.

Although Bill is currently closer to Roman, Zhou Jing does not intend to stand on either side.

He is betting on both sides. The empire and the tribes can fight if they want. Anyway, his two Star Realm Apostles have both risen to power in the two camps. Although they are not the leadership who make the final decisions, they also have certain power.

So, no matter who wins or loses in the two camps, he will not lose. The best thing to do now is to fish in troubled waters. The main goal is to earn some Information State Particles.

This wave is called risk hedging!

As for a longer-term plan, Zhou Jing hasn't figured it out yet. For now, it's best to brush up on some gains.

"Speaking of which, such a big change has happened in the situation, but there are still no signs of the whereabouts of alien life forms. Have these people disappeared?"

Zhou Jing thought of this and couldn't help but wonder.

While he was stirring up trouble, he had been paying attention to whether anyone suspected of being an alien life form appeared, but after so many shuttle cycles, he still hadn't found any clues.

He had to guess whether the alien life forms had left this world using some unknown means of their own.

Just as he was thinking, Zhou Jing suddenly heard someone calling "Jess" from behind.

Looking back, he found that it was actually Irene, accompanied by Princess Shuni.

"Commander Irene, what's the matter?"

Zhou Jing asked, while curiously looking at Shuni, who was smiling politely next to her.

Irene stepped forward and handed over a knife: "This is a Miracle Armament, named 'Thunderclap'. It can slash out lightning and is just right for you."

Zhou Jing didn't reach out to take it, and said in surprise:

"I already have Wildfire, why are you giving me another knife?"

"You're used to using dual blades, so I'm just giving you a pair." Irene said casually.

"Is this still a reward from the king? I don't seem to have made any contributions recently, right?"

Zhou Jing was a little puzzled. Since the last time he disobeyed the king's orders when chasing Bill, the king had been quite critical of the empire's hunters, so he didn't think the king would suddenly give him a reward.

Irene shrugged and explained: "No, this is a personal gift from Princess Shuni to congratulate you on becoming the commander of the empire's hunters."

Zhou Jing was a little surprised and looked at Shuni in surprise.

Shuni seemed a little embarrassed and said with a smile: "Commander Jess, I have always heard my father mention you. I know you are a pillar of the empire and I really wanted to get to know you. I hope you like this gift."

"Uh... Since it's the princess's kindness, then I'll accept it. I like it very much."

Zhou Jing felt strange and took Thunderclap.

The last time he was with the princess was a few months ago, using Bill's body.

Now seeing Shuni again, he didn't expect such a big change. She wasn't as introverted and shy as before.

Moreover, the princess, who was originally a figurehead, actually had the authority to mobilize Miracle Armaments and could take them out to give away. He didn't know if she got it from the king or had other channels.

The two chatted for a while and got to know each other. Shuni and Irene then left together.

Looking at the backs of the two, Zhou Jing's heart stirred.

From the conversation just now, he discovered that Shuni and Irene were very close - this was a situation that didn't exist a few months ago.

Speaking of which, Irene is Shuni's aunt. Shuni seems to be using this family relationship to get closer to Irene, and it may have a certain purpose.

'It seems that the recent changes have had a great impact on Shuni... I hope she hasn't become radicalized.'

Zhou Jing thought to himself, guessing that the main reason was probably Bill's elopement. He couldn't help but feel a little ashamed.

He pulled out Thunderclap and tested it a little. The mechanism was similar to Wildfire, but it released lightning.

After the development of the three types of Exotic Blood Potion, he himself can release electricity, which overlaps somewhat with Thunderclap, but Miracle Armament's discharge does not consume physical strength, so it helps a little and can increase output.

Now, Jason's dual blades have been replaced with Miracle Armaments, Thunderclap and Wildfire. Their lethality far exceeds ordinary weapons, which is an unexpected joy.

Zhou Jing put away his dual blades and calmed his mind.

No matter what Shuni's purpose is, it's not a waste to take the gift.

...

Due to the successive independence of the tribes and the division of the empire, coupled with the stalemate and emergency preparations for war on both sides, everyone within the country is now in danger and on edge.

As the atmosphere becomes more and more tense, the mobilization of troops on both sides becomes more frequent and more and more elites are promoted.

Jason became the commander of the empire's hunters, while Bill became a staff member and head of the alchemy department at Roman's base, each in charge of some of the power of different camps and working for them.

The Terra Empire did not recognize the legitimacy of the tribes' independence, but it did not immediately send troops to suppress the rebels. As long as it did not let go, all the tribes would not dare to relax.

In an atmosphere of impending storm, the people of the entire Terra Empire were worried, not knowing when the war would break out and what the future situation would be like.

Zhou Jing was also watching the situation.

After he finished dealing with the affairs after Jason took office and set up the idle plan, he had another shuttle cycle and went to Bill to practice witchcraft.

It had been more than three months since Bill learned witchcraft. With the help of accelerated cultivation, he had obtained 7 witchcraft points and unlocked the second and third levels of the "Spirit of Gale" skill tree.

His strength had made great progress, and his spirit and energy had reached more than 30 points, comparable to several years of cultivation for a normal wizard.

But he also encountered a bottleneck. Bill's aptitude limit could only unlock the third level of the skill tree, and he couldn't unlock it any further.

However, the three-level skill tree has a total of nine skills, and it takes 27 witchcraft points to max them all out. There is still a lot of room for improvement, so Zhou Jing is not in a hurry.

After ending this shuttle cycle, Zhou Jing returned to his main body.

He was already familiar with the daily return, but this time the prompt that popped up on the panel surprised him.

[This release has ended!]

[Detected an unknown Star Realm disturbance phenomenon, calibrating coordinates...]

[Warning! [Alien Beast World] Number 001, the plane's gravitational strength is lower than the shuttle threshold, the Star Realm intersection has ended... the Star Realm connection port is closed, the time flow docking has ended... detection is complete, current state: [Unreleasable]]

[Next Star Realm intersection time: Unknown]

[Note: If there is a released Star Realm Apostle in a [Unreleasable] Star Realm, then the Star Realm Apostle will continue to be active in idle mode, accumulating idle income. However, before the next intersection, the main body loses most of its connection with the Apostle, cannot descend consciousness, cannot change the idle plan, cannot perform operations on the Apostle, and the Apostle's file will not be updated in real time... Only when the Star Realm Apostle dies will the information and income be returned and the file updated.]

[If the released Star Realm Apostle is an "Eternal Apostle", you can consume one release opportunity, treat it as death, and immediately recover it from the intersected Star Realm that has ended]

"Hmm? The Star Realm intersection has ended?"

Zhou Jing was very surprised. This was the first time he had triggered this.