As soon as these words were spoken, Yao Si’s eyelids trembled and his Emperor Qi burst forth, sweeping up a violent wind and causing his aura to become extremely dangerous.
He was truly enraged and couldn’t help feeling like he had been given a cold shoulder. Hua Qingsi had said before that Yang Kai wanted him to take up the position of Ji Zi Army's Manager, so he had reluctantly agreed. He had come to High Heaven Palace to discuss the plans of the army with Yang Kai, but he hadn’t expected such a response.
Where should he go? Where could he go?
He was originally the Vice-Commander of another division. When he returned to the Seven Mist Sea, he had spent a few days resigning from this position and had also taken over various matters with the new successor. Now, the entire Seven Mist Sea knew that he was coming to take over the position of Army's manager in the Ji Zi army and received many congratulations.
Although the position of Vice Commander wasn’t small, how could it compareable to the Army's Manager, which is above a million people, below one person? This was already a promotion.
At this time, Yang Kai actually asked him to go back to where he came from?
If he really went back, if others were to ask, would he have to tell them that he had been chased away by the Army Commander of the Ji Zi's army? He couldn’t afford to lose this face, and neither could Serene Soul Palace nor the Serene Soul Great Emperor.
If seven days ago, he had still had a choice, then at this moment, he had no other choice. It wasn’t that he had blocked his path of retreat, it was that he hadn’t expected Yang Kai to have such an attitude. He had clearly been desperate for talents, but now he had abandoned them like a pair of worn-out shoes.
Was he even human? Yao Si felt like he had been played!
However, his escape route had been cut off, so no matter how angry he was, he didn’t immediately flare up and simply asked coldly, “What do you want?”
Yang Kai’s expression was calm as he lightly said, “It's not what i want, it should have been Brother Yao who need to recognized his position and identity.”
Yao Si closed his eyes and took a deep breath. As he breathed, the air in the hall became turbulent.
Hua Qingsi and Bian Yuqing were secretly on edge, afraid that these two would start fighting again if they didn’t agree with each other. They weren’t worried that Yang Kai would suffer any losses, but if they really fell out with him, they would lose all hope of becoming friends with him.
Fortunately, although Yao Si was arrogant and unyielding, his temperament and cultivation were actually quite impressive. When he should be angry, when he should be tolerant, there was no need for others to teach him. A moment later, when he opened his eyes, he cupped his fists towards Yang Kai, tilted his head to the side, and said in a low voice, “Yao Si… greets Lord Commander!”
Every word he spoke was filled with grief, indignation, and tears.
As soon as he finished speaking, Yang Kai laughed loudly and suddenly appeared in front of Yao Si, grabbing his arm and warmly saying, “Army's Manager Yao, you’re too polite. From now on, we’re all one family, we should support and take care of each other, there’s no need to be so polite.”
His attitude had suddenly undergone a drastic change. If anyone who didn’t know about this intimate scene were to see this, they would probably think that Yang Kai and Yao Si had a good relationship.
Hua Qingsi couldn’t help laughing and shaking her head, finally understanding Yang Kai’s intentions.
The Palace Master had emphasized his position and status twice in order to be addressed by him as a Commander.
After all, after seeing Yang Kai today, Yao Si had called him Palace Master Yang, calling him Palace Master Yang didn’t make much sense. Normally, such a title wouldn’t matter, but now it wasn’t possible. Yang Kai was the commander of his own Ji Zi's army, while Yao Si is the Army's Manager of this Ji Zi army. This was the relationship between a superior and a subordinate. The army’s laws were imposing, and military orders were like mountains. No matter what, Yao Si had to call Yang Kai Lord.
Only by doing so could it be seen that Yao Si regarded himself as a member of the Ji Zi's Army and recognized his position and identity, not as the son of the Great Emperor.
This was why Yang Kai’s attitude had changed.
Holding his arm, Yao Si’s face twitched, his eyes spitting fire.
However, Yang Kai acted as if he didn’t notice this and said to Hua Qingsi, “Come, bring me some wine. Today, Army's Manager Yao assumes office, and this Army Commander wants to drink with him.”
Before Hua Qingsi could respond, Yao Si shouted, “Let’s see who dares to take the wine!”
With a belly full of anger, how could he be in the mood to drink? Even if he wanted to drink, it was impossible for him to drink with Yang Kai. Yao Si was willing to call Yang Kai ‘Lord Commander’ because of the Great Emperor’s orders, but even the Army Commander couldn’t interfere with his personal affairs.
Hua Qingsi originally wanted to get some wine, but now that she heard this, she couldn’t help but look towards Yang Kai with a questioning look.
Yang Kai smiled and said, “If you don’t want to drink, then we won’t. Let’s sit down and have a chat. In the future, there will be many places in the army that will need to rely on you. Although we’ve known each other for a long time, we’re not very familiar with each other, so…”
“Lord… Sir!” Yao Si shook off his hand and said with a cold expression, “The reason I came here is not to drink with you, nor to chat with you. If Sir wants to drink and chat, it’s better to go to someone else first. I don’t have time to accompany you!”
When he first called out, his expression was somewhat difficult, obviously somewhat unwilling, but after that, it became much smoother.
Yang Kai was shaken off by him and coughed lightly before nodding solemnly, “The Great Emperor has ordered this king to establish my own Ji Zi army. Although this is a great favor, it is also a burden and responsibility to this king. The Great Emperor’s hopes and expectations are something this king understands and dares not let down. Today, with the assistance of Army's Commander Yao, this king can be said to be like a tiger that has grown wings. The war in the Western Regions is quite intense and time waits for no man. Since Army's Commander Yao has come today, let’s carefully discuss how to build our army.”
The corners of Yao Si’s eyes twitched slightly as he saw Yang Kai sitting down.
Taking a deep breath, Yao Si suppressed the anger in his heart and sat down.
Hua Qingsi quietly ordered her maids to serve a new cup of tea, but it was no longer the same type of tea she had just drunk. Yang Kai’s order to the Chief Manager was carried out meticulously, and since he said he would deliver the tea leaves to High Heaven Peak, she naturally had to deliver them.
“Sir, I know that you’ve been in the Demon Territory for the past few years and know very little about the Star Boundary, so may I ask if Sir knows about the establishment of the army?” The man didn’t waste any time and immediately went straight to the point.
Speaking of proper business, Yang Kai’s expression also became more serious, “I know a thing or two about this place. The Star Boundary will follow the Demon Territory’s example and build fifty-four legions. Each army will have a single commander, each of which will govern ten garrisons, each of which will have a total of ten garrison's chief. Under each garrisons, there will be ten battalion, each battalion will have ten Battalion Commander, and under each battalion, there will be ten company, each of which will have a clear hierarchy.”
Seeing that he wasn’t completely ignorant, Yao Si nodded lightly and said, “Palace Yang… Sir is right, this is the basic establishment of an entire army. The specific details may be different for each army, but in general, there are similar differences. Does Sir know who can assume the position of Garrison's Chief and Battalion Commander?”
Yang Kai smiled and said, “Isn’t that dependent on cultivation?”
Yao Si said, “The early stage depends on one’s cultivation while the later stage depends on one’s battle achievements.”
“Battle achievements!” Yang Kai raised his brow.
Yao Si nodded and said, “With enough battle achievements, a soldier can be promoted and rise in ranks, but if one is mediocre, they can fall in ranks, it’s not a rare thing.” After saying this, his expression became arrogant.
Yang Kai didn’t quite understand what he was being arrogant about at first, but he soon realized and smiled slightly, “I heard that Army's Manager Yao had previously taken up the position of Vice Commander of a certain army. I’m quite curious, what was Army's Manager Yao position when he first joined?”
“Vice Garrison's Chief only!” Seemingly having been tickled by Yang Kai, Yao Si’s expression became even more arrogant, but there was a hint of pride in his eyes.
With his Second-Order Emperor Realm cultivation and his identity as the son of the Great Emperor, it was reasonable for him to join the army and obtain the position of Vice Commander of a garrison. On the other hand, his achievements in the past few years had been outstanding. He had been promoted from Vice Commander to Garrison's Chief and then to Vice Army Commander. It could be said that he had been promoted step by step.
“Impressive!” Yang Kai praised. In any case, beautiful words weren’t worth much money, it's not that hard to let Yao Si heard more praise.
However, Yao Si didn’t dwell on this topic any longer, his expression becoming solemn as he said, “However, Sir is right. When the Army was first founded, everyone had no achievements, so it is true that they were assigned positions based on their cultivation. However, the position of Garrison's Chief and Battalion Commander must be held by an Emperor Realm master, and the higher one’s cultivation is, the better. The position of Martial Guard must be at least at the Principle Source Stage. As for the Team Leader, the requirements should be lower, a Third-Order Void King Realm should be enough.”
Yang Kai nodded and said, “I have experience in this matter.”
When he said this, Yao Si felt much better and glanced at him, “But now the problem is, our Ji zi army doesn’t have enough manpower to take up the post of Garrison's Chief and Vice Garrison's Chief!”
Yang Kai raised his brow, “Exactly, we don’t have many Emperor Realm.”
“That’s right, in High Heaven Palace, including Sir, there are fourteen Emperor Realm, but thirteen of them are First-Order Emperor Realm. With such a cultivation, they can only assume the position of Battalion Commander, it’s impossible for them to go any higher.”
“Fourteen? Which fourteen?” Yang Kai asked curiously, not knowing that his High Heaven Palace had fourteen Emperor Realms.
Yao Si opened his mouth and said, “Zhu Qing, Su Yan, Hua Qingsi, Bian Yuqing, Gui Zu, Ai Ou, Chi Yue, Chai Hu, Gu Cangyun, Ye Hen, Ruan Biting, Nanmen Dajun, Hou Yu, these thirteen people, including Sir, number fourteen.”
Yang Kai turned to look at Hua Qingsi, who nodded lightly, indicating that what Yao Si said was correct. The reason why Yao Si was able to understand all of this was because Hua Qingsi had sorted out the information before.
“There are fourteen Emperor Realm masters…” Yang Kai chuckled. Among them, Ye Hen was Thousand Leaves Sect’s Sect Master, Ye Jinghan’s father. He had broken through to the Emperor Realm several years ago, and Su Yan had also made some breakthroughs in the past few years. Ruan Biting was Su Yan’s master in the Ancestral Domain’s Red Cloud Sect, so her aptitude was quite good. When Yang Kai brought her here from the Ancestral Domain, she was already a Third-Order Principle Source Stage master, but she was unable to break through due to the constraints of the World Laws. After coming to High Heaven Palace, she had accumulated a lot of experience, so it was only natural for her to break through.
“There are only twelve of them!” Yao Si couldn’t bear to see him act like a villain, so he immediately struck, “Nanmen Dajun and Hou Yu can’t be counted amongst them, unless necessary, these two cannot enter the battlefield.”
An Emperor Array Master and an Emperor Artifact Master were both extraordinary talents, so who would be willing to let them fight the Demon Race on the battlefield?
TO BE CONTINUED...
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