In the end, including that elder, the Patrol Envoy selected a total of ten guards, among whom was the Third Princess.
Of course, since the Patrol Envoy had already decided to rebel with Ye Luo, there was no need to worry about the Third Princess becoming a guard.
After all, that elder was a guard too. Although his realm was low and not even comparable to the Patrol Envoy, both the Patrol Envoy and Ye Luo placed substantial confidence in him.
However, Ye Luo, this time, was not just visiting the Patrol Envoyâs side, and naturally, he couldnât take all ten guards with him.
He also had to visit other Patrol Envoys, and on this matter, the Patrol Envoy had given him a lot of advice.
Around here, there were several Patrol Envoys, but some were enamored with beauty and not worth bringing into the fold. Not only him, but many Patrol Envoys were generally like this.
Itâs fair to say Ye Luo was fortunate enough to meet the father of the Third Princess, because other Patrol Envoys wouldâve captured Ye Luo to curry favor with the Emissary.
Of course, Ye Luoâs interests werenât solely in the Patrol Envoyâs area. In the Holy City, true masters werenât these Patrol Envoys, but rather hidden figures like the elder, who were Ye Luoâs real purpose.
Later, Ye Luo visited several Patrol Envoys. His goal was clear: to select ten guards from each Envoy to keep things fair. Naturally, he also gained quite a lot of benefits.
After all, for those fallen Patrol Envoys, he wasnât polite, taking what was necessary, and if they refused, he directly threatened their offspring, offending many Patrol Envoys, who now gritted their teeth with hatred for him, planning to kill him once he was dismissed as vice-captain.
However, Ye Luo wasnât concerned. The Holy City was vast, and since he had selected enough guards, there was no need to visit Patrol Envoys anymore. After all, this was the rule. Visiting ten Patrol Envoys had gathered the required number of guards.
In fact, every time selecting guards exceeded this number, the Emissary would personally get involved.
According to past experience, this hundred people usually required visiting most of the Holy City to select them, maximizing interestsâafter all, the more Patrol Envoys visited, the more interests gained.
But Ye Luo didnât have much time. One could say this elder was his greatest gain.
Then he visited a few honest Patrol Envoys, but these people lacked the courage of the Third Princessâs father, only agreeing to cooperate with Ye Luo once he had enough capability!
Though somewhat disappointing, it was still the best outcome. At least these people werenât opposed, indicating their dissatisfaction with their current plight, which was enough!
Ye Luo saved time for the upcoming task: following the elder to visit his friends!
His friends were naturally like-minded people, but their current situation wasnât good!
Some masters had fared far worse than the elder in battles past, where their injuries were more severe, and countless masters had fallen during that battle.
These people didnât directly talk with Ye Luo; only the elder conversed with them alone.
But the result was pleasing. These people planned to support the elder, for they were in such dire straits that they could only risk everything.
Unfortunately, Ye Luo couldnât take all these masters out. If these people followed, the Emissary would immediately notice, since these people were under strict observation.
Days later, Ye Luo stood before the Transmission Array with the selected hundred guards.
This trip compressed his time by more than half. These guards were carefully chosen!
These guards either had no choice or were being exploited by their masters. They all dream about leaving their original forces. With Ye Luo leading them out, theyâd surely be grateful, as being guards, though not renowned, meant freedom. Otherwise, they wouldnât survive long in their previous forces.
"Everyone has thought it through. If anyone is unwilling to go out with me, I wonât force you!" Ye Luo said calmly.
Such words would never be uttered by previous captains! After all, at this stage, these people were true guards, since their names were on the guard list.
But Ye Luo hadnât done soâthose guard names remained blank, something these hundred guards understood.
"Master, weâll follow you. You saved our lives, and weâll surely obey your commands in the future!"
"Right, the master is too benevolent, following him isnât a loss!"
In the eyes of others, Ye Luo had merely done them a slight favor. But for these people, he had truly saved them from a pit of fireâa significant act of grace.
"Well then, since everyone said so, as long as I have something to eat, Iâll surely treat everyone well! Letâs set out!" Ye Luo finished speaking and distributed tokens to the hundred people.
With the tokens, they were now real guards, and their identities couldnât change in the future.
Then, waves of white light flashed, and the guards were teleported away.
Ye Luo, the Third Princess, and the elder remained lastânot purposely, but because the elder gazed at the distance silently, so Ye Luo refrained from rushing him.
The Third Princess seemed not to mind.
"Alright, Iâve been in this Holy City for countless years. This is leaving the Holy Cityâperhaps itâs fate!" The elder said and stepped through the Transmission Array without looking back!
"Young Master, letâs go!" said the Third Princess.
As Ye Luo turned, he suddenly turned back again, for just now, he felt a pair of eyes gazing at him, causing his body to chill!
But after turning, he saw nothing, though he knew this surely wasnât an illusion because at their realm, every feeling wasnât casually arisen!