Chapter 1204: 48: Feathered Ascension_2

Capítulo 1204: Chapter 48: Feathered Ascension_2

“Before entering seclusion, Marquis Jing’an specifically mentioned you to me. He said he had prepared a gift for you.”

“Ah?”

Lan Yu was stunned, bewilderedly accepting the metal box. “Does the Marquis… still remember me?”

Li Tianyu nodded with a smile: “Yes, he still remembers you all. He said it was the spirit of you and your teammates in that battle that inspired him, helping him comprehend a sword technique. With that sword technique, he beheaded over six thousand Northern Barbarian soldiers outside Moyun City!”

“Did the Marquis… really say that?”

Lan Yu’s voice trembled slightly.

“Yes.”

Li Tianyu nodded emphatically.

“I… I…”

Lan Yu’s hands trembled, and his eyes reddened:

“On behalf of my fallen brothers, thank the Marquis!”

He choked up as he stood and bowed deeply to Li Tianyu.

Li Tianyu helped him up, pointing to the box in his hand:

“Open it and see. He said this gift is very suitable for you.”

Lan Yu wiped his face and carefully opened the metal box he held.

Inside was a firearm he had never seen before.

“This is…”

“This is the new assault rifle developed by the Western Continent. It can fire bullets in bursts, and the magazine can hold 30 rounds,”

Li Tianyu explained.

After acquiring the firearms sent by the Western Continent delegation, the court had a Martial Arts Master skilled in Refining, possessing the Divine Skill of Refining Artifacts, to replicate them.

Although large-scale production wasn’t possible, manufacturing a limited batch was feasible.

This batch of assault rifles, naturally, should be given to the warriors with the most outstanding spear skills to maximize their effectiveness.

Lan Yu, hailed as the ‘Northern Gun King,’ was the top marksman among the hundred thousand border troops of the Northern Territory!

He was naturally the most qualified to be given priority to use the assault rifle.

“I… thank Commander Li! Please convey my thanks to the Marquis! I…”

Cradling the gun case, Lan Yu was so excited that he didn’t know what to say.

Upon learning that the West had newer firearms, he dreamed of having one himself.

He had once boasted that if he had such an assault rifle, he was confident he could shoot down Dao Foundation Stage Martial Artists on the battlefield!

If a Dao Foundation Stage warrior were to kill an enemy of the same stage, they would exhaust their Force after killing only a few.

But a ‘Gun King’ like Lan Yu, provided he had enough bullets, would have the opportunity to kill many Dao Foundation Stage enemies in a war!

“No need to be courteous, such a weapon should be entrusted to a warrior like you to use,”

Li Tianyu said.

Then she revealed a sly expression: “However, the bullets needed for this assault rifle are also specially made, and currently only my Savage Killing Army has enough bullets.”

“Hmm?”

Lan Yu raised his head to look at Li Tianyu.

Li Tianyu smiled and said: “What I mean is, are you interested in joining my Savage Killing Army?”

Such a Gun King, with connections to Li Fei, she naturally had to find a way to ‘poach’ him.

“I…”

Lan Yu really wanted to agree, to repay Li Fei for saving his life and for the gift of the gun.

But he wasn’t just one person; he also had a group of brothers with shared life-and-death experiences.

Transferring alone to the Savage Killing Army probably wouldn’t be a big deal.

But if he were to bring a group over, it would likely pose difficulties for both sides.

Seeing his concern, Li Tianyu smiled and said:

“You just returned and might not know, His Majesty has officially appointed Marquis Jing’an as the General, and the Savage Killing Army is to be expanded to thirty thousand men. So if you and your teammates want to join us, as long as it’s no more than 50 people, I can make the decision.”

Lan Yu was overjoyed at the news: “Great! Then I will go back and ask my brothers for their opinions and get back to you as soon as possible!”

Li Tianyu nodded in agreement.

After seeing Lan Yu off, she looked out the window with some emotion.

Her childhood dream was to be a female general and fight on the battlefield one day.

As a child, she even fantasized about leading over ten thousand troops, but the older she got, the more she understood the difficulty of such a goal.

After entering Wuda, Li Tianyu’s dream became simply to become an Assistant General leading three thousand troops.

An Assistant General is still considered a general in the military.

Yet now, she had genuinely become a Commander capable of leading ten thousand troops!

And it wasn’t because of her efforts alone.

This January 18th, Li Fei was only 24 years old.

A 24-year-old Hereditary Marquis, if promoted further, would truly have no higher titles to attain.

In terms of official positions, as a Blue Patrol Envoy and Blue Patrol Pavilion Master, a Level 17 Civil Servant, he was just a step away from the pinnacle.

Thus, for this great victory in the Northern Territory, the Emperor’s reward for Li Fei was primarily in his military position:

Appointed as General, Level 16 military officer!

The Savage Killing Army raised from ten thousand to thirty thousand men, adding twenty thousand regular soldiers.

Civil officials and military generals, serving both roles at the same time.

There were precedents in the history of the Da Lan Dynasty.

But like Li Fei, a Level 17 Civil Servant and a Level 16 military general, holding absolute real power on both sides, was extremely rare!

The Emperor even felt the rewards were insufficient, so an additional title was given to Li Tianyu, who participated in this great battle of the Northern Territory—

Promoted two levels from a Level 12 Assistant General, leaping through the Dragon Gate to become a Level 14 Commander!

As the sister of an Army Commander, it was appropriate to avoid suspicion by not serving in the same military unit.

Yet the Emperor not only didn’t transfer Li Tianyu but also promoted her exceptionally, making it even more convenient for her to assist Li Fei in commanding the army.

It seemed that he didn’t mind at all if the Savage Killing Army became the ‘Li Family Army.’

Just as she was thinking, a figure suddenly appeared in front of Li Tianyu.

She opened her eyes wide in surprise and exclaimed, “Xiao Fei, you’re out of seclusion?”

Li Fei nodded.

This time in seclusion, he mainly focused on comprehending the insights from a great battle.

The engagements with Bo’erhu and the River Guardian Heavenly King, combined with the Sword Dao teachings from Ning Qingman, both provided him with gains.

Though his realm hadn’t advanced, his Sword Dao Cultivation and personal combat prowess had indeed improved somewhat!