Chapter 1097: A Letter of Merit

On the way back from Storm Bay, the Lu siblings drank and chatted with him. Because they fought side by side and owed him a life-saving grace, the distance between the two sides narrowed, becoming exceptionally frank, almost talking about everything. Lu Qingbin drank too much and finally patted his chest to tell He Lingchuan that he could call him for anything in the future, and he would go through fire and water without hesitation.

When getting off the ship, Lu Feiyan also smiled:

"This battle was refreshing, I really hope I can participate in your next operation."

He Lingchuan gave a wry smile: "I hope the number of such operations is as few as possible."

The fewer operations, the more peaceful and smooth the Yangshan Archipelago is.

Ding Zuodong, who happened to walk over, interjected: "Miss Lu also took action?"

As a non-combatant, he stayed on the ship the whole time and didn't experience the battlefield.

But Lu Feiyan had rushed to the shore at the first opportunity.

Wansai Feng interjected: "Miss Lu killed only ten fewer enemies than I did."

"Really?" Lu Feiyan squinted at him, "Do you want to recalculate?"

Lu Qingbin also said goodbye to He Lingchuan: "Brother He is righteous and has great grace to my brother and sister, and to Bailie. We will keep it in mind and only wait to repay it in the future!"

The Soul-Sealing Mirror hummed in He Lingchuan's arms: "Those who always have grace and grace on their lips must not have it in their hearts."

"What is our relationship, why be so formal?" He Lingchuan said sternly, "I will write to National Master Wang today to detail your merits and actions in Storm Bay."

Lu Qingbin was overjoyed and bowed to him again: "Thank you, Brother He!"

The Lu family knew that He Lingchuan had contact with National Master Wang. Bailie opening up trade and exchanges with the Yangshan Archipelago was the power of a personal letter from National Master Wang.

Now that He Lingchuan was willing to put in a good word for him in front of National Master Wang, it was truly more useful than anything else!

The Battle of Storm Bay was a bloody and fierce battle, but Lu Qingbin had always been worried that the tribal leader Lu Zhensheng would downplay his merits when reporting the results.

Doing the hardest work, taking the biggest risks, and ending up with nothing—Lu Qingbin didn't want to be such a good person.

But what could he do? Now with this letter of merit from He Lingchuan, Lu Zhensheng couldn't cover up his merits! With the last bit of annoyance gone, Lu Qingbin felt the sky was bluer, the sea was flatter, and his mood was more comfortable.

He Lingchuan patted him on the shoulder: "I hope everything goes well on the eastern front of Bailie. If there is any shortage, just come to me."

Lu Qingbin nodded hard, and Lu Feiyan smiled: "Okay, if we are short of food and clothing, we will come to you."

She waved goodbye to Wansai Feng, Qiu Hu, and others, gave them a bright smile, and then changed ships with her brother.

Watching these ships sail toward Blade Harbor, He Lingchuan knew that after the Lu siblings returned to Bailie, they would truthfully tell the story of this battle.

This time, he had brushed full favorability with the Lu siblings, and Lu Laoliu also owed him a huge favor.

However, Lu Qingbin's performance in Storm Bay was indeed beyond He Lingchuan's expectations.

He had less than two years of experience in leading troops, yet he could withstand such pressure in Storm Bay, especially after Wansai Tong was seriously injured and unconscious, he still commanded the Bailong people to continue resisting.

Most importantly, the Bailong people were actually willing to listen to him, willing to listen to the command of this young general they had known for less than two days! This composure, this affinity, and this ability to resist pressure were quite precious qualities.

Fighting a war is too much about talent; some people can do it naturally, and some people can do it in their bones.

Some people can't do it no matter how they learn or practice.

Therefore, it is easy to get a thousand troops, but hard to find a general.

He Lingchuan felt that his luck was really good; Bailie could also produce such local generals, and they were still emerging, their edge not yet fully revealed.

And Lu Zhensheng and his son, upon receiving this news, must be feeling mixed emotions again.

Afterward, the Yangshan fleet returned to the archipelago.

The ships carrying the Yangshan Guard Team sailed directly to Suoding Island; this was a tradition after every drill or battle, because the soldiers had to celebrate.

Why did He Lingchuan take the guard team out to fight? Besides showing off his muscles to the Ya Kingdom, He Lingchuan also wanted this team to move from drills to actual combat.

It was time.

The confidence of an army comes from a record of constant victories.

The prestige of a commander comes from one successful victory after another.

After beating the Qinglong tribe and rescuing the Bailong people, the mental outlook of the guard team was immediately different.

Confident and smug.

Although the victory at Storm Bay wasn't because they were stronger than the Ya Kingdom army, but because He Lingchuan had taken down the opponent's general Wu Lu.

But... winning is winning, stop talking nonsense.

The winner is qualified to be smug.

What He Lingchuan had to do next was to find suitable opponents for his guard team, practicing in actual combat while building confidence.

Not too weak, but not too strong.

He beckoned, and Qiu Hu came over.

"Collect intelligence on pirates between the Yangshan Archipelago and Platinum Island; we will clean up the sea lanes later to create a good environment for trade and transport for our business partners."

Qiu Hu was overjoyed and nodded repeatedly.

The Lord's meaning was very clear: the Yangshan Archipelago was going to take the initiative to find fights later. He had been the head of the guard team for almost a year, trapped in the archipelago, practicing every day except for practicing, and his hands had been itching for a long time. Now he could finally fight to his heart's content! Wang Fubao asked foolishly: "What about the sea lanes west of the Yangshan Archipelago?"

There are pirates in the west too.

He Lingchuan smiled and didn't answer.

Lu Qiuwei gave Wang Fubao a knock on the back of the head: "You talk too much!"

The Lord didn't say, which means he won't care for the time being. Don't you understand this?

"Alright, dismissed."

At He Lingchuan's order, everyone called friends and made appointments to go to the tavern.

After winning a big battle, who doesn't want to drink and brag?

And the ships carrying the Bailong people sailed to other residential islands.

For the Bailong people, this was also the scenery of islands with clear water and sand, but the Yangshan Archipelago was completely different from Storm Bay in one point, and that was that it was very popular.

There were people everywhere, but everyone was in a hurry, busy with their own things, and no one would look at them more—this was exactly what the Bailong people hoped for.

In the past, no matter where they went, others would cast wary and hostile eyes.

After all, most of the residents here were newcomers who had just arrived on the island a few months ago, and they had all gone through the Bailong people's mental journey.

According to the Island Master's instructions, Lei Ni and Guan Ke arranged for the Bailong people to be dispersed to three islands for temporary residence, the largest of which was Centipede Island, which happened to be neighbors with Wansai Feng and others.

These were all residential areas of Yangshan, not open to merchants and foreign guests, but there were regular flights directly to the main island.

The Yangshan Archipelago had always been recruiting new blood and trying to expand; the rules of towns, streets, and districts had become reasonable, and there were even temporary residential areas specifically for foreign populations, where bamboo houses and palm houses were relatively simple, and more than a dozen people lived under the same roof.

Thanks to Brother Yu, b? useye, Warm Bubble Hot Spring, and Nail Clipper Swordsman for their tips.

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