Chapter 450: The Liu Sisters Talk! High-ranking Military Command Meeting in the Southwest!

"At our school, many boys have a crush on me!"

"But is Su Yang a boy from your school?"

Liu Liu Mengying pressed herself against Liu Liu Mengyun and mumbled, "No!"

Liu Liu Mengyun stroked her long hair and whispered, "I've observed Junior Su—he's only fifteen, but his mind is extremely mature; ordinary girls simply don't catch his eye."

"I'm also excellent!" Liu Liu Mengying insisted. "Top of the class, second in the grade!"

"But you're not first—and even between first and first, there's a vast chasm. For example, between me and Junior Su… we were both called the top genius of the southwest, yet I can't compare to him!"

"I've worked so hard!" Liu Liu Mengying choked out.

"I know."

Liu Liu Mengyun knew better than anyone how hard Liu Liu Mengying had worked.

Staying up until two a. m. was routine.

"I heard Mom talking about my marriage!" Liu Liu Mengying whispered. "Father probably wants me to enter a political marriage—I still don't know who they're considering. You've been gone half a year; I haven't been able to sleep well…"

"Don't worry—I'll ask Father directly and keep an eye out for you. I won't let you be treated unfairly. Don't stress either—our Liu family's strength guarantees we'll find you an excellent match!"

Liu Liu Mengying hadn't given up: "What about Su Yang… can you find out anything about him for me? If I could marry Su Yang, wouldn't Mom and Dad agree?"

"Do you believe the girls who want to marry Su Yang could circle the entire southwest three times? I suspect every high-ranking official in the southwest military with a daughter has already set their sights on him!" Liu Liu Mengyun said calmly. "Also, you have one fatal flaw—don't even think about pursuing him."

After a long silence, Liu Liu Mengying choked out: "Fatal flaw… you mean I'm not a Beast Tamer?"

"Mm."

"But it's not my fault I didn't awaken the Beast Tamer talent!"

If both parents are Beast Tamers, their children have several times the chance of awakening the Beast Tamer talent compared to ordinary civilians.

Generally, capable Beast Tamers prioritize marrying women who have awakened the Summoner talent.

It's cruel to say, but that's the reality.

Who doesn't want their child to start ahead of the race?

"Mm," Liu Liu Mengyun hugged her sister tightly. "It's not your fault!"

"Then, what if I become his concubine?"

Liu Liu Mengyun's hand froze.

Monogamy is the norm, yes.

But due to the rampant beasts, over the past three hundred years, far too many men have died in battle.

This has led to a severe gender imbalance across the Huaxia Federation, with far more women than men.

Combined with the high status and income of Beast Tamers, some have begun taking two or three concubines.

Beast rampages have severed transportation, strengthening the autonomy of city governors.

Local governors have turned a blind eye to this phenomenon.

After all, they need Beast Tamers' strength to protect their cities!

In the past century, some governors have even issued decrees permitting Beast Tamers to take two or three additional concubines.

The military and the Federation have turned a blind eye to this as well.

Aside from granting Beast Tamers preferential treatment, it's because even when Beast Tamers marry commoners, their offspring still have an increased chance of awakening the Beast Tamer talent!

This allows the human world to produce more Beast Tamers.

It's a very practical issue.

But families with even slight status refuse to let their daughters become concubines.

"Don't talk nonsense!" Liu Liu Mengyun said. "It's still too early to consider this."

While Su Yang was on leave at home, the High-ranking military officials of the southwest gathered again.

After discussing several issues, Yao Xing brought up Su Yang's return to Wucheng.

"In just half a year, Su Yang led his team to sweep through forty-one secret bases established by the Shoushen Sect in the northern southwest, killing 1,153 Shoushen Sect members—including thirteen Platinum-ranked Beast Tamers and one Starlight-ranked Beast Tamer—almost completely eradicating the Shoushen Sect's invasion forces and stabilizing the northern situation!"

Hearing Yao Xing's account, the High-ranking military command of the southwest grew solemn.

They knew full well how difficult Su Yang's mission was—and why.

The main difficulty lay in locating the Shoushen Sect's forty-one hidden bases.

These forty-one bases were concealed so well that local governors hadn't noticed them—or couldn't find them.

Yet Su Yang, relying solely on his own ability, uncovered every single one.

In just half a year, he spent only one day on average in each city!

Only one day!

Most of his time was spent traveling.

This terrifying investigative ability left the entire southwest military command speechless!

It was Yao Xing who proposed assigning Su Yang as team leader—precisely because Su Yang excelled at tracking.

They had assumed Su Yang would likely fail this grueling mission—or at least stand a high chance of failure!

Because even if they led the mission themselves, failure was probable.

They'd considered it a success merely to suppress the Shoushen Sect and curb its growth.

Yet in just half a year, Su Yang had uprooted the entire Shoushen Sect…

This was undoubtedly the greatest surprise the southwest military command had seen this year!

The Shoushen Sect was utterly repulsive!

The southwest military had been driven to distraction by the Shoushen Sect!

Qin Qin Pengcheng asked: "What were the casualties?"

"The special operations team lost seven members over six months; three others were seriously injured and permanently disabled."

During the extermination of the Shoushen Sect, the seven members who died had bad luck.

Su Yang has been doing his utmost to ensure the safety of the emergency squad members.

But he's not their nanny!

When you need them, you still have to use them!

Upon hearing this casualty figure, the High-ranking military command in the southwest were moved.

A high-ranking official asked, "Comrade Yao, are you joking? Only seven members died?"

Yao Xing nodded solemnly: "I'm not joking. These numbers have been verified repeatedly. Numbers under a hundred—I can still count them accurately."

"Comrade Yao, don't take offense—I mean no harm, it's just that this casualty rate… is too low!"

"Yes, the casualty rate is too low—so low it's terrifying!"

"Of the fourteen emergency squads, the one with the lowest casualty rate is the Fourteenth Emergency Squad… and yet they're assigned the hardest missions!"