Chapter 2574

The conference hall in Shubei Town was slightly smaller, but still large enough to accommodate nearly 2,800 lords from the White Tiger Regiment stationed here.

The White Tiger Regiment had not all come to Shubei Town.

After all, Shubei Town was merely a town and could not possibly accommodate so many lords.

Territory connection points could be set up arbitrarily, but the array energy each lord needed to consume was far too great, placing excessive pressure on Shubei Town.

Thus, approximately 40% of the White Tiger Regiment lords were reassigned to other territories.

This meeting was also being held in their respective areas.

As for Shubei Town, this was the location of the regiment headquarters, where the number of people was the largest.

This time, the Binghe General Corps was positioned in the middle-left.

And the Jade Green Squadron was located a bit further to the left.

About one-third of the lords had arrived in the conference hall.

Not many people had come, but the place was noisy.

The lords gathered in small groups, all discussing something.

Everyone had been extremely busy these past few days, occupied with post-war recovery; now, as this was their first formal gathering after the war, there was naturally much to say.

This was a regiment-level meeting, larger in scale than before, and the scene was even more chaotic.

Zhao Chi and Su Qin searched for a while before finding their respective seats.

Only a short while later, the vast majority of lords were seated.

Xiang Yuan, Geng Zhan, Fu Yi, and the other three from the Qingzhu Group were still sitting beside Su Qin.

In front was the Starfall Squadron, with Squadron Commander Jiang Fan seated by the aisle.

Behind was the Blazing Fire Squadron, with Squadron Commander Feng Liyan also seated by the aisle.

Further back was the Stream Squadron.

The three families of Stream Village were there.

Zhao Chi knew that the Xiao and Qi families had also suffered casualties this time; the Xiao family patriarch Xiao Xiao Qiao, along with elders such as Xiao Qishi and other lords, had all perished during this escape battle.

The two pillars of the Qi family, Qi Qi Hengxiong and Qi Qi Hengyi, had also both fallen; fortunately, the family patriarch Qi Qi Hengying had survived.

The Zhao family patriarch Zhao Shizhang was still alive, but the dragon the family had so laboriously obtained a few days ago had died.

This too counted as a major loss.

But the greatest loss was the deaths of the lords.

Second Uncle Zhao Qizu, Third Uncle Zhao Qijia, Fourth Aunt Chang Yucui, the Second Wife of the Eldest Uncle, the entire family of Fourth Brother Zhao Hong, Sixth Brother Zhao Xi, Eighth Brother Zhao Chen, and the three affiliated county-level lords Li Feng, Han Di, and Du Xian had all perished.

The Stream Squadron had previously been stationed in Hegu Town and was the first to be attacked by werewolves.

Originally, perhaps only a few members of the entire family might have escaped.

Fortunately, Shangguan Ting had pulled in the regiment commander Yao Feng from afar; thus, although there were casualties and the losses were considerable, the family as a whole had managed to hold together.

Zhao Chi knew all this.

He had also expressed condolences in the group chat.

After collecting the payment at the temporary trading point later, he would give the Zhao family a sum of money to help them recover quickly.

Looking further to the side.

Li Ruanyu's seat had remained empty.

Seated beside her were several of Li Ruanyu's direct subordinates: Gongsun Bai, Yu Chan, Liang Mengzhen, Yan Yan, Guan Qing, and others.

Their expressions were normal, and they were also chatting quietly.

Turning his head again.

The Phantom Squadron was directly to the right.

Shangguan Ting's seat was also by the aisle, but Shangguan Ting herself was not seen.

Where had those two gone?

At that moment, Su Qin tugged Zhao Chi's clothes: "Zhao Chi, look ahead."

"Ahead?"

Zhao Chi followed Su Qin's gesture and looked at the first row.

He saw that both Li Ruanyu and Shangguan Ting were seated in front, next to the commanders of the Binghe General Corps.

This was a regiment-level meeting; squadron commanders should be seated within their own squadrons, yet how did these two have the qualification to sit in the front?

Impressive.

It seemed that even squadron commanders, once they became powerful enough, received special treatment.

Now there were even more people.

The conference hall was even more chaotic.

This escape battle was somewhat different from the scenario previously imagined, where lords fled for their lives individually.

On most battlefields, lords fought the enemy together, with very few instances of solitary flight.

This had also brought the lords of the White Tiger Regiment closer together.

Especially the squadrons and small teams that had supported each other during the war.

Everyone was exchanging polite thanks.

Su Qin had been seated for twenty minutes, and several groups of lords had already come to express their gratitude, mostly village and town-level lords.

Although Su Qin's strength was not top-tier, she still possessed formidable dominance against town-level werewolves.

Those village and town-level lords she had saved, facing the fierce assault of werewolves and on the brink of despair, found Su Qin's arrival truly like a goddess descending, rescuing them from fire and water.

A few minutes later, the entire scene suddenly fell silent.

The standing lords sat down one by one.

Because the squadron leader, Yao Feng, had already ascended the stage.

She did not speak.

Merely standing there, most of the lords fell silent and immediately returned to their seats on their own.

It was somewhat like the situation when a homeroom teacher suddenly entered a noisy classroom.

Yao Feng's complexion was not good.

Although she was already thirty-five and could not be considered a young woman.

Yet she belonged entirely to the type of natural beauty; her smooth skin was white and tender, with not a single wrinkle.

The collagen on a young woman's face still remained on hers.

But the recent situation was not optimistic, and she had visibly withered away.

Especially her eyes, which were filled with melancholy and exhaustion.

There was some difference from the Yao Feng seen outside Shubei Town last time.