Chapter 3255: Fortunate General

At this very moment, several thousand miles away in Nigeria, Wu Shutong, the Grand Commander of the Right Army Governor's Office, was complaining to Deputy Commander Yuan Chengze.

On a deserted high tower, he said irritably: "Just waiting day after day like this, I don't know when it will end. If that person has already seen through this trap, then we might never see him."

Yuan Chengze said softly: "Grand Commander, when you first came to Nigeria, it was mainly because the Three Great Elders came to our Right Army Governor's Office's territory. We couldn't neglect them, but now the Three Great Elders are still here, they can cultivate in seclusion and don't need us to personally attend to them. Keeping us here now only delays many important matters. The Great Blood Exchange will start in two days, but this garrison is not on the list for the Great Blood Exchange. Staying here is truly useless. It would be better to petition the Sovereign to let us return to Naples."

Wu Shutong fell silent for a moment, then sighed: "I also want to go back, but I definitely cannot say this to the Sovereign. The Sovereign would surely think I just want to leave Nigeria. After all, the Great Blood Exchange is needed for all the death warrior garrisons except here, and not including the Governor's Office. Whether I stay here or return to the Governor's Office, it's all remote control, with no essential difference."

Upon hearing this, Yuan Chengze immediately bowed ninety degrees and said shamefully: "Your subordinate has not considered thoroughly. Please punish me, Grand Commander!"

Wu Shutong waved his hand, somewhat irritably saying: "I don't know when this waiting will end."

After saying that, he couldn't help but feel moved: "However, thinking about it, this is also a good opportunity for our Right Army Governor's Office. Now, that mysterious person or mysterious organization has already become a major threat to the Sovereign. If we can achieve success here in one battle, it would be a great achievement. Even if our Right Army Governor's Office only helped a little, we would still have some merit."

Yuan Chengze immediately nodded and said: "What the Grand Commander says is very true. As long as the Sovereign's major threat is subdued on our Right Army Governor's Office's territory, we will all have some merit."

Speaking, Yuan Chengze hastily added with an eager expression: "Grand Commander, don't forget, our Right Army Governor's Office still has the genius Song Ruyu, the Deputy Commissioner! Her cultivation speed is so fast that even the Sovereign herself praises it endlessly! Song Ruyu and the Song family were nurtured and supported by you personally. This merit is truly yours. Isn't the Sovereign coming next year for an inspection? When she sees Deputy Commissioner Song, she will surely be in a good mood and will definitely reward you!"

Upon hearing this, Wu Shutong lightly nodded, and his brows relaxed considerably.

In his view, Song Ruyu is a treasure sent from heaven. Being able to comprehend the Dao by herself in her twenties, such a genius is unheard of, not even one of the Four Great Marquises who have fallen could compare with her.

Not to mention the Four Great Marquises, even the Three Great Elders cannot match her. None of the Three Great Elders comprehended the Dao by themselves in their twenties. If we talk about talent, Song Ruyu is absolutely superior to the three of them.

What Wu Shutong most looks forward to now is for the Sovereign Wu Feiyan to bring Song Ruyu to her side to nurture. Then, given time, Song Ruyu will surely become the Sovereign's trusted general. Perhaps in the future, the Four Great Marquises will be led by Song Ruyu.

It can be said that Song Ruyu's future is bright, even dazzlingly so.

Once Song Ruyu soars to success, as the head of the Song family, I will naturally be able to reap benefits from her proximity, gaining many advantages from her.

After all, Song Ruyu's clansmen are still under my control. If Song Ruyu wants her clansmen to live better, she will naturally have to be respectful and reverent toward me.

Don't look at Wu Shutong being a Wu family member and a regional governor, but in front of Sovereign Wu Feiyan, he still feels insecure. If Song Ruyu can rise to prominence beside Sovereign Wu Feiyan, then he too will have someone in court to make officialdom easier.

Precisely for this reason, Wu Shutong has taken very good care of Song Ruyu these past two years. Not only did he appoint her as Deputy Commissioner and give her various opportunities for experience, but he also took extra care of her family.

Wu Shutong has even already decided to marry his yet-unmarried young son to Song Ruyu's younger sister, who is three years younger than her and shares the same father but different mother, in order to use this opportunity to bind the Wu and Song families and Song Ruyu more deeply. Besides this, he has explicitly required among his Wu family lineage that any Wu man who marries a Song woman must treat his wife with respect and must not take concubines.

Originally, Wu men were always allowed to take concubines. If dissatisfied with one wife, after three years of marriage, they could take another concubine from other collateral families, at most one wife and one concubine.

If holding an important position within the Right Army Governor's Office, they could take yet another concubine, at most one wife and two concubines.

And Wu Shutong, this Grand Commander, could take three more concubines, that is, one wife and three concubines.

The reason for limiting the number of concubines is mainly because the Wu family has too many descendants. Even with so many collateral families, they cannot supply everyone who wants to marry and take concubines at will.

The collateral families originally had little status, and the women taken as wives had even less status to speak of. If the husband wants to take more wives, they dare not say a word.

Now that the Song family has produced Song Ruyu, this golden phoenix, Wu Shutong no longer looks down on them with his former contempt. Instead, he truly wants to deeply bind with the Song family, give the Song family higher status and more resources, and give the Song family's daughters-in-law more respect. In this way, the two families will gradually shift from a master-servant relationship to a true in-law relationship, which naturally brings great benefit to emotional cultivation.

Wu Shutong, whose mood has improved considerably, couldn't help but sigh: "To produce a genius like Ruyu, our Right Army Governor's Office shares in the honor. Once a person comprehends the Dao, their life span is measured in centuries. If Ruyu's future achievements can match or even surpass the Three Great Elders, then for our lineage, it would be a great blessing. Don't look at the Sovereign being the old ancestor of our Wu family, but the Wu family has too many descendants, and the Sovereign will not specially favor us. However, Ruyu is different. If she becomes a great talent in the future, we can directly benefit."

The former Four Great Marquises could regularly receive elixirs from Sovereign Wu Feiyan. For them, these elixirs could increase cultivation or spiritual energy. For those who have not comprehended the Dao, they could prolong life and extend years, which is remarkably similar to Ye Chen's Rejuvenation Elixir. Song Ruyu will surely receive the same or even better treatment in the future.

Sovereign Wu Feiyan will give certain care to Wu family members holding important positions, but that care is even-handed, like dividing water equally. If the other four Grand Commanders can obtain elixirs ensuring a lifespan of one hundred twenty years, then Wu Shutong dare not hope to live to one hundred thirty.

But if Song Ruyu is willing, she only needs to privately give Wu Shutong some elixirs, and he would have the chance to live to one hundred fifty years or even older.

Yuan Chengze beside him naturally also knew what Wu Shutong was thinking, and hurriedly said: "Deputy Commissioner Song shows extra respect to the Grand Commander, and seems to be a person who repays kindness. The Grand Commander also looks more favorably on her family, which is a great favor to her. If Deputy Commissioner Song attains the Dao in the future, she will surely not forget the Grand Commander's kindness!"

Wu Shutong laughed loudly: "Hahaha, that couldn't be better!"

After saying that, he muttered to himself: "I want to call Ruyu, to show concern for this fortunate general. After she completes the Great Blood Exchange task, I will let her take a month's leave in the name of her merit in supervising the army, so she can return to the Song family to accompany her family."

……

At this very moment, in the Duke Mine in Morocco.

The heavy mining machinery from Liebherr was running at full power, frantically operating. Heavy mining trucks with a load capacity of over three hundred tons were rushing back and forth across the Duke Mine's multiple phosphate mining areas, kicking up white storms on the white earth.

Ye Chen looked at these trucks, almost three stories high, and couldn't help but feel envious. If these were transported to Syria, they would help the Wanlong Palace build bases and permanent fortifications, definitely achieving twice the result with half the effort. If given to Hamid a few of them, he could chew through several mountain peaks in the base.

He also knew these mining trucks would be burned to ashes in two days. They definitely cannot be taken away. Longing for them, he can only buy another batch and transport them to the Middle East.

Beside him, Song Ruyu now had an expression of utter hopelessness. Although she dared not flee from Ye Chen's side, she truly did not want to be coerced by Ye Chen. Not to mention whether, after being taken by him, she would be deemed a defector by the Broken Clear Society. Even if the Broken Clear Society considered her captured or killed, her clansmen would in the future lose their greatest reliance. Wanting to change her fate, she feared it would be as difficult as climbing to heaven.

Just as her heart was like dead ashes, her phone in her pocket suddenly vibrated.

She hurriedly looked at Ye Chen, about to speak, but Ye Chen spoke first: "Is it a phone call?"

Song Ruyu nodded slightly and said respectfully: "It should be."

Ye Chen said: "Take it out and see who is calling. I allow you to answer, then you answer again."

"……" Song Ruyu responded respectfully, then took out the specially made phone. Seeing the words "Grand Commander" written on it, she immediately said to Ye Chen: "Mr. Ye, it is Grand Commander Wu Shutong calling."

Ye Chen said: "Answer on speakerphone. If he asks, just say everything is normal. I warn you: if you play tricks, you might cause the deaths of over ten thousand death warriors, Elite Cavalry Guards, and their families. In that case, I will kill you and then kill all your clansmen to make atonement for them."

Song Ruyu's expression turned stern, and she hurriedly said: "Mr. Ye, rest assured, I know how to respond."

"Good." Ye Chen nodded: "Answer it."

Song Ruyu immediately pressed the answer button, turned on the phone's speaker, and said to the phone: "Grand Commander, what orders do you have for your subordinate?"

Wu Shutong laughed and said: "Deputy Commissioner Song, I called just to ask how the preparations for the Great Blood Exchange are going on your end."

Song Ruyu said: "Everything is ready. Two days from now, we can start the first batch of the Great Blood Exchange on time. Please rest assured, Grand Commander!"

Wu Shutong laughed: "Deputy Commissioner Song handles affairs, I am naturally ten thousand reassured. I called to tell you, Deputy Commissioner Song, that after this Great Blood Exchange is successfully completed, you will return to the Governor's Office to report to the Governor, and after reporting, you may take a month's leave. At that time, you can return home to visit your family. You have been at the Governor's Office for two years and have not yet returned home, have you?"