Chapter 449: Army formed! Super strong lineup (6000)

Inside the conference hall, facing Li Fei's counter-question, Prince Cheng's expression was no longer as solemn as an eternal glacier.

He looked at Li Fei with a half-smile, slowly rising from the main seat, his grand voice buzzing in the room:

"I didn't expect Imperial Brother to value you so much!"

This Prince didn't salute, but no one present felt there was anything inappropriate about it.

"As if His Majesty were here in person" was, after all, not the Son of Heaven truly arriving, and besides, even if he truly saw the Son of Heaven, Prince Cheng didn't need to salute.

Who in the world today didn't know that the Son of Heaven and this younger brother of his had a deep affection?

If there wasn't full trust, how could the Son of Heaven let Prince Cheng manage the one hundred thousand troops of the Northern Border?

One must know, that Prince Li, whose cultivation realm was far above Prince Cheng's, as a Martial Saint of the human world, was the Son of Heaven's own uncle, yet he didn't have much military power, not even much real power!

"Someone."

Prince Cheng suddenly shouted.

The personal guards guarding outside the conference hall immediately pushed the door open and entered.

"Move a chair for the Jing'an Marquis, place it right beside This King!"

Prince Cheng said so.

"Yes."

Two personal guards received the order and left.

Soon, a chair was placed to the left of Prince Cheng's main seat.

This scene made Luo Xu, who was sitting, look even uglier.

"Li Fei, come!"

Prince Cheng beckoned to Li Fei.

Li Fei had already put away the golden tablet at this time, finally taking the initiative to salute: "Many thanks, Prince."

Then he strode toward his new seat and sat down calmly.

"Luo Xu."

After everyone sat down again, Prince Cheng directly called Luo Xu by name.

Luo Xu stood up and saluted: "Prince."

Prince Cheng restored his solemn expression like an eternal glacier:

"Speak, what happened today?"

Luo Xu glanced at Li Fei, who was sitting beside Prince Cheng and also looking at him, hating him so much he secretly gritted his teeth.

Originally, this meeting should have been him and Li Fei being tried together, but now Li Fei was sitting above watching him being tried alone.

The criminal had become the judge?

"Today, Li Fei, the Jing'an Marquis, led people to trespass into the Logistics Headquarters, first publicly attacking the Logistics Headquarters guards, then letting unrelated personnel enter the Logistics Headquarters warehouse to conduct a massive search, and finally, even cruelly killed the Logistics Headquarters supervisor Zhang Zhang Anwu in public!"

Luo Xu's tone was filled with grief and indignation:

"So arrogant, ignoring our Northern Border military law and military prestige, I, as the Northern Border Deputy Commander, should have stopped his behavior and taken him down to rectify military law!"

After Prince Cheng finished listening, he didn't express his position immediately, but looked at Li Fei on the side:

"What is the Jing'an Marquis's explanation?"

Li Fei didn't stand up, saying calmly:

"Logistics Headquarters supervisor Zhang Zhang Anwu privately embezzled the Supplement Yuan Elixirs that should have been issued to over three thousand martial artists of the Blue Patrol Pavilion. This Marquis found the evidence of his crimes, so I immediately led people to the Logistics Headquarters to arrest him, and eventually caught him red-handed. A total of six officials from the Logistics Headquarters all confessed without reservation on the spot, pointing out Zhang Zhang Anwu's crimes."

Luo Xu immediately retorted: "What qualification do you have to enforce the law in the Northern Border? His Majesty only appointed you as the supervisor of the Killing Barbarian Army, but didn't let you be the supervisor of the Northern Border Border Army!"

Li Fei likewise retorted without any politeness:

"This Marquis, as a Blue Patrol Special Envoy, and also the leader of the Blue Patrol Pavilion inspection group, has the qualification to manage all affairs related to the Blue Patrol Pavilion!"

Luo Xu said angrily: "A joke! An organization that manages local Jianghu forces actually dares to bypass our Northern Border Military Department and enforce the law directly in the Northern Border? Did the Imperial Court give the Blue Patrol Pavilion such power?!"

This was actually the biggest loophole in Li Fei's behavior this time, or rather, the place most easily attacked.

He indeed had the qualification to manage the affairs of the Blue Patrol Pavilion, and Zhang Zhang Anwu's private embezzlement of that batch of Supplement Yuan Elixirs was indeed related to the Blue Patrol Pavilion.

Eventually, he indeed uncovered the evidence of Zhang Zhang Anwu's crimes.

But even if all this held true, did the Blue Patrol Pavilion have the qualification to directly bypass the Military Department and enforce the law?

Although Li Fei, this Level 16 Blue Patrol Special Envoy, had the privilege of executing first and reporting later, this privilege was limited to those below the rank of Seat Official.

The slain Zhang Zhang Anwu was a Level 15 official, and also a military officer of the Border Army, completely outside the supervisory scope of the Blue Patrol Special Envoy.

Under such circumstances, Li Fei killed the person directly, and Luo Xu completely had a legitimate reason to capture him directly!

Everyone present understood this principle.

If Li Fei hadn't taken out that tablet, then today, he would have been very likely to suffer a loss.

He might even have faced military law disposal!

But since he had taken out the "As if His Majesty were here in person" tablet, and Prince Cheng had moved his seat to his side...

Then the nature of the matter was different again.

"Commander Luo said it very well, the Imperial Court indeed didn't give the Blue Patrol Pavilion such power."

Li Fei looked at Luo Xu, saying with a sonorous voice:

"But His Majesty gave this Marquis such power!"

"..."

The conference hall was silent.

Even if Luo Xu hated him again in his heart, he didn't open his mouth to refute at this moment.

Some things are one thing under the table.

Taking it to the table is another thing.

Even if one ignores the national legal system again in private, and is arrogant and domineering again in the Northern Border.

But at this very moment, in front of Prince Cheng, toward that "As if His Majesty were here in person" tablet, Luo Xu had to maintain the due respect.

Could a "As if His Majesty were here in person" golden tablet kill a Level 15 logistics supervisor with conclusive evidence of crimes?

The answer didn't need to be stated at all.

Back then, the Emperor had Feng Cheng send this golden tablet to Li Fei, but eventually didn't give any instructions.

But in fact, all the words that needed to be said were in those four words.

The greatest trust a monarch can give a subject is nothing more than this!

"Luo Xu."

Prince Cheng called Luo Xu's name again.

"Prince."

"Do you have anything else to say?"

"The end general... has nothing to say!"

Luo Xu gritted his teeth, strands of blue veins bulging on his forehead.

"You have nothing to say, but This King has something to say!"

Prince Cheng's voice suddenly became murderous.

Luo Xu immediately stood straight, his expression becoming solemn.

"Zhang Zhang Anwu was your son-in-law, yet such a thing happened today. He has been a logistics supervisor for so many years, now he dares to privately embezzle the elixirs for the Blue Patrol Pavilion martial artists, who knows how many supplies he has privately embezzled before? If this matter cannot be investigated clearly and thoroughly, how can we give an account to the over one hundred thousand soldiers of the Border Army?!"

Prince Cheng's tone was as murderous as the bitter winter, making Luo Xu feel tremendous pressure.

He immediately arched his hands:

"Prince, the end general was indeed unaware of Zhang Zhang Anwu's matter. If I had known earlier that he was such a person, where would I have needed to wait for the Jing'an Marquis to kill him? I would definitely have destroyed my relatives for the sake of righteousness and beheaded him with my own hands!"

Prince Cheng didn't commit himself to this, calling out another name:

"Shi Zhenbang!"

A man with a cold and hard face immediately stood up:

"The end general is here!"

He was the Military Justice of the Northern Border Military Justice Department Headquarters, the number one person in the Military Justice Department, a Level 16 military officer.

"You are responsible for thoroughly investigating this matter, within seven days, investigate a result!"

Prince Cheng ordered.

This meant Zhang Zhang Anwu's death wouldn't be the end, but merely a beginning.

He was Luo Xu's son-in-law; once the Military Justice Department wanted to investigate deeply, Luo Xu could only cut off his arm to survive!

After giving the order, Prince Cheng turned to look at Li Fei:

"What does the Jing'an Marquis think?"

Li Fei arched his hands: "Everything is decided by the Prince."

Killing Barbarian City, inside a drill ground, over three thousand martial artists recommended by the Blue Patrol Pavilion were all gathered in the field.

After Li Fei brought them back to this camp, he was soon called to attend the emergency meeting of the Military Department.

These over three thousand martial artists saw this matter in their eyes, and after Li Fei left, they didn't disperse immediately, but still gathered on the drill ground waiting.

Everyone was discussing how this matter today would end? How would Li Fei be disposed of?

"In my opinion, the Marquis will likely be disposed of by military law this time!"

"Yes, killing the person directly, too bold."

"If you ask me, since the evidence of that supervisor's crimes has already been found, why kill him? Hand the person over to the Military Justice Department, get our elixirs back, wouldn't we have both face and substance? Who else could say they are unconvinced?"

"Alas, the Marquis is indeed too impulsive..."

"In the end, won't we people be unlucky together?"

"Heh, fortunately I didn't rush up together at that time, those who drew their blades against the Logistics Headquarters guards are likely to be unlucky!"

"..."

Everyone discussed spiritedly, and the vast majority didn't look favorably on the final result of this matter.

Today, those martial artists who rushed out together with Li Fei, and even drew their blades, were also anxious, worried that they had been impulsive for a moment, stood on the wrong side, and would eventually be unlucky together.

Suddenly, movement came from outside the drill ground gate.

"Coming, coming!"

"What?"

"Trucks!"

"..."

Five large trucks drove into this camp and finally all stopped on the drill ground.

"Everyone, come and help, these are all things for you in the trucks!"

A driver responsible for transportation pulled his throat and shouted loudly.

The crowd on the drill ground surrounded them one after another, helping to unload the boxes from the trucks and placing them on the ground.

"It's that batch of Supplement Yuan Elixirs!"

Someone recognized the style of the boxes; it was exactly the over one hundred boxes of Supplement Yuan Elixirs searched out at the Logistics Headquarters earlier.

But five large trucks, of course, didn't just contain over one hundred boxes.

"There's something else!"

"This is Ice Crystal Elixir."

"There is Green Wood Elixir here."

"I have Marrow Fire Elixir here!"

"..."

Everyone shouted excitedly.

The elixirs they were talking about were all elixirs used for cultivation.

Supplement Yuan Elixirs were specifically for supplementing energy for various attribute implants, just like the rice ordinary people eat.

And the elixirs used for cultivation were like various nutritional supplements, able to accelerate the growth of implants.

The value of the two was completely different!

The Military Department had previously issued cultivation elixirs to these Blue Patrol Pavilion martial artists, but the quantity was limited.

In later training, only those who performed excellently could obtain cultivation elixirs as rewards.

At the border, cultivation elixirs all had to be exchanged with military merit.

And now, over one hundred boxes of cultivation elixirs were placed on the drill ground!

This made everyone present feel a huge sense of surprise.

The surprise hadn't ended:

"Everyone, come and look quickly, this is protective clothing!"

"There are also exotic weapons!"

"..."

The five large trucks brought a total of over five hundred boxes; apart from Supplement Yuan Elixirs and cultivation elixirs, there were over two hundred boxes of exotic weapons and over a dozen boxes of protective clothing!

For martial artists, apart from cultivation elixirs, the most coveted things were exotic weapons and protective clothing.

Although heavy armor had better defensive power than some lower-level protective clothing, armor was too heavy, and movement wasn't flexible, which wasn't conducive to daily wear.

And on the battlefield, wearing armor outside and protective clothing inside was no different from having an extra life!

Over two hundred boxes of exotic weapons, probably only over four hundred weapons.

Over a dozen boxes of protective clothing, probably only over one hundred pieces of clothing.

This quantity was definitely not enough for everyone to share.

Thus, today, those martial artists who rushed out together and drew their blades against the Logistics Headquarters guards were filled with anticipation at this moment.

And those martial artists who didn't choose to take a side were filled with regret.

Li Fei not only brought back all the Supplement Yuan Elixirs but also brought back so many good things extra.

This showed that for this matter today, he not only didn't receive punishment but instead received rewards!

After all the boxes were unloaded and the five large trucks drove away, a car drove into the camp.

"The Marquis is back!"

Someone shouted loudly.

The crowd was in a commotion.

In everyone's expectant gaze, Li Fei, wearing a golden robe, got out of the car and then walked toward the drill platform on the drill ground.

"Assemble—"

The military officers in the ranks shouted loudly.

Over three thousand people quickly completed the formation on the drill ground.

Li Fei stood on the drill platform, looking at the crowd below, and could clearly feel that the aura of the team before him was already completely different from a few days ago!

"A few days ago, I told you that from now on, you are my soldiers!"

Li Fei's voice resounded through the drill ground:

"The promises I can give you are not many, just one: I will absolutely not treat my soldiers unfairly!"

On the drill ground, everyone's eyes were bright.

Li Fei's voice continued to ring out:

"Today, I brought back the things you deserve, and I also brought back rewards for you!"

The breathing sound below started to become heavy.

Li Fei turned his head to look to one side, Miao Miao Yangxia and Su Jia, the two martial masters who followed him to the Northern Border, walked quickly onto the drill platform.

Both of them held a roster in their hands.

After they got on the platform, they saluted Li Fei.

Li Fei nodded to the two.

So the two stood on the left and right beside Li Fei, opening the rosters in their hands.

Miao Miao Yangxia first shouted loudly:

"Wu Ran, Yang Lei, Yu Qianfeng..."

"All those whose names were read above, bestow one second-level exotic weapon, and ten bottles of cultivation elixirs of their choice!"

There was a commotion in the field.

The people whose names Miao Miao Yangxia read were all those who went out together today and drew their blades against the Logistics Headquarters guards.

For this conflict today, Li Fei arranged for many people to record in secret, recording everyone's performance in the roster.

Those who decisively chose to take his side today had now received a return!

The vast majority of them were only martial artists at the Po Ti stage, and in the Jianghu, even martial masters at the Qi Senior Bian stage might not necessarily possess an exotic weapon in their lifetime.

Next, Su Jia opened the roster and read the names.

The names he read were few, all were those who were responsible for leading the team today, and over a dozen military officers:

"... All those whose names were read above, bestow one second-level exotic weapon, one piece of second-level protective clothing, and ten bottles of cultivation elixirs of their choice!"

After both finished reading the rosters in their hands, the martial artists below who received rewards shouted excitedly and loudly:

"Thank you, Marquis, for the reward!!"

Li Fei nodded, raised one hand, and the drill ground immediately became quiet again.

"I am a person who rewards and punishes clearly; where there is reward, there is punishment."

After speaking, he glanced at Miao Miao Yangxia beside him.

Miao Miao Yangxia immediately took out the second roster from his bosom and read out one hundred and sixty-eight names in one breath.

The names read were all military officers transferred from the Border Army.

"Those whose names are read, step out!"

Li Fei ordered.

One hundred and sixty-eight military officers walked out of the ranks with uneasy expressions.

Li Fei looked at these people with cold eyes:

"This Marquis can even master the secret intelligence of the Logistics Headquarters, do you think I wouldn't know what you did in the camp the past two days?"

As the words fell, the one hundred and sixty-eight military officers' complexions turned white instantly.

These people had been secretly spreading unfavorable remarks about Li Fei in the camp the past two days, creating a feeling that Li Fei would roll away sooner or later, and continuously emphasized to the Blue Patrol Pavilion martial artists:

In the Northern Border, one can only rely on the Military Department; relying on outsiders is unreliable.

Clearly, these people had all received missions.

It might have been Luo Xu who sent people to issue them, or it might have been the handiwork of the Green Frost Army, or other big shots in the Northern Border.

Anyway, if Li Fei wanted to gain a foothold in the Northern Border, he would definitely snatch other people's cakes; offending people was impossible to avoid.

"Seeing that you were also acting under orders, This Marquis won't make things difficult for you, go back to where you came from."

Li Fei said.

These over one hundred military officers breathed a sigh of relief instantly, hurriedly saluted and thanked Li Fei, and then turned and left.

Over three hundred transferred military officers, half were gone at once.

This would undoubtedly have an impact on the overall strength of this team.

But Li Fei thought it was worth it.

He wanted soldiers who would follow him to the battlefield wholeheartedly, not people with ulterior motives.

After the over one hundred military officers left, Li Fei finally said:

"From now on, I will go to the battlefield with everyone; I cannot promise to let all of you survive, but I can promise one point: on the battlefield, I will definitely be the person who rushes to the very front and retreats to the very last!"

"Alright, dismiss."

After speaking, he turned and walked toward the drill platform cleanly and neatly.

"Swear to follow the Marquis to the death!"

Below, someone suddenly shouted loudly.

Immediately following, over three thousand people shouted in unison:

"Swear to follow the Marquis to the death!"

On the drill ground, the wolf smoke of essence and energy rose into the sky.

In the days that followed, everything returned to the original mode.

The over three thousand Blue Patrol Pavilion martial artists trained as usual every day.

With over one hundred fewer military officers, Li Fei promoted over one hundred martial artists from among the martial artists to serve as military officers.

These over one hundred people were all people who truly wanted to follow him; only in this way could his control over this team be truly established.

June 23rd.

Over half a month after Li Fei arrived in the Northern Border, another batch of Blue Patrol Pavilion martial artists arrived in Killing Barbarian City.

This batch of martial artists was only over two hundred people, but their cultivation bases were all very high; the lowest realm was a martial master at the Qi Senior Bian initial stage, and the highest realm was even a Dao Foundation stage martial artist and a Fu Ti stage Great Mage!

These people were all recommended by the Qing Province Blue Patrol Pavilion, and the leader was a Great Mage from the Nightmare Sect.

Back then, Shen Zhen promised Li Fei that she would let the sect send a batch of true elites to the Northern Border, and would also incite all forces that were on good terms with the Nightmare Sect to also send elites.

Now, these people had come!

Almost all forces in Qing Province that had joined the Blue Patrol Pavilion sent elites over, giving Li Fei support.

With the addition of these over two hundred elites, the comprehensive strength of the team under Li Fei's command rose by another notch.

It was no exaggeration to say that looking at the entire Northern Border, apart from the Green Frost Army and Prince Cheng's personal guard heavy armored cavalry, under equal numbers, no unit could beat the people under Li Fei's command!

July 2nd.

Li Fei, who was training his subordinates outside the city, suddenly received a secret order from the Military Department, asking him to return to the city immediately to attend a meeting.

So Li Fei flew back to Killing Barbarian City directly using the Wind-Riding Technique.

All the way directly to the Military Department, walking into the command post.

Upstairs, pushing the door and walking into the conference hall where he had attended the meeting before.

The furnishings in the hall had changed again; this time it became an oval long table, with a circle of seats.

At this time, over a dozen people were already sitting in the seats.

When Li Fei walked into the conference hall, everyone looked toward him.

Li Fei was stunned for a moment, because among them were two people he knew:

One was Mi Han, the former Deputy Pavilion Master of the Zheng Fa Pavilion who had already resigned.

One was Chi Chi Chengyu, the former Head of the Zhi Ge Department of Gan Province, who had taken the initiative to request to come to the Northern Border to perform meritorious service to atone for his crimes not long ago.

Both of these people had lost their official positions because of the "Three Major Cases" at the beginning of the year.

Seeing these two, Li Fei immediately reacted:

These two people will also join the Barbarian-Slaying Army, venturing deep into the wilderness together to execute the decapitation mission, thereby atoning for their crimes through meritorious service!

Apart from these two, the remaining people all had extraordinary auras, and Li Fei couldn't see their depths at a glance.

"Greetings, everyone."

Li Fei nodded to everyone present.

"Jing'an Marquis, do you still remember me?"

A middle-aged man wearing a light white long shirt, wearing a jade hairpin on his head, and having a very scholarly demeanor asked with a smile.

Li Fei turned his head to look at the other party, recalled slightly, and said with some surprise:

"Are you Principal Qi Zhou?"

This person was exactly the Principal of Tianqu University, Qi Zhou!

Qi Zhou nodded with a smile: "Two years ago, you also came to my school to participate in the National Martial Dao Exchange Competition, I didn't expect you to have come to the Northern Border to lead troops now."

Back then he gave a speech on the stage, and Li Fei had seen him, so he had some impression.

Li Fei: "I didn't expect you to have come too."

Qi Zhou laughed: "Haha, your Principal Shi originally also wanted to come, but His Majesty felt pity for his old age, so eventually it was changed to me."

Li Fei only then knew that it turned out that for this Killing Barbarian Army expedition, the Imperial Court also conscripted university principals.

Every university principal was a Grandmaster!

He looked toward the remaining few people; it was likely that not only Qi Zhou, this one university principal, had come.

The main door of the conference hall was pushed open again, and Prince Cheng, wearing golden armor, walked in first.

Behind him also followed a person Li Fei knew—

Deputy Pavilion Master of the Zhi Ge Pavilion, the Killing Barbarian Army Commander appointed by the Emperor, Bai Yan.

"Prince, Deputy Pavilion Master Bai."

Li Fei took the initiative to salute.

Prince Cheng nodded to Li Fei: "You sit beside Deputy Pavilion Master Bai."

After speaking, he walked toward the other end of the long table.

Bai Yan nodded to Li Fei with a smile: "Jing'an Marquis, we meet again."

Back then, he took over Ye Zhao from Li Fei's hands and escorted him back to the capital; he and Li Fei had met once.

After greeting, Bai Yan sat in the center position at this end of the long table, and Li Fei sat down on his left side.

Prince Cheng sat at the other end directly opposite Bai Yan.

"Everyone is here, This King will say a few words simply."

After Prince Cheng sat down, he said cleanly and neatly:

"His Majesty has an edict to secretly establish the Killing Barbarian Army; everyone present is a member of the Killing Barbarian Army."

Everyone present had already known about this secret order in advance, so they were all very calm.

"Everyone, please introduce yourselves first. From now on, you are comrades-in-arms; you will venture deep into the wilderness and live or die together."

Prince Cheng said.

So starting from his left side, Qi Zhou smiled indifferently:

"Principal of Tianqu University, Qi Zhou."

Beside Qi Zhou sat a woman wearing a purple robe:

"Principal of Changping University, Qiu Zi'an."

Immediately following was a young man with long hair draped over his shoulders, looking very unrestrained:

"Principal of Qingyun University, Ji Ji Yifan."

Three university principals, three Grandmasters!

The six people sitting opposite the three principals also introduced themselves in turn:

"Zhi Ge Pavilion member, Du Zi'ang."

"Zhi Ge Pavilion member, Cai Jia."

"..."

Six Zhi Ge Pavilion members, six Martial Dao Grandmasters!

Then a man and a woman introduced themselves separately:

"Zheng Fa Pavilion member, Zhu Zi."

"Zheng Fa Pavilion member, Di Cheng."

Two Zheng Fa Pavilion members, two True Persons of the current age!

Then Mi Han and Chi Chi Chengyu also introduced themselves.

Li Fei, as the supervisor, introduced himself second to last:

"Jing'an Marquis, Li Fei."

Bai Yan, as the commander, said last:

"Deputy Pavilion Master of the Zhi Ge Pavilion, Bai Yan."

Thus, the strong lineup of the Killing Barbarian Army was out:

Eight Martial Dao Grandmasters!

Two True Persons of the current age!

Four Grandmasters!

One top-tier True Person!

After everyone finished introducing themselves, Prince Cheng continued:

"Apart from you, the Killing Barbarian Army also has three thousand-person-level Imperial Camp Armies and over three thousand Blue Patrol Pavilion martial artists."

Three thousand-person-level Imperial Camp Armies meant there were three more Grandmaster-level combat powers!

The unit composed of over three thousand martial artists was naturally also the elite of the elites.

Prince Cheng's gaze swept over everyone present:

"This is the entire membership of the Killing Barbarian Army; your next mission is—

Venture deep into the wilderness and behead the Northern Barbarian King!"

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(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 450 =====