The people who had poisoned the Flame Mercenaries had long since been bribed by the Heaven Defying Mercenaries. Kyle and the others were merciless in dealing with these people. They immediately cut off their heads and had them thrown into the wilderness outside of Wake City.
After the matter was settled, Ming Dong and the others walked in from outside and gathered in the Kai Clan's main hall. Within the Kai Clan's main hall, Jianchen sat high up on the throne that symbolized the Patriarch. Below him sat Ming Dong's group of six, as well as Kyle's group of four, the leaders of the Flame Mercenaries.
"Kyle, Qingfeng, Mo Tian, Charles, what happened in the years that I was gone? How did the Flame Mercenaries end up in such a miserable state?" Jianchen's gaze fell on the four of them as he asked in a deep voice.
"Captain, we were useless. Not only did we fail to strengthen the Flame Mercenaries, we ended up in such a miserable state. If it weren't for captain's sudden arrival today, I'm afraid that our Flame Mercenaries would no longer exist." Kyle said with a face full of shame.
"Tell me the details so that I can understand what happened." Jianchen said.
The four of them muttered to each other for a while before Kyle said, "Captain, let me explain. After you left, we did our best to develop the strength of the Raging Flame Mercenary Group according to the mission you gave us. With the strength of the Raging Flame Mercenary Group back then, we were invincible in Wake City, so the first step of our plan was to reorganize Wake City and recover all the factions in Wake City. "
"When we first started this plan, it went very smoothly. Without expending much effort, we were able to subdue a few small families and small mercenary groups, raising the strength of our Raging Flame Mercenary Group to another level. However, there were many factions in Wake City that weren't willing to submit to our Raging Flame Mercenary Group, so they formed an alliance to resist our Raging Flame Mercenary Group. This alliance brought together more than ten families and mercenary groups from Wake City, and their combined strength wasn't any weaker than our Raging Flame Mercenary Group. During this time, our Raging Flame Mercenary Group secretly fought with them a few times, and both sides suffered losses. But half a year later, we discovered a Class 5 Magical Beast cub in the Magical Beast Mountain Range, and after the news spread, the alliance's people were drawn over. At that time, our Raging Flame Mercenary Group and the alliance's people finally broke out in a large scale battle over the Class 5 Magical Beast cub, causing both sides to suffer heavy losses. Although we were able to wipe out the alliance's people and emerge victorious, Vaz and Seth also died in battle!"
When he heard about the infant of a Class 5 Magical Beast, Jianchen's eyes flashed. He asked, "Was that the infant of a Class 5 Magical Beast the infant of a Golden Fur Tiger King?"
"That's right. That infant of a Class 5 Magical Beast was the Golden Fur Tiger King. Because it was too young, it didn't have any offensive capabilities. In the end, our Flame Mercenaries obtained it, but unfortunately …" Kyle let out a long sigh. His face was filled with pain.
"Unfortunately what?" Jianchen's eyes flashed as he stared at Kyle. There was an unforgettable hatred between the infant of a Class 5 Magical Beast and the Flame Mercenaries. Back then, it was because of this infant that the first captain of the Flame Mercenaries, Uncle Kendall, had died. At the same time, it was because of this infant that everyone in the Flame Mercenaries, except for himself, had died in the Magical Beast Mountain Range. Sigh.
"Sigh, it's all our fault for being too careless. The infant of the Golden Fur Tiger King was actually stolen by a mysterious person in the middle of the night. Duo Kang gave chase, but was killed in the middle of the street. From the destruction of the surroundings, we can already confirm that the mysterious person who stole the infant had already mastered a battle skill." Breeze sighed. His face was filled with regret.
"It's all our fault for being too careless." Mo Tian's face was also filled with regret. His expression was filled with unconcealable sorrow, as if he was grieving over Duo Kang's death.
Jianchen's expression became somewhat gloomy. He said, "Then did you find out who the person who stole the infant was?"
"No, there wasn't the slightest bit of news. That mysterious person didn't leave behind any clues, so there was no way to find out. Furthermore, the infant of the Golden Fur Tiger King has never appeared in Wake City." Charles shook his head.
Jianchen's brows slightly furrowed as he lowered his head in contemplation.
Kyle continued, "After this incident, our Raging Flame Mercenary Group and the alliance's strength were greatly reduced. Both sides were in a stalemate. However, what we didn't expect was that there was actually internal strife within the alliance, and internal strife actually broke out.
This caused the alliance that had always been opposing us to crumble, and once again become a pile of loose sand. "
"We originally wanted to use this opportunity to subdue those people in one go, but what we didn't expect was that there was actually someone who was one step ahead of us and used a thunderous method to subdue all of them. Moreover, they called themselves the Heaven Defying Mercenary Group. A few days later, the leader of the Heaven Defying Mercenary Group, One-Armed Hero, actually took the initiative to come to us and ask us to join his group. After we refused, the Heaven Defying Mercenary Group has always been opposing our Raging Flame Mercenary Group. Furthermore, One-Armed Hero seems to have an unusual relationship with the City Lord's Mansion. He has received special treatment from the City Lord's Mansion in many aspects, so his influence has developed very quickly. Our people often have small conflicts with the Heaven Defying Mercenary Group, and in the end, this scene today occurred."
After hearing that, Jianchen muttered to himself for a while before saying, "I never thought that so many things would have happened in the past two years. It's much more complicated than I imagined. It looks like I can't blame you."
Qingfeng hesitated for a moment before saying, "Leader, there's something else I want to report."
"Speak!" Jianchen said.
"Leader, ever since Vaz died in battle, his son has been in charge of the Dahl family, and they have already left our Raging Flame Mercenary Group. Since you've returned, should we let the Vaz family rejoin us?" Qingfeng asked.
Jianchen pondered for a moment before saying, "No matter what, Vaz died in battle for our Raging Flame Mercenary Group. He's a meritorious member of our mercenary group. I'll personally pay a visit to the Vaz family tomorrow. It's late now, so all of you should go and rest. Now that I've returned, the Raging Flame Mercenary Group's growth is unstoppable. Early tomorrow morning, I have something important to announce to everyone. "
Afterward, the four of them left together. Only Jianchen's group of seven remained in the discussion hall after they left.
"Jianchen, so this is your mercenary group. You only have four Great Saint Masters, so your strength really isn't that great. However, that's no longer important. With our abilities, we can at least develop the Raging Flame Mercenary Group into the number one mercenary group in the Blue Wind Kingdom in an extremely short amount of time," Jianchen said seriously.
"Yeah, that's exactly what I'm planning to do. I wonder if anyone has any good plans for this matter," Jianchen said.
"It's simple. We'll recruit people. All we need to do is report how many Earth Saint Masters we have.
I'm sure many mercenaries will be willing to join us, "Ming Dong suggested.
"That's not a bad idea, but we can't avoid people with ulterior motives if we do that. Perhaps today's incident will repeat itself in the near future. In my opinion, quality matters, not quantity. A group of a hundred elites is enough to rival a mob of a thousand," said Dugu Feng.
"Yeah, that's right. Dugu Feng's words make sense. Why don't we spend some effort to raise a group of true elites?" Ming Dong suggested.
"Raising a group of elites is a must. I already have suitable members in mind for this group. The current members of the Raging Flame Mercenary Group are all suitable, but that's nowhere near enough. My goal is to develop the Raging Flame Mercenary Group into the number one mercenary group on the Tian Yuan Continent. This will take an extremely long time, so it can't be done slowly. As a result, we need to start off quickly," Jianchen said.
"I have a pretty good idea. Perhaps everyone can consider it." You Yue, who had remained silent the entire time, suddenly said, "Jianchen, if you want to develop the Raging Flame Mercenary Group quickly, there's only one path for you to take right now, and that's to head to the large cities and use force to forcefully subdue the mercenary groups that are not weak. With your current strength, you won't encounter too many obstacles as long as you don't come across a mercenary group with a Heaven Saint Master."
"If we do that, even if they submit to us on the surface, who knows what they'll secretly do to us? What just happened is a lesson," said Grand An.
"We don't need to consider this at all. Before absolute strength, all schemes and schemes are useless. Moreover, as long as they have some brains, they won't do something like that after witnessing the strength of our group, because if they follow us, their accomplishments might far exceed what they are now, reaching a new peak. And if they stay with the mercenary group for too long, it'll be unavoidable for them to develop a sense of reliance on the mercenary group. It'll be like a citizen facing their own country. They'll gradually love and protect their home." You Yue continued, "Moreover, Jianchen is a peak Heaven Saint Master. I'm sure everyone knows what kind of status an expert like that possesses in a kingdom. Having a Heaven Saint Master supporting them is a treatment that many mercenaries dream of, because if they have a Heaven Saint Master supporting them, their status will rise by a lot even if they're not powerful. They won't have to worry about being swallowed up by other organizations all the time, so there's no reason for them to refuse."
After hearing this, a few of them fell into deep thought. Everyone felt that You Yue's words were very reasonable. Indeed, in the face of absolute strength, all schemes and tricks would become paper tigers. They wouldn't be able to cause any big waves. As long as their leader didn't fall, then the mercenary group wouldn't have any internal strife.
Jianchen was also quietly pondering, carefully analyzing You Yue's plan. In the end, he smiled and nodded, saying, "This plan is not bad. Let's implement it like that."
Seeing that her plan had been approved by Jianchen, You Yue's face revealed a trace of a happy smile. She added, "But there's one thing we have to remember. When we use force to force them to submit, we can't take away the authority of the original leader. Otherwise, even if they really submit, they'll have resentment in their hearts. After all, they've spent a lot of effort to develop the mercenary group. If they hand over their years of hard work to someone else, I don't think anyone will accept it."
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