Chapter 459

Chapter 459: Selection of the Marshal

"Unite with the Spirit Heart Tribe and launch attacks on the other life planets of the Black Tiger Tribe, trying to eliminate as many powerful beings from the Black Tiger Tribe as possible?"

Inside the flying treasure, Yi Chen received the message from the Political Council through the Intelligence Organization.

The Political Council found it difficult to come to a decision and could only ask Yi Chen to make the choice.

The High-ranking Leaders of the Political Council were divided on this issue. One side believed they could allow the Swift Tribe to proceed, which could significantly speed up the unification of the more than thirty life planets of the Black Tiger Tribe.

Furthermore, once the Black Tiger Tribe was unified, they could take the opportunity to deal with the Swift Tribe, already having ample excuses and reasons to attack the Spirit Heart Tribe.

The other side worried that allowing the Black Tiger Tribe’s powerful beings to suffer heavy casualties would be detrimental to the future expansion of the Great Flame Empire.

At this stage, while the warriors of the Great Flame Empire had seen an increase in average strength, their numbers were still far from sufficient.

The top geniuses still couldn’t reach the level of defeating Level 100 strong warriors in a short time.

Thus, to expand rapidly, they still needed to rely on the armies and powerful beings of the Black Tiger Tribe.

If the powerful beings from the Black Tiger Tribe suffered heavy losses, it would also mean significant losses to the Great Flame Empire’s high-end combatants.

Yi Chen didn’t think much about it; either result would not greatly affect his expansion plans.

In his eyes, this matter wasn’t worth wasting time contemplating.

What he was thinking about was forming a new strengthened version of the Great Flame Pirates to defeat the combined forces of the Swift Tribe and the Spirit Heart Tribe.

This time, it wasn’t to train troops but to train commanders.

He felt it was time to promote and empower the War City.

In terms of strength, the eastern human army could develop new skills according to their shortcomings.

In terms of realm, they had the Cave Paradise.

What they truly lacked was time and population.

Next, they needed an excellent marshal who could manage the overall situation independently of the Political Council.

Although Guli was growing rapidly, she was still a bit lacking.

Currently, deciding whether or not to send troops and planning future expansion strategies should have been solely military matters, yet it had turned into a matter for the Political Council.

The marshal Yi Chen envisioned for the Great Flame Empire always leaned toward War City, who had impressed him with his extraordinary performance and strong personal charisma when they were enemies on the exile planet.

So far, the Sacred Water Sect had placed many members in high positions within the Political Council and the four armies, firmly holding its place as the largest faction within the Great Flame Empire.

This happened because War City had consistently stayed away from the Sacred Water Sect and had no contact with its members.

Even so, after many years, War City still held a high status in the eyes of the high-ranking members of the Sacred Water Sect.

This was because the battles among the fake heavy criminals in the Sacred Water Tribe had been incredibly brutal back then.

It was War City, who with his own strength, had earned the position of tribal chief of the Sacred Water Tribe and successfully united all the fake heavy criminals of the tribe through his unmatched personal charm.

Although War City completely severed all ties with the Sacred Water Tribe to avoid suspicion, the fake heavy criminals of the Sacred Water Tribe banded together, following the rules established by War City, which led to the formation of the Sacred Water Sect and allowed them to gradually rise to high positions from the bottom.

It was precisely War City’s departure that shielded the Sacred Water Sect from pressure from the Political Council, allowing it to grow steadily.

If War City wanted to, he could easily gain the recognition of the core members of the Sacred Water Sect and become its leader.

After layers of examination, all aspects aligned with Yi Chen’s requirements for the marshal of the Great Flame Empire.

Yi Chen’s original plan was to wait for War City to rise as a top figure in the Military on his own.

However, the development speed of the Great Flame Empire exceeded his expectations.

At this stage, a military leader skilled in strategy and planning was becoming necessary.

Yet, War City was currently just a squad leader in the Western Army, barely at a mid-level position.

No matter how capable he was, he still needed opportunities.

There wasn’t a single fool among the High-ranking Leaders of the four armies, and they rarely made major mistakes.

As long as they didn’t make big mistakes, the eastern human army, with its strength, was nearly invincible, leaving War City no chance to shine or stand out.

Yi Chen decided to give him a chance to accumulate military achievements and rise quickly.

"Ruo Xin, send someone to notify War City to come here."

He focused his divine consciousness to find Bai Ruo Xin.

"Understood!"

Bai Ruo Xin immediately paused what she was doing, summoned a member of the Intelligence Organization, and sent him to inform War City.

When he received the notification, War City was cultivating inside the Third Generation Cave Paradise.

Although he had been set back once in his realm, thanks to the cultivation perks of the Cave Paradise, he had now managed to catch up with the top geniuses from the exile planet, achieving breakthroughs to the Spirit Enlightenment Stage as well.

The sudden order left him a bit stunned; he couldn’t understand why Yi Chen had summoned him, a mid-level figure in the Military.

Not daring to waste time pondering, he quickly left the Third Generation Cave Paradise and flew at full speed towards the coordinates provided by the Intelligence Organization into outer space.

It was difficult for someone at the Spirit Enlightenment Stage to survive in outer space, but it was only a matter of not being able to do so for an extended period; short-term survival posed no problem.

"Your Majesty!"

Upon reaching Yi Chen aboard the flying treasure, War City hovered outside the palace.

"Come in!"

With a thought, Yi Chen opened the palace doors and created a gap in the defensive formation.

War City hurriedly flew inside.

Arriving in the great hall, he knelt and declared, "I greet Your Majesty!"

"Can you guess why I called you here?" Yi Chen asked.

"This…"

War City shook his head with a troubled expression.

If this had been seven or eight years ago, he would have first worried that Yi Chen suspected him and called him in to question and test his attitude.

But now…

He no longer entertained thoughts that Yi Chen might suspect him for being the tribal chief of the Sacred Water Tribe.

He understood very well that he didn’t have anything that deserved Yi Chen’s suspicion.

Not just members of the Sacred Water Sect; even the entire Political Council or Military held no grounds for Yi Chen, the Emperor, to feel wary or suspicious.

In the Great Flame Empire, there was only one ruler.

Ambitious individuals had only one goal: to ascend to high positions and become key figures in the Military or Political Council who held actual power in the Great Flame Empire.

The throne was something no ambitious individual dared to covet.

Because Yi Chen, the detached emperor, possessed the ability and means to easily crush any schemes and rebellions.

"Take a look at this document!"

Yi Chen casually tossed a report from the Intelligence Organization regarding the Swift Tribe and Spirit Heart Tribe discussing an alliance to attack the Black Tiger Tribe’s life planets, killing powerful beings and plundering resources and treasures, to War City.

War City quickly scanned the document with his divine consciousness and spent a few seconds digesting and understanding the information, feeling a bit confused.

He couldn’t comprehend why this information, which was crucial for the future development of the Great Flame Empire, would be shown to him, a squad leader in the military.

It couldn’t be that…

He vaguely guessed a reason but found it hard to believe.

"What strategy do you think the Military should take?" Yi Chen suddenly asked.

"This…"

War City organized his thoughts, bracing himself, and honestly replied, "I think we could send elite troops to attack and harass them, forcing the Swift Tribe and Spirit Heart Tribe’s armies to retreat."

"Or we could take advantage of our speed advantage to go into the territories of the Swift Tribe and Spirit Heart Tribe and secretly capture a batch of their powerful beings to force them into submission, preparing for future attacks on the Swift Tribe and Spirit Heart Tribe."

"Having these powerful beings will make it easier to convince the strong and the clansmen of both tribes to surrender in the future."

"After we officially deploy against other life planets of the Black Tiger Tribe, we can also have these powerful beings lead the warriors from both tribes, intimidating each Black Tiger Tribe faction and enhancing the expeditionary army’s prestige, which is beneficial for conquering them without shedding blood."

Yi Chen’s expression remained calm, but inside, he subtly nodded.

This was exactly why he planned to select War City as Marshal Iron Blood, preparing in advance for future battles through elaborate planning and strategic deployment.

Guli had been waiting for new battle orders all along.

But if it were War City, he likely would have already submitted a detailed strategic plan for unifying the surrounding races.