Chapter 460

Chapter 460: Intriguing Arrangements

"If you were in charge of organizing this plan, how would you arrange it?"

Yi Chen asked.

"For the human side, Commander Guli should lead, deploying eighty percent of the top geniuses, along with six hundred thousand human soldiers," War City pondered. "As for the various tribes, mobilize nine powerful beings from the Black Tiger Tribe at level 120, along with sixty percent of the remaining powerful beings, and two hundred thousand high-end combatants from the Black Tiger Tribe."

"In terms of resources, we need to deploy that large battleship and all the transport ships. If Your Majesty is willing to lend the flying treasure, we can complete the mission with a success rate of over ninety-nine percent."

"I can not only lend the flying treasure, but also the Little Gold Ball and the Map of Mountains and Rivers," Yi Chen replied calmly.

"Then even if we reduce the troop strength by half, we can still achieve a victory rate of ninety-nine percent!" War City stated without hesitation.

"What if you were the commander?" Yi Chen suddenly asked.

War City was taken aback.

His eyes revealed an uncontrollable joy.

Could his feeling actually be coming true?

Your Majesty, does this mean you want to promote me?

A golden opportunity lay before him, and he did not let it slip away. Without hesitation, he said, "As long as Your Majesty is willing to lend the flying treasure, the Map of Mountains and Rivers, and the Little Gold Ball, I am willing to lead my thousand soldiers and vow to complete this mission!"

"…"

Yi Chen was somewhat speechless.

Was he this eager?

Then he realized War City’s mindset.

He was currently just a squad leader; if he were to become the commander of a large army, it would not align with the proper rank.

A rash promotion would greatly impact the advancement system within the Military of the Great Flame Empire.

But it was clear that War City wanted to seize this opportunity.

He was willing to take the risk, only bringing his squad members to execute this attack and harassment plan.

If he succeeded in forcing the Swift Tribe and Spirit Heart Tribe armies to retreat, capturing many strong individuals from those tribes, he would undoubtedly earn immense military achievements and gain a chance for promotion.

"Go ahead!"

Yi Chen waved his hand.

War City was somewhat stunned; had his eagerness for quick results led the emperor to change his mind?

He wanted to explain that he still had a sixty to seventy percent chance of success but did not dare to argue.

He could only stand up to leave, feeling somewhat dejected as he exited the flying treasure.

After a moment of contemplation, Yi Chen had Bai Ruo Xin run to both the Political Council and Military Headquarters to convey his orders.

At the Political Council, both major proposals were rejected. Instead, it was decided to cooperate with the Military to deploy an elite unit to harass and ambush the coalition of the Swift Tribe and Spirit Heart Tribe, aiming to capture some strong individuals from both tribes if possible.

The order for the Military was to form an elite unit that would be ready to confront the coalition of the Swift Tribe and Spirit Heart Tribe at any moment.

The overall commander would be Squad Leader War City from the Western Army.

The deputy commander would be Chief Jin Jun from the Jin Jun Tribe.

The main forces would be drawn from the Former Sacred Water Tribe, along with strong individuals from various tribes that the Great Flame Pirates had previously subdued.

On the human side, Squad Leader War City would take charge with the assistance of the Intelligence Organization for the entire elite army.

To ensure success, War City could draw a group of Team Leaders and ranks below from the four armies to participate.

On the Demon Tribe side, the Demon Emperor swamp crocodile would select a group of elites to take part.

The commands were quickly transmitted.

Aside from the relatively calm Demon Tribe, there was an uproar among both the Black Tiger Tribe and humanity.

Especially within the Black Tiger Tribe, everyone was filled with righteous indignation.

No one expected that the commander of this operation would be from humanity.

If the commander were the leader of the four armies of humanity, it could be understood.

But to have a commander be merely a squad leader from the Western Army was a massive insult in the eyes of the higher-ups of the Black Tiger Tribe.

With the unification of the blood-colored planet, all tribes of the Black Tiger Tribe were restructured, and conflicts, both internal and external, continued to erupt.

Internally, on the entire blood-colored planet, there were eleven strong individuals at level 120.

They had once been chiefs of large tribes and were now the most powerful beings within the Black Tiger Tribe on the blood-colored planet.

Yet, they had to bow down to Chief Nika, who was only level 110.

Everyone desired to replace Chief Nika.

They were also recruiting the strong from smaller and medium-sized tribes to build their power and influence, engaging in both open and secret struggles.

Externally, their original tribes had occupied vast territories, exerting influence over nearby smaller and medium-sized tribes.

The resources and treasures of these territories belonged entirely to them.

But now, even though they were still high-ranking members of the Black Tiger Tribe, they had lost all their lands.

The true masters of the entire blood-colored planet were the citizens of the Great Flame Empire.

The more populous Black Tiger Tribe had become a vassal race that needed to adhere to all the rules set by humanity.

While these rules were not harsh—indeed, they were much more lenient than during the reign of the Undying Race over the Black Tiger Tribe—they were still difficult for the tribe to accept.

Moreover, they severely impacted the interests of the Black Tiger Tribe’s higher-ups and tribe members.

If not for the overwhelming strength of humanity and the fact that the chiefs of the various tribes had all signed life-and-death contracts with Chief Nika, they would have already revolted.

Now, a new mission task assigned one of humanity’s squad leaders as the commander, leaving the top strong individuals of the Black Tiger Tribe to serve as subordinates.

It was no surprise that the higher-ups of the Black Tiger Tribe were dissatisfied; even ordinary tribe members felt tremendous discontent.

On the human side, there was also a great deal of surprise.

They did not expect Yi Chen to hand over command to a squad leader.

At this stage, as they had just unified the blood-colored planet, maintaining stability and allowing the Black Tiger Tribe, who had lost their dominant position, to slowly adjust to the new situation was of utmost importance.

Given this scenario, if a commander from humanity was to be appointed, at least one of the four main leaders should have been selected to prevent any further thoughts from the Black Tiger Tribe.

Choosing a squad leader as the commander seemed to many humans like Yi Chen was dismissing their concerns about the Black Tiger Tribe.

Even more surprising was Yi Chen’s decision to let War City command the human army and even permit him to select suitable warriors from other units to join.

This order was quite intriguing.

Who was War City? Regardless of the side, whether the Political Council or the Military, even the latecomers to the Great Flame Empire understood his significance.

The Sacred Water Sect was simply too famous.

On the Demon Tribe’s side, swamp crocodile was merely allowed to make arrangements as he saw fit.

But on the human side, it was not one of the four leaders or even any leader-level commanders.

Instead, it was a prominent but relatively low-ranking squad leader personally designated.

It was clear to anyone that Yi Chen likely intended to promote War City.

While the Sacred Water Sect had yet to see any members reach the pinnacle of power, it was still the most powerful faction within the Great Flame Empire.

A sudden promotion and elevation of the leader of the Former Sacred Water Tribe, War City, who held great prestige among the core members of the Sacred Water Sect, raised many questions.

What was he planning?

Speculations and thoughts emerged in abundance.

Some believed that Yi Chen intended to eliminate all factions within the Great Flame Empire, that he wanted to instigate chaos before destroying them.

Some thought he merely valued War City’s individual capabilities and wanted to groom him as another high-ranking figure in the Military, unrelated to the Sacred Water Sect.

But whatever the reason, it was certain that War City was on the rise.

Yet, whether the path ahead was one of trepidation or clarity remained shrouded in mystery.