pjbooks Chapter 344 Polite Refusal
Chapter 344 Polite Refusal
a few days later.
Inside Xie Zhiyuan's courtyard.
"The First Legion?"
"No, no, I can't do this."
"Minister Ren, if the old principal hadn't brought you here, I would have thought you were a fraud."
Xiao Weiqing waved his hands repeatedly, refusing.
Opposite Xiao Weiqing was an ordinary-looking middle-aged man named Ren Yiming, who was sent by the higher-ups of the Great Xia Dynasty and would be stationed at the entrance of the Luojiang Demon Realm from now on.
Ren Yiming and Xie Zhiyuan are good friends.
Hearing that Xie Zhiyuan was not dead, he came to Luojiang Academy to catch up with his old friends.
The two were talking.
After Ren Yiming learned of Xiao Weiqing's strength, he asked Xie Zhiyuan to take him to find Xiao Weiqing.
The moment I saw Xiao Weiqing.
Ren Yiming knew that Xie Zhiyuan was not lying. Xiao Weiqing was powerful, even he couldn't see through him. Most importantly, he was young and had a simple background.
Therefore, Ren Yiming decisively invited Xiao Weiqing to serve as the commander of the First Legion of the Demon Suppression Army in Luojiang Prefecture.
The First Legion of the Demon-Suppressing Army of Luojiang Prefecture has only one thousand men.
One hundred at the seventh realm, three hundred at the sixth realm, and six hundred at the fifth realm are the elite of the elite, and they are controlled by Qin Tian's third grandfather, Qin Shouyi.
After the entrance to the Luojiang Demon Realm was anchored, the First Legion expanded from 1,000 to 3,000 people, and it is said that it will expand further.
Qin Shouyi had been fighting for many years, and his divine body was damaged beyond repair. In addition, he was getting old and could no longer cope with the frequent attacks of the demon race.
Therefore, the higher-ups of the Great Xia Dynasty sent Ren Yiming to assist Qin Shouyi.
Now that Ren Yiming has heard Xie Zhiyuan say that Xiao Weiqing's strength is enough to defeat an eighth-level cultivator, and after confirming this, he immediately sets his sights on Xiao Weiqing.
This is practically a perfect candidate for leadership, someone we know well, who doesn't belong to any faction, and who can replace Qin Shouyi perfectly. This way, Qin Shouyi can step back and direct the overall situation from behind the scenes.
"Don't rush to refuse. If you are willing to serve as the commander of the First Legion, I can apply for a Level 2 Divine Body Construction Treasure for you," Ren Yiming said.
Obviously.
Ren Yiming could tell that Xiao Weiqing was in the process of building a divine body, so he first showed his sincerity.
However, what he didn't know was that Xiao Weiqing didn't care about level two Divine Body Building treasures at all.
The key is.
Xiao Weiqing believes that he is truly not suitable.
Why is the First Legion so strong?
Because they had directly attacked and killed the Demon Lord in the Demon Realm, the Demon Suppression Army's strength lay in teamwork.
Xiao Weiqing had no idea about this.
Wouldn't it be better if he used that time to command and then moved faster to kill a few more demon lords?
No matter how strong the First Legion is, can it deal with several Demon Lords at the same time?
Three? Five?
With Xiao Weiqing's current strength, coupled with the divine artifact Myriad Tribulations, he can easily kill the Demon Lord. How many he can kill depends on when Xiao Weiqing's spiritual power is exhausted.
"Minister Ren, I am really not suitable, and besides, I won't stay at Luojiang Academy forever."
Xiao Weiqing declined again.
"Old Ren, forget it. I've already said that Xiao Weiqing isn't interested in that kind of thing," Xie Zhiyuan chimed in.
He also did not want Xiao Weiqing to become the commander of the First Legion, as this would only slow down Xiao Weiqing's cultivation speed. Although the entrance to the Luojiang Demon Realm was important, it was more important for Xiao Weiqing to break through to the Ninth Realm and even the Star Lord Realm as soon as possible.
Ren Yiming said, "Since that's the case, I won't try to persuade you anymore. If you change your mind, you can come to me anytime."
then.
Ren Yiming added, "Now that the entrance is anchored, we can only defend passively. Moreover, compared to before, we need to increase manpower to prevent the Demon Lord from leading the demon army to attack."
"In case the demon race invades, and the Demon-Suppressing Army cannot withstand them..."
Ren Yiming hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.
"Don't worry, as long as I'm at Luojiang Academy, I'll get there as soon as possible," Xiao Weiqing said quickly.
There are no eggs under the covering nest.
Xiao Weiqing understood this principle. He didn't want to be a savior, but to survive, he had to resist the demon race. Otherwise, before he could break through to the ninth realm and the Star Lord realm, Blue Star would be conquered, and everything would be meaningless.
The demon race has a total of thirteen gods, which is thirteen Star Lords. Even if Xiao Weiqing breaks through to the Star Lord realm, he can't fight against so many. He can't possibly be a match for the thirteen demon gods.
In a war of civilizations, it's either you die or I perish.
All entrances to the Demon Realm must be guarded, and guarded for a long time, so that Blue Star can have more Ninth Realm or even Star Lord Realm cultivators. Only in this way can we possibly win the war of civilizations.
"Okay, okay, that's enough."
"If all the eighth-level experts of the Great Xia Dynasty had your level of awareness, I believe victory would surely belong to us."
Xiao Weiqing was a little embarrassed. "Minister Ren, you flatter me. I was born and raised in Daxia, so it's only right that I do this."
"You're too kind, there's no need to be modest."
"You don't know, ever since the entrance to the Luojiang Demon Realm was anchored, the number of extraordinary cultivators in society has dwindled to less than one in ten, and they have all gone to other entrances to the Demon Realm."
of course.
Ren Yiming couldn't blame those people. People are naturally inclined to seek advantage and avoid harm. There's a fundamental difference between robbing treasures in the demon realm and guarding the entrance to the base.
Nobody wants to risk their life to participate in such a large-scale war.
"Old Xie, I'm off now. Come visit me at the base sometime."
Ren Yiming felt that his trip was worthwhile after receiving Xiao Weiqing's promise.
"You've really got a clever plan," Xie Zhiyuan said with a laugh. "I'll go back when I have time."
On the surface, Xie Zhiyuan possesses the strength of the peak of the eighth realm. If he were to go to the base, he would inevitably be recruited by Ren Yiming.
Ren Yiming laughed and waved goodbye.
Only Xie Zhiyuan and Xiao Weiqing remained.
Xiao Weiqing said, "Headmaster, Minister Ren isn't alone, so why isn't he here?"
Although the two people in the shadows were well hidden and both were at the peak of the eighth realm, Xiao Weiqing's divine soul was so powerful that he easily discovered them.
Xie Zhiyuan said, "Well, I don't think things will go too smoothly for Lao Ren next."
"Um?"
"Old Principal, what do you mean?"
Xie Zhiyuan said, "You should know that once a person controls a power that does not belong to them, they are more likely to go astray and become a puppet of that power."
Xiao Weiqing raised an eyebrow and continued listening.
Qin Shouyi was seriously injured three days ago.
"Um."
Xiao Weiqing replied that he had heard about this from Qin Tian, and that the Qin family had sent two eighth-realm experts to the base overnight.
Xie Zhiyuan continued, "The day before yesterday, Qin Tian's father met with the heads of the major families in Luojiang Prefecture, hoping that each family would send one person at the eighth level to the base to help the Demon Suppression Army share the burden."
"And the result?"
Xiao Weiqing was somewhat curious.
"Only the Xue family, the Zhuge family, and the Yin family agreed."
"That's it?"
"That's all."
"No way."
Xiao Weiqing was shocked. Luojiang Prefecture's overall strength ranked among the top fifteen in the Great Xia Dynasty, with quite a few experts at the eighth realm. Those major families openly had twenty experts at the eighth realm, but only three families were willing to send people to support them.
Don't they know that once the entrance to the Demon Realm is breached, Luojiang Prefecture will be finished? Even a single major demon clan, no, a branch like the Viper Clan, could overwhelm Luojiang Prefecture.
Xie Zhiyuan sighed. "That's just how it is."
Xiao Weiqing fell silent.
"Don't you understand?"
"It's not that I can't understand it, but I don't quite agree with it," Xiao Weiqing said, shaking his head.
Xie Zhiyuan sighed and said, "Yes."
"Human nature is a very difficult thing to explain."