Published: February 12, 2025
Ye Zhongming's return made the atmosphere in the Bronze Camp tense.
There was no way around it; after all, he had been too strict in managing things here before. Upon hearing the news of Ye Zhongming's return, some were happy while others were worried.
The ones who were happy were the newly formed Assault Camp, who felt they had made significant progress in less than a month. This progress wasn't just in personal strength; more importantly, they had gained great confidence psychologically.
They completed the tasks assigned by Ye Zhongming without being discovered, eliminating over twenty spies or assassins in Dark Strip City, preventing those individuals from focusing on finding the Long Void Water Clan, thus ensuring the safety of He and her people.
This was the most important task Ye Zhongming had given them before he left.
With rewards and punishments being a philosophy Ye Zhongming instilled in them, it was only natural that if they did well, Lord Ling would offer rewards. This was something the soldiers of the Assault Camp firmly believed.
On the other hand, the other Bronze warriors were worried, unsure of how the commander would deal with them upon his return.
Shiyong and Ouchong looked at Ye Zhongming with smiles on their faces, both leaders of the Assault Camp rubbing their hands together, eager for praise.
“You did well,” Ye Zhongming said simply, and the smiles on their faces widened.
“However, have you kept up with your studies recently?”
Ye Zhongming's tone shifted as he began asking about their recent progress.
Shiyong immediately replied, “There has been progress; the number of fuleira has increased by several hundred for those who improved quickly, and dozens for those who improved more slowly. On average, we’ve gained about a hundred fuleira.”
In less than a month, this was quite an achievement.
But Ye Zhongming frowned, causing Shiyong and Ouchong’s hearts to sink.
It seemed Boss was not satisfied.
The average fuleira in the entire Bronze Camp was nearly four thousand, and the Assault Camp was slightly better, exceeding four thousand five. However, it was clear that Ye Zhongming would not be content with this level of achievement.
This was definitely not enough to wield the knife effectively.
“Let me tell you something first. The clan will soon select one hundred people to go to the Library Palace for studies, and the Bronze Camp has fifty spots. However, I do not plan to give these spots to the Assault Camp members; I intend to personally train you, so I wanted to inform you first. You can also relay this back, so don’t think I’m treating you differently.”
Shiyong and Ouchong exchanged glances. They had no objections to this, as they had no clear concept of going to the Library Palace, but they had already tasted the benefits of learning from Lord Ling.
“Starting tonight, after the daytime training, the Assault Camp will come to my room, where I will provide individual training.”
“And bring me the recorders from the tasks you executed while I was away.”
“Go inform all the thousand-person commanders, deputy commanders, and heads of logistics and medical support to gather in the meeting room.”
After saying all this, Ye Zhongming looked at the two and added, “You two will also attend such meetings in the future.”
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Fifteen minutes later, over twenty people sat in the meeting room, all looking at Ye Zhongming, waiting for him to speak.
“This is the result of your multiple tests over the past month?”
Ye Zhongming threw a piece of paper onto the table, and his words seemed displeased, though his expression did not reveal it.
“Well, we are adapting to the goals and methods you set. Once we get used to things, the situation will improve significantly. All ten of us thousand-person commanders have been working diligently without slacking off,” said the thousand-person commander of the tenth thousand-person team cautiously. However, Ye Zhongming understood that this was a hint for him to inquire about his trusted aide, Jie Kui.