"Speak."
This time, An Tianji responded personally, his voice fairly calm.
An Ning said, "I joined the Soaring Dragon Army and have led my Thousand-Troop Battalion for many years. Now that I've been promoted, I want to merge the brothers and sisters who once fought shoulder to shoulder with me into the First Vanguard Army."
When Hu Renbing and the other Black Rose Thousand-Troop Battalion soldiers saw An Ning's promotion, they had originally felt both happy and disappointed. But upon hearing those words, tears instantly welled in their eyes.
Honestly, regardless of the outcome, merely hearing Lady An Ning say this was enough to make them feel fulfilled.
Hearing this, An Tianji leaned his face forward and asked, "An Ning, if you are promoted to Mystic General in the future, will you merge the First Vanguard Army into somewhere else as well?"
An Ning looked up at him. "Perhaps!"
"Fine." An Tianji shrugged, then announced with a smile, "In light of An Ning and her Thousand-Troop Battalion's outstanding contributions in the battle of Flying Star Fort, I have decided to make an exception and merge her Thousand-Troop Battalion into the First Vanguard Army!"
The moment those words came out, there were almost no objections within the Soaring Dragon Army. The thousand-plus members of the Black Rose Thousand-Troop Battalion erupted into cheers!
On the High Platform, Zi Qian looked somewhat stunned. "You agreed to something that breaks the rules?"
An Tianji said, "It's rare for her to make such an absurd request, and I just happen to be in a weak position. She used the situation to force my hand. Could I refuse?"
Zi Qian knew that his focus was on the word "absurd." In any case, he had been forced into it. Even if someone pursued the matter, he could