Liu Yunpeng, Wan Zhonghui, Liu Ruohuai, and the others all shrank their necks and grinned sheepishly at those words.
"Boss, well, we won't dare do it again." Liu Yunpeng scratched his head.
Lu Yang snorted as he looked at their embarrassed faces. "Just this once. If there's a second time, leave the guild yourselves. You've followed me through battles and risked your lives to build this empire. I won't shortchange any of you. In the future, you won't just be legion commanders—you'll also have chances to become vice presidents, own independent fortresses, and control shares. Don't think this is the end of your careers. If you cling to what's right in front of you, you won't be letting me down—you'll be letting yourselves down. If you don't want to work hard, then even if I forcefully promote you, I won't be able to lift you any higher."
So far, every Iron Blood Brotherhood member promoted to vice president possessed at least eight fortresses as their money-making territory. Core vice presidents like Turbid Wine and Xia Yuwei each owned more than fifty to more than eighty fortresses.
Liu Yunpeng, Wan Zhonghui, and the others felt somewhat ashamed. They had never imagined that Lu Yang's plans for their futures would be so ambitious, and they were finally completely reassured.
"Boss, we really know we were wrong," Wan Zhonghui and the others said together.
Lu Yang grunted. Seeing that these kids had truly realized their mistake, he said, "You are not allowed to breathe a word of what I told you today. Since the enemy has made a move, I'm ready to answer it. Lately, I've been taking Haoqing Wanzong's Mad Wolf Legion to farm skill books. After that, I'll take Liu Yunpeng, Wan Zhonghui, and the rest of you to farm them