"Yeah, yeah!" someone immediately agreed. "Vice-Captain Ronglin is considerate and attentive, and he's handsome too. I bet he'll become a Captain within ten years!"
"Bullshit!" someone retorted. "Vice-Captain Ronglin is only acting Vice-Captain right now. He hasn't even officially joined the Thirteen Court Guard Squads yet. Doesn't that show just how highly the Thirteen Court Guard Squads value him? Once Vice-Captain Ronglin officially takes office, he'll probably be promoted to Captain within a year or two."
After hearing that, quite a few people nodded silently.
"I really want to serve under someone as strong and gentle as Vice-Captain Ronglin!" someone said longingly.
"I want to serve under Vice-Captain Ronglin too! He's even willing to spend his time teaching us how to use Spiritual Pressure and control various combat techniques. Captains who are so approachable are rare!" someone echoed.
Heaven knew that Ronglin himself was still feeling his way through things. When he guided others, he was actually exploring and researching the theory himself.
Ronglin ignored the Shinigami's chatter. Kuchiki Byakuya stood to his left, Shiba Zhu to his right, while nearly ten Shinigami stood in a row behind him. They looked imposing as they surveyed the entire battlefield with majestic authority.
It had already been three months since they entered the World of the Living. After the massive Hollow tide riot a month ago, the Shinigami had suffered grievous casualties. Only after Ronglin led his team in providing support in every direction did the situation gradually stabilize.
Every Shinigami who had survived the missions in the World of the Living had improved rapidly, and their combat strength had risen at an astonishing pace. Especially after Ronglin helped organize them into a large army, the systematic practical training in dispatching attacks, defense, coordinated combat, cover, support, and retreat had transformed these