Under the night sky, on Other Earth.
The torches in the central army tent crackled. Jiang Xiao sat in the seat of honor, while He Yun, Blind Girl, Zhang Songfu, Little Chongyang, and the others took their seats on either side of him.
This army had originally been made up primarily of the Lu Dong Army. To be honest, if they had planted another banner outside the tent that read "Uphold Justice on Heaven's Behalf," Jiang Xiao would have been ready to swear brotherhood with everyone inside.
Little Chongyang sat uneasily in her chair. Beside her was a Paper Ink Book Spirit that would occasionally emerge from the ground or dart out from behind her, startling her.
The Paper Ink Book Spirit never tired of it, while Little Chongyang was getting rather annoyed.
She had always wanted to concentrate fully on listening to Jiang Xiao and the others' arrangements and decisions. But after this damn little book spirit earned Jiang Xiao's praise through its "passing on information," it had become utterly shameless. It was the most popular player in the entire army.
Up ahead, Zhang Songfu propped his elbow on the armrest and leaned forward. "Their strength is only so-so. They've been in Other Earth for almost two years, yet they're only at the Star Sea Early Stage. Back on Earth, they were merely low-level Star Warrior criminals who had committed capital offenses.
"I think that if they hadn't been sent to Other Earth, they might never have reached the Star Sea Stage in their entire lives."
"Mm." Jiang Xiao nodded silently. "Their strength is indeed somewhat lacking, and their talent is a little poor, but they still have their wits about them. Their approach was quite good. Lu Dong's Star Beasts are nothing like the Central Plains' Star Beasts,