Ye Zhen, disguised as "Marquis Kaiyuan Ji Guan," pressed them urgently, his words carrying the air that whoever failed to cooperate would be dealt with.
Given the backing of Prince Li Ji Yuan, Grand Governor of the Human-Demon Battlefield, behind Marquis Kaiyuan Ji Guan, Marquis Kaiyuan's imperial clan status, and the promissory notes bearing Marquis Kaiyuan Ji Guan's Zhengyao City Garrison Commander's seal, both the borrowing of funds and the collection of weapons proceeded exceptionally smoothly.
As for Marquis Kaiyuan Ji Guan's Zhengyao City Garrison Commander's seal, he had brought this trouble upon himself.
Marquis Kaiyuan Ji Guan loved pleasure and merriment and thoroughly detested mundane chores, especially the many documents and orders. Matters such as Ye Zhen's North Sea Heavenly Wave Army applying to pass through Zhengyao City's Ancient Teleportation Array only required him to read them over, stamp a reply with the Garrison Commander's seal, and send it back.
There were many such official duties.
Marquis Kaiyuan Ji Guan had simply been too lazy to handle them personally. He handed all such miscellaneous paperwork to his trusted chief steward, He Xun. After all, it was just a matter of stamping a seal.
Thus, the Garrison Commander's seal, originally of utmost importance and meant to be carried at all times, had been placed in the study for chief steward He Xun's convenient use. He only needed to keep a record whenever he used it.
As a result, Ye Zhen obtained this crucial Garrison Commander's seal, which could win him trust, without lifting a finger.
But when examined closely, this was not all that outrageous.
When an official in charge of a seal left for an extended period, they would generally entrust the seal to a trusted confidant for safekeeping and temporary use. Otherwise, many affairs could not be handled.