A few days after the fifth Military Exercise, Millennial Commander Lu Linlong, whom Ye Zhen had already reduced to a figurehead, claimed illness.
He could not match Ye Zhen in personal combat.
He was even less of a match for Ye Zhen in battlefield command.
His prestige among the soldiers had fallen to rock bottom. Even among his closest personal guards, more than half no longer gave a damn about him.
What practical significance did Lu Linlong, this Millennial Commander, still have?
Going to the barracks served no purpose beyond sulking, making a fool of himself, and losing face.
As for reporting to his superior officers that Ye Zhen had stripped him of his authority?
He would only do that if he thought he had not humiliated himself enough and wanted the name of his incompetence to spread throughout the Phoenix Spirit Race.
Besides, even if he went to his superior officers, it would be utterly useless.
Other than scolding him for being incompetent, his superiors had no other solution.
In the end, Lu Linlong chose to claim illness and recommended that Ye Zhen—that is, Di Kuohai—be appointed acting Millennial Commander.
It was said that Old Master Lu had a hand in Lu Linlong's recommendation and had supposedly given Lu Linlong some benefit, though Ye Zhen had no idea what that benefit was.
He was only an acting Millennial Commander. The registered Millennial Commander was still nominally Lu Linlong. A change at this level required only the approval of Guard General Huang Tianhuo.
Thus, Ye Zhen naturally became the acting Millennial Commander of the Seventh Guard Second Brigade.
Ye Zhen had thought that once he became acting Millennial Commander, Old Master Lu might immediately assign him a new task.
Unfortunately, Old Master Lu's side remained utterly quiet for the time