320: Condensing the Lofty Stone Profound Imprint, Reaping Rich Rewards, and Someone Wants to Steal the Fruits of Victory
Xuan Ce Hall.
As usual, Palace Master Yun Changtian swept his gaze over the crowd and opened the meeting with a single sentence. "If any hall has business to report, speak freely."
Lan Jiayao, the Hall Master Profound Master of Heaven Banyan Hall, was about to speak when someone beat her to it.
It was Vice Palace Master Kou Zhizhong.
"A Warhawk Legion, which our Profound Palace has devoted all its efforts to building, will soon be fully assembled and deployed to the Otherworld Battlefield..."
Having heard only the first half, Cheng Han frowned slightly.
He was absolutely certain that Vice Palace Master Kou wanted to "pick the peaches"! Although Palace Master Yun was present, the man was unlikely to swallow the whole peach for himself, but he clearly intended to take a big bite out of it.
This was only to be expected.
After all, Mystic Adepts had always respected strength above all else.
In the eyes of ordinary Mystic Adepts, such an enormous legion, composed of sixty thousand Warhawks and two hundred and fifty aircraft carriers, ought to be commanded by at least one Profound Master.
Yet he was only a beginner Mystic Adept. Faced with such an enviable achievement, it was perfectly normal for someone to entertain crooked thoughts.
Sure enough.
Kou Zhizhong continued smoothly, "As the saying goes, 'A snake cannot move without a head.' To better bring out the Warhawk Legion's combat power, I believe an experienced commander should be appointed."
Cheng Han sneered inwardly.
He really had put a great deal of thought into this!
Anyone with half a brain could tell that the qualifier "experienced" sounded reasonable on the surface, but it was clearly aimed at him.
After all, a mere beginner Mystic Adept who was only seventeen years old could hardly be