"Greetings, Commander." When the old woman saw Xia Yan arrive, she hurriedly bowed.
Xia Yan said, "Exchange the Cloud Robe for him."
The old woman didn't hesitate. "Yes, Commander."
Lu Yin breathed a sigh of relief. Although they were both commanders, Bai Chi and Xia Yan were on the same level. As long as it didn't violate any principles, if these people could be ordered by Bai Chi to hold on to the Cloud Robe, they could just as easily be ordered by Xia Yan to hand it over—provided there were enough merit points.
Once the old woman had completed the exchange, she respectfully reported, "Commander, the Cloud Robe has been successfully exchanged. It's on its way here and should arrive within a day at most."
Xia Yan nodded and looked at Lu Yin. "Just wait one day. I'll also delay Liu Jing's squad assignment by a day."
"Thank you, Commander," Lu Yin said gratefully.
Xia Yan smiled. "I'm the one who should thank you. Without you, those people like Master Zan would keep looking down on everyone, thinking they were the only capable ones around."
The matter concerned the conflict between the Spirit Interpreters and the Commander's Department, so Lu Yin didn't feel it was appropriate to comment.
"Master Deng Guo is a World Original Formation Master. Even at the Spirit Interpreter headquarters, he's an exceptionally capable Original Formation Master, second only to the Original Formation Celestial Master. If you can become his disciple, you'll have considerable influence within your own clan. After all, powerful Spirit Interpreters are extremely rare, especially among the White Dragon Clan. This region of the starry sky is short on them, too." Xia Yan remarked casually as he led Lu Yin away from the old woman. Then he left.
Lu Yin watched Xia Yan's