Jia Nan Recruitment

Lin Ze was quite pleased when he saw the Precision Deployment function.

During the ten days he spent traveling with Xiao Yi Xian, Lin Ze summoned Death Soldiers every day.

Although he used all sorts of methods to cover it up, Xiao Yi Xian still saw the number of people in their group increasing day by day.

She looked at Lin Ze with a hint of disbelief.

Lin Ze explained that his original subordinates thought there was a promising future in following him, so they had introduced their friends, who had come to serve him as well.

Seeing that Lin Ze had no intention of saying more, Xiao Yi Xian didn't pursue the matter.

After all, everyone had plenty of secrets. She did, too.

And she didn't want to—or, rather, didn't dare to—tell Lin Ze about hers.

After all, the Woeful Poison Body... made everyone turn pale at the mere mention of it!

Lin Ze had no idea what Xiao Yi Xian was thinking.

But he was heading to Jia Nan Academy next. Xiao Yi Xian could restrain her curiosity and refrain from asking him where the Death Soldiers came from.

Jia Nan Academy, however, wouldn't tolerate four unknown people appearing within its grounds every day.

Even if those four were just ordinary people without any cultivation.

The academy would definitely investigate them thoroughly.

Lin Ze's original plan was to summon the Death Soldiers in some secluded spot after arriving at Jia Nan Academy.

Then he would send them into the primeval forest surrounding the academy.

But that plan still carried the risk of exposing them.

Now, the Precision Deployment function had perfectly resolved his concerns.

Lin Ze could now summon Death Soldiers beside himself or deploy them anywhere within his soul's perception range.

Most importantly, he could deploy them beside other Death Soldiers.

That meant he didn't have to give up Jia Ma Empire.

Even after he went to Jia Nan Academy, he could continue deploying Death Soldiers throughout Jia Ma Empire.

"Now that I've unlocked a new function, I can deploy the Death Soldiers reflected tonight to Qingshan Town."

Although Lin Ze had taken every Death Soldier from Fire Wolf Town with him, he hadn't brought along A-Da's squad from Qingshan Town.

So three Death Soldiers remained in Qingshan Town, gathering information about the two Iron-Armed White Apes that had killed his parents.

Unfortunately, those two Iron-Armed White Apes might have only wandered to the outskirts of the Magical Beast Mountain Range by chance.

They had only been spotted once in all this time—during the attack on the Iron Blood Mercenary Group.

Besides, even when the Death Soldiers entered Proxy State, they could barely maintain it for long.

They weren't capable of venturing deeper into the Magical Beast Mountain Range to search for the two Magical Beasts.

However, while gathering information, they had unexpectedly learned some good news.

The Wolf Head Mercenary Group had fallen into infighting.

News of Regiment Commander Mu She's death had reached Qingshan Town, and the mercenary group's higher-ups beneath him had immediately begun plotting.

Mu Li had somehow managed to escape and make it back, whether through sheer luck or because the Flame Mercenary Group hadn't bothered to deal with him.

But Mu Li's fortunes had taken a spectacular nosedive.

When the Young Leader returned to the Wolf Head Mercenary Group, he not only failed to inherit it, but also found that his lack of strength had left him with no hope of winning the two higher-ups' approval.

In the end, perhaps because he didn't know his place and tried to invoke his father's legacy, the two higher-ups were the first to kill him.

That marked the beginning of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group's civil war.

Lin Ze was quite moved when he heard the news.

Now Mu Li could join his father, Mu She, in the afterlife.

A cause for celebration, a cause for celebration.

As for the Wolf Head Mercenary Group, Lin Ze couldn't be bothered with them. They were just dogs fighting among themselves.

The two higher-ups were both lecherous men. With Mu She no longer there to keep them in line, how could either of them possibly accept the other?

Infighting was inevitable. Mu Li's death had merely lit the fuse.

After this, even if the Wolf Head Mercenary Group didn't disband completely, it would likely decline from then on.

Lin Ze had been taking it easy these past few days, since he no longer had to control the Death Soldiers as they braved the Magical Beast Mountain Range.

He only used their daily Proxy State time to practice Mad Lion Chant.

All his other mastered Dou Skills had reached Great Accomplishment. Only Mad Lion Chant remained.

He spent the rest of his time cultivating and occasionally went with Xiao Yi Xian to explore Wutan City.

The leisurely days passed in the blink of an eye, and more than ten days slipped by.

In his room, Lin Ze sat cross-legged on the bed. With every breath he took, the surrounding Dou Qi gathered toward his body.

His body absorbed it, and after it flowed through his meridians, it entered the Dou Qi Cyclone in his lower abdomen.

As time passed, a muffled sound seemed to ring out inside Lin Ze.

"I've broken through!"

Lin Ze slowly opened his eyes, a hint of delight in them.

"I wasn't expecting to break through before the recruitment date, but I actually did."

"The pills helped, too."

Zhao Yi's Alchemy hadn't come into play yet.

But now that Lin Ze was in a major city like Wutan City, he had many more opportunities to get his hands on pills.

With so many gold coins, there was no point just letting them sit in his possession.

So he had naturally used some to buy pills that aided cultivation.

But the moment gold coins were spent on cultivation resources, they suddenly seemed worthless.

Fortunately, whenever Lin Ze advanced, all the Death Soldiers advanced with him, so he didn't mind spending the money.

Feeling the slightly more abundant Dou Qi within him, Lin Ze smiled with satisfaction.

His breakthrough had put him in a great mood.

What delighted him even more was the number of Death Soldiers he now had.

Nearly one hundred and eighty!

Over the past ten or so days, Lin Ze had reflected two more Blue Rare Death Soldiers, one with a blacksmithing skill and the other with a Management Skill.

He was very glad to have reflected another Death Soldier with a Management Skill.

When the Death Soldiers had been few, Lin Ze had been able to manage them with ease.

There had only been a handful, after all, so assigning their tasks was simple.

But their numbers had now surged to nearly one hundred and eighty, and managing them was bound to get hectic.

After all, the Death Soldiers were busy hunting Magical Beasts, running the Chamber of Commerce, making delicious food, cultivating...

In this situation, if Lin Ze needed a Death Soldier to handle something, which one should he call on?

Would pulling that Death Soldier away interfere with the work he was already doing?

These were all things Lin Ze had previously needed to consider.

A Death Soldier with a Management Skill could take a lot of that pressure off him.

Lin Ze only had to give the Death Soldier with the Management Skill an order, and he would coordinate everyone's work.

That immediately made things easier for Lin Ze.

With the current number of Death Soldiers, their collective resonance gave him a 2% Cultivation Speed Bonus.

It felt like a snowball rolling downhill: the stronger Lin Ze became, the bigger the snowball grew.

The stronger he became, the faster he cultivated.

The faster he cultivated, the stronger he became!

This was a god-tier function for the late game!

After reviewing what he'd gained over this period, Lin Ze stood up and left the room, where he heard a lively commotion.

"Lin Ze, today's the day the Jia Nan Academy recruitment team arrives!"

Xiao Yi Xian sounded both excited and nervous.

"Haha, don't rush. Jia Nan Academy's recruitment will go on for a while, so we can wait."

"If we go too early, we'll just be stuck in a crowd."