Seeing that no one responded, Li Yuan refused to let the matter go.
Taking over as squad captain would not take long.
He had to hurry; he could not afford to drag his feet.
News that he, the Xia Family's new son-in-law, had come here to serve as squad captain would spread before long.
The Xia Family's main branch would know, and so would the branch families.
If he dallied, gossip would soon come crashing down on him.
"Everyone here understands reason. Our goals are aligned, and so are our interests.
"I hope we can work well together on the missions ahead."
The initial meeting was more or less over, and Li Yuan thought it had gone fairly well.
Before dismissing them, Li Yuan announced that their first mission would begin tomorrow.
The mission was rated C Grade, far from enough to earn any merit.
This mission had been recommended to Li Yuan by Zhang Cheng.
Li Yuan had come here to serve as squad captain. He needed to earn merit, but he also needed to build a reputation.
That meant Li Yuan absolutely could not be a mere figurehead of a squad captain.
If he wanted to truly lead the squad, he had to earn the members' trust.
Trust came from successful missions time and again, and from accurate command time and again.
Starting with basic missions, once the members saw Li Yuan's precise command, their trust would grow.
After the assembled squad dispersed, Li Yuan and Zhang Cheng sat down in the tent to study this C Grade mission.
The mission they had accepted was to resolve rear-area security issues in the advancing zone.
The current front line was roughly fifty li from the Qujiang Town camp.
The front line had advanced, but that did not mean this