At the very least, the people around them seemed rather surprised by Commander Long's decision.
"Commander Long, how can this be?" Ruan Jinling could no longer remain seated either. Her willow eyebrows knitted together as she said, "Gate Master Yang is, after all, a Demon Slayer Hero. He knows the Forbidden Demon Clan extremely well, and his strength was displayed at the Dao Discussion Convention for all to see. Assigning him the mere position of Squad Leader is far too inappropriate, isn't it?"
Many people began discussing it as well.
Indeed, no matter how lacking Yang Chen might be, he was still a Demon Slayer Hero. Back then, he had defeated Lin Xi, who was at the seventh level of Earth Martial Realm, with his own strength, and had also fought the Giant Strength Demon at the Earth Martial Realm peak. Though his cultivation was not high, his combat power lay somewhere between the Earth Martial Realm eighth and ninth levels.
Anyone with eyes could see that assigning him only the position of Squad Leader was indeed inappropriate.
Yet Commander Long merely chuckled. "Saintess, what is inappropriate about it? Think about it—what is Gate Master Yang's cultivation? Only the Earth Martial Realm second level. Oh, no, that's not right. It seems he has already entered the Earth Martial Realm third level. But so what? There are far too many people like him across the entire battlefield. These positions were distributed long ago; where would there still be vacancies? You speak of a Demon Slayer Hero? My apologies, but over these past few days, there have been simply too many heroes slaughtering the Forbidden Demon Clan in every region. How much is that title worth?"
The moment Commander Long spoke, all those lackeys beneath him immediately chimed in. "Yes, Commander Long