Jie Bingzhi stole a glance and found that Fang Yun's expression had not changed at all. As expected of Zhang Mingzhou, he thought.
Jie Bingzhi said quietly, "Two Worlds Mountain would love nothing more than for the Literary World to send every scholar here. Since the King of Chu sent reinforcements, that means more demon barbarians can be killed, so the higher-ups allowed them to join the fighting directly, without regard for your wager with Gou Bao."
"I had already vaguely anticipated this this morning. The King of Chu was willing to send powerful scholars to Two Worlds Mountain to fight the demon barbarians. That is a good thing for the entire human race, and worthy of praise," Fang Yun said.
"You... have no other thoughts?" Jie Bingzhi asked curiously.
"Other thoughts? I do." As Fang Yun spoke, he looked toward the Military Merit Register.
"When the Battle of Bi and Shen ends, the name in first place will most certainly be 'Pearl River Army'!" Fang Yun's voice was as decisive as a blade cleaving iron.
"What bold spirit, Zhang Mingzhou." A group climbed onto the wall. The speaker was none other than the Jing Commandery Prince, who had left Two Worlds Mountain a few days earlier. Numerous scholars followed behind him.
Fang Yun swept his gaze over the group: five Grand Academicians, twenty-two Hanlin Academicians, and eighty-three others, all Metropolitan Graduates.
This was the strongest force on the Boundary Mountain City Wall, even with only a little over a hundred members.
"Greetings, Zhang Mingzhou."
"Longxiang, it's been a long time."
The scholars greeted Fang Yun one after another. State Duke Chang, Marquis Minghai, the Chu Kingdom's Chamberlain, and others were all among them.
Each of these five Grand Academicians was at least as strong as the Qishan Marquis or