Akivili produced a ticket as if by magic.
Once, he had given a ticket to every Nameless.
They would all pin the token Akivili had given them to their clothes.
Akivili bent down slightly, pinned it to Xianyu's collar, and said softly:
"My dear friend, let me keep witnessing your victories."
Xianyu instinctively raised a hand to his collar. When his fingers touched the metal token that marked him as one of the Nameless, he smiled back:
"Of course, my dear friend."
His subordinates, who had been waiting beside them for ages, followed suit, their voices utterly sincere:
"Marshal, I think this custom of the Aeon's is wonderful!"
"Exactly! Why not introduce it to the Xianzhou?"
"Yes, Marshal, Xianzhou natives need this too!"
Xianyu heaved a deep sigh and said helplessly, "...What wishes do you have?"
Someone said they wanted a photo with Xianyu as a keepsake.
The others reacted swiftly. "Yes, yes, his wish is for the Marshal to take a photo with every one of us!"
Xianyu agreed.
His sweet, innocent subordinates only wanted a photo with him. What reason did he have to refuse?
Seeing the Marshal agree to their first request, everyone was ecstatic.
Someone else said they wanted Xianyu to visit their Xianzhou to inspect their work.
The others continued adding, "Exactly, Marshal! You can't stay on the Yaoqing all the time. Come visit the other Xianzhou ships!"
Chaoyan, the Yaoqing General who enjoyed the home-field advantage, all but manifested a question mark and glared at her fellow officers.
After a moment's consideration, Xianyu refused.
Whenever he went out, his subordinates either cleared the area or opened a new delve for him. It was far too much trouble.
Not discouraged in the slightest, everyone chimed in with all sorts of suggestions.
As the conversation went