Now all they had to do was vote for him to receive his instruction. Where else could they find such a good deal under ordinary circumstances?
At this thought, Lü Bu swelled with even greater confidence and declared, "All right! Go cast your votes for me!"
"I absolutely keep my word!"
Silence fell over the entire gathering, and all the soldiers exchanged bewildered looks.
Gao Shun, Wei Yue, and the others could not help covering their faces.
Their reaction stunned Lü Bu. "Didn't you hear what I said? Why aren't you going to vote?"
"Don't tell me this good news has made you so happy you've lost your wits?"
Below the platform, a Commander of a Thousand hesitated before stepping forward and speaking timidly. "Well... Grand General."
"Hmm? You want to vote for me?"
Lü Bu immediately perked up and looked at him with shining eyes, laughing heartily. "Tell me! Which of my skills do you want to learn?"
The Commander of a Thousand's expression froze slightly. Scratching his head, he said, "No... Grand General, what I meant was that we can't learn your skills."
"Your Sky-Piercer Halberd alone weighs a full eighty-one jin. With your innate divine strength, you can wield it however you please, but we'd struggle just to lift and swing it, never mind kill enemies with it."
The commander's answer sent Lü Bu into thought.
It seemed... he had a point.
But he quickly gathered his thoughts and changed tack. "That's fine! If you can't learn my Halberd Technique, I can teach you my Formation-Breaking Technique!"
The commander continued shaking his head. "General, your valor is unmatched. Even surrounded on all sides, you can fight a hundred men alone. Which of us has that ability? No, not that."
Lü Bu's face stiffened. He had overlooked that