"Huh...?"
Gu Chenfeng was somewhat stunned to hear that he had been promoted.
He had only joined the Blackwater Army a little over a month ago.
He still had not even familiarized himself with many parts of the camp.
Nor had he earned any merit under the identity of Li Zicheng.
How had he been promoted out of the blue?
Zuo Yutang handed him the document she was holding.
"You're now a Source Core Realm martial artist, and Deputy Thousand-Captain Yang happens to have been promoted to Thousand-Household Commander of the Eighth Thousand-Household Office.
"This is the transfer application I filled out for you. The commander has already stamped and approved it.
"Effective immediately, Zhou Bin will be promoted to Hundred-Household Commander of the Tenth Hundred-Captain Office.
"You, meanwhile, will be the Deputy Thousand-Household Commander of my Seventh Thousand-Household Battalion. That makes you my deputy."
As it turned out, although the Blackwater Army had won the battle at Blackwater City, its losses had been considerable.
Both soldiers and officers had died, leaving many positions vacant.
Ordinary soldiers were one thing; their numbers could be replenished gradually.
But officers at the hundred-household and thousand-household levels were vitally important, and those vacancies needed to be filled promptly.
Although Gu Chenfeng had earned no merit, he was a genuine Source Core Realm martial artist.
Even if his combat performance during the Blackwater Army's great battle had been nothing to write home about.
Even if digging a hole on the battlefield had been rather disgraceful.
Zuo Yutang had still cited Li Zicheng's courageous performance on the battlefield, charging alongside the troops.
And ultimately crawling out of a heap of corpses, as grounds for recommending him for Deputy Thousand-Household Commander.
Of course, she could actually have recommended Gu Chenfeng to another Thousand-Household Office.
As for