533: Sit in a row and share the fruit

He discussed some more issues about the envoy delegation with Arthur.

Finally, after agreeing that when the spaceship approached the wormhole, Huaxia would send an envoy delegation to board the Niu Ru Ren spaceship, Yang Dian bid farewell to Arthur and had the Dimension Butterfly take him back to the Strange Star Expeditionary Force Base.

As soon as he landed, Yang Dian hadn't even had time to drink a sip of water when Lei Ming rushed into his office in a hurry.

"Why did that Universe spaceship suddenly turn around?"

"Were they beaten into submission by you?"

Seeing Lei Ming's immediate talk of fighting, and then acting, Yang Dian couldn't help but glance at him sideways:

"Uncle Lei, am I really such a violent person?"

"Couldn't it be that after friendly communication, they left on their own?"

With Lei Ming's expression of 'Are you that kind of person?', Yang Dian tapped his wristband, clicked a few times on the virtual screen, and granted Lei Ming permission to view the Niu Ru Ren civilization's information.

"That spaceship belongs to a civilization called Niu Ru Ren. They came here to save the Beast-Ear Tribe, which has been invaded by the Ghost Heavenly Dao."

"I've already opened the relevant permissions for you; you can take a look."

Upon hearing this, Lei Ming immediately opened his wristband and projected a virtual screen to view the Niu Ru Ren information.

Yang Dian, meanwhile, opened the Strange Star Strategy information.

He was, after all, the Commander of the Expeditionary Force, so he still needed to understand the relevant information... As time passed, Lei Ming soon looked up, somewhat bewildered, at Yang Dian:

"Is there really such a civilization?"

"You little rascal, you weren't tricked, were you?"

Yang Dian nodded slightly:

"It's possible, but it's not a big problem."

"Anyway, we'll follow them to find a naturally occurring wormhole, then go to Niuru Star to see if what they say is true."

After speaking, Yang Dian stood up again:

"Oh, Uncle Lei, please say hello to Uncle Gui and the others and tell them to prepare for a meeting."

Lei Ming laughed:

"I knew you'd call them for a meeting, you rascal."

"After you went to find that spaceship, I contacted Li Gui and the others and told them to come back."

"Everyone is waiting for you in the conference room now."

"Then what are we waiting for?" Yang Dian lifted his foot and walked towards the conference room:

"Let's go."

Strolling into the conference room, as soon as he pushed open the door, Yang Dian heard a clear and resonant shout.

"Greetings, Commander!"

His gaze fell towards the direction of the sound.

Looking at the Lizardmen standing by the conference table, their scales a vibrant green, and their vertical pupils, which were fixed on him, filled with profound respect, Yang Dian couldn't help but be taken aback.

Why were there Lizardmen in the conference room?

Perhaps sensing Yang Dian's confusion, Lei Ming, who was walking behind Yang Dian, transmitted a message to him:

"Xi Jie is a legion commander we selected from the Lizardmen Legion. He once saved 17 Expeditionary Force warriors on the battlefield, killed 32 strange creatures, and his Cultivate speed is the fastest among the Lizardmen. Even the Spark he envisioned burns more intensely than most."

"You personally approved him as the Lizardmen Legion Commander two months ago, have you forgotten?"

Yang Dian raised an eyebrow slightly.

He remembered.

Two months ago, there was indeed an appointment letter for the Lizardmen Legion Commander that required his signature.

However, this was not a major issue for Yang Dian; he didn't even read the document carefully before signing it casually.

He hadn't expected the person to appear before him now.

As thoughts swirled in his mind, Yang Dian communicated with Zero, asking her to retrieve a large amount of information about Xi Jie. While quickly scanning the information, he walked nonchalantly to Xi Jie, extended his right hand, and patted his shoulder:

"Young man, you're doing well, full of spirit. Keep up the good work."

"I believe the Lizardmen race will be proud of you."

Xi Jie straightened his naturally hunched Lizardmen back:

"Commander, I will definitely work hard and diligently complete the tasks assigned by the army!"

Yang Dian patted his shoulder again:

"I have high hopes for you."

"But you must also remember, in non-essential situations, to prioritize the lives of the warriors and avoid unnecessary sacrifices."

As for essential situations?

In essential situations, the filler babies go first.

Only after the filler babies are used up will it be the turn of the alien armies... Xi Jie was stirred with passion by Yang Dian's simple words of care.

Yang Dian then walked past Xi Jie, took the main seat, and said:

"It was previously stated that after the Strange Star is conquered and the Alien Planet is transformed into our Huaxia Blessed Land, rewards will be distributed based on merit."

"But."

As the word 'but' was uttered, Li Gui and the others, who had just been smiling, suddenly felt a tightening in their hearts.

Everyone knew that a speech should not have a turning point; once a turning point appeared, something was bound to happen.

Fortunately, Yang Dian didn't keep them in suspense and finished the rest of his words in one breath.

"But I've found that due to our strength, our Expeditionary Force has not been smooth in conquering the Strange Star, especially when dealing with powerful ghost gods and strange creatures."

"This has greatly extended the time it takes for us to transform the Strange Star into a Blessed Land."

"And I, the Commander of the Expeditionary Force, the strongest in the army, have not been able to fight alongside you."

"Nor have I been able to Cultivate the warriors well, allowing their strength to reach a level sufficient to face those powerful ghost gods."

"Therefore, I need to bear most of the responsibility."

As soon as Yang Dian finished speaking, Xi Jie the Lizardmen wanted to open his mouth to defend him.

However, before he could speak, Yang Dian stopped him with a raised hand.

Nodding slightly at Xi Jie as a gesture, Yang Dian continued:

"As the saying goes, 'It's never too late to mend the fold after the sheep are lost.'"

"Next, I plan to take out a portion of the heaven and earth treasures to Cultivate the high-end combat power of the Expeditionary Force, allowing some people to possess the strength to directly confront powerful strange creatures and ghost gods."

As he spoke, Yang Dian tapped the table again, and a translucent spatial portal appeared in the conference room.

"Now, each of you enter the treasure vault and select two thousand heaven and earth treasures to Cultivate the warriors under your command."

"This cultivation doesn't mean you can Cultivate whoever you want once you have the rare treasure."

"Instead, the cultivation targets must be determined after multi-faceted assessments based on the warriors' daily training, combat behavior, task completion, and other factors."

"After determining the cultivation targets, send me a list, and only after I sign and approve it can you distribute the rare treasure."

Li Gui and the others exchanged glances, then simultaneously looked towards the translucent spatial portal behind Yang Dian, and finally stood up at the same time, bowing to Yang Dian:

"On behalf of the soldiers, I thank the Commander for your cultivation!"

Yang Dian waved his hand:

"I am the Commander of the Expeditionary Force, and cultivating the Expeditionary Force warriors is also my responsibility."

After speaking, he watched Li Gui and the others walk into the Star Core Space, then turned to look at Xi Jie again:

"Why aren't you going in?"

Xi Jie's eyes widened:

"Me, I get a share too?"

Although nominally equal, Xi Jie clearly knew that the Lizardmen Legion was only a second-class legion of Huaxia, or rather, a subordinate legion.

He hadn't expected that when Yang Dian cultivated the Expeditionary Force, the Lizardmen would also have a share.

"Not you." Looking at the excited Xi Jie, Yang Dian reiterated:

"It's the legion."

"The resources are not for you alone."

"Your combat ability is strong, and you always take the lead in every battle; this is very good, and you are also qualified to use a portion of the heaven and earth treasures."

"But you can't just use things on yourself."

"Like Li Gui and the others, you also need to submit a report."

Xi Jie nodded vigorously:

"I understand, Commander, I will definitely uphold the principles of fairness and justice and carefully arrange every heaven and earth treasure!"

After bowing to Yang Dian again, Xi Jie excitedly scurried into the treasure vault.

Yang Dian once again took out those more than 30 lightning-attribute heaven and earth treasures, and with Lei Ming's conflicted expression, stuffed them into his arms:

"Uncle Lei, you said before that you wouldn't accept rewards without merit, and refused to take my heaven and earth treasures."

"Surely you can't refuse now, can you?"

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