63: Form an archer squadron

After a day and a night, the two returned to the Royal City.

In this short period, Lu Xingchen gained a preliminary understanding of Linked Arrow.

Linked Arrow involves continuously shooting arrows with extremely short cooldowns, allowing one person to suppress an enemy with overwhelming firepower.

In the Chuyuan Secret Realm, Yun Li relied on Linked Arrow to suppress the Saints of various sects alone.

As Xiao You landed on the city wall, Li Bai walked over.

"Young General, I have been waiting for a long time."

Lu Xingchen nodded slightly.

"Li Bai, inform the King, I've returned with good news."

A quarter of an hour later, everyone gathered in the council hall.

Xiao Long nervously asked, "Xiao Chen, has Yunyin Kingdom agreed to help us?"

Lu Xingchen chuckled, "When I handle things, the King can rest assured."

"Yunyin Kingdom has agreed to provide all the provisions for this war and has also gifted our country 50,000 elite soldiers."

Upon hearing this, everyone present was greatly astonished.

Everyone knew about Tianhui Kingdom's support for Fengming Kingdom, and Xiao Yue had originally thought Lu Xingchen's trip would surely fail.

Even if he received help, it would only be a drop in the bucket.

But she never expected that he could secure so much assistance.

Providing all the provisions would likely require the entire Yunyin Kingdom to achieve.

Not to mention 50,000 elite soldiers.

For low-level countries like theirs, having 100,000 troops domestically was already good.

Yunyin Kingdom actually handed over more than half of its army directly to Lu Xingchen!

And it wasn't a loan, it was a gift!

How did Lu Xingchen manage this?

If this war to protect the country failed, Yunyin Kingdom would go down with Dayan Kingdom.

Xiao Yue stared intently at Lu Xingchen, her tone filled with disbelief: "Xiao Chen, you're not playing a trick on us, are you?"

Lu Xingchen said indifferently, "What's the point of lying to you about something like this? The Yunyin Kingdom's army will enter the Royal City in ten days. But this aid isn't free; after we annihilate Fengming Kingdom, we'll need to cede half of the land to Yunyin Kingdom. King, can you accept this?"

Receiving an affirmative answer, Xiao Long's face was filled with joy.

"Of course, I can accept it. Being able to reclaim lost territory is already good enough; conquering Fengming Kingdom is something I never even dared to dream of. If one day we truly reach that point, what's the harm in giving half the land to Yunyin Kingdom?"

Lu Xingchen nodded slightly: "That's good then."

Immediately, he looked at Lu Chaoyang and said in a deep voice, "Father, how are the recruitment efforts going?"

Lu Chaoyang said in a deep voice, "Your return has greatly boosted the confidence of the Dayan Kingdom's citizens, and their patriotic fervor is high. In just two days, 5,000 soldiers have been recruited. More will surely follow!"

Lu Xingchen chuckled, "I don't understand military matters, so training the army and reclaiming lost territory will be up to Father. How many people have signed up for my Archer Squadron?"

Lu Chaoyang said in a deep voice, "A total of 222 people have signed up: 200 Eight-Star Martial Artists, 20 Nine-Star Martial Artists, and 2 Ten-Star Martial Artists. Most of them are here for your first-grade spirit ascension pill."

Lu Xingchen nodded slightly: "Take me to see them; the training of the Archer Squadron should also be put on the agenda!"

"Alright!"

A quarter of an hour later, Lu Xingchen arrived at the shooting range, where 222 high-star Martial Artists had already been waiting for a long time.

Lu Xingchen faced the crowd directly, without any trace of nervousness.

"Hello everyone, I am Lu Xingchen, son of General Lu Chaoyang, and also the organizer and commander of the Archer Squadron. I formed this Archer Squadron to contend against Fengming Kingdom's Martial Master Brigade."

Upon hearing this, murmurs immediately arose from the crowd.

"What? Fight that Martial Master Brigade? They have a thousand people, and each of them is a Martial Master expert! How can we Martial Artists possibly be their opponents?"

"Lu Xingchen must be crazy, right? Even if he wants to win, he can't be this unrealistic, can he?"

"Let's go, following him is just asking for death!"

Hearing these words, Lu Xingchen smiled slightly, not getting angry.

"Rest assured, everyone, I, Lu Xingchen, am not a brainless person. I promised that anyone who joins the Archer Squadron will receive a first-grade spirit ascension pill. Let's collect the Medicinal Pill first!"

With that, Lu Xingchen waved to Lin Jing, and she went to distribute the Medicinal Pills.

Holding the Medicinal Pills in their hands, everyone was extremely excited, and their impression of Lu Xingchen greatly improved.

"What does the Young General want to say? Everyone is very willing to listen!"

A Ten-Star Martial Artist said in a deep voice.

Lu Xingchen chuckled, "This first-grade spirit ascension pill has already been given to you, but I don't recommend you take it now. Because, to contend against Fengming Kingdom's Martial Master Brigade, I want to form a Martial Master Squadron."

"I can provide you with Profound Rank Cultivation Techniques; it won't be a problem to advance a minor Realm within a month. Then, by taking the first-grade spirit ascension pill and a second-grade boundary breaking pill (dan medicine), we can mass-produce One-Star Martial Masters to fight against Fengming Kingdom's Martial Master Brigade."

Upon hearing this, everyone present was greatly astonished.

"Holy cow, that's incredible! Mass-producing Martial Master experts!"

"How many Medicinal Pills would that consume? Can Lu Xingchen really provide them?"

"Since he dares to say that, he must have confidence."

"If I Cultivate on my own, I might never reach the Martial Master Realm in my lifetime. Now that I can achieve it quickly, why not do it?"

The Ten-Star Martial Artist from before asked loudly, "I wonder where the Young General gets so many Medicinal Pills to support us?"

Lu Xingchen said in a deep voice, "Because I myself am a Third-Rank Alchemist; refining first-grade and second-grade Medicinal Pills is very easy."

"But these benefits are not given to you for free. I will give you the Profound Rank Cultivation Technique shortly, but only those who advance to Nine-Star Martial Artist within a month and complete Miss Yun Li's archer special training will be eligible for the second-grade boundary breaking pill (dan medicine) and other benefits."

"Now, everyone, make your choice. Take the first-grade spirit ascension pill and leave, or participate in my special training!"

Hearing this, everyone pondered for a moment, then waves of support rose one after another.

"The Young General is too strong! It is my lifelong honor to follow a Third-Rank Alchemist!"

"Let's follow the Young General!"

"Young General, we believe in you!"

Not a single person chose to leave.

Lu Xingchen had anticipated this situation and said with a smile, "Since that's the case, come and choose your Cultivation Technique! I have ten scrolls of profound rank low grade Cultivation Techniques here; you can choose the suitable ones and view them in rotation."

With that, Lu Xingchen flicked his sleeve, and ten scrolls appeared on the ground.

"Also, I warn you all, if anyone dares to leak this matter before the Archer Squadron participates in battle, no matter how far away, I will pursue and kill them, understand?"

"Understood!" everyone said in unison.

Lu Xingchen chuckled, "Since that's the case, Miss Yun Li, these soldiers are entrusted to you for training. You don't need them to have superb Archery Skill; as long as they can accurately hit targets within a hundred meters, that's enough."

Yun Li smiled, "That's simple, leave it to me!"