168: Modao Army

“This is the blueprint for the Modao. The Modao in your hand is Siye's weapon,” Lin Yue said, his face full of difficulty.

Who knew She Jian would misunderstand? As the first Modao in the game, this Modao was a heaven-rank divine weapon, a weapon Lin Yue was preparing to give to Li Siye!

Giving it to She Jian was only to pique his interest and make him vigorously forge Modaos. How could he possibly give a heaven-rank divine weapon to him!

Giving a blueprint was already Lin Yue's bottom line. If it weren't for the exorbitant cost of forging Modaos, Lin Yue wouldn't even want to give him the blueprint!

“Li Siye's loyalty +10, current loyalty is 90!”

The game system's prompt sounded. Li Siye's eyes lit up when he heard that the Modao belonged to him!

But when She Jian heard this, the veins on his arm, which was holding the Modao, bulged. Lin Yue knew this was a prelude to his rage!

“You said this isn't for me?” She Jian gritted his teeth, enunciating each word.

Facing She Jian, Lin Yue felt immense pressure. But Li Siye, upon hearing the Modao was his, was so moved that his loyalty increased by 10 points. If the Modao were given to Li Siye, he would probably become a die-hard loyalist!

Not every lord is willing to give a heaven-rank divine weapon to a Subordinate!

Faced with the temptation of Li Siye becoming a die-hard loyalist, Lin Yue could only steel himself and say, “General, this is for Siye. He knows how to train the Modao Army, and this Modao is most suitable for him!

You must know how powerful a Modao Army is!”

“How powerful?” She Jian asked, bringing up military formations.

“Such a Modao Army, once formed into a unit and placed at the rear of the Army, can achieve miraculous effects at critical moments!

Moreover, the Modao Army can cut through cavalry like slicing melons!

The phrase 'both men and horses shattered, invincible' isn't enough to describe its might!” Lin Yue said.

“That powerful?” She Jian asked.

“Of course. Furthermore, Li Siye is a born commander of the Modao Army. It is most suitable for him to lead the Modao Army!

So, this Modao is still more suitable for Siye.

And this blueprint for forging the Modao is the gift I want to offer you.” Lin Yue smiled as he presented the blueprint.

Upon hearing there was a blueprint for forging theao, She Jian's anger instantly turned to joy. His expression changed so quickly, as if the person who had just been furious had nothing to do with him. Lin Yue could only feel admiration for such a quick change of face!

She Jian smiled and said to Lin Yue, “I'll take this to explain to the craftsmen first. Once it's forged, I'll return the Modao to Siye.”

“General, this Modao is extremely difficult and expensive to forge.

And the selection for the Modao Army requires only valiant and strong individuals, so its scale may not be very large.

You'd best be mentally prepared.” Lin Yue explained.

He was afraid that the greater She Jian's expectations, the greater his disappointment would be.

He wanted to state the unpleasant truth beforehand, to prevent She Jian from taking his anger out on him later.

“Do I need you to tell me?” She Jian glanced at him. Having experienced many battles, he knew the Modao was difficult to forge just by holding it. Its 50-jin weight alone would make it expensive.

Lin Yue was choked into silence.

His good intentions were being taken for granted!

But it didn't matter. As long as his objective was achieved, She Jian would have no excuse to vent his anger on him.

However, in the next moment, Lin Yue's heart sank as if into an ice cellar.

He heard She Jian say in a deep voice, “Siye!”

“This humble general is here!” Li Siye looked at She Jian and responded, not understanding why he was called.

“My military duties are heavy, and I have no time to attend to forming the Modao Army.

Since you are familiar with the Modao Army, I shall appoint you as a commandant to lead the Modao Army.

All personnel will be personally selected by you from the Army!

Once formed, the Modao Army will obey my orders and be under the command of the Central Army's main tent!” She Jian said with a smile.

Li Siye was somewhat confused and looked towards Lin Yue. Seeing Lin Yue dumbfounded, he hesitated.

The scene was awkward for a moment... until Lin Yue regained his senses and saw She Jian staring at him furiously. He felt that if he dared to utter a single 'no,' he would end up like the dummy from earlier, split in two!

Helpless, he could only nod.

Only then did Li Siye respond, “Understood!”

She Jian laughed heartily, affectionately putting his arm around Li Siye's shoulder and saying to him, “Come, I'll take you to meet some people.”

He didn't mind Li Siye's reaction; as long as the person was under his command, being loyal to him or Lin Yue made no difference!

He wouldn't secretly poach people from Lin Yue. He just felt that the Modao Army was not suitable for Lin Yue's 100,000 cavalry.

On the contrary, the Modao Army was more suitable for him. These 30,000 Modao Army soldiers would serve as the final trump card for the entire Army, and he believed they would indeed have a miraculous effect!

But if Li Siye had agreed without hesitation just now, he would have looked down on Li Siye a bit. Traitors are the most unwelcome in the Military Camp!

She Jian would not entrust the entire Army's last line of defense to a disloyal person!

Lin Yue still wanted to say something, but She Jian glared at him fiercely and said, “Get lost, you annoy me just by looking at you!”

Lin Yue, on the other hand, was on the verge of tears. He had offered the blueprint, yet he still couldn't avoid losing a great general!

He even got scolded. Why was he so miserable!

Li Mu, standing nearby, covered his mouth and snickered at this scene.

Lin Yue returned the three hundred taels of silver to Li Mu and said, “I originally intended to give you double, but now there's none.”

With that, he walked towards the barracks, leaving Li Mu with a lonely back.

Li Mu, however, didn't mind. Seeing him walk away, he finally couldn't help but burst into laughter!

Because three hundred or six hundred taels of silver, or even a thousand taels of silver, were all the same in his eyes. Only becoming a general was his goal!

Now that he had the rare opportunity to see Lin Yue being frustrated, his mood was naturally extremely cheerful!

Lin Yue sighed as he walked, “There are bad people among the masses. Even Li Mu has been led astray.

Zi Long is good. Zi Long definitely wouldn't mock me.”

No sooner had Lin Yue finished speaking than he heard Zi Long's voice!

“Lord! Lord!”

It wasn't just one voice; it seemed Zi Long and the others had returned!

Lin Yue excitedly turned his head and saw Zi Long and Xing Daorong had already dismounted.

Lin Yue went to meet them, only to see Xing Daorong leap and pounce at Lin Yue's feet!

“Lord, I've missed you so much!” Xing Daorong cried, embracing Lin Yue's thigh with tears streaming down his face.

Lin Yue kicked him away, then pulled out two letters from Xia Lian from his embrace and threw them at Xing Daorong, then said, “Scram!”

“Alright!”

Xing Daorong's expression instantly changed from sorrow to joy, showing no trace of his earlier tearful appearance. He picked up the letters and hurried towards the barracks!

Lin Yue helplessly turned his head away, and the moment he saw Zi Long, his face lit up with joy: “Zi Long!”

“Lord!” Zhao Yun said.

“Last time, I left in a hurry and didn't take you with me. I couldn't even sleep soundly!” Lin Yue said with emotion.

“Lord, don't worry. Zi Long will definitely stay by your side from now on!” Zhao Yun said.

“Good, good, good!” Lin Yue said with a smile. Zi Long was still the best!

“Sir, should we hold a meeting? After all, the various departments of the Army haven't been allocated yet,” Li Mu reminded, suppressing a smile.

These days, although everyone had a general idea of the candidates in their hearts, as long as it wasn't finalized, everyone's hearts would remain unsettled!

“Good, then summon all officers above the rank of commandant to assemble in the main tent!”