Chapter 1134: Arrangements (II)

“And now, Commander Yu will take charge of the Demon Hunters. All armies will fall under the Demon Hunters. Commander Yu will be in charge of consolidating them.

“Director General Zhao will oversee government operations and handle all administrative duties in the dynasty. I’ll have to trouble you for that, director general.

“Deputy Zhou will be in charge of finances and control the wallets of the world.

“Chen Zhongtian will handle the Inspectorate and accelerate its consolidation!

“Martial Uncle Hong will be in charge of propagating general cultivation and the martial dao academies. The general population’s literacy rate needs to be raised as soon as possible. I’ll use my discretion when rebuilding the education department of the ancient civilization and might ask martial uncle to be the director general of education.

“City Lord Lin...” Li Hao paused. “Director Yao Si is asleep, as is Director Hou. There is no one in charge of the Night Watchers at the moment and there are many of them in the world. I hereby assign you to the Skystar Commander Office and the leading position of the Skystar commander!”

Lin Hongyu blinked at the command. The Skystar commander?

Then... what about Li Hao?

The others raised eyebrows as well. They’d been curious when Li Hao assigned Director General Zhao to administration. What duties would Lin Hongyu be given then?

To think that she would be promoted to the role of Skystar commander! If the hierarchy remained as before, all of them would have to report to her.

“How could I ever...” Lin Hongyu hastily protested.

“We can skip that!” Li Hao interrupted. “Proceed as I say. As for me, I’ll focus on cultivation, exploring the great dao, and dispatching the ancient powerhouses. Don’t I have another title of the Skystar Marquis? I’ll change that to the Silver Moon Marquis. I trust that no one has any objections when it comes to that?”

The Silver Moon Marquis!

No one made a sound. Silver Moon was one of the provinces of Skystar Dynasty, it was also the name that the New Martial humans gave to this world.

The Silver Moon Marquis!

“Since Southern Fist is asleep, the position of southern commander will be passed over to Martial Uncle Northern Fist. I hope that the martial uncle will understand my intentions with this decision.”

“I will hold down the fort in the south and ensure that no trouble develops there!” Northern Fist nodded.

“Senior Yang Shan is asleep... so the western commander will be passed over to Senior Qin Lian.”

Qin Lian emerged from the darkness with a complicated look in her eyes. “My thanks to the commander... to Your Grace’s favor!”

“The eastern commander is still Senior Light Sword. The northern commander...” That had been Hou Xiaochen.

Li Hao looked at those remaining and sank into deep thought. The north. Silver Moon province was also in the north. Who could take over this position in Hou Xiaochen’s absence?

“Jadelight Sword will be the northern commander!” His eyes settled on one particular person.

“What?” Jadelight Sword had been staring into space. She jerked her head up with a lost look in her eyes.

“Jadelight Sword Wu Hongshan will be the northern commander!” Li Hao repeated.

Wu Hongshan paused and looked around her. People like Sky Sword and Tyrant Blade were present and without official duties, so how would it ever be her turn to be the northern commander?

“The north is our home and where my teacher was most nostalgic for,” Li Hao said softly. “It is also where I treasure the most! I leave the north in Martial Aunt Hong’s care!”

“I... don’t know how to do anything...” Wu Hongshan said blankly.

“It’s fine, the commanders of the four directions just need to suppress any disturbances that crop up. All you need to do is kill people!” Li Hao said coolly. “Send a few heads rolling! Clamp down on the four continents and kill all those who disrespect your authority! Execute all turncoats! Kill those who break the law! Slaughter and extermination is the name of the day! Such are the duties of the four commanders.

“The Inspectorate is in charge of local peace, the military in charge of subduing rebellions, and the administrative government in charge of bureaucratic movement. The Skystar commander is in charge of supervising the world and the tranquility of the central region!”

Kill!

Hearts shook at his instructions, but no one protested. This was the young man’s first instance of publicly ordering that all those who were insubordinate were to be killed!

He was more ruthless than before!

The young man looked again at Sky Sword and Tyrant Blade, saying slowly, “Martial Uncle Sky Sword is in charge of corralling the various divine mountains. I’ve only killed the lord of Buddha Mountain and haven’t done anything to the rest of the seven.

“Sky Sword and Tyrant Blade will bring the seven divine mountains to heel! They will either surrender or be slaughtered! Apart from Yonder Mountain running off, I want to see the other five bow their heads. In addition, everything on Phoenix Mountain is to be executed. Show no mercy!”

“Understood!” Sky Sword nodded. Li Hao wanted to vanquish the divine mountains of the world!

“The Watercloud empress dowager...” Finally, Li Hao turned to the last person.

The empress dowager had been keeping a low profile and swayed forth when she heard the young man address her. “There is no need for the commander to utilize such a title. My name is Qiao Rong, you can call me that if you wish...”

“Qiao Rong...” Li Hao thought it over with a smile. “As you wish! Skystar Dynasty lacks a very important person in a very important position. I wonder if Empress Dowager Qiao is willing to lend me a hand?”

“Please speak of it, commander.”

“The southern factions on water are strong. I wish to suppress the four seas and eradicate the pirates among them. Skystar’s navy is weak, so I would like to make Empress Dowager Qiao the commander of the navies of the four seas. Are you willing to accept this position?”

Commander of the navies!

“We must rise to the call of duty,” she quickly responded. “Watercloud soldiers will very quickly become Skystar soldiers. They are used to life on the water, so we would wish for nothing more than to remain on the water!”

“That is good.” Li Hao smiled. “We have conquered Boundless city. There are two hundred thousand sets of armor within the ancient city—they will all be given to the Watercloud Army! Empress Dowager Qiao is hereby decreed supreme commander of Watercloud and the four seas.

“There is no need for a massive navy. One million is too many, two hundred thousand are enough! The navy will be equipped with ancient armor—apart from the weaklings. They will be eliminated from the navy and sent to build Watercoud province infrastructure. What does Commander Qiao think about that?”

How could the empress dowager find any reason to refuse? Although her hold on the military was less than before and she only had two hundred thousand men left, having all of them outfitted in armor was her greatest wish!

“I hear and obey!” she quickly responded.

“Commander, my army has countless soldiers, but only fifty thousand sets of armor...” Huang Yu couldn’t help himself. The navy had just received two hundred thousand sets, which was the sum total of all the armor that they’d seized from Boundless. Wasn’t that a bit much?

“Don’t worry, Commander Yu! There will be armor!” Li Hao laughed. “We can forge it ourselves or take it from others. We can also trade or kill someone before looting them!”

Huang Yu’s expression shifted at these words. Everyone had their mission by now.

“In addition, everyone will receive an amount of mysterious power stones and Water of Life corresponding to their position!” Li Hao added. “We’ll empty the Skystar mine and deplete its reserves. We must be generous to the military and students of martial dao. There is no need to tighten the purse strings!

“The four commanders will each have one hundred thousand soldiers under their command. You can choose from the various local armies—make sure to select the exemplary talent!

“The army will consist of five hundred thousand troops, two hundred thousand will march under the Skystar Commander banner, and two hundred thousand will form the navy. A military of 1.3 million is enough. There’s no need for too much!”

There were tens of millions of soldiers in all of the various Skystar armies, Li Hao had just abruptly decreased them to 1.3 million. Frowns crossed foreheads in the crowd—that was too little, wasn’t it?

“The Inspectorate can increase their ranks as there are thousands of cities in the dynasty,” Li Hao continued. “Under normal circumstances, the Inspectorate will maintain public security. The Inspectorate can discuss its plans with Director General Wang. The director was the director general of Security back in the day, he is sure to know much on this topic.”

“Director General Wang...” Li Hao looked at Wang Ye. “Do you mind if we put you down as an honorary inspector general under the Inspectorate?”

“Not at all!” Director General Wang stared for a moment.

“Does Inspector General Chen have opinions otherwise?” Li Hao smiled and looked at Chen Zhongtian.

“It is our greatest blessing to receive Director General Wang’s aid!” How would Chen Zhongtian dare hold any opinion otherwise?

There were a few more veteran martial masters present, as well as some of the supernaturals that’d later grown into their strength later on—Dao Sword and Hu Qingfeng counted among them. They’d been located on the outskirts of battle, so their losses weren’t that severe as some of the others.

There were even familiar faces—Mu Xiaorong of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

“Your next mission is to strengthen the self,” Li Hao said slowly to them. “Setting foot into Sun and Moon is your most important mission!”

Heads bobbed up and down in the group.

“Also, Vice Head Qi, you and Yuming are in charge of rolling out the sky canopies, maintenance of the base stations, and laying down track for the train,” Li Hao addressed those he named after looking around. “This is basic infrastructure, but they’re very important. I wish for Skystar Dynasty to be one entity as soon as possible!”

Vice Head Qi stepped forward and bent at the waist in agreement. Over on the New Martial side, Director General Wang and Vice Head Qi now had their own titles and missions.

Li Hao continued looking around the group, seeing that some people weren’t here.

“And another thing, the veteran Demon Hunters such as Liu Long and Hong Qing will lead five thousand Demon Hunters as separate entities. They will be the Demon Hunter Guards! Apart from Boundless, Battle Heaven, and Sword City, all of the other ancient cities will have one Demon Hunter and several thousand guards in residence!

“Liu Yan, Hong Qing, Mu Lin, Hao Lianchuan, and Wang Ming will each lead a portion of the Demon Hunters.

The crowd looked at each other again. These five were old acquaintances with Li Hao. Liu Yan was even a vice commander of the Demon Hunters to begin with. She’d been at Liu Long’s side all this time. Those that Li Hao had just named had all worked together when the Demon Hunters were just a few dozen people.

Hong Qing was Hong Yitang’s daughter and Mu Lin was Hou Xiaochen’s second-in-command for the Silver Moon Guard to begin with. In Golden Spear’s absence, Mu Lin became the commander of the thousand-strong Silver Moon Guards.

Hao Lianchuan was also once Hou Xiaochen’s right hand man. His battle strength wasn’t up to par lately, so he traveled around with the Demon Hunters. The same went for Wang Ming—he also had another identity as Li Hao’s junior brother and Yuan Shuo’s honorary disciple.

They were to suppress the ancient cities!

It was not an easy mission and required quite a bit of strength. It would require Sun and Moon in the field even if the ancients only sent out their replicas. But when it came to those tapped for the task, most of them were Mountain and Sea. Some hadn’t even reached seventh level Mountain and Sea.

How were they to suppress the ancient cities this way?