167: Chapter 167: Flame Cavalry Expansion

Evening.

Ling Feng's small courtyard.

A gentle breeze swept through, the sun set in the west, and the afterglow of the setting sun illuminated the courtyard.

Inside the pavilion.

Ling Feng was comfortably half-reclining on a lounge chair, his eyes slightly closed, a faint smile on his lips, as the breeze playfully blew his hair back and forth across his forehead.

If this scene were witnessed by an ordinary person, they would surely exclaim in admiration.

“What a handsome young master of a Family.”

... “Thump, thump... thump, thump...”

“Thump, thump...”

A series of hurried footsteps came from outside the courtyard gate. As the footsteps grew closer, Ling Di was soon seen leading a middle-aged man in a white robe and another middle-aged man in dark red battle armor with a resolute face, walking quickly towards the pavilion where Ling Feng was.

Within a few breaths, the three had arrived in front of the pavilion. Ling Di immediately knelt on one knee, cupped his hands, and respectfully saluted Ling Feng, who was on the lounge chair.

“Ling Di greets the Family Head!”

...Seeing this, Ling Wang and Ling Zhan, who were half a step behind Ling Di, also immediately knelt on one knee, cupped their hands, and respectfully saluted.

“Your subordinate, Ling Wang, greets the Family Head!”

... “Your subordinate, Ling Lie, greets the Family Head!”

Upon hearing this, Ling Feng immediately opened his eyes, sat up straight, looked at the three outside the pavilion, waved his hand, and said with a smile.

“Rise.”

“All of you, sit down. Let’s talk after you’ve sat down!”

“Thank you, Family Head!”

Hearing Ling Feng's command, the three immediately cupped their hands in thanks.

However, after a moment, seeing that the three, Ling Di, Ling Wang, and Ling Lie, were still standing there without any movement, Ling Feng couldn't help but scold them with a smile.

“What’s wrong with you three? Standing there like statues, do you expect me to invite you again!”

“Your subordinates wouldn’t dare!”

Upon hearing this, the three immediately responded in trepidation.

“Then why are you still standing there...”

Upon hearing this, Ling Di, Ling Wang, and Ling Lie no longer hesitated and immediately walked quickly to the stone stools inside the pavilion and sat down.

Seeing this, Ling Feng couldn't help but nod, and slowly began to speak.

“That’s more like it.”

After sitting down, before Ling Feng could make any gesture, Ling Wang immediately took the lead and asked.

“Family Head, may I ask why you have summoned us two here this time?”

Hearing Ling Wang’s question and seeing his serious expression, Ling Feng couldn't help but smile, and slowly said.

“There’s no major reason for summoning you two this time. I just want to understand some situations, and there’s a small matter that needs you to handle.”

Afterward, Ling Feng spoke again.

“Ling Wang, how has the situation in Lingyun City been recently?”

Hearing Ling Feng's question, Ling Wang immediately responded respectfully.

“Reporting to the Family Head, since the establishment of Lingyun City, in addition to the original residents of Qingyun Town, a large number of people from the surrounding areas come to the city every day to settle down and find work to support their families.”

“In addition, some relatively powerful Families, and even Commerce Guild forces, have also dispatched personnel to set up operations and engage in various commercial activities.”

“Among them, the Flying Cloud Commerce Guild is the most prominent. After its recent expansion, its scale is now comparable to, or even slightly surpasses, the branch in the imperial capital of the Great Chu Dynasty.”

... “Family Head, the above is a summary of the recent developments in Lingyun City.”

A quarter of an hour later, Ling Wang gave Ling Feng a detailed and complete report on the recent situation in Lingyun City.

After listening to Ling Wang’s report, Ling Feng’s face was calm, but his heart was filled with astonishment.

He hadn't expected Lingyun City to have developed to such an extent in such a short period of time.

Suddenly, Ling Feng seemed to have thought of something, and immediately asked.

“Are there any external forces among these that are unruly or causing trouble?”

“Reporting to the Family Head, with the Blazing Flame Battle Riders Army led by Ling Zhan patrolling the city daily, no one dares to provoke trouble in Lingyun City without authorization. However, whether these external forces are secretly doing anything that could harm Lingyun City or even the Family, my subordinates have not yet been able to investigate.”

Upon hearing this, Ling Feng did not respond, merely nodding his head.

In his heart, he secretly made a certain decision... Afterward, Ling Feng turned his gaze to Ling Lie, who was standing beside him.

“Ling Lie, besides the existing twenty thousand regular soldiers of the Blazing Flame Battle Riders Army, how many reserve recruits have been enlisted and selected during this period? And how many of them meet the standards for Blazing Flame Battle Soul Fusion?”

Hearing the two consecutive questions from Ling Feng, Ling Lie pondered and calculated in his mind for a moment, then quickly and respectfully responded.

“Reporting to the Family Head, the Blazing Flame Battle Riders Army has recruited a total of fifty thousand reserve soldiers during this period, and among them, approximately twenty-five thousand meet the standards for Blazing Flame Battle Soul Fusion.”

After hearing Ling Lie’s answer, Ling Feng did not respond immediately, but instead kept calculating and planning in his mind.

A moment later.

Ling Feng directly instructed Ling Lie, who was beside him.

“Ling Lie, from the reserve recruits who meet the Blazing Flame Battle Soul Fusion standard, select the top twenty thousand. These twenty thousand will undergo Blazing Flame Battle Soul Fusion and become another batch of true Fiery War Riderss under your command.”

After speaking, before Ling Lie could respond, he immediately waved his hand, directly taking out the tokens containing twenty thousand Blazing Flame Battle Souls from the System and tossing them towards Ling Lie in front of him.

“You already know how to use them, so I won’t explain it in detail.”

“Whoosh...”

Looking at the blood-red tokens floating in front of him, Ling Lie immediately stood up, reached out and took the tokens, then respectfully cupped his hands and saluted Ling Feng in front of him.

“Yes, Family Head.”

...Upon hearing this, Ling Feng immediately waved his hand, casually indicating.

“I still trust your abilities.”

“When your new twenty thousand Blazing Flame Battle Riders Army is formed, I can reward you with a good item. This item can increase the strength of your Blazing Flame Battle Riders Army by several times, or even dozens of times.”

Upon hearing that the reward could increase the strength of his Blazing Flame Battle Riders Army by several times, or even dozens of times, Ling Lie’s eyes immediately lit up with golden light and fervent excitement. He immediately patted his chest and loudly guaranteed.

“Your subordinate will certainly not disappoint the Family Head’s high expectations!”