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After arranging all the women and youths, Liu Guanfeng's second round of selection was complete. Liu Guanfeng gathered all the bandits in an open area and had Little Black choose from among them. In a short while, Little Black selected sixty-two individuals. Once these people were chosen, they felt a sense of dread, fully aware of the reason behind it.
While others were still in shock, they saw Little Black darting through the crowd like a black lightning bolt. When Little Black returned to Liu Guanfeng's side, the clothes of those selected had been torn apart, revealing a large number of treasures, including gold coins and small items like diamonds.
Liu Guanfeng looked at these individuals and said, "You just agreed to follow my orders, but when I asked you to move things, it wasn't for you to keep for yourselves. These are expenses meant for everyone, yet you dared to hoard them. It seems you are not united with the rest, so I have decided not to use you anymore. You should report back to the authorities with those bandits."
The remaining bandits finally understood why these individuals had been dismissed.
Liu Guanfeng then addressed the bandits below him: "You are now to follow me. One day, I will make you proud to be with me. But you must treat everyone around you as family. Only then can you trust them with your back on the battlefield. If you cannot do this, then you cannot stay with me. I need not just soldiers but brothers—brothers who can fight alongside me."
As soon as Liu Guanfeng finished speaking, all the surrendered bandits knelt down. No one had ever spoken to them like that before; wherever they went, they were met with scorn. Only in their hideout did they feel like people, and sometimes even their small leaders oppressed them. Liu Guanfeng was the only one who treated them like brothers, and many decided to follow him for life because of his words.
At this moment, Liu Guanfeng sincerely welcomed the more than two hundred bandits below him: "I welcome your joining." He then led the applause.
With matters on the mountain settled, the remaining task was to find those three mines. Liu Guanfeng knew that if a leader tried to handle everything personally, he would become exhausted. So he called Yang Guo over: "Yang Guo, take Leo and President to check out your three mines. From today on, the mining rights for these three mines will be handed over entirely to Leo and President's Golden Lion Chamber."
Yang Guo glanced at Liu Guanfeng and then at Leo before nodding and saying, "Understood."
At this moment, Leo was also filled with excitement and looked at Liu Guanfeng in disbelief; he never expected Liu Guanfeng would actually hand over the three mines so quickly. This solidified his intention to do business with Liu Guanfeng for life.
Seeing that there was nothing more for him to do, Liu Guanfeng addressed his newly recruited followers: "You can all follow me down the mountain now. Once we reach the bottom, I will treat everyone to a meal and arrange your future paths. As for these individuals," he said while pointing at those recently eliminated bandits.
"Once we return to town, escort them directly to the authorities. Bring along the bodies of Boss and Second-in-Command as well and tell them it was done by Golden Lion Chamber. Leo, please send a few people with me to escort these bandits back."
Leo looked grateful again: "Benefactor, isn't this inappropriate?"
"There's nothing wrong with it. To you from Little Lion Kingdom, I am merely a passerby while you need to establish roots here. Consider this my parting gift."
Leo could not refuse any longer and sent one of his stewards along with a dozen soldiers to escort the bandits back to town. Upon returning to town, Leo's steward and soldiers escorted the bandits from Black Wolf Mountain to the authorities with Liu Guanfeng and others accompanying them. They received high praise from the city lord, who promised that rewards would be sent to Golden Lion Chamber and personally stated that if Golden Lion Chamber faced any difficulties in the future, they should come directly to him.
As a result of events on Black Wolf Mountain, Golden Lion Chamber's reputation soared significantly. All citizens and buyers turned their attention toward Golden Lion Chamber because they had long suffered under the oppression of bandits from Black Wolf Mountain and harbored resentment against them; previous attempts by authorities to quell them had failed miserably.
They could only harbor their hatred in their hearts, after all, these bandits were not good people. Today, Leo's Golden Lion Chamber had removed the thorn in their hearts, allowing them to confidently venture into the mountains and transport goods.
The next day, another explosive piece of news broke out: the Little Lion Kingdom's Blacksmith Guild announced its collaboration with the Golden Lion Chamber. From now on, all the equipment they produced would be handed over directly to the Golden Lion Chamber, which would then sell it externally.
At this moment, several Merchant Guilds involved in the ore and weapon business within the Little Lion Kingdom were thrown into disarray, especially Oliver from the Rain Lion Chamber of Commerce. He never expected that the Golden Lion Chamber had such immense power. He had planned to collaborate with the Boss from Black Wolf Mountain to divide up the Golden Lion Chamber, but unexpectedly, all the bandits from Black Wolf Mountain were wiped out overnight. To make matters worse, even their two ore veins (the Five Elements Gathering Stone Mine had yet to be mined) were now under the control of the Golden Lion Chamber. What made him even more anxious was that the Blacksmith Guild had also announced its partnership with the Golden Lion Chamber. It was clear that the Golden Lion Chamber had become the leader in ore, weapon, and armor sales in the Little Lion Kingdom.
As they were also engaged in the ore and weapon business, this development pushed Oliver's Rain Lion Chamber of Commerce to a dead end. At this moment, he regretted his earlier actions; if he hadn't aimed to swallow up the Golden Lion Chamber, his Merchant Guild wouldn't be facing such significant troubles.
However, these matters were no longer Liu Guanfeng's concern. What he needed to do now was to consolidate his newly recruited two hundred subordinates. That evening, Liu Guanfeng hosted a banquet at the largest hotel in Little Lion Kingdom for his new recruits, treating everyone to a good meal. The alcohol was limited; even without Liu Guanfeng saying anything, these bandits dared not act too recklessly since they had been bandits before. If they drank too much, they might do anything. Now that they followed Liu Guanfeng, they needed to leave a good impression on him.
Thus, everyone finished their meal happily without any incidents. After dinner, Liu Guanfeng announced that everyone would set off early the next morning with Copper Bull and Bao Rui heading to the assembly point.
Liu Guanfeng and his group needed to wait here for a few more days because Leo had promised them supplies that had yet to arrive.
The next morning, a team of over two hundred people left Little Lion Kingdom in grand fashion. Along with them were many ores and food collected from their hideout. After these people departed, Liu Guanfeng stayed in Little Lion Kingdom for three more days. During this time, he encountered some private soldiers trained by his father and decided to keep them for safety on the road; there were about one hundred of them.
On the fourth day, Leo finally had news. They took out all the stored food from their Merchant Guild and purchased more from other Merchant Guilds. These tasks had become much simpler for Leo now as he was the leader of the Weapon Guild in Little Lion Kingdom; he still held considerable influence and many smaller Merchant Guilds were eager to find ways to affiliate themselves with the Golden Lion Chamber.
Once Leo prepared the food, he said to Liu Guanfeng: "Benefactor, I can only gather this amount of food for now. I will continue purchasing and strive to deliver the remaining supplies to you as soon as possible."
Liu Guanfeng nodded: "Then I will trouble you, President Leo. Once you finish collecting the food, I will send someone to pick it up. Also, I would like you to handle future food procurement."
Leo waved his hand: "Benefactor, you don't need to say that; serving you is my duty."
"President Leo, we will set out tomorrow. I will find someone specifically to communicate with you regarding future matters."
"Alright then, Benefactor. Please rest well; I won't disturb you any longer."
After resting for a night at Golden Lion Chamber, Liu Guanfeng and his group found over ten large carts filled with food parked at the entrance of Golden Lion Chamber early the next morning. Additionally, four horse-drawn carriages emerged from behind carrying large boxes filled with gold and silver jewelry—something an uninformed person would never suspect.
All private soldiers summoned by Liu Guanfeng automatically divided themselves around each cart with about ten men per cart. Accompanied by President Leo, Liu Guanfeng's group left Stone Lion City. Normally such a large convoy would have been subjected to scrutiny at the city gate; however, with Leo accompanying them, everything was smoothed over.
After bidding farewell to Leo, Liu Guanfeng set his sights on Young Lion City—the destination within Little Lion Kingdom's territory—just a few days' journey from Stone Lion City, which was Little Lion Kingdom's capital city. However, due to their massive convoy size, it took nearly a week for Liu Guanfeng and his group to finally see Young Lion City's walls. Seeing that it was still early, Liu Guanfeng led his convoy directly towards their assembly point.
When Liu Guanfeng arrived at the meeting point, only Bao Rui and Copper Bull were there along with over a thousand mercenaries; the two large ships had already disappeared.
Seeing Liu Guanfeng had arrived, Bao Rui and Copper Bull immediately walked over. "Third Brother, you're back."
Liu Guanfeng nodded. "I'm back. Where did the ships go?"
"The large ships have already taken some of the mercenaries to the island. According to Azure Dragon Master, this is already the second batch. When they return, they will be able to bring everyone back."
Liu Guanfeng nodded again. "When will the large ships return?"
"Based on the timing, they should be back by tomorrow noon at the latest."
Sure enough, by noon the next day, the two large ships appeared before Liu Guanfeng and the others. Upon seeing the ships, all the soldiers couldn't help but exclaim, "What huge ships!" As the ships continued to approach, all the soldiers were stunned because they saw that it was not a boatman operating the vessels, but rather magical beasts—specifically a large number of Giant Claw Crabs—so many that they couldn't even count them.
Liu Guanfeng stepped forward to greet Qinglong, exchanged pleasantries, and then led everyone to board the ship. Originally, Qifeng Ge was able to see Xuanwu, but he was disappointed as Xuanwu was currently organizing the soldiers on Desolate Island to build houses. Through Liu Guanfeng's introduction, Qifeng Ge learned that this elder before him was actually his master's uncle, so he immediately came over to pay his respects.
The mercenaries below were filled with wonder as everyone boarded the ship. A cart was driven onto one of the vessels while others boarded another ship.
After several days of drifting at sea, Liu Guanfeng and his companions finally saw land—a large island with a significant peak in its center.
With the efforts of several Sea Serpents, the large ship slowly approached and finally docked smoothly. The moment Liu Guanfeng set foot on Desolate Island, his heart began to race; he knew that his battles were just beginning and that his journey forward had now truly commenced.
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