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After returning to the Four Sacred Islands, Liu Guanfeng directly approached the Four Sacred Beasts: "Masters, I have a request."
The Azure Dragon stroked his beard and asked, "What is it? Just speak your mind."
"Masters, I would like my soldiers to have mounts, so I am seeking your assistance."
"I knew you would have this idea, so I spoke with the four lords a long time ago. What kind of mounts do you want?"
Liu Guanfeng felt a surge of joy upon hearing the Azure Dragon's words: "Master, my soldiers' mounts cannot be of too low a rank; they should at least be Fourth Rank to be respectable."
"This is not difficult. Based on your soldiers' characteristics, I will select suitable mounts for them. You can go back for now; in a week, I will bring the mounts you need to Diaoyu Island."
"Thank you, Master. I take my leave." Liu Guanfeng dashed out of the room, filled with excitement. If all his soldiers could ride Fourth Rank mounts, that would be a privilege that even ordinary kingdoms could not provide. There were over five thousand soldiers; what a sight it would be when they all rode their mounts!
Liu Guanfeng returned to the Four Sacred Islands with Bao Rui and others to await the arrival of the Azure Dragon and the others. A week later, four large ships appeared on the sea. When the ships docked, numerous magical beasts disembarked, all of which were no lower than Fourth Rank. The variety of magical beasts was astonishing: wolves, dogs, leopards, lynxes, elephants, rhinos, bison, tigers, lions, eagles, griffins, chimeras, and more.
The arrival of these magical beasts caused a sensation throughout Diaoyu Island due to their sheer number. To ensure that all soldiers received a mount, the Azure Dragon and his companions brought over forty thousand magical beasts from the Four Sacred Mountains.
After careful consideration, Liu Guanfeng decided that members of the Giant Hammer Corps would primarily use rhinos and bison as their mounts; the Battle Axe Corps would use wolves and dogs; the Short Bow Squad would use lynxes and leopards; the Golden Hammer Squad would have no restrictions; and the Longbow Corps would focus on avian mounts. Liu Guanfeng had long planned to establish an aerial unit, but forming an air force was challenging due to the relative scarcity of aerial magical beasts. However, this time was different; the Azure Dragon brought over three thousand aerial mounts, revitalizing Liu Guanfeng's hopes for establishing an air force.
Liu Guanfeng also had Ghost Leopard King bring his subordinates to allow his Special Forces to choose their mounts. In total, sixty-seven members selected by Ghost Leopard joined with existing Special Forces members for a total of one hundred ten. The remaining Special Forces members also selected mounts from the magical beasts brought by the Four Sacred Beasts. It was evident from their choices that all selected mounts were Fifth Tier or higher, indicating that the overall strength of the Special Forces members was indeed superior.
Once all soldiers had their own mounts, Liu Guanfeng called everyone together that evening, including Platinum Wen from the Merchant Guild who had been busy outside.
Everyone sat together as Liu Guanfeng stood up and said: "I gathered you all here to discuss an important matter. I plan to rescue my parents now that our strength has matured enough for action. As for personnel arrangements for this rescue mission, it will mainly involve members of the Special Forces and everyone present here. After rescuing my parents, I have several tasks ahead:
First, I will establish a mercenary group named Red Star Mercenary Group with Bao Rui as the leader and Iron Bull, Copper Bull, and Song Haitao as deputy leaders. We will select around one thousand elite members from various teams. Second, I will create a Merchant Guild called Chinese Chamber of Commerce with Platinum Wen as President and Du Zhenyang as Vice President; I will arrange a few attendants for you later. Third, I will set up an assassin hall named Huaxia First-Class Hall with Dai as Hall Master and Gao Yu as Deputy Hall Master. The members will consist of one hundred nine soldiers contracted with Ghost Leopard.
The remaining individuals will continue training on Diaoyu Island and Four Sacred Islands. Are there any objections? If not, let’s proceed with our tasks; I plan to depart in three days and expect everyone to be well-prepared by then."
"Understood," everyone replied before immediately getting up to arrange their affairs.
After dinner, Liu Guanfeng took Li Xiaohan to sit on a rock overlooking the distant sea while listening to the sound of waves crashing against the shore and insects playing in the forest.
The two young people sat hand in hand with their heads leaning against each other on the rock, enjoying this moment of peaceful life.
"Are you really leaving?" Li Xiaohan tilted her head to look at Liu Guanfeng.
"Yes, I need to go and rescue my parents. It's been almost six years, and they have suffered a lot. In the past, I didn't have the ability, but now it's different. Not only do I have Bao Rui and a few others by my side, but I also have five thousand soldiers. I think it's time for me to do something."
Li Xiaohan gently rested her head on Liu Guanfeng's shoulder. "No matter what you do, I will support you. Just remember to come back safely."
Liu Guanfeng lightly stroked Li Xiaohan's hair. "I promise I will return safely. I still need to introduce a daughter-in-law to my parents."
Li Xiaohan nodded with a blush without looking up and softly replied, "Mm."
Three days later, the morning on Diaoyu Island was bustling with activity. Liu Guanfeng divided the personnel returning to Starfall Kingdom into two groups. The first group consisted of Liu Guanfeng leading all his Special Forces members along with his followers and guards like Bao Rui, Copper Bull, and Iron Bull. However, Liu Guanfeng left four of his Eight Great Warriors with Platinum Wen as his personal guards. After all, among them, Platinum Wen was the weakest. Although his meridians had been opened, he didn't like training, and with the medicine given to him by Vermilion Bird Master, he had only just reached the Intermediate Knight level.
The second group was led by Platinum Wen, who commanded fifteen hundred soldiers—one thousand of whom were prepared by Liu Guanfeng for the Mercenary group, while the other five hundred were for Platinum Wen's Merchant Guild's guard team. Among this fifteen hundred-strong team, even the weakest had reached the upper level of Junior Knight, and a considerable number were Intermediate Knights. Moreover, these individuals had mounts of Fourth Rank or Fifth Tier.
Additionally, Liu Guanfeng assigned Platinum Wen a task: to contact Leo, the President of Golden Lion Chamber, to handle goods for West Lion Empire and facilitate a collaboration between the two parties. Liu Guanfeng was very confident in Platinum Wen's abilities regarding this matter.
When all those preparing to depart arrived at the beach port, three large ships were already docked there. Liu Guanfeng and his first group boarded one ship while the remaining soldiers boarded the other two.
After waving goodbye to Li Xiaohan, Du Zhenyang, and others, Liu Guanfeng set sail towards Young Lion City. After months of traveling through West Lion Empire, Guardian Nation, Hualong Empire, and Huaxing Kingdom, they finally entered Starfall Kingdom's territory.
Returning to Starfall Kingdom after many years filled Liu Guanfeng with emotion. He instructed Bao Rui to purchase two houses in Starfall City for their Mercenary group to rest in and then took everyone to register at the Mercenary Guild since all soldiers needed registration as they were not originally mercenaries. Liu Guanfeng also discussed Eastern Star and Liu Hong's matters with him; with Bao Rui's current appearance transformed into that of a wealthy young master, others would perceive their establishment of a Mercenary group as an adventure undertaken by a rich heir.
As for their identities, everything had already been arranged in advance. Two days later, Liu Guanfeng promised Eastern Star that Red Star Mercenary Group would be reestablished. On the third day after its establishment, Eastern Star and Liu Hong brought their people to Red Star Mercenary Group. As agreed earlier, Liu Guanfeng had already informed Bao Rui about this; Bao Rui warmly welcomed Eastern Star and his companions while Eastern Star took a backseat role and assigned his most trusted brothers to various Mercenary teams to help these soldiers learn some basic knowledge about being mercenaries more quickly.
Meanwhile, they quietly found a secret location where they purchased a house and set up numerous formations in the courtyard according to what Xuanwu had taught them; almost every room contained an appropriate formation. They also placed their contact point in an inconspicuous small building.
The next morning, letters announcing the establishment of Huaxia First-Class Hall were found on the desks of officials, wealthy merchants, and guild presidents throughout Starfall City. The letters stated that it would undertake various information investigations and assassinations while providing contact details as well; this action immediately caused an uproar in Starfall City.
In the court hall, Sun Liang sat solemnly on the dragon throne while ministers from Cui Wenwu surrounded him below. Sun Liang slammed his Dragon Writing Desk loudly as he placed the letter from Huaxia First-Class Hall on it. "Can someone tell me what is going on? Why is there such a thing on my table? What are you guards doing?"
"Please calm your anger, Your Majesty." All the ministers' guards knelt down simultaneously.
Ma Weiwu stepped forward and knelt before him. "Your Majesty, I also found a letter with identical content on my table this morning."
"Oh? You also received such a letter on your table?"
"Yes, Your Majesty; I discovered it this morning as well. Furthermore, none of my household guards reported anyone entering my study."
"Your Majesty, I have also received such a letter at home."
"I have received it as well."
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Almost all the ministers had received such a letter at home.
"Since that's the case, this matter will be entrusted to you, General Ma. You are the security general of Starfall City, and these matters should rightfully be handled by you."
"Yes, Your Majesty, I will take care of it immediately," Ma Weiwu said before turning to leave the court.
Upon returning to his residence, Ma Weiwu sent someone to notify the troops in the city to assemble. Half an hour later, a large number of officials and soldiers had gathered in front of Ma Weiwu's residence. Ma Weiwu then led these soldiers directly to the contact point of Huaxia First-Class Hall.
After passing through several alleys, Ma Weiwu brought his soldiers to an inconspicuous single-story house. This small house was located at the very end of a street, and the alley was a dead end.
Arriving in front of the house, Ma Weiwu instructed one of his subordinates to open the door. The soldier kicked the door open. Inside, under the dim light, there was only an old man who clearly had no martial prowess. All the soldiers surrounded the house while Ma Weiwu walked into the room.
"Old man, is this the contact point for Huaxia First-Class Hall?"
The old man struggled to lift his head and replied, "Yes, sir. How may I assist you?"
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