Shi Lang spent the next few days training the first fleet with a higher standard. Jenkins had become his regular sparring partner along with Hayley. These three were the only ones with similar cultivation levels and could withstand the impacts of the full power blows. Minerva had yet to leave the planet, she was going to watch what this young man was capable of.
She was shocked when she saw the three people sparring together, they did not team up it was a unique three-way battle. The entire fleet also began to follow this pattern and in secret, Shi Lang had passed on a method of cultivation to the troops. But they were told to use this only when they were off duty.
He did not want the secret to leak to the Galactic Council rats. He told the soldiers about meditation and even compiled a set of notes that were circulated. The time seemed to have grown wings. After a week, Shi Lang received a call from the Federation, Commander Archie and General Charlotte had selected eleven generals with normal backgrounds but strong cultivation and achievements.
However, not everyone was a normal background person, some old families also had young scions, who believed in giving back to the federations. Shi Lang asked the two people a lot of questions and then Rosa also joined them in the meeting. She told Shi Lang about the evaluation she conducted and the whole process of screening.
When all the doubts have been confirmed Shi Lang nodded and decided to go back to the Federation after the new generals have sworn in as the members of the General Council. He will then start the next phase of the plan. He wanted to overhaul the whole military power of the Federation.
The process was not going to be easy, but when he was done, the Federation will be a force that no one will be able to touch. At least, they will not try to attack them on a whim. Shi Lang was not a fan of invading and conquering other planets. However, he found out that other planets have the resources that his planet was missing.
Thinking about this he called in the Deputy general. It was the middle of the night and the old man had already turned in for the day. However, when the superior calls, you have to go. The old man came over, as quickly as he could. He did not even put on his uniform.
The old man asked, “Sir, you called me in?”
Shi Lang nodded and said, “Have a seat. Would you like a drink?”
Sikar shook his head as he sat down on the chair and said, “I only drink on happy occasions, Sir.”
Shi Lang nodded and said, “General Sikar. I will be heading back to the Federation in the coming days, the new general council will be in session.”
The old man was surprised but then he nodded and asked, “I will hold the command in order till you come back.”
Shi Lang nodded and said, “I know that you will. Another thing I need you to do is to find some soldiers and have them transfer the red vine you see on this planet.”
“Why do you need that, Sir?”, the old man could not help but ask. After all, the soldiers were all precious, and having them do some meager job was dishonorable. He wanted to know the reason behind this command.
Shi Lang understood his thought process and said, “The vines emit a slight trace of spirit energy. Do you know what that is?”
Sikar was surprised and before he could answer, Shi Lang said, “That is the thing that enabled me to call over the power of lightning. The spirit energy, the secret behind the power and strength of our forefathers. Do you not wish to have our people cultivated into something even stronger than the peak of Terrans we know now?”
His words had sent the Deputy General into a state of daze, he was imagining every soldier capable of calling the lightning and destroying enemies in a matter of seconds. Shi Lang caressed his brows and rapped his knuckles on the table. The noise voice up the old man. He said, “Sir, I will personally watch over this task.”
Shi Lang nodded and said, “The vine must not break. If it is twenty meters long, then have them move it as it is. They must dig out the roots carefully. Only when it is intact will it emit the spirit energy. Do you understand?”
Sikar could tell that Shi Lang was serious and nodded. He assured the young man that he will select the best people for the task and complete it in secrecy. Shi Lang dismissed the old man and began to cultivate. He wanted the vine to be moved from the outskirts to the inside of the base, to enrich the spirit energy where the soldiers were living. After this task was completed, he will have them expand the network of the plants.
Shi Lang did not have much time on hand. In the morning he dressed up and came out of the building to see that a few vines have already been moved during the night. When he checked he found that the vine was not damaged from anywhere. Hayley came up to him and said, “Good Morning Lang.”
Shi Lang nodded to her and said, “Ready to go back.”
Hayley chuckled and said, “You cannot wait to raise chaos, can you?”
Shi Lang laughed and moved ahead when he saw Jenkins coming over in a jog. He said, “Something happened while transferring the vines.”
Shi Lang looked at Jenkins’s profile and asked, “What could be so big that you are sweating so much? Could you not have told me about the communicator?”
Jenkins shook his head and said, “No. I could not this was too sensitive.”
Shi Lang wanted to postpone his trip, but then he said, “Seal the area. I will be back in a few days. Then we can discuss this at length.”
Jenkins nodded and said, “As you command, Sir.”
Shi Lang and Hayley moved to the spaceport, and Jenkins went back to the spot to seal off the area. On the way, Hayley asked, “What do you think they found?”
Shi Lang shook his head and said, “Could be anything. How would I know? We will focus on this after returning.”
Hayley nodded and carried on driving the car. They came to the spaceport and then took a spaceship with the guard detail and headed directly to The Federation. The speed was fast and the journey was smooth. When they reached the federation they took a small vessel from the ship and entered the atmosphere.
A Fleet General had a permission that other people did not. They could fly around the Space elevator. During this time, Shi Lang was lost in thought, on one hand, he wanted to see if the frontier forces could work together with the secret divisions, and on the other hand his curiosity about what had been discovered on the Frontier.
Hayley said, “Sir, we have arrived.”
She could tell that something was off with Shi Lang, he was consumed by his thoughts. The two people took a car and moved to the parliament building. They met General Charlotte and Commander Silence at the reception counter. The people headed to the Council Chambers. Shi Lang took a deep breath before he entered the chamber this time.
As he entered, he found ten people standing around the oval table, familiarizing themselves with each other. Some were young and some were old, some looked jovial while some were calm and patient. Shi Lang’s arrival had captured their attention.
The young man said, “I apologize for the delay. I am Shi Lang. Nice to meet you all.”
The introduction was simple but made confidently. The people nodded and began to introduce themselves. Shi Lang asked them all to sit down and he said, “Congratulations that you all have made the cut. I do not want to waste too much time as we are a new council and we have a lot of work to do.”
The rest of the people nodded and Shi Lang continued, “You all have to subdue your deputies when you get back and make sure that the fleet is under your sole command. Is that clear?”
The people nodded again, they were obviously shocked when they were chosen for the post but they were also prepared to deal with the troubles thrown at them. Shi Lang continued, “You all are now the upper echelon of the Federation and thus you have the right to know about spirit cultivation in detail. After this is done, I want you all to pass this material to all the Terran soldiers in the military but tell them not to use this for lowly stuff, or I will assign the Secret Divisions to clear the trash. They also have the same knowledge, but for a longer time so they are stronger than the frontier at the moment.”
His words had caused an upheaval right from the get-go.