Chapter 212: Chapter 148, War Approaching, Return to Spirit Martial Prefecture
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Alchemist Alliance, Elder Hall.
At this moment, a group of elders and old women with gray hair or weathered faces gathered together.
Any of these people, in normal times, could easily cause a sensation in a prefecture.
However, at this moment, they all wore solemn expressions, appearing as if facing a formidable enemy.
With demon beasts launching a full-scale invasion of Ling Province and Yan Province, Moridin’s Monster Extermination Army penetrated deep into the Great Wilderness, with no time to spare.
Now, all the prefectures bordering Ling Province, the Endless Great Wilderness, and the Hundred-Thousand Mountains were in a state of emergency.
By the decree of the Yuan Emperor, Ling Province’s Guardian Officer Chu Zhongtian took up the post of the General of Western Border, leading the army to the front lines, with the goal of suppressing the demon beasts of the Hundred-Thousand Mountains and eradicating the Western Wilderness.
At the same time that Ling Province’s Guardian Officer Chu Zhongtian accepted his appointment, the Ling Province Alchemist Alliance Headquarters also received orders at the same time, and must do their best to support the logistical work, fully providing the necessary pills for the army.
Currently, the Elders’ Council of the Alchemist Alliance and the presidents of the thirty-six divisions were all gathered here.
Qin Ming, sitting in the first seat, had a serious demeanor. His gaze swept over everyone present before slowly speaking.
“You are all aware of the Yuan Emperor’s summoning, and our Alchemist Alliance holds great responsibility in this war. In addition to guaranteeing a sufficient supply of pills, we also need to send a corresponding number of alchemists to follow the army to ensure logistical support.
Among them, we need to supply a total of five million bottles of various pills, including two million bottles of healing pills, two million bottles of recovery pills, and a million bottles of enhancement pills.”
Regarding alchemists, we need to dispatch 10,000 alchemists, 5,000 First Grade alchemists, 3,000 Second Grade alchemists, 1,000 Third Grade alchemists, 300 Fourth Grade alchemists, 100 Fifth Grade alchemists, and 50 Sixth Grade alchemists.
Next, I will assign tasks based on the situation of each division. If you have any objections, we can discuss them after the allocation is complete.”
Qin Ming, President of Ling Province’s Alchemist Alliance, was not only highly skilled in alchemy but also extremely powerful. Once he got serious, he resembled a decisive general. Nobody dared to refute his words in the hall.
As his gaze swept over them with an overwhelming aura, the hall fell silent.
As the atmosphere in the city grew increasingly oppressive, the massive Black Boats lingered outside the city, incessantly gathering soldiers.
In the temporarily established recruitment center, martial artists of various ranks from Body Tempering Realm to Origin Fluid Realm were enlisting.
At the entrance of the Alchemist Alliance, Di Qing, Lu Yun, and others gathered.
Besides them, alchemists from the other thirty-five prefectures who had participated in the Alchemy Conference also stood there.
“The demon beasts deep within the Hundred-Thousand Mountains have also begun to stir and are now invading Spirit Martial Prefecture and the surrounding prefectures on a large scale?”
After learning the current situation from Di Qing, Lu Yun’s expression became increasingly serious.
“If I remember correctly, the Cloud Dream Mountain Range bordering Cloud Water County is a branch of the Hundred-Thousand Mountains. If the demon beasts in the Hundred-Thousand Mountains become restless, Cloud Water County is probably already affected, and even Spirit Creek Village faces a crisis of survival.
That place is the one I nostalgically yearn for, and even more, it has people I care about. I cannot afford to lose!”
Thinking of this, Lu Yun clenched his fists, and his desire to return grew more urgent.
As the afternoon approached, the meeting of the Elders’ Council of the Alchemist Alliance finally ended.
The presidents of the thirty-six divisions walked out of the Elder Flail with worried faces.
Especially Qu Feng, whose face was clouded with dark sorrow for a long time without dissipating.
It wasn’t until he saw Di Qing and Lu Yun waiting outside the door that the shadow on his face eased a little. But compared to when he had attended the Alchemy Conference, the difference was still significant.
Seeing Qu Feng’s state, Di Qing could more or less guess what had happened and sighed softly.
Qu Feng stepped forward and patted Lu Yun’s shoulder, managing a forced smile. “Lu Yun, the war has begun. We have to return to the Spirit Martial Prefecture Division to manage the situation. You stay here at the headquarters and focus on completing your Fourth Grade Alchemist assessment.” “President Qu, Lu Yun has passed the assessment and can now return to Spirit Martial Prefecture with us.”
As soon as Di Qing finished speaking, Lu Yun immediately nodded and said, “President Qu, we have been waiting for a long time and can set off at any moment.”
Hearing this, the gloom on Qu Feng’s face instantly vanished, with a brief sparkle in his deep pupils.
His gaze quickly swept over Lu Yun’s chest, clearly seeing the silver badge with four pill patterns on it, indicating that he was undoubtedly a Fourth Grade Alchemist.
Although surprised, Qu Feng was a president-level figure, and quickly composed himself, directly asking, “Can you become an Honorary Executive?”
Lu Yun, impatient in his heart, didn’t waste any words with the other party. His right hand reached out, a flash of light appeared, and a purple token appeared in his hand.
“This is the token that represents the Headquarters’ Honor Executor of the Alchemist Alliance.”
Qu Feng went and grabbed, and the palm-sized purple token instantly appeared in his hand.
After taking a closer look, he slowly said with a deep voice, “I have been the president of Spirit Martial Prefecture for thirty years, and I have finally witnessed someone from our prefecture obtain this token!”
At this point, his eyes, which had endured ups and downs and witnessed changes in the world, couldn’t help but become moist.
Di Qing, who was on the side, also knew the difficulty of obtaining this token.
It had been nearly three hundred years since the establishment of Spirit Martial Prefecture and the Alchemist Alliance branch in the prefecture had also existed for 250 years, but no one had ever won the championship of the Alchemy Conference and become an Honorary Executive of the Alchemist Alliance Headquarters.
Lu Yun’s achievement had thoroughly broken the backward situation of the alchemy level in Spirit Martial Prefecture.
“Keep it safe, and if there is any need in the future, feel free to find me!”
Returning the purple token to Lu Yun, Qu Feng’s gaze swept over everyone and said, “Follow me back to Spirit Martial Prefecture!”
At this moment, the provincial city was still operating in an orderly manner, except for the cleared road for the army to march on.
Even if the border prefectures of Ling Province were attacked by Demon Beasts, it did not affect this huge city of millions of people.
The only impact was that some long-silent martial artists, putting down their wine glasses, carrying their long knives and sharp swords, returned to the battlefield once again.
War had always been the most anticipated event for those full of ambition or those who wanted to defy the heavens and change their fate.
From the Alchemist Alliance headquarters to the roads outside the city, a continuous stream of martial artists flowed like a long serpent, extending endlessly and without an end in sight.
These martial artists, coming from various directions like streams from a myriad of mountains, converged into a river, rushing to the various military recruitment locations outside the city.
Countless powerful Demon Beast mounts and large-scale destructive war weapons filled one Black Boat after another.
Even before reaching the battlefield, one could already feel the strong atmosphere of war.
If it weren’t for his concern for Spirit Creek Village, Lu Yun would have chosen to enlist on the spot.
With his strength, he could at least obtain a commander position.
Once on the battlefield, it would be an opportunity for his Slaughter Conception to advance rapidly.
Qu Feng led Lu Yun and the others out of the city, and after finding a spacious spot, he waved his hand. A flash of green light appeared, and a huge gourd floated several feet above the ground.
“Everyone, let’s set off!”
After everyone got onto the gourd, Qu Feng waved his hands, a powerful wind howled, and the Green Jade Gourd soared into the sky, stirring up a wave of green ripples, turning into a streak of rainbow light, and flying towards the distant horizon.
Looking at the shrinking provincial city behind him, and the Black Boats becoming mere specks in the distance, Lu Yun’s eyes showed determination as he slowly clenched his fists.
“I’ll be back soon, it won’t be long!”
The Green Jade Gourd broke through the clouds, passed through the terrifying region of wind, rain, and thunderstorms, and reached the stratosphere tens of thousands of feet above. It quickly headed towards the direction of Spirit Martial Prefecture..