Chapter 1012 - 617: Unprecedented Promotion—Fang Zhou the Colonel, A Major General’s Gratitude (Part 2)

Chapter 1012: Chapter 617: Unprecedented Promotion—Fang Zhou the Colonel, A Major General’s Gratitude (Part 2)

"Sea City Model?"

"Professional Pioneer?"

"So many achievements for such a young mage?"

Another explosive piece of news, and the officers below began whispering among themselves again.

"Even so..." Major General Dian Feiyu, standing in the middle, scrutinized Fang Zhou with a face full of suspicion, "Lieutenant General Ning, an achievement like breaking through the city gates shouldn’t be enough for Lieutenant Colonel Fang Zhou to receive such honors, right?"

"Of course!"

Lieutenant General Ning Danxin said, "I don’t want to explain further, Hongfu, you should detail the other achievements of Lieutenant Colonel Fang Zhou that these officers might not be aware of."

"Yes, Lieutenant General Ning!" Staff Officer Li Hongfu stepped forward with a smile.

She then embellished Fang Zhou’s glorious military exploits at the Sea City Military Academy and the Beast Fighting City battlefield, as well as what happened after joining the Dawn Legion.

He captured and killed the Blood Skull Suicide Squad, safeguarding strategic materials.

He explored the Demon Crocodile Swamp, opening up a route for the legion’s march.

He discovered the anomaly with "Major General Fan Tianzong" and exposed the Heart Stealer traitor.

Under the city walls, he remained calm and commanded the Calamity Special Operations Team to save Major General Guan Huchi.

Lastly, he broke through the city gates and held his ground, securing a strategic advantage for the other battle groups of the Dawn Legion.

Then Staff Officer Li Hongfu joked with Major General Dian Feiyu, saying, "Hasn’t General Dian Feiyu always been asking where exactly the demon crocodile armor on the officers came from?

This is the trophy from the time Lieutenant Colonel Fang Zhou killed the Golden Middle Rank Hydra Giant Crocodile Monarch out of his league!"

"After hearing all this, does any officer still have objections to the promotion of Lieutenant Colonel Fang Zhou?"

Seeing that no one spoke, Lieutenant General Ning Danxin asked.

"In that case, I have no objections, congratulations to Lieutenant General Ning for discovering another talented individual!" General Dian Feiyu said straightforwardly.

Seeing that the old general had no objections, other officers naturally fell silent.

By now, it was clear that Fang Zhou becoming an emerging star in the military was inevitable.

Considering Lieutenant General Ning’s fondness, it was likely he would become a close confidant.

Why cause trouble for oneself by creating a political enemy for the future?

Especially since he saved Major General Guan Huchi.

Though Major General Guan Huchi had made some impulsive maneuvers this time, offsetting his merits with faults, his Golden Limit strength was undeniable, and he would quickly rise again even if temporarily downcast.

Major General Guan Huchi and Lieutenant General Ning Danxin had similarly reached the Golden Limit at forty, with great potential to become a Glory Champion.

Once promoted to Glory Champion, his status in the Dawn Legion would soar.

Observing his current behavior, it was clear he would fiercely defend Fang Zhou, and offending him would be unwise.

Ultimately, Fang Zhou’s commendation was finalized right there.

In the Dawn Legion, it became legendary that an Undead Mage of Silver Level was promoted to Colonel with independent command within less than half a year!

............

The next day.

Fang Zhou sat in the main tent of the Calamity Team, toying with a military rank insignia he had won back for Leng Feng and the others while pondering the words spoken by Lieutenant General Ning Danxin after yesterday’s military meeting.

In a meeting that generally only regiment commander-level officers could attend, Lieutenant General Ning firmly kept Fang Zhou as an observer.

This further solidified the officers’ suspicion that Fang Zhou was becoming a favorite in Ning’s eyes.

Lieutenant General Ning Danxin said she initially intended to have Fang Zhou stay in the staff department, but later felt he should continue to train in the army.

Therefore, she hoped Fang Zhou would take this time to thoroughly reform the Calamity Team, so that the team wouldn’t rest on its laurels.

The Calamity Team suffered nearly a 20% loss in the siege yesterday, and at Fang Zhou’s request, Lieutenant General Ning promptly agreed to fill the roster by two thousand soldiers.

Considering the previous Calamity Team lacked a dedicated Army Mage, she arranged for a 200-strong team of magic professionals for Fang Zhou, based on elite battle group standards.

Staff Officer Li Hongfu was momentarily stunned, having never seen Lieutenant General Ning Danxin this agreeable before.

Upon returning to camp, Fang Zhou immediately conveyed Lieutenant General Ning Danxin’s generous rewards to his warriors.

Apart from Leng Feng, who was already a Lieutenant Colonel and thus not promoted this time, all the warriors of the Calamity Team received a promotion.

Fang Zhou always advocated rewarding merit and penalizing mistakes.

The logistics office must have received orders from the staff department because the items Fang Zhou had requested were delivered with impressive efficiency early the next day after he submitted the request the previous night.

Fang Zhou called each merited warrior of the Calamity Team into the tent individually and spoke with them warmly for at least three minutes, shaking off his usual solemn and mysterious demeanor.

He personally awarded each officer their insignia, nearly moving the brawny men to tears before letting them go.

Fang Zhou knew this group from the Calamity Team wasn’t familiar with him and feared him more than respected him.

But now that he had become the direct commander of the Calamity Team, and once new soldiers arrived, this original group would form the foundation of his command.

Thus, he needed to win their hearts quickly.

It took him an entire day to complete this seemingly minor but profoundly impactful task.

By the afternoon, the over one thousand reinforcement soldiers that Lieutenant General Ning promised had arrived.

The news of the Calamity Team claiming first merit in the Hell Pit siege and being favored by Lieutenant General Ning had spread throughout the Vanguard Camp.

This batch of soldiers wasn’t resistant to joining this Independent Special Operations Team but felt some apprehension about the notoriously rigorous training of the Calamity Team.

After contemplating overnight, Fang Zhou had a preliminary plan for the future training of the Calamity Team, but it wasn’t mature yet.

Until he had a solid plan, he decided to continue with the previous training model.

He entrusted the training of the new soldiers to Leng Feng, Zhuo Yue, and some veteran warriors of the Calamity Team.

He returned to his tent, reviewing information he had noted during his studies at Sea City Military Academy, and selected applicable clauses to write down.

By afternoon, he had already prepared 10 pages of reorganization plans.

At this moment, a coarse voice emerged from outside the military tent.

"Fang Zhou, what are you up to?"

The tent flap lifted, and the mighty Major General Guan Huchi barged in without announcement.

"Major General Guan Huchi, why are you here?" Fang Zhou asked in puzzlement.

"Have you finished your tasks?" Guan Huchi didn’t answer Fang Zhou’s question but asked impatiently.

"Yes, nearly done." Fang Zhou still didn’t know why he had come looking for him.

"Then come with me, I’ve prepared a gift for you.

If those guys find out about it first, it won’t be your turn!"

The quick-tempered Major General Guan Huchi, hearing that Fang Zhou had finished his work, promptly dragged him out.

In terms of strength, Fang Zhou was no match for the Major General and stumbled under his pull.

Being in a perplexing situation, Fang Zhou could only helplessly turn back and shout to Leng Feng, "You go settle in the new recruits, I’ll be back soon."

"Brother Hu Chi, where exactly are you taking me?" Fang Zhou asked again once more after they had left the Hell Pit Fortress and walked some distance.

Throughout the journey, they had gone from using Major General Guan Huchi and Colonel Fang Zhou, to Brother Hu Chi and Old Pal Fang Zhou, calling each other more intimately.

But Guan Huchi still refused to reveal what gift he was giving Fang Zhou.

"Don’t worry, we’re almost there." Guan Huchi said mysteriously.

As they were walking, a piercing shriek echoed through the air, and the entire sky seemed to darken.

Fang Zhou looked up sharply, seeing a massive shadow covering the entire sky, descending upon them with a gleaming silver shine.

"Danger!"

Even from such a distance, Fang Zhou could sense the force of a thousand-pound impact in that swoop.

Just as he was about to use Skeleton Flash to evade, he suddenly noticed that Major General Guan Huchi beside him showed no signs of panic.

Instead, his eyes shone as if seeing a lover, eagerly greeting it, shouting, "Zhao Ying, my partner, you’ve finally fully recovered!"