Volume 1 Chapter 16 Part3 (1/2)

Last chapter recap: Aofeng wins over the Freedom Alliance.

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V01-S16-C03

Chapter Three – Grand Commander

Aofeng broke out in a cold sweat as the swordsmen rushed at her. She hadn't expected Tian Ya to have such great influence that even Mo Nan's att.i.tude would do a 180.

Lei Yufeng chuckled when he saw this scene. He threw an arm around Aofeng and said, “You are much more evil than I am, and have more plans. I think I should let you have the position of commander. I'm your bodyguard, and in the end, I have to listen to what you say. It would be better if you take the position, what does everyone think?”

The crowd agreed and no voices of opposition sounded.

The leader had to be one of the three celestial rank experts in the group. Everyone had been stunned when Aofeng defeated Mo Nan. Adding on Venerable Swordsman Tian Ya's reputation, the group subconsciously felt that Lei Yufeng was not as powerful as Aofeng. Aofeng was young, but the law of might was right was an eternal one. The best situation was Mo Nan and Lei Yufeng willing to follow Aofeng's directions.

Pairs of eyes filled with hope looked over. Aofeng's eyebrow raised and a thought flashed through her mind.

This Freedom Alliance was composed of the experts in the Forest could be said to be the top fraction of people in the Forest of Neversetting Sun. These people were not ordinary people. If she could organize them and use them well, while their influence could not compare to the four families, they would be of benefit to her in the future!

Aofeng did not want to consider everything from the point of her own interests, but after hearing Tian Ya's words, Aofeng increasingly felt just how alone and powerless she was in this world.

From Tian Ya's tone, that “enemy” was not a person, and was likely an enormous faction or organization. It would be difficult to fight them as a single individual. For example, Tian Ya was a divine swordsman at present, but still unable to face the enemy headone. Then just how fearsome that factions was could be imagined. Usually detail-minded, Aofeng knew what she had to do in the future. She had to increase her individual strength, and she had to possess her own base of power, or possess her own network. Otherwise, just a Qin Family was enough to stop her.

She desired freedom and refuse joining other factions. She could not avoid offending them. Otherwise, Aofeng wouldn't have left the City of Neversetting Sun so soon afterwards. That had been a good opportunity to join Radiance Magus Church. She believed if the Archbishop of Radiance Magus Church had foresight, he would try to recruit her at any cost. As to the elder of the Holy Radiance Hall, he would be pushed aside.

However, Aofeng wasn't willing to be restrain by any faction, no matter how powerful the faction was or how high of a status or how much benefit they could give her. This determined that her future path would be long and b.u.mby.

When everyone adds a bit of fuel, the flames would rise high. If she really was being pursued by a faction in the future, or she really broke all ties with the Qin Family, having a safe and powerful place to stay was more important than anything else. Right now was a good opportunity. If this Freedom Alliance could become her support, and use the Great Forest of Neversetting Sun that crossed the east and west of the continent as a base, even if the enemy entered the forest, they would have a hard time finding her under the protection of the alliance.

This was just the beginning of a thought. With Aofeng's intelligence, she would not say anything like creating a factions and swear fealty to me. That was not realistic. What she had to do was win them over, give them great benefits so that they would owe her. She would grow her network and reputation. Some things would come naturally after acc.u.mulating.

Aofeng did not know what this tiny idea would grow into in the future. A seed that she inadvertently left grew into an unimaginably giant tree.

“Alright, I can be the leader, but you have to promise something to me. In the following mission, especially when we are in contact with the four families, you cannot leak any information or my name. You may only call me “Grand Commander.”” Aofeng said calmly and nodded. She did not show great excitement as though this was an insignificant matter. However, people were won over by the presence she gave off.

There were some people in the world born to be leaders, having the charisma that could charm and win over people.

“Ugh, Grand Commander, why is this?” Bai Qing who had been staring at Aofeng asked curiously. She unconsciously started to use the term.

Aofeng smiled mysteriously, her eyes moving around. She asked in response, “The Lan Family kicked the Freedom Alliance out, aren't you angry? Are we so easy to bully they can do anything they want, but we cannot fight back?”

The group stilled. Aofeng reminded them of that unpleasant event and every person had expressions of anger.

“The Lan Family is hateful! Because they have a master beast tamer, they are so arrogant their tails stand up. If I had a say, it's just a master beast tamer, what's great about it? I only want dead ones, not live ones!” Mo Nan swore crudely. As a sword master, he did not need living magus beasts.

“Yes, a master beast tamer is nothing!” Aofeng smiled coldly and said in a scornful tone. But then her topic changed. “However, we don't just want dead magic beasts, we want live ones.”

“Live ones?” Lei Yufeng looked puzzedly at Aofeng and felt Aofeng was even more mysterious. “Aofeng, why do we want live ones?”

More than seven pairs of eyes looked puzzledly at Aofeng.

Aofeng still didn't answer them, walking to a clearing. She mentally reached into the Inexhaustible Life Ring and an enormous Leviathan Orangutan appeared in their field of view. The Leviathan Orangutan had stopped bleeding from its wounds, but was still extremely weak. It didn't move as it laid on the ground.

“Ah! It's that three-star sacred beast that attacked us!” Bai Qing and the others shouted. “Heavens, isn't he dead?”

“Grand Commander, what … … what do you want to do?”

When they saw this sacred beast, the group seemed to suddenly understand something. When they thought of Aofeng's tone, the answer became clear. However, the news was so astounding that no one dared to believe it was true. Their eyes grew wide as they looked at Aofeng.