Chapter 594 - Future Commander (1/2)
Qin Sheng got excited. Who knew if this could end up as an important clue?
Qin Sheng quickly went home to set up the surveillance equipment. In the end, he was stunned after hearing just a few words.
Right at this moment, the Great Hoodwinker was sitting in a chair in Ren Xiaosu’s house where he continued, “Everyone has already acknowledged you. As long as you go back to Fortress 178, you’ll be the future commander. Do you know what that means? The people in the Central Plains will not tolerate your presence here. But if you return to Fortress 178, with our vast territory in the Northwest in the coming years, wouldn’t you get the final say over this place?”
When Qin Sheng heard this, he was absolutely stunned!
Old Li, he, and even all the other Riders had suspected Ren Xiaosu might be a supernatural being, but he also seemed like an independent force without any organization backing him.
Only now did he realize their hypotheses were totally wrong. Ren Xiaosu’s true identity was way beyond what they had imagined!
What kind of place was Fortress 178? They were famous even here in the Central Plains.
Moreover, Fortress 178 had unified the Northwest. They could be called one of the major powers in the Alliance of Strongholds. The number of strongholds controlled by Fortress 178 was second only to the Wang Consortium. Not even the Zhou Consortium, the Kong Consortium, or the Pyro Company controlled as many strongholds as Fortress 178 did.
However, Fortress 178 had never been judged by the number of strongholds they controlled. Fortress 178 could only be said to have become even more powerful.
After Zhang Jinglin returned to Fortress 178, he made quite a lot of big moves. He unified the Northwest and opened the trade routes. In the early years, a senior member of the Riders even held Zhang Jinglin in high esteem after meeting him only once.
It suddenly dawned on Qin Sheng that Ren Xiaosu was actually going to be the future commander of Fortress 178!
What the hell?! Why hadn’t the rest of the world heard anything about this before? Could it be that they knew he was listening in on them and were just putting on an act for him? This was fucking Fortress 178, after all!
An ambitious young man like Qin Sheng was still very impressed with that group of warriors from Fortress 178. Therefore, he decided to continue listening to the rest of the conversation patiently.
Ren Xiaosu poured himself a cup of water and stayed silent for a long time while the Great Hoodwinker looked at him with anticipation. Then Ren Xiaosu suddenly burped. “Sorry, had too much to eat tonight.”
The Great Hoodwinker did not know whether to laugh or cry. What the hell was this?
Then Ren Xiaosu muttered to himself, “I’ve won quite a bit of money from Qin Sheng today. That kid looks pretty smart, but he’s not so good at playing cards.”
The Great Hoodwinker roared, “Were you seriously listening to me at all? Don’t think that you can conveniently change the subject by talking to yourself!”
On the other side, Qin Sheng’s face darkened. He swore to himself he would definitely win back the money he had lost today!
Ren Xiaosu said to the Great Hoodwinker, “I feel very tempted by what you’ve told me. I’m not someone who can turn a blind eye to such great temptations, but are you really sure that I’m suitable to be a commander? I’m just a poor kid from a refugee background.”
“Our commander was also a refugee.” The Great Hoodwinker said in an extremely sincere tone, “We don’t care about your origins, and it doesn’t matter if you don’t have any military skill for now. What’s important is that we acknowledge you and hope that you can return to Fortress 178.”
Just how good was Ren Xiaosu’s military skill? In actual fact, he could not at all compare to the experienced commanders. Having military skill was not just about leading a company of soldiers and winning a battle or two.