Inside the warehouse, everyone else had already left, leaving only Su Zhan and Ye Shuangluo behind.
The two sat at the table, and Ye Shuangluo was the first to speak:
“That Ye Xiong doesn’t seem to respect you much.”
Su Zhan remained indifferent, his tone calm as he replied:
“Actually, none of the people who came to the capital with me this time listen to me. That’s why I need your help to get rid of Ye Xiong, that troublemaker, as a warning to the others.”
Ye Shuangluo pursed his lips, clearly not expecting Su Zhan to be so candid. He said somewhat helplessly:
“So, I’m just a tool for you, huh? Well, I wanted to cut him down anyway.
But you said they don’t listen to you. What’s going on? Aren’t you the Grand Strategist of the Rebels?”
Su Zhan took a small sip from his teacup and spoke unhurriedly:
“Yes, I am the Grand Strategist of the Rebels, but our faction is divided. They are all cronies of the six generals, so naturally, they only pay lip service to me.”
“The six generals… Ye Xiong, that brute, is also a crony of one of the generals?”
Hearing Ye Shuangluo’s words, a figure flashed before Su Zhan’s eyes, and even he couldn’t help but feel a headache.
“Yeah, Ye Xiong follows a very troublesome guy.”
Ye Shuangluo recalled the system prompt when he killed Ye Xiong and suddenly had a guess.
“Is that general… a demon?”
Su Zhan looked at Ye Shuangluo with some surprise, clearly not expecting him to know about demons.
“Yes, the Overturning Sea General is known to have the most superior bloodline among demons, a freak born from a Flood Dragon and a human, a monster that ate its own mother at birth.”
Su Zhan said this in the calmest tone, but then he changed the subject and asked:
“Since you think the general Ye Xiong follows is a demon, you must have figured out Ye Xiong’s identity too.”
Hearing Su Zhan’s words, Ye Shuangluo tentatively voiced his earlier guess:
“Could it be… Ye Xiong is the offspring of a human and a bear?”
“Exactly.”
Hearing Su Zhan’s confirmation, Ye Shuangluo couldn’t help but gasp. Ye Xiong’s mother must have been something else to withstand the onslaught of a bear.
Seeing through Ye Shuangluo’s thoughts, Su Zhan said with a half-smile:
“By the way, Ye Xiong’s father is human, and his mother is a brown bear.”
Hiss.
Even more outrageous. Ye Xiong’s dad must be a real piece of work.
A toothpick stirring a big pot, and he succeeded.
The anecdotes about Ye Xiong’s parents greatly lightened the mood.
After chatting a bit more and learning about the internal situation of the Rebels, Ye Shuangluo suddenly asked:
“I’m quite curious. I’m just an ordinary bodyguard. Why did you send someone to invite me as soon as I arrived in the capital?”
“Actually, it was His Highness’s idea.”
There was only one person in the world whom the Grand Strategist of the Rebels would call His Highness.
The founder of the Rebels, the king to whom all Rebels pledged their loyalty.
“I don’t think I’ve ever met your king. Why would he take an interest in someone as insignificant as me?”
Su Zhan smiled mysteriously and pointed a finger upward.
“The world only knows that His Highness is extraordinarily skilled in martial arts and a genius in military strategy, but few know that his true expertise lies in astrology.
Before I left, His Highness found me and ordered me to find you first when I arrived in the capital.”
Although he found astrology quite far-fetched, Ye Shuangluo immediately asked:
“Why find me first?”
“Because His Highness observed the celestial signs and discovered that the Fate Master of the Breaker Star had descended.
His Highness found it very strange. Generally, all Fate Masters are chosen by the stars at birth.
How could someone be chosen by the stars more than a decade after their birth?”
“Ahem.”
Ye Shuangluo turned his head to the side. He knew why, of course, because he had only just arrived a few days ago.
In the Breaker Star’s perception, he was probably just a newborn, so it chose him. It made sense.
Ye Shuangluo had some understanding of the Breaker Star.
After all, the trio of Kill (Seven Kills), Break (Breaker Star), and Wolf (Greedy Wolf) often appeared in countless games and anime.
Breaker Star represented conflict, akin to the daredevil units in the military, the vanguard forces, charging into battle with the purpose of fighting and destruction.
Could the achievement “Assassinate the King” also be related to the Breaker Star?
Ye Shuangluo recalled the personality traits associated with the Breaker Star and realized he matched almost all of them.
Arrogant, decisive in killing, persistent…
Well, it’s not necessarily a bad thing, though it’s not particularly beneficial either. It just exposed him for no reason.
Seeing that Ye Shuangluo didn’t want to discuss it further, Su Zhan didn’t press. He wasn’t that curious.
He didn’t care why Ye Shuangluo suddenly became the Fate Master of the Breaker Star after so many years. He only wanted to do one thing now.
“His Highness wants me to meet you and, if possible, invite you to join us.
So, I formally invite you, Ye Shuangluo, to join us.”
Su Zhan stood up and extended his hand.
[The second-in-command of the Rebels invites you to join the Rebels. Do you accept?]
[Yes/No]
Silently choosing “Yes” in his heart, Ye Shuangluo also stood up and shook Su Zhan’s outstretched hand.
“Of course, I do. I’ve always wanted to join the Rebels and fight against the corrupt imperial power.
After all, who knows what kind of idiotic moves an old, senile emperor might make if he stays on the throne.”
“Hahaha.”
Although Su Zhan didn’t understand what “idiotic moves” meant, he could hear the deep disdain and contempt Ye Shuangluo had for the old emperor.
“Now that I’ve joined the Rebels, I’m one of you. Grand Strategist, can you tell me what our mission is this time?”
“Of course. Our only goal this time is to destroy the Ghost Legion of the dog emperor.”
[Detected that a Reserve Player has joined the Rebel faction. Main Quest 2 has been activated.]
[Main Quest 2: Soul Extinction Plan]
[Quest Description: Over a hundred years ago, after the emperor gained an immortal body, he dismissed all his soldiers.
Everyone thought the emperor had gone mad, and his brothers took the opportunity to lead their armies to attack the capital.
When they reached the city gates, they found that although the emperor had dismissed all his soldiers, one last army remained by his side.
This was a special army because they were all dead. They had long since died, and now their souls inhabited armor and weapons to fight for the emperor.
No matter how brave the emperor’s brothers’ armies were, they couldn’t kill them again.
In the end, the emperor killed all his brothers, and this army became renowned throughout the world, known as the Ghost Legion.
Now, this Ghost Legion is the biggest obstacle on the Rebels’ path to victory.
Your goal is to destroy them, to make the name Ghost Legion a thing of the past.]
[Quest Requirements: Kill 500 ghosts and personally kill at least one vice-captain.]
[Quest Reward: 3 Free Attribute points]
…
A bunch of dead people, or rather, an army of souls.
Ye Shuangluo frowned slightly. He didn’t seem to have a way to harm souls, which made things a bit tricky.
Seeing Ye Shuangluo frown, Su Zhan thought he was afraid of the Ghost Legion’s reputation and felt a bit disappointed.
This was supposed to be the Fate Master of the Breaker Star, unmatched in the world, yet he was showing fear before the battle—a grave mistake in military strategy.
Just as Su Zhan was about to say something, Ye Shuangluo spoke first.
“May I ask, Grand Strategist, how do we destroy the Ghost Legion? After all, they are just inhabiting armor and weapons.
Even if we destroy their armor and weapons, they can just find new ones and come back.
Have we found the Ghost Legion’s weakness? If so, I’m willing to be the vanguard.”
Hearing this, Su Zhan, who had been disappointed, instantly showed a satisfied smile. As expected of the Fate Master of the Breaker Star, always at the forefront.
“We have indeed found a way to deal with the Ghost Legion.”
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