Vientiane Throne of Civilization

Chapter 2070 Not the same

Geerte's unexpected breakthrough at this point in time was something even Zhou Xu himself hadn't anticipated, let alone Bogner.

However, this did not affect Zhou Xu's previous arrangements.

“Gilter, Bogner is also a fire mage, and as of now, he is stronger than you. I have agreed to his request that from now on, whoever has the higher cultivation level will be the captain.”

“Borgner is currently stronger than you, so he will be appointed as the leader of the Fire Mage Corps, while you will be demoted to the position of vice leader.”

Zhou Xu felt no psychological pressure when he said those words.

On the contrary, Bogner, who was standing there, suddenly felt the pressure.

Entering the Saint Realm and the peak of the Transcendent Realm are two completely different concepts. Getting stuck at a major bottleneck is not uncommon from the perspective of elves, who may be stuck for decades, centuries, or even hundreds of years.

However, once a breakthrough is achieved, the opponent's strength will quickly enter a period of growth, in other words, the gap between them will be rapidly narrowed.

Faced with this situation, it's hard for Borgner, who has been stuck on minor bottlenecks for years, not to feel pressure.

In contrast, Gillespie was slightly taken aback by Zhou Xu's arrangement, but remained calm overall, as if he didn't care about the position of regimental commander at all.

This was exactly what Zhou Xu had expected.

Compared to the somewhat childish Bogner, Geerte's early experiences made him psychologically very mature.

At the same time, as a former strategist for the Russian Republican Party, he probably already guessed what their emperor was thinking the moment he saw Bogner.

Not to mention their Great Zhou's mage corps, which is based on the principle of respecting the strong; whoever has the highest cultivation level is the core of the mage corps.

After all, when they get to the battlefield, the entire mage squad will focus their spellcasting around the core enemy.

Considering this, given that Bogner's cultivation level was superior to his, Geerte indeed had no objection to appointing him as the captain.

However, he will definitely work even harder in his training from now on! He certainly won't let the other party have it too easy as the leader.

Looking at the calm Geerte, Bogner suddenly felt an even greater pressure on him.

At this moment, undercurrents were indeed surging.

Zhou Xu could sense any fluctuations in his emotions or changes in the atmosphere.

Zhou Xu was immediately amused by this situation.

Competition breeds growth; his original idea was to have Bogner and Geerte compete with each other and grow continuously.

It can only be said that Geerte's breakthrough came at the perfect time, adding another Saint-level mage to their Great Zhou while also increasing Bogner's strength.

During this time, a wicked thought also arose in Zhou Xu's mind.

“Gilter, you’ve just broken through, and you’re about to enter a period of growth. Perfect timing. You and Bogner should complete the handover of your work as soon as possible. Some of the affairs within the Fire Mage Guild will be handled by the new leader, Bogner. You should go back to your secluded cultivation and improve your cultivation level.”

Upon hearing this, Gilles nodded in agreement, while Bogner, standing nearby, was stunned.

Is it too late to regret now?
He felt like he had fallen into a pit.

But Zhou Xu gave him absolutely no room to back out.

"Well, Bogner, Geerte will show you around and explain your main duties as commander. I have other things to attend to, so I'll be leaving now."

Without waiting for Bogner's reaction, Zhou Xu swiftly retreated, leaving Bogner standing there bewildered.

After Zhou Xu left, from Borgner's perspective, the atmosphere became slightly awkward.

He had indeed heard of Gilles' name before, and even learned a lot about Gilles from Zhou Xu, but this was the first time the two of them had met.

When he was completely unfamiliar with the other person, Borgner habitually kept a blank expression and was not expected to speak first.

Fortunately, Geerte is a fairly good communicator.

"Please follow me, Commander Bogner."

"..." For some reason, he felt a little strange being addressed as "Commander" by Gillespie.

But since things had already come to this point, Bogner naturally wouldn't go back on his word. He nodded and followed Gilter into the fire mage group's training base.

"I will first summon all the official members of the mage corps to meet the new corps leader."

After saying that, Gillespie gave an order to the guard standing to the side.

"Sound the rallying cry and call everyone to assemble."

The mage corps of the Great Zhou Dynasty, like the military, was under completely militarized management.

Generally, the morning is for basic training in physical fitness, self-defense, and other skills, while the afternoon is for magical practice.

It was almost noon, but lunchtime hadn't arrived yet, and the morning's basic training hadn't finished, so Geert wasn't worried about disturbing them.

As soon as the bugle sounded, figures in training uniforms quickly assembled and formed a neat square formation.

Faced with such a display, Bogner was completely dumbfounded.

[Dharma, a group of monks?]

Clearly, this is quite different from what Bogner had anticipated.

"Our Great Zhou mages are required to have basic physical fitness and self-defense capabilities, so they undergo some basic training every day."

Seeing this, Gillespie offered a timely explanation and began to introduce the situation.

"These are the one hundred official members of our fire mage group; the other reserve members do not train here."

The fire mage corps of the Great Zhou Dynasty obviously wouldn't just recruit anyone with a fire attribute physique who could meditate without a second thought.

Those who can become official members have all achieved certain results in their cultivation and are able to independently cast fire-type mantra spells.

After saying this to Bogner, Geerte turned to face the rest of the group.

"Imperial Decree! Effective immediately, the Saint-level gray elf mage Bogner will assume the position of leader of the Fire Mage Corps! I will serve as the vice-leader! Furthermore, from this day forward, the position of leader of the Fire Mage Corps will be held by the strongest member of the corps! Do you understand?!"

"clear!!"

"!!"

In Borgner's view, as mages, these Great Zhou mages had a bit too much energy in their voices. Their unanimous response startled him, and even made his heart skip a beat.

Before he could even react, Geerte turned to look at him again.

"Does the commander have anything to say?"

Bogner shook his head instinctively, completely unsure of what to say.

Seeing this, Gilles nodded in understanding.

"clear."

After speaking, he turned to face the group of official members again.

"Keep training!"

"Yes!!"

Clearly, the current situation is completely different from what Borgner had anticipated.

He had even considered that some members might disagree or raise objections, and that he would face challenges.

The situation he anticipated did not occur at all, but in another aspect, it completely exceeded his expectations...

(End of this chapter)