God Three Group Chat: Three Kingdoms

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Sensing the difference in willpower and the power attached to his body, Ma Zhong looked directly at the other people present.

The power they once contributed to the legion did not disappear; it successfully merged together, but it did not enter the legion; instead, it entered…

Ma Zhong glanced at the special 'Han' character flag belonging exclusively to the guards, and after a moment's thought, he understood the reason.

Realizing the reason, Ma Zhong's expression immediately became serious and solemn. Under the watchful eyes of all the guards, he slowly walked to the 'Han' flag, picked it up with both hands, came to the front of everyone, and then forcefully planted the flag in front of the entire legion, making it flutter in the wind.

Stepping past the flag he had planted, Ma Zhong, amidst the puzzled gazes of the crowd, casually took the sword from his waist, raised it high along with its scabbard, and channeled his inner energy to make his voice resonate throughout the entire area, reaching the ears of every princess guard soldier: "This is the precious sword bestowed upon me by His Highness. With this sword in hand, wherever my command goes, none dare disobey!"

After saying this, Ma Zhong calmly scanned everyone present. No one objected, and no one felt there was anything wrong with what he looked at.

Even Zhao Kuang, deep down, acknowledged this to some extent.

Slowly lowering the raised sword, Ma Zhong casually flicked it towards the ground, creating a small dent. He then inserted the sword, scabbard and all, into the dent.

Witnessing this scene, the already confused soldiers became even more puzzled.

As Ma Zhong slowly walked to the side, gradually moving away from the sword, everyone began to have a general idea. Liu Hu, Yu Yao, and the others also began to have a possibility, a possibility that was exciting enough.

“It seems I was too lenient, allowing you to have unrealistic ideas.” Ma Zhong, standing ten paces away from the sword, looked at everyone present again and said in a very calm tone, “But today, I also want to tell you something.”

Upon hearing this, Liu Hu, Yu Yao, and the others were stunned. Even without any change in their movements, their eyes conveyed a message: the embarrassment of having their true thoughts exposed.

However, the embarrassment didn't last long, and it was soon replaced by confidence.

Awkward? What's awkward about it? Are they wrong? Absolutely not. Since they're not wrong, why would they feel awkward?

The crowd, whose thoughts and ideas had changed in an instant, began to look directly at Ma Zhong, without flinching or avoiding him, showing no intention of backing down.

We are all at the same level. Whether it is personal ability or military command ability, we are all about the same. Who can admit defeat to whom?

Under normal circumstances, everyone was bound by Liu Tong's orders and obeyed Ma Zhong, simply because Liu Tong had appointed Ma Zhong as the corps commander.

The main reason for this was Liu Tong's appointment.

In other words, as long as Liu Tong appoints someone else, they will follow orders in the same way, but their thoughts will be similar to what they are doing now.

"The precious sword bestowed by His Highness is right there. Anyone who can defeat me in command or martial prowess, even if it is only one of these... may take this sword!" Ma Zhong said this without any change in expression, as if he were talking about something very ordinary.

However, for everyone present, especially Liu Hu, Yu Yao, and others, it was like a windfall.

However, Liu Hu, Yu Yao, and others were still in shock by the news.

“Since General Ma has said so, how can I refuse?” Zhao Kuang, who stepped forward with his spear, cupped his hands in a very polite manner and said, “In that case, let me be the first one.”

Seeing this, Liu Hu, Yu Yao, and the others couldn't help but sigh inwardly, regretting that they hadn't been the first to grab it. They also understood Zhao Kuang's words: seemingly polite, but not truly polite.

In the past, Ma Zhong was referred to as the corps commander, but now he is directly called General Ma.

Under what circumstances would Ma Zhong become a general?
"It's alright!" Seeing Zhao Kuang's eagerness, Ma Zhong didn't say much. He simply summoned a long, golden-red spear with his right hand.

Upon seeing that Ma Zhong had obtained his weapon, Zhao Kuang immediately launched an attack.

Strike first and gain the upper hand. For the sake of the princess's sword, it's no harm to use some tricks to seize the initiative.

Everyone's strength is roughly equal. Whoever gains the upper hand first will have a higher chance of winning. This has always been the case, and it is unlikely to happen again.

After his life-or-death struggle with Sakala, Zhao Kuang has made significant progress in combat skills and experience.

It was this progress that gave Zhao Kuang confidence that he had the upper hand and would definitely win the battle.

Liu Hu, Yu Yao, and others present frowned upon seeing this scene, but said nothing.

Put yourself in their shoes; if they were in Zhao Kuang's shoes, how much better would they be?

There is only one position for the commander of the guard, and only the commander of the guard can meet with Her Highness the princess at any time. As for the others, the opportunity to see the princess is extremely rare.

Even though they were captains or centurions, compared to the ordinary soldiers of the guard, the number of times they were sent was not much more.

But the legion commander is different. Even if the salary is not increased by a single penny, the special nature of the position means that the legion commander can consult the princess whenever there is a matter.

No matter how big or small the matter is, you can ask for instructions. Even if it's just saying good morning or good night every day, that's fine too.

Although doing this too often could annoy the princess, it is necessary to carefully manage and control the frequency of meetings.

But this is essentially the legion commander's subjective will, something he himself has to do, and a manifestation of both initiative and passivity.

In other words, once they become legion commanders, they can take the initiative to visit the princess; otherwise, they can only wait for the princess to visit them.

Moreover, becoming a legion commander also requires the possibility of accompanying the princess on incognito visits, even if the probability of the princess going on incognito visits is not high, and she is more likely to follow the inner energy ball to visit and investigate.

But so what?

Even these rights to have an audience with the princess are reserved for legion commanders; they simply don't have them.

From this perspective, who wouldn't want to be a legion commander?
Let alone the captains and centurions, even the guards present all had the same thought.
People like Long Nianyi, who had a lot of contact with people in Chang'an, sometimes suspected that those foreigners all had such thoughts.

It's fair to say that there are far too many people eyeing the position of commander of the Princess Guard.

It's fair to say that those eyeing this position are largely unconcerned about the paltry salary. (End of Chapter)