The Emperor is Above

Chapter 161: Raise an Army for a Thousand Days and Use It for a Single Moment

Qing Yi really wants to enter the Imperial College.

But this is based on his successful promotion to sergeant.

He needed to take advantage of the opportunity of being promoted to the rank of senior sergeant to make a request to the king in person and obtain his approval.

Thinking of the perfunctory behavior of the monarch in enfeoffing him the previous two times, as well as the ugly faces of the senior ministers Zhong Xing Huan and Qi Xi, and the secondary ministers Chun Yu Fen and Gu Liang Yin, Qing Yi couldn't help but feel discouraged, as if his hope was not particularly great.

The private army and militia in Guqiu didn't understand Qing Yi's mood. They all seemed very excited.

Whether it was the victory of this great battle or the lord's promotion to sergeant, everything was worth their joy.

What's more, the big guys also harvested hundreds of exotic beasts and mounts from the wild folks. The living ones should be treated and recovered as much as possible so that they can continue to serve as mounts for the private army. The dead ones are even better, as they can all be delicious delicacies.

These eighth- and ninth-grade exotic animals such as horses, cows, sheep, and deer have more delicious meat and are larger in size than ordinary wild beasts.

Mu Yi used his fourth-grade crocodile-bone weapon to stab a wounded giant-horned deer monster to death, while loudly discussing with the people around him about having hotpot in the evening.

Qing Yi couldn't help swallowing his saliva after hearing this, recalling the stone hotpot wild donkey he had with Ran You and other soldiers of the Left Division last winter. The delicious soup and meat slices seemed to still linger on his lips and tongue.

He lifted up one of the wild donkeys to cushion the weight. It weighed at least two thousand kilograms. Qing Yi couldn't help but smile and said, "We'll have donkey meat hotpot together tonight. This wild donkey should be enough for each of us to share a few kilograms of meat."

This wild donkey is a ninth-grade exotic beast. Ordinary militiamen only need half a pound of exotic beast meat to be full, and private soldiers at the ninth-grade level only need to eat one or two pounds at most.

Qing Yi's words made the atmosphere even more lively. Everyone was busy counting heads while loudly discussing what side dishes to add to the dinner.

Even many beastmaster apprentices who were used to vomiting were excited to join the discussion, which attracted Mu Yi's laughter: "You kids haven't even reached the level of body building practice, how can you eat any exotic beast meat? You can only drink some meat soup."

Mu Yi's words triggered another round of laughter and scolding from the beastmaster apprentices, which led to Chai Yong leading the way in laughter, and a happy atmosphere quickly spread.

The lively scene made the two giant young men of the Wangmang clan, who were frowning and sighing, and the twelve beastmaster apprentices including Daniu, look very special.

"Qi Ji, Qu Bing, Daniu, what's wrong with you?"

Qing Yi walked over with a smile, patted Daniu on the shoulder and asked, "We should be celebrating today's great victory, why are you still so depressed?"

Daniu said sullenly, "Master, we are actually very happy about our great victory, but we feel that the twelve of us didn't even get a chance to fight. I thought that if the contract was successfully concluded, Qingxi would be able to charge into battle for you, but now it seems that it won't be of much use."

Wang Mangqiji was even more bewildered and said, "Brother Qingyi, Dapang is still a young giant rhino. It will take at least five years for him to grow up. Now the two of us combined are no match for a high-level totem warrior.

The infantry phalanx can also use rune arrows to shoot and kill many wild warriors, but Qubing, Daniu and I can only watch from the sidelines. Why don’t Qubing and I also serve as heavy infantry? "

"Haha, so this is what you're unhappy about. It takes a thousand days to raise an army but only a moment to deploy it. There's no need to rush. Your contracted beasts are too young now. They will only be deployed when they grow up."

Qing Yi couldn't help but jump onto the giant rhino's back and stepped on it hard, making the bad-tempered little giant rhino instantly become extra obedient. He then tiptoed and patted Wang Mang Qi Ji and Wang Mang Qu Bing on the shoulders, and comforted them loudly,

"When the two giant rhinos you signed the contract with grow up, use them as the tip of the arrows, and use the blue rhinoceros heavy cavalry like Daniu as the body of the arrows. What kind of army do you think can stop such a cavalry charge?"

Without waiting for the two giant boys to answer, Big Bull glared and said, "Master, if you want to stop such a heavy cavalry charge, you need at least a hundred Wangmang giant heavy infantrymen to do it, right?"

Wang Mangqi Ji was comforted by Qing Yi and his mood improved. Hearing what Daniu said, he smiled and shook his head and said, "When the giant rhinoceros grows up, it will weigh hundreds of thousands of pounds. Even our Wangmang giants can't stop it, but we have no problem stopping the Qing Rhino heavy cavalry." Hearing Daniu and Wang Mangqi Ji joking with each other, it was obvious that they got along well. Qing Yi's smile became even brighter.

He continued to comfort them: "If you feel uneasy, it's okay. I will ask Brother Shigu to make you a new set of crocodile dragon armor and matching infantry weapons. When you mount a horse, you are a heavy cavalry, and when you dismount, you are a heavy infantry.

We are all still young and need time to grow up. Look, Hua Ni and Little Fox didn't help much in this battle, but they still had a lot of fun, didn't they? "

"Meow-"

The civet cat vaguely heard Qing Yi mentioning him and responded loudly.

Still standing majestically on the head of the seventh-grade spotted tiger, the little fox lay on the tiger's back like a hitchhiker, and also shouted loudly and proudly.

It wasn't actually tiring to carry these two fat guys, but being forced to circle around the two dragon claw locust trees made the tiger tremble with fear.

The previously extremely powerful tiger had already been frightened by the two dragon-clawed locust tree spirits, but it was unable to resist the coercion of the sixth-grade alien beast, the civet cat, and had a look of grievance on its face.

"Oh oh oh-"

Even after the fierce battle was over, the big rooster still stood on a branch in the crown of the locust tree, crowing loudly and unhappily, perhaps also expressing his contempt for the civet cat's bad taste.

"Giggle-"

"Chi chi chi——"

Following the crowing of the big rooster, the little phoenix and more than twenty slightly older chicks poked their heads out from the dense branches and leaves of the locust tree, chirping continuously.

It turned out that the little phoenix was spending the night in the nest with a group of chicks, but was brought out without any notice by the dragon claw locust tree spirit. The fierce battle just now scared them.

"No wonder Dahong was so angry just now, it turns out he was worried about his wife and children!"

Qing Yi couldn't help but chuckle. Seeing that the giant boy, Da Niu and others were no longer depressed, he walked over and took a closer look at the little chick.

After a summer of rapid growth, the chicks have grown a lot in size and weigh at least two or three kilograms.

Its body size is between that of a big rooster and a small phoenix. It is slightly longer and thinner than a big rooster, and slightly sturdier than a small phoenix. As its feathers gradually become fuller, its long tail feathers appear particularly bright and beautiful. Perhaps it will be able to lay eggs next spring.

"Chi chi chi——"

The chicks are timid but very curious.

After finding that there was no danger around, he began to jump on the branches of the Dragon Claw Sophora Tree Spirit again, and soon found several things tightly wrapped in dense branches and leaves.

So this group of overly curious little creatures all crowded onto the nearest ball, vying to peck at it with their sharp beaks.

In early summer, the chicks could easily peck through small stones shortly after hatching. Now that they have grown much bigger, their sharp beaks are even more amazing.

Even though the branches and leaves of the dragon claw locust tree spirit were unusual, they were not a solid shield. Its sharp mouth penetrated the branches and leaves, and a miserable cry suddenly came from inside. It sounded like the cat ghost priest Hei Kui.

(End of this chapter)