Genius Beast Taming: Starting from Awakening an S-Rank Talent

After listening to the reports from the various departments under the garrison, it was the turn of the five councilors from the Hunters Association, Pharmacists Association, Merchants Association, Breeders Association, and Blacksmiths Association of Ice Cloud Star. Zhou Heng listened to their reports for a few minutes, but did not delve into them.

Because they belong to the Beastmaster Guild, which nominally submits to the Alliance's official authorities but actually has a strong degree of autonomy, Zhou Heng was unwilling to break the tacit understanding between the two sides.

Moreover, the current president of the Beast Tamer Guild is Emperor Cangwu, the first ancestor of the Yan family of the Fire Phoenix Clan.

Emperor Cangwu and Zhou Heng were close friends despite their age difference. Although there was a suspicion of it being a show, Emperor Cangwu did indeed give Zhou Heng many benefits. The evolution ritual of Titan Lords evolving into Titan Saint Kings alone was of great value.

Outside, Zhou Heng naturally had to give Emperor Cangwu some face as well.

Zhou Heng spoke up: "President Liang."

Liang Shuqin immediately looked up: "Your subordinate is here."

Zhou Heng asked in a friendly tone, "How many vice presidents does your Bingyun branch have?"

A respectful expression appeared on Liang Shuqin's aged face: "Reporting back to the garrison commander, both of you."

Zhou Heng stated his purpose: "I, the garrison commander, will add another vice president to your Ice Cloud branch. What do you say?"

Liang Shuqin naturally couldn't refuse: "I will obey the garrison commander's orders."

Zhou Heng immediately introduced Li Lang to everyone: "This good brother of mine is from the Jinwu Li family. He not only served as the vice president of Chijia Star, but also as a councilor of the Pharmacist Association of Weilin Ancient Star. From now on, he will be the third vice president of your Bingyun branch."

Everyone congratulated Vice President Li!

Li Lang cupped his hands in greeting to the crowd: "Please continue to guide me in the future."

Everyone said, "Vice President Li, you're too kind."

As is customary, Zhou Heng addressed the crowd: "The loyal elders and brave elders who serve by my side will be stationed at the garrison headquarters. You can go to them for any matters. If it is a major matter that they cannot handle, then come to the Heavenly Craft Space to find me, the garrison commander."

On the surface, everyone was humble and obedient, but in reality, they each had their own thoughts: "Yes, sir."

Zhou Heng then specifically instructed, "In addition, I hope that Vice-Governor Tao, Vice-Governor Chu, and Chairman Liang will pay more attention to the affairs on Bingyun Star."

Tao Xubai, Chu Yue, and Liang Shuqin bowed and said, "We will obey the garrison commander's orders."

Zhou Heng set the rules and disappeared from the spot: "That's enough for today. From now on, we'll hold a major meeting every month."

Everyone said in unison, "Respectfully seeing off the garrison commander."

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Time quickly came to July 20th, the birthday of the Linglong Ancestor.

This year happens to be the 420th birthday of the Linglong Ancestor. Zhou Heng selected an eighth-grade top-quality spiritual item from the many resources that the Qingyang Society had given him before and presented it to the Linglong Ancestor in public.

The old ancestor Linglong was very happy and praised Zhou Heng for his filial piety.

The guests at the birthday banquet also praised Zhou Heng and envied Linglong Ancestor for having such a good descendant.

Zhou Heng gently pushed Zhou Hong, who was standing next to him, forward.

Zhou Hongzheng immediately presented a golden ceramic crow to the Linglong Ancestor: "Ancestor, this is a three-legged crow sculpture that I made myself, inspired by your tamed beast. May you, Ancestor, be as radiant as the sun, high above, and eternally immortal!"

Linglong Patriarch accepted the Golden Crow sculpture, her eyes filled with boundless affection: "Good child, you are truly thoughtful."

Seeing this, Zhou Hongzheng was very happy: "As long as the ancestor is happy."

Linglong Patriarch stroked the back of Zhou Hongzheng's head and said to Zhou Heng, "Heng'er, you have taught Zheng'er very well. Zheng'er will definitely be a pillar of society in the future."

Zhou Heng smiled and looked at his parents: "This is not my achievement, but mainly the achievement of my parents. I am quite busy, and they have always taken care of Zheng'er."

Linglong Patriarch turned to Zhou's parents and said, "Yuewan, Yuanting, thank you for your hard work. Heng'er was raised by you, and Zheng'er was also carefully cared for by you. You are great contributors to the Zhou and Li families."

Mr. and Mrs. Zhou felt a sweet warmth in their hearts and said with delight, "Grandpa, you flatter us."

Then, the birthday banquet reached its climax, with everyone drinking and laughing heartily.

After the birthday banquet ended, it was already August, and Zhou Heng returned to Bingyun Star with his family.

After resting for a few days, Zhou Heng summoned Li Lang: "I asked you to thoroughly investigate the various government offices and forces on Ice Cloud Star. Have you gotten any results?"

Li Lang pulled out a large pile of things: "We already have the results, the information is all here."

Zhou Heng took it and carefully reviewed it using his mental power: "This time, your investigation results are more comprehensive than the one on Red Armor Star."

Li Lang spoke frankly: "Last time I lacked experience, this time it's mainly because I'm still getting used to it."

Zhou Heng rubbed his temples: "There are quite a few problems on Ice Cloud Star."

Li Lang countered, "Doesn't the Red Armor Star also have many problems?"

Zhou Heng slowly shook his head: "It's different. There are fewer humans on Crimson Armor Star, and more vassal races. For vassal races, even if something big happens, as long as they don't openly oppose the alliance or harm humans, it's not a big deal. Let them do whatever they want. On Ice Cloud Star, apart from beast tamers, everyone is human. There are basically no vassal races. Although the population is only one-tenth of that of Xuanxiao Star, it is more than fifty times that of the humans on Crimson Armor Star, so naturally there are more problems."

Li Lang didn't have a good solution either: "So what are you planning to do?"

Zhou Heng calculated the days: "It just so happens that it's almost time for the monthly garrison meeting again. I'll resolve as many issues as I can. After all, we are the garrison of Bingyun Star, and I can't just do nothing."

Li Lang said firmly, "Whatever you do, I will support you."

Before they knew it, the day of the Garrison Command Conference arrived. In a palace within the Heavenly Craft Space, Zhou Heng sat at the head of the table, while a group of sixth-tier and fifth-tier commander beast tamers from Ice Cloud Star, along with some fourth-tier grandmaster beast tamers, sat below, respectfully listening to Zhou Heng's instructions.

Zhou Heng first proposed some ideas for the governance of Bingyun Star from a macro perspective, and then put them down to the specifics of each different government department.

He first turned his attention to the commander of the Ice Cloud Star garrison: "The barrier of Ice Cloud Star is the first line of defense against external enemies. You must maintain it regularly and never take it lightly."

The garrison commander was a tall, burly man in armor, whose voice was like muffled thunder: "Please rest assured, sir, our garrison will never dare to be negligent in the slightest."

Zhou Heng then looked at the middle-aged man next to the garrison commander: "Your tax reports from the Provincial Administration Office are somewhat disorganized. You have three days to reorganize the tax reports for Bingyun Star over the past hundred years for me. I need to review them carefully."

The Provincial Administration Commissioner, who was not one to smile, quickly said, "Please forgive me, Your Excellency, I will immediately send people to reorganize it."