I became a god through frontier slaughter, and I crushed the academy's prodigies!

This statement itself is a paradox.

It's always those in power who make promises and paint a rosy picture for those below.

This is the first time that a seventeen-year-old boy has stood right under the noses of the highest authority in Tianyun Prefecture and said this in reverse.

Lu Changming remained expressionless.

Yan Jinghan and Gu He remained silent.

All three of them were waiting.

This silence itself is an attitude—go on, we're listening.

Shen Tian adjusted his posture and spoke.

"Within a year, I will build an iron army!"

"To pacify all the strange beasts within the entire Tianyun Prefecture's jurisdiction."

Shen Tian didn't stop.

"Cut the weeds out completely and clear the area thoroughly."

The three people on stage understood the weight of those words better than anyone else in the audience.

How many years has Tianyun Prefecture existed?

From the moment the first lord of the city built it, the oppression of the strange beasts has never ceased.

The best achievement of all the previous lords of the city was merely to keep the beast tide firmly at the border, allowing the people in the city to barely catch their breath.

No commander of the Heavenly Fortune Prefecture would dare to utter the words "Dangping" on such a occasion.

Because once you say it, it's like making a solemn pledge.

Lu Changming's eyes narrowed slightly, and Shen Tian noticed this subtle change in emotion.

Shen Tian continued.

"The territory inhabited by the strange beasts possesses the richest resources, which are more than ten times that of normal human activity areas."

He turned his gaze to the ancient river.

"After those places are cleaned up, all mineral veins, spiritual materials, and materials from high-level exotic beasts will be given priority to the Heavenly Crafts Bureau."

Furukawa's beard twitched, but he didn't speak.

But Shen Tian noticed that his breathing rate had changed.

This old man, who controlled the lifeline of Tianyun Prefecture's military industry, was not someone who could be moved by emotions.

What moved him was profit.

If all the mineral veins occupied by the alien beasts are truly opened up, the Tiangong Division's material supply problem will be completely solved.

Those top-tier weapon-making schemes that have been shelved for decades due to the scarcity of raw materials can all be brought back to the forefront.

Shen Tian then turned his gaze to Yan Jinghan.

"The promising talents of Longyuan Martial Arts University also need to go to the battlefield for real combat."

"Martial arts training requires honing skills in actual combat."

Yan Jinghan did not refute.

He was aware of this problem as well.

Every year, the students graduating from Longyuan Martial Arts University suffer heartbreakingly high casualty rates when they go to the real front lines for the first time.

"In the process of pacifying the alien beasts, I need the cooperation of elite warriors to advance."

Shen Tian paused.

"If Longyuan Martial Arts University is willing to send promising talents, I will personally lead them to the real battlefield."

"Furthermore, I will ensure their safety to the greatest extent possible without affecting their training."

"This level of battlefield training cannot be provided by the training ground."

Yan Jinghan loosened his grip on the armrest.

This proposal addresses the core interests of Wuhan University without bias.

The conversion rate of graduates to practical work experience has always been a persistent problem for Wuhan University.

If Shen Tianzhen can establish a support mechanism that allows students to experience the baptism of real warfare under relatively controllable conditions, Longyuan Martial Arts University's reliance on this talent training system will undergo a fundamental change.

Lu Changming remained silent for a long time, so long that the air in the room almost seemed to freeze.

"You're all alone."

He spoke, his voice calm.

"On what grounds can the entire territory be pacified within a year?"

This is the most crucial question in this situation.

It's not a question, but rather a need for concrete logical support.

Shen Tian stood there, staring directly at Lu Changming.

"Because I have no reason to stop."

After saying this, Qin Zhenshan lowered his head and picked up the teacup on the table.

Chi Xiao put his leg down and shut his mouth.

No one spoke in the room, but everyone was thinking the same thing.

This young man has single-handedly settled all the old scores in Jiangcheng and has independently killed a sixth-tier beast king.

He wasn't making a vow.

He is stating a fact that is happening.

Lu Changming leaned back in his chair.

He looked at Shen Tian, ​​remained silent for three seconds, and then spoke.

"Are you finished speaking?"

Shen Tian nodded.

"That's all."

If it were anyone else, would they dare to utter such arrogant words in front of the highest level of power in Tianyun Prefecture?

Let alone becoming the head of the personal guard.

Lu Changming could have had him thrown out of the window of the Zhen Tian Tower on the spot.

But the one standing here today is Shen Tian.

So none of the three big shots flipped the table; they were all frantically calculating in their minds.

In Guhe's murky eyes, a spark gradually ignited.

What Tiangongsi lacks is never technology, but materials.

The growth of a weapon-making master requires trial and error, and the accumulation of a vast amount of rare and precious materials.

In recent years, the alien beasts have tightened their defenses, leaving humans with very few mineral veins available for mining.

Guhe's own meager assets were all acquired through the branch associations and auctions.

After saving for most of my life, I could only afford to craft a few top-tier spiritual weapons.

Going any further up, things become very difficult.

As an aspiring weapon maker, who wouldn't want to pursue higher levels?

Witness the birth of an even more awesome artifact?

However, due to limited resources, the number of spiritual weapons they could forge themselves was very small.

The truly good stuff is all in the depths of the wilderness, in the territories of those high-level beasts.

If Shen Tian can really do as he says and quell the monster calamities within the jurisdiction of Tianyun Prefecture...

The mineral veins, spiritual materials, and high-level exotic beast materials they brought back were an inexhaustible gold mine.

Yan Jinghan remained outwardly calm, but the sweat on his palms betrayed the turmoil within him.

Every year, graduates from Longyuan Martial Arts University go to the front lines, but less than 40% survive three years later.

This is throwing young lives into a meat grinder.

Martial arts training requires honing skills in actual combat and experiencing life and death, but war is irrational.

But Shen Tian offered a deal that was impossible to refuse.

Furthermore, the battle record is verifiable!

The city-destroying beast tide in Jiangcheng killed more than a dozen people.

They pacified three hundred miles of occupied territory, killed three great beast kings, and not a single one of their three thousand elite troops died.

Wind City fought against the endlessly resurrecting horde of mutated beasts, suffering over a hundred casualties.

This data is on the table, and it's more reliable than any guarantee.

By handing the students of Wuhan University over to Shen Tian, ​​they could both be tempered by blood and brought back unharmed.

This deal was incredibly profitable.

Yan Jinghan leaned forward slightly.

In the main seat, Lu Changming still kept his hands crossed and resting on his chin.

He didn't look at Shen Tian, ​​but instead used his peripheral vision to observe Gu He and Yan Jinghan.

The two old guys were tempted.

Lu Changming knew very well what was going on.

By integrating the resources of Tianyun Prefecture, Tiangong Division, and Longyuan Martial Arts University, an invincible iron army will be forged.

This idea has been proposed before, but no one has been able to put it into practice.

Because there is a lack of a core that can unite these three parties into a cohesive whole.

All the seventh-tier experts of Tianyun Prefecture need to stay in one place and cannot move.

Beware of the seventh-tier alien beast on the other side.

The price of deterrence is that one can only passively defend.

For many years, the Tiangong Division and Wuda have maintained a distant and ambiguous relationship.

It's not that they're unwilling to give their all; it's that the Tian Shu Bureau can't provide them with a sense of security.

The resources poured in yielded no results, and the students sent there never returned.

Who would dare to lay out all their assets?

But now someone has emerged to break the deadlock.

Lu Changming looked at Shen Tian's calm face.

This kid is capable, resourceful, and most importantly, he has a kind of magic that makes people unconsciously want to place their bets on him.

He alone whetted the appetites of both Gu He and Yan Jinghan.

The foundation of trust is thus established.

Most importantly, Shen Tian is different from these seventh-level martial artists.

He doesn't need to be stationed in one place; he can come and go as he pleases.

He grew up so fast that he didn't even have time to react.

Not to mention those strange beasts.

This is a ready-made dagger, ready to be inserted into the major artery of the alien beast!