It's about helping you navigate the female-oriented online community, not conquering cities and

Lin Kai remained silent.

He felt a bit shocked, after all, it wasn't mentioned at the beginning, in the middle, or at the end.

However, generally speaking, the Minister of Personnel could only possess the imperial sword in exceptionally urgent military situations, and in most cases, it would be revoked after the matter was resolved.

After all, what kind of position is the Minister of Personnel? If the emperor still possesses the imperial sword for a long time, then what is he?

But what's even more abstract is...

Because he doted on his daughter, he gave her the imperial sword...

Yeah, it's ridiculous and surreal, but it has a pure female-oriented feel to it...

"I'll kill you all one day!"

Lin Kai shook his head and spat.

He glanced at the imperial sword in his hand, then turned his head away.

"How's the recruitment going? How many have you recruited?"

Looking at Cui Ji, who was standing to the side, Lin Kai asked.

"Replying to young master."

"As you said before, each person will receive 10 taels of gold upfront, followed by 50 taels of silver per month, and you promised three meals a day, with at least one piece of meat at each meal."

"We recruited 124 people today, and many more have signed up."

Choi Ki took out an account book from his pocket and spoke respectfully, word by word.

Hearing this, Lin Kai nodded slightly.

Choi Ki was indeed affected because of his connection to the natives of this world, but he remained loyal to Choi Ki and acted decisively.

They said they'd start recruiting in the morning, and by evening they'd recruited over 100 people...

"...Originally, I was going to buy armor from the market in Zhenliaocheng."

"But since you confiscated several hundred sets of armor from the Lu residence before, they can be used directly."

"As for swords... although the master was a civil official, he had some connections with officials in the Ministry of War's armory, so the Lin family has a collection of over a hundred pieces..."

Choi Ki continued speaking.

As he listened, Lin Kai frowned.

What does it mean that a civil official and an official in the Ministry of War's armory had a good relationship and that they collected [something]?

Damn, if this world were even slightly more righteous, the Lin family would have already been raided...

While Lin Kai was struggling with his decision.

"Young master, if I may be so bold as to ask a question..."

"Why did you specify thugs instead of vagrants?"

Closing the ledger, Choi Ki peeked out and cautiously began to speak.

At first, he thought it was a slip of the tongue by Lin Kai, but later he found out that Lin Kai really intended to do it.

Then he wouldn't understand.

"One thug can easily take on ten vagrants; why not use someone readily available instead of retraining them?"

Lin Kai glanced at Cui Ji.

...

A person who can become a thug or bully must be physically strong; after all, you can't become a thug or bully if you can't beat someone.

One was a frail, starving refugee, the other a strong, muscular thug; Lin Kai naturally favored the latter.

And most importantly, this is a female-oriented world.

For a migrant to say that he hasn't been assimilated at all after thousands of years of education in this world would be self-deception.

Lin Kai certainly didn't want some captain on the battlefield to say, "General Lin, please withdraw your troops for the sake of peace in the world," at a crucial moment...

Since he's a rogue, it proves that he's at least detached from the universal values ​​prevalent in female-oriented content.

Lin Kai needs it even more.

You're unhappy with the female-oriented genre? Well, I'm unhappy with it too, and I can keep racking up rewards. So, if you follow me, I'll make sure you live the high life!

...

As the sun rose the next day.

"Crunch—"

Pushing open the gate of the Lin residence, Lin Kai hurriedly headed towards the outskirts of Zhenliaocheng.

Now that the recruits have arrived, Lin Kai will temporarily focus on training the soldiers.

Lin Kai did receive the mission reward around 9:30 PM last night, and he wanted to farm more rewards, but he decided to play it safe and take it slow.

But after thinking it over, Lin Kai still felt that things needed to be prioritized.

After all, cultivating a loyal faction is more important, and the system rewards are always there; they won't just disappear into thin air.

Lin Kai's training process was also very simple: physical fitness, weapons, and discipline signals.

Lin Kai had only a vague understanding of tactics and formations, but he figured that such things didn't exist in the female-oriented online world.

After all, if female-oriented novels really had tactics, a certain TV series in my previous life wouldn't have made the joke of "how 30,000 soldiers defending a city won against 50,000 enemy soldiers".

As time went by day by day.

Lin Kai went out in the morning, made a show of inspecting the garrison, and then went to a farm in the suburbs to continue training his troops.

Seven days passed in this way.

On the eighth day.

The midday sun shone on the open ground outside the town of Liaocheng.

"It's finally starting to look like something..."

Sitting on the high platform, Lin Kai looked at the armored "Lin Family Army" in the square and nodded in satisfaction.

That's more like it... Finally, I've witnessed the true killing intent of a battlefield in this world...

However, the number of people is still a bit small, only a little over 1000...

Forget it, if Zhu Di could conquer Beiping with only 800 men, why can't I do it in a female-oriented world with such low difficulty?

I thought about it for a while.

"Give the order that, starting today, training will be doubled."

"Daily training lasts three hours, including running ten miles with a 20-pound load, and drawing a crossbow with a 3-stone capacity, and..."

Lin Kai turned to look at the "Lin Family Army Captain" he had appointed and gave him some instructions.

Looks like you've adapted. Let's increase the intensity. I don't expect you to fight a hundred at once, but you should at least look like a regular army.

But Lin Kai was only halfway through his sentence.

"Young Master! Young Master..."

A hurried voice rang out.

Immediately afterward, in Lin Kai's view, Cui Ji ran towards him in three quick steps.

...

After two cups of tea.

"Is the Thirteenth Princess already in Zhenliaocheng?"

Sitting on horseback, Lin Kai looked at the city gate not far away, then at Cui Ji beside him, his face full of surprise and doubt.

Wait a minute? This thirteenth princess actually arrived?

Shouldn't I be the one sending troops to the capital to escort her? She arrived on her own?

Lin Kai was deeply shocked.

Because of the distance from the capital to Liaocheng.

If a princess wanted to reach Zhenliaocheng, she would have to pass through the territories of the two military governors, Dongpingzhou and Jinzhou.

So, given that there were already thirteen prefectures with military governors, how could a princess who wanted to marry into a foreign land still be lively and energetic after passing through the territories of two military governors?

Lin Kai couldn't understand it.

"Yes, just three incense sticks in front of her, the Thirteenth Princess arrived in Zhenliao City."

Choi Ki nodded.

He still didn't quite understand why Lin Kai was so shocked.

He shook his head, trying to dispel the thoughts in his mind.

He glanced at Lin Kai, who was sitting on horseback, stroking his chin.

"The thirteenth princess initially wanted to visit the prefect first."

"But after waiting for an incense stick's time at the prefect's residence without seeing the prefect appear, the thirteenth princess turned around and came to visit you, young master."

Choi Ki added.

Upon hearing this...

"Okay, I understand, that's how it is..."

Lin Kai waved his hand, deciding to stop thinking about it, and spoke calmly.

But he only got halfway through his sentence.

"Huh? Wait a minute, I killed Jiang Shou, and yet no one in Zhenliaocheng suspects the prefect has disappeared?"

Lin Kai caught a key point.

"I haven't heard anyone talking about it yet, otherwise I would have reported it."

Choi Ki shook his head.

Lin Kai: ?

"What about the people in the government offices of Zhenliaocheng? How are they handling official documents?"

"Why do you ask this, young master? Is there a necessary connection between the prefect's disappearance and his inability to process official documents?"

"No?"

Seeing Cui Ji's blank expression, Lin Kai's pupils dilated instantly.

Damn, how can you say something like that so casually?

"Why should there be one? Officials are loyal to the emperor, not the prefect."

"If the prefect is not here, can't we just use the prefect's seal?"

Choi Ki was also very puzzled.

"Can the seal be used directly?"

"Why not? It's just the prefect's seal, what's wrong with that?"

"..."

Lin Kai choked and fell silent.

Damn it, I completely forgot that several TV dramas adapted from female-oriented content in my past life were like this...

In female-oriented fiction, even the Imperial Seal of the State should be something that can be placed anywhere without ever getting lost...

"Pah! I really can't understand female-oriented content!"

Lin Kai cursed inwardly and patted his head.

I was careless... I didn't flash...

So, what was the point of me having people monitor me before? So you all don't care, and only I do...?

I hesitated for several breaths.

"Wait a moment, you can have someone..."

Taking a deep breath, Lin Kai raised his head and spoke, word by word.

The words had not yet been spoken.

"Young master, you'd better hurry. I remember there's a palace eunuch accompanying us; I reckon he's here to deliver an imperial edict..."