My cultivation techniques can be infinitely fused.

Lu Zheng had just finished his cultivation when he was summoned to the Hundred Cavalry Commandery's headquarters. Xiao Ling had returned, and he was somewhat looking forward to it.

After all, this person has never been stingy with himself.

I haven't rewarded myself for capturing the Tianluo Sect members last time, but I've captured two more at the Innate Realm this time. I should reward myself properly.

After entering the camp, Lu Zheng nodded to the crowds who greeted him from time to time, and then entered the backyard amidst everyone's envious gazes.

There was no other way; Lu Zheng not only had the centurion's trust, but most importantly, he was also very capable.

Leaving aside the fact that they captured those sect members, they've also made a lot of money from merchant caravans recently.

How can you make others not envious?

However, it was just envy, not jealousy.

Everyone in Fufeng County knows Lu Zheng's connections. The captain is his family member, and He Yun, the newly appointed general of the Zhenbei Army, is practically inseparable from him.

With Xiao Ling, who comes from a prestigious family, looking up to them, anyone who dares to be envious is courting death.

Moreover, Lu Zheng himself is very capable.

Many people in the arena had seen him make a move before.

At this moment, Lu Zheng was unaware of the changes in everyone's mindset; he simply continued walking towards the backyard.

Upon entering the living room, he bowed and clasped his hands in greeting to Xiao Ling, who was sitting upright in front of him, saying, "Greetings, Your Excellency."

  

The latter tossed a secret letter onto the table and said slowly, "Alright, don't be so polite, Lord Lu. I already know about your capture of those two martial arts masters. You did a good job. Take a look at this."

After saying that, he handed a pile of seals to Lu Zheng.

Jiangzhu, standing to the side, looked over curiously. She had just realized that it was her mistress who had taken it out, but she didn't know what it was.

Lu Zheng didn't stand on ceremony and stepped forward to look through the pages, then a look of surprise appeared in his eyes: "Deputy Commander?"

"That's right. From now on, you will be the deputy commander of the Three Passes, assisting me in patrolling the sect members and Rongdi spies in the Three Passes. However, you will mainly be responsible for the former, while I will be responsible for the Rongdi side."

Starting tomorrow, we will establish a thousand-household office in Fufeng County. From now on, you and I will work at the thousand-household office.

In addition to the three centurions at the border, seven more centurions have been added because the sects have been causing too much trouble at the border recently.

What are your thoughts on these seven hundred-household garrisons?

At this moment, Lu Zheng felt somewhat incredulous. A deputy commander, a sixth-rank official position, he really didn't expect that he had achieved it in such a short time.

The Three Passes and Thousand Households Garrison had over a thousand officially appointed cavalry officers and tens of thousands of strongmen.

If placed in the northern frontier, they would definitely be a very powerful force.

"Lord Lu?" Xiao Ling called out softly.

Lu Zhengcai said, "Oh, Lord En, I feel that everything else is fine. Our Hundred Cavalry Division is indeed well-informed, but if we want to capture those martial arts masters, our martial arts are still a bit lacking."

I know that a single thousand-household garrison can't attract too many powerful imperial experts, but we can increase our equipment. For example, this time, when we were dealing with two Xiantian masters from the Xuan Yin Sect, if the border troops and their brothers hadn't fought desperately, we probably would have been defeated.

Therefore, I propose that we upgrade the equipment of our thousand-household garrison.

Xiao Ling said thoughtfully, "Our Hundred Cavalry Division is, after all, the eyes and ears of the imperial court. His Majesty trusts us very much. All our equipment can be mobilized. Please explain in detail."

"My lord, I think our Hundred Cavalry Guards' strongmen can wear armor and be equipped with crossbows in the future, so that they can charge forward when facing experts. The official guards will be responsible for intelligence gathering and leading the strongmen in battle," Lu Ming said softly.

"I'll take care of this." Xiao Ling agreed immediately. With the entire Xiao family of the North behind her, getting some equipment for her own people was a piece of cake.

"I heard you recently made a fortune, bought some estates?" After finishing the business, Xiao Ling said with a half-smile.

"Hehe, thanks to the master, I bought a small estate."

"More than 5,000 mu of land is no small estate. Your estate soldiers haven't been formed yet, have they? Take this opportunity to get you a batch of equipment. Although it's not the official standard, the quality won't be a problem. You can take care of the dyeing; I won't interfere," Xiao Ling said with a light laugh.

Lu Zheng's eyes lit up. Now that he had a manor, he really needed to procure the weapons for his men himself. Wei Tong wouldn't leave him such valuable items. He had originally planned to just get some knives and spears to equip them simply for now.

Unexpectedly, Xiao Ling was going to give him equipment.

Then, he rubbed his hands together and asked, "Sir, do you have armor?"

"As for the equipment, of course we have it. It's leather inlaid with iron, and the quality is quite good." Xiao Ling waved her hand.

He appeared very bold, and Lu Zheng's face showed even greater joy.

Civilian armor is generally divided into three types: leather armor, ordinary iron armor, and leather-inlaid iron armor, which is a combination of leather armor and ordinary iron armor. Although it is not as good as the fine iron armor of the border army, it is still quite good.

Vital parts were covered in iron armor, while joints and other areas were covered in leather armor.

It has strong defensive capabilities and is also warm.

The guards of the powerful clans in the north also generally wore this type of armor.

Such equipment is in no way inferior to that of the Rongdi.

"Thank you, sir," Lu Zheng said immediately.

"Alright, that's all. Go collect your equipment. In a few days, you'll come with me to inspect the other two checkpoints," Xiao Ling said casually.

"Yes, sir!"

Lu Zheng responded and then withdrew.

Then, he hurriedly headed towards the treasury.

The deputy commander was equipped with armor made of ten-times refined steel and a Su Tie Zhan Jin sword, which would be considered top-tier weapons in the martial arts world.

He had heard about it before, but had never seen it, and now he could have it himself.

After entering the warehouse, he took out the seal and showed it to others.

The warehouse manager, Xiao Qi, made no attempt to hide his surprise, which was followed by awe.

This time, we stood firm more than ever before.

He carefully took out his equipment: a black battle robe with silver cloud patterns, a full-body black fish-scale steel armor, an iron-brimmed feather helmet on his head, and a steel face shield connecting his cheeks and neck.

Standing still, he appears even more robust and imposing, yet not bulky.

It must be said that the equipment of the Hundred Knights is indeed excellent.

Behind him, a dark cloak, like flowing clouds.

Next is the Su Tie Zhan Jin Dao (Su Tie's Golden-Slaying Blade), with a blade one meter long and a handle one foot long, its back covered with a layer of golden light patterns.

It has a very high-quality feel and is quite heavy.

With a few casual swings, the sound of something cutting through the air rang out.

After trying out the equipment, Lu Zheng smiled and said, "The stuff is good. I'll be going now."

Then, they walked outside.

"My best regards, Vice Sento-sama."

The flag bearer bowed and clasped his hands in greeting.

Only after Lu Zheng's figure had completely disappeared did he straighten up.

At the same time, in Xiao Ling's study, Jiang Zhu asked in surprise, "Miss, Lu Zheng has become a deputy commander?"

She seemed somewhat incredulous when she said it.

"Yes, the Three Passes have officially established a thousand-household garrison. I serve as the commander of the thousand-household garrison, and Lu Zheng is the deputy commander. He has been noticed by the higher-ups, and he will probably be even more remarkable in the future," Xiao Ling said softly.

After speaking, he looked at Jiangzhu.