Versatile Sword Cultivator

Chapter 137 – Serve as the commander

"Li...Little Lin, are they talking to you?" Ren Lan asked softly.

"If there's no one else around, it should be me," Lin Jichen replied with a smile, then cupped his fists towards Ji Chen and Ji Tongyin.

"You're too kind. May I ask, are you leading the expedition against the demonic sect this time?"

Ji Chen nodded. "My sister was hunted by demonic cultivators. When my father, the emperor, found out, he was furious and appointed me as the commander of this eastern expedition, along with my sister Tongyin, to erase the demonic sect."

Lin Jichen thought to himself, as expected, the old emperor has a terrible temper, and the plot hasn't changed.

"May I ask, which sect are we attacking this time?"

Ji Chen didn't hide anything and answered, "Naturally, it's the Shadow Soul Hall."

Lin Jichen's heart sank. Shadow Soul Hall... that's a top-tier demonic sect with a bunch of terrifyingly powerful old monsters. There's no way we players can take them on right now.

"Don't worry, Brother Lin. We're not the main force in this attack on Shadow Soul Hall. My father's shadow guards and the Hidden Dragon Army have already been deployed to besiege Shadow Soul Hall. We're tasked with attacking the smaller affiliated sects nearby, the Ten Thousand Poison Sect and the Blood Refining Hall, to prevent them from aiding Shadow Soul Hall."

Lin Jichen breathed a sigh of relief. If he were really sent to attack Shadow Soul Hall, he would have abandoned the mission immediately.

Going there would be a death sentence, and he couldn't afford to die.

He knew about the Ten Thousand Poison Sect and the Blood Refining Hall.

The Ten Thousand Poison Sect was indeed just a small sect, a subordinate of Shadow Soul Hall, and not very powerful.

But the Blood Refining Hall was quite formidable, with many experts and a few Elemental Infant old monsters in charge.

"Our task is to besiege the Blood Refining Hall. These temporary teams will handle the Ten Thousand Poison Sect and hold out until we finish with the Blood Refining Hall and come to support them," Ji Chen said, finally putting Lin Jichen at ease.

The Ten Thousand Poison Sect was managed. Although it was still challenging, it was at least dozens of times easier than the Blood Refining Hall.

Indeed, if they were sent to besiege the Blood Refining Hall or Shadow Soul Hall at this point, it would be a death sentence for the players.

No matter how tough Tale of Immortal was, it couldn't assign players such impossible tasks.

"That's good. May I ask which general will be leading and commanding?" Lin Jichen asked casually.

Ji Chen smiled. "I originally planned to appoint a general, but now it seems unnecessary."

"No commander? How are we supposed to fight?" Lin Jichen was speechless.

Attacking a sect in such a grand battle, involving countless people, how could it work without a commander?

Without coordination, it would be like a pile of loose sand, unable to leverage the players' numerical advantage.

Ji Tongyin explained with a smile, "My brother means that he wants Young Master Lin to command this battle and act as the temporary cultivators' commander."

Before Lin Jichen could respond, Ji Chen said, "The task of commanding the temporary cultivators is entrusted to you, Brother Lin. You are now the supreme commander of all temporary cultivators."

Lin Jichen: "...."

[Ding! Opportunity quest triggered! Take on the role of temporary team commander and lead the team to annihilate the Ten Thousand Poison Sect! Accept?]

The quest came just like that.

"I don't have a problem with it, but I'm afraid I lack the authority, and no one will listen to me," Lin Jichen pretended to decline.

Ji Chen said, "Don't worry, Brother Lin. As the commander, you have the authority to control the army. Anyone who disobeys your orders can be removed at any time. You also oversee all rewards and punishments for the temporary cultivators. Anyone who disobeys can have all their merits erased and won't receive any war achievements!"

Ji Chen's voice was deliberately loud, making sure all the players heard it clearly.

The players were dumbfounded, their hearts filled with waves of envy and jealousy.

What kind of luck did Lin Jichen have to receive such treatment, becoming the supreme commander with control over rewards and punishments?

Who would dare to mess with him now?

Many players who had joined the forum campaign against Lin Jichen started to worry.

Would Lin Jichen seek revenge later?

The most anxious ones were from the Blood Fiend Guild.

Li Fengwen felt as if he had swallowed a bitter pill.

Follow Lin Jichen's orders? Dream on!

But the problem now wasn't whether he would follow orders, but whether Lin Jichen would use his power for personal revenge!

"Boss, what do we do? That bastard gets to be the commander? I refuse to accept it!" Kuang Xiaoyan said angrily.

"Yeah, boss, maybe we should quit," others chimed in, not wanting to follow the orders of an enemy.

Lin Jichen had repeatedly defeated them, making them lose face. They wanted to kill him a hundred times over, so how could they possibly follow his orders?

Li Fengwen was tempted but hesitated and shook his head.

"No, this quest is a great opportunity to grind cultivation and equipment. Most importantly, didn't you see the announcement? We can also gain reputation. With reputation, our Blood Fiend Guild can buy a shop, and we won't have to worry about Spirit Stones anymore."

Gaining reputation was a huge temptation for all the big players.

Li Fengwen was no exception. Seeing the business of the three shops in the city, he was envious and dreamed of having a shop himself.

But there was no shortcut to gaining reputation.

Now that an opportunity had finally come, Li Fengwen didn't want to miss it.

Moreover, it was a great opportunity to strengthen the guild. Missing it would mean falling behind other guilds, which was unacceptable to Li Fengwen.

"So what do we do?"

"Hide. Don't let him see us. Let's go over there."

Li Fengwen decided to play it safe. As long as they stayed hidden, Lin Jichen wouldn't know the Blood Fiend Guild was involved.

They will just follow the main force from behind.

On the other side, Lin Jichen had accepted the quest and became the commander of all the players participating in the eastern expedition.

After giving instructions, Ji Chen and Ji Tongyin went to command the regular army.

Lin Jichen stayed behind, facing the massive player force, which outnumbered the regular army by a hundred times.

He wasn't worried about managing so many people.

All the players who signed up were grouped into a single channel, and Lin Jichen could issue commands there for everyone to see.

"Little Lin, you're amazing! You're going to command a million players in battle!" Ren Lan excitedly grabbed Lin Jichen's sleeve and shook it as if she were the commander.

"Calm down, calm down. It's just one battle, not like I'm their commander forever," Lin Jichen laughed.

"Still, it's incredible. Probably only you in all of Tale of Immortal get this kind of treatment!" Ren Lan said excitedly.

Lin Jichen smiled. She wasn't wrong. The opportunity to command a million troops was likely unique to him.

Scanning the players around him, Lin Jichen suddenly spotted a few familiar figures hiding in the back.

"Miss Frenzy, wait for me a moment. I need to settle a personal score first."

With that, Lin Jichen walked in their direction.