ebonymovies Chapter 16 Headquarters
Chapter 16 Headquarters
Chapter 16 Headquarters
Jag was taken aback by Talib's question and paused for a moment: "Isn't it about replenishing manpower?"
He also knew that although few dared to provoke the Bauhinia Army, over the long course of time, unexpected events would always occur.
Sometimes they go on missions, and sometimes they encounter madmen who are not afraid of the God's army. In such cases, people occasionally perish. Therefore, the Zijing Army will recruit people from time to time to replenish its manpower.
Talib transmitted his voice, "That's one reason too. The Purple Thorn Army's practice is to replenish its ranks all at once after a certain number of personnel have perished. The Purple Thorn Army doesn't suffer many casualties, so in the past, the Purple Thorn Army recruited people at intervals of more than a million years. Only this time, they recruited people after only a few hundred thousand years."
Jag's curiosity was piqued: "Why?"
Talib said mysteriously, "I've only heard about it. It's said that hundreds of years ago, a madman appeared and killed a squad of the Zijing Army in Qianyang Prefecture. The Zijing Army from nearby cities went to chase after him, but guess what happened? Not only did they fail to stop him, but they also killed many of their own, and the madman escaped."
"The Zijing Army could not tolerate such a thing. They dispatched several large detachments, including several powerful individuals at the Seven-Star Demon level. They searched and hunted day and night, sacrificing many soldiers, but still failed to kill that madman. He eventually disappeared without a trace, hiding in some corner of hell."
"A major reason for this recruitment is to replenish the manpower lost in that operation."
Talib spoke eloquently, while Jag remained skeptical: "Is this news true or false? How come I've never heard of it before? Someone dares to kill members of the Purple Thorn Army?"
"I also heard the rumors and I'm not sure if they're true or not. I heard that the incident happened outside the city. If that's the case, then the witnesses are probably just some small tribes and bandit gangs nearby. They don't go anywhere else, so the news travels slowly. It's normal that other places haven't heard about it. Actually, the Zijing Army should know the most. Once we get to headquarters, we might be able to get the exact information."
Jagger remained silent.
He couldn't determine whether Talib's words were true or false, so he could only keep them in mind as a piece of information.
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The headquarters of the Zijing Army is located in the Crescent Moon Mountains of Mingshan Prefecture in the central part of the Zijing Continent.
Although the Zijing Army is an army directly under the Zijing God, their headquarters are not located in the Zijing Mountains.
Many gods are unwilling to reveal their abodes, so even the armies of gods are generally not located around the gods' residences.
In any case, the divine consciousness of the supreme god can cover the entire hell. If the supreme god really wants to find the supreme god's army, he can do so at any time. There is no need to arrange the army near his residence.
After flying for more than twenty years in the metallic lifeforms that Jag and the others were riding, they finally arrived at the Crescent Moon Mountains.
"We're here! We're here!"
"Boli, look!"
"They're here."
After flying for more than twenty years, they finally arrived at their destination. The new recruits of the Bauhinia Army were very excited, shouting to each other and looking at the Crescent Moon Mountains not far away through the windows of their metal lives.
After more than 20 years of getting to know each other, everyone is quite familiar with each other. Moreover, since everyone is a member of the Bauhinia Army and will be comrades-in-arms in the future, their guard is relatively low, and their relationship is easier to build.
The Crescent Moon Mountain Range is extremely large, stretching as far as the eye can see, with its highest peak reaching hundreds of thousands of meters.
Between the mountains, one can see many castles and palaces, and from time to time, soldiers of the Bauhinia Army, dressed in purple robes, fly overhead.
"That's the headquarters of the Bauhinia Army!"
Looking out the window at the castle and palace, Jag was very curious about what the Bauhinia Army headquarters was like.
The metallic life form stopped in front of a purple castle on the outskirts of the mountains.
"Alright, we've arrived. Let's get off."
Matic signaled to everyone to leave the metallic lifeform.
One by one, the group disembarked from the metal lifeforms. At the same time, a squad of Purple Thorn Army soldiers emerged from the castle. The black-haired woman at the head of the squad approached Matic and said with a smile, "Matic, it's been a long time."
"Roya, the last time I saw you was tens of thousands of years ago, wasn't it?" Matic pointed at Jag and the others. "I've delivered the people, the rest is up to you."
"rest assured."
Matic turned to Jag and the others and said, "Everyone, my mission is over. If any of you are assigned to Blue Maple City, we might meet again soon, haha!"
"Brothers, let's go!"
Matic led the soldiers of Blue Maple Team 3 back to Metal Life. Metal Life took off and flew towards Blue Maple City, quickly disappearing into the horizon.
"Alright, come inside with me."
The black-haired woman, Roya, turned and walked towards the castle.
Jag and the others quickly followed.
Talib walked beside Jag, excitedly whispering, "I wonder what's inside the Bauhinia Army headquarters. It's really something to look forward to."
"We'll find out soon enough," Jag said, equally curious.
There were many Bauhinia Army soldiers guarding the castle gate and the watchtower above. Roya led Jeg and the others through the gate of the castle and into a courtyard, where two Bauhinia Army soldiers dressed in purple robes were standing.
One of the soldiers was holding a tray with dozens of purple badges, each bearing a bauhinia flower.
Luo Ya turned around: "Come over one by one and receive your Bauhinia Army badges. Once the badges are recognized, you will be official Bauhinia Army soldiers."
Starting with the five high-ranking gods, Juggernaut and the others stepped forward one by one.
Standing in the crowd, Jugger saw the first high god who had passed by drip a drop of blood onto his badge. After the blood seeped into the badge, a special purple mark appeared on his forehead. Judging from its shape, it was a bauhinia flower.
"My lord, what is this mark?" a newcomer to the mid-level god asked, voicing his doubts.
Many people felt uneasy looking at the mark.
Luo Ya glanced at everyone, noticing their confusion, and explained indifferently, "This mark is the symbol of the Purple Thorn Army. Don't worry, this mark is not some kind of soul control method. We are the army of the Great God, and there is no need for us to use that kind of method to keep people. The purpose of this mark is to identify you. When others see the mark, they will know that you are from the Purple Thorn Army."
Many people felt a sense of relief, thinking to themselves, "Yes, what kind of being is the Supreme God? How could he possibly control us intermediate gods with our souls?"
Jag didn't believe it was soul control either, not because the supreme god was so noble.
Gods are also life forms, only they have obtained the divine status. Apart from that, they are no different from other life forms, and they also have emotions and desires.
He didn't think it was soul control because in the original story, in order to prevent the Heavenly Realm from achieving ten consecutive victories in the Plane Battlefield, the main gods of various systems tried every means to search for powerful high-level gods to enter the Plane Battlefield. With the combined efforts of so many main gods, they could only gather three hundred Seven-Star Demons who were controlled by their souls.
If the armies of the main gods are all controlled by souls, then with so many main gods commanding armies, the number of Seven Star Demons would not be limited to only three hundred.
After all, apart from the Celestial Realm and the Light God Plane, there are fifty or sixty main gods in the other supreme planes and god planes, each with their own army. How is it possible that each army only has five or six seven-star demons?
Each prefecture lord has two or three Seven-Star Demon subordinates. A main god army is responsible for guarding far more than just one or two prefectures, so the number of Seven-Star Demons will only be more.
(End of this chapter)