Recruitment Drive
Perhaps when Xiao Jin levels up to sixty-something, he could take this fellow to the Heavenly Realm of the Angelic God Race for a stroll.
The Thirty-Third Heaven Outside Heaven had become a thorn in Ye Yun's side, its importance far exceeding that of the Demon Butterfly's threat. However, Ye Yun also knew that the Thirty-Third Heaven Outside Heaven was far too powerful for him to meddle with easily. Moreover, it wasn't a game world but a real, tangible reality. What if he went there and couldn't return?
Would he have to abandon the Emperor's Road?
"Yue Di, what's the situation with the major battles? The pace of progress has been a bit slow these past few days." In a few days, Ye Yun's first phase of the Emperor's Road unification mission had only improved by two percent, which left him somewhat dissatisfied.
Although Ye Yun had set troop limits for these legions, his original intention was for quality over quantity. Once these legions captured a planet, they could fully replenish their forces with stronger new recruits in the newly occupied territories.
"Master, this is precisely what the Commanders asked you about. The front lines are currently stretched too thin. If the various legions try to manage everything, their forces become too dispersed. As a result, many places that we capture are quickly retaken by the enemy."
"The Commanders and the Duke, the two Grand Marshals, wish for Master to allow the major legions to expand their armies, with numbers at least ten times greater, in order to complete the unification and management of the entire Ten Directions Cosmos."
"What do you think?"
As Ye Yun's direct subordinate from an alien race, Yue Di was deeply trusted by Ye Yun. He also served as the Legion Commander of the Second Army of the Second Legion, and as a frontline combatant, he undoubtedly understood the situation better than anyone else.
"My feeling is that these two Grand Marshals are still being conservative. After all, recruiting personnel takes time, and their strength cannot be too low. This would lead to a shortage or delay in frontline personnel. Therefore, I implore Master to lift the numerical restrictions."
As leaders of the Seven Races, their armies' overall strength was more than a little bit stronger than those of the God Race. Even the Seven Races were struggling, let alone the other legions.
"Very well. I have only one requirement: sweep through the Ten Directions Cosmos as quickly as possible. I want to complete the unification of the Ten Directions Cosmos in the shortest possible time!"
Previously, Ye Yun had restricted troop numbers for the sake of "stability." But now that the Emperor's Road mission had been issued, in order to complete it faster and gain higher rewards, Ye Yun immediately cast aside that concept of stability.
As long as his own strength was sufficient, it would be enough to suppress anyone who dared to resist! Moreover, he had placed divine sense imprints on everyone above the Master God Realm, and their lives were within his thoughts.
Upon receiving Ye Yun's consent, Yue Di excitedly accepted the order and departed. Meanwhile, Ye Yun sat on the city wall, watching the little golden dragon happily soaring in the sky, lost in thought.
As the territory of the Ten Directions Empire expanded, the number of players on the New Mortal Continent also grew. The number of territories affiliated with Cloud Heaven City had reached over six thousand, and the player count had surpassed 1.5 billion. This directly pushed Ye Yun's spiritual stone revenue to over thirty trillion!
Every day, hundreds of players queued at the affairs office of Cloud Heaven City to apply for their territories to become affiliated with Cloud Heaven City. If approved, all players within their territories would gain equivalent status.
Even many humans who resided and cultivated in the God Race starfields had moved to the New Mortal Continent. Unfortunately, they were not native humans from Earth and could only follow the established rules, consuming a terrifying amount of resources to obtain contribution points before they could become residents of Cloud Heaven City.
In addition to spiritual stones, Cloud Heaven City harvested an astronomical amount of resources daily. This was because since the establishment of the Nine Dragon Yang Void Palace's medicinal fields, Ye Yun had canceled the restriction of exchanging specific resources for contribution points.
Previously, the contribution points required to enter Cloud Heaven City, in terms of material value, were unattainable for most people. Therefore, this had indirectly relaxed the restrictions in this regard.
However, the relaxation was not unlimited. According to Ye Yun's requirements, the proportion of alien races in Cloud Heaven City could not exceed thirty percent of the player cap!
Upon hearing this news, the players on the entire New Mortal Continent went mad. Most players would directly exchange any resources they had for contribution points. If spiritual stones were accepted, many players would have used them to brute-force their way in.
Although Ye Yun could potentially gain more by exchanging spiritual stones for contribution points, for Ye Yun, various materials were the scarce commodities he needed. As for spiritual stones... was he short of them?
Ye Yun did not return to the Dragon Palace in the Sea of Suffering. Yue Di had arranged for dedicated personnel there to manage it. Every time he returned, he would have the harvest from there brought to him. Therefore, Ye Yun was too lazy to manage it, especially since the territory of the Sea of Suffering Dragon Palace was still too low-level.
To this day, it could only accommodate four thousand players, not even a fraction of Cloud Heaven City's capacity.
When Ye Yun returned to Fengle City, he happened to run into Zhou Ningdong. Among the high-ranking officials of the Dragon Palace, this fellow was the most idle. Although he held the title of Marshal of the First Legion, the First Legion currently had very little combat to do, with almost all matters being handled by Li Chenxu.
"Boss, not out having fun today?" Zhou Ningdong seemed quite surprised to see Ye Yun. This fellow had now broken through to the Extreme rank, and his entire demeanor had changed, even occasionally cracking jokes.
"Fun with what? Just in time, since you seem to have nothing to do, I'll give you a task!" Ye Yun saw such a lewd smile on this fellow's face for the first time and said testily.
"Your Majesty, please speak."
"Get lost! Take the original hundred thousand troops of the Dragon Palace and form an independent mobile regiment."
"Yes, I'll do it right away." Zhou Ningdong left with a wry smile. This was a thankless task. One must remember that the original hundred thousand Dragon Palace members were pillars of the current four major legions, their strength far surpassing other members by several levels!
If these four major legions were suddenly asked to hand over these individuals, it would be no wonder they would turn on Zhou Ningdong. Especially Mu Ziming's side, that fellow had recently acquired hundreds of millions of various holy stones and immortal stones, and he had spared no expense from his private stash to strengthen his legion.
As expected, when Zhou Ningdong found the four of them, he was almost swept out by them. If it weren't for Ye Yun's order, he, as the Marshal, would have been besieged. Of course, this was also because they were accustomed to this mode of interaction, and their loyalty to Ye Yun was beyond doubt.
Because the overall strength of the First Legion was relatively low, with only ten million personnel, no battles had been arranged for it. Soon, the hundred thousand old Dragon Palace soldiers, led by Zhou Ningdong, appeared in the sixth heaven of the Imperial Palace in the real world.
The sixth heaven was the barracks, but due to outward expansion, besides some of the Dragon Palace soldiers, it was almost completely empty.
"Greetings to the Emperor! May Your Majesty live ten thousand years, ten thousand years, ten thousand thousand years!"
As soon as Ye Yun's figure appeared, the hundred thousand Dragon Palace soldiers, led by Zhou Ningdong, knelt on one knee, and a resounding voice erupted, echoing through the heavens and earth.
Because Ye Yun rarely appeared before them, to them, Ye Yun was a legendary myth in their hearts, their faith and their pillar.