Chapter 83: The Messenger (2)
The Military Department.
Directly under the City Lord, this department handled not only the administrative affairs of Nine Dragons City, but also served as the court deciding punishments for criminals, the diplomatic office determining foreign policy, and the staff department formulating strategies during war.
It seemed like some dreadful hybrid, but such an organization was operated by all five great powers of the realm.
In the martial arts world without compulsory education, warriors are a breed whose basic trait is being thick-headed.
That’s why they must hire renowned scholars from outside or cultivate them internally to handle the thinking.
And currently, the brain of the Nine Dragon Fortress is Yu Deng, known as the Heavenly Communicator for his ability to pierce the heavens.
He is a descendant of the Confucian scholars, a faction destroyed by the Ten Demon Alliance in the past.
Considering Nine Dragon City’s sphere of influence, which now encompasses not only Sichuan Province but recently even Yunnan Province, he was a figure practically equivalent to a prime minister of a nation.
And I managed to achieve the feat of meeting such a Yu Deng twice in the shortest possible time.
“Chief of the Outer Hall, Jin Wuzhen! I’ve come rushing at the call of the Heavenly Lord!”
It felt a bit excessive, but well, it’s best to show proper respect to those of high standing.
Whether it worked or not, his gaze, previously fixed on the documents, turned towards me.
