The general military establishment in the later centuries was also divided according to rank.

Army, division, regiment, battalion, platoon.

Commander, with sixth-level peak strength. The division commander is the ordinary sixth-level, the regimental commander is the fifth-level peak, the battalion commander is the ordinary fifth-level, and the platoon commander is the fourth-level peak. Further down, there is the Master Chief, who is an ordinary fourth-class. Ordinary non-commissioned officers are third-level, and soldiers are the strength of first-level or second-level abilities.

Of course, this is only in terms of strength, not a real level. For example, some soldiers are not superpowers, but they are also ordinary people with good physical fitness, and their strength is similar to that of first-level supernatural beings, and even some ordinary people have the strength of second-level supernatural beings.

However, for ordinary people, reaching the strength of a two-level ability is the limit. Most of the ordinary soldiers in the army are such ordinary people. And those who can have a non-commissioned officer rank or above are all those with abilities above the third level.

And those who are level 7 and level 8 are not normal military establishments, but high-level personnel, participating in decision-making, law enforcement and other affairs. Of course, there are also special jobs like assassinations, bodyguards, etc.

The Huoyun Army currently has two armies, namely the Guards led by Beichen and the Black Iron Army led by Lu Yan, with 10,000 Guards and more than 30,000 Black Iron Troops, totaling more than 40,000 people.

This is already the limit of the seventh-level force, and Beichen also understands that he can only support so many people at most now. If it weren't for the imminent expansion of the Fire Cloud Army, there would be no need to train so many troops at all.

Under the joint cooperation of Beichen and all the masters, the Huoyun Army is thriving, especially the several plans given by the yarn, and the business and trade cooperation with Yahong, Qinghu, and Thompson has also officially begun, and many of the development details are not listed one by one.

Before I knew it, another year had passed, during which there was a locust plague, and almost all the forces in the ninth district had a famine, and I don't know how many people died of starvation. Only the Huoyun Army, with the support of the grain depot in Luyan City, the famine disaster was not serious.

It is precisely because of this disaster that many forces have been weakened a little, and the good development of the Huoyun Army these days has led to the faint momentum of being the head of the seventh-level forces in the ninth district.

In addition, there is another talent that Beichen has only recently discovered, and that is Liu Xin, the city lord of Liu Xin City.

Before the Huoyun Army became the first expansion of the seventh-level power, Liu Xin was more aware of current affairs and took the initiative to surrender, because after the Huoyun Army absorbed Liu Xincheng, not only Liu Xin was appointed as an elder, but Liu Xincheng also made Liu Xin the city lord.

But it is said that since this Liu Xin has taken refuge in the Huoyun Army, he has been doing things diligently, and he is exquisite, although he is a general, he has governed Liu Xincheng very well, and there is no place for people to talk about it.

Originally, Beichen didn't care much, after all, Li Tian watched Liu Xin's every move. However, at the beginning of this year, the numbers on Liu Xincheng's tax statement shocked Beichen.

30 million coins!

Huoyun City's annual tax revenue was only 18 million at its peak, but he didn't expect that the little Liu Xincheng would hit such a new high, which had to amaze Beichen.

Beichen immediately asked his henchmen to send Liu Xin's dynamic information in the past few years, and found that this small city lord was indeed a talent. Whether it is municipal, commercial, etc., or in terms of employing people and governing methods, they have done a very good job.

The only thing that makes Beichen cry and laugh is that Liu Xin is very lustful, and it is based on Liu Xincheng's "Tianxiang Pavilion", "Yihong Courtyard" and other industries, which can be said to be doing well.

In order to break through the new high of Liu Xincheng's tax revenue this time, Beichen specially opened an elders' meeting, commended Elder Liu Xin's good achievements, and personally held a celebration banquet, which made Liu Xin, who had always been diligent and conscientious, a little flattered.

After the banquet, Beichen got into the car back home. At this time, it was already nightfall, there were few pedestrians on the streets of Huoyun City, and everything was quiet and unusual.

However, when the sedan turned around an intersection, suddenly the car jerked and stopped.

At this time, the car driving in front of him signaled, and the guards around Beichen immediately became alert, and at the same time reported: "Chief, someone blocked the way." ”

"Oh?" Beichen's eyebrows raised, and he was suddenly very curious, who else has the courage to come out and block the road in his own territory?

He was about to open the door and go out, but the guards did not dare to stop him, so he took two steps back and waited. Beichen got out of the car and walked forward, and saw a man in a purple trench coat standing at the front of the convoy.

"What a guts! Don't you know who's sitting in this car? The guards who were opening the way in front of them were already shouting.

Beichen walked up and patted the guard on the shoulder, and the guard saw that it was Beichen, and hurriedly bowed out of the way.

"I wonder what happened when Your Excellency intercepted my convoy halfway?" As Beichen spoke, he had already sensed that the comer had a seventh-level energy fluctuation, and hurriedly guarded himself.

Who knew that when the man in purple saw Beichen, he smiled, bowed and saluted: "I have been ordered to come here, and I have something to discuss with the leader of Beichen." Please forgive me for taking the liberty of stopping the convoy. ”

After that, the man in purple took out a golden card, Beichen saw the pattern on the card, his heart sank, and he didn't take the card, but smiled quietly: "It turned out to be a distinguished guest sent by the Shadow King, since you have something to look for me, then please get in the car." ”

So Beichen's motorcade made a temporary U-turn and drove the man in purple to the conference hall.

"You may be seated." Beichen politely invited people to take a seat.

The visitor was very polite, and then sat down face to face with Beichen.

"I don't know what Your Excellency is called." Beichen faced the messenger sent by the Heavenly King, with only a slight smile on his face.

"If you place a single name with the word 'lei', you can just call me Lei." The man in purple said.

"Mr. Lei, what's the matter?" Beichen asked straight to the point.

In fact, he knew very well in his heart that this was the first olive branch thrown by the Heavenly King.

"Oh, that's right." Lei smiled: "Three years ago, in your competition in the Gambler Competition, you used your earth-shattering sword to kill the sixth-level peak in seconds, and Lord Shadow appreciated this very much. As you know, the organizer of that year's Bauhinia Conference was none other than Lord Shadow. The Shadow Master had planned to invite you to meet after the tournament was over, but unfortunately you had something to do with you. ”

"That's really a disappointment to the king's good intentions." Beichen owes himself.

However, at this moment, the little girl scolded in Beichen's mind: "Hmph, at that time, the stupid master was just the peak of the sixth level, and the appreciation of bullshit is not that he said that he appreciated it after knowing that the stupid master killed the seventh-level master of the peacekeeping army in seconds!" ”

Beichen smiled bitterly and didn't say anything.

At this time, Ray said again: "You don't have to mind, after all, as the head of an army, you are busy with affairs, and Lord Shadow still understands. No, Lord Magician didn't let an eighth-level powerhouse set foot in the territory of the Fire Cloud Army, and Lord Shadow sent me a seventh-level powerhouse, which is enough to show your sincerity to you. ”

"I am very grateful for Mr. Lei's arrival, and I also ask Mr. Lei to thank the king on my behalf." Beichen smiled kindly.

"I'm here today, first, to visit the famous Nightmare Leader to express my appreciation for you, and second, I've brought a gift from Shadow-sama."

Lei smiled, took out a beautiful small box from his underwear pocket, put it on the table, and pushed it towards Beichen.

Beichen didn't take it, but waved his hand and said: "As the so-called merit is not rewarded, how dare I accept a gift from the Heavenly King as a seventh-level leader." Mr. Lei, please take back the gift, and say that the king's good intentions are received in your heart. ”

"If you're there, since it's the kindness of Lord Shadow, you can just accept it. Besides, I haven't taken back the gift from Lord Shadow yet, so I hope you won't dismiss Lord Shadow's face. Ray didn't move, but smiled slightly, and pushed the small box over.

Before Beichen could speak, the little girl snorted and said: "This superior style, but he still said it so politely, it's really hypocritical!" ”

Lei naturally couldn't hear the little girl's voice, he looked at Beichen quietly with a pair of eyes, and there was still a faint smile on his face.

"How embarrassing is that. Is there something the king commands? Mr. Lei, you can say it directly, if I can do it Beichen, then I will definitely do it. Beichen didn't want to go around, so he quickly pointed out the question.

Lei Hehe laughed twice and said, "You are serious, Lord Shadow just admires a young talent like you. Let me say a rash remark, we also know that you have not been at peace lately, and the peacekeepers are still watching. And if the magician can protect you for a while, he may not be able to protect you for a lifetime. But this is not the case with the Shadow Lady, who is very sincere to you. She also said that even if you are cornered against the whole world in the future, the door of the Shadow Pavilion is open for you at any time, and no one will let you touch a hair! ”

When Lei said this, his intention was already obvious, and Beichen no longer pretended to be confused, nodded and said, "Oh, so that's the case, then please thank the King for your kindness for me." It's just that I also have difficulties! ”

"Oh? If you have any difficulties, you can just mention them, and if you can't do it, you will also report it to Lord Shadow, and she will do her best to help. Ray said.

"Alas......" Beichen sighed softly and said, "Mr. Lei, it's not that I want to live up to the king's good intentions, but I do have a hard time." Truth be told, before you, there were already other Heavenly King envoys. Although the Shadow King is gracious, I can't offend the other Heavenly Kings, can I? I am a small leader, and I can never afford to offend any heavenly king. ”

"This ......"

Lei didn't expect that the olive branches of other heavenly kings would be thrown so quickly, after all, this matter involved other heavenly kings, and he was not good at making decisions without authorization. After all, if nothing else, the magician used to give away a priceless gem like Ocean Dream, even if he offended anyone, he couldn't offend the magician, right? I heard that this king is a madman. Even the Shadow King himself didn't want to offend him.

In fact, this is also a lie by Beichen, in order to maneuver around and seek more benefits.

Beichen hurriedly said to Lei again: "Of course, the Shadow King's good intentions, I must keep it in my heart. It's just that I can't offend the other Heavenly Kings, otherwise when the other Heavenly Kings come to the door to reprimand, the Shadow Heavenly King will not be able to get over his face? Let me think about this matter, and you should take back this gift for the time being. ”