Chapter 735: Chapter 526: The Three Talents (Part 2)

Beside him, Xue Wuyang remained expressionless, silently following at the end of the line, his eyes vigilantly observing the surroundings.

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"Military Lord, Xue Wuyang, Kane, and Zhou Ziming, all three have been brought in."

In the conference room, two soldiers came to stand in front of Qin Tian, giving a crisp military salute, their tone respectful.

"Alright, you may leave now." Qin Tian nodded slightly, his tone calm.

The two soldiers saluted again, then turned around and quietly left the room, gently closing the door behind them.

Upon clearly seeing the figure sitting in the main seat, the bodies of Xue Wuyang and the other two instantly tensed, their breaths unconsciously lightened.

Even Kane, who had looked aggrieved just moments before, immediately reined in all his playful expressions, his face turning extremely serious—the man sitting there was the Guardian Envoy of Ice Extreme Pass, the man controlling their sentences and destinies, General Qin Tian!

Qin Tian looked over the three of them, speaking in a steady tone, "So, how are you adjusting to the dormitory environment?"

"Adjusting well! The environment is excellent!" Kane was the quickest to respond, nodding hastily, "The triple room is spacious and clean, fully equipped, much better than the prison!"

Qin Tian chuckled at this, his tone carrying a hint of banter, "If the conditions here were worse than the prison, you would probably rebel on the spot."

Seeing Qin Tian’s approachable demeanor, without the slightest arrogance of a superior, Kane’s heart completely relaxed. Returning to his naturally sociable manner, he shrugged and said, "You’re joking, even if we were given ten more courage, we wouldn’t dare to rebel! One flick of your finger, and you could suppress us all."

His words were skillfully put, praising Qin Tian without seeming overly flattering.

Qin Tian nodded inwardly—indeed, Kane, who had served as a Mercenary Corps Leader, understood the art of speaking.

His gaze fell on Kane, instantly recalling his information:

Kane, from a Silver Bloodline Family of the Empire, awakened his family’s bloodline as "Crimson Firebird."

This bloodline grants the bearer the ability to control fire and fly. While not the top among the Silver Bloodlines, it ranks at a solid mid to upper level.

What made Kane particularly special was not only successfully awakening his bloodline but also undergoing an extremely rare mutation—he named this new bloodline "Phoenix."

The mutated Phoenix bloodline’s power far surpassed the original Crimson Firebird, even rivaling some Gold Bloodlines. 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Because of this, during his time at the Spiritual Energy School, Kane was always the pride among his peers, receiving endless praise and admiration.

His naturally warm and outgoing personality and ability to network granted him smooth sailing in life.

After graduation, he and a few fellow friends established a Mercenary Corps, with him as the leader.

Initially, the Mercenary Corps thrived, gaining considerable fame within the industry.

Yet, a group of young people too accustomed to smooth success began acting ostentatiously, inevitably clashing with other mercenary corps.

During a public confrontation, members from both sides broke into a fierce fight. To rescue his besieged members, Kane accidentally killed the opposing side’s core member in a city forbidden fight zone, violating the Empire’s laws, and was eventually sentenced to ten years in prison.

It is now his second year serving his sentence.

Qin Tian looked at the ever-cheerful Kane, pondering inwardly that prison life didn’t seem to dampen this young man’s spirit.

An individual with a Golden Level talent, with strength close to Tier Six, naturally caught his attention—a person like this, with some polishing, could become a sharp blade.

However, compared to Kane, the value of the remaining two, in Qin Tian’s eyes, even surpassed his.

His gaze slowly moved to the weathered face of Xue Wuyang, as the information surfaced:

Xue Wuyang, forty-seven years old, a Tier Six Five-Star Spiritualist, awakened with the extremely rare Cyan Dragon Bloodline.

He was originally an orphan, unexpectedly awakening his Bloodline Power at sixteen, using this talent to enter the Empire’s military academy, officially starting his military career.

Thanks to the powerful talent of the Cyan Dragon Bloodline, coupled with his steady, unwavering personality, Xue Wuyang’s military journey was extraordinarily solid: from excellent military academy graduate to special operations unit key member, then to ground forces battalion commander, finally transferred to the Space Fleet as a leader, every step built on tangible achievements.

His record was impeccable, and if he continued on this path, becoming a Royal General was no extravagant hope.

While his career prospered, Xue Wuyang also had a happy family—a virtuous wife and an adorable ten-year-old son.

But heaven showed no favor to this hard-working man; his "orphan with a Cyan Dragon Bloodline" status attracted attention. The ones eyeing him were the infamous "Blood Demon Cult" of the Empire.

Returning from a mission one time, Xue Wuyang was struck by tragedy—the death of his wife, and the abduction of his son by the Blood Demon Cult.

The always composed man completely collapsed at that moment.

To find the culprits and retrieve his son, he decisively removed his military uniform and began tracking the Blood Demon Cult’s clues.

In the process, he discovered to his shock that the leak of his information came from a high-ranking military official, who was already in collusion with the Blood Demon Cult.

Rage eclipsed judgment, leading Xue Wuyang to personally kill the official, thereby breaking the law and landing in prison.

Qin Tian noted the exhaustion and determination hidden in Xue Wuyang’s eyes, making up his mind.

A talent like Xue Wuyang, with a rich military background and management experience, and top-notch combat ability and talent, was precisely what he urgently needed.

Rank-wise, Qin Tian was far above Xue Wuyang, but in terms of experience in grassroots troop leadership and military construction, he was sorely lacking—his growth path was mostly in solo and special operations, lacking experience in managing large-scale forces.

Xue Wuyang, in Qin Tian’s mind, was the ideal candidate for Chief Instructor.

The future building of Ice Extreme Pass’s troops and the regularization training of the Barbarian Battle Group all required an experienced veteran like him to oversee.

As for the last person,

Qin Tian’s gaze fell on a young face.

Unlike Kane’s bloodline talent and Xue Wuyang’s military experience, Zhou Ziming was a pure civilian Spiritualist, without any Bloodline Power.

Yet his brilliance lay not in direct combat but in top-notch talent in military command.

Zhou Ziming graduated from the Dawn Military Academy, one of the Empire’s top ten military academies, a legend in the Conducting Department—graduating with top marks in the entire department.

It’s known that the Conducting Department of the Dawn Military Academy ranks in the top three across the Empire, only matched by the same department in the Royal Military Academy. Being able to top such a prestigious institution speaks volumes about his command talent.

After graduating, he immediately joined the Royal Space Fleet in the Strategy Department and quickly rose to prominence with his talent in the Conducting Department.

In numerous campaigns, he could always accurately predict the direction of the war and provide critical breakthrough suggestions, swiftly earning high regard and numerous commendations from his superiors, becoming a rapidly rising star in military command.

However, geniuses often have the common flaw of ingrained arrogance.

He couldn’t tolerate mediocrity’s procrastination and stupidity and disdained false camaraderie, always going his own way with a cold demeanor like a block of ice.

This kind of personality was destined for trouble in the complex and nuanced military.

Sure enough, for candidly pointing out tactical flaws, he offended a Direct Lineage Heir of a Bloodline Family.

That individual, harboring resentment, used their vast family network to set a trap—deliberately placing him in charge of crucial military duties, but secretly altering critical intelligence and cutting off logistical support.

Ultimately, the mission failed disastrously, with heavy casualties under his command.

As the military leader, under the machinations of his opponent, Zhou Ziming was directly brought to a military tribunal, unable to defend himself, and was eventually imprisoned, sentenced to ten years.

Such a top-notch command genius, despite any character flaws, Qin Tian would never let slip.

However, to make such a proud genius truly submit, the lure of reduced sentence was not sufficient.

Qin Tian knew too well the temperament of such people; they have their pride and principles, forcing them would backfire, requiring some targeted means.

Qin Tian stared at Zhou Ziming’s emotionless, cold face, a light flickering in his eyes, already formulating a plan in his mind.