Refining the Heavens 4 (炼天四)

Chapter 6: Mission

In a sensible grey room with no decorations, there were threatening rumbles of thunder despite this place being right under the ground.

On the wall, there was an old map of the kingdom and her surrounding lands.

A stoic person stood there with a five star badge on his shoulders and a rank plate on his chest.

"A jaguar... he's a Martial Lord."

The military ranks of Saint Empire are given by how many men one commands:

(Brown Dog) Five men squad - Martial Leader （武长）

(Grey Wolf) Hundred men section – Martial Captain （武首）

(Yellow Jaguar) Thousand men platoon – Martial Lord （武君）

(White Tiger) Ten Thousand men company – Marital General （武将）

(Black Eagle) Hundred Thousand men battalion – Great Martial General （大武将）

(Green Kirin) Two Hundred Thousand men regiment - Martial King （武王）

(Silver Pegasus) Five Hundred Thousand men brigade – Martial Saint （武圣）

(Red Phoenix) A Million men Division - Martial God （武神）

(Blue Dragon) Two Million men Corp – Heavenly Prince （神王）

(Five-clawed Golden Dragon) Six Million men Corp – Heavenly Emperor（神帝）

The last two ranks that were held by the third prince, fifth prince, and the emperor, are now all in the hands of the Devilheart family. Although, their power had not reach the point where they could fully wield the army, but in emergencies they could issue out orders.

Since Kairos and his friends are commanding a force of three hundred, they are Martial Captains and only someone above their rank could address them for their mission briefing.

The man introduced himself, "I am your mission command. I am surprised that you lads took so long to clarify your mission objectives."

"I'm surprised that we're skipping the training part but not forgetting the briefing," Kairos rebutted.

"Feel free to train," the Martial Lord said with a smirk. The boys could indeed go for the usual training, but the mission countdown will not stop. If they couldn't complete within six months, the penalty is public humiliation, and then death.

Under the Devilheart family's control, taking a few lives are inconsiderable. But because of the Snowdrifts' reputation, the Devilheart are forced to find a proper excuse to execute their plans.

"It's not as if the time you've given is possible for anyone to develop any proper skill, don't you think your plans are too flimsy?"

"Haha, what an honest boy. Well, it doesn't matter if the ploy is unravelled with a single glance, because history is always written by the victors."

Kairos thought a while on what was said, then nodded his head in agreement, "You're right."

The confidence on the Martial Lord's face changed into bafflement. Surely the boy did not think that they had a chance?

The Martial Lord started on the mission briefing.

No matter what, he has to follow the ridiculous plan in keeping up their pretences.

Their cover story is that the Snowdrifts went on a valiant mission to destroy a critical enemy stronghold but perished in the hands of the villainous enemy commander.

The reputation of the Gold Earl and his guild works better when they are all dead. The Devilheart planned to rally the people furious with the death of their young heroes and take that opportunity to openly form an alliance with the Silent Lambs Empire.