Wei Lingyun said with a wry smile, "Please don't take offense, Grand Commander. It's not that we don't trust you, but this concerns our future, so we have to be careful."
Yang Cheng smiled and said, "You all trusted Zuo Yuan wrongly in the first half of your lives, but I will make sure you don't regret it in the second half."
"You can choose freely from the imperial court, whether it's a military general or the commander of the Zhenwu Hall."
Wei Lingyun exchanged glances with the others, then quickly stood up, cupped his hands, and said, "We are willing to join the Zhenwu Hall, follow the Grand Commander, and go through fire and water without hesitation!"
The top-tier armies of the Great Zhou Dynasty already have their own leaders; if they join, they can only end up in second-rate units at best.
They also believed that if they needed it, Yang Cheng might be able to build an army for them on his own, but without a solid foundation of strength, it wouldn't be very meaningful.
Therefore, joining the Zhenwu Hall as a leader and following Yang Cheng clearly offers a brighter future.
Most importantly, Yang Cheng didn't have many capable people under his command.
Although Yin Wuxie and his group were not weak, there were only four of them.
Yuwen Du could only be considered a follower of Yang Cheng, not a confidant. Yang Cheng's patron was Grand Tutor Cai.
Therefore, once they joined Yang Cheng's forces, they were immediately given important positions.
Furthermore, being able to find the protection of a powerful figure in chaotic times can be considered a win-win situation.
“I would be more than happy if you all were willing to join the Zhenwu Hall.”
"Once the Zhenwu Hall is initially rebuilt, I will appoint the six of you as Grand Commanders. A portion of your troops will be given to you by the Zhenwu Hall, and you may freely recruit any of your trusted followers who remain at Tianwang Mountain who wish to join us."
Yang Cheng wouldn't treat them with the same level of caution as Zuo Yuan, because there was no need.
They pose no threat to him, and Yang Cheng doesn't consider them a threat either.
Wei Lingyun then suddenly presented six secret treasures, saying, "I heard that the Grand Commander is collecting the secret treasures of the Thirty-Six Great Bandits. I am presenting them to you today as a gift to the Grand Commander."
Yang Cheng was slightly surprised.
He wanted this, but hadn't had a chance to tell Wei Lingyun yet, and unexpectedly they offered it to him on their own initiative.
Yang Cheng didn't stand on ceremony and put it away, saying, "Then I won't stand on ceremony with you. I really need this."
I had previously planned to exchange other cultivation techniques and elixirs with you.
The Great Zhou Scripture Pavilion contains a variety of top-notch cultivation techniques. You can enter and choose the one that suits you best to practice.
Zhang Jinglin, the head of the Imperial Medical Academy, is a good friend of mine. He is an expert in alchemy and has various elixirs that can enhance martial arts cultivation. You are free to use them.
However, the abilities of your thirty-six great bandits all come from this secret treasure. Now that you've lost it, you've essentially lost a large portion of your power. Are you truly willing to accept that?"
Wei Lingyun smiled wryly and said, "If it were before, we would definitely have been conflicted, but now we have nothing to regret."
So what if it's a treasure? If it's not your own power, it can be taken away in the blink of an eye.
Moreover, with the suppression of this thing, the martial arts we had painstakingly cultivated for decades were also ruined. Now that it's gone, we can pick up our martial arts cultivation again.
Furthermore, even without these treasures, we can still utilize a portion of their power, but it will be very limited, only about one-tenth of its original strength.
We nurtured these treasures with our blood and sweat before, and although we've taken them out now, some marks will still remain inside them.
As long as these marks remain, the power can still be exerted, but it will consume our own power.
Therefore, even combined, our strength hasn't been significantly diminished. Furthermore, with the cultivation techniques and elixirs bestowed by the Grand Commander, our recovery should be rapid.
Yang Cheng nodded in agreement, and after reassuring them for a few more minutes, he returned to the secret room to prepare to hand in the mission.
"Congratulations to the reincarnator for completing the side quest 'The Roar of the Great Bandits': Annihilate the thirty-six great bandits in the Central Plains and seize the thirty-six supernatural powers."
Side Quest Reward: You can choose one of the ancient artifacts obtained from the Thirty-Six Great Bandits to cleanse it of its ancient power and make it your own.
Upon hearing about the mission reward, a look of joy immediately appeared in Yang Cheng's eyes.
No wonder the reincarnation system said before that the rewards for each side quest were very generous, no less than those for regular side quests. Now it seems that it was indeed true.
Each of the thirty-six bandits' secret treasures was incredibly powerful, possessing unique supernatural abilities.
However, fusion would exclude other forces, which the reincarnators would certainly not agree to.
Unlocking it also requires the power of a righteous god to clear its old rules, but where can Yang Cheng find a righteous god?
Perhaps only the strongest, top-tier worlds contain true gods.
You can now remove the old rules above for free. Although you can only choose one, the reward is quite generous.
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