Chapter 568: Promotion Officer (Part 1)

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Wang Mang gritted his teeth and comforted himself. Sure, he had suffered humiliation, but revenge was a dish best served cold!

Once the opportunity was right, he would have his vengeance!

Thinking this, Wang Mang felt much better.

At this moment, amidst the discussions of the generals in the military camp, the Heaven Monarch General finally said, “All of you, be quiet!”

Hearing this, the quarreling generals finally quieted down and turned their focus to the Heaven Monarch General.

After all, he had the final say in this military camp, and was in command of every single one of them.

There were only four Great Generals under Emperor Ziwei’s command, and the Heaven Monarch General was one of them. Between the four of them, they commanded a total of 20 million troops and generals!

Therefore, the Heaven Monarch General’s status was just below Emperor Ziwei’s, though he shared that status with the other three great generals.

Wang Mang also quietly used his information detection skill, and the Heavenly Monarch General’s information appeared in front of him.

[Target: Heavenly Monarch General]

[Level: Early-stage Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal]

[Rank: Second-grade Official]

This fellow was indeed a Tier 5 expert. Honestly, he was feeling pretty bitter right now.

When he first arrived, he had hoped to become Emperor Ziwei’s disciple. However, things had taken a horrible turn, and it was impossible for them to ever be on good terms.

After all, Wang Mang was not the kind of person to take things lying down. That being said, when he jumped ship with the 5 million troops, he would probably cause some issues between the Jade Emperor and Emperor Ziwei, as the Jade Emperor had been the one to send him here.

In any case, that would not be his problem to deal with.

At this moment, the Heavenly Monarch General was sizing up Wang Mang.

“As you’re a Taiyi Golden Immortal realm expert, you aren’t suitable to stay as a mere captain.”

“How about this? I’ll promote you to become one of the three Promotion Officers?”

Hearing this, the golden-armored generals and silver-armored generals turned pale with fright. They immediately all spoke up to dissuade the Heavenly Monarch General.

“Great General, you can’t do that!”

“That’s right! By what virtue is he qualified for that promotion?”

“Great General, please don’t do this! This kid had offended Emperor Ziwei!”

“That’s right! Great General, don’t be rash. How could this kid be allowed to become a Promotion Officer?”

“Please reconsider, Great General!”

The reason why these generals were anxious was that they were not afraid of Wang Mang.

The main reason was that although the Promotion Officer did not have much power, they controlled the path of promotion for the middle and lower ranks of the soldiers and generals.

Just like the army in his previous life, every army unit had a set quota for promotions every year, and the competition for these was extremely fierce.

The main problem was in part whether or not they qualified, but also the fact that the promotion qualifications and decision would be managed by the Promotion Officers.

It could be said that this was definitely a very lucrative position. After all, very few people would dare to offend or mess with someone who could decide their promotions. In fact, many people would try to get on the good side of the Promotion Officers.

Even the higher-ranked generals were courteous toward the Promotion Officers. After all, even though their own promotions were not under the jurisdiction of the Promotion Officers, their subordinates’ promotions were!

If they offended a Promotion Officer, how would their recommendations be successfully promoted? This would hinder their efforts in developing their own force and expanding their sphere of influence.

Therefore, although the position boasted no real military authority, no one would dare to discount the power it held over the army indirectly.

Of course, Wang Mang knew nothing about this. However, when he saw that all the generals were against the proposal, he inferred that this position was indeed something good.

Thinking this, Wang Mang was secretly delighted. He hurriedly cupped his hands respectfully and said, “Wang Mang accepts the Great General’s appointment!”

Hearing this, the Heaven Monarch General nodded in satisfaction. He glanced at the generals who were strongly opposed and snorted coldly.

In this military camp with five million soldiers and generals, he was still the one who called the shots.

The reason why he had Wang Mang take up this position was because he was afraid that the other three Great Generals had infiltrated that ranks and would try to control some of the key positions in his camp.

Therefore, he would rather give this position to a nobody like Wang Mang than allow the generals to appoint someone.

Seeing that the Great General had ignored their advice, the generals’ expressions stiffened, but they dared not speak up.

This Great General was a long-time subordinate of Emperor Ziwei, and had thus proven his loyalty to the emperor over and over again. Thus, they had never expected the Great General to give someone who had offended Emperor Ziwei such an important position.

Unfortunately, what was done was done. It was useless for them to say anything at this point.

At this moment, the Great General cast a satisfied glance at Wang Mang before waving his hand and ordering,”

“Ah Nuo, bring our new Promotion Officer to report for his promotion.”

Hearing this, a silver-armored general standing beside the Great General nodded respectfully.

After that, he led Wang Mang out of the central tent with a smile on his face.

Once they were outside the tent, this silver-armored general called Ah Nuo said enthusiastically, “Fellow Daoist, please take care of me in the future!”

Wang Mang was secretly surprised to hear this, but he quickly nodded and smiled. “Of course, we’re all brothers.”

After hearing Wang Mang’s answer, the silver-armored general immediately continued, “Fellow Daoist, one of my subordinates is among the new batch of recommendations. I hope Fellow Daoist can put in a good word for me when you go over the promotions.”

As he spoke, the silver-armored general suddenly produced a jar of wine out of thin air and handed it to Wang Mang.

“Fellow Daoist, this is a rare immortal wine.”

Whoa! It seemed that the position of Promotion Officer was really a good one!

It seemed that there was a silver lining to the situation in the end.

To be honest, this was the first time Wang Mang had accepted bribes in the Heavenly Court…

Oh, wait, it was a gift!

Wang Mang’s eyes could not help but shine. This was a good start, and he was looking forward to seeing what his new position entailed..