With that, he turned, took a brocade box from the shelf, and handed it to He Lingchuan.

Inside were an official document and a command token.

“Congratulations. From this moment on, you are Commander He.”

He Lingchuan thanked him and accepted it, gripping the command token and turning it over in his hands to examine it. On the second day after he entered Panlong City, Zhong Shengguang and the Red General had left the city, leaving only an order behind for him to go to Yuheng City and assume his new post.

Receiving this command token meant he was now of the same rank as Xiao Maoliang[1]. Even in Panlong City, this sort of leap through several ranks was rarely seen.

Seeing him unable to hide his joy, Wen Daolun could not help but pour cold water on him. “Don’t celebrate just yet. Exceptional promotion often means the work will be difficult.”

He Lingchuan did not mind. “If it were easy, how could it ever fall to me?”

In one year, he had gone from a lowly...