Chapter 1671: Half-blood Lieutenant General
Dragon Galaxy - Imperial Military Headquarters
The room was filled with models of interstellar warships and photos of battlefield scenes hung on the walls.
Zhao Chen sat there, looking at the lists in front of him.
The names of officers and related information were written on it.
"Are these the candidates you've selected as deputy commanders of the various legions and fleet groups?" Zhao Chen glanced at the group and then looked at Grand Marshal Charlotte opposite him.
Grand Marshal Charlotte nodded and said, "Yes, considering that our regular legion fleet has increased from one million interstellar warships to three million interstellar warships."
The original squad, which consisted of one legion commander and two deputy commanders per legion fleet group, was clearly insufficient.
Therefore, when expanding these legion fleets, I made arrangements in advance to add a deputy commander for every five additional legion fleets.
"Then why bring this up now?"
"There are less than three months left until the oath-taking duel begins," Zhao Chen asked, squinting.
Grand Marshal Charlotte replied, "Actually, the selection was initially decided two years ago."
However, considering whether it was suitable or not, we first arranged a series of temporary positions.
The list originally contained more than 500 people.
However, after two years of training and integration, and with the selection process by the various marshals, only less than eighty people remained on the list.
Therefore, these eighty people had already assumed corresponding positions in various legion fleet groups, and now they were just lacking a formal appointment.
Now that war is about to begin, I believe that related tasks are still necessary.
I see.
Zhao Chen signed his name almost without hesitation, and once the signing was complete, the appointment was valid.
"Aren't you going to take a look?" Grand Marshal Charlotte reminded him.
Zhao Chen smiled and said, "Since this is a decision you've already made after careful consideration, what else is there for me to see?"
This is originally your military's job, and I have faith in your abilities.
"Then you should still take a look, at least remember the faces."
"To avoid not recognizing the high-ranking officers below you," Grand Marshal Charlotte reminded him.
Zhao Chen was embarrassed: "How could I not recognize you?"
"When you inspected the Third Army Fleet Group before, you didn't remember the appearance or name of one of the deputy commanders."
"That guy is a lieutenant general, after all." Charlotte bluntly exposed Zhao Chen's background.
Zhao Chen was taken aback, and then obediently looked through the document.
Fortunately, there were only so many people.
If the initial list of over five hundred people had been presented to Zhao Chen, he might not have been willing to read it.
The first one to look at is naturally the First Legion Fleet of the Falcon, commanded by Shen Bing, a four-star marshal of the Empire.
There are six deputy commanders of the legion below.
They are: Huang Xiaoting, Imperial Three-Star General, Commander of the 11th Legion; Li Zhaoyue, Imperial Three-Star General, Commander of the 13th Legion; Taliyah, Imperial Lieutenant General, Commander of the 15th Legion; Hoshino Yuki, Imperial Two-Star General, Commander of the 16th Legion; Su Wanqing, Imperial Lieutenant General, Commander of the 52nd Legion; and Song Yunchu, Imperial Lieutenant General, Commander of the 112th Legion.
...
As Zhao Chen continued to look through the list, he could clearly see the commanders and deputy commanders of each legion fleet group.
Some differences can also be seen in this.
First of all, every legion commander is a four-star marshal, and this remains unchanged.
Among the deputy legion commanders, they were divided into two categories.
One type is the old-school type, which refers to those who served as deputy corps commanders before the reform, and all of them held the rank of three-star general.
A new batch of officers joined the group were two-star imperial lieutenant generals, who became the newly appointed deputy legion commanders.
This promotion only elevated their positions, but did not raise their military ranks, so they remain as two-star Imperial Lieutenant Generals.
In command, they first obeyed the supreme commander of their respective legion fleet groups, and secondly, the two senior deputy legion commanders.
This has created a new command system.
To ensure that the massive JF-17 fleet can form an effective combat force in the new battles.
When I saw that Emperor Xiaolong had basically finished reading the list.
Grand Marshal Charlotte, who was standing nearby, deliberately enlarged some of the names.
"Among this batch of promotions, I have specially selected some capable and talented individuals who are expected to be promoted in this battle."
They were all future imperial generals.
There is great potential for further exploration.
I specifically assigned one to each legion fleet group and informed each legion commander, asking them to pay attention to them and train them further.
For example, Song Yunchu, who serves as the commander of the 112th Legion in the First Legion Fleet Group, is a member of our Xiaolong Interstellar Empire and is less than twenty years old.
They were trained under our Xiaolong Military Academy system.
Serafina, the commander of the 137th Legion of the Second Legion Fleet, came from the Kingdom of Holy Radiance.
Cheng Pan, the commander of the 152nd Legion of the Third Legion Fleet, was a mixed-race individual, a hybrid of human and half-orc wolf.
Commander of the 169th Legion of the Fourth Legion Fleet, Takanashi Sora, is from the Warhammer Star Federation Kingdom and is a Winged Human.
Jiang Li, the commander of the 196th Legion of the Fifth Army Fleet, came from the former northern territory.
Zhou Yingxue, the commander of the 222nd Army Corps of the Sixth Army Fleet, also came from the northern territory.
The emergence of many talented individuals in the Northern Territory this time is likely due to their accumulated experience and talent finally coming to fruition.
Previously, this area of the Northern Territory was the territory of the Demon Race, but due to the lack of a complete training system, many talented individuals were overlooked.
Now that we've unearthed it again, although it may be a bit old, considering the lifespan of demons, that's not really a big problem.
...
Leila Moonshadow, commander of the 395th Legion of the Ninth Legion Fleet, is a four-winged angel from the Angel race.
The commander of the 410th Army Corps of the 10th Army Fleet Group... This one is rather special; he is of mixed race.
Moreover, they are not a hybrid of races within our Xiaolong Interstellar Empire universe, but a hybrid of angels and elves.
Her name is Elodie.
He possesses exceptional talent.
Zhao Chen was somewhat surprised when he heard the last person's name.
"A half-elf?" Zhao Chen was taken aback.
It should be noted that the Elven race has always been arrogant and rarely looks up to other races except for their own people.
The allure of the elves is well-known, to the point that there are even cases of black market dealers coercing and trafficking elves.
The Holy Elf Empire has always maintained a zero-tolerance policy towards this.
Zhao Chen inquired, "What is Elodie's background?"
Zhao Chen's inquiry stemmed from his concern that if any problems arose, they could disrupt the current ✧ NоvеIight ✧ (Original source) cooperation between the Dragon Star Empire and the Holy Elf Empire, which would be a net loss.
Grand Marshal Charlotte said frankly, "I have investigated this matter, and there is no problem. You can rest assured."
This Elodie's parents, her father was an elf, but not from a large elven tribe, but from a relatively small one.
Her mother was an angel. It is said that a long time ago, a cosmic storm that occurred in the angel's territory caused a rift in space, and the shuttle that the angel was riding was sucked into it.
By chance, she arrived in the universe of the Holy Elf Empire and was rescued by this male elf.
The two later met, fell in love, and had a daughter named Elodie.
Naturally, the male elf's family objected to this.
The male elf resolutely left his family with the mother and daughter, and they traveled throughout the Holy Elf Empire before we made contact with it.
It wasn't until later, when the Holy Elf Empire established diplomatic relations with us and opened up channels for communication, that things changed.
At the request of the angel mother, the family of three returned to the angelic territory they had left long ago and settled there.
This endowed the now-grown-up Elodie with a strong talent for learning, and she learned a great deal during her travels in the Holy Elf Empire in her early years.
After returning to the Angel race, she had an even better learning environment and was admitted to our Xiaolong Military Academy, where she began her formal studies.
After that, I joined our JF-17 Legion fleet and rose through the ranks.
He was promoted to two-star lieutenant general just a year ago, and has been with our Xiaolong Legion fleet for less than three years.
Rapid progress.
When we first embarked on our expedition to devour civilizations, she was just the captain of an interstellar warship, holding the rank of colonel.
In just one month, he was promoted to the rank of colonel.
He was an exceptionally outstanding officer.
As Zhao Chen listened to Grand Marshal Charlotte's account, he became somewhat curious about this officer, Elodie.
The main reason is because of her identity.
"So what do we need to do next?" Zhao Chen closed the document.
"Since you've come all the way to our military headquarters, why not attend the conferment ceremony in person?" Grand Marshal Charlotte's lips curled into a slight smile.
Zhao Chen was taken aback; so this was where they were waiting for him.
However, after looking at the numbers, there were fewer than a hundred people.
Furthermore, the oath-taking duel was about to begin, which would provide these newly appointed commanders with a face-to-face encouragement, making it a good arrangement.
"Okay, okay." Zhao Chen looked at Grand Marshal Charlotte with doting eyes.
Afterwards, as if to prevent Zhao Chen from slipping away, Grand Marshal Charlotte arranged the conferment ceremony in no time.
Looking at the group of officers standing in the military headquarters' ceremonial hall.
Although the number of people was small, it gave Zhao Chen a feeling of exhilaration.
Because these people will be the future talents of the Xiaolong Interstellar Empire, and they will fight bravely for the Xiaolong Interstellar Empire on the battlefield.
Zhao Chen began to confer ranks upon these officers one by one. This time, the main purpose was to confer positions, signifying that they had officially become deputy commanders of their respective legion fleet groups.
Although there were fewer than a hundred people, it still took quite a bit of time to walk the whole circle.
Because Zhao Chen would say a few words to everyone he met, and shake hands with them, etc.
Basically, each person has about one minute.
This whole loop takes about an hour.
Although Grand Marshal Charlotte allowed them to leave after the conferment of ranks was completed.
But having finally gotten a chance to see this Emperor Xiaolong, these officers naturally couldn't leave so quickly.
Everyone is watching this legendary figure.
Soon, Zhao Chen walked up to a female officer with a distinctive appearance.
With fair skin, a height of 1.7 meters, and two pairs of wings on its back, both of which are quite different.
A pair of feathered wings are located on top, just like the wings of the angels.
The other pair of wings is crystal clear and located below.
This is a shape I've never seen before.
Her eyes, like jewels, seemed to be shining, and she stared intently at Zhao Chen.
"Elodie, I know you."
They possess the bloodlines of both elves and angels, two races that are renowned for their genius.
Since you possess the bloodlines of two races, I believe your abilities and talents must be extraordinary.
I look forward to your performance in this new position.
"I don't think you'll stay with this two-star lieutenant general rank for long. I look forward to personally pinning on the three-star general rank for you then!" Zhao Chen smiled as he looked at Elodie.
When Elodie heard Emperor Xiaolong's words, a shy blush even appeared on her face.
Then she said timidly, "Your Majesty, I am... I am your fan."
"Could...could we take a picture together?"
Upon hearing Elodie's request, Zhao Chen smiled slightly: "Of course, no problem."
The officers who had overheard Elodie's request were quite surprised, thinking it was rather excessive and impolite.
But to their surprise, Emperor Xiaolong actually agreed, which made them all envious and regretful.
If I had known, they would have made the same request before.
"Um... Your Majesty, could you please sign your name for me?"
"Your Majesty, I also want a photo!"
At this moment, some bold officers shouted loudly.
"Okay, okay, don't rush, one at a time." Zhao Chen looked at the officers like an old father and agreed to their small requests.
This segment ended quickly.
Zhao Chen was finally able to return to his office.
"Next time you guys have to come with me. It's really tiring for me to walk over to them one by one," Zhao Chen said to Charlotte with a hint of resentment.
"Hehehe, who told you to be the Emperor of the Dragon?"
Those people outside are all your fans.
"Being able to face you in person and hear your teachings is a very happy thing for them." Grand Marshal Charlotte stood behind Zhao Chen, massaging his shoulders.
Zhao Chen's words were just casual remarks; he wasn't actually that tired.
"Speaking of which, the positions of these deputy legion commanders have all been appointed."
"Have all our plans for expanding our legion fleets been completed?" Zhao Chen inquired about this matter.