"What mounts are recorded here?" Diao Chan came to Zhou Yan's side curiously, looking at the exotic beast data in the book.
Zhen Mi also came to Zhou Yan's other side, her eyes fixed on the data.
"This is an exotic beast called a Huadie, and it also introduces all the information about this exotic beast. It's quite comprehensive. I didn't expect there to be so many places on the entire Lord Continent where this exotic beast can be found."
Zhou Yan had thought there would be many types of exotic beasts, but it turned out there was only one, and their locations were just different. This was normal, as the Lord Continent was so vast, it was perfectly normal for them to live in multiple places.
"Are we going to capture these Huadie now?" Diao Chan asked.
Shaking his head, Zhou Yan said, "No, no, no. Now is not the time to capture them. The lumber hasn't been collected yet, and many soldiers are still out. It will take some time."
"Besides, this exotic beast may not be suitable as a mount. We can take this opportunity to gather more information about mounts. Once we have a comparison, it won't be too late to act."
Zhou Yan had his own thoughts. The abilities of these Huadie were quite good, but they were too slow. If their speed was too slow, they would easily be attacked.
"I think these Huadie are quite good-looking. Many people will surely like them," Diao Chan said.
"Me too, I like them very much," Zhen Mi also replied.
"We'll see about that later. For now, it's more important to recruit more lumberjacks." Zhou Yan, with the two women, returned to the [Hall of Heroes] and took out the Hero Summoning Token.
A Hero Summoning Token could summon various talents in this place. Zhou Yan urgently needed more lumberjacks, so he directly used it to summon them.
Zhou Yan summoned a total of five thousand SSS-quality lumberjacks, five hundred R-quality lumberjacks, one hundred RR-quality lumberjacks, and ten RRR-quality lumberjacks.
He then raised their levels to 30 and had Zhang Liang escort them out to chop wood.
Zhang Liang had to wait until the monster attack time to escort them out, which Zhou Yan naturally agreed to.
With these lumberjacks, this large area of timber would likely be cleared up soon.
Afterward, Zhou Yan said, "Do you want to see the duels of each legion?"
"Okay, let's go take a look," the two women naturally agreed.
Currently, the soldiers of each legion were working hard for the dragon mounts. They would be the first soldiers to possess flying mounts, and each soldier naturally wanted to compete for it.
The method of competition was simple: they would fight against other soldiers, and the five thousand winners would have the qualification to possess flying mounts.
Zhou Yan first went to the [White Robe Ghost Soldiers] where Chen Qingzhi was. The soldiers outside the gate saw Zhou Yan arrive and quickly said, "My Lord, greetings to the two Mistresses. I will go inform General Chen Qingzhi."
"No need, I'm just here to take a look, it's nothing important." After speaking, Zhou Yan walked into the barracks with the two women.
Inside the barracks, it was bustling with activity. Duels were taking place everywhere. Soldiers in the stands continuously shouted cheers and encouragements. Their faces were filled with smiles, and they clapped their hands.
"It's so lively," the two women said, looking at the temporarily erected arenas and smiling at each other, finding it very lively.
"It seems like many people have come to join the fun," Zhou Yan saw that it wasn't just soldiers, but also other people from the territory who had come to watch the soldiers fight.
They included blacksmiths, those in charge of the [Spiritual Fields] and [Fish Ponds], animal husbandry, and many [Guanghan Fairies]. They were all watching with great joy.
Someone seemed to have discovered Zhou Yan and quickly said, "My Lord has also arrived! My Lord is here to see us!"
Indeed, countless soldiers swarmed over, making Zhou Yan feel helpless. He wished he had changed his appearance.
Seeing the soldiers' admiring gazes, Zhou Yan said to them, "I'm just here to watch the excitement. You don't need to mind me. Continue with your matches."
"Yes!"
Upon hearing that their Lord had arrived, the soldiers fought even more diligently. They all wanted to leave a good impression on Zhou Yan and hoped to win, becoming one of the Flying Dragon Knights.
Before long, Chen Qingzhi arrived and said to Zhou Yan, "My Lord, you are here."
Nodding, Zhou Yan said, "It seems the soldiers' enthusiasm is very high."
"They all want to obtain flying mounts, so they are fighting hard. Would you like to come to my camp and sit for a while?" Chen Qingzhi asked.
"Alright, I haven't had a proper inspection for a long time. I'll take a look around."
Zhou Yan only came when he summoned people and hadn't carefully inspected each barracks. Now that he had time, he might as well take a look.
As they walked, Zhou Yan also inquired about the territory's situation from Chen Qingzhi, asking if he had any ideas or requests.
Chen Qingzhi had no other requests and was very satisfied with everything in the territory.
After Zhou Yan finished his tour, he took Diao Chan and Zhen Mi to visit other camps.
It wasn't until evening that Zhou Yan returned to the [Emperor's Palace] with the two women. As for what happened, well, what happens behind closed doors.
In the following days, Zhou Yan spent his time within the territory, visiting the [Heavenly Book Repository] daily to inquire about matters he needed.
The selection for the Flying Dragon Legion soon concluded, with each of the twelve legions selecting five thousand soldiers.
Zhou Yan began to select the legion commander for this legion.
Zhou Yan had thought about this matter for a long time and finally decided to have Bai Qi personally lead it. In any case, with Meng Ao leading the entire [Great Qin Black Armored Army], he didn't need to worry too much.
In fact, Meng Tian's abilities were also very powerful, but Zhou Yan currently had no other suitable legions for him to command. However, in the future, Meng Tian would definitely be a formidable commander.
Zhou Yan would certainly not let such a talent be wasted.
Therefore, he appointed Meng Tian as Bai Qi's deputy commander. This was a deputy commander of the Flying Dragon Cavalry, a position not easily attained.
Meng Tian was also very happy, as he was second only to Bai Qi in the entire Flying Dragon Cavalry.
In addition to Meng Tian, Zhou Yan assigned other individuals to Bai Qi, including Wei Yixiao, Xiao Siye, and Dian Wei.
The twelve legions selected a total of five thousand soldiers. As for the other legions, that would be for later. These sixty thousand people would become a surprise force within the territory.
Regarding the training of the Flying Dragon Legion, Zhou Yan consulted a lot of information and then handed it over to Bai Qi and the others for joint research to see if there was anything suitable. If there was, they would start training immediately.