If Heaven hadn't given birth to me, I would be arrogant.

"No need to worry!" The eldest brother waved his hand, interrupting Xiao Jiu: "Xiao Jiu, I know what you're thinking! I've also heard about that Divine Machine Battalion. Their general is Zong Ze, the so-called pride of the Luen Empire, the grandson of Grand Marshal Zong! I also know that the Divine Machine Battalion is rumored to be incredibly powerful, like they can shoot arrows 300 meters away and see through telescopes 500 meters away! But do you think these rumors are credible?"

"What a load of rubbish!" the third brother said nonchalantly. "Back in the day, I knew a real archer. His greatest achievement was shooting down the enemy's general from 200 meters away amidst a vast army! That one arrow made him the number one archer in the Dragon Empire. But then one time he got drunk and started bragging to us. Guess what he said?"

After a pause, seeing the expectant looks on everyone's faces, the third brother said triumphantly, "He said that he was lucky with that arrow. If it weren't for the sudden strong wind blowing with his back, although his arrow would still have hit the opponent, the opponent would definitely not have been injured, let alone killed! Therefore, he renamed his bow and arrow 'Wind of the God of Light' to thank the great God of Light for the help he received with that arrow!"

"The Wind of the God of Light?" The ninth brother repeated the words softly, then suddenly raised his head in shock: "Third brother, could the person you're talking about be the former vice-principal and archery instructor of the Dragon Empire Military Academy, nicknamed the Arrow of the God of Light, the only one in the Dragon Empire Military Academy who had his own sculpture while still alive, and who was later killed by the Archery God, Lord Kaluman, by the princess while drunk and raping her, and who was accidentally killed by the princess in her resistance?"

"Who else could it be but him?" The third brother took a big bite of the tiger meat in his hand: "That old guy is a talent. Although his strength is only at the first level of martial arts maniac, he still managed to earn the title of archery god by relying on his archery skills. Even though he committed the crime of raping the imperial princess, his statue was not removed. Instead, the princess was poisoned to death by the emperor!"

“That’s inevitable!” Old Nine nodded. “No matter which country you’re in, given the choice between a master archer and a princess, everyone would choose the former! You have to understand, this master archer is the only guy on the entire continent who can kill a target from 200 meters away!”

“So!” The third brother nodded, “Those claims that any soldier in the Divine Machine Battalion can shoot an arrow 300 meters away are pure nonsense. I absolutely don’t believe it!”

“You’re all absolutely right!” The leader nodded. “But your analyses aren’t the main reason I decided to fight! My main reason is…” The leader smiled mysteriously: “I have inside information!”

"Oh?" Upon hearing this, everyone perked up immediately: "Boss, tell us, where did you get this inside information!"

"Do you guys still remember the Northern Prince who was terrified of me back then?" The eldest brother chuckled. "He's the one who told me this inside information! It turns out that just two years ago, his son became the commander of the White Tiger Legion. Half a year ago, his son somehow got lucky and was summoned to the capital by the old emperor, who directly appointed him as the Vice Minister of Military Affairs of the Empire!"

"The son of the Northern Kingdom?" The third brother thought for a moment: "Boss, could it be a trap? One of the most important reasons why the Northern Kingdom negotiated with us back then was because we captured their son. At that time, their son seemed to be a battalion commander! But he was a coward. Not only did he abandon the entire battalion and run away, but after being captured by us, he cried and begged for mercy, telling us that he was the son of the Northern Kingdom's prince and that we could pay the ransom!"

"I remember now!" the fifth brother shouted. "That kid is a complete coward. It was only because he said he was the son of the Prince of the Northern Kingdom that we sent people to negotiate with the Prince of the Northern Kingdom, and that's how we ended up with that result! That coward? He can become the commander of the White Tiger Legion? I don't believe it even if you beat me to death!"

"I don't believe it either!" Old Six chimed in, "To be honest, I still admire the White Tiger Legion. If we hadn't occupied the mountain forest, which is not conducive to cavalry combat, the outcome would have been very unfavorable for us. Such a brave and skilled legion, one of the top three cavalry regiments on the continent, actually let such a good-for-nothing be their commander? Aren't they afraid of causing an ambush?"

"Hehe! I didn't believe it at first either!" the leader said. "Later, the prince of the Northern Kingdom told me the truth in order to gain my trust. It turned out that in order to make a name for himself in the army, that kid actually cooperated with pirates and other small bandits. First, he betrayed his small unit and let the bandits surround it. Then, with a fearless spirit, he led his team to charge in and rescue his comrades!"

"Over time, everyone admired him, and he climbed up step by step like that!"

"Damn, this works too!" the third brother exclaimed with delight. "This kid will do anything to climb the ranks! But it's strange, since he's cooperating with bandits, and we're so close to them, why doesn't he cooperate with us?"

"Hahaha! Third Brother!" Fifth Brother laughed loudly, "Back then, you scared that kid so much he peed his pants. Do you think a coward like him would dare to come to us for cooperation? He probably would have lost control of his bladder as soon as he saw you before even starting negotiations!"

"Hahaha," everyone burst into laughter. Then the fifth brother continued, "But speaking of which, that kid doesn't seem to be very old. It's one thing to use trickery to become the commander of the White Tiger Corps, but how did he end up as the Vice Minister of Military Affairs of the Empire? Could it be that the old emperor has lost his mind? Letting such a little brat be the Vice Minister of Military Affairs, isn't that a joke?"

"Hehe! Fifth Brother, you wouldn't have guessed this, would you?" Xiao Jiu chuckled. "Looks like the Zong family is in for trouble!"

"The main family? Which main family are you talking about?"

"Naturally, it's the home of our Empire's Grand Marshal Zong!" Xiao Jiu said. "It seems the old emperor is worried!"

"Ninth Brother! Can't you just explain yourself clearly?" Third Brother said unhappily, "I hate it when you do this. You say ten sentences and make others guess three of them. We're all roughnecks, how are we supposed to guess? Just say it directly!"

"Good!" The Ninth Prince sat up straight: "The Zong family is now very powerful and influential. Almost all the military commanders were once Marshal Zong's subordinates. So now the Zong family's status and position in the military seriously threaten the royal family. The old emperor was afraid, so he supported a new young deputy minister of military affairs to counterbalance the Zong family!"