Zhan Long Chapter 829 - Expanding the Military

Chapter 829 Expanding the Military

“Shua!”

I opened my eyes in the jail cell only to see a large black rat clinging to my chest. I picked it up by the tail and threw it to the opposite corner. I leaped to my feet and checked out my equipment. My armor was already getting close to breaking. There were dents and scuff marks caused by numerous battle axe and swords. “Bang!” The jail door cracked open. A guard outside shouted, “Commander Li, it's time to come out and head to the Grand Hall!”

I stretched out my arms. Feeling a little sore, I walked out of the jail cell. More likely than not, this was going to be the last time for me to see this jail cell.

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When I was finally above ground, we weaved through several rooms before we reached the Grand Hall. I quickened my pace and caught up with the guard to ask, “Sir, did anything happen yesterday?”

The guard bitterly smiled, “Nothing big happened, but quite a few small issues came up…”

“What?”

“The king’s beard… was completely shaved off overnight. The person who did it was incredibly skilled. He managed to pull the feat off without waking up the king. The blade that was used must have been the world’s sharpest weapon.”

I hid a smile, but the guard still caught a glance. Feeling a little disrespectful, I explained, “I never would’ve imagined that the palace would have a mythical person like that.”

The guard replied, “Hmph, this is clearly a message to the king that this mysterious thief can take the king’s life at any moment. It is too disgraceful.”

I already had a pretty good guess of who the culprit was. Besides Odelia, who else would do something so daring and mischievous?

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When I walked through the Grand Hall, it was already noon. Wan Er, Fang Ge Que, Simple, Dong Cheng Yue, Ye Lai, and the top ten players of the empire were all present. Seeing the manacles around my bruised wrists, Ye La flared up, “D*mn, what’s going on? Xiao Yao, who chained you up?”

I smiled, “No problem!”

When I walked up the st

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