Rebirth of the Prime Dragon Master
Chapter 1571 Taking All The Credits

Finally, a day later, the now exhausted patrol troops were able to retreat from the forest. As they gotout of the primeval forest, the spiritual beasts that had been chasing them all this time stopped allof sudden. It was as if there was something that restricted them from leaving the forest.

After confirming that their lives were not in danger anymore, the patrol troops immediately campedon a nearby spot to rest for a while. Then, they checked the conditions of each member andcounted the number of casualties. It turned out that more than a third of their total number waseither badly injured or killed. All in all, there were about two hundred soldiers that died in theirencounter with the army of spiritual beasts.

Obviously, it was because of Rocky's brilliance that the patrol troops were able to avoid anextremely disastrous situation.

"Spiritual King Basil, we are indeed lucky that you are with us. Otherwise, there was no way that wecould have gotten out of that forest.” Deputy Commander Lin expressed his gratitude.

"You don't have to thank me. I'm a member of this team, so I just did what I could to get us tosafety. Moreover, I think the credits should go to everyone, including you. If you didn't make theright call, we wouldn't have survived,” Rocky humbly replied.

Deputy Commander Lin was evidently very happy that he was flattered by Rocky. He talked morewith Rocky for a while before he finally left.

Right after the deputy commander left, Kye suddenly came out of nowhere and said, "When we goback, that guy will definitely claim all the credits for what happened.”

"Kye... I heard you and the deputy commander are relatives, but it seems that you are not that fondof him," Rocky uttered softly.

"No. We are not close. And I didn't rely on him when I joined the army. Besides, I think he's justsomeone mediocre. Even you must admit that he doesn't have the talent to lead the army. Am Iright?” Kye asked bluntly.

"I don't think he would become a deputy commander if he was not qualified,” Rocky said with afaint smile.

"Well, we can just agree to disagree. Anyway, previously, I wasn't able to figure out how you couldhelp Deputy Commander Ma and the others retreat successfully under the siege of the spiritualrace's troops. But after seeing what happened earlier, I finally got it. You must have a powerfultreasure that can make the whole army have the power of a spiritual warrior, right?" Kye surmised ashe cast a meaningful glance at Rocky.

"You can put it that way. But the number of times I can use that power is very limited. Hence, I onlyreserve it at very crucial moments to maximize its effects,” Rocky answered with a seriousexpression.

"I see. With that kind of power, it would indeed be very efficient on the battlefield as it wouldgreatly increase the combat power of the army," Kye commented as he realized its potential.

"Well, I am not the commander of the army, so I would be able to have that chance to freely test itin battle,” Rocky said as he shrugged his shoulders.

"Yes, that's a shame. But you know what? With how things go, it may not be that far when youreplace him," Kye said as if he had suddenly seen a premonition.

"Really? How can you say so?" Rocky glanced at Kye as he narrowed his eyes. In fact, Rocky alreadyhad such ideas. However, he wasn't just aiming for the position of deputy commander. His real goalwas to become the grand commander of the human army, which was even a level higher than thecommander.

"Hmm. I don't know either. Somehow, I just have this gut feeling.” After their conversation, Kye alsoleft hurriedly.

The next morning, when the troops had already rested well, Deputy Commander Lin led them backto the Tiger Whisker Pass.

Two days later, the patrol troops had completed their mission and were able to come back safely.Deputy Commander Lin reported everything that happened to Tucker, and even the commanderbroke into cold sweat upon hearing the details. He didn't expect that they would meet an army ofspiritual beasts that almost annihilated them.

Like what Kye suspected, Deputy Commander Lin asked for all the credits, claiming that he triedvery hard to manage and lead the patrol troops to escape in such a dangerous situation. He did noteven mention a word about Rocky and everything he had done.

However, Tucker knew that it would be impossible for Deputy Commander Lin to handle thatsituation alone. He just didn't say anything because he didn't want to embarrass the deputycommander. Deputy Commander Lin had been working for him for several years. He might not havemany great contributions, but he was very hard-working. Hence, although Tucker knew that noteverything was reported to him, he decided to turn a blind eye to it.

Then, in the evening, Tucker summoned Rocky in his quarters.

"What can I do for you, sir?" Rocky asked as soon as he entered Tucker's camp.

"Well, it's nothing serious. I just want to talk and ask you a few questions. Please have a seat first,”Tucker said calmly.

After Rocky sat down, Tucker poured a cup of tea for Rocky himself.

For a moment, the two of them just sat face to face.

"I want to thank you for what you did during the patrol mission," Tucker said with emotions thatwere clearly coming from the bottom of his heart.

"Sir, I was just doing my job. Of course, I will do whatever I can," Rocky answered politely.

"Actually, Kye came to see me earlier before you arrived,” Tucker said out of nowhere.

"Kye? Did he rat me out?" Rocky asked with a faint smile.

"Well, kind of. But what he said was beyond my expectations. He told me that you were the mainreason why the patrol troops could come back safe and sound. It was because of your timelyresponse and brilliance on the battlefield. I also did some investigation about the matter and foundout that everything he said was true. I didn't expect that you would be very talented in leading thearmy,” Tucker said excitedly.

"It was a very critical moment, and since I am more experienced in dealing with spiritual beasts thanDeputy Commander Lin, I did what I had to do," Rocky replied honestly, but he still didn't ask forany credit.

"Yes. That is true. That is why I am relieved that someone like you exists in the army. After all, at themost crucial moments, we need leaders that would step up and boost the morale of the soldiers. Ialso want to tell you that I am a person who has clear distinctions between public and privateinterests, so I cannot be just partial to anyone. However, because of your service to the army, I canpromise you that once a chance arises, I will certainly promote you so that you can work directly forme. We need someone of your caliber to guide our men,” Tucker said sternly. He knew that Rockywas an amazing military talent. Hence, if such talent could work directly under him, he couldcontribute more and he would be of great help. With the reports that he heard from Kye, it becameclear to Tucker how powerful Rocky was. Thus, there was no way that he would waste thisopportunity. However, since he could not just make a move based on his whims, he needed to replacea perfect chance to promote Rocky.

"I am honored, sir. Of course, I am willing to work for you when that time comes,” Rocky replied,accepting Tucker's kindness without hesitation.

"Very well then. I like smart people like you,” Tucker remarked as he smiled proudly.

After that, Rocky eventually left the commander's camp.

Upon returning to his residence, he saw Eunice was already there.

"Basil, you're back!" Eunice shouted in shock. She had also come back from a mission, so she did notknow that Rocky had already returned from his patrol mission.

"Why? Don't you want to see me back?" Rocky teased.

"Humph! Whatever,” Eunice snorted. But then, she could not help but ask, "How did things go? Didthe patrol go smoothly this time?"

"Well, I think so. We accidentally broke into a forbidden area where we encountered an army ofspiritual beasts. We had many casualties, but luckily we managed to escape and return safely,”Rocky said as if it was not a big deal.

"What? An army comprised of spiritual beasts?!" Eunice exclaimed in shock. Of course, she instantlybecame curious.

Seeing the look in her eyes, Rocky had no choice but to tell her what happened. Upon hearing it,Eunice trembled in fear. She did not expect that they would experience such a thing during theirmission

"It's my first time hearing that spiritual beasts can actually rule their kind and even form an army,”Eunice said in surprise. She had never heard that spiritual beasts could actually reach such a level ofintelligence.

"Once spiritual beasts reached the Emperor Realm, their intelligence will not be much inferior to thatof humans. In fact, some of them are even smarter than humans," Rocky remarked. He was clearabout this because he knew that this was the kind that was very difficult to deal with.