Of course, when it came to the marriage between Desmond Mansfield and Lena Lin, Evan Chu wasn’t acting on his own whim. He genuinely believed the two were a perfect match, and having one strategist and one warrior join the Dragon‑Chen Legion would be an enormous boost for him.
Besides, with the blessing of both families and Evan Chu personally arranging the match, Desmond Mansfield knew that, given the circumstances, he would make the right choice. In true webnovel fashion, Evan wasn't just playing matchmaker—he was forging a strategic alliance through marriage.
With Desmond Mansfield out of seclusion and Evan Chu following suit, the two of them formally met with the five Holy Emperor leaders of the Savage Brotherhood and finally reached a consensus.
"I fully understand Hall Master Chu’s intentions, and my brothers and I have no objections. Let's set the founding of the Wan-Xiong Legion and Lena Lin's wedding to Desmond Mansfield on the same day!"
"Since Liam Savage has agreed, I should make a gesture too. When the brothers of Wan-Xiong Legion join Dragon-Chen Hall, there must be a proper joining gift. Desmond, go ahead and explain my plan to everyone."
In front of his future father‑in‑law, a peak mid‑stage Holy Emperor, Desmond Mansfield didn’t dare show any displeasure. He straightened up, kept his composure, and spoke with his usual elegance:
"According to Hall Master Chu’s plan, the Savage Brotherhood will merge with Dragon-Chen and become the independent Wan-Xiong Legion. Elder brother Liam Savage will serve as Throne of the legion, while three other elder brothers will be vice Thrones. Dragon-Chen Legion’s structure remains unchanged: Nathan Yates is Throne, Lance Li is vice Throne."
The highest authority will be the High Council, attached to Dragon-Chen Hall, with Evan Chu as Hall Master, Marcus Lin and myself—Desmond Mansfield—as Vice Hall Masters.
Lena Lin will serve as honorary elder of the High Council, and even more crucially, as Throne of Dragon-Chen Hall’s newly founded Dark Legion, with Lydia Hong as her vice Throne.
Everyone understood the earlier parts, but the last sentence left the five Holy Emperors confused. The Dark Legion? What kind of force was that?
Desmond Mansfield cleared his throat and continued.
These past days, we’ve all been thinking about one issue: if Dragon-Chen Hall wants to grow strong, relying solely on the power of our legions is far from enough. We need to look further ahead than any dynasty. The founding of the Dark Legion is absolutely crucial.
The Dark Legion is different from the Wan-Xiong Legion and Dragon-Chen Legion. It’s made up of three units: the Dark-Soul Unit, the Assassination Unit, and the Shadow Unit.
The Dark-Soul Unit mainly builds the intelligence network, gathering all kinds of information about any force. Their main job is to raise informants and scatter them everywhere, coordinating with the rest of the unit and organizing operations when needed.
The Assassination Unit is more straightforward—they’re dedicated to producing top-tier killers who handle Dragon-Chen Hall’s dirty work in the shadows. I don’t need to say more—everyone understands what that means.
The main members of the Dark-Soul Unit are Serena Hua, Yvonne Xuan, Roxanne Lin, and their circle. As for the Assassination Unit, I’ll ask Senior Leon Lin to take charge for now—your assassination skills are legendary, and I hope you’ll generously train a new generation of disciples.
The Shadow Unit will be personally trained by me. Within a hundred years, Dragon-Chen Hall’s eyes and ears will cover the entire southeastern Star-River Dominion.
After Desmond finished speaking, the five Holy Emperors of the Savage Brotherhood all drew sharp breaths—such an arrangement was terrifying!
From now on, Dragon-Chen Hall will not only unify and strengthen its overt forces, but also cultivate all kinds of hidden talents for the future.
Even compared to other dynasties—like Flowing-Light, the Mansfield Family, or the Savage Brotherhood—none of them have such a complete internal structure.
You could say that, on the surface, Dragon-Chen Hall still belongs to the Frostbane Dynasty’s camp, but in reality, it already has a strict hierarchical system equal to any dynasty, and its experts are no less powerful.
Alright, I’ll do my best with all these tasks!
Leon Lin is the Savage Brotherhood’s vice boss, ranked second, his cultivation second only to Liam Savage. He’s famous as a Night-Killer, his assassination skills unfathomable—even a peak late Holy Emperor could fall to his ambush if caught off guard.
That’s the general outline. As for how the Savage Brotherhood manages itself internally, they’ll keep following their old traditions. I only want one thing: absolute obedience—orders must be followed, no exceptions!
Evan Chu’s final statement shocked Liam Savage and the others. It looked like Evan wasn’t interfering much, but his last words were the most important: he wants legions that obey without question—if they don’t, he won’t just abandon them, he’ll take drastic action.
But while Liam Savage and his brothers aren’t schemers, they’re not idiots either. In this critical moment, they know better than to act rashly—everyone has to work together, because with the storm coming, anyone who tries to step back will be the first to die!
Evan Chu was tense, and so was Liam Savage. This risky move—they both tread more carefully than anyone else!
At last, the merger of the Savage Brotherhood and Dragon-Chen Hall was settled. Next, Evan Chu kept his promise and began distributing Starstones and stars from his own base.
The Savage Brotherhood’s foundation was actually quite solid. Now, with the two sides united, Evan’s personality showed—whenever he had something good, he shared it with everyone, never holding anything back.
So, Starstones and stars flowed in endlessly—everything saved up before, all the past harvests, were spent in a flash. The result? Two iron-bucket legions, and even the reformed bandit force of the Savage Brotherhood looked a bit stronger than the Dragon-Chen Legion.
The wedding banquet was held without delay. As the host, Flowing-Light Dynasty spared no expense. Now that they were tied together with Evan Chu’s Dragon-Chen Hall, their fates were intertwined. Thanks to Desmond’s maneuvering behind the scenes, even Flowing-Light’s wealth, accumulated over tens of thousands of years, was spent in an instant.
But Evan Chu wasn’t worried. He always understood one thing: you have to spend money to make money—if you’re stingy, you’ll never achieve greatness.
It might look like Starstones are flowing out like water, but if you scrimp now, your odds of defeat in the future will only go up.
Frostbane Dynasty is a true dynasty, after all. Its years of accumulation can’t be toppled by short-term force. Anyone who tries to win by attrition is digging their own grave.
Evan Chu had it all figured out. Once the wedding banquet ended and allies and enemies were clear, he’d play his trump card and take action.
The path Evan Chu wanted to take—no one could stop him. If Frostbane Dynasty stepped aside, everything would be negotiable. Evan could expand beyond the domain, challenge the deeper reaches of the Star-River Dominion, and maybe, one day, face the five great Sacred Lands.
But if Frostbane Dynasty insisted on blocking his way and treated Dragon-Chen Hall as rebels, Evan Chu had only one thing to say: Anyone who stands in my way—dies!
This wedding between Desmond Mansfield and Lena Lin wasn’t just about the attitudes of the various dynasties—it was also a test of Frostbane Dynasty’s intentions.