My military branches can Evolve Infinitely

At the crack of dawn, the sky was clear and cloudless.

Mu Yuan was preparing at his garrison while Isloa checked his attire.

He was dressed in a set of silver and black full-body armor, adorned with strands of gold and red patterns, which lent the armor both nobility and a martial aspect.

In his hand, he held a long spear, while a blood-red cloak draped over his armor, descending to his battle boots. He appeared as if enveloped in blood, with the blood seeming to flow around him.

Truth be told, this set of ceremonial combat gear provided by the officials was indeed impressive. It was also a set of equipment of the Excellence tier, quite valuable, and not just for show.

However...

"You have checked this three times already," he said.

Today, Isloa was fussing like a mother hen, inspecting even the tassels on the weapons multiple times and using techniques to make the cloak look brighter and prevent it from wrinkling.

"After all, Lord, you represent the face of our Tianyuan Territory today, and that's something you've said yourself," she reminded.

"Today, more importantly, you'll appear before all of Tai Xuan, before the entire world, and you wouldn't want to embarrass yourself in front of everyone, would you?"

That said...

No, he had been sidetracked.

As their distinguished and promising Lord, how could he possibly embarrass himself?

Moreover...

"Today's military parade doesn't just feature me as a representative Lord; we are merely a supporting role," he noted.

"Ah, right, right... turn around, let me check one more time. A supporting actor must also pay attention to his appearance," she insisted.

...

"Your Highness, in this Tai Xuan military parade ceremony, there are a total of one hundred and eight representative Lords, most of whom are young. Among them, several are noteworthy, including the Lord Tianyuan," reported an official in the inner city area of Xuan Du, within a mansion of the Yongxing Empire.

The ambassador was reporting collected intelligence to his own prince.

The Red Star prince glanced over the documents.

He was a prince of the Yongxing Empire, wielding significant power, ranked among the foremost figures of the empire—as could be inferred from his title. In Yongxing, not any prince could bear the title 'Star', and his title, 'Red Star', was derived from the name of the empire's signature military unit, the Red Star Royal Cavalry.

Ordinarily, a military parade festival of the Tai Xuan Alliance wouldn't necessitate the presence of someone of his stature.

However...

Tai Xuan was developing too quickly.

Tai Xuan's initial rapid development was supported by the Holy Griffon Empire. They needed emerging forces like Tai Xuan and Shen Yao to combat the spread of Red Mist.

The Yongxing Empire, upon its foundation, had also received support from the Holy Griffon Empire.

But the Griffon Empire was no philanthropist; they wanted emerging forces to resist the Red Mist yet not become overly powerful.

The Red Star prince knew a secret.

"Initially, the Holy Griffon Empire had only supported the Shen Yao Empire, a force from Lanxing. Later, when Tai Xuan unexpectedly surged to prominence, the Holy Griffon Empire began investing in them," he said.

"Even so, the investment the Holy Griffon Empire made in the Tai Xuan Alliance was far less than what was spent on Shen Yao. This extensive investment was limited to the early stages of these two forces," he continued.

Nevertheless, both Shen Yao and Tai Xuan had developed astonishingly quickly, each ascending to a status comparable to Yongxing within mere decades.

Even though their comprehensiveness and depth were still lacking in comparison, the progress was remarkable.

Among them, Tai Xuan was particularly astonishing. The initial power of the Tai Xuan Alliance was far inferior to that of the Shen Yao Empire, but over the years, Tai Xuan's comprehensive strength and performance had subtly begun to surpass Shen Yao.

The Yongxing Empire had to pay more attention to the Tai Xuan Alliance.

And this time, it was the first large-scale public military parade since the establishment of the Tai Xuan Alliance.

The prince's gaze scanned several familiar names.

"Han Yue, Liushi, Evening Elephant..."

Eventually, his eyes settled on the name of one particular representative Lord.

Tianyuan.

An individual who had come to the Eternal World just a year and a half ago.

"During the last Dragon Court contest, with han Yue's mighty personal strength, Tai Xuan claimed the greatest benefits. And this Dragon Court contest, another new star, Tianyuan, has emerged, once again granting Tai Xuan extensive benefits," he mused.

"The Tai Xuan Alliance's national fortune is certainly thriving," he noted.

And in contrast to the City Lord Han Yue, Sword Lord Liushi, and Lord Evening Elephant, among others that were already on their radar, the information they had about Lord Tianyuan was exceptionally scarce.

Scarce indeed.

In Tai Xuan, Lord Tianyuan's public combat achievements were also few and far between.

"In the Dragon Court, Lord Tianyuan, relying on a few of his Division Generals, powerfully defeated one opponent after another," the ambassador recounted.

"And unlike the rapidly rising young powerhouses such as City Lord Han Yue and Sword Lord Liushi, Lord Tianyuan's own combat power is not formidable, but rather, he has many capable subordinates," he added.

Lord Tianyuan's public combat record... was zero.

Even in the Dragon Court, it seemed that Lord Tianyuan himself had not displayed substantial strength.

The prince speculated.

The ambassador suggested, "We suspect Lord Tianyuan has a talent for nurturing Division Generals, and perhaps his life's talent lies in this domain. That could explain why he has one after another exceptional Division General under his command."

"No," the prince objected to that hypothesis.

"It is definitely more than that," the prince asserted, "During the conflict at the Dragon Court, Tianyuan was a very young and inexperienced Lord; he didn't have enough time to cultivate numerous strong individuals—he recruited them directly!"

"Tianyuan's greatest strength is recruitment, attracting untamed powerhouses. At the Festival Grounds, many heroes were eager to pledge allegiance to Tianyuan. Not long ago, Tianyuan even recruited a legendary powerhouse of Epic Tier in the Shen Luo Domain," he concluded.