Now that Li Jin was convinced, Lu Li's life in the future was much easier. With the help of Yellow-tooth and others, Lu Li had established absolute authority in the camp.
There weren't many prisoners of war yet and there weren't any powerful warriors among them. It was easy to control them.
Lu Li and Li Jin went to visit the two patriarchs in charge. They were the real powerful warriors in charge of the camp.
They didn't pay much attention to Lu Li. One of them hadn't seen them yet and the other just had a few words with them before they left.
The two patriarchs didn't have much time left in their lives. They didn't want to waste their time on trivial matters. As long as there was no chaos in the valley, they wouldn't care about anything else.
For the next few days, Lu Li was busy. As the commander, he had to manage.
But he was busy for the sake of a more comfortable life in the future. He had to set some rules so that all the prisoners of war could operate within strict rules.
He took Hou San with him every day. This was the person he focused on training. In the future, Hou San would carry out Lu Li's will perfectly and manage the camp for him.
Also, Yellow-tooth was good at handling affairs. Lu Li focused on training him as well. He needed several people to do things or else he would be exhausted.
There were only thousands of prisoners of war. None of them were powerful warriors so it was easy to manage.
Lu Li also emphasized the rules. As long as the prisoners were obedient, they could not be beaten or scolded and they must be given time to rest.
Also, Lu Li sent a message to all the prisoners of war — he would go to the Hall of Patriarchs to apply for the time of the prisoners of war and sentence them according to their crimes.
For example, they could serve for 100,000 years, 10,000 years, or thousands of years. If they performed well, their sentence could be reduced.
Of course, Lu Li couldn't make the decision. He knew it was hard to make the application.
He was doing this to give hope to the prisoners of war. Once a person had hope, they would be able to live on. Otherwise, the days and years of hard labor would drive them to suicide or riot.
Lu Li sent out the message. The prisoners of war were excited at once. Lu Li had been strict with them during this time. The army didn't abuse or humiliate them at will. The prisoners of war were in a better state of mind and they were more efficient.
Hou San was in high spirits. Even though he didn't have a position, he was with Lu Li and was Lu Li's follower.
All the captains were fawning on him, which made him feel good.
He was well aware of his position. Lu Li needed him to do something. If he messed up, Lu Li would throw him into the Scorching Flame Mines.
Therefore, he was very responsible and had a good relationship with the captains. He treated the prisoners of war with dignity, but he never mistreated them.
Half a month later, more prisoners of war were transferred over. These prisoners of war were all serving in other places. Coming here, they felt that it was heaven.
In addition, due to the influence of the former captives, they were all very obedient.
Li Jin had been keeping a low profile during this time as well. He must have been upset, but he couldn't beat Lu Li.
What was more, all the warriors listened to Lu Li. Lu Li could not do anything even if he was unhappy. He had to stay here for now and figure out a way to be transferred.
After a month, the captive camp was on the right track. Lu Li was relieved.
Li Jin was in charge, Hou San was in charge, and Yellow-tooth and the others cooperated. Two Patriarchs were in charge. All the rules were set. Lu Li didn't have to worry about the captive camp.
Lu Li went back to his own castle to cultivate. He began to study the Dragon Wrestling Skill. Hou San would inform him at once if anything happened.
Hou San had planted some spies among the prisoners of war and he had spies among the warriors as well. The entire captive camp was under Hou San's surveillance.
Hou San's surveillance was equivalent to Lu Li's surveillance. Nothing in the valley could escape Hou San's eyes.
The Internal Affairs Hall had spies in the captive camp. At first, Master Chen was worried that Lu Li would not be able to control the situation and manage the captive camp. Now, Master Chen was relieved.
Lu Li was a talent and deserved to be trained. If he could reach the fourth tribulation, Master Chen could recommend him to be a Hall Master.
Lu Li paid no attention to the outside world. He was not interested in power.
When he was the emperor, he left the management to others.
He was used to being a hands-off boss. That being said, he had a good eye for people and his territory was never messed up.
He focused on the Dragon Wrestling Skill, which was a powerful skill that could increase his abilities. Nothing was more important than that.
Only with absolute abilities could he run amok in the world.
The Dragon Wrestling Skill was broad and profound. Lu Li had only scratched the surface. What he had was only an incomplete copy.
If he had the complete version, it would be even more difficult for him to master it.
Lu Li entered the dreamland. While cultivating divine energy, his soul, he was studying and at the same time, he was cultivating the Art of Bone Refinement.
This was not a skill unique to Lu Li. As a matter of fact, when one's soul was strong enough, one could multitask.
He could cultivate divine energy step by step. His soul could absorb nourishment and he could control the Art of Bone Refinement after such a long time.
Time flew by. Soon, three months had passed. The captive camp had been peaceful and the Hell Island had calmed down as well.
Both the Hell Island and the Palace of Rakshasa needed to rest and build up their strength. They needed fresh blood. Lu Li was a good one.
The captive camp was peaceful and the higher-ups were happy. Master Chen sent over top-level elixirs and a skill book.
He said it was a reward from the Hell Island so that Lu Li would be grateful to the Hell Island and serve them wholeheartedly.
Lu Li accepted the gifts but he did not give up wholeheartedly. His heart was not here. He was thinking about the Dragon Rebel Valley and the Flying Fire Continent.
The elixirs sent over by the Hell Island were good. Most of them could nourish the soul. Lu Li's soul had always been weak. If it were not for the protection of the dragon soul, he would have died many times.
This time, there were top-level elixirs that could be of great help in cultivating divine energy.
The abundance of divine energy could not increase a warrior's abilities by too much. That being said, without abundant divine energy, many powerful moves could not be released.
Take Lu Li's Relic iron as an example. In the past, he could not release the full power of the Relic iron. Every time he used it, the divine energy would be used up.
This was just a fragment of a Holy Weapon. If it were a complete Imperial Weapon or even a Holy Weapon, how much divine energy would be needed to activate it?
Not even a warrior of the fourth tribulation could utilize the full power of the Relic.
Time moved on. Another month later, Lu Li's peaceful life was disturbed.
People came to the captive camp, four of them. After they arrived, the entire camp was in an uproar.
Three of them were warriors of the fourth tribulation and one of them was Master Chen of the Division of Internal Affairs.
But that was not the point. What mattered most was — a fairy-like lady had come.
There were few women in the captive camp. Even if there were, they would be ugly and inhuman after being tortured.
How could they have the chance to see such a beautiful lady? As soon as they left the valley, all the captives and warriors' eyes glowed.
They were like hungry wolves that saw a tasty lamb.
Of course, they could only look. Nobody moved or showed any aggressive looks. This lady was a warrior of the fourth tribulation, an important figure in the Hell Island.