Chapter 34 (1/2)

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

In the West Camp, more than a hundred people who were in a row wielded their military saber and moved their s.h.i.+eld as they advanced and retreated in an orderly manner.

Although there were no outsiders around them, they were serious and fully focused when they practiced their formations, and none of them dared to slack.

Chen Yifan governed the army strictly such that if anyone dared to slack during training, not only would that person be punished, but the rest would also be punished too. Hence, the soldiers put their utmost effort during centralized training.

Finally, Liu Zhengye shouted when the formation drill ended, “Halt!”

Everyone stood still immediately, and n.o.body moved an inch even when the cold wind blew.

Far away, Chen Yifan nodded slowly as he was satisfied that he managed to train strong soldiers in such a short period of time.

He stood up proudly and spoke loudly, “Boys, keep up the good work. In a month, the next round of selections will begin, so show the new recruits the strength of an experienced soldier!”

“Yes, General!” More than a hundred soldiers from the Guards roared loudly.

Chen Yifan laughed for a while before dismissing them.

Subsequently, Sui Hezhi exhaled deeply. He was drenched in sweat, and his body was overheating, but he was joyful.

He shook his clothes as he walked with the rest, and returned to his barrack in no time. The moment he entered the barrack, he was tapped on the back.

Sui Hezhi was shocked as someone actually approached him soundlessly.

He turned around at once but quickly loosened up again after seeing who it was.

“Squad Leader Yan, are you trying to scare me to death!”

The person behind Sui Hezhi was Yan Haobo, one of the ten squad leaders in the Guards.

Though Yan Haobo was the squad leader of another squad, they were friends as they clicked well.

“Hehe…” It was evident that Yan Haobo and Sui Hezhi had an unordinary relations.h.i.+p. He urged Sui Hezhi to sit down. “My boy, I heard that you made a hit during your last hunt.”

Sui Hezhi raised his eyebrow. “Haha, you heard it too?”

After receiving Ou Yangming’s Attribute Military Saber, his strength advanced further, thus it was reasonable that his performance stood out too.

“Did you think that I don’t know? Now that you have a good saber, are you proud?” Yan Haobo smiled indifferently, then tapped the item on his waist. “I have a Good Grade military saber too, and it’s not inferior to yours at all!”

A squad leader from the Guards was naturally different from one that led normal soldiers because the former was given a Good Grade military saber. Nevertheless, Yan Haobo heard that Sui Hezhi’s saber was at the peak of Good Grade, which was much better than this.

Sui Hezhi chuckled, then handed his military saber to Yan Haobo. “You’ll find out if you wield it.”

He would never let anyone else touch his weapon, but Yan Haobo was different as they were friends who swore to live and die together.

He swung it a few times after receiving it and was clearly envious because the saber’s gleam, toughness, and sharpness were indeed a level above his.

While there was no essential difference between them, one could easily tell the better one apart from the worse.

“Nice, this is a really nice saber!” Yan Haobo handed it back to Sui Hezhi. “My boy, you’re quite blessed.”

Among squad leaders, the treatments given were different. Those with a strong background could even acquire an Attribute Equipment, whereas someone like him who had a humble background was only given a standard military saber.

Instead of taking his military saber back, Sui Hezhi curled his lips at the squad leader. “Are you done appreciating it?”

Yan Haobo was stunned. “Yes…”

“Hehe, you’re inexperienced!” Sui Hezhi remarked, “This saber isn’t as simple as you think it is.”

“You’re the one who’s in…” Yan Haobo mocked but suddenly paused to look at the military saber closely.

The moment he channeled a bit of essential Qi into the saber, he was dumbfounded. “An Attribute Weapon!”

Among all Attribute Equipment, the rarest and the most favored ones were undoubtedly weapons.

Normally, between weapons and defense equipment with the same attributes, the former was much more expensive.

“Are you floored now?” Sui Hezhi was proud. He glanced at Yan Haobo’s military saber disdainfully, and even a fool could sense the mockery. “How can your standard military saber compare with mine? Hmph…”

Yan Haobo’s face reddened a little, but luckily it could not be seen as he had a dark face.

He quickly pulled Sui Hezhi to ask, “What exactly is going on? You must tell me.”

Sui Hezhi did not hide the secret from Yan Haobo. He explained how he became a.s.sociated with Ou Yangming, and Yan Haobo’s face changed upon hearing that Ou Yangming was able to smith an Attribute Military Saber at the peak of Good Grade.

“My boy, did you say that Master Ou who’s only fifteen or sixteen years old can smith a Good Grade Armament Weapon after obtaining the Military Fire for less than three months?” Yan Haobo asked in disbelief.