Chapter 217 - Master Lu (1/2)

Chapter 217 Master Lu

Li Xinfan pulled Ou Yangming’s hand and walked together with him.

Ou Yangming was not used to the gesture, but the general had no intention of letting go at all, so he could only let it be.

Along the way, many soldiers were in disbelief when they witnessed the scene.

After all, Li Xinfan was the commander of many soldiers.

Although the Prefecture Military Camp in Changlong had five different camps too, as compared to the Immense Forest Military Camp, authority was relatively centralized.

On the other hand, the five commanding generals in the Immense Forest Military Camp were similar; they had the cultivation base of Yang Grade.

Nonetheless, there was only one great-ancestor-level powerhouse in the Prefecture Military Camp, and n.o.body dared to disobey his orders. In fact, many ordinary soldiers regarded Li Xinfan as someone who was more than just human because they thought he was similar to a deity.

Even so, a superb powerhouse like General Li was holding a teen’s hand at that moment, and they seemed to be conversing in harmony. It was as though there was no disparity between their statuses and they were equal with each other.

While the soldiers saluted the general, they secretly guessed and asked around for Ou Yangming’s ident.i.ty. Before long, Ou Yangming’s name spread far and wide in the military camp. When the soldiers realized who he was, they saluted the guest with even more respect.

Ou Yangming expressed softly when he was stared at by numerous soldiers, “General, there’s no need to stir up so many people.”

“It’s necessary.”

“What?” Ou Yangming asked as he was taken aback.

“You’re our hero, so I want them to see you and remember you,” Li Xinfan explained slowly. With the same expression on his face, he lamented, “I hope they’ll rise and stand up for each other when similar incidents happen in the future.”

Ou Yangming was startled for a while before he lowered his voice and said, “General Li, you’re encouraging them…”

“No, I’m not encouraging anything; I hope the courage and uprightness in the military will not be stained by worldly affairs.”

Ou Yangming fell silent for a brief moment, but he finally stuck out his chest and walked with Li Xinfan with his head up.

From a higher-up’s perspective, Li Xinfan’s act was undesirable, but the general was acting like a real soldier.

Regardless of his final aim, as long as he was still a soldier, Ou Yangming was willing to walk with him.

The Prefecture Military Camp was huge, and they only arrived at the Armament Camp after half an hour.

Ou Yangming was slightly stunned when he saw the camp.

This was because there was a huge difference between the Immense Forest Military Camp’s Armament Camp and the Armament Camp here.

In the Immense Forest Military Camp, every high-level Military Fire Blacksmith was given a smithing workshop each, whereas the remaining blacksmiths shared workshops. As for ordinary blacksmiths, who did not even possess the Military Fire, they had lower statuses as they were usually a.s.sistants.

Therefore, the Immense Forest Military Camp’s Armament Camp did not occupy a huge s.p.a.ce, and they were being controlled by the Provision Camp.

On the contrary, the Prefecture Military Camp’s Armament Camp was so ma.s.sive that it was far beyond Ou Yangming’s imagination. In addition, the young fellow saw many burning fires at one glance. A smithing table was placed in front of every fire, and strong men were seen hitting various armaments.

Ou Yangming was familiar with the men’s movements because he went through a similar phase before he gained the Military Fire

The men were blacksmiths without the Military Fire, or perhaps it was more appropriate to describe them as ordinary ironsmiths.

“General Li, this is…” Ou Yangming asked in astonishment.

Li Xinfan finally let go of Ou Yangming’s hand and asked with a smile, “Master Ou, how many pieces of equipment can you smith in a day?”

Ou Yangming was struck dumb by the question, and he answered hesitantly, “I can manage roughly ten pieces of equipment.”

If Ou Yangming did his best and lowered his requirement for the pieces of equipment, he could obviously smith more. However, the standard was enough for a Military Fire Blacksmith to report on a task.

Li Xinfan nodded and asked, “if every Military Fire Blacksmith can smith ten pieces of equipment a day, how many pieces can be smithed in total? In the entire military camp, how many pieces are damaged in a day?” Ou Yangming’s eyes lit up as he can sudden realization. “I understand now; they’re smithing pieces of ordinary equipment.” “That’s right. Military Fire Blacksmiths smith Fine Grade items, but the pieces of equipment used by ordinary soldiers are in the highest demand, and they’re basically forged by ordinary ironsmiths.” Li Xinfan smiled.

Ou Yangming kept nodding his head. As said by Li Xinfan, if Military Fire Blacksmiths had to smith pieces of equipment for ordinary soldiers too, they would not be able to complete the task even if every one of them in the world died from exhaustion.

All of a sudden, a clamor was heard coming from a crowd. A few people left the Armament Camp and ran toward Ou Yangming and General Li.

“General Li, why have you come?” The person who led the group was a tall man with a sonorous voice. Based on his strength, he seemed to have the cultivation base of Yin Grade, but he spoke rather casually to Li Xinfan, who was a commanding general and a Supreme Great Ancestor.