Chapter 936: Second Lieutenant Advisor Tang Wulin (1/2)

”Good morning, Superior.” Tang Wulin extended a military salute toward Jiang Qiyue.

Jiang Qiyue hurriedly said, ”We're all comrades and friends here, so there's no need to refer to me as superior. We're not on a mission or anything, so just call me by my name. So, about the bet...”

Tang Wulin said, ”I'll make do with a portion of food from the sixth window. I had a lot to eat last night and all that food still hasn't really digested.”

”Really?” Jiang Qiyue's large eyes immediately lit up as she turned to Long Yuxue with a grateful expression.

Long Yuxue said, ”Don't thank me; he was the one who agreed to this.”

Jiang Qiyue immediately latched onto Tang Wulin's arm in an excited manner. ”Thank you, handsome!”

Her figure was far more significantly developed in certain areas, and Tang Wulin was immediately struck by the feeling of something soft making contact with his arm. A wry smile appeared on his face as he extricated his arm out of her grasp in an inconspicuous manner. ”It's alright, I wasn't really going to eat that much this morning anyway. Please look out for me in the future, Superior.”

Jiang Qiyue's expression changed ever so slightly. She had naturally noticed Tang Wulin struggling out of her grasp, despite how subtle he was being.

After breakfast, Long Yuxue took Tang Wulin to the Blood God Legion control center. His inauguration ceremony was going to be held here; this was one of the rules of the Blood God Legion.

The control center was very neat and clean without any ornamental embellishments, and everything looked just as cold as the snow and ice outside. The inauguration ceremony was going to be held in a small hall that could house around 100 people. By the time Tang Wulin and Long Yuxue arrived, a dozen or so people were already waiting for them, and their epaulets were absolutely dazzling.

There were two generals among them, and the rest were all colonels or above. Tang Wulin discovered that all of them were looking at him with a lot of intrigue in their eyes, and that was obviously due to the bloodline power he'd displayed during this trial.

However, Tang Wulin didn't pay any heed to this. The trial prohibited the use of soul power and soul skills, so it was most likely designed to test for certain qualities outside of power among the newbies, such as their willingness to sacrifice themselves for the sake of their comrades. Following his training on the demonic island, Tang Wulin had actually already deduced this back when Long Yuxue had told him that his objective was to protect her during the trial.

Even so, he had still unleashed his bloodline power, and this was naturally done for a purpose. He hadn't held back as he wanted to integrate himself with this legion as quickly as possible, and displaying his powers was undoubtedly the best way to accomplish this. As such, he had anticipated the scrutiny he was receiving.

Long Yuxue asked Tang Wulin to stand off to the side before making her way over to the military officials and extending a military salute.

”Vice-commander of the special service department, Long Yuxue, reporting for duty with new soldier Tang Wulin. Please give us instructions.”

Long Tianwu said, ”You may begin.”

”Yes.”

Long Yuxue turned to Tang Wulin, and said, ”New soldier Tang Wulin, please step onto the stage for your inauguration.”

Tang Wulin strode to the center of the stage at the front of the hall, then thumped his right fist against his chest as a military salute to all of the officials present.

Long Tianwu stood up and stepped forward while Long Yuxue carried a platter over to them. There were two epaulets on the platter, as well as a pair of golden lapel pins.

One line and one star; didn't that represent a second lieutenant rank?

Tang Wulin couldn't help but falter slightly at the sight of the epaulets. Wasn't he only supposed to be a soldier? He had thought he had a good chance of becoming a first-rank soldier based on his performance, but he didn't think that he'd become a second lieutenant right away.

The second lieutenant rank was above the three soldier ranks, and the main difference between the two was that a second lieutenant was a true military official while a soldier was just a soldier.

As such, it was quite extraordinary for him to be granted this rank right away; the higher the starting point, the faster the progress that would be entailed.

Long Tianwu turned to Tang Wulin, and said, ”Tang Wulin, we've seen your trial footage, and you performed exceptionally well. We were truly astonished by what you were capable of even without using your soul power. According to the rules of the Blood God Legion, exceptional new soldiers can become first-rank soldiers, but based on your scintillating performance, the legion has decided to make an exception and reward you with this second lieutenant military rank. We hope you can keep this up and continue to strive for greater accolades.”

”Yes!” Tang Wulin replied in a firm voice.