80 Armor (1/2)
Xue Wei sighed. He was not sure he would be a benefit to this group of people. In fact, he was certain that when a fight breaks out, their group will become one of the most troubled ones in the entire battalion.
Still, he understood that it was important to have a cordial relationship with these people, and thus he gave a quick introduction of himself.
”Pleased to meet you all. I am Xue Wei, the nephew of Primordial Beast Hunter Xiao Lei. I am a fourth layer Earth Warrior.”
He had nothing else to say, but he could see that his group had many things they wanted to ask him.
Tie Haolong laughed in a friendly way when he saw that Xue Wei had introduced himself, feeling a little relieved. Xue Wei was legendary for not wanting to get to know anyone, so just the fact that he had introduced himself was already a great accomplishment.
”As I said before, I am the young master of the Tie family within the capital,” Tie Haolong said again, and the others listened to him attentively. ”I would suggest that we go to the capital now. We have three days to get to know one another, and in these three days I suggest that you stay at my Tie family's mansion. We can get to know each other better there, and I would like to host a banquet so that we can mingle and become good friends.”
Xue Wei frowned and was about to say that he was not willing to stay at the Tie Mansion until he saw how the others were filled with excitement, with a shine in their eyes, and their body language indicated that they could not wait to go to the Tie Mansion.
When he noticed their eagerness, Xue Wei did not want to be the one to burst their bubble, so he sighed and nodded his head, reluctantly agreeing to go there.
He knew that this Tie Haolong was anything but an ordinary individual. To reach the third layer of the Earth Warrior rank showed that he was a very talented young man, and he even knew how to make these people he met for the first time today follow him unconditionally with only a few words.
”This is the most dangerous type of person,” Xue Wei concluded after seeing how Tie Haolong conducted himself.
Together, the group returned to their tents, packed the few belongings they had, and left the tent city. They would not be coming back here, as their year as recruits was over and now it was time for them to become genuine soldiers.
On the way to the capital, Tie Haolong spent the time talking with everyone in the group. However, whereas Xiao Jie, Gu Dixing, and Song Yuyan did everything in their power to answer all his questions, Xue Wei stayed quiet and alert.
He walked at the back of the group, a few steps behind the others, and one could almost begin to doubt whether or not he belonged to this group of experts.
Xue Wei did not care. Although Tie Haolong had tried to engage in conversation a few times, he quickly smiled wryly and gave up. He quickly came to the conclusion that the Crimson Devil was as much of a loner as the rumors said.
Tie Haolong clearly wanted to have a good relationship with Xue Wei, so he slowed down and walked side by side with Xue Wei.
”You know, we should all go to the Golden Chambers,” he said, as if he had just been hit by a bright idea. ”We should get our hands on some armors. We are not able to become soldiers if we are not wearing armors.”
Everyone nodded their heads, all apart from Gu Dixing. He was nervously fiddling with his clothes.
Seeing his actions, everyone could guess that he did not have the money to purchase Fierce Beast armor, but Tie Haolong laughed out loud and slapped him on the shoulder, ”Don't worry brother Gu.”
”I will pay for the armor for all of us. My Tie clan might not have many things, but money we have in surplus. I can at least afford a piece of armor for each of us.”
”Do not decline me, any of you,” he said magnanimously. ”I am looking at this as a future investment. We are a team, we rely on one another, and we have to be able to turn our backs to each other, knowing that our brothers, and sister, will guard it unconditionally!”
The speech made everyone, apart from Xue Wei, look at Tie Haolong with a feverish reverence in their eyes, but Xue Wei just snorted in his heart.
Although Tie Haolong had done all of this for the sake of the team, and although he seemed heroic, Xue Wei had noticed that he had constantly glanced at him to check his reaction. Was his every move an attempt to get Xue Wei on his side?
Even if Xue Wei did not want to become his supporter, he understood that he would be seen as Tie Haolong's brother no matter what. They were in the same group, and thus their relationship had to be good.
Tie Haolong clearly wanted to use this to his advantage, and Xue Wei could not blame him. At least he was trying to build a genuine relationship with him, but he still did not want to accept it, as his acceptance also indirectly meant getting his uncle's favor.
Xue Wei was in deep thought while walking, but he had to admit that Tie Haolong was correct when he said that he needed to get his hands on a set of armor. He also needed to get at least one more set of clothes, as he would be traveling the kingdom in the future.
As a result, he did not decline when Tie Haolong suggested that they went to the Golden Chambers.
Their group was not the only one on the way towards the capital. Every single group of the recruits was on its way to the capital, and chatter could be heard everywhere.