Chapter 403: Convoy, the impact caused by Ji Hong, self-familiarity

Great Xia Year 8, September 16th, late night.

On the bluestone road more than 30 kilometers north of the Binjiang Camp, a massive convoy is marching north in a grand manner.

The total number of people in the convoy is about 3,000 or more. Although seven or eight out of ten are wearing golden battle armor, if you look closely, you can still see the difference.

The entire convoy can be roughly divided into three parts. The nearly 1,000 people at the front are wearing the brightest golden battle armor, shining under the illumination of the fire. They are lined up in long queues of ten, orderly and orderly, and even their walking pace is exceptionally neat, like a golden torrent marching north at low speed.

In the middle are eight giant iron-wheeled cargo vehicles, 10 meters long and 5 meters wide. In front of each vehicle, fifty people are pulling with iron chains. On the flanks and rear of the vehicles, about fifty people are pushing hard, and there are others around waiting to rotate at any time. Obviously, these people pulling, pushing, and rotating are the power source for the eight iron-wheeled vehicles.

The thousands of people following at the end appear the most scattered, and their clothing is relatively casual. Some wear light golden battle armor, some wear black iron armor, and their faces range from young to old. This part of the people also appears the most relaxed, and many are chatting while walking.

Luo An, Zou Ping, Xiao Heng, Yuan Bai, Zhao Yuanwu, Zhao Yuankong, and dozens of other young people from Great Xia are in the rear area of the team, their eyes looking at the Long Wu Army in the front row from time to time, their faces full of curiosity and yearning.

"Director Director Yu Wen's Long Wu Army, aren't they supposed to sit in Bashing? Why are they following us back this time?"

Hong Ye in the team couldn't help but speak out the confusion in his heart. The others turned their heads to look over, their expressions similar to his, obviously having been wondering about this matter all along.

"Maybe the things on these eight vehicles are too precious. Have you forgotten? The things from White Tiger Pool, dragon scales, ore, spiritual plants, as well as the silver mined in Bashing during this period, and the harvest of the hunting team at the He Yin outpost... With so many things here, maybe Director Director Yu Wen is not at ease, so he brought the Long Wu Army to escort them personally."

Hearing Zou Ping's answer, many people in the team nodded immediately to show their agreement.

However, several older ones like Xiao Heng, Yuan Bai, Zhao Yuanwu, and Zhao Yuankong pondered for a moment and shook their heads slightly.

"It shouldn't be. No matter how precious it is, it doesn't need the Long Wu Army to escort it personally. We set off from Bashing, pass through Nine Bends and then through Binjiang to reach Hong Sect. Binjiang is Jiangxia territory, what danger could there be? Not to mention reaching Hong Sect, it shouldn't be a safety issue."

As soon as Xiao Heng spoke, Zhao Yuankong immediately followed up, "Definitely not. Don't forget, it's not just the Long Wu Army. Many elite members of medium and high-level hunting teams from the three outposts of He Yin, Nine Bends, and Bashing are in the team. What danger requires so many people to be dispatched together?"

Hearing this, everyone hurriedly looked up toward the front of the team, nodded first, and then their expressions suddenly became confused.

Just as Zhao Yuankong said, these 3,000-plus people, except for the Long Wu Army at the very front, the remaining 2,000-plus are all elites selected from various medium and high-level hunting teams, with at least the limit cultivation of the Earth-Digging Realm. In terms of the risk level of this escort route, it shouldn't be necessary to make such a big fuss.

"Director Director Yu Wen is leading the team personally, and the exploration competition is also suspended. This is obviously something is going to happen. Could it be Xia City?"

Hearing Zhao Yuankong's words, everyone frowned slightly, but soon relaxed again, shaking their heads at him one after another.

"What could happen in Xia City?"

"How is that possible?"

"If something happened in Xia City, the Long Wu Army would have flown back long ago. Why would they be escorting supplies slowly here?"

"I was confused!"

Zhao Yuankong also realized that his guess was ridiculously wrong, but after thinking about it, he couldn't figure out the reason, so he could only continue to walk forward with a belly full of confusion.

"It's a pity that Ji Hong is not here. He must know more than us now!"

Yuan Bai suddenly felt something, and everyone's expressions were full of envy.

"With the pound of dragon blood given by the Lord, he actually broke through the 150,000-jin mark and achieved the qualification of a top-grade battle body. Amazing!"

"Not only that, he also broke through to the Cold-Resisting level in one fell swoop. As soon as he broke through, he had 3 manes of strength. Even Bashing was alarmed. Director Director Yu Wen even sent the Deputy Commander of the Long Wu Army, Director Yu Wen Yong, to the He Yin outpost to verify the truth!"

"Lord Director Yu Wen Yong also personally invited him to join the Long Wu Squad. I heard that the Long Wu Squad is basically considered the reserve of the Long Wu Army now. Whenever the Long Wu Army needs to replenish personnel, they will first select from the Long Wu Squad."

"I know, this matter was initiated by the Deputy Si Zheng. First, use hunting teams with the same designation as the army to recruit talented people, and then let them fill in as soon as there is a shortage in the army. I heard that other armies are imitating it, but the current selection conditions are the harshest for the Cloud Dragon and Long Wu squads."

"Wanting to enter these two squads, the Cold-Resisting level is the bottom line. Without Cold-Resisting level cultivation, you don't even need to try."

"Cold-Resisting level cultivation, you think too simply. The announcement issued by the Cloud Dragon Squad last month said that the strength must be at least 3 manes or more to apply."

"Gulp... Then the Long Wu Army is probably about the same! So with Ji Hong's strength, he just barely met the standard?"

"Ji Hong is mainly about talent. What Lord Director Yu Wen values is his top-grade battle body qualification. His strength will only get stronger as he goes further."

Everyone talked to each other, basically telling everything about Ji Hong.

The others around didn't have much shock on their faces when they heard this.

Ji Hong broke through three days ago, which shocked all the outposts in He Yin, Bashing, and Nine Bends at that time, so this matter is basically known to everyone.

"The dragon blood has not been priced by the Camp Supply Department yet, but with Ji Hong's breakthrough, the final pricing should be on the same level as a Level 6 spiritual pill, and it is expected to be at least 30,000 contribution points per pound."

As soon as Xiao Heng's voice fell, the young people's eyes were moved.

30,000 contribution points is not a small number. Relying on their own financial resources, it is definitely not possible, but after all, they are all people with backgrounds. If they can't do it themselves, they can just rely on their fathers and brothers.

This dragon blood must not be missed.

"I originally thought that it would be good to have top-grade battle body qualification. Now it seems that I am too easily satisfied. To play a greater role in the camp in the future and want to go further, battle body qualification is the threshold. I must try my best to impact the top-grade battle body qualification!"

A flash of determination flashed on Xiao Heng's face, and he clenched his fists under his sleeves.

Zhao Yuankong, not far from Xiao Heng, thought that his base strength was only over 98,000 jin, and he was still a little short of the top-grade battle body. His skin membrane was already starting to struggle, and his expression was a bit frustrated. Turning to look at his sister Zhao Yuanwu beside him, he couldn't help but ask in a low voice, "Sister, your base strength is already 110,000 jin. Is there any hope to continue to impact the top-grade battle body qualification?"

Zhao Yuanwu heard her brother's question, her expression was a bit low, and then she shook her head and said, "There shouldn't be much hope, but with Ji Hong's example, I must try my best to delay my breakthrough time. This time it is dragon blood. The Lord's strength is so powerful, who knows what treasures he will put in the Camp Supply Department in the future? You and I will save more contribution points first, maybe the opportunity will come."

Zhao Yuankong heard his sister's words and remembered that the Lord Xia Hong had transformed the three adults, Yuan Cheng, Lu Yang, and Xu Ning, who had already broken through to the Cold-Resisting level, into top-grade battle body qualifications. A glimmer of hope rose in his heart, and he nodded heavily.

Yuan Bai looked around at his young friends like Xiao Heng and Zhao Yuanwu, and seeing the expressions on their faces, he naturally knew what they were thinking.

"My base strength is now 99,000 jin, just one step away from the top-grade battle body. Before, I also thought about just rushing to a top-grade battle body. Now it seems that it is far from enough. The 100,000-jin top-grade battle body can only be considered excellent among peers, far from being the best. I also want to delay the breakthrough time. Not to mention impacting the top-grade battle body qualification, at least I must make my battle body qualification as good as possible!"

After Yuan Bai pondered for a moment, his face was also full of determination.

The sensation caused by Ji Hong's breakthrough obviously stimulated this group of people like Zhao Yuanwu, Zhao Yuankong, Xiao Heng, and Yuan Bai. After all, they are of similar age, and even without mentioning the desire to win, the vanity is enough to make them all look at Ji Hong.

Xiao Heng and others are in their early twenties. Being slightly older, they will cover up their inner thoughts a little bit, while teenagers like Luo An, Zou Ping, Lu Dong, Zhao Yuanshan, Hong Ye, Liu Peng, Xiao Yan, and Luo Cheng, who are only sixteen or seventeen, are much more explicit than them.

"Zou Ping, I must impact the top-grade battle body qualification!"

"Me too. I heard my father say that without top-grade battle body qualification, it will be very difficult to break through to the Manifestation of Yang level in the future!"

"I also want to impact!"

The firm voices of a group of teenagers one after another triggered a small disturbance in the team. The older people in the team heard this group of people shouting one after another, their faces full of relief and sighing, and couldn't help but sigh.

"Look, breaking through to the Cold-Resisting level is nothing now. This group of boys is going for the top-grade battle body qualification."

"This group of boys is catching up with good times. When I was in Five Apes Mountain, let alone the Cold-Resisting level, even if an Earth-Digging Realm could appear, the whole camp would wish to be happy!"

"Hahaha, not bad, I also came out of Five Apes Mountain. At that time, you couldn't find a Cold-Resisting level in the whole Five Apes Mountain. Miserable!"

"The Cold-Resisting level is probably really nothing now. What we are fighting for now is strength. There are 58 outposts in our Great Xia territory. I heard that all officials above the Garrison Commander level basically have strength above 15 manes. Just breaking through to the Cold-Resisting level, unless you are as talented as Ji Hong and are spotted by the Long Wu Army as soon as you break through, otherwise you will at most be a small soldier in the thirteen armies like Dragon-Slaughtering and Tiger-Leopard."

"If it's slower, I'm afraid I won't even be able to be a small soldier. The Cold-Resisting levels in the thirteen armies of Dragon-Slaughtering and Tiger-Leopard are also increasing. I heard that the newly established Black Arrow, Blue Dragon, East Sun, and Flying Peng armies now have as many as 200 Cold-Resisting levels, and the other nine armies are estimated to be at least 300 or more."

"That's not right! The number of Cold-Resisting levels in the fifteen major armies alone adds up to more than 5,000. How many Cold-Resisting levels does our Great Xia have now?"

Hearing the last person's question, the people who were discussing hotly suddenly stopped, including the young people like Xiao Heng and Luo An, everyone looked at each other.

They really don't know how many Cold-Resisting levels Great Xia has now.

What the people in the back don't know is that the object of their heated discussion, Ji Hong, is currently in the snow forest area five kilometers in front of the convoy, guarding for the army.

"In just this half an hour, I have sensed the aura of more than 100 people. Are there so many people going to Hong Sect City recently?"

In the snow forest, Ji Hong, wearing a set of Thousand-Forged Lei Kui golden armor, stood on the top of a big tree. Sensing that several auras in the north were sweeping toward the west side, a look of confusion appeared on his face.

Great Xia's marching has rules. Whenever the army moves, the soldiers of the Scout Camp must be fully dispersed for vigilance. Within ten kilometers before and after the marching team, once any disturbance is found, it must be reported to the commander immediately.

This rule was formulated by Director Yu Wen Tao himself. As his direct unit, the Long Wu Army naturally has to take the lead in complying and executing it.

And Ji Hong is currently performing the task of vigilance.

It is said that Ji Hong is currently only a member of the Long Wu Squad and cannot even be considered a formal soldier of the Long Wu Army. Guarding for the marching team is the work of the Scout Camp of the Long Wu Army, and it should have nothing to do with him.

This has to mention the importance Ji Hong received in the Long Wu Army!

Invited to join the team by Deputy Commander Director Yu Wen Yong himself, and even named by the Director of the Weaponry Department Director Yu Wen Tao, Ji Hong naturally cannot be treated the same as other members of the Long Wu Squad.

When Ji Hong arrived at Bashing two days ago, he thought he would have to hunt with the Long Wu Squad for a period of time before he could successfully enter the Long Wu Army. Who would have thought that the Scout Camp Captain Zhu Yang would directly issue him a set of Thousand-Forged Lei Kui golden armor and tell him that he could act with the Long Wu Army from now on.

"It is true that the Long Wu Army has a full establishment of 1,000 people, but it is not impossible to make an exception. Talents should be recruited without sticking to one pattern. You are not a formal member of the Long Wu Army yet, but it is no problem to follow the army to familiarize yourself and run-in first."

This was Zhu Yang's words at the time. Ji Hong was naturally excited after hearing it. Not to mention anything else, he had been coveting the set of Thousand-Forged Lei Kui golden armor given by Zhu Yang for several years. Now that he finally wore it as he wished, his heart was naturally excited to the extreme.

After Ji Hong entered the Long Wu Army, he was naturally assigned to the most elite Scout Camp and is currently under the command of Scout Camp Captain Zhu Yang.

"If I hadn't entered the Long Wu Army, I wouldn't have known that Lord Director Yu Wen Tao had already resigned from the position of Commander. The current Long Wu Army Commander is Hou Quan, Deputy Commander is Director Yu Wen Yong, Scout Camp Captain is Zhu Yang..."

Ji Hong thought of this, paused, and secretly said in his heart: "Understandable, Lord Director Yu Wen is the Director of the Weaponry Department after all, and there are too many things to manage. He must have no time to take care of the daily training of the Long Wu Army. In this way, the Deputy Si Zheng should have also resigned from the position of Commander of the Cloud Dragon Army. The current Commander of the Cloud Dragon Army should be Liu Yuan. This boy Liu Peng, his mouth is really tight..."

Although Liu Peng is seven years younger than himself, he is quite famous in the inner city. Ji Hong naturally knows him, and also knows that Liu Yuan is his brother. Liu Yuan is the Commander of the Cloud Dragon Army, and Liu Peng must know about it. He hasn't revealed it to the outside world for so long, which shows how tight this boy's mouth is.

"Ji Hong, is there any situation?"

Suddenly, a voice came from under the big tree.

Ji Hong hurriedly jumped down with a solemn expression. Seeing the person coming, he hurriedly bowed and said, "Reporting to the Captain, six more people passed by on my side. Looking at the direction, they are going to Hong Sect City. They should be Cold-Resisting levels from the seven towns in the north, and have nothing to do with the marching team."

The Scout Camp has five squads, each with 20 people. Ji Hong was just assigned to the fifth squad. The middle-aged man in golden armor in front of him is the captain of the fifth squad, Zhang Qingyuan.

When he was assigned to the fifth squad two days ago, Ji Hong couldn't help but feel a little unconvinced. He thought that with his top-grade battle body qualification and 3 manes of strength as soon as he broke through, he should have been assigned to the first squad.

But when he really arrived at the military camp and saw the 100 people in the Scout Camp with his own eyes, he realized how ridiculous his thoughts were.

He couldn't see through the cultivation of anyone in the Scout Camp, which means that all the soldiers in the Scout Camp were above him in strength.

At that moment, Ji Hong truly understood what the word "elite" meant, completely let go of the arrogance in his heart, and obediently served as his own small soldier.

After inquiring for two days, he learned that all 100 people in the Scout Camp had a base strength of more than 6 manes. Anyone who could be a captain had a base strength of no less than 12 manes. Not to mention the nine camp captains behind, the captain of the Scout Camp he was in, Zhu Yang, had a strength as high as 16 manes.

For example, the Zhang Qingyuan in front of him was a well-known Cold-Resisting level expert in the original Zhaoyang camp, and now his strength is as high as 14 manes.

What is the concept of 14 manes? Even if his Ji Hong is a top-grade battle body, he will only have 14 manes of strength when he breaks through to the late Cold-Resisting level in the future. The key is, will Zhang Qingyuan wait for him to break through in place?

With the financial resources of the Long Wu Army soldiers, the quota for pills such as Dragon Carp Pills, Blue Cod Pills, and Black Evil Pills can be filled every month. It is by no means an easy task for him to surpass any soldier in the army.

"You have changed a lot in the past two days. Your temperament is good!"

Zhang Qingyuan couldn't see Ji Hong's psychological activities, but he saw the changes in this young man in just two days in the Long Wu Army very clearly.

From being full of arrogance at the beginning to putting down his posture now and obediently doing what a small soldier should do, being able to make such changes in two days, at Ji Hong's age, having this temperament is indeed rare.

This is a top-grade battle body!

Zhang Qingyuan looked at Ji Hong, thinking that this boy is a top-grade battle body, and couldn't help but reveal some envy in his eyes.

He is a low-grade battle body qualification, fifty-four years old this year. When he broke through to the peak of the Cold-Resisting level the year before last, his strength was only 10 manes. Originally, there was no chance to improve. Thanks to the Lord opening up the Five Plains Water Domain last year and producing the three types of pills: Dragon Carp, Blue Cod, and the subsequent Black Evil Pill, he was able to continue to improve and had his current 14 manes of strength.

It is said that 14 manes are not bad. Placed in the nine towns at the southern foot of the Mo Ao Mountains, it can be called a good hand. But compared with these monsters in the camp now, it is indeed a bit insufficient.

Especially the Ji Hong in front of him, who had 3 manes of strength as soon as he broke through. In the future, when he breaks through to the late Cold-Resisting level, his strength will easily exceed his own. Even without pills, he can directly improve to 24 manes of strength, ranking among the experts in the nine towns. It is even more terrifying to improve with pills.

The key is that the top-grade battle body also has a great hope of breaking through to the Manifestation of Yang level!

Not to mention the strength growth of the Manifestation of Yang level, just the 200-year lifespan is enough to make people of Zhang Qingyuan's age crazy.

Zhang Qingyuan took a slight breath to calm his mood. Thinking that as long as there are no accidents for this young man in front of him, his strength will inevitably rise steadily, and his status in Great Xia will become higher and higher, he couldn't help but have some careful thoughts, and asked with a smile: "Ji Hong, seeing so many people from the seven towns in the north going to Hong Sect City just now, you must be very confused in your heart, right?"

Ji Hong heard this and nodded immediately, his eyes full of curiosity.

Zhang Qingyuan is a captain of the Long Wu Army, and naturally knows more than these people. Seeing Ji Hong's eyes full of curiosity, he smiled and said: "There is a big excitement in Hong Sect City the day after tomorrow. The three northern towns jointly sent a letter to our Great Xia, accusing Director Yuan of killing people from the Beishuo Chamber of Commerce. Yang Fazheng gathered people from all towns to come to Hong Sect City to make trouble. The Lord then summoned us..."

As Zhang Qingyuan told the story of the murder of the people from the Beishuo Chamber of Commerce, Ji Hong suddenly realized why the Long Wu Army came to escort the supplies personally this time, why the exploration competition at the He Yin outpost was terminated, why they also followed to escort the supplies, and so on. A series of confusions now all had answers.

After Ji Hong heard it, he had the answer after thinking for less than a moment. He looked up at Zhang Qingyuan and asked: "The three towns want to use this matter to unite all towns to suppress the rising momentum of our Great Xia recently. The Lord transferred all of us back, but he wanted to subdue the Mo Ao towns in one fell swoop, so that our Great Xia completely confirmed the name of the first town in Mo Ao, right? Captain."

Hearing this, Zhang Qingyuan's expression stalled. To be honest, after he learned about these things earlier, he hadn't thought so deeply. He only felt that the Lord was worried that the fierce power of the three northern towns was too strong, so he gathered them to Hong Sect to prepare for defense.

Being reminded by Ji Hong at this moment, he realized that Xia Hong's move this time indeed very likely contained this layer of intention.

"Good boy, you are smarter than me!" ===== CHAPTER 404 =====

Reminded by Ji Hong just now, he finally realized that Xia Hong indeed very likely harbored this layer of intention this time.

"Good lad, you are smarter than me!"