Chapter 53: Fated Enemies

Guo Jing: “Indeed, though we’ve won consecutively here, we still have a vast gap to bridge before completing our next mission.”

Nie Huaishang: “Even if the Main God rewards us then, do we really rely solely on His rewards to finish our tasks?”

Nie Huaishang is right—the rewards the Main God will give them are still unknown, and it’s unwise to pin hopes on them.

Moreover, given Guo Jing’s nature, he’ll surely establish a new era in the Condor Heroes world.

But that won’t be easy at all; back then, the masses had not yet awakened, and the scholar-official class wouldn’t yield an inch of their own interests.

Many even betrayed their nation and people for personal gain, and that era also produced a once-in-a-generation genius like Genghis Khan.

The silence of the lower classes, the betrayal of the upper echelons, the overwhelming strength of foreign invaders—this is a rhythm of being enemies with the entire world.

So they must not only have unwavering resolve but also make thorough preparations.

Fortunately, their martial strength isn’t weak in the Condor Heroes world, and Zhang Chu’an possesses combat power surpassing the Five Greats.

After all, his Golden Light Spell combined with his Thunder Art clearly matches the Five Greats.

But to complete the Condor Heroes mission, martial strength alone is far from enough—they must learn to command troops and build and develop the economy.

After all, they’ll be establishing a new nation then, and the hardships and twists are all recorded in history books.

Zhang Chu’an: “It seems our consecutive victories have lulled us into complacency—we’ve forgotten that our victories came not just from information superiority but also from the backing of armies and nations.”

Zhang Xiaofan: “But to complete the remaining tasks, we’ll have to rely solely on ourselves.”

Guo Jing: “Correct. Even if the whole world is against us, I will let the dawn of a new era illuminate my world.”

He is indeed foolish, not clever—in some words, he’s a fool. But some things must be done by fools, don’t they?

His wisdom and talent fall far short of those in the historical records, yet his devotion to his country is no weaker than anyone’s.

Nie Huaishang: “Let’s prepare more thoroughly and finish the remaining tasks. Soon I’ll be taking the Red Blood Cell Team to that Warrior School.”

Zhang Xiaofan: “Try to get Wang Yanbing to reunite properly with his father.”

Guo Jing: “Now that you mention it, we should also take Ghost Wolf B and Lei Zhan to deal with the drug lord—probably the one where An Ran died, right?”

Zhang Chu’an: “So we have to save An Ran. I feel like we’re becoming firefighters.”

Nie Huaishang: “Be grateful—it’s a relatively easy mission; you won’t get many like this later.”

Zhang Xiaofan: “Then I wish us smooth sailing from here on.”

Clearly, the four’s journey went smoothly—Nie Huaishang successfully reunited Wang Yanbing with his father, Wang Qingshan.

Wang Qingshan specifically asked about his old comrade Fan Tianlei, and upon learning Fan Tianlei had gambled away his elite unit, he sighed:

“Fan Tianlei lives up to his nickname ‘Fan Tiankeng’—he conned his own unit out of existence.”

Wang Yanbing quickly tried to reason with his father:

“Dad, you should thank Huaishang for driving him away—otherwise, our reunion this time would’ve almost certainly ended in disaster.”

Wang Qingshan didn’t refute him; instead, he nodded deeply in agreement—he knew his son spoke the truth.

Meanwhile, Guo Jing and Zhang Chu’an and the others slaughtered Liu Boss and the rest—An Ran’s death in the original plot never happened.

“Guo Jing, Zhang Chu’an, no need for more words—call me if anything comes up. I, Lei Zhan, will never hesitate.”

Lei Zhan patted their shoulders, sincerely grateful.

“Lei Ge, we’re comrades who’ve shared life and death. Why thank us?”

Guo Jing shrugged politely.

“Lei Ge, if you really want to thank us, you must let us come drink at your wedding.”

Zhang Chu’an teased them directly, making both slightly embarrassed.

“Deputy Captain, you won’t pack up several tables of food when you go to someone else’s wedding, will you?”

Xiao Zhuang asked with a grin.

Ghost Wolf B’s team all nodded in agreement—this was exactly the kind of thing Zhang Chu’an would do.

Lei Zhan and An Ran instinctively stepped back a few steps—should they invite Zhang Chu’an? Not inviting him would be rude; inviting him would ruin the wedding.

Zhang Chu’an shot Xiao Zhuang a glare—his eyes said, “We’ll settle this when we get back”—then smiled and explained:

“We were just joking. If you’re truly worried, I won’t come.”

“No no no—your presence is mandatory at our wedding, you’re our savior!”

An Ran hurriedly protested, and Lei Zhan quickly chimed in.

“Don’t worry—we’ll definitely attend your wedding.”

Guo Jing and Zhang Chu’an both smiled in reply. As for Xiao Zhuang, he was taken out for extra training by Zhang Chu’an upon returning.

He was exhausted until his body went limp.

“I give up, Deputy Captain—I’ll never bring up your weaknesses again.”

Xiao Zhuang begged for mercy, exhausted—he’d be ruined if he trained any more.

“Xiao Zhuang, you’re really not up to it—I did the same training with you and I’m not tired at all.”

Zhang Chu’an mocked Xiao Zhuang thoroughly, then walked off.

Soon after, Lei Zhan and An Ran held their wedding—guests filled the hall, and Guo Jing’s group were all invited; Battalion Commander He Zhijun personally officiated.

But shortly after the wedding, Guo Jing, Zhang Chu’an, and Lei Zhan were appointed by Battalion Commander He Zhijun as instructors for the Phoenix Team.

When Zhang Chu’an received the order, he was stunned—he and Ye Cunxin were truly fated to cross paths again; he never expected to meet her again after five years.

He wanted to refuse the mission, but Battalion Commander He Zhijun rejected it—none of them wanted to train a female special forces unit.

“Seriously, why are you all so male-chauvinist? You just dismiss the possibility of women becoming special forces.”

An Ran pouted and complained.

“An Ran Jie, it’s not that he denies women—it’s that he’s guilty and afraid of seeing Ye Cunxin.”

Guo Jing laughed and explained to An Ran and the others.

“Why?”

Everyone turned to look at Zhang Chu’an—had this kid done something bad to that girl?

Seeing their glances, Guo Jing knew they’d misunderstood and quickly explained the full story to An Ran.

After learning what had happened, they all sighed:

“Got beaten up and ended up with an apartment—can’t say that beating was a bad deal.”

They even thought of trying to extort Ye Cunxin themselves—they didn’t have a house either.