Chapter 302

Grand Master’s office.

Varka looked at Gu Chen, sized him up for a while, and then a faint smile appeared on his face and asked: "Now that you have become an official knight, how is your swordsmanship?"

Young Gu Chen stood straight. Although his figure was far from an adult, he had a sharp feeling. He replied: "Practiced quite well, ordinary knights should not be my opponent. When can I go out to hunt monsters?"

"You, so anxious at such a young age?"

Varka shook his head and laughed for a while, then said: "Come to think of it, this body-refining technique of yours... is quite interesting. Recently I tried it, and sure enough, I cultivated the blood energy you mentioned, hmm... if you cultivate it for a long time, you can strengthen your body, and even without a Vision, you can have terrifying combat power!"

"Have you decided to promote it?" Gu Chen asked.

Varka nodded as a matter of course: "You agreed, and I verified it, of course I have to promote it in the Knights, this is a good opportunity to increase the strength of the Knights!"

Gu Chen stepped forward to the table, poured himself a glass of water, drank it to moisten his throat, and then said: "You arrange it yourself, I will go out with the reconnaissance team to see the situation."

Varka pondered for a moment and then exhorted: "Be careful in everything, the wild is full of risks, don't be as casual as you are here."

"I know."

After nodding heavily, young Gu Chen tightened his short sword and said goodbye.

Watching Gu Chen walk out of the office, Varka began to ponder.

【Kaeya】: What does the conversation here mean? The Sect Leader is going to promote some cultivation method again? (Paimon? Shocked)

【Albedo】: Body-refining technique? Blood energy? Some terms in the Tai Xuan Sect seem to be similar. Unlike other immortal arts, the body-refining path cultivates one’s own body, making the weak cells strong. In this way, the power that each cell can provide is more powerful... And immortal arts cultivate magic power, absorbing the power of the world to refine in one’s own body... However, there don't seem to be many body-refining methods in the Tai Xuan Sect?

【Mountain Shaper】: Indeed not many, but not few either. However, I have observed them. These body-refining techniques are difficult to cultivate. After all, the human body is fragile and requires countless tempering to slowly become strong.

【Nilou】: Does it require a lot of suffering? (Nilou? Pondering)

【Collei】: Don't, such a cute little Gu Chen must not suffer too much! (Layla? Poor cry)

【Azhdaha】: Thinking about it this way, is the Sect Leader in this period slowly becoming stronger? (Pondering)

【Seeing Seeing Seeing Seeing Seeing Zhongli】: From a universal rational point of view, starting from the age and performance of the Sect Leader in this period, it is indeed slowly becoming stronger, and in previous periods... they all started with a powerful posture. (Seeing Seeing Seeing Seeing Seeing Zhongli? Drinking tea)

【Kaeya】: No, you forgot when my Brother Gu was floating on the sea and was picked up by Miss Makoto? (Funny)

【Gu Chen】: You can completely ignore this detail. (Nahida? Pointing fingers)

【Paimon】: Sure enough, no one is perfect, even Boss Gu has black spots. (Covering face)

【Amber】: Wait! Mr. Gu Chen found my grandfather!

After Gu Chen left the Knights’ office building, he came to the training ground.

Not far from the training ground are the knights’ dormitories.

Gu Chen walked all the way, many knights greeted him enthusiastically, and Gu Chen also responded politely.

Before long, Gu Chen found the reconnaissance team that was repairing supplies.

The captain of the reconnaissance team was a man over fifty, looking strong and energetic, with eyes shining.

"Yo, little Gu Chen!"

As soon as they met, he reached out and touched Gu Chen’s head.

Gu Chen raised his hand to push his hand away and said: "The reconnaissance team has tasks lately, right? Take me one!"

"You?"

A reconnaissance team member laughed after hearing this and said: "How old are you, what are you doing with such a dangerous task as reconnaissance?"

"I am an official knight now." Gu Chen replied.

The others were stunned, and then their expressions became serious.

The old man looked at Gu Chen for a long time before saying seriously: "It’s not doubting you, but you are too young... You should spar with my team members first, you have to understand your strength before I dare to take you."

"Can."

Gu Chen nodded immediately.

The adult knight faced the eight-year-old Gu Chen with a serious expression and did not despise him because of his age.

Varka is a legend of the contemporary Knights, and Gu Chen is the child picked up by Varka from the wild and raised all along. Perhaps he learned something from Varka?

Gu Chen’s sword was clean and neat. In just three moves, the knight’s sword was knocked out of his hand, and the short sword pointed directly at his neck, only because Gu Chen’s arm and the short sword were not long enough to get close.

"Awesome~!" The old man praised without hesitation, with appreciation in his eyes and laughed: "Eight years old, easily defeated an adult old knight, gifted!"

Saying that, the old man looked at his team members and said: "You should practice more later, but don't be discouraged, after all, this kid’s talent is probably higher than the Grand Master."

The team member was ashamed for a while and then cheered up, nodding repeatedly: "Although it’s shameful to be defeated by this little guy... but... hehe, as long as there are enough people defeated..."

The old man laughed loudly and said: "Just in time, there is a task tomorrow, come and receive equipment with me."

There is a lot of equipment for the reconnaissance team.

In addition to the knight’s own armor and standard Favonius sword, there are also essential wind gliders, crossbow arrows, special whistling arrows, precise topographic maps, water, dry food, etc.

Reconnaissance knights shoulder the task of scouting the movements of monsters in the wild, often going out for a few days, and as long as a month, so no amount of equipment is too much.

Although Gu Chen is small, his strength is not worse than an adult, and he set off carrying a lot of equipment.

Varka, who was worried, specifically came to exhort him once.

【Kaeya】: It really is Amber’s grandfather, but this team’s dependence on him is too high, leading to Amber being the last one in the reconnaissance team after the old man left. (Sigh)

【Amber】: It’s just that I don't know where my grandfather finally went. (Amber? Help me) But I am the best reconnaissance knight, I can develop the reconnaissance team in the future! (Paimon? Hmph hmph)

【Jean】: I believe! (Sure)

【Klee】: Come on, Sister Amber! (Klee? Yay)

【Collei】: Come on, Amber! (Waving flags and shouting)

【Azhdaha】: Eight years old, defeated an elite knight in three moves, you tell me this is eight years old?!

【Seeing Seeing Seeing Seeing Seeing Zhongli】: Judging from the moves, it is not Favonius swordsmanship, but the sword moves are sharp and clean, without any fancy feeling, more pursuing a one-hit kill... plus the body-refining technique and blood energy mentioned earlier, the Sect Leader will definitely shine in this period.

【Tartaglia】: Good good good, I was playing with mud at eight, Brother Gu was already able to go out to hunt monsters with the reconnaissance team at eight. How can the gap between people be so big! (Tartaglia? Damn)

【Paimon】: It’s okay, it’s worth being proud of being a Harbinger in your early twenties. (Hu Tao? Smirk)

【Miss Miss Keqing】: Are you referring to him being in jail now? (Hu Tao? Smirk)

【Tartaglia】: Stop scolding, stop scolding. (Holding head)

Gu Chen went out with the reconnaissance team for the first time, and the old man exhorted him many precautions.

Gu Chen made the old man very satisfied. He was sensible at this age of wanting to play and didn't bring any trouble to the reconnaissance team. When he wanted to act, he would tell the old man.

The old man loved such a gifted and sensible child who wouldn't drag the team down.

People always have prejudices in their hearts.

Some knights didn't see as clearly as the old man, they still had hidden worries about the age of 'eight'.

But Gu Chen proved himself with strength.

The stability he showed in action made the members of the team look at him with admiration.

"Grand Master Varka wouldn't be training this kid as a successor, right?" The old man looked at the team members who were at ease and cooperating with Gu Chen and pondered.

The main purpose of the reconnaissance team is to be responsible for reconnaissance, but occasionally they encounter accidents.

The perception of some monsters is much stronger than ordinary monsters, and their intuition makes them vigilant from far away.

The reconnaissance team generally doesn't fight with these monsters, just records the location, then reports, and finally the cavalry of the Knights arrives and pushes them flat.

But today is different.

"Abyss Mage!" The old man frowned.

"Can't beat it?" Gu Chen raised his eyebrows.

"It’s not that we can't beat the Abyss Mage, but its appearance means that monsters living like primitive people have leaders, meaning they will line up, we might have been surrounded."

The old man’s expression was serious, but not too heavy.

Obviously, the reconnaissance team has encountered such situations more than once.

"Rush over, kill that Abyss Mage first!" The old man made a decision immediately.

The team members had no objections and rushed towards the Abyss Mage immediately.

The Abyss Mage was covered with a fiery red shield, and there was a Wooden Shield Hilichurl Guard and two Pyro Axe Mitachurls beside it, and there were many Hilichurls and Hilichurl Shamans in other directions.

Sure enough, as the old man said, they were surrounded.

Pity.

The leading Abyss Mage obviously didn't figure out the strength of this team. With this degree, it couldn't keep the reconnaissance team at all.

Gu Chen took the lead.

Blood energy surged on his thin body among many knights, giving people a sense of oppression like a tiger.

His speed was extremely fast. After easily dodging the axe strike of the Pyro Axe Mitachurl, he bypassed the Wooden Shield Hilichurl Guard, and the short sword wrapped in light red blood energy stabbed on the Abyss Mage’s shield.

Crack!

— Author's Notes —

――【Non-Chief No Krypton Gold】【Loli Controller Controls Loli】【Qiye Shi】【Huang Jinshuang】【Xiaoyao Ke】【Gayael SAMA】【I can't lose if I drive】【Wen Wen Duxing】 thanks to the big bosses for the monthly tickets! (Nahida? Wink).