Chapter 401: Specially Providing Extra Training

"I say, you two, isn't this going a bit too far?"

A petite woman frowned slightly and said with some anger, "Who didn't come up from the novice stage? If you two hadn't been led by the Captain back then, would you have the achievements you have today?"

"Xiaohua, we are different from him." The red-haired man let out a cold snort from his nose, his eyes filled with disdain.

"What I awakened is the Flame Ability. Do I even need to say how much potential this ability has?

Not to mention those far away, Lord Yan Jun is a genuine A-Class Awakened, and it is said that among the many A-Class Awakened, he is also the powerhouse with the most hope of breaking through to S-Grade.

As for those nearby, that City Lord of Yongan City also has the Flame Ability. Lao Ma has the Wind Ability, and his potential is also not to be underestimated. But that kid?"

As he spoke, he looked back at Qin Hai, who was holding a bow and arrow, following obediently behind with a fawning expression, his eyes full of disgust.

"He awakened Strength Enhancement. What use is this ability? Shooting arrows from a distance, he can't even break the defense of an Advanced Fierce Beast.

And if it's close-quarters combat? With that small frame of his, could he manage?

Besides, have you ever heard of any A-Class Awakened who awakened the Strength Enhancement ability? Is there one? There isn't one at all, right?"

The petite woman's lips twitched slightly after hearing this; she wanted to retort, but was momentarily speechless.

Indeed, among the existing A-Class Awakened, it seems there really hasn't been anyone heard of who awakened a purely Strength Enhancement ability...

Being a body-strengthening type ability as well, the Captain's Giantification, once activated, not only significantly increases strength, but also causes attributes like defense and speed to grow tremendously. By comparison, mere Strength Enhancement is indeed much inferior.

"Alright."

Lei Wei looked at the red-haired man, Lin Yang, with a gentle gaze and said slowly, "Lin Yang, I understand what you're thinking. But we all know that everyone walked step by step from the novice stage. We should take care of newcomers as much as we can.

Take myself for example; when I first joined the Association, many people weren't willing to team up with me after learning of my ability.

Even those who wanted to team up with me only wanted to use me as a meat Shield. I almost lost my life several times while executing missions.

Once danger was encountered, those people would abandon me immediately. However, later on."

A look of deep gratitude appeared in Lei Wei's eyes, "I was fortunate enough to meet the Star Wave Squad. They truly treated me as a companion. With their help, I gradually grew from a rookie who knew nothing into an Awakened with strength approaching C-Rank.

And in Qin Hai, I seem to see the shadow of my past self, so I thought I could help him out a bit. Who knows, maybe one day he really will bring us an unexpected surprise?"

"That's right, that's right!" the petite woman chimed in hurriedly.

The red-haired man Lin Yang and the tall, thin man looked at each other, and it seemed they finally chose to compromise.

"Fine, since you, Captain, have said so, we can't say much more. But Captain, it won't be that easy to make this guy truly integrate into our squad. At the very least, he has to show strength that we can acknowledge."

"That's right, we don't want to bring along a guy who only knows how to stand by and do nothing, always lurking on the sidelines. Lao Li, what do you think?"

The tall, thin man turned his head to look at the man who hadn't said much from beginning to end.

"I'm fine with whatever," the latter responded concisely.

"Alright." A gratified smile appeared on Lei Wei's face, "I will talk to Qin Hai properly later, but you all must give him some time and opportunity to grow, right? This is his first time coming out with us; isn't it a bit too harsh to demand he hunt Advanced Fierce Beasts?"

"Exactly, exactly," the petite woman echoed once again.

The red-haired man Lin Yang curled his lips, secretly making up his mind that if this kid named Qin Hai didn't become a D-rank Awakened, he would absolutely not agree to the other party joining the Star Frost Squad.

The group continued to move forward along the plain, and before they knew it, the sky had gradually darkened.

Lei Wei looked up at the time and said, "Let's stop here for today; it's getting late. If we continue to linger here, we might very well encounter danger."

The others nodded one after another, their faces beaming with the smiles of those who had gained much.

After all, the harvest today was indeed good; after returning, everyone could get at least five or six hundred points.

Qin Hai was full of envy, but he had self-awareness; with his current strength, let alone an Advanced Fierce Beast, even shooting and killing an Intermediate Fierce Beast was not an easy task.

"Xiao Qin, everyone is resting tomorrow. If you have time, come out with me; I'll take you to hunt Intermediate Fierce Beasts," Lei Wei suddenly said.

"What?"

"Captain?"

"Brother Lei?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the people around were all stunned, and even Qin Hai himself stood blankly on the spot, unable to react for a moment.

"Bringing you out today was mainly to temper your courage. Actually, as you've seen, so-called Advanced Fierce Beasts are just like that."

Lei Wei explained with a kind smile, "However, with your current strength, it is still somewhat difficult to hunt Advanced Fierce Beasts.

So, we will start with Intermediate Fierce Beasts first. When you feel at ease hunting Intermediate Fierce Beasts, you can come with us to hunt Advanced Fierce Beasts."

"Captain..." The red-haired man Lin Yang didn't know what to say for a moment.

He really couldn't understand why the Captain would waste his own precious training time to give this newcomer special treatment?

And it was to deal with those Intermediate Fierce Beasts; in terms of cost-effectiveness, it was really too low.

"Lei, Brother Lei, I..." Qin Hai was so moved that he was somewhat incoherent.

"If you have time, then it's settled. We'll meet at the entrance of the Association tomorrow, how about that?" Lei Wei said with a smile.

"Okay, okay, thank you, Brother Lei," Qin Hai agreed hurriedly.

In the days since he arrived at the Association, he had sought out several squads, only to be ruthlessly rejected.

Just when he thought he could only go out hunting alone, the top-tier Star Frost Squad in the Association actually agreed to his request, and along the way, they had taken care of him in every possible way.

"It's nothing, everyone is a member of the Association; helping each other is what we should do," Lei Wei said with a smile, "Alright, let's head back."

Thus, the group set off in the direction of He City.

Their speed was fast, and in less than a quarter of an hour, the outline of the city walls of He City appeared before their eyes.

The group arrived at the city gate and presented their Identity Tokens.

Upon seeing the tokens, the guards showed looks of reverence in their eyes and respectfully let them pass. The group walked into the city and went straight to the Awakened Association hall.