Chapter 40: All Attributes Break 1000! New Attribute: Internal Qi

Where are the Battalion Commanders?

Zhu Ying shouted loudly.

Your servants are here.

Three Battalion Commanders and one acting Battalion Commander immediately rode forward, saluted with clasped fists, and gazed at Zhu Ying with fervor.

Same as before.

First, treat the wounded soldiers and tally casualties.

Gather all the Tartar horses and take them all away.

The Fifth Battalion holds the hilltop as lookout—this area is near a Tartar tribe; even without cavalry, they can arrive quickly.

Clear the battlefield and finish off these Tartars—leave no survivors. Zhu Ying gave the order immediately.

Your servants obey.

The four men shouted in unison and immediately set to carrying out their tasks.

Zhu Ying scanned the battlefield, taking in the carnage, then shouted: “Brothers.”

After today, our position in the northern frontier will improve greatly.

The Tartar cavalry has been annihilated—henceforth, our Great Ming cavalry may ride freely across Tartar lands in the north.

His words fell silent.

Every soldier was deeply stirred.

All turned to Zhu Ying with fierce devotion.

Garrison Commander’s might!

Garrison Commander’s might!

Your servant vows to follow the Garrison Commander to death.

Follow to death…

Thousands of soldiers roared in unison, wild with excitement and fervor.

Just as Zhu Ying had said!

After today.

Within Tartar territory, across the northern frontier.

Zhu Ying’s thousands of cavalry may now roam unchecked—far safer than before.

On this open plain, infantry could never catch up to cavalry.

Zhu Ying could lead his cavalry in hit-and-run raids with ease.

Without cavalry, the Tartars could only watch helplessly.

In short, the strategy of these past days had finally borne great fruit.

Garrison Commander.

Our forces have annihilated the Tartar cavalry and won a great victory—should we send a pigeon message to the Regional Military Commissioner? Liu Lei asked at the right moment.

After a moment’s thought, Zhu Ying said: “Report after we’ve tallied the casualties.”

Your servant obeys, Liu Lei replied immediately.

For Liu Lei,

he was even more glad he’d made the decision to abandon his Company Commander post and become Zhu Ying’s Personal Guard Platoon Leader—though his rank appeared lower, his actual status had risen.

Zhu Ying had once been a Battalion Commander; now he was acting Garrison Commander.

But after this battle, all knew that once Zhu Ying returned, he would at least be named Garrison Commander—a true merit, granting him authority to form a hundred-man personal guard. Unknowingly, Liu Lei would again hold the rank of Company Commander.

Moreover,

Zhu Ying’s future was limitless.

On the battlefield, he was fearless and fierce, and excelled at commanding troops.

By Zhu Ying’s side, Liu Lei would surely achieve what he had once thought beyond reach.

Of course,

in the future, Liu Lei would be even more grateful for his decision to follow Zhu Ying.

All attributes have broken one thousand.

Coming back to himself,

Zhu Ying’s face broke into a smile.

“Congratulations, host—your all attributes have surpassed 1000 points. Reward: one Tier One Chest.”

During the battle, Zhu Ying’s total attributes had already exceeded nine hundred; this surge was only natural.

“Attribute panel,” Zhu Ying summoned his panel instantly.

Before his eyes:

Host: Zhu Ying

Age: 14 years

Internal Qi: 0 [Wuji Internal Qi—the higher the value, the stronger the internal Qi.]

Strength: 1445 points [One point equals one jin of force.]

Speed: 1323 points [Thirteen times faster than an ordinary person.]

Constitution: 1062 points [Ten times stronger than an ordinary person; the higher the constitution, the greater the defense and the faster the recovery.]

Endurance: 1032 points [Ten times greater endurance than an ordinary person; higher endurance means sustained energy and abundant stamina.]

Spirit: 1023 points [Higher spirit means clearer thinking.]

Lifespan: 88 years, 5956 days

Storage Space: 19 cubic feet

Technique: Cross-Refining Art

…

“A new attribute: Internal Qi.”

“Wuji Internal Qi.”

“So my attribute growth truly is a step-by-step transformation.”

“Attributes surpassed one thousand.”

“Tier One Chest.”

Looking at his attribute panel, Zhu Ying smiled.

Having lived two lives, Zhu Ying knew well what Internal Qi was—he’d read countless novels in his past life.

After Internal Qi comes true qi, right?

Perhaps that’s when one truly becomes a martial cultivator?

Of course,

Zhu Ying couldn’t think that far ahead now—he’d take it one step at a time.

“So many corpses—collect attributes.”

Coming back to himself,

Zhu Ying did not rush to open the Tier One Chest.

Collecting attributes was still the priority.

Even a mosquito’s blood is meat.

Zhu Ying dismounted.

He walked toward the sea of corpses before him.

He crouched and touched one.

“Collected 1 point of Strength.” The panel prompted.

Zhu Ying raised his blade and moved on to the next corpse.

“Follow the Garrison Commander to clear the field—don’t let a single one of these damned Tartars escape!” Liu Lei shouted.

Yes!

The Personal Guards all dismounted, swords in hand, prodding the Tartar corpses.

“Collected 1 point of Speed.”

“Collected 5 days of Lifespan.”

“Collected 1 point of Constitution.”

“Collected 1 point of Endurance…”

After touching over a dozen corpses, each yielded only one point of attribute.

This left Zhu Ying bewildered.

“Before, I could collect up to five points per corpse—now it’s all one point.”

“Is it because my total attributes have surpassed one thousand?”

“No wonder earlier, after killing enemies, I stopped getting twenty points—everything dropped to ten.”

“So it’s because my attributes kept rising.”

Zhu Ying finally understood.

It was like leveling up—killing low-level enemies no longer gave experience.

Of course,

For Zhu Ying, all he needed was to pick up attribute points.

Grow stronger step by step.

Zhu Ying was not that greedy.

The corpses scattered across the ground.

Zhu Ying quickly touched them, picking up attributes.

“Picked up 1 point of strength.”

“Picked up 1 point of speed.”

“Picked up 1 point of internal qi.”

“Picked up 1 point of internal qi.”

“Picked up 1 point of internal qi...”

At that moment!

Zhu Ying saw a new attribute for the first time: internal qi.

As several points of internal qi attribute were added to him,

Zhu Ying clearly felt a warm current arise in his lower abdomen—the location of his dantian—wandering through the dantian, then surging into his meridians.

“It really is internal qi.”

“I can control it.”

“Warrior’s internal qi.”

“Could this be the step to becoming a warrior?” Zhu Ying’s face broke into a smile.

Though the internal qi points he picked up were weak, Zhu Ying could clearly feel them.

Zhu Ying didn’t overthink it; he sped up his attribute collection.

“Picked up 1 point of internal qi.”

“Picked up 1 point of strength.”

“Picked up 5 days of lifespan.”

“Picked up 1 point of internal qi.”

“Picked up...”

Zhu Ying naturally would not let this opportunity slip away.

Of course.

While collecting,

Zhu Ying also gathered the arrows beside these Tartars into his storage space.

With all attributes surpassing a thousand points, his storage space had expanded by ten cubic meters—he naturally wanted to fill it thoroughly.

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