Chapter 28

Anyway, I don't plan to become a Combat Soldier.

Gu Han made up an excuse off the top of his head,

Those blood-tempering pills are useless to me; I'd rather exchange for a demon beast core and use it as a toy.

Even if I don't want it later, I can still trade it with others.

Toy?

Li Qiang instantly lost his composure—five thousand logistics points, and you tell me to spend them on a toy?

Do you have so many logistics points you don't know what to burn them on?

Oh, you really have the most logistics points of any Logistics Soldier—never mind then…

This is the only demon beast core in the Logistics Department; once you get it, you must absolutely not let anyone know.

Li Qiang handed Gu Han a fiery red bead and instructed,

If some scheming people find out, they'll likely covet your demon beast core.

Better safe than sorry—fear not theft but covetousness.

Gu Han nodded,

I understand.

Anyway, he'd just let Little Wolf eat it—if a thief could steal his demon beast core, he'd share the thief's surname!

But Old Li, does our Logistics Department really have so few demon beast cores?

The Logistics Department, which oversees thousands, actually has only one demon beast core—wouldn't that be embarrassing if it got out?

Li Qiang rolled his eyes,

This demon beast core is useless to ordinary people; it's just here to make the exchange list look richer—no one actually expects anyone to trade for it.

In the Logistics Department, one hundred logistics points can be exchanged for one blood-tempering pill.

Judging by the exchange rate, this demon beast core is worth only fifty blood-tempering pills.

But in reality, the person who drew up the exchange list never considered that anyone would choose something as ornamental as useless as a demon beast core!

That's why they didn't assign it an astronomical price!

I see, then Old Li, you can apply to superiors for more demon beast cores.

Gu Han laughed as if suddenly enlightened,

I think this demon beast core looks pretty nice; I might come exchange a few more later.

In the short term, Gu Han couldn't possibly slay a demon beast with the strength of a Martial Practitioner using his own ability.

To make Little Wolf's bloodline evolve, the only way is to exchange at the Logistics Department.

Gu Han, you really want this just to play with?

Out of familiarity over these past days, Li Qiang patiently advised,

With so many logistics points, why not exchange for something useful? Trading for a demon beast core is meaningless.

If other Logistics Soldiers or Combat Soldiers found out that Gu Han spent so many logistics points on a demon beast core, they'd probably feel his heart was being cut.

That's wasteful—no, not that wasteful!

Old Li, you don't need to worry about this.

Gu Han waved his hand, slipped the demon beast core into his pocket, then left the Logistics Department, jogging toward the outside of the camp.

Looks like I'll have to think of another way to get demon beast cores in the future.

Gu Han felt a bit of a headache,

Although the demon beast core's functions are limited for now, if people discover I keep exchanging for it, I could run into serious trouble.

In this military camp, I'm restricted everywhere.

As Gu Han left, Guan Shan happened to walk over from a distance.

To avoid drawing attention, Gu Han ran toward the camp's exterior using only the speed of a Second-stage Martial Apprentice.

But his swallow-light movement still caught Guan Shan's attention.

This is actually a Logistics Soldier?

Guan Shan furrowed his brow.

If no one told him, he'd surely think this was a Combat Soldier.

But Gu Han's Logistics Soldier uniform can't be faked.

Logistics Soldiers can indeed burst forth with the speed of a Second-stage Martial Apprentice.

But to maintain that for so long, not even taking a breath, that's not so simple.

Thinking this, Guan Shan's eyes instantly turned cold,

Could this be a spy sent by an enemy state?

Not long ago, he just received a notice suspecting enemy spies had infiltrated the borders of Ben Lang Guo.

And those veteran soldiers who died in the wilderness left no clues; the so-called guesses pointing at the new recruits are pure nonsense.

If it were spies, it would make much more sense.

Everything would then have an explanation!

With that thought, Guan Shan prepared to seize Gu Han on the spot and interrogate him under torture.

But the next instant he stopped his movement.

Acting now would just catch a small fish; who knows, it might alarm the big one.

Guan Shan's mouth curled, revealing a smile of deep foresight,

Let's cast a long line to catch a big fish—I want to see what big fish dares to lurk personally in the camp.

After withdrawing his gaze, Guan Shan walked into the Logistics Department.

Li Qiang, who had just lain back on the recliner preparing to close his eyes and rest, suddenly felt the light dim, and immediately he said in an annoyed tone,

"If you're hungry, just take a bun yourself; don't disturb my rest."

Guan Shan's face darkened, and he said in a low voice,

"Li Qiang, did the Logistics Office keep you around just to let you retire?"

Hearing that familiar yet slightly unfamiliar voice, Li Qiang's heart gave a jolt.

He instinctively opened his eyes, seeing Guan Shan's stern, square-shaped face, and immediately panicked.

He scrambled up from the recliner in a flustered hurry, nearly falling to the ground.

"I… I've seen… seen the general…"

His excessive panic even made Li Qiang stutter when he spoke.

Guan Shan is both the chief instructor of the new recruits camp and a Bijang of Mu Shan Cheng.

Don't underestimate Guan Shan just because he's only a Bijang.

But in reality, to most soldiers, the general is a lofty, elusive figure—like a dragon whose head you see but never its tail.

The Bijang is already the highest-ranking figure they can come into contact with.

"Stop putting on an act here."

Guan Shan let out a cold snort,

"What was that person doing at the Logistics Office just now?"

Li Qiang's laziness wasn't worth making Guan Shan angry.

What he was most concerned about right now was what that possible spy had actually done.

"That person just now?"

Li Qiang blinked, not understanding why the general would bother with such a trivial matter.

"General, are you referring to Gu Han? He just came to the Logistics Office to exchange for a monster beast inner core."

"Huh? That person just now was Gu Han?"

A flash of surprise crossed Guan Shan's eyes.

As the instigator of the series of deaths among those veteran soldiers, Guan Shan had heard the name Gu Han quite often lately.

However, according to his knowledge, Gu Han is a member of the Gu family of Wu Shan Cheng.

Although not a major clan within the Ben Lang Guo, they have no connection to spies.

"You just said he came here to exchange for a monster beast inner core?"

Guan Shan suddenly recalled what Li Qiang had said earlier and asked.

"Does he have that many logistics points? Can he afford to exchange for a monster beast inner core?"

Even if Guan Shan couldn't recall the exact price of a monster beast inner core, he knew it was definitely not a small amount.

A veteran logistics soldier saving up points for several years might still not be able to afford a monster beast inner core.

Gu Han has only been here a short while, yet he somehow has that many logistics points?

Li Qiang nodded,

"That's right; after exchanging for the monster beast inner core, he still has over three thousand logistics points."

Hiss!

With that many logistics points, even Guan Shan couldn't help but be a little startled.

Even in the history of the Logistics Camp, this could be considered unprecedented, right?

But this only deepened Guan Shan's suspicions.

It's not that he looks down on logistics soldiers; it's that a logistics soldier simply couldn't achieve this through his own abilities!