Chapter 45: The Ten Camps Competition Begins

In the blink of an eye, half a month has passed.

At the center of Mu Shan Cheng, a huge training field had been temporarily cleared out.

Around the training field, crowds of people gathered, discussing the upcoming Ten Camps Competition.

"This is a grand event that only happens once every two years; we must come join the fun."

"I don't know which geniuses will emerge from the Warrior Camp this year."

"I heard the son of Old Wang next door seems to have joined the army; I don't know if he has any talent."

"With Old Wang like that, his son can at most be a private; what use could he be?"

"Besides, I heard that lately things outside haven't been peaceful; I heard that caravans going to Jian Chi State for business have all been detained on charges of smuggling weapons."

"What, trade between the two countries is completely normal; even if war breaks out, trade wouldn't be cut off!"

"Jian Chi State actually detained the caravans; truly shameless!"

Hundreds and thousands of citizens began to angrily denounce Jian Chi State's shameless actions.

In contrast, the Ben Lang Guo troops tasked with protecting their safety appeared kind and approachable in their eyes.

They all brought food and drink to welcome the new soldiers coming to participate in the Ten Camps Competition.

"Young people, you are the hope of our Ben Lang Guo."

"Only if you are strong can Ben Lang Guo avoid being bullied."

"Youngsters, give it your all!"

Amid the anticipation of the masses, the various Warrior Camp contingents gathered together.

At the very front of the East No. 2 Warrior Camp.

Besides a few instructors, leading the way were the dignified Gu Chen and the spirited Yuqitian.

As the top warriors of Mu Shan Cheng's No. 2 Warrior Camp, they represented the camp's image.

Gu Lin and the other warriors followed behind them.

Each one cracked their fists, gathering strength and preparing for battle.

"I've been waiting for this day a long time; I hope the warriors from the other camps don't disappoint me."

Beside Gu Lin, a warrior chuckled, his eyes full of fighting spirit.

Gu Lin also gave a slight smile, excitedly clenching his fists.

Originally, after being injured by Wang Huan and others, he had almost fallen behind the other warriors.

But the blood‑tempering pills Gu Han later gave him gave Gu Lin a chance to regroup and catch up with the other warriors.

Now, with Gu Chen's help, Gu Lin has practically secured a spot in the top ten of the Second Camp!

This is even further ahead than when Gu Lin first arrived at the Warrior Camp!

At the front of the formation, Yuqitian smiled and looked at Gu Chen,

"Gu Chen, do you have confidence to make it into the top five in this Ten Camps Competition?"

Gu Chen's mouth twitched upon hearing that; Yuqitian really is arrogant.

Each camp has nearly a thousand new warrior soldiers.

With over ten thousand new soldiers in the Ten Camps Competition, making it into the top five is extremely difficult.

And Yuqitian opens his mouth aiming for a top‑five rank, completely disregarding the new soldiers of the other camps.

However, Yuqitian does have the backing to be arrogant.

In order not to reveal his true strength, Gu Chen, when invited to spar with Yuqitian, merely controlled himself to a slight advantage.

If Gu Chen hadn't had Jian Lao's help, in such a short time he probably wouldn't have been able to overtake and steadily defeat Yuqitian.

"Top five?"

Gu Chen smiled,

"At least we should aim for the top three."

Yuqitian blinked, having thought he was already arrogant enough, never expecting Gu Chen to be even more so!

"Heh, being this arrogant, aren't you afraid the wind will snap your tongue?"

Just then, an unfriendly tone sounded from not far away.

Gu Chen and Yuqitian followed the sound and saw a stranger wearing warrior attire.

That person crossed his arms, lifted his chin, and looked at Gu Chen and the others with contempt, as if he were looking down his nose at them.

"You frogs in a well, boasting before the sparring even begins that you can defeat warriors from all the other camps—truly arrogant."

Gu Chen glanced at him indifferently,

"Whether arrogant or not, we'll find out after a fight; as for you, I'd suggest you see a doctor—habitually looking down your nose at people isn't good, and outside the camp no one will indulge you."

Hearing Gu Chen's expression, which was like mocking an ant, caused Huang Shaoshan's gaze to sink.

"You, you're not even worthy of my proper attention; once the Ten Camps Competition starts later, you'd better not come back crying to the camp."

"You're like a wean‑less child, acting all self‑important, running around looking for a sense of existence."

Gu Chen gave a cold laugh,

"I think the one who'll be crying and running home to mom later will be you."

"You!"

Huang Shaoshan flared up in anger upon hearing that, about to erupt, when the war drums in the central training field boomed loudly.

Huang Shaoshan gave a cold snort, took with him a few warriors who looked like his lackeys, spat, and strode away.

Yuqitian clenched his fists, narrowed his eyes slightly, and emitted a chilling aura.

"This guy really deserves a beating."

"We were just discussing our ambitions within our own camp; this guy barged in, disrupted our conversation, and acted so arrogantly—I really don't know who gave him the face to do that."

Gu Han smiled and shook his head,

"Looking at the lackeys behind him, I'd guess he's some city's young master come to experience military life."

Yuqitian gave a light laugh,

"In their camp, others see his backing and don't want to clash with him, so they indulge him a bit; but if at the Ten Camps Competition he still thinks everyone will give way to him, he's in for a rough time."

Gu Chen gave a faint smile, completely not putting Huang Shaoshan in his eyes,

However, since the other side deliberately shoved his face forward, if he doesn't give him a good thrashing at the Ten Camps Competition later, it would be a bit of a loss of face.

"Brother Chen, Gu Han hasn't arrived yet."

Just then, Gu Lin came to Gu Chen's side and said,

"I've looked around; the logistics soldiers sharing Gu Han's room have all arrived, only Gu Han hasn't."

"Gu Han has his own things to do."

Gu Chen knew Gu Han's strength was formidable; perhaps he was currently undergoing special training.

"It's just a small Ten Camps competition; no need to seek him out."

Not far away, Yuqitian, who had voluntarily made space for Gu Lin to talk, heard Gu Chen say it was just a small Ten Camps Competition and couldn't help but smile wryly.

"If the combat soldiers of the other camps heard that, they'd surely cause a fuss."

To Yuqitian's surprise, Gu Lin actually nodded in strong agreement.

It seemed that coming to watch the Ten Camps Competition was, for Gu Han, really just a waste of time.

"Isn't Gu Han a logistics soldier? How come he sounds like some amazing genius?"

Yuqitian had a bellyful of questions, but never got the chance to ask them.

Under the escort of Guan Shan and the other camp chief instructors, Mu Shan Cheng's commander, Guan Zhen, stepped onto the platform at this moment!

"The Ten Camps Competition was established by my father, who was also the Mu Shan Cheng general a hundred years ago."

This has never been interrupted for a hundred years, so this commander will not say more.

I announce that the Ten Camps Competition now begins!