Chapter 68: Gu Han's Discovery

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

During this period, countless caravans like winding black dragons came transporting resources from nearby towns and cities.

With the help of the locals, the Border Army of Mu Shan Cheng actively constructed Defense Works.

Those impregnable fortifications rose from the ground, making one lose the will to attack at a glance.

Many soldiers, sweating profusely from work, stopped digging Trenches and gazed at the city walls shining with a dark luster in the sunlight.

They leaned on their iron shovels and other tools, chuckling,

"With such sturdy walls, if I were those Fellows from Jian Chi State, I'd turn and flee at First Moment."

"Haha, exactly, who would be foolish enough to have ideas about such a City Tower over ten zhang tall?"

"The New Year is coming up soon; those beasts of Jian Chi State must not cause trouble at this time."

"I just want to spend a peaceful and happy New Year."

At this moment, a middle-aged man wearing the attire of a Captain of Hundred walked over from afar and shouted loudly.

"The Trenches here will be finished soon; everyone, put in extra effort to complete the Trench construction so we can rest earlier."

Hearing this, the crowd also had no thought of complaining about the hard work.

Compared to dying in battle, what is this little hardship?

Other Logistics Soldiers were also constructing Defense Works.

Meanwhile, Gu Han was returning to the camp with Little Wolf.

"Little Wolf, has your size grown a bit compared to before?"

Gu Han looked at Little Wolf, which was now almost the size of a basketball, and asked curiously.

"Awoo??"

Little Wolf let out a doubtful howl, then quickly glanced at its own short legs.

Its small eyes were filled with great doubt, as if it really had grown a bit taller.

Afterward, Little Wolf's body visibly shrank a bit more.

This time, after speaking, Gu Han kept his eyes fixed on Little Wolf.

Just as Little Wolf shrank, Gu Han instantly seized the back of its neck, lifting it up in one motion.

"You little wolf, you always shrink when I'm not looking!"

"Awoo~"

Little Wolf's four short legs flailed wildly in the air.

"What do you know? Being small is cute, okay?"

After understanding Little Wolf's howl, Gu Han rolled his eyes in annoyance.

If some people heard this, they'd probably go crazy!

In the midst of their chat, they saw fortifications resembling crouching giant beasts.

"I've only been gone ten-odd days, and now there are five more blockhouses; General Guan's mobilization ability is truly astonishing."

Little Wolf also saw such magnificent architecture for the first time and stared blankly.

Looking at the caravans entering the city in the distance, Gu Han thought for a moment, then placed most of the healing pills from his system storage space into his storage bag.

After returning to the city, he planned to sell these items.

Last time, rushing back to the city to cheer on his brothers and due to the scouts' warfare, Little Wolf failed to make a timely bloodline breakthrough.

Fortunately, with the help of the Phantom Water Pearl obtained last time, Little Wolf's bloodline is no longer limited to the previous Phantom Water Wolf King.

Instead, its bloodline is now that of the stronger Water Moon Wolf!

War Pet: Water Moon Wolf

Realm: Two-star Fourth Stage

Innate Skill: Water Moon Abyss

Skills: Water Moon Clone, Water Moon Slash

Water Moon Abyss: Condenses vast water vapor to form the Water Moon Abyss, dealing water-attribute damage to enemies within range and granting healing to the designated target.

Water Moon Clone: Condenses two clones each with 20% of the user's strength to assist in battle; the Water Moon Clone masters the Water Moon Slash skill.

Water Moon Slash: Condenses water moon blades to slash enemies; if two Water Moon Slashes overlap and hit, they can deal triple damage.

These are the three skills Little Wolf has mastered after growing into a Water Moon Wolf.

Moreover, the healing effect of the Water Moon Abyss had already shown signs when it healed Gu Lin a month ago.

As for Gu Han's strength, he had broken through to Martial Practitioner a month ago.

However, his growth rate has slightly slowed because the strength of the surrounding mountain forest monsters cannot keep up with his progress.

Gu Han no longer conceals himself as before; instead, he strides confidently toward the caravans entering the city with Little Wolf.

Little Wolf, being a demon beast by nature, cherishes freedom.

Anyway, Gu Han's strength displayed in the previous battle had already reached Eighth-stage Martial Apprentice.

There are some minor opportunities to contract War Pets that no one can fault.

"Hello, do you buy back pills here?"

Gu Han approached the caravan and greeted them.

These caravans do not specialize in any particular item.

They accept anything that has commercial value.

Gu Han doesn't care about the amount; he just wants convenience.

The caravan members hurriedly turned their heads, a fleeting panic flashing in their eyes.

He wanted to refuse on the spot, but was glared at by someone who looked like a squad leader.

The squad leader's gaze fell on the seemingly youthful Gu Han, Hehe, he smiled.

"Take it, of course take it; no matter what pills you have, we take them all."

Gu Han's dozen‑plus pills were quickly handed over to the caravan.

In exchange, he received one hundred fifty raw stones.

The raw stone's effect is similar to the Blood Tempering Pill, allowing a Martial Practitioner to absorb it to aid cultivation.

But its effect is far weaker than the Blood Tempering Pill.

It can be considered a common equivalent in this world.

Gu Han weighed the raw stone in his hand, glanced at the departing caravan members, and seemed thoughtful.

The caravan person's panicked expression earlier was concealed, yet it did not escape Gu Han's gaze.

If it were someone else, they might simply think the caravan person hadn't expected anyone to strike up conversation.

It was merely the nervousness of facing city entry inspection.

But as a transmigrator, Gu Han's considerations were a bit more extensive than others'.

Because in Gu Han's world before transmigration, there was a famous incident where a soldier disguised as a merchant ambushed an ally.

Moreover, these merchants' old cocoons in the tiger's mouth were thicker than ordinary merchants.

At this moment, seeing the merchants' abnormality, Gu Han could not ignore it.

While pondering, Gu Han took out his Identity Token and handed it to the city‑guard soldier.

"General, please help me verify it."

These newly built fortresses require identity verification to enter the city.

Yet as Gu Han stepped forward, one of them just about to take his Identity Token was stopped by the leader's City Gate Guard Sergeant.

The Sergeant glared at the bewildered gate guard, and gave Gu Han a Hehe smile,

"Gu Han, you don't need to be checked; just go straight into the city."

"Do you know me?" Gu Han asked, startled.

The City Gate Guard Sergeant laughed,

"I also watched the Ten Camps Competition back then; you're the champion who rose from the Logistics Camp—it's hard to even try to forget!"

Gu Han smiled and rubbed his nose.

He hadn't expected that a single Ten Camps Competition could boost his fame this much.

But being able to skip the Identity Token and just flash his face to enter the city feels pretty great—what's up with that?

Gu Han retrieved the token, exchanged a few greetings with the Sergeant, then entered the city with Little Wolf.

The next person wishing to enter the city stepped forward, and the Sergeant's expression instantly turned serious.

He bore a demeanor of diligent responsibility.

A few gate guards nearby stared bewildered at the Sergeant, whose Changing Face was faster than Flipping Book, poked the person beside them, and whispered,

"I heard from the squad leader that the person just now is the new Ten Camps Competition first place?"

"Yeah, didn't you go watch?"

"I did watch, but from a few hundred meters away you could only see two tiny black dots fighting; who could see their faces clearly?"

"No wonder that face was almost smiling into a chrysanthemum."

"Hm? What are you discussing?"

The Sergeant let out a sudden cold snort, making them shiver instantly, and they hurried forward to conduct a serious inspection.

Yet they failed to notice among those the caravan members bowed their heads to undergo inspection.

One of them had a flash of unusual light in his eyes.