Chapter 7: Elder Brother

It's over, this time everything is over.

After being questioned repeatedly, Li Lei finally confirmed that Fang Yan and his people truly did not know the whereabouts of Gu Han and Li Xuan.

With Li Xuan's violent temper, Gu Han's hope of saving his life is probably not that easy.

Li Lei's body went limp, and he felt his future was completely dark.

"Senior Li, what should we do now?"

Ma Tie swallowed his saliva, at this moment he had no opinion.

Gu Han met with misfortune while he was with them.

If Gu Han's several brothers blame them for abandoning Gu Han and running away, they have no excuse at all!

Li Lei also let out a deep sigh, helplessly saying,

"You keep looking for a place to hunt; I'll go back and inform Gu Han's elder brother."

He also had no confidence in how things would develop next.

Ma Tie and the others exchanged a glance, they could only continue to strive for the logistics soldier's assessment.

Just after losing Gu Han's help, with only the four of them, their hunting efficiency dropped considerably.

However, they turned back, using Li Lei's banner, and snatched the blue wolf's corpse from Fang Yan's group.

Fang Yan and the others, though their faces were grim, dared not speak out in anger.

They feared Li Lei would turn around and cause them trouble.

They could only swallow their anger and return the blue wolf to Ma Tie.

Li Lei absent-mindedly returned to the camp, wanting to go to the Warrior Camp to find Gu Han's elder brother.

But at this moment the Warrior Camp was still training, and he was blocked outside.

He could only temporarily give up, waiting for the training to end before making plans.

In the Warrior Camp training field.

Several new recruit instructors looked on satisfiedly at the training of the new recruits in the camp.

"Now the Jian Chi State and our country have constant border friction; war could break out at any time, we must accelerate the training of the new recruits."

"This batch of new recruits is not bad; there are four fourth-stage martial trainees; with proper training and some resource allocation, given time they will certainly become martial practitioners."

"Their previous cultivation was improper; upon arriving here they will inevitably experience a period of rapid improvement."

"Alas, it's a pity time is too tight; there isn't enough time for them to grow."

"War is the best place to temper martial practitioners; only through the baptism of blood and fire can they quickly grow."

Although that's the case, several instructors still let out a deep sigh.

Even though they are soldiers, they also do not wish for war to break out.

Once war breaks out, it's unknown when it will end.

No one can guarantee they will survive the war, let alone these newbie recruits.

"What's the use of thinking so much? Whether to fight or not is something those big shots in the court should consider."

A middle-aged man with a majestic bearing and strong aura strode quickly from afar, speaking in a deep voice,

"What we need to do is to as much as possible strengthen our own and the combat soldiers' strength, so that in war we can have a bit more hope of survival."

Several instructors, upon seeing the person, immediately performed a fist salute in unison,

"Greetings, Instructor Guan."

Their new recruit camp has a total of nearly one thousand newly arrived combat soldiers.

There are ten instructors and one chief instructor in total.

Guan Shan is the chief instructor of their camp.

Guan Shan nodded,

"This time, are there any newcomers with outstanding performance?"

"Yuqitian, Gu Chen, Wan Ke, and Jin Kai—these four had already reached fourth-stage martial trainee before arriving here; their combat experience is not bad."

Several instructors chimed in,

"Also Gu Lin and a few other third-stage martial trainees; their performance is also not bad."

Guan Shan nodded, personally came to the new recruit camp where they were sparring to observe.

Seeing is believing; he needs to understand the specific situation of these new recruits.

"Today, all fourth-stage martial trainee new recruits receive two Quenching Blood Pills each, and all third-stage martial trainee new recruits receive one Quenching Blood Pill each."

"Whoever performs outstandingly in the sparring will receive double the reward!"

"Second-stage martial trainee new recruits who perform well will also receive one Quenching Blood Pill."

One instructor's expression slightly changed,

"Instructor Guan, what happened?"

"In the past, new recruits would only receive rewards for outstanding performance after the weekly minor drills and the monthly major drills, to encourage cultivation."

"As soon as new recruits arrive, issuing this many Quenching Blood Pills is absolutely unprecedented."

Guan Shan glanced at him and calmly said,

"Don't meddle in things you shouldn't ask about; I've said these are dictated by the higher-ups, and I can't give you any explanation."

That person shivered and hurriedly kept silent.

But several instructors exchanged glances, each harboring their own suspicions.

Their new recruit camp is merely one of several new recruit camps in the Mu Shan Cheng garrison.

The number of new recruits who have reached third-stage martial trainee, when adding up over ten such camps, is at least several thousand!

Although the Quenching Blood Pill is not a top-grade elixir, merely the most basic pill, this is absolutely not a small expense!

And this is only the reward for the first day!

If nothing major happens, there's no need to act this way.

I'm afraid the war is not far off!

As the sun slanted westward, the sparring training at the Warrior Camp also quickly came to an end.

An instructor stepped forward, reported that the outstanding newcomer Combat Soldiers should come forward to receive Blood Tempering Pills, and instantly all the Combat Soldiers became excited.

The Combat Soldiers who received the rewards were overjoyed, while those who didn't receive them were full of fighting spirit, vowing to perform well in the next training to earn the rewards.

Gu Chen and his bruised-faced companions altogether received ten Blood Tempering Pills.

Among them, Gu Chen had reached the Fourth Stage Martial Trainee, and with his outstanding performance, he obtained four Blood Tempering Pills.

Gu Lin and Gu Hang, both Third Stage Martial Trainees, together received four Blood Tempering Pills.

Gu Fan and Gu Jing performed slightly worse, receiving only two Blood Tempering Pills each.

"There are ten Blood Tempering Pills here; let us brothers split them evenly."

Gu Chen took out the extra two Blood Tempering Pills and gave them respectively to Gu Fan and Gu Jing.

Gu Fan felt somewhat tempted in his heart, but he hurriedly declined,

"Brother Chen, among us you are the only Fourth Stage Martial Trainee; you must maintain your lead and, as much as possible, surpass the other three Fourth Stage Martial Trainees."

Gu Jing also nodded, agreeing with Gu Fan's view,

"Now is just the beginning; this is the moment for Brother Chen to rapidly advance in cultivation. If you fall behind, catching up again will not be easy."

Blood Tempering Pill is an excellent pill that assists martial trainees in cultivation and tempers Qi Blood.

Although it cannot produce immediate effects, it is also greatly beneficial to martial trainees.

For long-term benefits, it is obviously better to let Gu Chen maintain his lead among all Combat Soldiers.

"Since you all declined, I will give the two Blood Tempering Pills to Gu Han."

Gu Fan and Gu Jing both chose to refuse; Gu Chen could not force them to accept. After a moment of contemplation, he thought of Gu Han, who had not yet become a Combat Soldier.

"Alright, if Gu Han continues as a Logistics Soldier, it would be a waste of time, and the gap between him and us will only grow larger in the future."

This time, no one refused Gu Chen's suggestion again.

"Let's go; it's almost mealtime. Let's go see how Gu Han performed today."

Gu Chen gave a hehe laugh and took the lead walking outside the camp,

"By the way, also give Gu Han a surprise."