After Lin Yan finished talking with Liu Mingxuan,
he saw Jia Yan and Li Tao in the training room and joined them in working out. For martial artists, cultivating Gene Energy alone was not enough. Combining it with physical training could speed up their progress.
In fact, the most efficient way to improve one's strength was to fight monsters in the Wilderness Area. At the edge of life and death, all the body's senses were stimulated, blood circulation and hormone secretion accelerated, and the mind became intensely focused. Under such circumstances, a person's learning ability and genetic optimization rate far surpassed the norm.
However, too much was as bad as too little. After fighting in the Wilderness Area for so many days, it was necessary for them to return and use the training room's complete range of equipment to work out.
First, it could comprehensively consolidate what they had gained during this period. Second, once their bodies were exhausted, they could fall into a deep state of relaxation and release positive physical signals, thereby preventing excessive psychological tension and post-traumatic stress disorder.
This condition was extremely terrifying.
It was like in a certain film, where the male lead spent years carrying out undercover missions and assassinations, eventually developing post-traumatic stress disorder. Even at home, he never let his dagger leave his side. Once, while he was resting on the sofa, his wife approached to wake him, and his instinctive reaction was to seize the dagger and slash out in an instant.
The wife he loved collapsed to the floor, staining his clothes red with blood, while the murderer was himself. What a human tragedy that was.
This phenomenon also occurred from time to time among martial artists.
And because of their extraordinary physical qualities and abilities, the consequences they could cause were even more terrifying.
A momentary lapse of focus, followed by an attack on an unguarded teammate that resulted in death, was hardly unusual.
Therefore, for martial artists whose willpower could not yet overcome instinct, proper mental relaxation and psychological counseling were indispensable.
The country also placed great importance on this. During every war, it paid close attention to soldiers' psychological issues, and after the fighting, frontline soldiers had to undergo psychological intervention.
He tested his punching strength midway through and found that it had reached 3,423 kg. The 4,000 kg threshold for an advanced warrior was no longer far away.
Although it was normal for martial artists to improve quickly in the early stages, people like Lin Yan were Rarely Seen.
After finishing his workout, Lin Yan took a shower and returned to his room to practice the Guidance Technique. He could now practice the contents of the second section of Supreme Induction, and the capacity of his energy-absorbing cells had officially exceeded ten times its original level.
He cultivated through the night.
The next day.
Early in the morning, a soldier arrived at the Star Special Operations Squad's base to deliver an order from higher command.
"Captain Liu, the director has ordered your entire Special Operations Squad to Head To headquarters immediately."
Liu Mingxuan recognized the soldier. He was the orderly of Li Tai, the director of the military district's security department. Somewhat puzzled, he asked, "Headquarters?"
During this time, Director Li Tai had been the one handling his work. Since enlisting, he had met the commander of the Northern Military Region a few times, and the commander had offered Liu Mingxuan some words of encouragement, but he had never visited headquarters.
"Yes." Dark-skinned and somewhat simple-looking, the soldier smiled. "The director said that all of you should put on full gear. You're permitted to carry swords, but no firearms."
"And he specifically instructed me to tell you that all the people present this time are big shots. You're all young, so show the vigor of young people and display the vitality of our Northern Military Region. Don't embarrass us."
Liu Mingxuan nodded. "All right, I understand. Sorry to trouble you with the trip."
"No trouble, no trouble."
The soldier left after saying that.
Watching the soldier's retreating back, Chu Wei scratched the back of his head and said, "Director Li really gets it. For a team that combines strength and good looks, look across the entire Northern Military Region and no one but our Star Special Operations Squad can shoulder such a heavy responsibility!"
Jia Yan let out a cold, inscrutable laugh.
Li Tao chuckled. "The points Captain and Lin Yan earned have all been dragged down by you, and you still have the nerve to say that!"
"Nonsense!" Chu Wei looked utterly righteous. "Can the Captain's and Lin Yan's looks really let me drag us down?"
"At most, I can only drag us down Little by Little!"
Good lord!
For an instant, Lin Yan thought he was about to ride an electric scooter down Chenghua Avenue straight to Two Immortals Bridge.
Chu Wei was actually quite fun to be around. Though he was a second-generation rich kid and a second-generation martial artist, and had become a warlord at such a young age, he never thought too highly of himself or put on airs.
He was somewhat similar to Wang Bing when it came to getting along with others. However, Wang Bing was naturally friendly with everyone, while Chu Wei only showed this side of himself In Front Of people he knew well.
They put on their combat uniforms, retrieved their serviced weapons from the armory, and immediately headed to the Northern Military Region headquarters.
It was worth mentioning that Chu Wei and the Bu brothers had only returned to the base at around nine the previous night because they had gone to the administrative office to register independent arm patches.
This was indeed permitted under current regulations, but most Special Operations Squads used the standard arm patch of their affiliated unit. Since they had been transferred from their respective units and assembled into a mixed team, their organizational affiliations technically remained with their original units, so they simply designed one of their own.
It had a green background and a shield shape. At the bottom was a golden olive branch pattern, while the center featured a silver fan-shaped design adorned with the traditional characters for "Star." It looked quite good.
When they reached the entrance to headquarters, an armed soldier on duty stepped forward and raised a hand, signaling them to stop.
"Hello. Please present your identification."
Liu Mingxuan produced his credentials. "I am Liu Mingxuan, captain of the Star Special Operations Squad. Under orders from higher command, I have led my team to headquarters."
The sentry checked his credentials and saluted. "Major, I will request instructions from my superiors. Please wait a moment."
Before long, he returned, motioned for the barrier to be raised, and handed Liu Mingxuan's credentials back to him. "Major, you may enter."
Liu Mingxuan returned the salute.
Their group entered the headquarters office building, where a civilian staff member immediately came forward to lead the way. Along the route, they saw several guard posts stationed throughout the building, while surveillance cameras covered every corner. Security was exceptionally tight. They arrived at the entrance to a hall.
"Come with me."
The civilian staff member pushed open the door and entered.
Inside was a large conference hall, one entire wall of which was a complete display screen.
Lin Yan glanced at the image on the screen. It looked like the Northern Military Region's combat command center.
A group of people stood in the conference hall. Of the three, Northern Military Region leader Xu Minghai held the lowest rank.
Lin Yan did not recognize one of them, but the man standing in the center was familiar: Dai Chun, commander-in-chief of Tianjing.
The Northern Military Region was merely one of Tianjing Base City's four military districts. In terms of rank, it was vastly inferior to a major military region like the Tianjing Military Region.
Dai Chun was a true big shot. Aside from Jia Yi and the handful of Planetary level figures led by him, Dai Chun had the greatest say.
Speaking of which, the Po Jun Sword Lin Yan practiced could barely be said to have some connection to him.
The Po Jun Sword had been created by the former president of the National Defense University. Before taking office as president of the National Defense University, he had held Dai Chun's current position. At the time, Commander-in-Chief Dai Chun had been his colleague and deputy.
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