Figuring Out the Attribute Panel! Opening Treasure Chests!

At this moment!

A prompt appeared on the panel: "Granted the official rank of Squad Leader. Reward: one ordinary treasure chest."

"Another treasure chest."

Joy appeared on Zhu Ying's face.

Before long.

Wei Quan, the Thousand-Household Commander, finished rewarding the soldiers who had distinguished themselves in this campaign.

"This bandit suppression campaign is temporarily over."

"All soldiers, return to your camps and get some proper rest."

Wei Quan called out loudly.

After that.

The thousand soldiers headed toward their respective barracks.

"Zhu Ying, you're incredible! It was your first time suppressing bandits, yet you killed five enemies and even beheaded their leader."

"You looked so frail and scholarly. Who would've thought you'd be so fierce when killing mountain bandits?"

"You became a Squad Leader after barely two months in the army. Your future is limitless."

"Congratulations."

The soldiers familiar with Zhu Ying all came forward to congratulate him.

"Thank you." Zhu Ying naturally answered with a cheerful smile.

Of course.

Many of the recruits also looked at Zhu Ying with envy in their eyes.

After all, the recruits in this Thousand-Household Camp had enlisted alongside Zhu Ying. Now, Zhu Ying had been promoted ahead of them. Though he was only a Squad Leader, it was still an official rank.

Back at the barracks.

"Zhu Ying."

"From now on, you'll be the Squad Leader here."

"These ten recruits will be under your command."

Outside the barracks.

Liu Lei spoke with a smile.

"This subordinate accepts the order." Zhu Ying immediately replied.

Back in the barracks.

Zhu Ying removed his armor, took off his war saber and bow, and placed them on the weapon rack.

Many of the ten recruits in the barracks looked at Zhu Ying uneasily.

Before the bandit suppression campaign, they had all been recruits of equal standing. But now Zhu Ying had become their direct superior, so they naturally felt somewhat nervous.

"What are you all standing around foolishly for?"

"Do whatever you need to do. It's not like I'm going to eat you."

"Rest well while you can. Who knows when we'll be sent to suppress bandits again."

Seeing how restrained the soldiers were, Zhu Ying smiled and said irritably.

After saying that.

Zhu Ying lay directly on his bunk and closed his eyes to rest.

Yet his mind sank into the panel.

"Attribute Panel."

At his call.

The panel appeared.

Host: Zhu Ying

Age: 13

Strength: 190 points. Each point corresponds to one jin of force.

Speed: 156 points. The higher the value, the faster the speed.

Constitution: 102 points. The stronger the constitution, the stronger the defense and the faster the recovery from injuries.

Endurance: 101 points. The higher the endurance, the more inexhaustible the energy and the more abundant the stamina.

Spirit: 104 points. The higher the spirit, the clearer the mind.

Lifespan: 88 years, 32 days

Storage Space: 1 cubic meter

Another prompt appeared on the panel: "All attributes have exceeded 100 points. Reward: one ordinary treasure chest."

"I think I understand the attribute values now."

"A normal person's attributes should generally range from eighty to one hundred. Strength varies from person to person. An adult male over eighteen should have more than one hundred points. I'm only fourteen, so there's naturally some difference between my attributes and an adult's."

"This time, leaving everything else aside, my strength alone increased by nearly a hundred points."

"When killing mountain bandits, each bandit dropped a random twenty attribute points. Picking up attributes from corpses only gave one to five points, though lifespan drops were a little higher."

Looking at his Attribute Panel, Zhu Ying quietly studied it.

Once he had basically figured out the panel.

Zhu Ying came back to himself.

"Three treasure chests."

"I wonder what treasures they can produce?" Zhu Ying wondered curiously.

Then.

"Open all treasure chests." Zhu Ying gave the command.

"Host command received. Opening all ordinary treasure chests."

"Obtained Yellow Tier High-grade cultivation method: Iron Body Cultivation Method."

"Obtained Fine Steel Saber."

"Obtained Mastered Horsemanship." Three prompts appeared on the panel in succession.

"A cultivation method?"

Seeing the first reward, Zhu Ying's heart skipped a beat.

He had lived two lives.

Moreover, his previous life had been in a modern world, where cultivation methods only existed in novels. Yet now, one had actually come out of a treasure chest.

"Extract the cultivation method." Zhu Ying did not hesitate in the slightest.

In an instant.

The Iron Body Cultivation Method was transmitted directly into Zhu Ying's sea of consciousness.

Iron Body Cultivation Method: Cultivating for one full day increases Strength, Constitution, and Endurance by 10 points each. As total attributes increase, its effectiveness decreases.

"This cultivation method is incredible. It should grant ten attribute points after a full day of cultivation—ten points each for three different attributes. That's a hundred points in ten days, a thousand in a hundred days, and 3,650 in a year. Even if I only cultivate at night, I can still gain one or two thousand attribute points a year."

"Wouldn't I become invincible in this world after cultivating for a few years?" Zhu Ying thought excitedly.

If he had several thousand points of strength, what level would a single punch reach?

Even a city gate probably could not withstand one punch from Zhu Ying.

And Constitution and Endurance would be the same.

Especially Endurance. Wouldn't he be able to battle a hundred women all night?

"I'm rich."

"Shen Family."

"Shen Wansan, Shen Rong."

"You'd better wash your necks and wait for me."

"My grandmother once showed your Shen Wansan family kindness and saved your entire household. That was how your Shen Family became one of the Ming Dynasty's wealthiest families. Yet not only did you fail to remember that kindness, you even tricked me into entering the Military Registry in Daning Prefecture, intending for me to die suppressing bandits in this most chaotic borderland."

"If you wanted to break off the engagement, you could have simply done so. At most, I would've cursed you a few times. But you actually tried to take my life. I will never spare the Shen Family."

At the mention of the Shen Family.

Hatred surged in Zhu Ying's heart.

Ever since he was eight.

He had followed his grandmother and the steward to Beiping Prefecture, where they settled down.

The reason they had gone to Beiping Prefecture seemed to be that they had old ties with the Shen Family. There was also an engagement arranged with the Shen Family's legitimate daughter.

Shen Wansan had four legitimate daughters. The first three had already married, leaving only the fourth.

But merchants pursued profit.

The Shen Family had already found a better marriage prospect for their fourth daughter, Shen Yan'er.

Naturally, the Shen Family had no regard for Zhu Ying, a destitute nobody.

To prevent this marriage from going through, they had schemed against Zhu Ying. Colluding with the Beiping Prefecture authorities, they entered Zhu Ying into the Military Registry, conscripted him into the army, and even transferred him to the most dangerous Daning Prefecture, all to get him killed.

But things were different now.

They had wanted to kill Zhu Ying, yet they had instead made him whole.

Picking up attributes.

Cultivating methods.

Becoming the only cultivator in this world.

Zhu Ying's future was boundless.

As for the Shen Family.

Zhu Ying would never let them go.

"Cultivate well and seize every moment to grow stronger."

"It is now the 20th Year of Hongwu. According to historical records, the Ming Dynasty's founding emperor, Zhu Yuanzhang, should soon launch a campaign against the Northern Yuan. Daning Prefecture is a border region, and we belong to the Daning Prefecture garrison. I'm afraid we'll also be heading to war."

"If we really reach the battlefield, it won't be as simple as suppressing bandits."

"I must grow stronger quickly. Only then can I earn greater ranks and noble titles in the future and grasp real power."

Zhu Ying thought to himself.

"Extract Mastered Horsemanship." Zhu Ying came back to his senses and extracted the skill as well.

Unlike the transmission of the cultivation method, this horsemanship was like a fully mastered inheritance, poured directly into Zhu Ying's consciousness and allowing him to grasp it perfectly.

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