The Final Large-Scale Mandatory Training Ends, Zhao Xing Is Courted

Rob! (Third update)

"Intelligence Reduction Method?! One or two of them will all become idiots!" Xia Jing shook his head as he looked at the person who was covering his head and drooling stupidly.

"I never want to participate in this mandatory training again. I don't know how much longer I can keep going."

Cao Shuang shook his head, as if trying to shake off all the stupidity in his head.

"Zhao Xing, if I act stupidly like these Martial Man later, just knock me out!"

Cao Shuang said to Zhao Xing beside him.

Xia Jing was displeased. "What do you mean? Are you looking down on us martial artists?"

"What's wrong? You just look down on me, what are you going to do about it?!" Cao Shuang said angrily.

"Do you want to die? I'll chop you down right now!" Xia Jing drew his sword.

"Come on!" Cao Shuang gestured defiantly, "Chop me here, or you're a son of a bitch, Xia Jing!"

"Fuck your mother!" Xia Jing Jingbao drew his sword with a clang and immediately slashed at Cao Shuang's neck.

"Pfft~" A hand blocked Cao Shuang's neck, blood flowed out, and the hand gripped the sword.

"Brother Xia, wake up." Zhao Xing slowly lifted Xia Jing's sword upwards, and although blood was flowing, he still managed to remove the sword from Cao Shuang's neck.

"You son of a bitch, you really want to chop me? I'll fight you to the death!" Cao Shuang spat out a line of fire, which exploded three feet high, and rushed towards Xia Jing.

"Bang!" "Uh..."

Zhao Xing's swift chop knocked Cao Shuang unconscious. The flames he spat out spun around, only curling Xia Jing's hair before being absorbed back by Zhao Xing.

"You bastard, how dare you burn my head with fire! Get out of my way, I'll chop him down!" Xia Jing, who had raised his sword, was about to strike again.

"Smack!" Zhao Xing slapped Xia Jing hard on the forehead, causing his manhood to tremble and dissipating a golden aura. "Are you calm now?"

"Hiss..." Reason returned to Xia Jing's eyes.

"Slap!" Zhao Xing thought Xia Jing hadn't recovered, so he slapped her again.

"Stop! That's enough, Brother Zhao, I'm awake now!" Seeing that Zhao Xing wanted to strike a third time, Xia Jing immediately threw down his sword, indicating that he was free from the spell's influence.

"Alright, let's discuss a strategy." Zhao Xing pointed to the sand table next to him and said, "In this joint military exercise, we have very few senior commanders left in our recruit camp."

"We need to gather these remnants of our forces and break through as soon as possible, otherwise, no matter if they are warriors, Agricultural Official, or Mechanism Master... none of them will achieve good results in this training."

Xia Jing rubbed his cheeks and lifted the tent flap to take a look.

Outside the barracks, a group of people were fighting, another group was lying on the ground, and yet another group was squatting on the ground, drooling and playing with ants.

Among the familiar faces of the Four Great Martial Offices, there were some who remained calm and rational, while Zhang Jie was defecating without any regard for his image, Chen Fang watching him defecate, and so on. However, there was a sense of confusion in their eyes.

Chen Fang, wrapped in medical bandages, lay on the chair groaning.

This is a large-scale mandatory training exercise, simulating a real combat scenario, and the location is the "Heaven's Gate Peaks" near Inverted Peak Mountain.

The reserve forces within the Ten Yang Grotto-Heaven, Martial Office, the Agricultural Supervisorate, the Heavenly Craft Workshop, and the Divine Temple, participated in the joint performance.

The four departments together have more than 150,000 people!

Their opponents numbered only 30,000, but all of these 30,000 were drawn from the nine regular armies within the Ten Yang Grotto-Heaven.

This mandatory training truly taught the new reserve recruits a valuable lesson.

With 150,000 men against 30,000, we don't need anything else, we just need to break through.

However, after half a month, even the most elite recruits, including geniuses like Xia Jing, Zhao Xing, and Cao Shuang, were unable to break through.

Xia Jing's initial enthusiasm quickly faded.

God knows what they've been through these past few days.

First, a procession of a hundred ghosts took place, Divine Hall Ceremonial Official ordered tens of thousands of mountain ghosts to launch a sneak attack on the new recruits' barracks.

Immediately following this, they bombarded the area for seven days with barbarian -Five Elements Trebuchet.

Five days later, natural disasters struck one after another: floods, earthquakes, scorching sun, and insect infestations... all the insects and beasts from the Heaven's Gate Peaks were driven over.

In the past few days, Ritual Cultivator has been sent to use Intelligence Reduction Method, Counter-Intrigue Method, and Provocation Method the new recruits.

The Provocation Method caused many new recruits to abandon their fighting ranks and rush towards the veterans' camp like madmen.

The Counter-Intrigue Method is exemplified by Chen Fang, who was beaten up by Zhang Jie, Hu Bing, and ten other martial artists who fell victim to it, and he's still groaning in pain.

The Intelligence Reduction Method continued to work throughout, making them all agitated and unable to calm down and think clearly.

Just now, Xia Jing even considered killing Cao Shuang with a single sword strike.

"How do we fight?" Xia Jing looked up at the sky speechlessly. "The military tents and flags can't protect everyone. We designated commanders stay in the Military Hall, where the Ceremonial Official casts spells, which can isolate us to some extent. But once we go out, we will be affected by these spells."

Zhao Xing, his hand bandaged, came out and said, "There's no other way. We have to find a way to break through. Is it possible that the effects of our spells are intermittent? Whether it's Ritual Cultivator or Ghost Control Ceremonial Official, these large-scale spells all have a gap."

"Brother Xia, please take a look."

Xia Jing followed Zhao Xing's direction and looked at the sand table inside the tent.

"The Heaven's Gate Peaks, the distance between the mountains, and the Engineer Family Formation between the peaks all leave gaps and weak points, which are the escape routes for us new recruits."

"Welcoming Guest Peak, Longevity Worship Peak, Three Purities Mountain, Jade Curtain Waterfall, Carefree Valley, Line of Sky, South Clarity Garden... these forty-six locations are all worth visiting."

"We are following the route of Longevity Worship Peak, Line of Sky, and Jade Curtain Waterfall. Based on our previous experience in breaking through, the intervals for casting spells and controlling ghost obstacles along this route are from 3:45 Rat Hour to 5:00 AM."

"Natural disaster obstacles will occur from 7:40 AM to 3:40 PM, with one of eighteen types of natural disasters appearing randomly. My brothers in the Agricultural Supervisorate and I can provide early warnings."

"The three methods of Ritual Cultivator begin at the fourth quarter of the hour of You (5-7 PM) and end at the end of the hour of Hai (9-11 PM). The three methods alternate and occasionally launch a surprise attack, but we also have time to breathe."

"Their weak points are deliberately designed to be weaker in combat, so as long as we can get to the location, we can rush through..."

Hearing Zhao Xing's explanation, Xia Jing's eyes lit up. "Yes, we can go over there! Zhao Xing, you truly have the demeanor of a great general! I didn't expect you to have thought of so much!"

Zhao Xing shook his head with a wry smile, "Brother Xia, this is a decision made jointly by the nine of us. We are already on our way to break through the encirclement. This is the forty-seventh time I've said this to you."

Xia Jing was startled, then said, "Yes, I remember now! It was indeed you, me, Cao Shuang, Chen Fang, Zhang Yi, and the others who thought of it together."

"How many times have I fallen into the ' Forget Worry Method? Have I missed any important decisions during this time?"

"I don't remember either." Zhao Xing took out a roll of Yellow Paper Yellow Paper, on which many things were recorded. "But Zhang Yi recorded it on Sacred Page. You can take a look."

"Where is he?" Xia Jing asked. "He's resting over there."

"Wang the Engineer and Qi are repairing the flying boat," Zhao Xing said. "In another hour, the people in the camp will regain their senses, but you and I need to act quickly and wake them up in advance. Otherwise, we won't have much time to travel, and we'll be hit by a large-scale spell, which will put us in a vicious cycle."

"I understand." Xia Jing glanced at the map. "We've reached Teapot Mouth and are close to breaking through. You and I will split up now. If you feel something is wrong and you can't hold on any longer, hurry back here."

Looking at Cao Shuang Xia Jing on the ground, Xia Jing said sadly, "If all the senior generals are wiped out, there will be no hope of breaking through. I'm afraid we will not be able to pass this training."

February 19th, the seventeenth year of the Jingxin Calendar.

Heaven's Gate Peaks, South Clarity Garden.

Behind the South Clarity Garden lies a desolate area.

"Swish swish~"

One after another, dilapidated flying boats swayed and rocked high in the sky, sometimes up, sometimes down, sometimes left, sometimes right, as if a drunken strongman was piloting them.

"Buzz~"

Finally, one of the airships couldn't hold on any longer, let out a mournful cry, and crashed headfirst into the ground. Fortunately, the landing altitude was not high, and it only kicked up a cloud of dust.

"Cough cough..."

A hand climbed onto the edge of the dilapidated flying boat, and then Zhao Xing's face was revealed.

"Damn it, Che Shihai, do you even know how to fly a jet boat?! Aren't you surnamed Che? This jet boat is driving me crazy, my bones are about to break!"

Zhao Xing, cursing, reached behind him and pulled Che Shihai up.

Che Shihai, disheveled and bleeding, couldn't help but cry out, "How can you blame me? How can you blame me?"

"Boss, you have to blame Wang the Engineer! He's the one who didn't fix it properly. No matter how good my flying boat piloting skills are, it's useless!"

Click~

A section of the airship's deck fell off, seemingly confirming Che Shihai's words.

At this point, even more people climbed out.

One of them, a balding young man carrying a craftsman's hammer, limped over.

Wang Ji is one of the Grade A geniuses in the Heavenly Craft Workshop.

"Che Shihai, don't you dare lie against your conscience!"

"The Swordfish Flying Boat in the army is a top-tier fourth-order vessel, with 49,000 Magic Array. It was previously flattened by the barbarian Five Elements Trebuchet. Besides me, who else has the ability to make it fly?!"

"Go ask around at Heavenly Craft Workshop and see how many people can do it!"

"How come Cao Shuang's airship was able to land safely? You're still saying it's not because you're incompetent?"

"I haven't even settled accounts with you yet! What kind of crap are you driving? You've ripped a piece of grass off my scalp!"

Wang Ji was a very serious person. When he saw Che Shihai trying to shift the blame onto him, he immediately became unhappy and launched into a tirade of insults.

"Wang the Engineer, forget it, forget it," Zhao Xing quickly stopped Wang Ji.

"If you hadn't stopped me, I would have given him a chisel!" Wang Ji said angrily, clutching his head. "I didn't have much hair to begin with, and now this has shaved off another patch."

"Hehe, Wang the Engineer, don't be angry. It was my fault, I was wrong." Che Shihai chuckled awkwardly. He thought Wang Ji wasn't on this airship, but he didn't expect to fail in his attempt to shift the blame.

"Medical officer! Where's Dr. Yuan? Come quickly and take a look at Wang the Engineer!" Zhao Xing used his Wind Art, shouting as he covered the surrounding area.

"Stop shouting, I, ptooey, I'm right under your feet..." A weak voice came from the sand below.

"Huh?" Zhao Xing was startled and jumped back, then saw a dead head sticking out from the ground.

"Oh, I'm so sorry."

"Split Radiance, rise!" Zhao Xing pointed, and Yuan Yang's body floated up from the ground.

"I'm speechless." Yuan Yang looked at Zhao Xing resentfully. "My head kept moving, didn't you notice anything wrong?"

"Well, Brother Yuan's head is as hard as steel. I thought I was standing on a rock," Zhao Xing said embarrassedly. "Come on, Brother Yuan, wash up first."

Buzz~

Suddenly, a large column of water descended from the sky and surrounded Yuan Yang.

"Wash him too, he's all sticky and sandy, it's hard to apply the medicine." Yuan Yang pointed at Wang Ji's head.

"No problem."

Zhao Xing then rinsed Wang Ji 'Mechanism Master wound.

Then Yuan Yang took out a plaster from the medicine box and slapped it on Wang Ji's head.

"Alright, your hair will definitely grow back within half a month!"

We're chatting over here.

The remaining airships landed, and many people ran out.

"Are you all alright?" Xia Jing rushed over and looked at Yuan Yang. "Is anyone seriously injured?"

If the injury is serious, then the Joint Exercises Bureau should be called to remove the seriously injured person from the field.

People can't actually die.

However, a common fracture or a piece of flesh falling off does not count as a serious injury.

"No one is withdrawing." Yuan Yang glanced around. "I didn't sense any signs of serious injury."

The structure of all living things in the world should be perfect. If major damage occurs, this imperfection is perceived by doctors, especially military doctors, as bright as the moon in the night.

Sensing injury is one of the most important skills for military medics.

"That's good." Xia Jing breathed a sigh of relief. "We've already come this far, it would be such a waste to leave now."

Yes, Xia Jing and his group have already broken through the encirclement. There are no more "enemies" ahead. As long as they reach the designated location, they will be able to complete this mandatory training.

"Zhao Xing, shall we order a rest?" Xia Jing asked.

At first, Xia Jing, the Marquis Manor Heir, was chosen as the commander of the camp, while the others were only deputy commanders. However, half a month later, Zhao Xing's influence has become increasingly significant.

Zhao Xing has effectively taken over the position of commander-in-chief.

"You're the commander, give the order," Zhao Xing said with a smile. He had no interest in vying for power; the training had been so brutal, what was there to think about? "We'll probably be the first battalion to break through, so a little more time won't make a difference."

"Alright," Xia Jing said. "Then let the brothers rest for half an hour. We've already passed the South Clarity Garden area. We'll finish the special training in another 15 minutes."

On the 19th day of the second month of the 17th year of the Jingxin Calendar, at the third quarter of the hour of You (5:45 PM).

The Recruit Battalion Nineteen, led by Zhao Xing, Xia Jing, Cao Shuang, Wang Ji, Yuan Yang, Zhang Yi, and others, totaling 1,500 men, completed their breakout mission on the 17th day after training began.

Based on their performance in breaking through the enemy lines and measured by various indicators, the entire Recruit Battalion Nineteen who were the first to break through the enemy lines received a Grade A rating!

Among them, Zhao Xing, Xia Jing, Wang Ji, Yuan Yang, and a total of 29 people demonstrated their talents and played their roles perfectly in this performance, earning them the Grade A praise.

In early March, recruits broke out of the camp one after another.

On March 15th, the last large-scale training session within the Ten Yang Grotto-Heaven concluded.

All the reservists of the nine garrisons will leave Ten Yang Grotto-Heaven in April to take up their assigned positions. If they can complete Predetermined tasks, they will be able to obtain military rank.

This time, life and death are no longer guaranteed.

In the previous six months, Zhao Xing, the Military Sima Nong, who had repeatedly received Grade A marks in mandatory training and completed all seventeen elective training courses, was also sought after by many.

Especially after the last large-scale training session, Zhao Xing returned to the Agricultural Supervisorate.

Soon after, a lobbyist came to their door.

The first lobbyist was an acquaintance.

"Zhao Xing, I am Helian Lie, Valiant Commandant of the Blazing Sun Army. I have come to invite you to join my Blazing Sun Army at the behest of the Marquis."

"If you are willing to come, you can choose any of the ten elite battalions of the Blazing Sun Army, and the Marquis is willing to give you a territory in the Nine Heavens Responding Origin Prefecture, according to the standard of a third-class earl's fief!"