After being assigned, Lin Bai and Li Fugui searched around the southern city for a long while. At last, they found a row of houses with a wolf banner hanging in front. As they approached, they saw several hundred martial artists gathered before the buildings.
A middle-aged man in armor stood at the front, lecturing them.
Lin Bai and Li Fugui hurried over. Li Fugui clasped his fists and asked with a smile, "Fellow clansmen, may I ask if this is Wolf Banner Camp?"
The middle-aged man in armor cast a sidelong glance at them, his expression cold. "Are you the new martial artists joining Wolf Banner Camp? Then hurry up and fall in line!"
Li Fugui smiled. "So this really is Wolf Banner Camp. Good, good. My name is Li Fugui, and the one beside me is..."
The middle-aged man said impatiently, "Oh, who cares what your names are? All of you, get in line!"
Seeing how impatient the middle-aged man was, many of the martial artists in the ranks wore angry expressions.
Li Fugui gave an awkward smile and pulled Lin Bai into the ranks.
After Lin Bai and Li Fugui took their places, the middle-aged man said, "All of you, listen up! I'll say this only once!"
"My name is Li Tianba! I'm the commander of Wolf Banner Camp. From this moment until this Bone Tide ends, all of you are under my command. In Wolf Banner Camp, my word is the rule—it comes first!"
"Since you've joined Wolf Banner Camp, from this moment on, I don't care how noble your identities or origins are, nor whose sons you are within the Li family. As long as you spend a day in Wolf Banner Camp, you belong to me, Li Tianba!"
"Have you heard me clearly?"
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