"Divine Skill?"
"Yeah."
"You just came up with it?"
"Got lucky."
"...I wish I had your luck."
"Isn't meeting me already good luck for you?"
"True."
Shi Zhi nodded.
The two fell silent again, letting the Dark Wild Boar charge onward.
Gu Qingshan quietly assessed himself. He felt that after being promoted to Second Lieutenant, his strength had received a fixed boost.
It was an exceedingly subtle sensation—
Like pouring water into a bottle, not a drop too much or too little, until it reached exactly the right mark.
He was now a Second Lieutenant.
By that logic, every increase in military rank brought a corresponding boost in strength—
A Sequence-bearer's strength came from the One Person, Ten Thousand Lives Art.
Then wasn't the person with the highest rank the complete bearer of the One Person, Ten Thousand Lives Art?
Thoughts surged through Gu Qingshan's mind. For a moment, he couldn't tell how many ideas had flashed through it.
Suddenly, Shi Zhi said, "Look, we're almost there—but that's strange. What's going on?"
Gu Qingshan looked up.
A good number of Sequence-bearers stood atop the lofty mountains ahead.
Gu Qingshan was puzzled.
Why were they loitering on the mountain instead of hurrying to the next world?
He patted the boar.
The Dark Wild Boar understood and carried him and Shi Zhi charging up the slope.
Among the groups of Sequence-bearers, Gu Qingshan soon found the people from the War Sequence.
They were a group of Elite Soldiers, along with several squad leaders.
Squad leader wasn't a rank recognized by the Sequence. Instead, during certain temporary battles, the Sequence-bearers chose leaders on their own, forming an effective organization.
"Everyone, I'm Li Jiu. What's happening up ahead?" Gu Qingshan asked.
The few men glanced at him.
The War Sequence interface clearly displayed Gu