Logistics Soldiers Are Good!

"These stats of mine really are unremarkable."

Looking at the attribute panel, Gu Han couldn't help a bitter laugh.

In this world, Gu Han had never heard of any distinction in attributes among martial artists.

But the system's given normal attribute range for a First-tier Martial Apprentice provided Gu Han with a reference.

Aside from Blood Qi, all of Gu Han's basic attributes were barely at the threshold of a First-tier Martial Apprentice.

With normal cultivation, who knew how long it would take to become a Second-tier Martial Apprentice.

Farmers like Ma Tie, much older than him, were still stuck at First-tier Martial Apprentice.

That alone showed the difficulty of martial cultivation.

But the system's appearance offered Gu Han a shortcut!

Just by touching a corpse and absorbing its soul, his attributes could skyrocket!

Seeing Gu Han standing there in a daze, Ma Tie stepped forward and patted his shoulder.

"Hey, Gu Han, what are you spacing out for?"

Hearing Ma Tie's voice, Gu Han quickly snapped back to reality and realized the others had already left.

Only Ma Tie and three others were still waiting for him.

Gu Han smiled apologetically, weighing the somewhat worn blade in his hand.

"Let's go."

To prevent the new recruits from running into danger, they were specifically grouped in teams of five to act together and watch each other's backs.

Gu Han and his group of five, following Li Lei's earlier method, set down the radishes and ambushed themselves in the bushes, waiting for a Great White Rabbit to deliver itself.

With prior experience, they waited patiently.

After about the time it takes to finish a cup of tea, a Great White Rabbit finally showed up.

This was one of the most common and weakest prey in the mountain forest.

Though the Great White Rabbit's teeth were sharp, it only attacked enemies when enraged.

Hunting a Great White Rabbit only required keeping a safe distance to avoid its burst of speed taking a bite out of you.

Gu Han gave Ma Tie and the others a signal, and the five quietly surrounded the rabbit while it was distracted.

They all drew their clubs, knives, and swords at once, striking hard at the Great White Rabbit.

But they still underestimated its speed. A white blur flashed by, and their attacks all missed.

Only Gu Han's blade landed, leaving a bloody gash.

But it wasn't a fatal wound.

"Damn it, it looked so easy when Senior Li was killing rabbits."

Ma Tie's face darkened with frustration.

"How come when it's our turn, this Great White Rabbit is so fast?"

"We might have startled it. You guys keep ambushing; I'll chase it."

Gu Han left those words behind and dashed straight after the fleeing Great White Rabbit.

Ma Tie and the others exchanged glances, then dejectedly set up more radishes and resumed their ambush.

The Great White Rabbit had no other strengths, but it was extremely fast, and with its familiarity with the terrain, it darted around wildly.

Gu Han gritted his teeth to keep from losing it.

Fortunately, the slash he'd landed earlier was on the rabbit's leg.

After a while, blood loss left the rabbit exhausted, and Gu Han caught up, slitting its carotid artery to finish it off.

Gu Han picked up the rabbit's corpse and said quietly, "Attribute Absorption."

"Congratulations, Host. Absorbed 2 points of Speed from the Great White Rabbit corpse."

The familiar lightness washed over him again, stirring a ripple of satisfaction in Gu Han's heart.

"Hm?"

At the same time, Gu Han suddenly realized that the attribute he'd absorbed from this Great White Rabbit was double what he'd gotten from the one Li Lei had given him!

Could it be that rewards from one's own efforts were greater than picking up scraps?

Gu Han had a guess, but it needed testing through practice.

Tossing the Great White Rabbit into his Snakeskin Bag, Gu Han retraced his steps.

When he returned, Ma Tie and the others were being run ragged by a Great Gray Rabbit, looking thoroughly disheveled.

This Great Gray Rabbit was noticeably slower than the Great White Rabbit, but seemed more aggressive.

Its pair of sharp fangs made Ma Tie and the others wary, unwilling to get close.

They could only use their clubs to attack the Great Gray Rabbit from a distance, locked in a stalemate with it.

Noticing Gu Han's footsteps, Ma Tie greeted him without turning his head.

"Gu Han, come help."

With the advantage of reach, they already held absolute superiority.

And with Gu Han joining in, the Great Gray Rabbit soon succumbed, its throat cut and blood let!

Gu Han unceremoniously picked up the Great Gray Rabbit and tossed it into the Snakeskin Bag.

"Congratulations to Host for extracting 1 point of Strength from the Great Gray Rabbit's corpse."

Gu Han frowned. Was it because the Great Gray Rabbit was taken down jointly with Ma Tie and the others that the attribute he extracted was less than what he'd gotten from killing the Great White Rabbit alone?

Was this system's Soul Reaper talent a bit too intelligent?

But this dissatisfaction quickly dissipated.

As long as there was gain, it was a good thing—even a mosquito's leg is still meat!

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step; a river of a thousand streams begins with a single trickle.

What he needed to do now was accumulate little by little.

His good days were coming soon!

After they lay in ambush again, Ma Tie asked curiously, "Gu Han, did you catch that Great White Rabbit earlier?"

Gu Han smiled, opening the Snakeskin Bag to reveal the three rabbits inside.

The other three gathered around, gasping when they saw clearly.

The four of them had struggled to handle a single Great Gray Rabbit, and when they'd ambushed that Great White Rabbit before, they hadn't even touched it.

Gu Han had managed to kill the Great White Rabbit all by himself?

Though they knew Gu Han had five War Soldier Brothers, each person was an individual.

They were all Logistics Soldiers, and the fact that Gu Han could do alone what the four of them together could barely achieve earned their respect!

After a while, another rabbit wandered into the ambush zone.

Under Gu Han's direction, the five of them burst out of the bushes simultaneously.

This time, Ma Tie, who had been right beside Gu Han, felt a breeze brush past him as Gu Han flashed ahead, leaving him in the dust.

Ma Tie was momentarily stunned.

"Did I start too slow this time? How is Gu Han faster than me by a whole notch?"

But this wasn't the time to dwell on it. The five joined forces again, frantically killing the Great White Rabbit.

With prior experience, they handled this Great White Rabbit much more methodically.

Gu Han thus gained another point of Speed attribute.

This confirmed for Gu Han that picking up scraps or cooperating both resulted in fewer attribute points from Soul Reaping.

The five repeated their tactic, spending the entire afternoon lying in ambush on the hilltop, capturing plenty of prey.

"With Gu Han here, our assessment results this time should at least rank in the upper-middle, right?"

Ma Tie grinned, clearly genuinely happy.

It was said that Logistics Soldiers who performed well could also receive rewards of Wild Beast meat that tempered Blood Qi.

This would be their chance to advance to Second-tier Martial Apprentice and become War Soldiers!

Gu Han, however, was unimpressed.

He had once harbored thoughts of becoming a War Soldier, but now those thoughts were long gone.

War Soldiers had to train daily—how could that compare to the thrill of hunting Wild Beasts and gaining attributes as a Logistics Soldier?

The Logistics Soldier role was practically tailor-made for him!

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