Rapid Progress

"No matter what Gu Han asks for, do your best to accommodate him."

Guan Shan thought for a moment, then said in a low voice,

"If the Logistics Department is short of anything, come to me and submit a request anytime. Don't delay."

"And report everything Gu Han exchanges for, as well as his recent movements, to me separately."

Seeing Guan Shan's grave attitude, Li Qiang was immediately astonished. What followed was a deep envy of Gu Han.

To receive such attention from General Guan, Gu Han's future was bound to be limitless!

"General Guan, Gu Han said he might need more Demonic Beast cores soon. What do you think...?"

Guan Shan furrowed his brows, unable to understand what Gu Han needed so many Demonic Beast cores for.

But since he had decided to play the long game and reel in a big fish, he wasn't going to care about these petty gains.

Guan Shan casually took out five Demonic Beast cores.

"Hold onto these for now. When Gu Han needs them, have him come to me."

Guan Shan finished speaking and was about to leave, but suddenly stopped and said in a low voice,

"Don't make it too easy for Gu Han to get them. Don't make it look too deliberate."

After Guan Shan left, Li Qiang muttered in confusion,

"What does he mean, don't make it too easy for him? Isn't he just trying to let Gu Han know you can't get something for nothing?"

Li Qiang settled back into his recliner, took out a palm-leaf fan, and leisurely fanned himself as he began to doze.

Having a general backing you really was great.

If he'd had someone as influential as Guan Shan looking out for him back then, he wouldn't still be a lowly clerk in the Logistics Department.

Gu Han's good fortune really was something he could only envy.

After leaving the Military Camp, Gu Han headed deep into the wilderness and continued hunting Demonic Beasts.

He had already arranged things with Ma Tie and the others, asking them to cover for him over the next few days.

As long as nothing major happened at the Military Camp that required all the Logistics Soldiers to be present, Ma Tie and the others would take care of everything for him.

Once he had ventured deep into the wilderness and made sure no one was following him, Gu Han took out a Demonic Beast core.

The core was fiery red all over and about the size of two fists.

For Little Wolf, who was still in its juvenile stage, the Demonic Beast core was almost half the size of its body.

And unlike roasted meat, a Demonic Beast core couldn't be chewed up and swallowed.

With a core this big, Little Wolf probably couldn't eat it.

"Awooo~"

Little Wolf caught the scent of the Demonic Beast core and knew Gu Han had prepared it for him. It immediately let out a cheerful little howl.

A flash of azure light suddenly burst from its body.

Amid the glow, Little Wolf transformed into a dog about the size of a Samoyed.

Then Little Wolf stood upright and eagerly took the Demonic Beast core from Gu Han's hand.

It opened its little mouth and took a big bite.

Crack!

Little Wolf managed to bite a piece off the hard Demonic Beast core!

But Little Wolf's teeth were clearly not strong enough to chew through the core directly, and he grimaced in pain.

Gu Han chuckled.

"So you can grow bigger. You usually stay so small—are you trying to look cute and catch people off guard?"

But Little Wolf was clearly too busy wolfing down his food to pay Gu Han any attention.

Gu Han didn't push the matter. He tossed him into his backpack and continued hunting.

Over the next few days, his main targets were Demonic Beasts at Rank One, Fifth Stage or higher.

Rank One corresponded to the most basic human realm, the Martial Disciple stage.

Only these Demonic Beasts could help Gu Han increase his strength quickly.

As long as he wasn't up against one of those especially tough ones, they were no more than a single punch for Gu Han now.

If one punch wasn't enough, he'd throw two!

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, seven days had passed.

During those seven days, Gu Han received a message from Li Qiang and went to the Logistics Department to exchange for three more Demonic Beast cores.

Little Wolf's strength had also grown rapidly under Gu Han's care.

By the final day, he had reached Rank One, Sixth Stage!

He could even hold his own against some Rank One, Eighth-Stage Demonic Beasts.

Against some of the more ordinary Rank One, Eighth-Stage Demonic Beasts, Little Wolf even had a chance of killing them!

Gu Han was even stronger than Little Wolf.

On the way back to camp, Gu Han smiled and patted Little Wolf on the head.

"All that Demonic Beast blood essence I gave you, and all those Demonic Beast cores I exchanged for you over the past few days, weren't wasted."

As for Water Element Power, Gu Han had managed to obtain less than five points over this period.

He had acquired nearly eighty points of Demonic Beast blood essence, all of which he had used to increase Little Wolf's strength. He hadn't saved a single point.

Gu Han had also confirmed that, despite looking all cute and cuddly, Little Wolf was definitely a sly wolf!

A Rank One, Sixth-Stage Little Wolf was still just as tiny as he'd been at the start!

Anyone would be fooled by Little Wolf's adorable appearance!

"Little Wolf's strength has nearly reached its limit for now. From here on, I'll have to save the Demonic Beast blood essence and Water Element Power to improve his bloodline."

Little Wolf's strength and bloodline both needed the same resources to improve, but they weren't the same thing.

The Demonic Beast blood essence Little Wolf used to improve his strength wouldn't also count toward improving his bloodline.

Gu Han hadn't encountered any Rank Two Demonic Beasts during his hunts over the past few days.

He figured he'd have to go out of his way to find and hunt Rank Two Demonic Beasts to obtain their cores.

After all, he had been exchanging for Demonic Beast cores so frequently lately.

Gu Han could clearly sense that Li Qiang was looking at him a little strangely.

To be safe, he'd better visit the Logistics Department less often.

This time, Gu Han returned to camp just as the Logistics Soldiers were doing a thorough cleanup.

He had come back early on purpose to draw everyone's attention.

Sure enough, Gu Han's four bulging Snakeskin Bags quickly caught the attention of the Logistics Soldiers.

"I was wondering why we hadn't seen Gu Han these past few days. Turns out he went out into the wilderness to hunt."

Aside from Ma Tie and the others who shared a dorm with Gu Han, and Li Qiang, the clerk at the Logistics Department,

most of the Logistics Soldiers had no idea what Gu Han had been up to lately.

So when they saw this, they immediately started gossiping.

"He went into the wilderness alone? Isn't he afraid of getting into danger?"

"What do you know? You can only grow by facing danger. How could you compare to Gu Han?"

"Oh, give me a break. If he really wanted to make a name for himself, why not go to the Warrior Camp? Why hide among the Logistics Soldiers and be one himself? If you ask me, Gu Han's just afraid to die!"

"Those Demonic Beast carcasses were probably prepared beforehand by his older brothers. All he had to do was haul them back and exchange them for Logistics Points!"

Most of the Logistics Soldiers soon accepted this guess.

Getting them to admit that Gu Chen was far stronger than them would be harder than killing them.

By comparison, it was easier to believe that Gu Han only had so many Demonic Beast carcasses thanks to his connections,

and that his actual strength wasn't any greater than theirs.