480 Million Light Armor, The Squad Assembles

The assembly point for the Dragon Saber Squad was at the branch of the Free Martial Artist Association near the East City Gate.

In Dongshan City, the association has one headquarters and four branches. The headquarters can handle all issues encountered by free martial artists, while the four branches are there to make it convenient for martial artists to accept and submit missions nearby.

After all, some martial artists live outside the city all year round and only enter the city a limited number of times a year; this measure is also to facilitate the many free martial artists.

Seeing Lu Lin get out of Liu Weiran's car, Ren Tian chuckled, "I was actually planning to go pick you up, kid, but I didn't expect you to have a beauty by your side."

Lu Lin smiled and didn't respond. Liu Weiran, who was a step behind him, felt a blush creep onto her face upon hearing this.

"Haha, why are you shy, Young Lady? Could it be that I hit the nail on the head?"

Ren Tian said boisterously, making Liu Weiran's face turn even redder.

Fortunately, at this moment, Zhou Shenming walked over and nudged Ren Tian's arm, causing him to stop the teasing.

"Lu Lin, wait a little longer. The city gate opens at 7 o'clock, so there's still half an hour left. The other guys won't be here for a while yet."

"Understood, Captain."

Lu Lin agreed. Although he had been looking forward to this day for a long time, standing here now, his mood was surprisingly calm, as if this were just an ordinary, trivial matter.

"Wait a while, just wait a while. Those guys are in the late stages of procrastination; they definitely won't show up until 6:50. Lu Lin, come over here and look at the gear I brought for you."

Ren Tian beckoned, pulled Lu Lin over to his car, took a large package from the backseat, and dropped it on the ground with a loud thud.

"This is a set of light armor. You only need to wear the chest plate normally, and put on the full set when you're in combat. Our flesh and blood can't hold up against beasts."

"And this, catch."

As he spoke, Ren Tian tossed a combat saber to Lu Lin.

Lu Lin caught it easily. The saber felt heavy in his hand—a good blade.

This combat saber weighed over twenty jin, which was just right for Lu Lin.

The blade was entirely black, and even the hilt was black. If one were to launch a sneak attack at night, it would be guaranteed to go unnoticed.

"Not bad. You've made such great progress in just three days."

Ren Tian jumped down from the car and praised him. "This blade is a treasure I've used for five or six years. It had already reached the peak of E-grade, and I had someone add Black Carbon Steel to it. Not only did the color of the blade turn black, but its toughness also increased significantly. Just don't go using this blade to chop bones."

"Oh, got it."

Having just received a treasure, Lu Lin was overjoyed and couldn't help but perform a few moves from the Sky Breaking Thirteen Slashes. It was a perfect fit—a perfect match.

This was a combat saber tailor-made for Lu Lin.

"Lu Lin, did you bring your tent and stuff?" Ren Tian asked, feeling uneasy.

"I brought them. The tent, high-energy food—I've prepared a bit of everything. It's all in my bag."

"Alright, put your bag in the vehicle first and try on the light armor to see how it fits."

Lu Lin opened the package and was nearly blinded by the shine of the light armor.

Ren Tian carried a black E-rank Battle Saber, yet he had chosen bright silver for his armor; it was truly baffling.

However, after putting on the light armor, Lu Lin felt it was actually quite a good fit.

"Don't look at me like that. This isn't my light armor; it belongs to that unlucky guy, Wang Yan. He got set up and won't be able to leave the city anymore. When he heard a newcomer had joined the team, he decided to donate his gear."

"Do you know how much this set of light armor costs?"

Lu Lin shook his head.

The weight of this light armor was indeed negligible, likely only twenty or thirty jin. Wearing it wouldn't hinder his combat performance in the slightest.

"48 million."

"Wang Yan is certainly generous. Tsk tsk, if it were me, I wouldn't be able to bring myself to give you a set of armor worth 50 million."

"50 million?"

Lu Lin exclaimed in shock.

This was way too expensive. It was just a set of light armor; how could it cost 50 million? Was this robbery?

"Of course. This was purchased with Wang Yan's entire life savings. The armor is A+ rank, very close to S-rank. With this protecting you in the wild, I reckon you wouldn't even get hurt if a Tier 4 or 5 beast hit you."

"This... I really have to thank Brother Wang Yan. When I get back, I will definitely return the armor in perfect condition."

"Return it? No need to return it. Just go visit him when you have time. The guy is in his thirties and doesn't even have a wife. Now he spends every day dancing in the square with a bunch of old folks; you can't imagine how lonely he is."

"Alright, just put on the chest piece for now and leave the rest in the vehicle. Look, those guys are here."

Following the direction of Ren Tian's finger, Lu Lin saw four burly martial artists.

Two of them had identical faces, fair skin, and thick beards.

"Those twins are the two Martial Master-rank saberists of our squad, Yang Dawei and Yang Xiaowei."

Beside the twin brothers was a lean, cold-looking martial artist.

"This is our squad's scout. His movement techniques are top-tier. His name is Li Mo, but we all like to call him 'The Assassin'."

Next to the scout was a tall, handsome, and effeminate martial artist with a longbow slung over his shoulder.

"This flashy guy is the squad's marksman, Huang Li. Remember, he's a man—a pure-blooded guy."

With this, all members of the Dragon Saber Squad had arrived.

Captain Zhou Shenming gathered everyone together. "Everyone, welcome back. This is our new teammate, Lu Lin. Over the past few days, that big mouth Ren Tian has already shared plenty of information about Lu Lin. Come on, let's all give Lu Lin a warm welcome."

"Welcome, welcome, a warm welcome!"

Ren Tian was the first to respond.

Immediately after, the twin swordsmen, who had previously looked stern, underwent a sudden change in demeanor. "Welcome, welcome, a warm welcome!"

The two of them even started dancing happily right there on the spot.

Only the scout Li Mo and the marksman Huang Li remained calm, nodding at Lu Lin with faint smiles.

However, Li Mo's smile looked worse than a grimace, while Huang Li's smile gave Lu Lin a slight sense of intoxication.

No!

Brother Ren said that Brother Huang Li is a man, a pure man. I absolutely must not be charmed by him.

Zhou Shenming was long accustomed to the trio clowning around. He waited for them to make a scene for a while before clapping his hands to draw everyone's attention.

"Alright, the city gates open in three minutes. We'll follow the old rules: first, take the vehicles to Forward Base 301, then contact the client to confirm the mission objectives."

"Let's move out!"

"Let's move out!"

The entire team responded.

Lu Lin also shouted along. Because time was short, he hadn't had the chance to introduce himself yet, but fortunately, there would be plenty of time in the future for everyone to get to know each other slowly.

There were two nearly identical Tiger-class off-road pickups. Zhou Shenming drove one, and Li Mo and Huang Li naturally got into his vehicle and closed the doors.

The brothers Yang Dawei and Yang Xiaowei naturally got into Ren Tian's vehicle. Just as Lu Lin was preparing to board, Ren Tian shoved him back down.

"Silly kid, aren't you going to say goodbye to your little girlfriend?"