Supply Base

Seeing how worried Xu Xin looked, Xu Qing thought for a moment. "Sister Xin, how about I go take a look?"

"I'll just follow them secretly. If they run into danger, I'll help them. If they don't, then I won't. What do you think?"

Hearing Xu Qing say that, Xu Xin's heart stirred slightly. Given Xu Qing's strength, it seemed like he really would be fine.

"But what if you get into danger, Xiao Qing?" She thought it over, but still felt uneasy.

"Sister Xin, I'm not going to hunt monsters. I'm going to tail them... Actually, that sounds a little off. I'm going to escort them, so what danger could there be? Besides, I'm really strong, okay?" Xu Qing said.

After a pause, he added, "Unless they go looking for trouble with a Lord-level Monster, there definitely won't be any danger. I'm sure they have enough sense to know that. Don't worry, Sister Xin. I definitely won't put myself in danger."

Xu Xin thought it made sense. Xu Qing was clever, and he wasn't weak either.

"Xiao Qing, you've become quite the smooth talker," Xu Xin said with a smile.

Before, Xu Qing had either been spacing out or on his way to spacing out. He rarely said anything. He was nothing like this, chattering away and making one good point after another.

"Maybe. Anyway, Sister Xin, I'm off. I'll take the chance to see how strong he really is," Xu Qing volunteered.

Seeing that Xu Qing really wanted to go, Xu Xin didn't stop him. "All right. Be careful, and don't get hurt, understand?"

"Sure, sure." Xu Qing waved and went upstairs to change.

He kept all his gear here so that whenever he wanted to go out and hunt monsters, he could take the Alliance's private car straight to the train station and then leave the Base City.

A short while later, Xu Qing came back out in his combat uniform, equipped with God-Splitting Silk, a bow slung over his shoulder and a quiver on his back.

"Sister Xin, do I look handsome?" Xu Qing blinked.

"Dashing and valiant," Xu Xin said with a nod.

Xu Qing wasn't satisfied. "What do you mean, dashing and valiant? That's how you describe girls, okay? Just say I'm handsome."

"But that's the impression you give me, Xiao Qing," Xu Xin said with a smile.

Xu Qing pursed his lips, then pulled out a black face covering and covered the lower half of his face. "Now nobody will recognize me, right?"

"Yep, that'll do. I'm impressed you thought of that," Xu Xin said, giving him a thumbs-up.

"Of course. All right, Sister Xin, I'm off." With that, Xu Qing strode away.

After Xu Qing disappeared from sight, Xu Xin felt as if she'd forgotten something important. "That's strange. Was there something I forgot to tell him?"

For a while, Xu Xin couldn't remember what it was.

Half an hour later, Xu Xin suddenly recalled and slapped her forehead. "School starts in a few days. Will Xiao Qing make it back in time?"

She'd remembered that school was starting, but somehow, when it came to Xu Qing, she'd forgotten.

"By now, Xiao Qing should already be on a train out of the Base City. Should I call him back?" Xu Xin thought it over for a long time, then decided against it. Xu Qing might already have left the Base City.

If Xu Qing missed the start of school, she could just check him in herself.

Besides, Xu Qing was a Warrior. Even if he missed the start of school, it wouldn't be a problem. He had that much special treatment.

The train rolled across the desolate land. In its long carriages sat just over twenty Warriors, all heading out to hunt monsters.

Although Xu Qing had left a little later than Luo Feng and the others, he still ended up on the same outbound train as them.

Of the twenty-some Warriors, aside from Xu Qing, there were four squads.

Like Luo Feng's Fire Hammer Squad, all the other squads were made up of Warriors at the Warrior Level. There wasn't a single Junior War General among them.

Among these Warriors, Xu Qing stood out. He wore a gray-and-white combat uniform and carried a bow as tall as he was, along with a special armguard that was clearly some kind of specialized equipment.

He didn't belong to any squad. He sat alone in a corner with his face covered, only a pair of large eyes visible.

The other Warriors were curious, but none of them went over to talk to him.

Luo Feng and the others in Fire Hammer Squad noticed Xu Qing too, but didn't pay him much attention. They simply assumed he was a lone wolf.

There were plenty of Warriors who liked to work alone, and most of them were quite strong, generally no weaker than War Generals.

Before long, the train stopped, and the Warriors in the carriage got off one after another.

This was a military installation several hundred kilometers north of Jiangnan Base City.

A fifty- or sixty-meter-high iron tower stood there, with the Warrior Supply Base surrounding it. Every military district set aside a special area like this for Warriors to rest and replenish their supplies.

The Warrior Supply Base consisted of a number of quiet little buildings with lovely surroundings.

Xu Qing saw Luo Feng and the others from Fire Hammer Squad enter the Supply Base and register their information. Then an officer handed their squad leader, Gao Feng, a key.

After that, Luo Feng and the others headed to a three-story building.

Seeing this, Xu Qing walked in too.

"New here? By yourself?" The officer looked surprised to see Xu Qing alone.

Xu Qing was clearly a new face, and he was alone as well. That was a rare sight.

"Yeah, by myself." Xu Qing nodded.

Hearing Xu Qing's voice, the officer stroked his chin. So young.

Usually, a Warrior who dared to go out alone had reached at least the War General Level. Was Xu Qing already a War General at such a young age?

"Register your personal information," the officer said.

After Xu Qing finished registering, the officer looked astonished. "Beginner Warrior? You're a Beginner Warrior and you dare come here? By yourself, without even a squad?"

"How could that be? I'm not a Beginner Warrior. I just haven't updated my information. Gotta keep them guessing. Maybe I can even catch someone off guard," Xu Qing said, smoothly making it up on the spot.

The officer froze for a moment. "I suppose that makes sense."

"Mister, how about that key?" Xu Qing held out his hand, urging him to hurry up.

The officer smiled and pulled out a key. "Here. It's for a single room. The number is F2."

Xu Qing took the key, thanked him, and walked away.

"Was what he said true or not? If it was, can there really be a War General this young?" Watching Xu Qing's back, the officer wore a thoughtful look.

He could tell that Xu Qing's gear was high-end. He'd seen that person-tall bow before. It was an A-grade weapon that weighed nearly three hundred kilograms.

The one carrying it had been a Warrior at the Intermediate War General Level. He'd reportedly shot and killed several Intermediate Beast Generals.

That was why the officer remembered it. He never expected to see the same kind of bow on a young man.

Xu Qing carried the nearly three-hundred-kilogram bow without looking the least bit strained. The officer felt there was something extraordinary about him.

"Interesting," he said with a smile.