"Rest assured, sir. Since Ning Jin is a member of our Yi Fire Third Squad, we will certainly take good care of him."
The middle-aged man with the highest cultivation clasped his fists and spoke in a sonorous, forceful voice.
Li Yan nodded in satisfaction, then drifted away.
"Come, come, let's introduce ourselves to Ning Jin." The middle-aged man was the first to introduce himself.
"I'm Cheng Lie, the squad's vice-captain, a veteran of the Vermilion Bird Division, a fire-element sword cultivator. I'm responsible for offense."
"I'm Su Qingyan, responsible for reconnaissance, intelligence analysis, and mission planning."
"I'm Shi Li, a Body Cultivator! Close-quarters combat and killing!"
"I'm Su Gang, the squad's scout."
"I'm Wen Xiaoyu, the squad's logistics officer. I come from a talisman-making family and know a little alchemy as well."
Everyone introduced themselves to Chen Changming in turn.
"Ning Jin greets you all, fellow Daoists."
Chen Changming committed each of their names to memory, then clasped his fists toward them once more.
Cheng Lie smiled faintly. "Ning Jin, we're squadmates. There's no need to be so polite. Other than the captain, you can just call everyone else by name."
"Alright."
Chen Changming nodded, doing as the locals did.
At that moment, he had also developed quite a favorable impression of this tightly united squad.
"What are you good at?"
Cheng Lie asked.
"Vice-Captain, I'm a sword cultivator too."
Chen Changming smiled.
Cheng Lie was overjoyed at this. "Good! With you, our squad now has two sword cultivators."
Su Gang said with a rather frosty expression, "Vice-Captain, Ning Jin's cultivation is a little low. His combat strength as a sword cultivator can't compare to yours."
Seeing Su Gang look down on Chen Changming to his face, Su Qingyan spat, "Su Gang, you crow-beak! You really don't know how