Chương 30: Dumbfounded
Biên tập viên: Henyee Translations
Xu Ning heard the noises before he even arrived at the dining hall.
He quickly walked a few steps and saw the two groups confronting each other outside the dining hall.
On Tao Village's side, Tao Qingyuan was the leader.
On the Tan Village side, the leader was a young man with long hair and a fur coat.
There was someone curled up on the ground in pain.
Xu Ning walked in and looked at the person. He saw that it was Tao Qingge from the Tao Village.
It seemed like the Tao Village was at a disadvantage.
"Tan Fengying, your people from the Tan Village hurt my people. And you are going to defend them?"
Tao Qingyuan sternly scolded.
Tao Qingyuan had a tyrannical posture, and his tone was straightforward and prideful.
The person named Tan Fengying, facing Tao Qingyuan's aura, was not amused.
"Hurt your people?"
Tan Fengying smiled. "Weakness is one's own fault, what can I say?"
"This is not a martial arts contest. What weakness?" Tao Qingyuan said coldly, "the dining hall is for public use. You guys came a day earlier, then you claimed the dining hall and started to beat people. Isn't this ridiculous?"
"Ridiculous?"
Tan Fengying sneered. "Restrain your Tao people, otherwise someone will get injured again. Don't blame me for not reminding you."
"Let's go!"
After that, Tan Fengying waved his hand. The dozens of people behind Tan Jiazhuang burst into laughter and left.
"Motherf*cker!"
Someone from the Tao Village threw out a leftover steamed bun and hit one of the people from the Tan Village.
"F*ck them up!"
Instantly, both sides became angry.
The atmosphere in the hall was like a barrel filled with gunpowder that suddenly exploded.
The two groups rushed towards each other and began to fight.
At the same time, the people Tao Qingping called for help had also arrived. He even brought Tao Jin, and the fight became more and more intense.
"I heard earlier that there was friction between the Tan Village and the Tao Village. I didn't expect it to happen right after arriving… It seems that this camp site is going to be bloody."
Xu Ning saw that the Tao Village had already started to fight. He shook his head reluctantly, and followed forward recklessly.
No one had any weapons. They all fought each other with their arms and fists.
"Tao Qingyuan, let me see what you can do!"
Tan Fengying punched Tao Qingyuan in the chest.
Tao Qingyuan also fought back immediately. The two best younglings of the two villages scrambled together.
And Xu Ning, although he rushed into the crowd, did not act irrationally like the others.
Xu Ning didn't immediately find someone to fight, but wherever there were fights, he would help those from the Tao Village to land a few punches.
When others wanted to fight him, he would run away. He acted as a distraction.
Xu Ning had the strength of the muscle bone realm. Moreover, the Source Breath Bodybuilding Tactic had also improved his physique. No one was more flexible than him.
Soon, Xu Ning saw Tao Jin fight with a woman from the Tan Village.
The movements of the two were very tricky. Their punches landed either on the face or the chest.
Xu Ning began to weigh his options, instead of helping Tao Jin, he slipped behind Tao Qingyuan and Tan Fengying.
Tan Fengying was avoiding Tao Qingyuan's punches, and his face happened to be on Xu Ning's side.
Seeing this, Xu Ning did not hesitate. He blasted Tan Fengying's face with a punch.
Tan Fengying had devoted himself to the battle with Tao Qingyuan, so he didn't expect anyone to interfere with the two of them.
He saw the fist coming towards his face.
Then, the punch landed.
Tan Fengying let out a painful cry, and his nose began to bleed.
Xu Ning's body was not as weak as before. Thus, Tan Fengying was greatly damaged.
"Sucker punch!"
Tan Fengying was furious. He subconsciously wanted to punch Xu Ning back.
But Tao Qingyuan punched again, and this punch was much more powerful than Xu Ning's punch. It directly landed on Tan Fengying's face, making him unconscious for a few seconds.
Seeing the opportunity, Xu Ning threw out another punch.
Tan Fengying received three punches in a row.
"Stop!"
Finally, a Black Armored Guard stationed here came to the dining hall.
The Black Armored Guard came alone. He was short and stout, but his voice was stern.
"Anyone who continues to fight will be kicked out of Kangyun County!"
The warning finally made two groups of people stop fighting.
"Fighting on the first day, how dare you all."
The short Black Armored Guard looked across everyone's face, but when he looked at Xu Ning, he paused for a moment. "All of you, no food tonight!"
"Okay, dismissed!"
The Black Armored Guard turned around and left.
Before leaving, he glanced at Xu Ning again.
It wasn't that Xu Ning stood out from the crowd. In fact, when the guard first arrived, he did not stop the fight immediately.
He looked at the fight between the two sides, and he noticed that Xu Ning acted uniquely. When everyone else lost their minds, Xu Ning was still calm, performing precise strikes in the crowd, causing the Tan Village members to feel miserable, and he even beat up the leader.
This gave him a solid impression of Xu Ning.
When the stocky Black Armored Guard left, the venue fell silent.
The two sides walked away from each other.
"Just wait and see!"
Tan Fengying held his nose and pointed at Xu Ning viciously.
This surprised the people who hadn't noticed what happened before. Tan Fengying was fighting Tao Qingyuan, so why would he direct his hostility to another person.
The two groups then went their separate ways.
"Xu Ning."
Tao Qingyuan took the initiative to walk to Xu Ning's side.
The punch that Xu Ning landed greatly benefited Tao Qingyuan.
"Brother Qingyuan."
Xu Ning said in response.
Although the two were selected into the Black Armored Guards at the same time, they had not interacted prior to this.
"No need to be so polite."
Although Tao Qingyuan was the top genius of the Tao Village, he had a humble personality.
"I have wanted to beat this Tan Fengying guy for a long time. And you have helped me this time and greatly fulfilled my wish."
Tao Qingyuan and Xu Ning walked side by side towards the residence area.
"I thought you would blame me for disrupting your fight."
Xu Ning smiled. He thought Qingyuan wanted a one-on-one fight.
"Of course not!"
Tao Qingyuan felt like Xu Ning was an interesting character. "As long as we can win against the opponent, the circumstances don't matter. When encountering horse bandits or encountering beasts, do you think they will fight fairly?"
Tao Qingyuan's words surprised Xu Ning.
To outsiders, Tao Qingyuan looked responsible and abided by the rules. Otherwise, Tao Jingxing would not have deliberately trained him and appointed him as the future Clan Head of the Tao Village.
But now it seemed that he was easygoing and not stubborn at all.
"However, although we won this time, this incident happened on the first day. I am afraid that this is not the end of it."
Tao Qingyuan was a little worried.
In fact, he didn't want to fight, but the other party acted first.
"No need to worry."
Xu Ning said relievedly, "When we were fighting just now, I saw that the Black Armored Guard-in-charge was watching. He kept waiting until the fight got too intense, before he stood up and stopped it."
"Um…"
Tao Qingyuan frowned and lowered his voice. "Then you mean…"
"I think the Black Armored Guard-in-charge doesn't seem to oppose our behavior." Xu Ning said, "If there was a fight in the Tao Village, both parties would receive severe punishments. But he only took away one meal, doesn't this count as encouragement?"
"Yeah…"
Tao Qingyuan realized and said, "It seems that the upper level of the Black Armored Guards hope that we will stay aggressive."
"In any case, thank you so much for today."
When they arrived at their residence, Tao Qingyuan said, "We should help each other if we encounter anything in the future."
Xu Ning demonstrated powerful strength, as well as critical thinking skills. This made Tao Qingyuan feel that he was an extraordinary person.
In order to lead the Tao Village to thrive in the Black Armored Guards, he needed a helper like Xu Ning.
"Of course."
Xu Ning accepted Tao Qingyuan's offer.
Being able to get along with Tao Qingyuan was definitely beneficial to him.
Chương 31: Resources
Biên tập viên: Henyee Translations
The next day.
In the morning, Tao Qingping and Xu Ning made their beds.
"Go, let's eat!"
Tao Qingping once again asked Xu Ning to go to the dining hall.
Tao Qingping didn't sleep well since he didn't eat dinner last night.
Xu Ning felt better, but he also felt his stomach was a little empty.
"Xu Ning."
As soon as Xu Ning and Tao Qingping went outside, they ran into the other Tao Village members.
Everyone greeted Xu Ning proactively.
Xu Ning also responded politely.
The reason why Xu Ning had become so popular had a lot to do with yesterday's conflict.
Yesterday, when the two sides were fighting, almost every Tao Village member saw Xu Ning fighting with them side by side. Regardless of whether Xu Ning's punches were lethal, just seeing a person fighting with them, gave them a good impression of Xu Ning.
In addition, after the conflict ended, everyone saw that Tao Qingyuan took the initiative to talk to Xu Ning, which improved Xu Ning's status in everyone's hearts.
"That damn thing!"
As soon as they arrived at the dining hall, Xu Ning and his party met the people from the Tan Village.
They were now enemies.
But because they had been warned before, neither of the two parties fought again.
Xu Ning did not eat lunch yesterday, so this was his first time eating at the dining hall.
Xu Ning walked around and noticed that the food here was surprisingly good.
There were plates upon plates of meat. He could take as much as he wanted—there were no limits.
Even breakfast was so lavish.
Xu Ning took a pancake, a plate of meat, and a bowl of porridge.
He found Tao Qingping and sat down with him. As soon as he sat down, Tao Qingyuan also took the opportunity to sit next to Xu Ning.
"Look at those people from the Tan Village, they must hate us."
Tao Qingping said in a quiet voice.
"Don't you hate them too?"
Xu Ning smiled as he responded.
"Yesterday evening, the people from the Song Village also arrived." Tao Qingyuan put a piece of flatbread into his mouth. "Other than the new members from the small villages outside the county city, most of the newcomers have arrived."
Xu Ning looked around and noticed that the dining hall had gotten quite crowded.
Everyone sat together selectively in their own groups.
"Tao Jin, sit here."
While eating, Tao Qingyuan suddenly greeted her.
Xu Ning looked up. He saw Tao Jin and three girls holding plates. They had not found a place to sit yet.
After Tao Qingyuan greeted him, Tao Jin and the others walked over.
Xu Ning and Tao Qingping squeezed over as they sat down.
This time, there were only four women from the Tao Village who had passed the Black Armored Guards assessment.
After sitting down, they nodded their heads and ate their meals.
After Tao Jin took her seat, she sat between Xu Ning and Tao Qingyuan.
Tao Jin lowered her head and drank the porridge without looking up or talking.
'These people…'
Xu Ning always thought that Tao Jin was sensitive and a little conceited.
In contrast to Tao Qingyuan, she had arrogance written all over her face.
However, Tao Jin was the granddaughter of Clan Head Tao. Xu Ning tolerated her on the surface, but he disliked her from the bottom of his heart.
While they were eating, someone from the dining hall entrance suddenly shouted.
"Listen up everyone!"
Xu Ning and the others turned their heads and saw that the person shouting was the stocky Black Armored Guard who broke up the fight last night.
He said, "After everyone has finished eating, gather at the camp school field. Master Wei wants to give a speech."
After that, the short Black Armored Guard turned around and left.
"Already…?"
After Master Wei gave his speech, they would probably start performing their duties.
Because of this notice, everyone lost their appetite.
After eating a few final bites of food, they all quickly went to the school field.
No one wanted to leave a bad impression on the highest officer.
When they arrived at the school field, many people were already there.
On the way, people came from all directions. It was obvious that all of the newcomers in the camp had been notified to gather here.
"Stand in formation!"
The 20 people from the Tao Village had already gathered by Tao Qingyuan's side.
He directed everyone to stand in line.
It wasn't just the Tao Village. The Song Village, the Tan Village, and even some newcomers who came from smaller villages gathered in their own groups.
"Get closer!"
The Black Armored Guard appeared again.
He pointed to the distinct gaps between the various groups and motioned for everyone to come closer.
"When Master Wei arrives, be quiet. When he's speaking, anyone that talks will be punished!"
Although they didn't know what rank this Black Armored Guard had, since he spoke in a commanding tone, they all obeyed his words subconsciously.
Soon, a team of Black Armored Guards entered the school field.
After they stood in their positions, everyone stopped talking.
Then, a middle-aged man in a white shirt came in, accompanied by a few people.
He was skinny and had gray hair. He looked elegant from the outside.
In addition to the short Black Armored Guard standing next to him, Xu Ning also saw Xia Yuanxing.
They followed the middle-aged man in the white shirt with a respectful look on their faces.
Everyone could tell that this middle-aged man in white shirt should be the helm of the Black Armored Guards in Kangyun County—Master Wei Changqing.
"I'm Wei Changqing."
Wei Changqing stood on the school field stage.
From this position, he could see everyone's expressions.
"Today, I will talk about three things."
"First one, I want to congratulate you all on passing the Black Armored Guards assessment. I hope that in the days to come, everyone can earnestly perform their duties, work hard, and become the backbone of Kangyun County Black Armored Guards."
Wei Changqing's tone was soft, but everyone in the school field could still hear it clearly.
"The second thing is about the allocation of resources for you newcomers."
"Our resource allocation is determined based on the level of the previous assessment."
"Among you, sixty have gray plates, thirty have cyan plates, and ten have yellow plates."
"In addition to the monthly salary, newcomers with gray plates receive an additional subsidy of two hundred taels of silver each month; newcomers with cyan plates receive another additional subsidy of two hundred taels of silver, and a Swallowtail Flower; newcomers with yellow plates will receive another additional subsidy of two hundred taels of silver each month, and a Qinglu Dan."
After Wei Changqing said this, the newcomers below had different expressions on their faces.
Those who received grey plates felt a little unfortunate. As the lowest-ranking rookies, their subsidies were half of the cyan plate subsidies, and only a third of the yellow plate subsidies.
Those who received cyan plates felt a little lucky and unlucky at the same time.
Only those who received yellow plates showed a faint smile on the corners of their mouths.
Xu Ning listened, but was not emotionally perturbed. He was just curious about the Qinglu Dan reward for the yellow plates.
Xu Ning had heard of Qinglu Dans from Guo Ye before.
It was a kind of medicinal medicine with the same effect as a Swallowtail Flower. For internal skill practitioners, it had the effect of strengthening the body.
However, dans were the essence of spirit medicine. It was expensive and difficult to refine. A Qinglu Dan was worth five hundred taels, which cost as much as spirit medicine.
Therefore, the effects of dan medicine were better. The effect of the medicine was also easier to absorb after ingesting it.
For an ordinary person, the efficiency of spirit medicine was 20% at best, whereas dan medicine could reach more than 50%.
Only people like Xu Ning with a Martial Arts Panel could absorb all of the energy in spirit medicine, and then use different promotion mechanisms to transform them into internal or external skill enhancement.
For a person who was just starting to practice internal skills, even brewing ten Swallowtail Flowers and drinking it won't allow them to advance their realm, but Xu Ning only needed the energy of a single Swallowtail Flower to level up.
This was not only due to the amount of energy absorbed, but also the unique promotion mechanism of the Martial Arts Panel.
Therefore, Xu Ning was curious as to how much energy was contained in a Qinglu Dan.
'When Tao Qingyuan receives the Qinglu Dan reward, I'll be able to see…'
Xu Ning thought in his head.
After seeing the different expressions of the newcomers, Wei Changqing smiled.
"Although the assessment levels are different and the rewards are different, the assessment levels are not static."
Wei Changqing said, "If you perform well enough, your assessment level can be improved later."
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