Late night.
The moon was like water.
The stars twinkled.
A cool breeze drifted across the rooftop of a twenty-story building in the county town.
Shen Ping leaned against the wall and opened his communication watch to call his wife. He had been calling her once every day during this period, which had greatly reassured her.
"I just went to the military supply station two days ago to sell materials. I was lucky enough to get a Beast General-level monster and earned over ten million… I was really lucky. How could a Warlord like me hunt a Beast General alone? When am I coming back? I'll be back after staying a bit longer."
He hung up the phone.
Just as he was about to close his eyes and rest, his communication wristband vibrated.
It was from Captain Qin Shan.
After connecting, the captain's steady voice rang out: "Lao Shen, I heard from Old Huang at the supply station that you went to the Wilderness Area alone and killed quite a few Beast Soldier me, what were you thinking? Your child was just born. If something happened to you, what would your family do?"
Shen Ping had already prepared his excuse, "Captain, I just can't stand being idle at home. I thought I'd come to the Wilderness Area to hone my blade techniques and movement techniques. I won't go deep into the Wilderness Area. You know I practice Ninefold Thunder Blade, and I've felt some progress recently, which is why I came out alone to see if I could break through."
The captain was silent for a moment, thinking that this indeed matched Shen Ping's personality. So his tone softened a bit, "You fellow… forget it, as long as you know what you're doing. You're not alone anymore; you have a family to take care of."
After chatting for a while longer,
the two ended their communication.
"The news of mass hunting of Beast Soldiers over the past two months has even reached the captain. It seems the news from the supply base spreads very quickly."
This was originally part of Shen Ping's plan. A Warlord-level martial artist slaughtering Beast Soldiers was a massacre, but no one would madly hunt Beast Soldiers. After all, martial artists are different from Psycher Masters; when facing a group attack from Beast Soldiers, they cannot make the slightest mistake.
Therefore, once the quantity of Beast Soldier materials sold increased, it would definitely attract attention. After a while, he would start selling one or two Beast General-level monster materials, and then he could claim that his blade techniques and movement techniques had broken through.
As for the remaining materials from hunting Beast General-level monsters, he could take them all when he returned to the Base City.
"Next time I go to the supply base, I'll be able to openly display a bit of my strength."
The martial artists he knew generally knew he practiced Ninefold Thunder Blade and hadn't broken through for a long time. Now, if he suddenly broke through, no one would suspect anything; they would only think he had accumulated enough.
"I'll earn more money later, and after half a year or a year, I can continue to openly display my strength."
Thinking of this,
he closed his eyes and rested.
The number of Beast General-level monsters in the entire county town was not large, and he had almost killed them all during this period, leaving only a medium-level Beast General-level monster of the tiger cat type in the eastern district of the county town. He was not in a hurry and would kill it when he returned to the base.
Half a month later.
Shen Ping arrived at the supply base again.
The Huang officer, upon seeing the Beast General-level monster materials, clicked his tongue and said, "Shen Ping, you're really lucky."
Shen Ping smiled and said, "This time it wasn't luck. I fortunately had a breakthrough in my blade techniques and movement techniques, barely managing to kill this Beast General."
Huang's eyes widened in surprise, "A breakthrough in blade techniques? Could it be that your Ninefold Thunder Blade has broken through to the second level?"
Shen Ping grinned, not denying it, and said, "Alright, hurry up and settle the accounts for me. If it weren't for our past years, I wouldn't sell these Beast General materials to you. I have my own material company in the Base City."
Huang came to his senses and his attitude immediately became much more enthusiastic. The threshold for Ninefold Thunder Blade was high, having stumped countless martial artists. He hadn't expected that Shen Ping, despite losing an arm, would make such progress in his blade techniques. With this blade technique, the other party had already entered the ranks of Advanced Warlords.
Don't let it seem like just one realm; the gap between them is huge. An ordinary Warlord can only be a team member in an elite martial artist squad, whereas an Advanced Warlord can be a captain, earning much more money.
Therefore, regardless of whether the other party was willing to sell him materials, this connection was worth maintaining.
When he returned to his room to rest,
the news of Shen Ping's breakthrough spread throughout the military supply base at an extremely fast pace.
By night, before leaving the base,
the captain of a martial artist squad resting nearby personally came to invite him, "Shen Ping, are you interested in joining our Thorn Squad? Compared to the Raging Wind Squad, our team, including myself, has two Advanced Warlords. If you join, we'll be able to hunt High-level Beast Generals."
The materials for High-level Beast General-level monsters generally cost over a hundred million. If they encountered some lone hunters who liked to roam, the price would be even higher. Many Warlord martial artists were willing to join teams like the Thorn Squad because they could earn money very quickly. Even if they didn't exert much effort throughout, just following along and getting a share, they could earn over a hundred million annually.
"Thanks."
"I'm not considering joining other squads for now."
Shen Ping politely declined.
The captain of the Thorn Squad didn't mind, smiling, "Whenever you feel like joining, you're welcome anytime."
He left the base and re-entered the Wilderness Area.
After staying in the county town for another six days,
Shen Ping's target was the Advanced Beast General-level monster in the eastern district. Killing it was still a bit troublesome, mainly because of the large number of Beast Soldiers gathered around it.
Whoosh.
His feet continuously stepped on the nearby buildings.
He didn't use any kiting tactics, charging directly towards the large number of Beast Soldiers.
Roar, roar~
This tiger cat-type Advanced Beast General sensed the movement and let out a low roar, driving the Beast Soldiers to surround him. In just half a minute, over several hundred Beast Soldiers had surrounded him.
"Haha, perfect timing!"
Shen Ping, far from being surprised, was delighted. He gripped the battle blade in his hand tightly and used his Flowing Light Movement Technique, moving like lightning, weaving through the gaps between the Beast Soldiers.
If his movement technique was at the perfect level, he wouldn't be so reckless, but the Conception level had already touched the boundaries of the movement technique domain. He could sense and judge the attack direction and distance of every Beast Soldier through the subtle flow of air around him.
It could be said that,
with Conception-level movement technique, he had everything in his surroundings under control and could also use the environment to dodge and counterattack.
Shen Ping was seen fighting his way in and out amidst the encirclement of numerous Beast Soldier-level monsters. In a short while, over fifty Beast Soldiers fell, and seizing the opportunity, he quickly charged towards the Advanced Beast General-level monster observing from not far away.
Tiger cat-type monsters are all very fast, and this Advanced Beast General, a three-tailed tiger cat, was even faster.
Shen Ping's physical quality was only at the level of an ordinary Advanced Warlord, so he couldn't catch up to it at all. However, with the explosive power of Ninefold Thunder Blade, his speed surged dramatically, easily catching up to the three-tailed tiger cat. Finally, it took him half an hour to successfully kill it.
After collecting the materials,
he returned to the high-rise rooftop where he often stayed to rest. This time, venturing into the Wilderness Area, including this Advanced Beast General, he had killed a total of seven Beast Generals, earning over a hundred million, which was nearly ten times what he used to earn on a single trip.
"I've been out for quite a while this time. It's time to go back."
Just as he was thinking,
his communication wristband vibrated.
Seeing it was Mu Yang,
he couldn't help but smile. In the Raging Wind Squad, besides the captain, he had the best relationship with Mu Yang.
After connecting,
Mu Yang exclaimed in surprise, "Shen Ge, you're amazing! You actually broke through in your blade technique realm without saying a word. Married men really are different. Tomorrow, I'll have to learn from Shen Ge and get married too."
Shen Ping immediately laughed and scolded, "You brat, are you itching for a beating again? Why are you calling so late? Are you back in the Base City?"
"Not yet."
"I just got back to the rooftop with the captain. And then I heard the good news, so I quickly called Shen Ge."
Mu Yang chuckled, "We had a good harvest today, two Beast Generals. I'll treat Shen Ge to a drink when we get back to the Base City, and you can give me some pointers on blade techniques."
"Alright, no problem."
After hanging up,
he habitually opened the virtual frame to take a look, and upon seeing it, he was stunned.