“Wan Lei, I’ve heard of you. You’re the strongest殿子 in the current Five Elements Hall, right? And these few are also sons of Immortal Venerables.
Why are you all looking at me with such surprise? I’m also a disciple of the Five Elements Hall. Our front-line base is also connected to the internet, and I often browse the internal forums. I know everything that’s happened over the years. I just didn’t expect that with your status, you would choose to come to our front-line base.
I don’t mean to offend, I just don’t understand. With your background and aptitude, you could obtain better resources for cultivation within the Five Elements Hall.
If you come to the front-line battlefield, there’s a high chance others will think you’re here to slack off and gain prestige.
So, I think many military personnel will be unhappy with you, and it’s possible some will look for trouble.”
Kou Jun Kai smiled without any malice. Perhaps it was because they were all disciples of the Five Elements Hall, he didn’t have any prejudice against Wan Lei and the others.
“Then what should we do?”
Wan Lei humbly asked for advice.
“One word: beat them up. With your combat power, with your record, why should you be afraid of them? Beat up anyone who provokes you.
Brawling is forbidden in the front-line base, but that’s only on the surface. They’re all roughnecks, who doesn’t have friction with others now and then? It’s all settled with a fight.
Commander Ya doesn’t interfere either. He’s a professional soldier and knows the importance of military discipline, but he also knows how important it is for soldiers to maintain their valor. As long as no one is killed, and there’s no infighting during battle, he won’t intervene.”
“Oh, alright. Thanks, senior brother.”
“No problem. We’re all disciples. I can only tell you these things, so you don’t suffer losses when you first arrive and are unfamiliar with the place.
I suffered quite a bit when I first arrived. I was often surrounded and beaten up by my classmates. Later, I gradually integrated with them and proved to them that disciples of the Five Elements Hall are not cowards, and then our relationship improved.
You don’t need to do that. You don’t belong to the military system, so there’s no need to maintain a good relationship with them. The road is wide open; each goes their own way.
You’ll have better places to go in the future. You can’t stay in the army forever like these roughnecks.”
As he spoke, Kou Jun Kai suddenly pointed to a large building in front of them.
“This is the dormitory for the adventure teams of the Five Elements Hall disciples. Since you have many people, you’ll be given a large twenty-person room.”
Saying that, Kou Jun Kai pushed open a door on the eighth floor.
The room inside was very small, only about two hundred square meters, divided into small compartments of about ten square meters each, with a narrow corridor in the middle. Each compartment had only one bed.
It was very rudimentary.
However, none of them were pampered. They also knew that such mobile front-line bases were expensive to build, and every inch of space was precious. A base had to accommodate many people, and military camps were like this; one couldn't expect too much.
“By the way, when you have time later, go to the supply office to collect your monthly merit points rewards and material supplies. These are the same as the standards for soldiers. However, as a newly arrived team, your level is low, so you can only receive the minimum standard.
A mosquito is small, but it’s still meat. Twenty merit points every month without doing anything is still money, haha.”
Kou Jun Kai left, as he still had his own work to do.
Wan Lei allocated rooms for everyone, and then they all carefully surveyed the military camp outside the window.
Little did they know that their arrival at Base Number Eighteen had already spread throughout the base and even caused quite a stir.
Tens of millions of soldiers at Base Number Eighteen knew that the strongest playboy squad of the Five Elements Hall had arrived.
The base before them first had defensive fortifications all around. Then, the northern part where they were now located was the military camp area, along with various office areas. The southern region was the training ground.
At this moment, tens of thousands of troops were engaged in different training on the training ground. Some were practicing formations, some were familiarizing themselves with artillery firing, and some corps were learning how to form effective fire nets to maximize casualties and interception of enemy forces.
In short, everyone was doing something. After watching for a while, they even saw a leisure and entertainment area to the west, with bars, a commercial street, and various service facilities.
It seemed that the soldiers here didn't just cultivate every day; they also relaxed when it was time to relax.
“Let’s go, brothers. We’ll go to the supply office to collect our things. Twenty merit points is also a considerable income.”
Wan Lei grinningly led everyone out. However, at this moment, they were all still feeling a fire in their bellies.
Having been highly respected and arrogant in the Five Elements Hall, they were looked down upon by the army here, which was truly unpleasant.
The group casually inquired and found the supply office.
The supply office was a large room, very spacious, with only a row of tables at the far end. Staff members were responsible for verifying information and distributing supplies.
The more than ten members of the Thunderstorm Squad found a not-too-long queue and waited. After the few teams in front left, it was finally their turn. By this time, several teams were queuing behind them.
“Hello, we are the Thunderstorm Squad who just arrived today. We are here to collect this month’s supplies.”
Wan Lei said politely to the staff member.
The staff member nodded expressionlessly and then proceeded to enter the information.
“Hmph, a newly arrived squad, you haven’t even killed a single demon yet, and you have the nerve to come and collect supplies? These supplies would be better fed to dogs than to you useless garbage with no contributions.”
Suddenly, a sharp voice came from behind them.
Turning around, they saw a burly, imposing man in the queue behind them sneering at them.
Everyone was already feeling angry, and being provoked by this idiot made them even more furious. They all glared at the strong man.
“We are collecting supplies according to the base’s requirements. If you have any objections, you can go and tell the commander. Why are you barking at us here?”
Wan Lei said with a cold smile, his own anger having been simmering for a long time, and he was not backing down at all.
“Kid, do you even know who you’re talking to? I hate these Five Elements Hall disciples the most. If you’re smart, get to the back of the line and don’t block my view, you bunch of good-for-nothings. You dare to talk back to me, are you tired of living?”
“Hahahaha…”
The surrounding military personnel all burst into laughter, enjoying the spectacle of Wan Lei and the others.
“Talking back? Heh, no one in the Five Elements Hall dares to speak to me like this. How is it that when I get here, I only encounter some blind dogs?”
“Oh, who the hell do you think you are? You’re not old, but your tone is huge. You say no one dares to talk to you in the Five Elements Hall. Do you know your place?”
“Captain of the Thunderstorm Squad, Wan Lei.”
Wan Lei’s tone had become extremely chilling.
As soon as he said this, the surroundings fell silent. The military personnel at the supply office all looked at Wan Lei with surprise.
The strong man, after a moment of愣, immediately burst into laughter.
“Kid, you’re the one named Wan Lei?”