Chapter 181 (1/2)
After the assessment, the 30 trainees who occupied their own pillar felt much relieved.
Wasn’t the one-year cruel and sick training in the Bloodthirsty Camp all for this?
Now, they passed the assessment and obtained the right to enter Gang-producing Lake. As long as they made a breakthrough, they would reach the Gang Spirit Realm, becoming the top-notch practitioners in Gang Spirit Realm!
That was their ultimate objective of coming here.
“Damn it. It’s finally over…”
Ning Meng squatted on the pillar, with complacency on his face.
He defeated Zhangsun Heng this time and finally gave vent to the grievance he had had for years!
“When I get home this time, I’ll see who dare to stop me from chasing after Zhao Zijin!” murmured Shi Yu as if he was expecting something.
Lin Xun smiled and recalled the words of the old man from Heiyao Shrine when he was sent to the Bloodthirsty Camp.
Now, the training in Bloodthirsty Camp was almost over. Would…the old man tell him something about Shia Zhi?
Most trainees had got something on their minds at the moment.
During the one-year training, they were like living an isolated life and almost forgot the lifestyle before. Now, when this kind of boring and cruel life was about to end, they came to realize that they would leave here soon…
Shu Sanqi walked to the field silently. He looked around with his sharp eyes and said in a muffled voice, “The pillars you are standing on are the pathways leading to Gang-producing Lake. The pathways will be opened in three days. But before this, you still need to do one more thing.”
On hearing this, all trainees were shocked, and pulled themselves together from their own thoughts. Was there still one more thing to do?
After Shu Sanqi waved his hand, a group of drillmasters came in succession and granted a small blood-colored badge in the size of an imperial copper coin to each trainee.
The front of the badge was painted with a sword, and beneath it was a line of words, reading, “Ziyao Flowers never wither by drinking blood while the empire perpetuates by everlasting wars”
The sword tip pointed to the sky, and the handwriting was like bleeding.
On the back of the badge was carved each trainee’s code name in the camp.
Thus, Lin Xun’s badge was carved with number 19.
“These are bloodthirsty badges, and only those who could hold on to the end have the right to wear them. After you leave here, the power of the badge will be your most reliable support!”
Shu Sanqi couldn’t be more serious at the moment, and his voice was as resolute as the stone, with a kind of indisputable power.
Many trainees felt shocked and held the bloodthirsty badge tightly in their hands.
“You must keep it safe!” said Shu Sanqi, stressing each word.
Looking at Shu Sanqi, Lin Xun suddenly wondered if the name “Shu Sanqi” was actually a code name which meant the number 37 granted by the camp to Chief Shu when he attended the training in the camp.
Perhaps, Lin Xun could also call himself Lin Shijiu (which literally referred to the number 19).
Lin Xun shook his head and put the bloodthirsty badge away. It represented not only an honor but also the one-year training in the Bloodthirsty Camp.
It was a precious item, recording his track as a teenager.
…
After the bloodthirsty badges were handed out, Shu Sanqi was done talking and ordered one drillmaster to brief the trainees on the things they needed to pay attention to when entering the Gang-producing Lake.
The drillmaster was the fatty middle-aged man who was often around Young Ke.
Lin Xun was very impressed by him. However, since Old Mo left here, Lin barely saw him.
It was until now that he knew the fatty middle-aged man was called “Cao Shiliu (which literally referred to the number 16)”.
Apparently, it was a code name, like the name “Shu Sanqi”.
“Gang-producing Lake is a God-blessed opportunity. It’ll produce much pure fontal Gang Qi every 10 years,” Cao Shiliu said in a warm and calm voice. “As you know, Gang Qi is also divided into many kinds, but the fontal Gang Qi is the purest in the world…”
The whole field was in silence, with only Cao Shiliu’s voice echoing in the air. All the trainees listened to him carefully in case of missing any detail.
…
Three days later-
The 30 trainees including Lin Xun were waiting on the pillars patiently.
With a unique buzzing sound, the dark rocks inscribed with countless spiritual tattoos on the surface of the ground released rays of dazzling light as if they just woke up from the stillness.
The rays of light gathered up on the 30 pillars, shrouding each trainee, which was extraordinarily dreamlike and magic.
Boom!