I spent a peaceful and leisurely few days before sinking.

The military had already entered a semi-military control mode, but because of his change in position, Chen Qian was still waiting for a formal appointment from the military authorities.

The other students fared much worse.

The original five-day week of classes was compressed into three days, with the remaining two days spent in the military camp.

Even on weekends, there is no time to relax. On Saturdays, students receive special training from the instructors at the school, and on Sundays, they must make the most of their time in the library, simulators, and secret realms to catch up on the progress they have fallen behind in.

Fortunately, this meant that Geng Qianqiu and the others didn't have much time to harass Shen Qian.

This allowed Shen Qian's recently tense nerves to relax considerably.

The progress of "Arhat's Golden Body" is neither fast nor slow. Unfortunately, Chen Qian dares not expend any more of the system's energy for the time being. According to the current progress, he should be able to complete the first level of cultivation before the Nine Heavens Battle begins.

What truly gave Shen Qian a headache was basic cultivation.

He suddenly realized that without the aid of cultivation techniques, his cultivation speed had become incredibly slow.

Although this slowness is relative, compared to a normal martial artist, he is still at an above-average level.

Having gotten used to high-speed rail, it's natural to find it hard to accept suddenly going back to a green train.

He took some time to go to the library and tried out many cultivation methods, but he always felt extremely awkward about them.

There's no good solution for now, so we'll just have to make do for the time being.

In addition, Shen Qian also went to the Jiangzhou Spirit Energy Market in the past few days, where he found Master Gu, who had forged the Mountain and River Blade for him.

The lover of the alchemy master Gu Yunlan, Ran Feng, had previously perished, leaving only a part of her spiritual core. Shen Qian had promised to help her obtain a Creation Pill, and sure enough, after the pill was officially released, it was delivered to Shen Qian immediately.

Shen Qian went there for two reasons: first, to settle this matter, and second, to ask Gu Yunlan for help in realizing an idea he had had for a long time.

Seeing that Shen Qian had kept his word, Gu Yunlan was naturally grateful and readily agreed to Shen Qian's request.

They also promised to deliver the items to Shenqian by the end of the month.

The third thing Shen Qian did during his few days of free time was to transfer the 2 billion yuan that Liu Changqing had given him, namely Wudingqiao's "spoils," to Yuan You in Jiangzhou.

It has to be said that everyone has their own expertise. Ever since Yuan You started managing Shen Qian's assets, Shen Qian has had the feeling that he has more money than he can spend.

They could only watch helplessly as their assets on paper grew larger and larger.

Today, Shen Qian's personal assets have exceeded 5 billion.

One reason for this is that Shen Qian refined the Dragon Saliva he obtained as a reward from the "Tears of the Imprisoned Woman" quest into three Evergreen Pills that could increase lifespan, and successfully sold them.

The near-perfect quality Changqing Dan was snapped up on the day it was released at the Jiangzhou auction, with the total price of the three reaching 530 million.

After clinging to Shen Qian for two days and two nights, Yuan You finally left Jiangzhou with a beaming smile and unsteady steps, thus putting Shen Qian's worries to rest.

Before sinking, I felt there was some "fear" involved.

With his current physical abilities, he's a true beast at certain moments, and most women really can't handle him.

At least Yuan You was successfully spurred on, and resolved to go into seclusion to break through to the high level of martial arts before coming back to challenge Shen Qian to a duel.

Ding-dong!

Shen Qian, who was cultivating his "Arhat Golden Body" while bathing in the sunlight on the balcony, was awakened by the doorbell. The faint golden light on his body disappeared, and he casually picked up a towel to wipe his sweat before going downstairs.

When I rang the doorbell, two people were standing at the door. One was Li Le, the teaching assistant from Class One, whom I hadn't seen for a long time, and the other was a serious-looking unfamiliar military officer.

The rank insignia on his shoulder indicated that the other person was a captain.

Judging from his appearance, he was only around twenty years old. Judging from his demeanor, he was a true soldier. At such a young age, being a captain was truly remarkable.

"Greetings, please proceed to the school's small auditorium, where the military will formally confer your rank!"

After the captain stood at attention and saluted, he spoke in a deep voice.

Has it finally arrived...?

Shen Qian's expression also turned solemn, and he then followed Li Le and the young officer to the school's small auditorium.

...

Jiangzhong Military Base, Small Auditorium.

The arrival of military personnel on campus was quite a commotion, and since it wasn't kept secret, the news that Shen Qian was about to be awarded a rank spread throughout most of the campus in no time.

Just like the bustling crowd of the previous days, within just over ten minutes, a huge crowd had gathered outside the small auditorium.

Some instructors and professors also came to join in the fun.

There was no prohibition against watching the ceremony inside the small auditorium, but it was clear that ordinary students would not be able to enter.

Shen Qian followed the captain through the crowd and felt a pang of emotion as he stepped into the small auditorium.

The same place, but two completely different states of mind.

Inside the small auditorium, no one was sitting. Whether they were military personnel conferring ranks or military teachers and students observing the ceremony, they all stood solemnly under the two flags.

At the end of the corridor, facing the sunken figure, stood an elderly man in military uniform with slightly graying hair.

"Major General!"

Upon seeing the other party's military rank, Chen Qian was startled.

He never expected that the person who conferred the rank upon him would be a general.

Yu Shouyi was only a lieutenant colonel, yet he was already a powerful expert in the Mountain and Sea Realm. It was foreseeable that the old man in front of him would probably be a first-rate expert even in the Mountain and Sea Realm.

The soldiers standing on both sides holding ceremonial weapons did not resemble a new recruit's induction ceremony at all, judging from the formation alone.

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