Zhang Hongyi on the other end of the phone: "..."

Before he could even get the words out, he was choked back by his father.

Is this still my biological father?

oh.

Dear.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have been beaten so badly when he went home on vacation.

Zhang Hongyi closed his eyes and tried to forget the brutal training. When he thought about it now, he still felt pain in his body.

"…Is the beast tide okay?" Zhang Hongyi opened his mouth and asked what he wanted to say in his heart.

How is my biological father? He is definitely not dead.

But everyone will be hurt to some extent.

In addition, the reorganization after each beast tide was a blow to the Fourth Legion, and the entire legion would be immersed in painful emotions for a period of time that was neither long nor short.

As someone who grew up in the Fourth Legion, Zhang Hongyi knows it better than anyone else.

What is said online about the 10% casualty rate facing the Beast Tide Legion is not an exaggeration at all.

On the better side, when encountering a small beast tide, this value can be controlled at around 5%, but when a large beast tide comes... 10% is just an average value.

Before making the call, Zhang Hongyi had seen the overwhelming reports on the Internet about the Fourth Legion's encounter with the beast tide - the casualty rate was 0.

Zhang Hongyi's mind at that time was filled with a row of question marks.

no?

Is this value real? 0?

Are you sure you're not kidding?

Zhang Hongyi couldn't believe it, but he hoped it was true.

He didn't want to face the pain and sorrow brought by the death of those familiar uncles, aunts and brothers after each beast tide.

What is even more frustrating is that after the pain and sorrow, they have to come out, wipe away their tears and continue training to prepare in advance for the next possible beast tide.

Zhang Hongyi chose to leave the Fourth Legion and come to Star City, which was thousands of miles away but no less dangerous than the Fourth Legion, because he wanted to escape the suffocating pain and sadness of constantly facing the death of familiar people.

Then Zhang Hongyi realized that he had thought too simply.

Meeting new people and making new connections will continue to happen.

It was not until Zhang Hongyi saw the report about the Fourth Legion that he felt a vague sense of hope in his heart, but he didn't know how to describe it.

He tentatively called his father, trying to get first-hand information.

Zhang Fanshan raised his eyebrows. When did his kid become a sentimental person?

oh.

It seems like it always has been like this.

Okay then.

"Don't worry, I'm fine, and so are your uncles and brothers."

"This time..." Zhang Fanshan was silent for a few seconds, and then told Zhang Hongyi the truth: "There are indeed no casualties."

The newly evolved form of the Golden-Eyed Lion King showed great power in the battle against the beast tide.

What they didn't expect was that the new form of Fang Fang Bao, which they had previously thought to be of average strength after evolution, and which Professor Qiao Bai named "Magic Shadow Leopard", actually played an unexpected role in the battle against the beast tide?

I haven't felt the power of the Magic Shadow Leopard in a one-on-one fight.

However, when the number of extraordinary creatures on the opposite side increased, the benefits of the [Lock] talent skill were felt.

[Lock: You can mark at most ten or more but less than twenty extraordinary creatures with the same strength as the Wonderful Shadow Leopard at one time, and the damage they receive will be shared (evolvable)]

At first, Zhang Fanshan didn’t realize how powerful this talent was.

Then……

When the Wonderful Shadow Leopard marked twenty extraordinary creatures in a row and eliminated the weakest one among them, the other nineteen were blown into a bloody mess and their lives were gone. Zhang Fanshan and the others finally understood the most powerful aspect of this innate skill.

The marked supernatural creatures receive the same amount of damage.

If one dies, the others will die with it! What a pity.

It was during the battle that the usefulness of this innate skill was discovered. In addition, the new evolutionary route had not been researched for long, and there were not many beastmasters who possessed the Magic Shadow Leopard.

At most, it can be organized into a small team of less than a hundred people.

But even so, it still played a very important role in resisting the beast tide.

Zhang Hongyi heard this: "!"

Good fellow! Who can help but exclaim good fellow after hearing this!

"It's okay to tell me?" Zhang Hongyi's breathing was a little heavy, and then he remembered that although the Fourth Army also has confidentiality regulations, right? How could he tell him about such a thing?

Even though he didn't know the exact evolutionary path and conditions of the [Wonderful Shadow Leopard], but...

"snort."

Zhang Fanshan's smiling hum came from the other end of the phone.

"Yes, theoretically you can't tell outsiders casually, but you are not an outsider."

"Remember to go home and sign the military confidentiality agreement when you are on leave."

Zhang Hongyi: “…”

grass.

Real father? Is this really his real father? He actually used this method to trick him back? Zhang Hongyi was choked and speechless.

The most important thing is that Zhang Hongyi remembered that he had taken the initiative to let his father plot against him! Zhang Hongyi's voice on the other end of the phone also had a hint of smile in it: "It's good that you know."

"The evolutionary paths of Fang Fang Bao and Xiao Shi Beast cannot be told to others, but if someone wants to know, you can find a way to lure them in if you are strong enough."

"...Be a human being, dear father."

Zhang Hongyi rolled his eyes.

"By the way, if that's the case, isn't the compensation you gave Professor Qiao Bai a bit inappropriate?"

"Professor Qiao Bai hasn't mentioned this to you yet, right?"

"You guys should be more self-aware and stop waiting for Professor Qiao Bai to tell you to do something."

This time it was Zhang Fanshan's turn to remain silent.

My own son.

It directly hit the problem that bothered him the most right now—yes! Not worthy! The compensation they had given before was not worthy of Professor Qiao Bai’s help to them!

But if the reward is increased...

"Does it hurt?" When stabbing your own son, the key is to be quick, accurate and ruthless, making sure to stab him at the most critical position without missing the target at all.

"Humph, I don't know what you are thinking. You are a bunch of old hooligans. You think you can fool people so you can."

"If not, then show your gratitude again and provide some emotional value with righteousness."

“Right.”

When he heard his son's first words, Zhang Fanshan silently turned on the speaker, then looked up at Zhao Yan, who was sitting opposite him and had just said a bunch of nonsense.

Zhao Yan: “…”

Zhao Yan, who was used to being an old gangster, couldn't help but show a bit of embarrassment on his face after hearing these words.

Cough cough.

But when it was said by a little brat... Zhao Yan, who had been quite confident, suddenly felt a little embarrassed and resentful.

Zhao Yan: Are you sure you didn't team up with those brats to get me?

Zhang Fanshan rolled his eyes at Zhao Yan.

Zhang Hongyi on the other end of the phone continued:

"Don't be so pretentious, be realistic."

"It's true."

"Do you understand?"

"If you can't get the first-class merit, can't you get the third-class merit?"

"If it doesn't work, give him a blood concentration-enhancing potion. Professor Qiao Bai has several pets, and there will be more in the future. They will eventually be useful."

Zhao Yan: Cursing.jpg Listen to it!

Which of these things that little brat said can be easily produced in large quantities? If you don't manage a household, you don't know how expensive firewood, rice, oil and salt are!

Although Zhao Yan didn't say a word, Zhang Hongyi on the other end of the phone seemed to have accurately guessed what Zhao Yan was thinking and added a decisive sentence.

"Are these things precious? They are quite precious. But they are still not as valuable as the lives of the soldiers of the Fourth Legion."

Zhao Yan: “…”

Zhao Yan shut up completely.

"Alright, alright, got it. Don't worry, we won't treat Professor Qiao Bai unfairly."

Looking at Zhao Yan's expression of completely giving up resistance, Zhang Fanshan smiled and said to his son who was assisting him on the other end of the phone.

"Don't forget to help us dig some good seedlings in Yulong."

As soon as the voice fell, the person on the other end of the phone hung up, and it was obvious that he didn't want to talk to Zhang Fanshan any more.

Zhang Fanshan chuckled and put the phone away.

"So, have you thought about giving Professor Qiao Bai some extra compensation...ah, a gift?"

"Okay, okay, I'll listen to you." Zhao Yan waved his hands, with a helpless expression on his face: "Now that things have come to this, what else can I, Old Zhao, say..."

If we continue to be stingy, it would be disrespectful to the Fourth Legion, to the brothers who survived this beast tide, and to the brothers who survived the coming beast tides!

Although Zhao Yan is stingy, he is not the kind of person who cannot distinguish between the important and the unimportant.

The actual combat made everyone in the Fourth Legion realize what a great gift Qiao Bai had given them! Not only could it improve the Fourth Legion's competitiveness when recruiting soldiers, but it could also improve the Fourth Legion's survival rate! They could not be too grateful to Qiao Bai.

This is as it should be! Qiao Bai, who received another twenty blood concentration enhancement potions from the Fourth Legion, said: "?"

After a moment's pause, Qiao Bai remembered that he had been planning to find a way to get ten more from the Fourth Legion, making a total of thirty-six.

Unexpectedly...

Before he could say anything, the Fourth Legion arrived on its own, and there were ten more than he wanted.

"This is..." Qiao Bai looked at Lin Wentian who brought the medicine over, and looked at him with uncertainty.

What do you mean? Lin Wentian gave Qiao Bai a big smile.

"This is a gift from our Fourth Legion to you, Professor Qiao Bai. You deserve it. Please accept it."

Thinking that Qiao Bai wanted to refuse or was too embarrassed to accept it, Lin Wentian prepared a lot of words to persuade Qiao Bai.

Unexpectedly, Qiao Bai nodded calmly after hearing this, and took the things.

Lin Wentian: “…”

Cough cough.

He put his fist to his lips to hide his surprise.

"Didn't you say this was a gift for me?" Qiao Bai looked at Lin Wentian with a calm smile and said, "Then I'll accept it generously. There's no point in pushing it back and forth."

The Fourth Legion gave willingly.

He wanted it from the bottom of his heart.

It's that simple.

Lin Wentian thought: It seems to be true, huh?

There's nothing to be embarrassed about.

After coughing twice more, Lin Wentian's expression returned to normal, but deep down in his heart, he still felt that he had a more realistic understanding of Qiao Bai.

"You're right. It's good to accept it openly." Lin Wentian smiled and said, "These twenty potions are a gift from our Fourth Legion to thank you. We have also applied for a third-class medal of honor for you."

Qiao Bai: “?”

Hmm? I think there was a second-class merit before, right?

Lin Wentian nodded: "In fact, we would like to apply for a first-class medal of honor for you..."

But just as Zhang Hongyi said on the phone before, it is almost impossible.

This is not a matter of whether the Fourth Legion is willing to give up the quota, but a real honor and merit, which is extremely difficult to obtain even in the army.

This time, we were able to apply for an additional third-class medal of honor for Qiao Bai because of the continued impact of his efforts, and it was finally approved.

Qiao Bai felt the gratitude of the Fourth Legion towards him.

"This is what we agreed on at the beginning, so there's no need to be so polite." At this time, Qiao Bai finally remembered to say a few nice polite words.

Lin Wentian looked at the box that Qiao Bai was holding with amusement in his eyes.

Okay.

My understanding of Professor Qiao Bai is +1.

"Then I won't bother you, Professor Qiao Bai." Lin Wentian looked at the time. He came simply to deliver medicine to Qiao Bai. He still had piles of work and Old Zhao, who had replaced him and was sitting at the desk reviewing documents, was waiting for him.

Lin Wentian actually wanted Zhao Yan to take on more responsibility.

Fearing that there were too many documents, Zhao Yan simply quit the job.

They should give Zhao Yan some space to relax so that they can bring him back later to continue editing the documents. This is what they should do.

After seeing Lin Wentian off, Qiao Bai sat down and curiously studied the forty-six blood concentration enhancing potions he had obtained.

Opening the box, long and thin test tubes were neatly arranged together.

The color of the medicine in the test tube is definitely the most beautiful of all the medicines Qiao Bai has ever seen.

The rich purple and low-saturation colors do not make people feel vulgar at all, but instead have an indescribable beauty.

Pick up a test tube of medicine.

When you put it under the light and sunlight and rotate the test tube, you can seem to see stars of light flowing in the rich and mysterious purple liquid, like a galaxy.

Qiao Bai turned to look at Little Crow, Catworm, Little White Snake and Little Jellyfish, and shook the test tube in his hand.

"How about it?"

"Do you want a bite?"

Grab a random little guy to try out the effects of the potion?

For some reason, Xiao Wu, Maomao Chong and Xiao Baishe all subconsciously took a step back.

It didn't move at all, but suddenly the little jellyfish in the front tilted its head.

"Kulu?"

What happened? Little Jellyfish is confused.jpg (End of this chapter)