Chapter 26
The training ground is very large, with a lot of equipment. As far as the eye can see, the ground is boundless, and various battle pets are training inside.
Joe also saw a cat leap into the air, knock down a flying device more than ten meters high with a single swipe of its paw, and then be rewarded by the soldier who trained it with a piece of meat as big as his head. The cat's sharp teeth pierced through the meat and swallowed it whole.
The cats here are all so ferocious. Even though Joe loves cats, he can only become their food here. He should stay away from these animals.
Seeing Qiao also staring at the cat, Zhang Zhenyun explained, "This is a wildcat unique to the Snowy Mountains. Through breeding, dog-like loyalty and trainability genes have been added to its genes. It is extremely cold-resistant and very effective against monsters in the snow-covered Ghost Plains Forest."
Joe understood, and he said that the cat's nose was a bit strange, because it was a genetically modified species.
Joe also saw a bear standing steadily on the vehicle, raising the weapon strapped to its arm and slashing at the obstacles along the way with immense strength. Its role was to clear the way for the chariot.
After observing for a while, Qiao realized that his small frame couldn't withstand the attacks of any of the battle pets here; he was just a piece of trash.
At this moment, Zhang Zhenyun found a soldier and asked him to take Chang Wei to daily training.
Then Joe saw Chang Wei carrying equipment, crawling, rock climbing, and swimming in a series of obstacle courses, acting more like a special forces soldier than a regular special forces soldier.
After a training session, Chang Wei was panting heavily and received dried meat as a reward from the training soldiers.
Qiao also watched Chang Wei wolf down his food and suspected that they might not let the animals eat too much in order to train them, and would only give them a reward after they completed the task.
Qiao also saw some uncooperative battle pets being disciplined by the training soldiers who used thin sticks to beat them. Qiao remained silent.
After Chang Wei finished eating the dried meat, he ran to Qiao Ye's side, and Qiao Ye said, "You're really amazing!"
Chang Wei was delighted by the praise: "I can do it, I can do it even better. You're too weak. From now on, you have to listen to me."
Qiao was somewhat amused and exasperated. Looking at Chang Wei's proud gaze and puffed-out chest, Qiao said, "Why should I listen to you?"
Chang Wei said matter-of-factly, "Because I'm more powerful than you, of course you have to listen to me. They're all afraid of me and listen to me."
Joe shook his head and said, "I won't train with you. I have another master."
Chang Wei pondered for a moment and said, "It was just now, that most powerful one, the Cohen?"
Qiao nodded: "Mm"
Chang Wei looked at Qiao Ye, the pride in his eyes fading, and said to Qiao Ye, "Aren't you afraid of him?"
Joe shook his head: "I'm not afraid!"
Chang Wei's eyes immediately filled with respect: "You are very impressive!"
Qiao also felt somewhat helpless. Chang Wei and Xiao Guai both had an animalistic social attitude, which was that the strong were king and that admiring the strong seemed to be in the nature of primitive humans.
Zhang Zhenyun watched as the two Yuanren chattered away in a harmonious manner. Chang Wei seemed to prefer and take the initiative more from Ling Mu. This guy usually had a cold and aloof attitude, looking down on everyone, but he didn't expect to have such a warm side with the General Yuanren.
He was curious about what was so appealing about Ling Mu, the original. Was it his superior intelligence?
Qiao was also taken to the training ground where Chang Wei had just trained, and Zhang Zhenyun gestured for Chang Wei to train Ling Mu.
After Ling Mu returned from Ji Fang, he stopped using a leash to fly around the camp. He generally doesn't run around, and since there's a terminal to contact him, Ji Fang trusts him completely.
Therefore, Zhang Zhenyun could only hold Chang Wei's hand and glance at Ling Mu from time to time to signal him to follow.
Zhang Zhenyun watched as this primitive human, hands in his pockets, followed him at a leisurely pace, acting almost like a little adult.
Who taught him to put his hands in his pockets? None of the soldiers in the camp have this habit.
Zhang Zhenyun lowered the level and difficulty of all training programs, adjusting them back to the initial training mode.
At Zhang Zhenyun's command, Chang Wei dashed onto the single-plank bridge training exercise, running across like a special forces soldier, and then jumped off in a flash.
Chang Wei habitually wanted to move on to the next project, but Zhang Zhenyun pulled him back and then pushed Qiao Ye forward to try it.
Qiao stroked his chin; it seemed the leader of this battle pet team really wanted to train him.
Qiao looked at the log bridge that had been lowered to only one meter high. He figured that falling from that height wouldn't cause any serious injury, so he decided to give it a try.
With a push, Qiao jumped onto the log bridge, which was only about 30 centimeters wide. He slowly crossed with his arms outstretched, then stepped down. Zhang Zhenyun encouraged him from the side, saying, "Very good!"
Ignoring Zhang Zhenyun's clamor from the side, Qiao didn't stop after crossing the log bridge, continuing to climb, crawl, and slide...
Skipping dangerous activities like swimming and wading through fire, the whole routine wasn't too stressful for Joe, especially since speed wasn't a priority.
After reading it, Zhang Zhenyun's desire to find the general and detain Qiao Ye for training became even stronger.
Joe is just playing around with it; he doesn't make a living as a battle pet.
However, Joe was also interested in the attack moves that Chang Wei was practicing; that was pretty much martial arts.
The attack techniques mainly target the weaknesses of the Cohen people, which Joe is very interested in. If he learns these techniques, his chances of escaping will increase if he encounters human traffickers again.
"You want to learn this?" Zhang Zhenyun was pleased to find something that appealed to him and immediately began teaching him.
Qiao learned a move or two and then practiced with Chang Wei until they were drenched in sweat, until Li Cheng came to find him.
Seeing Qiao's impressive moves, Li Cheng smiled and glanced at Zhang Zhenyun, saying, "Oh, so you're already training? Isn't Ling Mu very clever?"
Zhang Zhenyun watched Qiao Ye's every move with great interest. He leaned close to Li Cheng and asked, "Hey, do you think if we asked the general to give it to me, would he agree?"
Li Cheng shook his head: "Forget about it, our boss treasures you!"
Undeterred, Zhang Zhenyun conceded, "Then I'll help the General train Ling Mu, is that alright?"
Li Cheng stated definitively, "Unless Ling Mu himself is willing to be trained by you, the general will definitely not agree."
Zhang Zhenyun sighed with some regret, "They've never said that training a primitive person requires the primitive person's consent."
Li Cheng smiled, walked over, picked up Qiao Ye, and asked, "Ling Mu, this person wants to train you into a powerful primitive warrior. Do you want to learn from him?"
Qiao knew that Li Cheng was testing him. He grabbed Li Cheng's ears and shook them from side to side, seemingly playing around, but his actions answered his question.
Li Cheng readily agreed: "Oh, I don't want to. Ling Mu is really smart."
Zhang Zhenyun looked incredulous: "This must be a coincidence! Let me ask you, Ling Mu, would you like to hang out with me and Chang Wei?"
Qiao pretended to examine Li Cheng's ears and shook Li Cheng's head again.
Zhang Zhenyun refused to give up: "I don't believe in this nonsense. This must be a coincidence. I'll try again..."
"Alright, alright, if you try again, it'll pull my ear off." Li Cheng protested. "I'm taking it back. Boss is looking for it. If Ling Mu is interested, he'll naturally come back to you!"
Amid Zhang Zhenyun's resentful expression, Li Cheng carried Qiao Ye away. Qiao Ye leaned on Li Cheng's shoulder, her eyes fixed intently on Zhang Zhenyun, revealing a hint of smugness to the commander.
Commander Zhang gritted his teeth, stood with his hands on his hips, and silently pointed at the arrogant Yuan man for a while.
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Qiao returned to Ji Fang's side. Ji Fang sat down, touched Qiao's sweat-dampened forehead, and asked, "You were having so much fun that you didn't know you were coming back?"
Not wanting to be misunderstood by his master, Joe immediately used the techniques he had learned that day to deal with the Cohens, attacking Ji Fang's weaknesses. Ji Fang instinctively began to block with his hands, and Joe continued, using him as a practice subject.
Ji Fang played with him for a while and was surprised that his moves were quite standard. Finally, he grabbed Qiao Ye's hands with one hand, and Qiao Ye exerted force and started poking at the places where Ji Fang might be sensitive and itchy.
Finally, Ji Fang pinned him to a chair, rendering him unable to move, and Qiao begged for mercy.
"Is this what you learned today? Not bad, you've made progress." Seeing Xiao Yuanren's helplessness, Ji Fang praised him with a relaxed expression.
After playing with Xiaoyuan for a while, Ji Fang prepared to take it home. Before leaving, Li Cheng came over to report that Commander Zhou Shiqing invited Commander Ji to go fishing together tomorrow.
Ji Fang pondered for a moment, wondering how long Zhou Shiqing intended to stay with him. Zhou Shiqing was the king's man, and on the surface, Zhou Shiqing's Second Army did not participate in any battles and remained neutral.
However, his father, Ji Yan, favored the Second Prince. Although he had no intention of vying for the throne, the Seventh Army was also associated with the Second Prince's faction, which was a sensitive matter.
General Sze of the First Army is one of the Crown Prince's men, and Zhou Shiqing and Sze have always been at odds.
The Crown Prince is the son of the King and Queen and has always been favored. However, he is impatient and has only average abilities. But because he is the legitimate heir, the Queen's family is powerful and he has many supporters.
The Second Prince is gentle and refined, calm and composed, respectful to scholars, and thoughtful. He is more capable than the First Prince, but it is a pity that his mother was just a maid who served the King and was born into obscurity.
The king doesn't have many children, but he does have a daughter, the queen's daughter, the third princess, who is very much loved by the king.
The last one is the Third Prince. His mother was also a maid, but she died from postpartum hemorrhage. Because he was young, few people paid attention to him, and Ji Fang had no impression of him, only that he was very timid.
The king is getting older and the domestic situation is unstable. Is Zhou Shiqing's visit to his camp for some other purpose?
"Don't stop Zhou Shiqing from seeing anything he wants, let him be," Ji Fang instructed. "Tell Zhou Shiqing that I will be going fishing with him tomorrow, so go and make the necessary preparations."
Li Cheng accepted the order and prepared to leave.
"Wait a minute, Ling Mu learned some attack techniques today. Did Zhang Zhenyun teach him?" Ji Fang called out to Li Cheng and asked.
Li Cheng nodded and praised, "Ling Mu is very well-behaved and learns things very quickly. Commander Zhang really wants you to agree to let him train Ling Mu for a few days, saying that he will train it into the most powerful battle pet."
As Li Cheng said this, he glanced at Qiao Ye and continued, "But your original master, General, disagrees."
Curious, Ji Fang touched Qiao Ye's cheek, then looked down at Ling Mu with amusement and asked, "You disagree? How do you disagree?"
Qiao also tiptoed and pulled his master's hand to make him bend down. Ji Fang cooperated by squatting down, and then Qiao gently cupped his master's face and shook his master's head from side to side.
Ji Fang grabbed Qiao Ye's hands, looking puzzled. Li Chengdu was about to burst out laughing. He coughed a few times and forced a smile as he said, "Yes, that's exactly why I disagree."
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