Chapter 130 : Chapter 130

Chapter 130. The New Recruit Challenge, the Divine Battle Department Takes the Stage

At the instructor’s command,

Jiang Yichen unhurriedly put on his camouflage T-shirt and trousers, then adjusted his cap and looked himself over.

Su Linyu was already fully dressed. She quickly packed up the lunchbox, then took Jiang Yichen’s hand with a smile. “Brother Yichen, let’s go.”

Jiang Yichen gave a slight nod and lightly snapped his fingers. The two of them instantly teleported to the edge of the training grounds.

Space travel truly was a practical ability.

He glanced back over his shoulder and saw the other recruits running while pulling on their clothes. Some of them had not even put on their uniforms and were sprinting toward the training grounds in nothing but slippers.

“What the hell! The assembly is at six and they didn’t notify us in advance!? How are we supposed to make it in three minutes!?”

“Hey, hey, stop shoving me. Let me through first!”

“I’m doomed. I forgot to get dressed. What am I supposed to do? I don’t want to run ten laps around the military district!”

“...”

The recruits cried out miserably as they rushed over in a chaotic scramble, without the slightest bit of order.

Jiang Yichen and Su Linyu exchanged a dark little smile, then slowly walked to the center of the training grounds.

On the reviewing stand, Zhou Yu, the chief instructor, wore a military uniform marked with two bars and one star insignia. When he saw Su Linyu arrive together with Jiang Yichen and noticed how intimate they were acting, a trace of gloom flashed through his eyes.

A few seconds later, Chu Xingchen arrived as well, followed by several other recruits.

“Where’s Tang Long?” Jiang Yichen asked.

“Do not even mention it.” Chu Xingchen looked speechless. “He was sleeping like a dead pig. It took me two minutes to wake him up. He is probably going to get punished with the laps.”

Jiang Yichen shook his head slightly. His powerful Mental Perception spread outward and instantly locked onto Tang Long, who was still dressed in a mess.

His spatial domain unfolded. With a single thought, Tang Long appeared in front of them.

“What the hell? A man just appeared out of thin air?”

The recruits around them stared in shock at the scene.

Tang Long threw his arms around Jiang Yichen and nearly cried with joy. “Brother Yichen, you are seriously my savior. That was incredible!”

“It’s nothing, really.” Jiang Yichen smiled faintly.

After three minutes had passed, most of the recruits had arrived at the training grounds.

On the platform, Zhou Yu glanced at the instructor beside him. The other man gave a slight nod, stepped forward in a formal military stance, and stood with his hands behind his back.

“Those who arrived late, stand to the left. You’re quite lucky. You’ve lost your qualification to participate in the New Recruit Challenge.”

Hearing that, several hundred recruits immediately showed relieved expressions.

They all knew more or less what the New Recruit Challenge was about, and naturally none of them wanted to be humiliated.

But Instructor Huang smiled at them. “That said, the punishment run certainly won’t be waived.”

“Attention! Right face! Run in step!”

A chorus of wails rose at once. Under the lead of the instructors below the stage, they began running around the military district.

Seeing that, Tang Long patted his chest. “Thank goodness, thank goodness. With Brother Yichen here, I made it. The military district is so huge that one lap alone would’ve exhausted me.”

“Do not celebrate too early either!”

On the stage, Chief Instructor Zhou Yu swept his gaze across the recruits below and said sternly, “Hello. I am Zhou Yu, the chief instructor for this Military District Internship. Welcome to the East China First Military District.”

“I know that all of you are the finest martial artists from Central China Martial Arts Academy.”

“Some of you are even young masters and young ladies from the Five Great Families and other first-rate families. In terms of martial talent, this is the best batch in recent years.”

“But let me make one thing clear. From this day onward, this is no longer your greenhouse. The military district will not give you any special treatment because of your status!”

Zhou Yu’s bearing was imposing, and a trace of disdain showed in his eyes. “In my eyes, all of you are nothing but a pack of rookies right now, utterly useless.”

“If you were thrown into the wilderness, you’d only be fit to become extra food for demonic beasts.”

Those words made the recruits below frown. That was a little too unpleasant.

Jiang Yichen, however, remained completely calm. Just the usual mockery. They did this every year and still never got tired of it.

“That’s way too harsh. We’re not that bad.”

“Come on, it’s the New Recruit Challenge. The chief instructor is deliberately trying to provoke us.”

“Hmph. What kind of skill is it for veterans to bully recruits? I’m not convinced at all.”

“...”

The recruits below all wore indignant expressions.

“What? You all look rather unconvinced.”

An infuriating smile appeared on Zhou Yu’s face. “Do you think you’re martial arts geniuses?”

“Wrong! Completely wrong. You are nothing!”

“Today, I’ll show you what real geniuses look like. When you stand before them, do not lose even the courage to challenge them.”

Zhou Yu slowly took out a walkie-talkie. “The New Recruit Challenge begins. You may make your entrance now.”

Everyone froze for a moment and began looking around.

“Auspicious clouds descend, and the rainbow bridge appears.”

A voice rang out from the sky above, and everyone instinctively looked up.

So they were making a grand entrance?

Jiang Yichen swept the sky with his Mental Perception and immediately discovered the four people hidden within the clouds.

Power of Laws!

His eyes widened slightly. This was different from his previous life. This time, it was not the East China Battle Department but the Divine Battle Department where Sleep God had gone.

Only people from the Divine Battle Department possessed Laws.

How strange. By all logic, the Divine Battle Department should have been an extremely mysterious organization. It made no sense at all for them to participate in the New Recruit Challenge.

Could they have some other objective?

While Jiang Yichen was still thinking,

After that voice sounded from the sky, nothing happened for quite a while.

The recruits stared at the blue heavens in confusion.

“Mo Yan, what are you doing? Why are you dropping the ball at a time like this? Keep chanting!”

“Oh, oh, right away!”

“Auspicious clouds descend, and the rainbow bridge appears... auspicious clouds descend, and the rainbow bridge appears... come on, why hasn’t the fifty-percent activation chance triggered yet?”

A crow flew past the training grounds with six black dots trailing behind it.

Hearing the repeated muttering, the recruits could not help laughing.

“Chief Instructor, are these people you invited here to make us laugh?”

“It really feels like someone trying to show off and failing miserably. Hahaha, I’m dying here.”

“Which battle department are they from? East China? That’s way too embarrassing.”

“...”

On the reviewing stand, Zhou Yu and the other instructors all darkened visibly.

He quickly spoke into the walkie-talkie. “What are you doing? Get down here already.”

“Instructor Zhou, just wait a little for my little Yan Yan. Let him chant a bit longer. It’ll happen soon.”

Zhou Yu: “...&%*”

In the next second, that ethereal voice rang out once more.

“Auspicious clouds descend, and the rainbow bridge appears!”

The moment the words fell, the color of the blue sky changed at once, and the white clouds transformed into seven-colored auspicious clouds.

A rainbow bridge descended from the heavens to the mortal world, its multicolored radiance so bright that the recruits could barely keep their eyes open.

Huh?

Everyone froze.

So they had not been joking after all. This was actually real.

Jiang Yichen narrowed his eyes as he looked at the rainbow falling from the heavens.

Using words to alter the laws of heaven and earth... that sounded suspiciously like command over reality through speech.

This Divine Battle Department was rather interesting.

At that moment, four figures slowly appeared upon the rainbow bridge.