6: Ninth Squad
"Han Yi."
"Age..."
"16."
"Alright, your residence is House Number Eighteen."
"Here, take your waist token. Remember, as long as the person is here, the token is here. You need to show your waist token when entering or leaving the camp," the record-keeping Disciple smiled slightly. "If you unfortunately die in the future, your identity can also be identified by the waist token."
That joke was a bit cold... Han Yi secretly slandered in his heart.
The waist token was engraved with Han Yi's information and covered in cloud patterns. It felt heavy and had a good texture.
"And this month's qi and blood powder, take it!" The record-keeping Disciple gestured to the side.
"Huoyuan Skill needs to be taught to you by Instructor Lin."
"As for which squad you will be specifically assigned to, that also needs to wait until Instructor Lin returns tomorrow to decide!"
Cultivation method?
qi and blood powder?
Han Yi's eyes lit up. He could still receive a portion of qi and blood powder at the end of the month, and becoming a guard squad Disciple would also grant him cultivation methods. No wonder everyone yearned to become a guard squad Disciple; the Sect's benefits were truly good!
"Alright, next person come over..."
After the five of them, including Han Yi, finished registering and reporting, Manager Liu hurried back to the Mining Camp to count the amount of Ore.
As for the five of them, they waited for Instructor Lin to return tomorrow to receive his arrangements.
The next morning
After coming out of the mess hall, Han Yi patted his stomach with satisfaction and leisurely walked towards the training ground.
The food in the guard squad was really good; meat was even provided without limit. Just for this point alone, coming to the guard squad was the right choice!
"New Disciples gather!"
Early in the morning, Instructor Lin's powerful voice rang out on the training ground.
Han Yi and the other new Disciples dared not be negligent and jogged over!
The new Disciples this time came from three Mining Camps, totaling 12 people. This recruitment for the guard squad was the largest in history!
Of course, there was a reason for this.
It was said that the guard squad suffered heavy losses while performing a mission in the Black Rock Mountains not long ago, and even the Second-order Treasure Seeker from the Hundred Treasures Pavilion, hired by the Crimson Flame Sect at a high price, died tragically in this mission!
Han Yi looked at the 'Yang Yuan Skill' in his hand with some speechlessness. So the so-called teaching of cultivation methods was just distributing diagrams for self-cultivation, and if there were any questions, they could ask Instructor Lin.
Of course, Instructor Lin had actually talked about a lot of practical information just now.
Martial arts, martial arts, whenever cultivating, one must first practice skills!
Practicing martial arts without practicing skills leads to nothing in the end!
According to Instructor Lin, the first three realms of Martial Artist cultivation are Refining Skin, Refining Bone, and Refining Blood.
Perhaps in the Refining Skin and Refining Bone stages, one can temper the skin, flesh, tendons, and bones of the human body and improve their cultivation through external training martial arts like Mountain Shattering Fist.
But when reaching the Refining Blood stage, Martial Artists need to temper their internal organs and replace old blood with new blood. At this time, cultivating cultivation methods is essential!
Moreover, external martial arts can only focus on training a few main parts, while cultivation methods can temper the qi and blood of the entire body, so the earlier one Cultivates cultivation methods, the better.
As for this 'Yang Yuan Skill', Instructor Lin was very frank; this was a basic cultivation method that only beginners in the Martial Dao would Cultivate.
The creator of 'Yang Yuan Skill' is unknown, and its origin is even harder to ascertain.
However, after thousands of years of verification by countless people, this 'Yang Yuan Skill' is the most balanced and peaceful, without the danger of Qi Deviation, and it does not conflict with other cultivation methods, making it convenient to switch to more profound cultivation methods!
If one day they could be promoted from the guard squad to Inner Sect Disciple, it would not affect their ability to switch to the Inner Sect cultivation method 'Huoyuan Skill'.
To put it bluntly, Outer Sect Disciples only had the qualification to Cultivate this kind of common cultivation method.
"Alright, Disciples, next is the squad assignment," Instructor Lin's expression suddenly turned serious.
"Li Tie, Refining Skin Early Stage, strong in strength, poor in flexibility, suitable for defense, Fifth Squad."
"Han Yi, Stamina Refining, strong in explosiveness, agile, suitable for guerrilla warfare, Ninth Squad."
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"New Disciples, don't forget to go and collect your weapons!" Instructor Lin shouted. "Today, the old Disciples will first take the new Disciples to familiarize themselves with the environment. Once they are well-integrated, they can take on missions!"
With that, he turned and left.
On the weapon rack nearby, there were all kinds of weapons, including swords, sabers, spears, shields, and bows.
Of course, Han Yi immediately ruled out the long spear, after all, spear users are unlucky in E from ancient times!
Considering that the saber was easy to learn and had considerable lethality, he stepped forward and casually picked up a standard long saber.
With the long saber in hand, Han Yi casually glanced at his overall strength, '6~12'.
Han Yi's pupils widened slightly. Although he had guessed that having a weapon would increase his stats, he did not expect such a significant increase!
"Before holding the saber, it was '6~7'. 6 points is the lowest limit my body can withstand, or in other words, my physical defense, and 7 is my maximum attack power with bare hands!"
"And now, with the long saber's bonus, my attack power has increased, breaking through the upper limit and becoming 12!" Han Yi mused in his heart.
"Finally, the numbers are complete. We can finally carry out missions," said a young man in the Ninth Squad with a clear appearance and lively eyes.
He held a folding fan and wore a white robe, looking exactly like a profligate young master.
"This new Disciple seems only slightly inferior to my appearance!"
At this moment, Han Yi was dressed in a black short martial arts suit, with a cloud-patterned waist token hanging at his waist, holding a ring-pommel saber in his hand. His face was handsome, his eyes deep and full of spirit, and he exuded a youthful, vibrant aura!
Anyone who saw him would praise him as a handsome and spirited young man!
"Pan Sheng, just sent from the Sect."
He carried a long bow on his back, and the value '32~40' floated beside him.
"This is Wang Meng, just call him Pangzi!"
"This is our captain, Li Feng, who came with me from the Sect."
The young man who introduced himself as Pan Sheng had a familiar demeanor and introduced them with a smile.
"What Pangzi, I'm called robust, alright!"
The value '21~23' floated beside Wang Meng.
"Alright, stop messing around," Li Feng was tall and carried a long shield that was more than half his height, looking very steady.
The value above Captain Li Feng's head was as high as '55~65'!
"So strong! This person's strength is almost comparable to Instructor Lin's!" Han Yi felt a little helpless inside. "And I'm probably the weakest one..."
"Han Yi, over here. Let me tell you about the situation of our Ninth Squad."
As Li Feng introduced him, Han Yi somewhat understood Instructor Lin's intention in assigning him to the Ninth Squad.
In the Ninth Squad, Li Feng used a shield for defense, Pan Sheng used a bow and was considered a scout, Wang Meng used a mace for frontal attacks, and he used a saber for strong burst damage as a guerrilla finisher!
In addition, besides Wang Meng, who was considered an old guard squad Disciple, Li Feng and Pan Sheng were both sent from the Sect for trial missions, and the situation was similar in other squads.
This was because the guard squad had an accident during the last escort mission in the Black Rock Mountains, and more than half of the Disciples lost their lives!
There was no other way, the Crimson Flame Sect had the intention of testing the Disciples, so they dispatched Inner Sect Disciples to maintain the situation. Therefore, the captain of each squad was an Inner Sect Disciple. The trial would last for three months, and the ranking would be based on the number and difficulty of the missions completed by each squad.
"Escort mission?"
"Accident?"