31: Is the newcomer a relative?

The whistling sound of wind continuously echoed in the training room.

Two hours later.

Su Lei suddenly stopped, panting heavily while supporting his knees.

After continuous high-intensity exertion, his calf muscles trembled uncontrollably, and waves of soreness and swelling washed over him like a tide.

Su Lei walked to the bench, grabbed a towel, and haphazardly wiped his face, but sweat still dripped from his hair.

He picked up a bottle of mineral water and drank it all, only then feeling a little better.

After a short rest, Su Lei picked up his phone, which was placed nearby, and sent a text message to Li Xue凝.

“I’ve arrived at the military camp. Everything is fine. Take good care of yourself and the children.”

A few seconds later, his phone chimed, and a new message popped up.

“The Family has me. You be careful,” followed by a heart emoji.

A smile appeared at the corner of Su Lei’s mouth.

Just as he was about to put down the phone, the screen lit up again.

The name on the caller ID was Chen Sheng.

Su Lei’s finger paused slightly before he pressed the answer button.

“Brother Su, leaving without a word… isn’t that a bit ungracious?”

The voice on the other end of the phone carried a deliberately suppressed anger.

“Don’t forget, you were able to pass the assessment and become a Martial Artist largely thanks to the B-grade Martial Skill provided by Chen Corporation.”

Su Lei’s gaze darkened.

According to Chairman Cheng, this Martial Skill was created by Old Man Chen himself.

For others, it was indeed worth tens of millions, but for Chen Corporation, it was just one of many copies.

To put it bluntly, he and Chen Corporation had a mutually beneficial relationship.

He completed the commissioned tasks, and they took a 40% commission.

Take Lin Qianqian’s case, for example: she gave Chen Corporation five million, but he only received three million.

Su Lei felt he didn’t owe them anything.

Instead, it felt more like they were trying to gaslight him.

“I owe Young Miss Lin a favor, so it was hard to refuse.”

“And you don’t owe Chen Corporation?” The tone on the other end of the phone suddenly rose, then was forcefully suppressed. “This research task is very urgent…”

“I’m sorry, Young Master Chen,” Su Lei suddenly interrupted. “Hunting Yao Beasts here is also a good experience for me.”

“The stronger I become, the more trouble I can help you deal with in the future, and earn more commission.”

“That bit of money is nothing!”

The voice on the other end of the phone suddenly rose, then seemed to realize its lapse and forcefully smoothed its tone.

“To be honest with you, this research task is very urgent.”

“We must develop a new type of medicine as soon as possible.”

“If it’s successfully completed, your reward will be at least ten million!”

Su Lei said indifferently, “It’s not that I don’t want to help you, but I’m already in the military camp. Let’s talk after I’m done with things here.”

After speaking, he directly hung up the phone.

This conversation was not harmonious; in fact, it was full of tension.

He wasn't sure if Chen Corporation truly wanted to use him for human experiments.

Nor was he sure what they would do to achieve their goals. What if they targeted his Family? Su Lei’s expression grew increasingly grim.

The Chen Family held immense power in Jiangnan City.

To make Chen Sheng give up his idea, the connection with Lin Qianqian wasn't enough.

He had to quickly accumulate enough military merits, preferably enough to attract the attention of the military's high command.

The military and the Martial Artist Alliance both belonged to the Federation, but they were two completely different Systems, also serving to check and balance each other.

Fortunately, mercenaries were much freer than regular soldiers.

Besides completing assigned tasks, they could also actively hunt Yao Beasts to earn military merits.

“I must hurry. The first mission here must be completed to Perfection…”

Su Lei’s gaze sharpened. He casually wiped the sweat from his head and stood up, walking towards the field… Sharp Sword Squad’s dormitory tent.

In the swirling smoke, Zhao Tian threw out a pair of aces.

“Tomorrow’s mission, Colonel Ron wants us to look after that guy.”

“Wu Ming, I’ll leave this to you.”

The burly man who was shuffling cards frowned upon hearing this and couldn’t help but curse.

“Doesn’t he have hands and feet? Look after him? What a joke!”

Fighting alongside the group army might reduce the pressure a bit.

But they were a mercenary squad.

There were only three of them, and each had their own tasks to do.

Where would they find the time to look after this newcomer?

Moreover, fighting Yao Beasts was inherently dangerous.

Even though they were all Martial Masters, they weren’t completely sure they would survive.

Why should they expend their energy to protect this person who was neither kin nor friend?

Wu Ming picked up the wine bottle next to him, took a big gulp, and wiped his mouth, saying unhappily, “Don’t ask me for this kind of thing.”

Zhao Tian heavily extinguished his cigarette butt in the ashtray and looked at the young man on the other side.

“Captain, what do you say?”

Li Qingchen’s expression was gloomy as he slowly spoke.

“That person is a bit abnormal.”

“Who knows when he might suddenly lose his mind and do something strange.”

The two nodded in agreement, feeling the same way.

When they entered the tent in the morning, the strange behavior of the other party crawling around on the ground scared them greatly.

No matter how they looked at it, he didn't seem like a normal person.

Zhao Tian sighed softly.

“Do you know what background that kid has?”

Meeting their gazes, he sneered, “Young Miss Lin herself sent him here.”

“The Lin Family?” Everyone’s brows furrowed even deeper.

They were not unfamiliar with the Lin Family.

It was said that Colonel Ron was personally promoted by General Lin back then.

With this connection, he naturally wouldn’t refuse the request of his daughter, Lin Qianqian.

“Could this guy be Lin Qianqian’s boyfriend?”

“It’s very possible…”

“Then why would he join a mercenary squad? Wouldn’t it be safer to follow the regular army?”

“What good is safety? What he wants is a lot of military merits.”

Zhao Tian snorted lightly, “Don’t forget, we are unassigned mercenaries. We seek wealth; military merits have nothing to do with us.”

“At that time, just casually attribute the merits of a few Yao Beasts to him, and he’ll naturally enter the military to become a high-ranking official, won’t he?”

The burly man Wu Ming suddenly stood up and angrily said, “This is too shameless!”

Zhao Tian said in a low voice, “To be honest, I’m here to make money.”

“As long as the money is in place, nothing else matters.”

Li Qingchen snorted coldly.

“Whether it’s making money or getting promoted, just rely on your own efforts. Why should we help him?”

“You can’t say that,” Zhao Tian shook his head lightly. “This is Colonel Ron’s order.”

“I don’t want to offend him over this.”

A silence immediately fell over the scene.

Everyone’s expressions varied, and they no longer had the heart to play cards.

Compared to ordinary soldiers, mercenaries were not only much freer, but they could also distribute the Yao Beasts they hunted themselves.

As long as they had strength, making money was not a difficult task at all.

But the problem was… whether they could continue to stay in the military camp, whether they could receive missions, and what kind of missions they would receive… all of this was up to Colonel Ron.

In a difficult silence, Li Qingchen suddenly slammed his cards on the table and strode out.

Inside Training Room Number Three.

Su Lei instantly disappeared from his original spot,

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