Douluo: Legend of the Dragon King - The Voice of the Purple Emperor

After giving her instructions, Long Yuxue was about to leave when Gu You stopped her. "Sir, where should I eat?"

Long Yuxue said, "Didn't I tell you about the cafeteria?"

Gu You smiled wryly and said, "No!"

Long Yuxue said, "Are you aware of the rule that new recruits don't get food?"

"Huh?" Gu You stared at Long Yuxue in disbelief. There was such an army? They weren't giving them food?

Has the Blood God Group already been publicly disclosed? Logically, the Federation should be providing substantial support resources.

Long Yuxue said calmly, "Here, you have to rely on yourself for everything, including food. You don't need to exchange military merits for food expenses in the mess hall. However, new recruits can temporarily borrow money, which will be deducted from their future military merits."

Gu You's lips twitched. What a weirdo!

"Sir, may I borrow money from you?" Gu You asked tentatively.

Long Yuxue said, "Okay, ten percent interest per month."

Gu You was speechless for a moment. That high? However, just because he couldn't repay it now didn't mean he wouldn't be able to later. He also wanted to try the Blood God Legion's food to see how it tasted, so he said, "Alright, then I'll borrow some from you first."

"Come with me, it's just time for dinner."

The two walked out of the barracks together, and the mess hall was indeed not far away. When Gu You followed Long Yuxue into the mess hall, he saw the most people he had seen since joining the Blood God Legion.

The cafeteria is very large, covering several thousand square meters. Looking around, at least two thousand people are eating here, and many more are constantly entering.

There were more than a dozen food collection windows, each with different signs. They were simply numbered one, two, three, four, and so on.

Long Yuxue explained to Gu You, "The smaller the window, the more expensive the food, but it's also more nutritious and better for your health."

Gu You thought to himself, "Isn't this just like the A, B, and C levels in the junior academy? It's simpler in the army; they just use one, two, three, and four."

Long Yuxue led Gu You to window number six and joined the queue. Gu You also noticed that the smaller the window number, the shorter the queue; windows one, two, and three had virtually no queues. Very few people were getting food there either.

Inside the canteen, there were mostly junior officers; he hadn't seen any privates yet. As for himself, he hadn't even changed into his uniform. Anyway, with Long Yuxue leading the way, there was no need to check his identity yet.

Gu You was actually very interested in what to eat at the first three windows, but he was short of money and there was nothing he could do about it.

While waiting in line, Gu You whispered to Long Yuxue, "Sir, does our legion need a blacksmith?"

Long Yuxue glanced at him. "Of course I need it. It'll be useful for repairing mechs and all that. What? Are you a blacksmith?"

Gu You nodded and said, "Yes! I'm a blacksmith. Can I earn military merits by forging?"

Long Yuxue said, "That's possible, but it's relatively low."

"Low..." Gu You muttered to himself.

Long Yuxue said, "Are you worried about not having enough to eat? Didn't I lend it to you? You can pay me back when you've accumulated enough military merits."

Gu You didn't explain anything; he couldn't very well say that he wanted to eat something good, could he? He just nodded.

"Rain and snow!" Just then, a melodious voice rang out, and Gu You subconsciously looked in the direction from which the voice came.

A female officer with a ponytail walked towards them. She was a captain, and her crisp military uniform certainly had a very good effect on a woman. She also looked very dashing.

In terms of appearance, she was no less attractive than Long Yuxue, but her facial features were softer. Her large eyes sparkled with a mischievous glint.

"July." Upon seeing the captain, Long Yuxue's face broke into a rare smile.

Jiang Qiyue's gaze, however, fell curiously on Gu You. "Casual clothes? Is he new? He's quite handsome!"

Long Yuxue nodded. "He just arrived today and passed the test. I brought him here for dinner."

Jiang Qiyue laughed and said, "It's because you're kind-hearted, lending money at low interest rates again. Let me tell you, if you keep breaking the rules like this, people will complain. Everyone else is lending at 100% monthly interest, but you're lending at 30%. If it weren't for you, those guys would have quit long ago."

What?! 100% monthly interest? Gu You, listening from the side, widened his eyes in disbelief. Moreover, the loan Long Yuxue had given him wasn't 30%! It was only 10%. However, being as clever as he was, he certainly wouldn't reveal this at this moment.

Long Yuxue glanced at Gu You, a slight blush rising on her pretty face. "It's not easy being a newcomer. We've all been through that. Let's help each other out if we can."

Holy crap, this girl's interested in me. Now I can't really argue with her.

Also, how come women in the army can get such high ranks? What are the men even doing?!

Gu You was quietly struggling and thinking inside.

Jiang Qiyue turned to look at Gu You, her smile clearly carrying a hint of ambiguity. "Handsome young man, my name is Jiang Qiyue. What's your name?"

"Gu You," Gu You said with a smile.

Looking at his smile and those deep, strange blue eyes, Jiang Qiyue couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. She thought to herself, "So handsome."

The Blood God Legion definitely had the highest proportion of handsome men of any army, and she was used to it. However, compared to the man before her, everyone else seemed to pale in comparison. With her discerning eye, she couldn't find a single flaw in Gu You, something she had never experienced before.

She tilted her head to look at Long Yuxue, "That's interesting! How did he do on the assessment?"

Long Yuxue glanced at her. "I don't know."

Jiang Qiyue asked in surprise, "You brought him to dinner, so you must have been the one who supervised the assessment, right? How come you didn't know?"

Long Yuxue said, "His grades need to be evaluated by higher authorities; I can't give him a score."

Jiang Qiyue was surprised, "That powerful?"

Long Yuxue said, "It's a bit more powerful than you think."

Just as Jiang Qiyue was about to say something more, a loud voice came from behind her, "I don't believe it."

When the three turned around, they saw a tall male officer standing behind them. This man resembled Jiang Qiyue somewhat, and was burly, only slightly shorter than Gu You. However, he was extremely strong, especially his arms, where the muscles were so bulging that they were almost frightening.

"Brother!" Jiang Qiyue called out, and took the initiative to hug her brother's arm, acting coquettishly.

Gu You also noticed that this person had the rank of lieutenant colonel on his shoulder.

Finally, I've seen a man with some backbone.

Long Yuxue nodded to him. "What don't you believe in?"

The lieutenant colonel's gaze... (End of Chapter)