Physical mage, challenge me to a solo duel!

Ji Yuechu interrupted him, and quite skillfully at that, clearly having encountered this situation more than once.

However, Qi Xiaohao's mouth was too fast. Before he could be interrupted, he still managed to blurt out the character "eight". It would have been better not to interrupt him at all.

"Ji Yuechu, I know." Qi Xiaohao clicked his tongue almost imperceptibly, lamenting that he had guessed the wrong name.

By this time, a considerable number of people had gathered around, mostly freshmen.

Upon seeing Wang Yi in person, one can't help but stop and want to take a second look, and then whisper a few words to the classmates who are not very familiar with her.

But not many people actually dared to go up and say hello.

A mid-level mage who has only been cultivating for a year, a god of four elements, single-handedly blocking a massive beast tide—any one of these feats would be considered astonishing.

Coupled with his brilliant speech on stage just now, the freshmen basically have a strong sense of admiration for Wang Yi.

When someone is more outstanding than you, you might feel a little jealous.

But when someone is too outstanding, you often only feel admiration and respect.

However, when you encounter this kind of person, you will feel that there is a huge gap between you, which is difficult to cross and difficult to have normal interaction with.

Just like a god is only fit to be placed on an altar.

Compared to the freshmen, the seniors have a much better mindset.

Because they knew Wang Yi much earlier, before she rose to prominence, and they were also personally aware of her dark past.

However, it is precisely these dark histories that can fill the flesh and blood of a god, making him human.

So the older students might just feel that Wang Yi has shown talent, turned over a new leaf, and soared to great heights, but they wouldn't have that kind of blind worship.

Moreover, the senior students also had the mindset of someone who had been there before, after all, Wang Yi always managed to give them some big news, and they were already used to it.

Therefore, sometimes first impressions are really important.

After shaking hands with Ji Yuechu, Wang Yi couldn't help but admire the two faces that resembled each other by about 70%.

Ji Qiyue has long hair in a ponytail and a very heroic look between her brows, while Ji Yuechu, who has a similar face shape but short hair, looks clean and refreshing.

The siblings certainly have an advantage in terms of appearance.

After exchanging greetings, Wang Yi asked, "Is there something you need?"

"Senior Wang Yi, my brother and I came here specifically for you." After calming down, Ji Qiyue put on a serious expression.

Wang Yi glanced at the swarm of new students around him, recalling Qi Xiaohao's words, and said calmly, "I can tell, you're flattered."

Ji Qiyue paused for a moment, then explained, "We're different from other people."

After speaking, Ji Qiyue took out a military badge from the left pocket of his coat and handed it to Wang Yi.

Wang Yi narrowed his eyes slightly. He also had this military badge at home; it was the badge of the Tianfu Army.

It seems that these two siblings, like him, are orphans of martyrs of the Tianfu Army.

Wang Yi was not surprised that her identity had been revealed.

The orphans of martyrs of the Tianfu Army are not a taboo topic.

Moreover, the Tianfu Army was almost completely wiped out, leaving behind at least tens of thousands of martyrs' orphans.

In terms of quantity, it is definitely not small.

Wang Yi couldn't understand why the siblings wanted to see him. Surely they weren't thinking about rebuilding the Tianfu Army?

"Senior, for the past thirteen years, we've had one thought in our hearts: to rebuild..."

"stop!"

Wang Yi hurriedly interrupted Ji Qiyue, his brow twitching.

What I feared most came to pass.

Thirteen years have passed since the Battle of Liyuan. Although the military has recovered some strength, it does not have the resources to rebuild the Tianfu Army for the time being.

Therefore, even though the Tianfu Army's designation still exists, it can be said to be defunct in name only.

To rebuild, it would be tantamount to recruiting from scratch and building a new, powerful army.

Even with the support and convenience provided by the military, it is impossible to rebuild unless key personnel are forcibly withdrawn from other strong military units and recruitment of serving soldiers is expanded to fill the vacancies.

However, the Tianfu Army, rebuilt in this way, would definitely be at the bottom in terms of strength, like a dilapidated house that might collapse if kicked a couple of times.

Moreover, even if the other powerful armies were willing to detach their soldiers from other forces, this act of robbing Peter to pay Paul would be completely inappropriate.

Each army has its own responsibilities. The reason why the Heavenly Extinction Army has not been rebuilt is because the Li Yuan has long been destroyed. Large numbers of monsters cannot break out, so there is no need for an army to guard it, which is why there is no rush.

It is simply impossible to fill the Tianfu Army with the backbone of other powerful armies; that would be tantamount to crippling oneself.

If the monsters were to cross the border and the territory were lost, the military would be more likely to collapse.

Therefore, even if we really want to rebuild the Tianfu Army, we must plan this out carefully.

This is beyond the capabilities of any individual.

Wang Yi fully understood the siblings' dream, but to rebuild the Tianfu Army on one's own was nothing short of a pipe dream.

Even if all the orphans of the martyrs of the Tianfu Army had this idea and worked hard for it, it would still be very difficult.

To put it simply, can an army that doesn't have several extraordinary mages in command still be called a strong army?

Each extraordinary mage has their own role and responsibility; they can't just be thrown into the Heavenly Army.

If we were to wait until any of these martyrs' orphans were to advance to the level of a transcendent mage, putting aside talent, it would take at least twenty or thirty years.

After a moment's thought, Wang Yi felt that the dream was too grand, the responsibility too great, and the burden too heavy, and it was not suitable for him.

So he interrupted Ji Qiyue before she could finish speaking.

Saying it out loud would be worse.

Ji Qiyue wasn't too surprised by Wang Yi's attitude, after all, the two had only met for the first time today, aside from the fact that Wang Yi was the orphan of a martyr of the Tianfu Army.

If someone comes up with such a grand ideal without any prior relationship, most people would probably refuse.

However, since such a powerful genius has emerged among the descendants of the Tianfu Army, Ji Qiyue will definitely want to recruit him as one of her own.

She won't give up so easily.

"Senior, please guide me in the future." Ji Yuechu stopped Ji Qiyue, who was about to say something, greeted her politely, and then left with his older sister.

"Why are you pulling me away? I wanted to chat a bit more." After passing through the crowd, Ji Qiyue slapped Ji Yuechu's hand away and looked back: "Look, all the seats are taken now."

After the two left, two blonde female students with Western features filled their places.

"I told you before, don't say these things on the first meeting. Get to know him better first," Ji Yuechu said helplessly.

"We grew up in the dean's welfare home, surrounded by descendants of the Tianfu Army, so naturally we've had these thoughts since childhood. Senior Wang Yi's situation is different from ours. If you bring these things up right away, it might offend him. It would be better to find a quiet place to talk slowly."

"Would your senior agree if we found a quiet place to talk?" Ji Qiyue asked rhetorically.

"Well, most likely not."

"Then what are you talking about?" Ji Qiyue scoffed. "I just like to get straight to the point. Besides, isn't it even more disrespectful to approach someone while hiding your true intentions and trying to become familiar with them?"

"How can you call it hiding your true intentions? It's just that we're not mentioning it yet. Without any emotional connection, why should your senior help you?" Ji Yuechu sighed softly.

"If we don't play the emotional card, are we going to rely on benefits? What benefits can you bring to your senior? You know how precious your magic is. Even if you were sold, it wouldn't be worth a fraction of the magic crystals."

Ji Qiyue pondered for a moment, glanced at the blonde foreign girl who was about to snuggle into Wang Yi's arms, and lightly spat, "How about we use a honey trap? I don't mind making a sacrifice. Senior, didn't you used to chase after the school beauty? Find a way to make me the school beauty in the first year of high school, and then I'll throw myself at you, how about that?"