Physical mage, challenge me to a solo duel!

Zhang Wei is probably one of the most common names in China.

Zhang Wei, formerly of the Tianfu Army, was a mage who had joined the army, but he was just an ordinary mage.

He attended an ordinary magic high school and was admitted to an ordinary magic university.

Joining the Tianfu Army was probably one of the most glorious moments of his life.

Even within the Heavenly Extinction Army, he was still somewhat too ordinary.

His strength was neither strong nor weak, his military achievements were neither high nor low, and his position was neither high nor low.

As a result, the Battle of Liyuan broke out, and he became one of the eighteen survivors of the entire Tianfu Army.

In fact, Zhang Wei did not make any outstanding contributions in the Battle of Liyuan. Thirteen years ago, Zhang Wei was just a mid-level mage. In the first wave of attacks by a massive number of magical beasts, half of his body was shattered by the aftershocks of magic and buried deep in the flesh and blood of his comrades.

It was pure luck that I survived.

Perhaps it's because it's inconspicuous.

After the battle, Zhang Wei, who was barely clinging to life, was pulled from the pile of corpses. After his life was extended, a superhuman medical mage even regenerated his severed limbs.

However, while the body can recover, the mind can never escape that nightmare.

As a surviving hero, Zhang Wei naturally received exceptional treatment.

But Zhang Wei felt very awkward. He felt that he, who had only survived by chance, could not stand on the altar forged from the blood and flesh of his comrades and bear the glory.

The other surviving soldiers of the Tianfu Army mostly shared similar thoughts. Some, after being rescued, couldn't accept surviving alone while their comrades had all perished, and quietly ended their own lives in a secluded place.

Zhang Wei didn't have such thoughts. After all, he hadn't had time to engage in the brutal battle, nor had he had time to witness his comrades dying one by one before he lost consciousness.

It was nothing more than waking up to find the Abyss shattered and the entire Tianfu Army annihilated.

For a long time, Zhang Wei felt as if he were trapped in some kind of nightmare, unable to believe or accept it, living in a daze and acting crazy.

One day, Zhang Wei suddenly woke up in the middle of the night, remembering the time he spent with his comrades, the promises they made after drinking, and the vows they made to take care of the children of the fallen.

So Zhang Wei gave away all his wealth to establish the Tianfu Orphanage.

All descendants of Tianfu Army can be taken care of.

However, with tens of thousands of descendants of the Tianfu Army, Zhang Wei naturally could not attend to everyone's needs, but he did his best to help.

Moreover, Zhang Wei's target is someone whose parents are both members of the Tianfu Army and who doesn't have a close guardian.

When the children were admitted to the hospital, some were only three or four years old, some were thirteen or fourteen, and the oldest were sixteen or seventeen. Zhang Wei took care of their food, drink, and studies until they were able to stand on their own two feet in society.

Thirteen years have passed since the Battle of Liyuan, and the Tianfu Orphanage has been open for twelve and a half years, taking care of a total of nine hundred and forty-one children of the Tianfu Army.

The oldest of them are now nearly thirty, while the youngest, like Ji Qiyue and Ji Yuechu, are also about to come of age.

Nowadays, the vast majority of the children have grown up and are scattered throughout China, going to university, working, getting married, and starting new lives. Therefore, there are not many people left in Tianfu Orphanage.

Some people come back to visit every now and then, some come back occasionally, but some never come back.

The Tianfu Orphanage once had dozens of staff members, but now only Zhang Wei remains, an old man who, despite being in his prime, looks like he's in his eighties.

Zhang Wei didn't seem to have any objection to the increasingly deserted Tianfu Orphanage.

Watching the children grow up and start new lives, Zhang Wei felt only comfort, feeling that he could at least give some closure to his comrades who were forever buried in the yellow earth.

If we meet again in the afterlife, he can smile and accept the praise of countless comrades.

Once Ji Qiyue and the youngest children in this group are sent to university, the Tianfu Orphanage can, like the Tianfu Army, complete its mission and retire with honor.

As for rebuilding the Tianfu Army, this was not Zhang Wei's ideal; it was originally Ren Tianque's.

Ren Tianque was once known as the number one genius in Shanghai. He entered the intermediate level in one year and the advanced level in six years. Before graduating from the Magic University, he was already an advanced mage, breaking one record after another of Shanghai Magic High School and Shanghai Magic University.

He can be described as a rising star in China, no, a rising star that has already emerged, and an idol for many children in the Tianfu Orphanage.

Unfortunately, Ren Tianque was killed three years ago in a disturbance in Zeyuan, South Africa.

Human mages are of higher quality, but in terms of quantity, monsters outnumber human mages many times over.

While high-level mages are powerful, there are many more super-level monsters in the game. Without reaching the transcendent realm, they are ultimately powerless to match them.

After Ren Tianque's sacrifice, his belief in rebuilding the Tianfu Army also disappeared, until Ji Qiyue and Ji Yuechu both became sorcerers.

The siblings were the youngest and had been at Tianfu Orphanage the longest, always following their older brother Ren Tianque around like a shadow.

However, compared to Ren Tianque, although these two have good talent, they are still quite far behind.

The siblings knew this too. If Ren Tianque couldn't accomplish it, there was little hope for them on their own. It just so happened that Wang Yi had suddenly appeared, so they set their sights on Wang Yi and tried to see if they could get his help.

Zhang Wei did not stop the siblings from transferring to Lanling Magic High School.

Having ideals and being willing to strive for them is ultimately a good thing.

Zhang Wei felt relieved that the siblings were able to befriend Wang Yi and get along well with him.

The stove fire was extinguished, and the dishes were served.

Zhang Wei personally cooked six dishes and a soup, four meat dishes and two vegetable dishes, and the seven people at the table enjoyed a lively dinner.

Zhang Wei also took out a bottle of his treasured liquor and drank a few glasses with Xu Jun.

After dinner, Ji Qiyue held up her phone and took a group photo with everyone to commemorate Wang Yi's arrival.

In fact, Wang Yi and Zhang Wei didn't talk about much; it was just simple, everyday conversation, so ordinary that it felt like meeting a distant elder they hadn't contacted in a long time.

Zhang Wei didn't tell Wang Yi much about the Tianfu Army incident; in Zhang Wei's view, it was all in the past.

During the Battle of Liyuan, Wang Yi was only four years old and would not have had any impression of or affiliation with the Tianfu Army.

Time is the true blade. In the blink of an eye, thirteen years have passed, and the Tianfu Army has long become a distant memory, existing only in the words of history textbooks and in the minds of some elderly people.

Those blood and tears, heroic sentiments and lofty ambitions, glory and responsibility, have long since faded away. They will only turn into cold sweat, two lines of clear tears, and a wisp of smoke on the foreheads, corners of the eyes, and tips of the noses of a few survivors on some nights.

Wang Yi's future is limitless; she doesn't need to dwell on the past.

As for the purpose of Wang Yi's trip, Zhang Wei did not ask, and Wang Yi did not say.

But judging from Qi Xiaohao's aggressive demeanor, Zhang Wei could easily guess what was going on, especially since it was Zhang Wei who had taken the four of them to the hospital just a few days ago.

The feud between Tianfu Orphanage and Xiao Kunze lasted for three years. It was precisely because Xiao Kunze frequently came to cause trouble during these three years that the already somewhat desolate Tianfu Orphanage accelerated its decline.

Zhang Wei doesn't blame Xiao Kunze. He's still unmarried, and every member of Tianfu Orphanage is like his child.

Xiao Kunze's second sister did indeed join the Huaxia Army in order to be with Ren Tianque, which ultimately led to their sacrifice three years ago.

To some extent, Xiao Kunze was part of his daughter-in-law's family, and Zhang Wei was in the wrong, so no matter how much trouble Xiao Kunze caused, Zhang Wei never complained.

However, Zhang Wei did not say anything about showing mercy to Wang Yi. Firstly, Zhang Wei knew that he had no right to ask Wang Yi to do anything, and secondly, Zhang Wei's thoughts were similar to Xu Jun's.

Let the young people resolve their own conflicts. The future of the world belongs to them, and the old folks should refrain from interfering.