Physical mage, challenge me to a solo duel!

The control center of Xingxuan at the entrance to the Vast Ocean Realm.

Ke Lixia's figure had disappeared, and now, in Ke Lixia's place, carrying out the guard duty, was an elderly man with gray hair.

The old man, dressed in a military uniform, with his gray hair and deep wrinkles, looked to be over seventy years old. He wore reading glasses on his nose, which was dotted with brown spots, and was carefully reading the thick document in his hands.

However, when sitting in the chair, the old man's back was straight and his posture was upright, a habit ingrained in his bones from years of military service.

Just as the old man was turning the page of the document, the Star Gate emitted a faint glow. A fish-like monster, resembling an lanternfish with a large head and a small body, covered in dark brown, with a tassel growing from its forehead and a glowing green fleshy ball at the bottom, and sharp teeth interlocking in its upper and lower jaws, chased after another fish-like monster with a transparent body and visible, slightly glowing fish bones, and rushed out of the Star Gate.

Noticing this, the old man remained expressionless, without even raising his head. He steadily turned the page of the document in his hand with his right hand and continued to examine it.

He had witnessed this scene hundreds or even thousands of times during the more than half a month he was on duty.

The next moment, a wisp of ice crystal suddenly condensed in the pure seawater. In the blink of an eye, the ice crystal expanded its range, and the two high-level magical beasts that rushed out of the Starry Gate were directly engulfed and sealed in the huge block of ice without any time to react.

The ice was clear and transparent, perfectly square, and from the outside, one could see that the magical beast inside was lifelike, not much different from when it was alive.

As the ice slowly sank to the bottom, it finally made a dull thud as it hit the metal base.

"Green Light Fish, these things are disgusting to look at, but Lightbone Fish taste pretty good. It's just that Warehouse Number Two is almost full again, so we need to hurry up and deal with it. The frozen goods in Warehouse Number One should be thawed by now, so let's go dig for magic crystals."

The Feipeng soldiers on duty below talked to their comrades as they pulled up the control lever, dragging the fishing net, along with the frozen monster, back into the warehouse.

"It's fine to make it into frozen fish. It's much cleaner. Apart from being too hard to dig for magic crystals when frozen, there are no downsides. Unlike General Ke before, when he cut it and blood gushed out, we had to change the water every day."

Another Feipeng soldier, while talking to his comrade next to him, picked up his communicator: "Hurry up with Warehouse Number One. Deal with the monsters before the shift change today and clear out the warehouse."

"Okay, okay, we're doing it, we're doing it." Two responses came from the communicator.

After hanging up the communicator, the Feipeng soldier said to his comrade, "Hey, by the way, you'll be on leave soon, right? Where are you planning to take your family?"

"I'm going somewhere drier, like a desert or the Gobi. I've been stuck here at the base for so long, I smell like fish." The soldier said, pulling up his uniform collar and sniffing it twice, then asked, "What about you?"

"Sigh, I still have to wait three months for my vacation..."

During the casual conversation between two Fei Peng soldiers, a merman figure suddenly appeared in front of the Starry Gate.

It was none other than the Sea God, Wang Yi.

Tiny ice crystals condensed around Wang Yi, but vanished in an instant.

The sense of crisis that arose in Wang Yi's heart was fleeting, and his figure instantly disappeared from the spot, appearing next to the old man in the command center the next moment.

Having shed his sea god form, Wang Yi stood barefoot on the cold metal floor, gazing at the upright old man in the chair.

"Hmm, Wang Yi, right?" The old man seemed to belatedly realize something, raised his head, adjusted his reading glasses, and turned to Wang Yi with a gentle smile: "My name is Zhang Shilin, from the Huaxia Army. Xiao Ke mentioned you were inside before he left."

"Greetings, sir."

Wang Yi gave a proper military salute and greeted him. Clearly, the old man in front of him was also an extraordinary mage, a lieutenant general who had taken over Ke Lixia's post here.

"You must have had a tough month on this trip." Seeing Wang Yi's perfect military salute, Zhang Shilin's smile widened even more.

Zhang Shilin was naturally delighted that his juniors were willing to enter the interdimensional passage and dared to go to the front line to face the monsters.

Although he didn't know why Wang Yi had entered the Vast Ocean Realm alone, the fact that this little guy could survive in the Vast Ocean Realm for a month showed that he was truly quite capable.

Most importantly, Wang Yi looks too young.

"I'm sorry for the trouble. This trip is really for my own use to obtain magic crystals," Wang Yi said somewhat embarrassedly.

"Slaying demonic beasts is a good thing for the country and its people, both in terms of public and private interests," Zhang Shilin said, shaking his head slightly.

After exchanging a few words with Zhang Shilin, Wang Yi mentioned that he wanted to leave the base. He also wanted to write a report on his actions during this trip and submit it to Fei Peng Army, including the magical characteristics and strength assessment of the newly appeared water dragon.

Moreover, Wang Yi did not intend to keep all of the Water Dragon's magic crystals.

"I'm just here to help guard the gate. You should apply to leave the base and go downstairs to find the person in charge," Zhang Shilin advised.

So Wang Yi politely said goodbye and turned to go downstairs.

After Wang Yi left, Zhang Shilin turned his attention back to the documents in his hands, but this time he quickly flipped through a few pages before stopping.

Looking up, Wang Yi's information is clearly printed.

This stack of documents is a list of outstanding military personnel compiled by the military. These are mages who have just joined the army in recent years or have a strong intention to join. They can basically be said to be the backbone of the military in the future.

Zhang Shilin has served in the Chinese military for most of his life, fighting in the crossroads between foreign countries. Now that he is nearing retirement, he has been transferred back to China. Therefore, he used his authority to obtain this data summary in order to learn about the outstanding younger generation in China in recent years.

Of course, for a transcendent mage, there is no such thing as true retirement. It's just that Zhang Shilin is getting old, so he was transferred back to China from abroad. His responsibilities are lighter, and he can also be considered to have returned to his roots, no longer having to wander abroad for many years.

"The younger generation is truly formidable; they are indeed formidable."

When Zhang Shilin saw Wang Yi's basic information, he realized that Wang Yi was only a freshman in college, so he couldn't help but sigh.

Zhang Shilin was utterly astonished by the biographical details of Wang Yi and his unbelievably massive military achievements.

Is this the kind of military achievement a young man under twenty can attain? Even when he was thirty, it wasn't this exaggerated!

Having lived abroad for so long, I never imagined that such an extraordinary child would emerge from the younger generation in China.

"A descendant of the Tianfu Army... another Ren Tianque, no, this child is far more outstanding than Tianque. He must grow up safely and steadily."

Zhang Shilin seemed to be touched by the memories and closed his eyes sadly.

A high-level magical beast, oblivious to the danger, rushed out of the Starry Gate. Before it could even react, it was instantly frozen into dust, leaving only a faintly glowing magical crystal that slowly fell to the ground.

After all, five years ago, Ren Tianque served in the Huaxia Army and was a junior whom Zhang Shilin highly regarded in the Huaxia Army.

If Ren Tianque doesn't encounter any accidents, he should be able to advance to the level of a transcendent mage in a few years.