The mastermind behind the scenes starting with the calamity of all races

Chapter 143 Hero! [Bonus chapter for the 10,000-yuan reward, thanks to my cousin's cat!]

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A month later.

Su Long bid farewell to his wife and embarked on his journey again, beginning his military career.

To be honest, the treatment in the Demon Suppression Army is quite good. Each month's salary is 20,000 Anping coins, not including the cultivation resources provided by the army.

In addition to their salaries, soldiers also have nearly a month of vacation each year to reunite with their families, which is also a time for them to relax.

Soldiers are under constant mental strain on the battlefield, which can easily lead to accidents over time. Moreover, most of them are hot-blooded men who cannot ignore their physical needs.

That's why they got this nearly month-long vacation, which is long enough for the soldiers to indulge themselves.

Moreover, it can also contribute to the population of each prefecture, achieving multiple benefits in one fell swoop.

The new recruits, including Su Long, who had just passed the assessment and joined the Demon Suppression Army, would need to undergo three months of training before being sent to the battlefield of the heavens, which was different from what they learned in the academy.

The academy teaches individual combat or cultivation, but the army emphasizes cooperation, unity, and, more importantly, formations.

A 30-person Qianjun squad, if well coordinated, can easily kill a Wanshi Realm expert. Moreover, in the huge meat grinder of the Heavenly Battlefield, it is common to pick up stragglers. You might accidentally encounter a seriously injured expert. As long as you take him down, that will be your military merit.

There is a rule on the battlefield of the heavens: whoever kills the enemy gets the military merit. Of course, those who maliciously steal will not only not get military merit, but will also be severely punished, and in serious cases, they will be executed.

In the blink of an eye, autumn has arrived.

Three months have passed in the blink of an eye.

Today is the day that Su Long's unit will head to the battlefield of the heavens. Some are excited, some are apprehensive, and some are at a loss. There are many different feelings, but no one is backing down.

The people of Daxia Prefecture are never afraid of war!

The capital of the Great Xia Prefecture, the Demon Suppression Army camp.

"set off!"

With a command from the leading general, 100,000 Demon Suppression Army soldiers surged out of the capital of the Great Xia Prefecture and headed towards the Zhutian Prefecture.

Wherever they went, the people made way for them without hesitation, and even bowed to the Demon Suppression Army. They would not forget who was protecting them, and they would not forget that tens of millions of human soldiers were fighting a bloody battle outside the human realm!

They are heroes!

They are our pride!

Feeling the respectful gazes and adoration of the people, the soldiers of the Demon Suppression Army were instantly filled with strength. At this moment, even if they were to die on the battlefield, they would have no regrets.

Several days later, the Demon Suppression Army crossed several major prefectures and finally arrived at the Zhutian Prefecture. After a brief inspection of the documents, the Zhutian Prefecture garrison immediately allowed them to pass.

Because the teleportation array can only transport a limited number of people at a time, the 100,000 Demon Suppression Army can only enter the teleportation array in batches.

With a flash of white light and a dizzying spin, Su Long arrived on the battlefield of the heavens. His first impression was that the primordial energy was incredibly dense, several times denser than that of the capital of the Great Xia Prefecture. As for Nan Yuan, there was simply no comparison.

"Everyone, line up!"

At this moment, someone gave orders.

Swish swish!

Some people hadn't quite recovered yet, but out of reflex, they all found their places, and the originally chaotic line suddenly became orderly again.

Eastern Rift Valley.

Yun Jie looked this way and thought: They're here.

However, Yun Jie did not show up, nor did he intend to acknowledge Su Long. He only needed to pay appropriate attention to him and make sure he didn't die.

"Old Yun, what are you looking at?" Landlord Zhu asked.

Yun Jie withdrew his gaze and said calmly, "It's nothing, I just noticed that another batch of new recruits has arrived."

Following Yun Jie's gaze, Zhu Dizhu also saw the Demon Suppression Army. "So it's Old Xia's Demon Suppression Army. They're really impressive."

Qin Guang's voice rang out from behind the two men: "Of course, they are far better than the 'salted fish army' of your Daming Prefecture."

"Ahem, Old Qin, you're wrong about that. Our Heavenly Dao Army isn't bad either, okay? It's just that they're more focused on logistics than combat," Zhu the Landlord tried to argue.

"Is that so? Then why is it that almost every time a fight breaks out, your Heavenly Dao Army either hides behind my Tiger Legion, or behind the four major legions of the Great Xuan Mansion, or the Demon Suppression Army, the Iron Eagle Guard? Explain yourself."

At this moment, Zhou Tianqi also came over, staring at Zhu the landlord as if demanding an explanation.

Zhu Dizhu felt uneasy under the stares of the three men. He straightened his neck and snorted coldly, "What explanation do you want from me? I don't command the Heavenly Dao Army. I haven't been involved in its affairs for many years. If you want an explanation, go find Zhu Diyuan."

The three of them rolled their eyes in unison. Zhou Tianqi said, "You are the king of Daming Prefecture, and you are also Zhu Tiandao's father. Are you expecting us to bully the younger generation instead of coming to you?"

"Anyway, I don't care, you can go find whoever you want."

Landlord Zhu sat down on the ground, looking like a dead pig that wasn't afraid of boiling water.

"Here we go again, huh?"

Zhou Tianqi glanced at him and said indifferently.

"That's right, this is the set, so what?"

Landlord Zhu had an expression that said, "I'm proud of my cheating," which made you want to punch him.

Yun Jie quickly closed his eyes and then blocked his ears, afraid that he would lose control and beat up Zhu the landlord.

Faced with Zhu the landlord's shameless act, Zhou Tianqi really had no way to deal with him. He couldn't very well actually take action, could he?

Then, Zhou Tianqi simply turned and left.

After Zhou Tianqi left, Zhu Dizhu patted Yun Jie on the shoulder and said, "Hey, old Yun, let's talk about something."

Yun Jie sighed helplessly, "Go ahead and tell me, I'll listen, but I can't guarantee I'll agree."

"Here's the thing, what do you think about having the Heavenly Dao Army hide behind your four major legions?" Seeing Yun Jie's face slowly darken, Zhu the Landlord immediately said, "Look, although our Heavenly Dao Army is not good at frontal combat, our logistics are good. We have plenty of rune bombs and the like."

"We'll provide you with suppressive fire from the rear, isn't that great? All you need to do is spare a few people to protect them. How about that? Isn't it a good deal?"

Yun Jie initially wanted to refuse, but after thinking about it carefully, it seemed alright. Although the Heavenly Dao Army's combat strength wasn't that great, they were certainly generous!

Throwing out all sorts of weapons and equipment for free—that's not war, that's burning money!

However, since it wasn't money from the Great Xuan Mansion that was being burned, Yun Jie wasn't bothered. After thinking it over, he finally agreed to Landlord Zhu's "request," but Yun Jie also made a condition.

"I can agree, but I have one condition."

Landlord Zhu said excitedly, "Go ahead."

As long as Yun Jie agrees, everything is negotiable.

"I want to send a group of people to your Ming Dynasty's higher education institutions for exchange and learning."

Yun Jie put it rather euphemistically, saying it was an exchange and learning session, but in reality it was about learning from others in the past. Although the Great Xuan Mansion has developed quite well in recent years, more exchanges can indeed help spark intellectual insights.

"Okay, no problem!" Landlord Zhu agreed immediately. It's just an exchange and learning, nothing to worry about. Compared to the lives of the Heavenly Dao Army soldiers, this is nothing. Besides, their students can also learn from the students of the Great Xuan Mansion. So, if you really think about it, there's no loss at all.

Seeing that the two had reached an agreement, Qin Guang was also tempted. He wasn't stupid; he could see through the implications. So he said, "How about adding my Great Qin Prefecture?"

"Huh? Old Qin, you're coming too?"

Landlord Zhu looked at Qin Guang with a somewhat bewildered expression.

"Mm." Qin Guang nodded.

"Then let's add the Great Qin Prefecture."

Before Zhu the landlord could speak, Yun Jie made the decision.

"Alright, alright, let's go together then. You two agencies, remember to protect our Heavenly Dao Army."

Since Yun Jie had said so, and it was Qin Guang who spoke, Landlord Zhu agreed without much thought.

Immediately afterwards, Landlord Zhu asked, "Old Qin, I remember your household isn't good at training civilized teachers, is it?"

Landlord Zhu's statement was not without basis. At present, the Great Qin Prefecture only has one institution of higher civilization, namely the Great Qin Civilization Academy. The remaining institutions of higher civilization are almost all war academies, and the number of institutions for internal affairs and scientific research is pitifully small.

Almost the entire population was mobilized for war, even more frenzied than in the Great Xia Prefecture.

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PS:

This chapter is an extra chapter to thank my cousin's cat for the 10000 points reward.

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Chapter 144 Su Long Asks for Leave [Please subscribe, please subscribe to all chapters!]

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"Don't worry about that."

Qin Guang waved his hand, his eyes gleaming. Not being good at training civilized teachers doesn't mean there aren't any.

Moreover, Qin Zhen likes to train polytheistic civilization masters to "fish" for talent, and so far, quite a few alien races have taken the bait.

"Well... okay."

Since Qin Guang had already said so, Landlord Zhu didn't say anything more, since he wouldn't lose out anyway.

Subsequently, Yun Jie ordered the four legions to take charge of the safety of the Heavenly Dao Army, with the Heavenly Dao Army providing them with firepower suppression. He instructed them to simply engage the enemy.

Qin Guang also spoke with Qin Zhen and assigned a portion of the Iron Eagle Guards to guard not far from the Heavenly Dao Army, ready to provide support at any time.

at the same time.

Jiang Yao, who was in the Great Xuan Mansion, also received Yun Jie's message. She then issued an order to the Great Xuan Civilization Academy to select a group of outstanding students to go to the Great Ming Civilization Academy for study and exchange.

Over the years, the Great Xuan Civilization Academy has kept a low profile and its reputation in the human realm is not as good as that of the Great Xia Civilization Academy, but in terms of strength, it is much stronger than the Great Xia Civilization Academy.

Of course, the strength mentioned here refers to overall strength. In terms of top-tier combat power, it was still inferior to the likes of the Fifth Generation and Ye Batian.

But now it's hard to say. Although the Great Xia Civilization Academy has a prodigy like Wan Tiansheng, the Dean of the Great Xuan Civilization Academy is also nearly invincible, and there are quite a few at the ninth level of the Sun and Moon Realm. It's just that they rarely show their strength to the outside world.

As Jiang Yao gave the order, the behemoth that was the Great Xuan Civilization Academy began to "move". There were many excellent students in the academy, but this time they were going to exchange and learn, so they did not need to be particularly strong. What they needed were civilization masters with an exploratory spirit and a willingness to learn.

Ultimately, the academy selected thirty people to go to the Great Ming Civilization Academy, led by the academy's vice dean.

Within the same time period.

Zhu Tiandao and Niu Baidao also received Zhu Dizhu's message and made arrangements for the reception, waiting for the people from Da Xuan Mansion and Da Qin Mansion.