"Dean, I want to join the army."
Kong Xiangming and Hao Zhan exchanged satisfied glances at Zhang Dapao's words.
Hao Zhan said with relief,
"Dapao, I've watched you grow up. You have good talent. You've reached Diamond at over thirty, which is considered top-tier talent among all humans. But you've always been too arrogant." Su Dan Novel Network
"I've wanted you to join the army for training for a long time. If it wasn't for that useless Liu Taiping misleading you, you would have become a talent long ago."
He then took out a letter and handed it to Zhang Dapao, saying, "This letter, I wrote it five years ago when you reached Diamond. I've finally waited until today for you to say these words."
"Go, take this letter and find ancestor Bai Qi. Join his God of Slaughter Army directly. If you're still alive in three years, I guarantee you'll reach Lord."
Zhang Dapao took the letter and bowed to Hao Zhan, saying, "Uncle Hao, thank you. I understand, and I definitely won't shame my father."
Watching Zhang Dapao take to the sky, Hao Zhan's eyes welled up with tears as he whispered,
"Old Zhang, your son has grown up. I've sent him to join the army as you requested. Please bless him from the heavens, otherwise your Zhang family will be extinct."
It turned out that Zhang Dapao's father was Hao Zhan's comrade-in-arms and a Quasi-King. He had fought alongside Grandpa Lin Zhan in the past.
Later, Zhang Dapao's father was promoted to Quasi-King and unfortunately died in a large-scale battle against the Ten Thousand Races.
This was also why Zhang Dapao could reach the peak of Diamond at over thirty. Otherwise, without his father's connections and the resources provided by the military, Zhang Dapao's talent would have been in vain.
Hao Zhan immediately transmitted a message to Lin Zhan, explaining Zhang Dapao's background. Otherwise, given Lin Zhan's fickle nature, he wouldn't have been so hesitant and would have already killed Zhang Dapao.
Seeing that there were no outsiders, Zhang Lingxiu leaned against Lin Zhan's chest and said, "Husband, why are you out in your pajamas? Why didn't you sleep in more today?"
Lin Zhan, still holding his beloved, said gently,
"I was just considering my next cultivation path. In the blink of an eye, I've reached Platinum, and the time of war is getting closer. I'm a little worried."
Zhang Lingxiu chuckled and said to Lin Zhan,
"Are Ye Lao Er and Rommel your match in leading armies? Since you could defeat them once, you can definitely defeat them a second time. Moreover, we now have such powerful new weapons."
"My father and father-in-law are also helping you form artillery and missile units. We've made so many preparations, what is there to worry about? The rest is that the brave will win in a narrow path."
Lin Zhan laughed heartily, holding Zhang Lingxiu's hand and saying, "Wife, are you afraid people won't know you're a general's daughter?"
"General's daughter..." Zhang Lingxiu immediately reacted and looked at Lin Zhan, who had already run off, saying,
"You dare to insult me indirectly. You'll sleep alone tonight."
She then turned around and saw the four little ones with lewd expressions. Zhang Lingxiu glared at them and said, "Your food expenses for this month will be halved."
With that, she walked towards the villas of the elders.
The four little ones, who were watching the fun, looked at each other with bitter smiles upon hearing that their food expenses would be halved:
"Brother Snake, what do we do? With half the food expenses this month, we won't be able to eat enough."
Xiao Jin's eyes rolled as he said, "What are you afraid of? Doesn't the back mountain of Gaowu have a bunch of spirit beasts? We'll get this month's food expenses from them."
Xiao Hei nodded in agreement, "I think that's a good idea. Let's do it. By the way, don't just pick one species to eat. If we eat them all, they'll definitely suspect us."
"Let's go, brothers. Let's go and see first." Xiao Bao, like a bear, ran towards the back mountain.
Xiao Ji spread his wings and soared into the sky, "Brothers, I'll go scout first and see which species is tasty."
Lin Zhan arrived at Leng Shan's villa, belonging to the four single men: Zhang Cong, Meng Gang, and Ying Xuan.
Wang Er Zhuang also lived here originally, but classmate Er Zhuang, suddenly like a spring breeze, bloomed like a thousand pear blossoms.
He became eternally united with classmate Yang Tingting and lived a life of "singing voices like orioles, elephant mouths breathing fragrant mists. Coiled dragon embroidered belts tied in a knot of love, drawing Wu clouds following the canyon's rain."
Lin Zhan looked at the four men before him with surprise,
"Holy crap, you guys were hiding it pretty well. This strength, with condensed vital energy and spirited eyes, it looks like you're all about to break through."
Ying Xuan chuckled, "How is it, Lao Lin? Envious and jealous?"
Seeing Ying Xuan unable to continue, Lin Zhan said with a sly smile,
"Go on, why did you stop? Let's compare who's higher level. We'll bet this month's bonus, what do you say?"
Ying Xuan looked bitter,
"Get lost, Lao Lin. You're truly dark. You're busy with your wife every day, and when you're not injured, you're making yourself an idiot. But even so, you've still surpassed me. When did you break through?"
Lin Zhan said with a smile, "Just yesterday. I broke through to Platinum effortlessly. How about that, Lao Ying? Are you envious and jealous?"
Watching the indignant Ying Xuan, Meng Gang spoke,
"Alright, Lao Ying, with your IQ, you still want to play with Lao Lin? He could sell you and you'd still thank him."
Ying Xuan's eyes widened as he said to Meng Gang,
"You have the nerve to say that. If you and Wang Er Zhuang hadn't used me as a stepping stone back then, we wouldn't have been recruited by Lao Lin so quickly."
Meng Gang said disdainfully,
"You have the nerve to say that. What kind of life did we have when we followed you? What kind of life do we have now? The food expenses for one month back then are just our breakfast now. Can we achieve this standard of living by following you? If you don't have the ability, don't always try to be the boss."
Leng Shan Zhang Cong said helplessly to Lin Zhan, "Alright, they're starting again."
Lin Zhan asked curiously, "What do they mean by that?"
"It's just that they're envious and jealous of Er Zhuang's nightly revelries, these two single dogs," Zhang Cong shook his head.
Lin Zhan handed Leng Shan the storage bag containing the Canine Spirit Pills,
"This pill can shorten the growth period of canine spirit beasts by half. Here are 10 million pills. See if you can cultivate a batch of war dogs before we go to war."
Leng Shan excitedly took the pills and said,
"No problem, I'll go home right away and get this done. Including the mastiffs we've already trained, we can have 15 million war dogs participating in the battle."