Your skills are excellent, and now I have them too.

Chapter 35 Qingming Guard

"Uncle, who are those people? They're so arrogant."

Although Lu Zhao and his companions knew that they were Wuwei, a higher-ranking military unit than Wuzu, they did not know which specific unit they belonged to.

Even among the Imperial Guards, there are differences; some Imperial Guards are only slightly more elite than the regular soldiers, while others are much more elite.

Judging from the fact that those men didn't even glance at a hamlet chief, they were probably among the most elite troops in the Wuwei.

"Don't talk nonsense."

Zhang Qiu didn't find anything wrong with the other party's disdain. Instead, he stopped Lu Zhao, saying, "Those are the Qingming Guards. I didn't expect them to appear here."

Even he, an officer, was unaware of these people's existence, which shows that they were of very high rank.

"You guys go first."

He left a message and changed routes, seemingly to gossip.

At this moment, Lu Zhao remembered what Zhou Changsheng had said: no matter what, he must leave the Wuzu and rise to a higher position. Now it seemed that his words were indeed heartfelt. Those five Qingming Guards all had special skills starting with purple above their heads, which was obviously more than a level higher than the troops to which the instructors on the ship belonged.

Seeing a senior figure other than an ordinary soldier for the first time, the four of them had different thoughts and fell silent without saying a word. Shi Jian had no thoughts, but he didn't speak either.

I walked silently to the edge of the training field, and before I could say goodbye, I saw a crowd gathered in front of the notice board.

Adhering to the Qin people's principle of not watching a spectacle, several people gathered around.

The notice was very simple.

Three months later, the new recruits will be assigned, and their overall abilities will be assessed. Everyone is encouraged to train diligently in martial arts.

"Let's go, let's go. I thought it was something else."

Lu Zhao wasn't interested in paying too much attention; he already knew about this, and the notice only specified a timeframe.

Upon arriving at the foot of the pavilion, they saw that Old Ji's armchair had been moved downstairs, and he was squatting on it smoking an electronic cigarette. Beside him was no longer the little pageboy Bai Lu from yesterday, but five men in military uniforms.

Those were the five Qingming Guards from earlier!

It turned out to be the case.

If what Zhang Qiu said is true, and that guards of this caliber shouldn't be here at all, then they must have been invited by Ji Ye.

The Imperial Academy was an institution of the central government, and they had ways to bring in people outside the official ranks. The academic officials also had enough influence to persuade the arrogant Qingming Guards to come.

Given that these guys seemed arrogant and had a bad temper, Lu Zhao kept quiet today. Anyway, Dong Yijian wasn't around to use his special skills.

They arrived relatively late, and after only a few minutes, all of the top 20 people from various batches had arrived.

At this moment, Old Ji tapped his e-cigarette on the armrest of his chair like he was tapping a pipe.

"Hehehe. You all saw the notice over at Training Ground 2, right? I have something to add."

"The higher-ups said that three months later, the new recruits would be assigned to various units. That was for everyone else. You guys, including the top 200 in each batch, will be assessed in a month and a half."

This statement did not cause much of a stir. After all, those standing here were all people who had received the Cleansing Pill. At this moment, they were all very confident in themselves. Whether it was one month or three months, no one thought they would lose.

Old Ji knew what they were thinking, so he didn't say anything more and pointed to the Qingming Guards next to him.

"These are your martial arts instructors... Never mind, Xin Li, you should tell them yourself."

So, the leader of the five men took a step forward with his hands behind his back.

"My name is Xin Li, and I am a squad leader in a certain team of Qingming Guard."

In the Qin army, a person's rank could only be determined by their noble title or military rank; their position was irrelevant. A squad leader in an ordinary infantry unit was certainly different from a squad leader in an elite guard unit.

Xin Li continued, "If Mr. Ji hadn't spoken up, I wouldn't have led this team to teach you martial arts, because I don't have the habit of teaching a bunch of dead people."

This tastes just right.

These words were meant to intimidate the new recruits, both to make them take things seriously and to dampen their arrogance, lest they become complacent and disobey orders.

"I know you guys are called geniuses on that big training field outside. You bragged about it a lot when you got back to the dorm last night, didn't you? Let me tell you, it's useless. What kind of geniuses are those who can only be selected from tens of thousands of people? If you go to the battlefield with this kind of mentality, you'll only die."

"hey-hey."

He sneered, "And you are destined for the battlefield."

At first glance, this sentence seems like nonsense, but upon closer inspection, there's not much new to it.

But Lu Zhao felt a tremendous sense of oppression from it.

After transmigrating, he kept improving and met many people of unusual status. He also gained a set of special skills, which made him gradually forget one thing: he was a Qin warrior who was forcibly conscripted.

He did not participate in this war voluntarily, nor will it stop because of his own ideas.

He was heading towards an unknown battlefield, and when he could disembark was not up to him, but decided by the emperor. His situation was like that of the Kun-class transport ship, constantly rushing forward in the void, unable to stop easily.

For the time being, he became one of the top twenty men in his batch, but this was not the end. Being assigned to a regular unit more than a month later was not the end either. There were only two things that could stop him: the end of the war or death.

"Don't let temporary advantages go to your head; stay calm and get stronger step by step."

Xin Li glanced at the hundred or so pairs of eyes. Some looked serious, some were indifferent, and some were eager to try.

Just as he was about to speak, he saw a heavily tattooed man salute and shout, "Reporting, sir!"

"speak."

"Is there a chance to join the Qingming Guard during this inspection?"

Xin Li grinned, her eyes full of delight, but her words were anything but honest: "Stop talking nonsense, you're not qualified to go anywhere right now."

"Line up yourselves and keep up."

He waved, and the other four Qingming Guards followed him down first. The new recruits followed in a similar fashion, staggering along, but at least they didn't all rush down together.

"Hehehe."

Old Ji stroked his beard and called over White Deer, "Go and take a look."

The young page followed last downstairs.

.....

The group was led into an unnamed venue not far from the high pavilion. Lu Zhao had seen this place before when he passed by. It looked like a warehouse or something. He only saw it when he came in this time. There were a lot of weapons inside, mostly standard cold weapons for practice, including knives, spears, swords, and halberds.

The new recruits were not issued any equipment at this time, and it was the first time they had seen these weapons. Many of them were quite curious about them.

At this moment, the four members of Xin Li's team were nowhere to be found, while he himself stood in front.

"Listen up, if you can't handle it, climb to the door yourself. If you recklessly push yourself and injure your body, it will affect your martial arts training, and you'll only become cannon fodder."

Just as everyone was wondering what he meant, suddenly, an immense pressure was applied to everyone.

Some people staggered and half-squatted to the ground, while others gasped in surprise.

Lu Zhao quickly stepped half a step to the side with one foot, mobilizing his energy to resist.

"Standing up is just like experiencing double gravity."

Xin Li said expressionlessly, "Don't be distracted. I'll teach you how to use the standard-issue sword first. You'd better listen carefully."