"For this operation, I have notified each of your families and schools, and they all agreed.
"If youâre not afraid of death yourself, you can sign on the mission document.
"Remember, once you sign, youâre no longer Wuda students, but rather part of the temporary expeditionary team summoned by the Wei Yuan Corps, and you will come under Wei Yuan Corpsâ direct jurisdiction. If you desert, it is tantamount to treason.
"You have ten minutes to consider."
Liu Yizhou waved his hand, and the mission confirmation documents appeared before each person.
"Oh, by the way, after the mission, I might present everyone with an opportunity related to a supreme combat technique.
"But donât celebrate too soon, the opportunity for the supreme combat technique lies within the Wet Lands, and the survival rate is only 50%. At that time, you can also choose to forgo it.
"Since youâre all still students, everything is voluntary."
Liu Yizhou remarked again.
Scratch scratch scratch!
However, the first to sign was actually Gong Ling.
She hardly gave it any thought.
Wang Lu Feng and the others looked surprised, with the three generals smiling slightly.
As expected of a student from the Warring States Military Academy, truly swift and decisive.
For Su Yue and the others, their relationship with the Military Department was merely collaborative, merely an internship, even in the Wet Lands, they belonged to the protected batch.
But the Warring States Military Academy is different.
The military academy itself is a regular combat corps, and Gong Ling had long developed a habit of obeying orders.
So, she signed directly without hesitation.
Since the Expeditionary Army sought them, there must have been difficulties, leaving no reason for anyone to refuse.
Subsequently, the rest also signed one after another.
Indeed, there was no reason to refuse.
"General, when do we set off?"
Su Yue stood up, collected everyoneâs mission documents, and delivered them to Liu Yizhou.
"From the moment you signed, the Wei Yuan Corps will begin collecting your personal information and prepare your international passports, if nothing goes amiss, weâll set off tomorrow afternoon.
"If thereâs nothing else, letâs end the meeting here.
"The mission needs to be kept secret, but you can inform your families about going to Jiangwu for the exchange.
"The New Year is approaching, and since you wonât be home for it, make some New Yearâs calls in advance."
With that said, Liu Yizhou got up, prepared to leave.
"When you reach Jiangwu, there will be officers from the Divine Landâs Foreign Affairs Department accompanying you throughout.
"Thereâs no need to provoke, but if someone deliberately provokes us, donât be soft. Make sure not to embarrass the Divine Land."
On the way out, Mu Jingliang added.
"Understood!"
Everyone responded again.
The three generals left.
The conference room was left with Su Yue and the others.
...
"Thrilling.
"Undercover cross-border, just thinking about it is exhilarating."
Wang Lu Feng sat in his chair, imagining his days of displaying prowess in Jiangyuan Country.
"Everyone, donât be careless.
"The place Jiangyuan Country is quite special. Their martial artists seem to have been taking a kind of spirit medicine called Creeping Grass from a young age, so the cultivation pace of low-level martial artists is particularly fast.
"If nothing else, Jiangwu University might also have Third-Grade Martial Artists.
"General Mu Jingliang wasnât joking. As an exchange group, we might be targeted by Jiangwuâs students. Such student-level skirmishes wonât affect the two countriesâ diplomatic relations, but they might shame the Divine Land.
"In Jiangwu, there is no shortage of Fourth-Grade Martial Artists."
Gong Ling stood up, speaking with a serious face.
At the Warring States Military Academy, these were basic courses, so she knew more.
"That strong?"
Liao Ping was surprised.
"Whoâd believe a tiny Jiangyuan Country could be more powerful than the Divine Land?
"Not strong.
"Jiangyuan Countryâs Creeping Grass accelerates growth at the expense of foundation, their martial artists almost reach their lifetime limit at Fourth-Grade.
"In fact, except for the royals, Jiangyuan Country doesnât have a single Grandmaster, so they need the Wei Yuan Corps to help suppress the Wet Ghost Tower."
Gong Ling continued.
"The royals donât eat the Creeping Grass?"
Su Yue asked.
"They do!
"But the royals control the Spirit Pool, and itâs said that the Spirit Pool can temporarily suppress the side effects of the Creeping Grass. I donât know the exact details.
"But the Spirit Pool should be limited, not enough for many, so this is truly an opportunity for us."
Gong Ling explained further.
"I see, itâs almost contrary to the practice of cleansing the bones."
Wang Lu Feng sighed.
Divine Land martial artists undergo the painstaking process of cleansing the bones to establish a firmer foundation in hopes of more easily breaking through to Grandmaster in the future.
But Jiangyuan Countryâs Creeping Grass just abandons the foundation.
The world is vast and full of wonders.
"Everyone, disperse now, make calls home, and wait for notice tomorrow."
Su Yue shook his head.
He planned to visit Liu Yizhou.
This mission seems particularly uninteresting, likely just an exchange trip to Jiangwu.
In fact, Su Yue had an idea.
He wanted to probe a bit. If there was a chance to sneak out, he would make a trip to the Wet Lands.
Whatâs the difference between the foreign Wet Ghost Tower and the one in the Divine Land?
It is said that the foreign Wet Ghost Tower is more chaotic, the battlefield more brutal.
...
After leaving the office, Su Yue left a message for Liu Yizhou.
Before long, Liu Yizhou called back, asking Su Yue to come see him.
Su Yue arrived at the appointed place.
"Godfather, why does this mission... seem so odd, do they really need us?"
Upon seeing Liu Yizhou, Su Yue asked curiously.
If itâs truly about eliminating ambushers, clearly Bai Xiaolong and Meng Yang would be the right picks.
This bunch of freshmen, all Third-Grade Martial Artists, would just be small fries on the battlefield.
"Haha, you kid have such chaotic thoughts.
"I also wanted to send fourth-years, but what exchange necessity is there for fourth-years? Jiangyuan Countryâs conditions were for freshmen and sophomores, so Iâm giving them freshmen; itâs not like Divine Land is short of people. Besides, itâs just for exchange, itâs not like theyâll actually use you guys.