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The soldiers boarded the large ship and left Wolf Island. During the past half month on the Great Continent, all the soldiers had learned to swim, and many were willing to jump into the water to train alongside the ship to improve their skills.
After another half month, this group of soldiers, who had undergone two months of rigorous training, finally set foot on Knight Great Continent once again.
As they jumped off the ship, they were startled by an unexpected sight. Nearly ten thousand soldiers were already standing across from them. As soon as they disembarked, all the soldiers immediately prepared for battle.
At that moment, Cheng Jin stepped out from the crowd. "Alright, everyone put away your weapons; we are all on the same side."
A general-like figure walked out from across the way. "Lord Cheng, I have been ordered to bring the soldiers here."
"Thank you for your hard work, General. You can return and report to Lord Du now."
"The subordinate will take his leave," said the man before departing from the beach.
Cheng Jin then became the highest commander in this area. "Brothers, you have all worked hard. However, this is not a place for you to rest. We still need to return home, and Lord Liu has given us little time. Therefore, I have decided that every twenty people will form a Squad, with one soldier from the Red Star Mercenary Group responsible for our departure in batches. We will leave now. After that, every half hour, another batch will depart. Remember, anyone who cannot reach the estate within a month need not come at all; we do not need such useless individuals."
After he finished speaking, a Squad immediately left the group, followed by others departing every half hour as instructed. From a distance, they looked like a group of mercenaries, especially those soldiers who had just jumped off the ship, as their clothes were already tattered.
Meanwhile, at the Sixth Prince's estate, Liu Guanfeng had already begun arranging for additional housing construction. Originally, these houses could accommodate only ten thousand soldiers, but now they were expecting twenty thousand, so there simply wasn't enough room. Liu Guanfeng ordered that nearly double the number of rooms be built. Even so, the estate did not seem overly crowded.
That day, Liu Guanfeng returned to the Chinese Chamber of Commerce to find Holland City. "President Huo, have you prepared everything I mentioned last time?"
"In response to your inquiry, President, most of it is ready; it will all be prepared in two days."
"Good. Remember to send someone to deliver it directly to the Sixth Prince's estate outside the city."
"President, rest assured, once all the goods arrive, I will deliver them to you immediately."
Three days later, many carriages arrived at the gate of the Sixth Prince's estate, each loaded with large boxes. Aside from the sound of metal clashing during the loading process, there was no other noise.
"Brother, what are these things inside?"
"Why don't you open one and see for yourself?"
Shangguan Junhong opened one of the boxes, revealing a collection of bright Steel Blades. Even compared to those used by the Imperial Guards in the palace, these Steel Blades were far superior. "Brother, these Steel Blades are..."
"Prepared for your soldiers."
Shangguan Junhong shook his head and said, "These are good blades, but it would be a waste for my soldiers."
"Don't worry, it's not a waste at all. You'll understand when they return."
"Brother, how is the situation over there?"
"The situation hasn't changed much. There are still about Ten Thousand People left in Qianlong City, and Qin Hongguan has almost gathered his soldiers. In a little over a month, we should be ready to move."
"Will my soldiers be able to return in time?"
"They should be able to. I believe they are already on their way back."
At this moment, on the official roads within the West Lion Empire, groups of Mercenaries were rushing forward. These individuals had little time even for sleep, each one desperately pushing forward. As for the reason behind their haste, no one knew but them.
Time continued to pass, and on this noon, five people arrived at the nearest village to the Dragon Formation. Their ages ranged from thirty to fifty, but they shared a common trait: their faces were covered in dust, clearly indicating they had been traveling for an extended period. Each of them looked haggard, yet despite this, their arrival in the village attracted considerable attention due to a unique aura they exuded, making it evident that they were all trained soldiers.
Among them, two individuals bore a striking resemblance to each other. One of them approached the leader and asked, "Brother, are we almost there?"
"Yes, we will reach our destination soon. How are you three holding up?"
At that moment, the other three were panting heavily, while their mounts appeared quite relaxed beside them. Nevertheless, the three nodded persistently, and one of them managed to respond between breaths, "We... we can still hold on... just a bit longer." The man was gasping so much that his speech was intermittent.
The man who had spoken earlier looked back at the three and remarked, "It seems you still need more training; you've only been running for half a morning."
"Lord Yin, we've improved a lot. We didn't have to run this much before," one of them finally managed to catch his breath.
The five individuals were indeed Cheng Jin and his two brothers along with three Vice Commanders. They had decided to travel on foot since leaving that morning. The Cheng brothers had been running laps around Diaoyu Island daily and sometimes had to endure an entire day of intense training, so they felt little fatigue. However, it was different for the three Vice Commanders; they rarely ran such long distances without any breaks.
To prevent them from slacking off, the Cheng brothers had tied the three Vice Commanders to their mounts. Even if they wanted to rest, it was impossible unless they were prepared to be dragged along.
Thus, although the three were exhausted, they persisted in keeping up with the pace. Fortunately, the Cheng brothers did not run too fast, allowing the three to barely keep up.
"Alright, it's lunchtime now. If you three can still eat, then come along. After lunch, we will set out again."
"Yes," the remaining two replied as they straightened up.
They entered a small tavern where it was indeed mealtime and quite crowded. As soon as they walked in, a group of diners at one table stood up immediately upon seeing them: "Captain, you're here."
Cheng Jin smiled slightly and said, "You did well; you didn't run slowly. I remember you are from the fifth-to-last team."
"Yes, it seems we have caught up with a few groups."
"Alright, we're almost home. You all can eat first and then take a good rest."
"Understood, Captain." The person continued to sit down and eat.
Cheng Jin called for the waiter and ordered several dishes along with five bowls of rice and some steamed buns. Soon, everyone began their meal.
"Big Brother, how many days do we have left until the deadline?"
"We're about ten days ahead of schedule. If everyone returns as planned, we should be able to arrive roughly seven days early."
"Lord Jin, why are we in such a hurry to get back?"
Cheng Jin glanced at the questioning vice commander. "If you have questions, go ask Lord Liu. I don't know why either, just hurry up and eat."
After finishing lunch, the group walked out of the tavern. They didn't run but instead walked slowly forward. Since they had just eaten, they avoided any strenuous activity. All this modern knowledge had been imparted to the soldiers by Liu Guanfeng, so they followed his instructions diligently.
After strolling for about an hour, it was now one-thirty in the afternoon, the hottest time of day. The group had warmed up a bit. Cheng Jin looked at the three vice commanders and said, "You can handle it yourselves."
The three vice commanders exchanged wry smiles before tying themselves to the mounts of two others. The Cheng brothers smiled at their obedient subordinates. "Once everyone is ready, we'll head out."
With that, Cheng Jin took off running, and the three vice commanders followed suit on their mounts. They ran for five or six hours until around seven in the evening when they finally saw the estate outside the Sixth Prince's city.
Upon arriving at the gate, they were already spotted by the guards who let all five of them into the courtyard. Cheng Jin led his four companions directly to find Liu Guanfeng, who was currently discussing private troops with Shangguan Jinglei, the Sixth Prince, and Gao Wei.
At this moment, the happiest ones were the Sixth Prince and Shangguan Jinglei, as they knew that their private soldiers had not all returned. Even so, the number of private soldiers in the estate had already exceeded ten thousand.
What surprised Gao Wei even more was that every soldier he had originally trained had changed after returning, and this change was nothing short of revolutionary. Both their demeanor and strength had transformed, and what pleased them most was that each soldier had gained a mount upon their return. Now, it could be said that all the soldiers in the estate were knights.
Just as they were marveling at Liu Guanfeng's methods, Cheng Jin and others arrived: "My lord, Cheng Jin requests an audience."
Liu Guanfeng smiled at the Sixth Prince and said, "Second brother, the heroes have returned; you must thank these brothers properly."
"Of course, of course," Shangguan Junhong quickly stood up to welcome them and then brought back the two brothers from the Cheng family.
"You two have truly worked hard."
Upon seeing the two brothers from the Cheng family, Shangguan Jinglei glanced at Liu Guanfeng because he recognized them as the leaders of the mercenaries he had encountered when returning from Azure Dragon City.
At this moment, Cheng Jin and Cheng Yin approached Liu Guanfeng and bowed with cupped fists: "My lord, we have returned."
"Thank you for your hard work."
"It is our honor to serve you, my lord."
"Liu Brother, this must be the mercenary leader from that day, right? I didn't expect you to be someone extraordinary; you can even command such mercenaries."
"Elder Brother, I didn't hide anything; you never asked me about my relationship with them."
"I know your mouth is sharp; I won't argue with you. You two have worked hard; you haven't eaten yet, right? Prepare a feast," Shangguan Jinglei immediately ordered. In this regard, he was much stronger than Shangguan Junhong. After all, Shangguan Junhong had experienced less and could only remember his joy at this moment.
Gao Wei approached his three capable subordinates, looking them over and nodding as he said, "Not bad, not bad. You've all improved a lot."
The three vice generals smiled wryly and replied, "We've gained strength, but we've really endured a lot of hardship."
"Endured hardship? How else could you have broken through in such a short time?"
The three were taken aback. "General, how did you know we broke through?" Their current strength was already higher than Gao Wei's when they first left, so it shouldn't have been possible for him to know. However, if Gao Wei mentioned their breakthrough, it could only mean one thing: Gao Wei had also broken through.
"General, you broke through too?"
Gao Wei nodded. "I broke through to an Intermediate Advanced Knight a month ago."
"Congratulations, General."
"All thanks to Lord Liu. These past few months, it hasn't just been you suffering; even I and Your Highness have been busy."
"Really?" The three looked at Shangguan Junhong sitting nearby and then nodded.
"The Sixth Prince has also reached the peak of Intermediate Knight and could break through at any time."
"Don't underestimate the Sixth Prince's Intermediate Knight status. I think any one of you would find it difficult to defeat him."
"General, in terms of strength, we are above the Sixth Prince. Besides, we have undergone two months of hellish training; we are no longer the same as before."
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