Chapter 166 - 19: Emergency Response
Both Shen Qingyue and Muu Qiu were taken aback upon hearing Meng Huo’s words.
How did Shen Fei become a Battalion Commander?
Shen Fei nodded, "Hello, Battalion Commander Meng. I’m just here for military training, no need to be so formal."
"There’s no need to bother the regiment commander either. Today, I’m just an ordinary student."
Shen Fei waved his hand, looking at Meng Huo, "Battalion Commander Meng, whatever needs to be done can be done.
I’m here today just because of the military training at Imperial University.
Really, no need for special treatment."
Meng Huo was slightly troubled; Muu Qiu who had been stationed here with the Breaking Abyss Army for a while hadn’t heard Shen Fei’s name.
He was an officer himself, how could he not have heard of this rising star within the Breaking Abyss Army?
If it weren’t for the regiment commander being tied up right now, they would have come personally, especially because Shen Fei is a Battalion Commander.
Moreover, he’s a Golden Medal holder, which is not ordinary at all.
"Should I deploy some people to follow Battalion Commander Shen?"
Meng Huo had already learned of Shen Fei’s strength from the Breaking Abyss Army’s records.
These things couldn’t be hidden.
Since it’s necessary to deploy Breaking Abyss Army personnel during critical times, any false reports of strength could lead to errors in tactics and strategy.
The entire responsibility would fall on them.
"No need, really no need," Shen Fei quickly said, "Even if there’s something that requires my action, just let me do it.
Just treat me as a student today."
"Alright, if Battalion Commander Shen needs anything, feel free to ask," Meng Huo could only say that.
Shen Fei suddenly remembered something and called Meng Huo back.
"Battalion Commander Meng, given the current situation, which side do you think I should join?"
The main reason Shen Fei came this time wasn’t just for military training; it was to hunt.
After all, the Empress’s tagline needs to be cultivated.
"Hmm, the Desolate God’s individual strength is quite strong, but they are few. The Oasis’s individual strength is weaker, but they have many Wood Puppets and Green Elves."
"It’s more about which type of combat style suits Battalion Commander Shen. As for the situation... it’s quite even."
Meng Huo said a few sentences and left a contact method before hurriedly leaving.
"You’re... already a Battalion Commander?"
Shen Qingyue stuttered a bit; her strength might surpass some Abyss border Battalion Commanders.
But becoming a Battalion Commander of the Breaking Abyss Army requires real military merit.
"Salute to Officer Shen!"
Muu Qiu quickly saluted; she was part of the Breaking Abyss Army, which meant Shen Fei was her superior.
She had been talking about him as if he were a freshman.
"I was promoted just recently."
"A Breaking Abyss Army Battalion Commander coming for military training. You are really low-key; you should have said it earlier!"
Shen Qingyue could not help but remark.
Who would expect a Battalion Commander to come for military training? The soldiers responsible for the training might need to salute him upon sight.
She had never seen such an impressive student.
School had just started, and everyone came for military training, and you tell me you’re already a Battalion Commander?
This is too outrageous.
Shen Fei naturally understood why they were surprised.
Due to the vastness of the Abyss, a Battalion Commander alone could guard the edge of an entire city’s Abyss.
Just like in Shencheng City, even if Su Juncheng is stronger than Liu Wentao, in the event of an Abyss invasion, even Su Juncheng has to listen to Liu Wentao.
Su Juncheng is rather special, as he is also a Golden Medal holder, with the right to commandeer Liu Wentao’s troop deployment when necessary.
As for the regiment commander, they are responsible for suppressing a relatively low-tier Abyss, managing battles.
In an era where Professionals reign supreme, politics might be important, but in Wu Xia, the Breaking Abyss Army is the most violent, powerful institution.
In this era, commanding power is everything.
So many people are vying for positions within the Breaking Abyss Army.
This differs from Silver Medals, or commendations of various medals; this tier has real power.
Currently, in the Breaking Abyss Army, if you don’t have military merit,
you can forget about obtaining that position; even Shen Qingyue, at Tier Five, is not a Battalion Commander.
That’s the gap.
The military merit that allows for promotion is not merely from hunting Abyssal Creatures.
It’s from actual tasks like finding the Pollution Core, thwarting Demon plots, etc.
Shen Fei had already learned on his way how to join either faction, just by stepping out of Zhenyuan City, without being under the Blue Star Rules’ cover.
The option panel would appear.
It’s quite interesting Shen Fei suddenly recalled the Abyss of Ten Thousand Insects’ Zhenyuan City, as long as inside Zhenyuan City,
one wouldn’t be subjected to the Abyss’s ’debuff,’ does it mean that area is Blue Star’s territory?
So does Zhenyuan City actually symbolize Blue Star’s invasion of the Abyss?
Having read a lot of books on various battles and strategies recently, Shen Fei often wondered,
how to completely defeat the Abyss.
"Should have asked my master before coming in," Shen Fei rubbed his forehead.
"Well, be careful," Shen Qingyue didn’t dare to make any arrangements for Shen Fei, given his strength, what could she possibly arrange?
"Careful about what, I’m not going out,"
Shen Fei said with a smile; suddenly an interesting approach came to mind.
If Zhenyuan City truly fell within Blue Star’s area,
what if he stayed inside Zhenyuan City and let the Empress and them hunt outside, could they kill Abyssal creatures from both factions?
"Huh? How do you earn credits without going out?"
"I’m a Summoner."
Shen Fei said with a smile, the next moment, several arrays emerged around him, the Empress, Vast Heaven Daoist Venerable, Calamity Medicine Ancestor, and Jasper Pool appeared again.
"But..."
"Consider this a small experiment; if it fails, I’ll go out."
"Can it be played like this?"
Shen Qingyue was stunned; even as a Summoner, no one had played like this because there are distance restrictions between Summoned Beasts and Summoners.
Moreover, the farther the distance, the greater the consumption for the Summoner.
If they can’t sustain it, the Summoned Beasts will directly return to the Summoning Space.
"I’ll just give it a try."
Shen Fei smiled, mainly because dual hunting two factions without joining either would definitely be better than joining one side.
Nevertheless, Shen Fei just remembered he seemed somewhat unfamiliar with the second level of the Desert Abyss.
About to call Battalion Commander Meng, suddenly the entire Zhenyuan City echoed with a piercing sound.
"Alert, alert!"
"A large number of Tree Demons, Wood Demons, and Elves are attacking the city! All personnel, get in position!"
"Alert, alert!"
Muu Qiu’s expression changed upon hearing this, but without panic, she only looked at Shen Qingyue and Shen Fei, "I’ll go set up defenses, these creatures harass us every day!
Avoiding our assistance to the Desolate God’s side."
After speaking, she simply saluted Shen Fei and quickly left.
Shen Fei was stunned, "Teacher, so what do we do now?"
"We certainly need to help as well, but they have setups..." Shen Qingyue was also a bit troubled.
But they were still two combat forces, even elite forces, they certainly couldn’t be wasted.
"Should I ask Battalion Commander Meng first?"