Chapter 185 : Chapter 185
Chapter 185. The Slacking Cultivation Heart Method—Recite It Three Times a Day, Cultivate Three Times Faster
[Choice One: Follow Instructor Qin’s suggestion, work hard to train your squad members, represent the First Military District in the recruit tactical exercise, and strive to take first place! Reward: the title “Mr. Striver.”
Choice Two: As for Instructor Qin’s suggestion, you slack off and do not care. Just let things take their course. It does not matter whether you participate or not. Reward: “Intermediate Slacking Gift Pack.”]
Hm?
Jiang Yichen looked at the two choices before him and fell into thought.
In his previous life, his squad had been too weak, so they had not even qualified to participate.
Now, with his strength as an Eighth-Realm Martial Emperor, taking part in something like this felt a little childish.
Still, his squad was unquestionably the strongest in the First Military District, so they were obviously going.
Whatever. It might be nice to experience it anyway.
He could treat it as making up for the regret of not having qualified in his previous life and finally get a taste of the atmosphere of a recruit tactical exercise.
A faint smile appeared on Jiang Yichen’s lips as he saluted Instructor Qin. “Understood, Instructor Qin!”
Qin Feng nodded with a smile. His attitude toward Jiang Yichen could not have been better.
But when the rest of the formation heard that Young Master Jiang was going to stand there and watch them train, a chorus of despair immediately broke out.
They all remembered the scene under the blazing sun—while they stood there miserably holding their military posture, Jiang Yichen lounged nearby beneath a parasol, eating chilled watermelon.
It was more unbearable than killing them.
Qin Feng had not yet realized the full gravity of the situation. He led the formation to the training ground under the scorching sun.
“We’ll begin with individual basic tactical training. This is the foundation of all tactical training. It includes dropping prone, crawling forward, using terrain and surroundings for concealment…”
As Qin Feng went through the theoretical material, Jiang Yichen stepped out of the formation, picked a good spot nearby, opened a parasol, put on sunglasses, and sipped iced fruit juice while nodding at them.
The formation: “…”
Qin Feng: “…”
Qin Feng’s mouth twitched. Zhou Yu, you really do know how to talk. This is the Jiang Yichen you described as hardworking in training, the one who arrived first in the morning and left last at night?
He had wanted to scold Jiang Yichen a little, but the man had a Special Class Merit hanging on his chest. Even Commander Xu would have to show him some respect. Besides, Jiang Yichen had won his training exemption through his own strength.
Taking a deep breath, Qin Feng turned to the others in the formation.
“What are you all standing around for? Start training! If you don’t finish today’s individual basic tactical training by noon, then you’ll all stay for extra training tonight as well!”
Unable to vent his frustration anywhere else, he dumped it all on them.
The formation thought, How impressive. How magnificent.
Meanwhile, Jiang Yichen watched with a smile, took another sip of freshly squeezed fruit juice, and felt that life was truly comfortable.
[Ding! Congratulations, Host, on making a Slacking Choice. Reward: “Intermediate Slacking Gift Pack.” Open now?]
The system reward had arrived, and Jiang Yichen’s brows curved upward.
An intermediate gift pack. Should he open it or not?
He hesitated. Thinking of the trash rewards that had come out of intermediate gift packs before, he felt a bit resistant.
Better to save it as padding for a high-level gift pack. If he got a Supreme-grade reward out of it, then he would really strike it rich.
With that thought settled, Jiang Yichen continued basking comfortably in the sunlight and in the envious gazes of the rest of the formation.
Time passed slowly, and in the blink of an eye it was already afternoon. The sun had grown even more vicious.
Qin Feng still had a trace of humanity left in him, so he allowed the formation to rest for half an hour in the warehouse by the training ground.
“Even while you’re resting, you’re not allowed to slack off. Tactical training is a required subject in your recruit assessment.”
“Now I’m giving you a specialized tactical scenario training problem. The setting is either mountainous terrain or a jungle, and the threat you face is Demonic Beasts moving around the surrounding area.”
“I want a tactical plan from you. How will you maneuver and conceal yourselves in complex terrain, carry out ambushes and counter-ambushes, and eliminate these Demonic Beasts with the lowest possible losses?”
“You may discuss it in groups. Give me your answer in half an hour. Anyone who fails to come up with something will stay for extra training!”
The formation felt like crying but had no tears left. Even their rest time was not spared. This was simply inhuman.
Before long, the formation split into more than twenty groups and began discussing the problem Qin Feng had given them.
Since it was a group discussion, Jiang Yichen, as the group leader, had to participate too. Otherwise, it would make him look a little too competent.
“I think there’s no need for tactics at all. Just charge straight in with a Ninth-Rank Magical Artifact and be done with it.”
Tang Long stroked his chin and spoke first.
“…” Chu Xingchen looked speechless. “And what if you run into a Demonic Beast that even a Ninth-Rank Magical Artifact can’t handle?”
Tang Long let out a long hum, then slowly turned to Jiang Yichen and grinned. “Then we let Brother Yichen make a move. In the face of absolute strength, all tactics are meaningless.”
Su Linyu shook her head. “If Instructor Qin heard you say that, he’d definitely train you until midnight.”
Chu Xingchen nodded as well, then turned his gaze to Jiang Feng, who had been silent the whole time.
Ever since returning from Rift Valley Town, Jiang Feng seemed like a different person. Even his overbearing-CEO persona had quieted down.
“Jiang Feng, do you have any good ideas?” he asked.
Jiang Feng came back to himself. He looked up at the four of them and hid the worry in his eyes that had been caused by Zhou Yu’s threats.
After thinking for a moment, he said, “Mountainous terrain gives a major advantage. We can find a way to lure all the Demonic Beasts into a canyon or valley, then wipe them all out at once with talismans or other area-of-effect Magical Artifacts. That would minimize losses.”
Hearing that, Chu Xingchen nodded slightly and praised him. “That’s a good line of thought.”
Jiang Feng’s eyes regained their usual cold sharpness as he lifted his chiseled chin. “Man, you should feel honored to appreciate my ideas.”
“If you’re trying to attract my attention with praise, I’d be happy to accept it.”
“…” Chu Xingchen rubbed his temples, not knowing what to say.
Tang Long, however, had no patience for that. “Stop posing. I seriously want to hit you.”
Jiang Feng let out a cold snort and said nothing more. For him, Chu Xingchen’s approval alone was enough.
“Brother Yichen, what do you think?”
At last, Su Linyu looked at Jiang Yichen and tilted her head as she asked.
Tang Long and Chu Xingchen also turned toward him. After all, the group leader’s opinion was still important.
Uh…
Jiang Yichen thought for a moment. “I think Tang Long is right. In the face of absolute strength, all tactics are meaningless.”
“So my idea is simple: raise your strength and crush everything absolutely.”
Chu Xingchen, Jiang Feng, and Su Linyu were all stunned.
Tang Long, on the other hand, looked as though he had found a true kindred spirit. Laughing loudly, he said, “See? I told you I’m a genius.”
At that moment, Jiang Yichen suddenly remembered that the last time he had opened a gift pack, he had gotten a Slacking Cultivation Heart Method. As long as you recited it silently three times a day, your cultivation speed would triple.
Jiang Yichen immediately took it out of the System Space and placed it in front of the four of them.
“Here, take this. Recite it silently three times every day. It’ll help all of you a lot in raising your strength.”
The four of them slowly lowered their eyes to the thread-bound book in his hand.
On its cover were written the words Slacking Cultivation Heart Method.
Huh?
All four wore puzzled expressions. Tang Long reached out and opened the first page, where the manual’s introduction was written.
“A life of slacking off needs no explanation. This heart method is dedicated to helping martial artists cultivate more effectively.”
“Recite the Slacking Heart Method silently three times during cultivation, and your cultivation speed will increase threefold!”
Su Linyu and the others instantly widened their eyes.
Reciting a heart method silently could increase cultivation speed by three times!
Was this some kind of immortal art?