Chapter Seventeen: Mobilization for Military Training

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  The next morning when he woke up, Shuiling had already left, but there was still a faint fragrance in the room, letting Liuyun know that it wasn't just a dream.

  Tonight was the most sound sleep of Liú Yún. One sword for a good night's sleep, Liú Yún thought it wasn't too bad of a deal.

  When they set off, something unexpected happened. Shuiling decided to accept the invitation to go to the ranch because of Liuyun's injury and her reluctance to part with Xiaoqiang. Shuhan also asked to go along, citing the need to protect his sister. Shuiling seemed to still have some misgivings about this brother of hers and looked at Liuyun in distress.

  "Alright, follow me then. If you find anything that displeases you, you can still stab me with your sword." Liú Yún smiled and agreed to Shuǐ Hán's request.

  When the old card, Iverson, Walker and Klia knew that Liuyun was injured, a senior magician and three swordsmen were immediately furious, shouting to kill the person who had hurt Liuyun, making Shuihan standing beside his sister feel a chill.

  Lao Ka, upon seeing Shuiling'er in the crowd, let out a cheer as if he had discovered a new continent. He immediately threw the seriously injured Liuyun to one side and went off to have an intimate conversation with Shuiling'er.

  This old man, after learning about Liú Yún's injury, actually pulled Wǔ Hán over and said "Good job, young man", leaving Wǔ Hán confused, while the old guy hummed a happy tune.

  After Old Card's mobilization, Shui Han also asked to join the guard training. Given Shui Han's outstanding performance on the bloody night of Kaid Castle, Liu Yun decisively threw him into the Wind System Squad.

  "This kid has a talent for assassination."

  When the wound hurts, Liuyun made a face and said to Lao Ka. While Shuiling'er was responsible for cooking with several girls from the ranch.

  Due to Liuyun's injury, Lao Ka temporarily took on a lot of work in the school, distributing training uniforms, issuing various rules and regulations, preparing for the opening ceremony, etc. When Xibo found Lao Ka and said that most of these children were illiterate and couldn't understand the rules and regulations, Lao Ka immediately informed Liuyun about this matter.

  "Let them organize their studies in squadrons." Liú Yún felt that this was the only thing to do for now. At the same time, he also discovered that when he considered it before, he completely ignored this point.

  "It seems that these children's cultural lessons also need to be supplemented." Liu Yun sighed.

  The rising sun brings light and hope to people.

  November 20th, 751 AD, in the morning, with a loud and clear bugle call, the first batch of cadets from Eagle Academy, led by 20 veteran cadets, were divided into six squads and stood neatly on the drill ground.

  Liú Yún walked slowly onto the reviewing stand accompanied by Lǎo Kǎ, ài Fú Sēn, Wò Kè and Kè Lì Yà. Liú Yún was still dressed in white, with long hair draped over her shoulders, her expression calm, but her eyes betrayed a hint of excitement and agitation that she could not conceal.

  Looking at the young and tender new faces below, a pair of eyes full of expectation and joy, Flowing Clouds seemed to have seen that not long after, a brand new force appeared in front of the world.

  And the vagrants below, in these days after entering the college, gradually understood that their lives would undergo an unexpected transformation in the intentional or unintentional show-off of the old team members.

  Although many of them are only fifteen or sixteen years old, and the oldest is no more than eighteen years old, they have been suffering from hardships since childhood, making them mature far beyond their age. As the weak living at the bottom of society, they have a fervent desire for strength and prospects.

  "Welcome, young ones!" Flowing Cloud said with a smile, his eyes sweeping across each of the students.

  Not hearing the expected applause, Liú Yún suddenly remembered that people in this era didn't have the habit of clapping before a leader's speech, and couldn't help but feel a little regretful: From now on, he must teach them this point. If a leader can't even enjoy this small benefit, what's the use of being a leader?

  "From today on, you will begin your intensive training here and in the not-too-distant future, become members of my personal guard as a soldier. A soldier is someone born for war, but also the one who ultimately dispels the dark clouds of war and brings peace! From the moment you become soldiers, the battlefield will be your stage, and peace will be the perfect curtain call!"

  "Someone once reproached me, saying that I was using you children as cannon fodder for war, but I told her that I care more about your lives than anyone else, because you are all descendants of Imperial soldiers and the greatest victims of war!"

  After listening to Liu Yun's words, many students in the audience thought of their loved ones who went to the battlefield and never came back, thought of the wandering life that began after the war, and tears sparkled in their eyes.

  The flowing clouds stopped for a moment, calming down the excited mood, and continued to say:

  "From today on, you will learn how to fight and survive here. My goal is to make you all become true strongmen, so that if one day you go onto the battlefield, you can come back alive from the bloody and fiery battlefield. I am not a noble who sits high above, nor do I have too much ambition or desire, but on this continent where the strong are respected, we must have the power to protect ourselves, our loved ones, friends, and family."

  Children, you are all descendants of imperial soldiers. You have the glory and pride of soldiers in your blood. I hope that those days of displacement did not make you forget the glory of your ancestors, nor did they make you lose yourself. Today, I lead you onto a new path and take the first step with you. From now on, everything depends on yourselves!

  You must all believe that there is no road longer than the foot, and no mountain higher than man. A bright future and a door of hope are in front of you. Be brave to move forward, and you will become the strong ones of this era! Will there be any distinction between officials, generals, kings and marquises? I hope that one day, each and every one of you will become my pride!

  Liú yún's words carried a kind of magical power, pouring into the hearts of every child. When a group of people who had been forgotten by others were valued for the first time by someone, the joy was sweet and happy, the gratitude was lifelong, and the power that burst out with it would also be enormous.

  "From today on, you will begin a brand new, almost cruel training. I don't care what kind of material you were in the past, here I will grind you into powder and then reshape you. If someone can't hold on, I'll send him back to Miss Huajing's side. But I hope everyone can hold on, because what you put in, you will get back."

  After saying this, Liú Yún announced a series of appointments.

  The Dean is Kaslo, who is in charge of the affairs of the college and magic teaching. Everson serves as Vice-Dean, assisting Kaslo with college affairs and being responsible for martial arts teaching. Walker and Klia are appointed as martial arts instructors.

  Two hundred students formed a large team, divided into six medium teams. Xibo was the captain of the large team, Ziwenci became the captain of the Thunder Team, Shuihan became the captain of the Wind Team, Tieli became the captain of the Earth Team, Yuanguang's small group member Mingyang became the captain of the Light Team, Weijiek became the captain of the Water Team, and Axu became the captain of the Fire Team. The remaining 14 old team members served as class leaders. Among them, the four classes of the Thunder System had a total of 60 people, and each of the Wind, Fire, Earth, and Light Systems had two classes with a total of 30 people, while the Water System had two classes with a total of 20 people.

  For the formation of the fire squad, Liú Yún had thought it over several times. Considering that high-level fire magic has enormous power and low-level magic is useless, Liú Yún gave up on researching victory with low-level fire magic and temporarily stopped training in magic.

  When Old Card asked about the future role of Liú Yún Huǒ Xì Zhōng Duì, Liú Yún smiled slyly and said: "It's a secret!"

  In fact, Liuyun had a bold idea in his heart. If it succeeded, the fire team would become his "trump card". However, considering the serious consequences that this idea might bring, he hesitated and decided to temporarily stop practicing magic with the fire team.

  Shuiling'er watched from afar as everything unfolded before her eyes, a multitude of thoughts surging in her heart.

  The him in the past was a dark, always with a flirtatious gaze, aristocratic young master in her eyes, while now he is very sunny, full of mature and steady masculine aura all over his body.

  In the past, he was idle and indulged in pleasure-seeking every day. Now, he is doing something that she and many people completely don't understand, and sometimes it's very moving.

  She couldn't understand how the same person could change so drastically, to the point where she didn't dare believe it, and even didn't want to believe that the person in front of her was the one who had ruined her.

  She was opposed to Liú Yún's decision to let Shuǐ Hán become the captain of the Wind Team, and she directly expressed her opposition to Liú Yún. In her view, her younger brother coming to the academy to study was just a temporary whim, and she did not want Shuǐ Hán to become a member of the Liú Yún Guards, let alone hold a position.

  However, Liu Yun's words finally made her concede.

  "Shui Gu Niang, since Shui Han has chosen to practice martial arts, he will absolutely not be willing to live a plain and stable life. His past experiences have made him even more eager to become a strong person. A man only has the motivation to strive for greatness when he shoulders responsibility, and can truly become a man."

  When Liú Yún said this, she stared deeply at her own "responsibility", causing Shuǐ Líng's heart to suddenly feel a wave of panic and dizziness, and she agreed to Liú Yún's decision in a trance-like state before quickly walking away.

  She gazed deeply at the man standing on the stage again, and thought of his exhaustion and helplessness that suddenly appeared on the night he was injured. Suddenly, a question flashed in Shuiling's mind: "Who is Huajie?"

  Walking on the playground, looking at the scene in front of me, I suddenly burst out laughing.

  Several new students stood there with a small twig clamped between their knees, both knees straining to hold the twig in place.

  Liúyún thought back to when the class leader used to bully them, a group of new recruits, by pulling up their pant legs and making them hold them in place with their knees. At the time, he always felt that these old soldiers were a bit perverted, completely thinking of ways to torment the new recruits.

  When Liú Yún himself became a veteran and started to bully new recruits in various ways, he finally understood: the military camp is sometimes quite mysterious. The more fiercely veterans train new recruits, the deeper their feelings will be in the end.

  Every time an old soldier retires, watching the new soldiers holding the old soldier and crying, Yunyun thinks that they are saying: "Sergeant, you're leaving, what will we do when we need you to fix us again?"

  Seeing the flowing cloud approaching, the old team member who was busy with the new recruits had an unnatural expression.

  He just nodded and smiled lightly as he walked past him, but afterwards, he struggled even harder.