Chapter 42: Seeking Buddha

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  For new recruits, before entering the real battlefield, they will undergo a hellish training on the football field. This training includes striking ability, anti-strike ability, medical ability, coordination ability, and psychological endurance.

  Due to the starry sky football match, the scene was extremely fiery and even a bit bloody. Therefore, this is the closest drill to actual combat. Everything except death can happen. Even if an unexpected situation arises, death is also possible. Injuries and casualties are common in football matches.

  However, the federal army has never stopped this game due to the bloody and violent scenes of the Starry Sky Football Game, which may result in accidental deaths. Other starry sky countries have also never stopped this game. On the contrary, they are more enthusiastic about this game. Especially the most warlike Xuantian Empire and Chaohui Empire, the popularity of their football games is absolutely the highest. And the scene of the game is also the bloodiest and most violent.

  Everyone knows that war is about killing people. A real battlefield is far more bloody than an American football game. An American football game may occasionally result in injuries, but a real battlefield is filled with casualties. Many times, even the entire army will be annihilated. Therefore, if one cannot accept the bloodiness of an American football game, then going to war would only lead to being slaughtered by the enemy.

  Looking at Li Yuzi and Yan Baoqing's military ranks, they are both first-class soldiers. Once they are promoted to the rank of corporal, they will have to go into battle for real. Therefore, they must constantly organize rugby matches, constantly train themselves, and constantly train their teammates, so that before going onto the battlefield, they can gain more combat and survival experience. After all, everyone's life is only once, who doesn't cherish their own life?

  "What's going on? Why are you guys fighting?"

  "It seems like Li Yuzhi and Yan Baoqing..."

  "They've been quarreling for who knows how many times already, it's so boring."

  "Previously, seeking Buddha was quite powerful, but now, I'm afraid it's not a match for the Blazing War God. The main forces have all been depleted..."

  "Yes, yes, Li Yuzhi is a problematic person. He drove away all the talented people and only three idiots were left to work with him, how could he not fail?"

  The quarrel over there obviously attracted the attention of many people, and many people began to discuss it quietly. Their discussions naturally fell into Xia Xingxiao's ears one by one. Many people present were quite familiar with Li Yuzhi and Yan Baoqing. Some people had even partnered with them before and only parted ways later. Their discussions revealed a lot of useful information, and the cause and effect of this matter soon became clear.

  "Grass, isn't this a gang fight?" Xia Xingxiao thought silently in her heart.

  That's right, the Starry Sky Rugby match is just a gang fight. War, to put it bluntly, is also a gang fight. The difference lies in the different purposes, numbers of people, and equipment used. Apart from that, the consequences of the Starry Sky Rugby match are generally bearable for most people, while the consequences of war are unbearable for many people. There are just too many deaths in war.

  Li Yuzi was clearly a bit dissatisfied. He didn't think his team's strength was not good, it was just because of the lack of one player that led to the final defeat. Unfortunately, he couldn't find a suitable substitute player. After quarreling with Yan Baoqing, his face turned bright red, obviously furious. Suddenly, he looked around and shouted loudly: "We are short of one person in our team, who will make up for it? Just one place, who will come?"

  The people in the bar didn't have any reaction. Apparently, they weren't very interested in football. Or maybe it was Lee Yoo-je's team that they weren't interested in. After all, football is a sport with some risk involved. If you don't know what you're getting into and join recklessly, you might end up getting beaten half to death by the opposing team during the game.

  Li Yuzhi let out two loud roars, but seeing no reaction, his face began to lose its composure. He was originally a proud and arrogant person who found it hard to accept the outcome of failure. After roaring once, none of the people present reacted, making him feel even more uncomfortable. He continued to roar: "Rest assured! I, Li Yuzhi, will absolutely not treat him unfairly!"

  "What's the benefit?"

  Li Yuzi turned his head and glanced at him, without saying a word. His gaze stayed on Xia Xingxiao's body for less than a second before moving to other places. Apparently, he saw Xia Xingxiao's third-class soldier rank. His team was basically all first-class soldiers, the worst were also senior second-class soldiers, and naturally, they looked down on a third-class soldier.

  Xia Xingxiao didn't say anything either. Since others didn't want him, he naturally wouldn't speak up again. Instead, Yan Baoqing glared at him a few times, as if he were a troublemaker. His gaze made Xia Xingxiao feel very uncomfortable.

  Someone said: "Li Yuzhi, forget it, your trash team is too weak and not even a match for Yan Baoqing. You shouldn't force it! Unless you replace most of the team members, there's no hope of revival! But you're not willing to do that!"

  Li Yuzi hasn't responded yet, and someone else loudly said: "Exactly! This is just a competition, if it were war, your team would have been annihilated long ago! Don't you think about it, how many people are left on your side now? Can they even fight?"

  Yan Baoqing's complacent expression on his face became even more apparent. The several companions beside him pulled Yan Baoqing to sit down, watching the commotion with a swaggering attitude. It was estimated that they were certain Li Yuzhi would definitely not be able to find a suitable substitute team member.

  Li Yuzi said in a low and depressed tone: "How strong my team is, it's not up to you to say. What kind of people my team needs, that's my business, and it's also not up to you to interfere. If you have the ability, come on and fight! Otherwise, shut your mouth for me!"

  Those people said one after another: "Boring! Following your team, there's no benefit at all."

  Li Yuzhi ignored them and went to the side to find someone to substitute. As a result, after he left, there were people in the bar who started discussing recklessly, almost all of whom were mocking Li Yuzhi. It was only then that Xia Xingxiao discovered that Li Yuzhi's team had been repeatedly defeated, yet they refused to change their ways, and were a typical example of stubbornness.

  Actually, Li Yuzi's team wasn't bad in terms of military rank. There were many first-class soldiers and the second-class soldiers were all very experienced. The problem was that they severely lacked speed. Well, to be precise, it wasn't that they lacked speed, but rather that their combination was unreasonable. As for how it was unreasonable, Xia Xingxiao didn't know the details. Anyway, that's what everyone said.

  The reason for this phenomenon is that Li Yuzi was too good to some of his partners and couldn't bear to replace them. Some people who were obviously not suitable for the game were also brought into the game by him. As a result, they naturally dragged everyone's legs and caused losses in the competition.

  Others disagreed with Li Yuzhi's approach, expressed different opinions, and asked for a change of person, but were all vetoed by Li Yuzhi. Over time, many people felt that Li Yuzhi was too arbitrary and self-willed, making it difficult to accept him, so they defected to other teams one after another.

  Someone whispered: "Li Yuzhi's team, in order to turn over, must find an all-around person who has speed, can fight and defend! He must have strong attacking ability, strong defensive ability, and extremely fast speed. At the critical moment, he can decide the outcome with one blow. He alone must play the role of at least three people! One less is not enough!"

  Someone next to him laughed and said: "You're just dreaming! If there was such an all-around person, they would have formed their own team long ago. Why would they join Li Yuzhi's team halfway?"

  Everyone burst out laughing, and no one said anything else. Obviously, they all thought that Li Yuzhi's idea was too far-fetched. Such an all-around talent is rare in the Myanmar military base. They are all the darlings of high-ranking military officers, their cherished disciples. Moreover, they are all high-level figures, how can they join his team?

  Li Yuzhi went to the side to find someone, Xia Xinxiao continued drinking. Most of the people in the bar were either first-class soldiers or second-class soldiers, and their topic of conversation, after lingering on Li Yuzhi and Yan Baoqing for a while, shifted to the merits value.

  Apart from hunting down demonic beasts and completing quests to gain merit points, another important way is to participate in wars. War has always been the mission of soldiers. Therefore, winning a war can earn the most merit points. Around the Marnilo military base, there are space bandits, Gulu people, and Angerson people, all of whom are targets for the Federation army to hunt down. Successfully defeating or killing them can also earn a large number of merit points.

  However, the risk of this path is even greater than hunting and killing monsters. Although space pirates, Gulu people, and Angeson people are all hunted by the federal army, conversely, it also holds true that the federal army is also their target for hunting. While the federal army is hunting others, others are also hunting the federal army. If one is not careful, one's life will be lost.

  The most troublesome opponents of the federal troops are, of course, the Mantis and Samoans. Especially the Mantis, who are extremely difficult to deal with. The venomous claws of the Mantis contain a deadly poison, and once you're caught, there's no antidote; the only way to detoxify is to immediately kill the Mantis, extract its crystal nucleus, and absorb the essence inside. Using another Mantis' crystal nucleus won't work. This characteristic has caused the federal troops endless headaches.

  On the chaotic battlefield, the number of federal troops killed must be many, and the number of Moai killed is not small. Every time a battle ends, the number of crystal nuclei left behind by the Moai is definitely not small. However, to match them one by one, so that the wounded federal soldiers can find the Moai who injured them, it's troublesome.