The patrol team consists of martial artists who, in a sense, serve as militiamen and generally are not drafted for war.
Only at critical moments, such as when armies or warrior teams from the Martial Hall cannot hold the line… would they be drafted.
“Every martial artist is a member of the patrol reserve team,” Xu Bo said with a smile. “Like you, I have heard from Lord Wan that your physical quality is probably at level 13 or even higher.”
“But since you’re still a student, you have not been listed in the reserve team,” Xu Bo said with a smile.
Li Yuan couldn’t help but smile, his achievements and actual strength were probably known to some extent at the level of Fei Qian from the Martial Hall.
People like Wan Qinghe, the Left Hall Master, knew very little, and Xu Bo knew even less.
Li Yuan had no intention of ‘showing off’ his physical quality in front of the elders.
“I used to be in the patrol reserve team as well. Now that the warrior teams in Jiang City have all gone to Shi Zhou, many reserve team martial artists have been temporarily drafted into the ‘official patrol team,'” Xu Bo said with a smile. “I volunteered to join.”
“Volunteered?” Li Yuan was slightly surprised.
“Li Yuan, don’t underestimate your teacher,” the Left Hall Master said with a smile. “If your teacher hadn’t been injured, his past strength would have been much stronger than mine, probably close to Lord Wan.”
“Back in the Star Realm, your teacher was quite famous,” the Left Hall Master said with feeling.
Li Yuan looked at Xu Bo in surprise.
He knew that Xu Bo had once ventured into the Star Realm and retired due to injuries, but this was the first time he had learned so many details.
“Let’s eat.”
“Let’s not talk about the past,” Xu Bo said with a chuckle. “Teaching at the school now is also good. When you venture into the Star Realm in the future, you would be fighting in your teacher’s stead.”
“Yes,” Li Yuan said with a smile. “Take good care of yourself, teacher. Guiding more students is also making a contribution.”
The midday banquet ended.
Li Yuan went to the City Martial Hall to visit Fei Qian.
…
At four o’clock in the afternoon, Li Yuan rushed to the Martial Hall-affiliated middle school, preparing to pick up his younger brother and sister.
On the way, he also passed by ‘Guan Mountain District No. 1 High School,’ his old alma mater.
The two schools were very close to each other.
Looking at the familiar school gate and the unfamiliar students… there was still half an hour before Li Qianqian and Li Muhua got out of school.
But Li Yuan only glanced at Guan Mountain District No. 1 High School from a distance without entering again.
Li Yuan believed that the gatekeeper would recognize him and that entering for a stroll wouldn’t be difficult.
However, there was no point any longer.
“Returning to familiar places is nothing more than carving a notch on the boat to find a sword lost at sea,” Li Yuan sighed silently.
Having gone through several combat assessments and experiencing continuous transformation, he was about to embark on a life-and-death journey.
Li Yuan could hardly possess the same mindset he had in high school; those days and classmates were gone forever.
…
Just after five o’clock in the afternoon, the Martial Hall-affiliated junior high school burst with students flooding out like a tide.
Many parents gathered at the school gate, with Li Yuan among them, looking very young.
Though he hadn’t informed his younger siblings in advance, with his eyesight… he couldn’t miss any person entering or leaving the school gate.
Suddenly.
“Qianqian and Muhua,” Li Yuan saw the young boy and girl leaving the school from afar, and with a movement quick as a gust of wind, he covered more than ten meters to appear in front of them.
It took both Li Qianqian and Li Muhua by surprise.
Instinctively.
In surprise, Li Muhua stepped forward and reached out to pull Li Qianqian back behind him.
Then, the two recognized the person before them, and their eyes brightened: “Brother!!”
“Big brother!” Both were quite excited.
Li Qianqian even leapt directly onto Li Yuan, wrapping her arms around his neck, overwhelmed with emotion.
“Get down, there are lots of people,” Li Yuan laughed, patting Li Qianqian’s hand.
“You’re my brother, what’s there to fear?” Li Qianqian pouted.
“Big brother, why didn’t you at least give us a heads-up,” Li Muhua laughed, looking quite different from half a year ago.
He had grown taller and much more robust.
“I…” Li Yuan started to explain with a smile when suddenly, his smart ring vibrated intensely.
“Huh?” Li Yuan instinctively looked.
A map-like image appeared on the smart ring, with numerous flashing red lights.
“So many?” Li Yuan’s face changed.
The alert that automatically popped up on the smart ring was from Xia Country’s intelligent defense network’s ‘Star Realm Creature Early Warning System.’
As an ‘Entry Rank Martial Artist’ officially registered, any Entry Rank Star Realm Creature detected within a radius of ten kilometers would be reported to Li Yuan.
Requesting his aid.
“Just within a ten-kilometer radius, are there so many Entry Rank creatures?” Li Yuan’s heart trembled, scanning at least hundreds of red dots scattered across the entire map.
“Brother? What’s wrong?” Li Qianqian and Li Muhua noticed the change in Li Yuan’s mood.
Before Li Yuan could reply.
“Rumble~” The ground under their feet suddenly shook slightly as if an earthquake had struck.
“What’s going on?”
“What’s happening?” Not just Li Yuan, Li Muhua, and others, but many students, parents, and teachers nearby all showed puzzled expressions.
Unaware of what was happening.
“This is bad,” Li Yuan suddenly stared at the busy street not far away, and roared out: “This is bad, run, get into the school, there are Star Realm creatures.”
“What?” Li Qianqian and Li Muhua’s faces went pale.
Whoosh!
Li Yuan had already picked up his siblings and rushed into the school, heading straight to the side of the teaching building.
The school’s interior had defense systems; even the floors were reinforced, making it relatively safe.
“Hurry, there are Star Realm creatures, it’s an alert!!”
“Attack! A large-scale attack.”
“Hurry.” Not only Li Yuan, but many parents who came to pick up their children and who were martial artists had also received the alert.
Just then.
“Boom!” A muffled explosion sounded suddenly, and many people saw.
In the middle of the street, where cars used to come and go, the road suddenly collapsed, sending mud and stones flying, creating a massive crater.