bookbashuk Chapter 82 First Steps into the Military Camp, High-Ranking Officer, Loyalty
Chapter 82 First Steps into the Military Camp, High-Ranking Officer, Loyalty
Chapter 82 First Steps into the Military Camp, High-Ranking Officer, Loyalty
Another week passed.
Still, no one from the Haotian Sect has arrived.
It's pretty boring to just lie around in the college all day.
So, after submitting an application to Uncle Feng and receiving a letter of introduction, Bai Ran set off for the border legion in the southern part of the empire.
Although the outbreak of a major war is estimated to be six months to a year away,
However, Bai Ran felt it was necessary to go to the military camp to familiarize herself with it.
Even if you're an airborne officer, you still need to get to know the soldiers beforehand, right?
Otherwise, if they go directly to the battlefield, the soldiers won't recognize their generals, and the generals won't know their soldiers.
Even if Bai Ran possesses a domain-enhancing aura that's like a cheat code, so what?
Those inexperienced soldiers might mistake this thing for a weapon used by the enemy's Soul Master, and launch a counter-attack against their own lines.
The evaluation is pure and simple.
Where are the people from the Haotian Sect?
Perhaps because the mountain gates had been closed for too long, the Fifth Elder of the Haotian Sect, who had gone out, went in the wrong direction. By the time he arrived at the Tiandou Royal Academy, it was already a month later.
Fifth Elder of Haotian Sect: What happened to the promised prodigy? What happened to the promise that a woman wouldn't joke about her own reputation? Is this how you treat this old man?
This Fifth Elder of the Haotian Sect, he'd only made a wasted trip anyway, right?
As soon as they arrived at the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy, they ran into Dugu Bo, who was still lingering in the academy.
Dugu Bo: Hmm?
Fifth Elder: Hmm?
Dugu Bo: Hmm?
……
Lima Plain
The 300,000-strong border legion of the empire in the south is stationed here.
To the south lies the border mountains, and to the north lies the Kingdom of Barak, the largest kingdom within the empire.
It can be said that when the two great empires were at war, the border legions needed to defend against the Star Luo Empire's massive army.
When the two empires were at peace, the border legions were responsible for keeping an eye on the Kingdom of Barak to prevent rebellion.
Of course, that was more than ten years ago.
Now, after more than a decade of peace and layoffs, many commoner generals have been replaced by nobles.
If the Barak royal family were to rebel against the empire at this time...
Sending this army to suppress the army of the Barak Kingdom would likely be extremely difficult.
In other words, nobody has developed drugs.
Otherwise, this army would be even worse.
Bai Ran encountered no unexpected incidents along the way.
Just kidding, he's a Soul Saint now, and he's within the Heaven Dou Empire.
Seeing a Soul Saint using his soul power to travel, who would dare to stop him?
Even if a fairy's brain is full of water, she wouldn't dare to come up and extort money from people.
This is a high-level Soul Master! How dare a low-level Soul Master try to stop him?
He can crush you like an ant with ease.
However, an accident occurred when they entered the military camp to report for duty.
Because no so-called kickbacks were given.
Bai Ran was mistaken by an ordinary military officer (a Great Soul Master) for a spy sent by the Star Luo Empire to gather intelligence.
To be honest, regarding the layout and arrangements made by that noble officer...
Bai Ran could easily set a fire and burn a large number of people to death.
Bai Ran: What kind of nonsense is this? You think this is confidential? You really know how to make me laugh.
……
"You're a high-ranking military officer?"
Kid, you're not even an adult yet, I doubt you could even become a private first class.
"High-ranking military officers? Do you even know that high-ranking military officers are all Soul Masters with cultivation levels of Soul Emperor or higher?"
The ordinary officer, who was at the level of a Great Soul Master, chuckled when Bai Ran pulled out his officer's ID.
"Oh, and believe it or not, it even has the Imperial Military Ministry's official seal on it."
"Kid, you're pretty capable. These days, even fake certificates are made so realistically."
Originally, Karen (the name of the ordinary officer) saw that Bai Ran was dressed in an extraordinary manner and assumed that he was a nobleman's son who had come to gain prestige. She was prepared to collect some protection money from him, which was the so-called kickback, according to the rules.
Instead of handing it over, this guy pulled out a military officer's ID.
Upon opening it, wow, it's an Imperial Major General.
What the hell is this?
In fact, given Bai Ran's abilities, the Imperial Military originally intended to give him the rank of lieutenant general, but considering his youth and the fact that the border legions had undergone several rounds of downsizing, they decided against it.
If he had been given the position of lieutenant general, he probably would have become the deputy commander immediately.
Therefore, after comprehensive consideration, the military decided to grant Bai Ran the rank of Major General, which was conferred on his behalf by Feng Tianyu, a high-ranking military official.
"Fake ID, do you know what you're talking about, veteran?"
This is a military camp, so Bai Ran can't just summon the Myriad Soul Banner like he would when facing a Tier 0 opponent.
Moreover, the veteran's actions were not wrong.
Who can blame them when Bai Ran is acting so suspiciously lately?
As a high-ranking military officer, it just doesn't seem right that he has no car or guards.
Faced with this situation, the best approach is to demonstrate one's Soul Saint cultivation level.
……
Just as Karen threw the "fake" military officer's ID card on the ground, preparing to stomp on it,
Suddenly, a powerful surge of soul power was felt, and then seven soul rings appeared on the boy in front of him, yellow, purple, black and black.
Karen's knees buckled involuntarily, and she knelt directly on the ground.
Karen: Huh? Ah! No, I must be dreaming. How could the Empire really have such a young general?
"Young comrade, why are you kneeling down?"
Bai Ran: Veteran, I still prefer the arrogant way you were when you reached out to ask me for protection money and snatched my officer's ID at the same time.
"General, I, I, I, I..."
Karen was speechless at that moment.
In the imperial military system, it is a capital offense for a subordinate to offend a superior.
Even if the superior is very lenient, one can only escape death, not punishment.
Eighty strokes of the military rod, delivered by specialized Soul Master enforcers.
Even the toughest Soul Master couldn't withstand it.
"Alright, take me to the military camp."
I don't want to argue with you right now.
There's nothing we can do. The border legion is in such a terrible state, what's the point of arguing with an ordinary officer?
Moreover, he generally follows the rules; at most, he has a few bad habits.
Of course, this would be different if he hadn't spoken rudely, but instead had tried to slap Bai Ran, or lit a cigarette and burned Bai Ran with the butt.
He will surely perish today; even if Jesus came, it wouldn't make a difference.
……
"Karen, how about a few drinks? I went to town and bought two bottles of good wine, and a bag of peanuts."
"No, no, I'm feeling a bit dizzy today, I won't drink, you guys drink."
"Karen, let's go to town tonight. I heard Red Romance has a few new girls, still virgins, and they're really juicy."
"Well, I have something to do tonight, you guys go ahead."
……
Along the way, Bai Ran witnessed everything that happened, from eating and drinking to gambling and whoring.
Bai Ran: Is this still a military camp? What the hell did I come here for?! Seriously, can these old men really be put to the battlefield?
Perhaps my father, Bai Tianming, had already come here to see this place long ago.
Realizing that the army was beyond redemption, he completely lost the motivation to lead it again.
……
(End of this chapter)