[Volume 1: Soldier Career] Chapter 5: Night Battle in the Barracks
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Chapter 5 Night Battle in the Barracks
"Chi!" Guo Fei's sword edge came out cunningly, instantly cutting off the neck of a skeleton. The skull rolled to its feet, and its two mouths opened and closed to bite Guo Fei's ankle.
Guo Fei kicked it down, and the bone cracked, and two crystal blocks the size of fingernails rolled out.
"Soul Crystal, pick it up!" the big man reminded, protecting Guo Fei behind the formation, and Guo Fei took the opportunity to pick it up.
Suddenly, an icy cold current invaded his skin. The temperature was dozens of degrees lower than the ice and snow outside, and a layer of ice crystals instantly formed on his hands. The heat in Guo Fei's body turned and the chill subsided.
"Don't pick it up with your hands, wrap your hands with cloth, you idiot!" The big man looked at it, his eyes widened, and he said in a voice like a broken gong.
When Guo Fei heard this, he knew how they picked up the object, so he wrapped it in the hem of his clothes and handed the two soul crystals to the big man with a flash of his eyes.
"How can you be so embarrassed? This is your trophy." The big man looked at the soul crystal and said with shining eyes.
"If it hadn't been for my brother just now, my life would have been in danger, so I'd better take it a step further!" Guo Fei handed it over resolutely.
Guo Fei has his own plans. He can't hang around in the slave barracks all his life. If he wants to have a way, he must find a way. Making friends with these people is also a way. If he gives this soul crystal as a "gift", he may not lose money. Look.
Seeing the big man's eyes, Guo Fei knew that these soul crystals were extraordinary and could impress them.
The big man winked, and someone behind him took it and put it in the animal skin bag specially designed for such items.
At this time, after losing thousands of soldiers in the barracks, more soldiers woke up from their stupor and joined the battle, gradually bringing the situation back.
After all, there were less than two thousand skeleton soldiers, and there were ten thousand people in a battalion. These skeletons were no match.
"Kill!" The soldiers in the camp took the initiative to attack, shouting and killing loudly.
The team led by the big man moved very quickly and rushed towards the skeleton soldiers with a roar. The big man was unusually brave and slashed with a big sword like an axe. Guo Fei was secretly speechless.
Guo Fei was not idle either. His sword was as sharp as the wind, and he killed five skeletons in a row, which was more efficient than the team led by the big man. All the soul crystals he obtained were given to the team led by the big man.
"Boom!" There was a loud bang and the camp door was knocked open.
"Chi!" The white shadow flashed, and in the formation of big men, the short fat man approaching the door was picked up by a spear, and blood spurted out and sprinkled on the snow.
Guo Fei raised his eyes and took a breath of cold air. In front of him was a tall bone horse. The body of the bone horse was composed of huge bones. Important parts were wrapped in iron armor and equipped with a saddle. Two hollow eyes flashed.
Two dark red rays of light. A mass of black mist beneath your feet, as if floating on the snow, looking very strange.
There was a knight sitting on the horse. The knight was shrouded in black mist and couldn't see his true face. He only felt a cold evil aura coming from him, which was almost suffocating. In his hand was a bone gun one foot long, holding the short fat man.
The figure slowly retreated to the camp gate.
"Lao Wu!" The big man shouted angrily and was about to rush forward.
"Boss, don't be impulsive, he may have the strength of a ghost guard!" A person next to the big man held the big man tightly.
With the appearance of a ghost guard, the fighting suddenly stopped, and all the skeletons retreated quickly, breaking away from the human soldiers.
"How brave. You ghost tribe are so unscrupulous. Do you want to provoke a war between the two tribes? We will report this matter to the spirit tribe. Just wait and accept the punishment!" A deep shout came from the camp, and a man inlaid with copper was heard.
The soft-armored battalion commander Wang Zhi held a silver-white sword in his hand and walked out slowly.
"Haha. The Beiyuan human race will hide under the wings of the Jiang clan and survive. Huh, the Spirit clan, after thousands of years, I don't know whether they have real materials or just a name. We, the Ghost King, have long wanted to learn from them.
Tell your lords to prepare 10,000 living people, 100,000 steel swords, and 100,000 spears within a month. Send them to the Sea of Death Fog to the north of the Sunset Desert. Otherwise, we will pick them up ourselves, and your Zhao Kingdom will be destroyed by then.
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The knight shrouded in black mist made an insidious sound, which made people's hair stand on end. After he finished speaking, the skeleton horse turned its head and slowly retreated with a group of skeletons.
"Batalion Commander, kill him and avenge my fifth brother!" The big man shouted and rushed out.
"Shut up!" A person next to the battalion commander shouted angrily, looking at the big man coldly.
"Master Battalion Commander, I'm afraid I need to report it to the legion commander quickly. The ghost tribe is here with bad intentions this time." A man who looked like a scribe behind the battalion commander whispered.
"Report to the general overnight and set off a smoke warning! Clear the battlefield, treat the wounded, and strengthen alert." The battalion commander quickly issued several orders. Everyone began to get busy.
When Guo Fei saw it, he quickly shrank back and prepared to sneak away. After all, he was here to steal food, and he was unlucky to encounter such a thing.
"Hey! Little brother, aren't you a blacksmith from the slave camp? How did you find out about the invasion of ghosts?" One of the Han's team members immediately recognized Guo Fei. These people often go to them to repair their weapons, so they are naturally familiar with it.
"Haha!" Guo Fei was embarrassed and pointed to the backpack on his back. The man smiled knowingly and did not say anything. At this time, Guo Fei's martial arts skills had already made him treat Guo Fei equally. This world is a place where the strong are respected.
In this world, with such martial arts, who dares to underestimate them? They won't care about such a trivial matter as stealing some food.
Taking advantage of the darkness and while the soldiers were busy, Guo Fei quietly slipped out of the barracks and returned to the blacksmith shop in the slave barracks.
"What happened!" The old man asked in shock when he saw Guo Fei returning to the slave camp covered in blood.
Guo Fei truthfully told what happened.
The old man was silent for a while and sighed: "The fate between you and me has ended, and I'm afraid we will be separated."
"Uncle Wen, why is this?" Guo Fei asked in shock.
"Those who can fight against the ghost tribe are all high-level warriors. If you show your martial arts skills, they will definitely not let you forge here. You now have the cultivation level of an intermediate warrior. This time the ghost tribe's attackers are not good and the barracks are lacking."
The manpower will definitely recruit you into the army. Before leaving, Uncle Wen has nothing to give you, but give you a sword!"
"Me!" Guo Fei just wanted to say. The old man waved his hand and said: "When you are young, you should go out and make a career on your own. Don't sit here and be a coward like my old man! You are not a slave.
After entering the barracks, you can take off your status as a slave soldier and become a free civilian."
After the old man finished speaking, he seemed to be aroused by something sad. He suddenly looked much older. He walked out with a hunched body and took out a piece of dark steel from the stone house next to him.
"This is?" Guo Fei's eyes flashed and he looked at Tie Duan and asked.
"This is black iron. Maybe the previous blacksmiths didn't know the goods, or maybe they were not capable enough to forge such fine iron, so they stayed here to give you an advantage. Haha!" The old man showed a rare smile.
"Thank you so much, Uncle Wen!" Guo Fei had long wanted to have a sword, and he immediately beamed with joy and thanked him sincerely.
"Stop talking nonsense, start a fire and forge iron!"
Guo Fei smiled brightly, and quickly fetched a large amount of charcoal and burned the furnace vigorously. The two began to forge.