Li Xiang had already finished taking a shower and was sitting on the sofa.
As a captain, the base is equipped with a suite with a bedroom, kitchen, and bathroom. The decoration is very simple, but it is very comfortable to live in.
He was playing with an object the size of a walnut.
This is the demon core of the bloodthirsty wolf king.
It is translucent and feels cool when held in the hand.
Demon cores are very rare, and it is said that more than 30 million of them have been sold on the black market.
Although the supplies in Yangcheng are all distributed by the city lord's palace, money is still circulating in this world.
However, large-scale transactions use demon cores as the general equivalent.
In other words, the demon core is used as money.
If a larger sum is involved, the demon pill will be used.
But in a small place like Yangcheng, it is not useful at all.
"Let's put it away for now. It should be useful after we leave Yangcheng."
Just thinking about these.
There was a knock on the door.
Li Xiang put away the demon core and said, "Come in."
Vice-captain Di Shimao walked in and said respectfully: "Captain, there is a celebration banquet tonight, do you want to go?"
In the previous impact of the beast tide, Li Xiang's combat prowess had completely convinced everyone, including him.
Especially Di Shimao, who is a return to his ancestors warrior, knows how terrifying power is needed to easily kill those ferocious beasts.
Even if he returns to his ancestors for the second time, he may not be able to achieve that level.
So at this time, honorifics are used.
Li Xiang shook his head: "I want to go home and have dinner with my mother."
Di Shimao was immediately disappointed, but quickly added, "You can bring your family members, and my aunt should be very happy to come."
Li Xiang shook his head, "I don't want her to know about my joining the army."
After Di Shimao left in disappointment, Li Xiang opened the drawer, took out an injection, and pushed it into the blood vessel of his arm.
His body and appearance have returned to his original high school appearance.
Fortunately, the appearance changes caused by returning to one's ancestors can be eliminated through medication. Otherwise, my mother might not be able to recognize her when I get home.
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The time points to half past six in the afternoon.
Jiaheyuan Community.
This is an old community, with green ivy growing on the walls of Tongzilou.
The old men were playing chess under the big banyan tree.
Men and women after get off work came back one after another on electric scooters or bicycles.
Yangcheng is not a big city, and cars consume too much energy. Only a small number of city officials or military personnel are qualified to use them.
"Jingle bell."
Xu Xiulian pedaled her bicycle back to the community.
The old doorman was holding a bowl of noodles, looking at the carp and a bunch of pork belly in her hand, and said with a smile: "Hey, Xiulian, how about a snack?"
Most of the food for ordinary citizens is distributed uniformly by the city government, and ingredients can only be purchased in a few specific markets.
Xu Xiulian nodded, "My son graduates today, so give him a good meal."
"Li Xiang is a good boy. Did he pass the screening and become an atavist?" the old guard asked cheerfully.
"How can he be so lucky? Not to mention returning to his ancestors, if he can be assigned a good job, I will burn incense."
Xu Xiulian locked her bicycle in the corridor, went upstairs into the house, and went to the kitchen to pack it up.
Not long after, there was a knock on the door.
"Sister Xiulian, are you at home?" It was the voice of my colleague Sister Deng.
Xu Xiulian wiped the handle on her apron and opened the door, "Sister Deng, what's going on?"
Deng Mei is a middle-aged woman with heavy makeup and dyed hair. While cracking melon seeds, she said: "Where are you cooking? Don't do it. We are treating you tonight and invite your son to go to Tang Jihuang for a big dinner."
Tang Jihuang is a famous hotel in Yangcheng with high consumption.
Xu Xiulian was a little surprised, "What a good thing, going to Tang Jihuang to spend money?"
Deng Mei said proudly, "My son has passed the ancestral screening and will report to the Dongcheng Defense Force tomorrow. Why don't we celebrate properly? We are good sisters, let's have a good time together."
"Oh, that's such a good feeling!"
Xu Xiulian was very happy. When she returned home, she put the freshly cut fish in the refrigerator, then went to the bedroom to choose clothes.
In fact, she only has three sets of clothes, and they are all old. She has been wearing them over and over again, but she can't tell whether they are good or bad.
I'm confused.
There was movement from the other side of the door.
"Mom, I'm back."
Xu Xiulian reminded without looking back, "Change into slippers!"
Li Xiang, who had just arrived in the living room, stepped back, casually kicked off his sneakers, put on his flip-flops, and headed into the kitchen.
No one was seen.
When I came outside my mother's bedroom, I saw my mother holding two sets of clothes, looking in the mirror, and stroking them back and forth on her body.
"Mom, what are you doing?"
"Son, which dress do you think looks good?"
"Aren't they all the same?" Li Xiang rolled his eyes.
"Just like your father, a straight man of steel, it's all in vain for you to ask."
Xu Xiulian kicked her son out, changed her clothes and came out. When she saw her son flipping pots and pans in the kitchen, she said, "Stop looking for it. There is no cooking. Let's go eat Tang Jihuang tonight."
Li Xiang was surprised, "Ah, has the Iron Rooster been plucked?"
Xu Xiulian slapped him on the head and said, "Why are you talking to mom? Is mom a tough guy? Be more economical, it's not for you!"
"By the way, didn't you graduate today? Where are you assigned?"
Just as Li Xiang was about to speak, there was a knock on the door.
"Coming, coming."
Xu Xiulian trotted to open the door, but Deng Mei stood at the door and urged, "Sister Xiulian, hurry up, Tang Jihuang won't wait for anyone."
Xu Xiulian turned around, grabbed her son and ran away.
Not long after, when they arrived at the private room of the restaurant, Xu Xiulian and her son found two empty seats and sat down.
A little fat man, held in high esteem by all the stars.
"Welcome to my son's induction banquet! Xiao Hao has returned to his ancestors as a warrior. Starting tomorrow, he will become an officer in the Dongcheng Defense Force!"
Bang bang bang, applause burst out, and everyone applauded and praised him one after another.
Xu Xiulian looked envious, "If I had known earlier, I would have used my connections to send you to No. 1 Middle School. There are many more places to return to your ancestors in No. 1 Middle School."
No response was heard.
Xu Xiulian turned around and saw her son immersed in a piece of braised pig's trotters.
"You stinky boy, you just know how to eat." Xu Xiulian raised her hand to pat her son, but she gently pressed her son's head and said distressedly, "Slow down, don't choke."
Mother and son returned home.
Xu Xiulian was talking nonchalantly.
Li Xiang listened to her chatter silently, and then brought her hot water to soak her feet.
As always.
Late at night, there was a slight snore in my mother's room.
Li Xiang stood at the door for a long time.
After he came into this world, he didn't feel much lonely.
To a large extent, it is because of the woman Xu Xiulian.
In the previous life, his mother, like Xu Xiulian, loved to nag, like to pat his brains, loved to compare, and was also good at cooking.
He likes this kind of life, quiet, peaceful and full of human fireworks.
Can.
Here, after all, we are in troubled times, with monsters and monsters running rampant and ghosts raging.
In the end, someone has to stand in front of you and protect you.
A look of determination flashed in Li Xiang's eyes, he turned around and left.
On the road in front of the community, more than a dozen military vehicles and dozens of soldiers with live ammunition were waiting quietly.
Early the next morning, Xu Xiulian cooked the porridge, fished out the pickles from the jar, put them on the table, and knocked on her son's bedroom door.
But I found that the door was not closed.
There was no sign of his son on the bed, only a note.
"Mom, I've been assigned to work abroad. I'm going to be away for a while. Don't think about it."
Xu Xiulian was stunned for a long time, then walked out of the room cursing, "You bastard, you didn't say anything to my mother about your work."
What she didn't know was that her son's passing was an ordinary day, but it was the beginning of a new era.
Beicheng Defense Force Base, training ground.
Bang.
A strong man flew backwards and was embedded in the cement wall.
Li Xiang, who was dressed in a strong suit, took back his right hand and shook his head, "Captain Xu, there is no need to try again, you are no match for me."
