Dragon Martial Sovereign
Chapter 292: The General Requests an Audience?

Chapter 292: Chapter 292: The General Requests an Audience?

In an instant, complaints filled the air!

These young people had come to their senses from the joy of joining the Royal Academy.

They also knew that they had fallen into a massive conspiracy.

They wanted to escape, but sadly, in such a situation, they simply couldn’t. Anyone who fled would only face death!

However, Lin Fan was quite content.

Because Lin Fan was never one to fear hardship, plus his Ancient Soul Body was extremely terrifying, so even though the military training was brutal, Lin Fan could face it calmly.

Lin Fan’s actions caught the attention of the military’s upper echelons.

Even Song Jing couldn’t help but be astonished, thinking to himself: "This guy, perhaps he’s even more remarkable than I imagined. Who would have thought I stumbled upon a treasure? Heh heh!"

One day, during training, a training instructor walked straight up to Lin Fan and loudly commanded, "Lin Fan, step out!"

Lin Fan did as he was told, and the instructor loudly said, "Come with me!"

Lin Fan asked, puzzled, "Where to?"

The instructor didn’t look back, just coldly replied, "The General wants to see you!"

Lin Fan couldn’t help but be slightly stupefied.

The General wants to see him?

Lin Fan knew that the instructor was referring to the general in charge of their ’baby army,’ known as Bai Paoyi. Lin Fan had seen Bai Paoyi from a distance a few days ago and knew that Bai Paoyi was a true dragon among men, quite young, yet his Cultivation was already terrifyingly advanced. Such a person, even in the Holy Soul Domain, was definitely an Unparalleled Genius!

But he hadn’t expected that Bai Paoyi would want to see him today?

Though Lin Fan was puzzled, he still followed the instructor forward.

After a long and winding route through the Royal Academy, they finally arrived at the front of a luxurious small building.

The instructor said to Lin Fan, "The General is resting inside. Wait here for a moment."

Lin Fan nodded.

At that moment, Bai Paoyi’s voice suddenly came from inside, "No need to wait, come in!"

The instructor opened the door of the small building for Lin Fan, and then told him, "Go in, but remember, do not offend the General."

Lin Fan nodded.

Lin Fan was not one to offend people needlessly, so of course, he wouldn’t offend Bai Paoyi without cause.

After Lin Fan entered, he saw Bai Paoyi standing quietly by the window, his back to Lin Fan. At that moment, Bai Paoyi was dressed in a white robe, and a breeze blew in from the window, making his robe dance in the wind.

"General!" Lin Fan said to Bai Paoyi, neither servile nor overbearing.

"Mhm!" Bai Paoyi slowly turned around, his gaze settling on Lin Fan. In his eyes appeared an admiring look, and he thought to himself: "No wonder he performed so well during training. Indeed, not bad!"

"Have a seat!" Bai Paoyi gestured to Lin Fan.

"Sure!" Lin Fan didn’t act coy and sat down directly.

Bai Paoyi was surprised once again.

Bai Paoyi had thought that although he invited Lin Fan to sit, under normal circumstances, Lin Fan would not have sat down, after all, he himself was a General, and Lin Fan was just an ordinary soldier.

But Lin Fan had actually taken a seat?

Although surprised, Bai Paoyi quickly returned to normal, and after seating himself, he looked at Lin Fan and said, "Lin Fan, I heard that you evaded the chase of the Hell Organization?"

Lin Fan smiled and replied, "People’s assessment of the Hell Organization is really exaggerated; in reality, they are not as terrifying as the rumors claim!"

"Haha!" After hearing Lin Fan’s words, Bai Paoyi burst into loud laughter and said, "Interesting, interesting! Lin Fan, do you know? If your words just now were to reach the ears of the higher-ups of the Hell Organization, they would surely become extremely furious and lose their minds. Then, they would spare no effort to hunt you down!"

"Heh heh!" Lin Fan chuckled nonchalantly and shrugged his shoulders, saying, "If they come, so be it!"

"Good, good, good!" Bai Paoyi kept saying the word ’good,’ showing that he truly appreciated Lin Fan even more.

As for Lin Fan, he remained silent, his eyes quietly observing Bai Paoyi, and no one knew what he was thinking at the moment.

Bai Paoyi looked at Lin Fan again and said, "Lin Fan, to be frank, I truly admire someone like you. If you want to leave now, I’ll let you go. Honestly, I wouldn’t want to see an Unparalleled Genius perish on the battlefield ahead."

Lin Fan shook his head and said, "I’m grateful for the General’s kind intentions."

"Hmm?"

Bai Paoyi looked towards Lin Fan and asked, "What do you mean?"

Lin Fan replied indifferently, "I have no intention of leaving."

Bai Paoyi was somewhat surprised, he stared at Lin Fan and asked solemnly, "Do you realize that the journey ahead is fraught with extreme danger? It’s possible we may never return, so..."

Here, Bai Paoyi paused, still looking at Lin Fan. Bai Paoyi felt that Lin Fan was a clever person, who should understand what he meant.

Yet Lin Fan continued nonchalantly, "General, I’m fully aware of the dangers ahead, but I have no regrets and will definitely not leave."

Bai Paoyi said seriously, "To be honest, I am surprised, and I am curious—why won’t you leave? Are you not afraid of death?"

Lin Fan shook his head and said, "Being in the military is also a form of cultivation. My decision to stay is not for anything else, but merely for the sake of cultivation."

A glimmer of appreciation appeared on Bai Paoyi’s face, and he said, "What a statement—to cultivate within the military. Indeed, that is truly commendable, heh heh!"

After saying that, Bai Paoyi paused briefly before continuing, "Alright, Lin Fan, if you are unwilling to leave, then stay. Become one of my personal soldiers."

Many dream of becoming personal soldiers.

One should know that once you become a personal soldier under a general, not only is the treatment generous, but there is also a bright future ahead, with high chances of receiving the general’s recommendations. More importantly, being by the general’s side is the safest place to be.

So, Bai Paoyi believed that after his proposal, Lin Fan would surely accept with great joy.

However...

What Bai Paoyi never expected was that after hearing his offer, Lin Fan just smiled faintly and said, "Thank you for your kind intentions, General. However... I have no plans to become a personal soldier."

"Hmm?"

Bai Paoyi’s brow furrowed slightly as he asked, "You’re refusing my offer? Why?"

Lin Fan replied, "General, as I said earlier, being in the military is also a form of cultivation. If I stay by your side as a personal soldier, it might be safe, but it lacks the true essence of cultivation, so..."

The rest of his words were left unsaid.

Bai Paoyi looked at Lin Fan without uttering a word, his eyes fixed intently on Lin Fan as if trying to see right through him.

"Very well!"

After a while, Bai Paoyi nodded and said, "Since you do not wish to be a personal soldier, I won’t make it difficult for you. Here, I’ll assign a small squad to you, hoping you can bring me a surprise!"

With that, Bai Paoyi shouted, "Someone come!"

A deputy general entered swiftly, to whom Bai Paoyi said, "Take him down and give him a small squad."

After hearing Bai Paoyi’s words, the deputy general was exceedingly astonished. He looked at Lin Fan, thinking to himself, "Who is this guy, to be directly granted a small squad? Could it be that he is the general’s friend?"

The deputy general had already decided inwardly that if possible, he should avoid offending Lin Fan at all costs.

Soon, the deputy general led Lin Fan to a disorganized team. While other teams were training fervently, this small twenty-person squad was lazing in the sun, with some even sleeping under it.

This squad was peculiar and stood out in stark contrast to the other squads.

Lin Fan’s brows furrowed slightly, but he remained silent.

The loungers in the sun glanced over as the deputy general and Lin Fan approached, their eyes filled with a hint of disdain.

"Sigh!"

With a soft sigh, the deputy general said, "These guys are becoming less and less disciplined, how can they fight like this? They’re just dragging us down!"

In fact, the deputy general had suggested more than once to harshly discipline these lazy lot. If that didn’t work, they should resort to military law, executing one or two as an example, which would likely strike fear into the others.

Yet, contrary to his expectations, his ideas were not endorsed by Bai Paoyi.

The deputy general then said to Lin Fan, "Young Hero Lin Fan, these guys are no simple matter. Right now, they are the only twenty-man squad without a leader, so you can only become their captain. It’s just... just..."

The deputy general hesitated.

Lin Fan asked, "What is it, just speak plainly!"

The deputy general continued, "Young Hero Lin Fan, after becoming the captain of these desperate men, your days will likely be extremely tough. Please take good care of yourself. It’s still not too late to back out now!"

"Heh heh!"

Lin Fan chuckled and said, "I, Lin Fan, have never known the taste of fleeing, and I will not start today."

The deputy general sighed, aware that the youthful and headstrong Lin Fan would definitely not leave.

"All of you, stand up for me!"

The deputy general and Lin Fan, having reached the group of loungers, shouted sternly.

The men sluggishly opened their eyes and slowly stood up. The leader, with a scarred face, said coldly, "General, calling us to stand, do you have a matter? Speak quickly if there’s something, my brothers and I need to rest!"

"How dare you!"

The deputy general shouted coldly, anger in his voice, "Remember, this is the military, you had better drop your laziness. Otherwise, you will eventually meet a violent death. This is my advice, I hope you remember it!"