Chapter 83 – An Invitation from the Military

Volume 2: Battlefield Between Two Worlds

As Wen Yu finished converting all his potential into strength, this transformation of his power finally came to an end.

Setting aside the astonished looks of the others, Wen Yu himself was shocked by the leap in his own power!

After the Enhancement, Wen Yu's personal strength had reached the middle of Level 3. Combined with his terrifying Skills, he definitely wouldn't fear any creature within the Level 3 bracket.

Not to mention One-Eye. Looking at One-Eye's current strength, once this Trial was over, they could definitely return to City M and find Simba to settle their score.

That was, provided this Trial ended smoothly!

Wen Yu had a lingering sense of foreboding, a premonition that stemmed from the sheer speed of his power growth!

It was too fast, too strong, and above all, too easy!

…

Under the shocked and envious gazes of the crowd, Wen Yu led One-Eye back toward Jiang Wentao and the others with a composed air.

"Level 3? And I saw you use several Skill Scrolls just now, plus…"

Jiang Wentao pursed his lips and gestured toward Greed's Touch on Wen Yu's hand.

"Yeah, my strength took a massive leap. Honestly, you guys are definitely riding my coattails this time!" Wen Yu said half-jokingly.

Jiang Wentao didn't show any signs of displeasure. After all, what Wen Yu said was, to a certain extent, the truth!

However, there were still things that needed to be said.

"Don't put it like that. From the look of things, you clearly have a certain understanding of the Demon Race. Although we in the Military have obtained information about the Demon Race through various channels, we can only infer a general idea of what they really are, what they look like, how strong they are, or what their numbers look like."

"But you're different!"

"If you didn't have a relatively clear understanding of the Demon Race, you definitely wouldn't have teamed up with us."

Jiang Wentao paused, looking intently at Wen Yu.

"Now, we're all in the same boat. I hope you can tell me the truth. Do we have a real shot at this?"

Wen Yu shook his head directly.

"By my estimation, this battle might be extremely grueling! Moreover, I'm worried that this isn't the final stage of this Trial."

Jiang Wentao fell silent.

Wen Yu handed a cigarette to each of the three men, and they began to smoke in silence.

Jiang Wentao exhaled a large smoke ring and turned his head, looking seriously at Wen Yu.

"Actually, I think you're a decent guy, and you don't have any factional ties or baggage. Why not join the Military? With your strength, you could definitely make a name for yourself. If you get a bit stronger, you might even earn the title of the Military's second War God!"

Wen Yu was somewhat surprised.

"War God?"

"Yes. It's the title the Military gives to the strongest person in the entire army. Compared to the Super Soldiers produced by our Super Soldier Project, the current Lord War God's strength is truly on a crushing level."

Jiang Wentao paused slightly and gave a bitter smile.

"Actually, your current strength shouldn't be too far off from Lord War God's!"

Wen Yu was actually a bit tempted and asked directly, "What would I have to give in return?"

There was no such thing as love or hate without a reason!

"As a soldier, you would naturally have to follow the arrangements of your superiors," Jiang Wentao said with total seriousness.

"That won't do. The way you put it, you're basically giving me an empty title and then asking me to throw my life away. Do you really take me for a fool?"

A hint of displeasure immediately crept into Wen Yu's tone.

Jiang Wentao chuckled. "Don't think the titles of 'Super Soldier' or 'War God' are just empty names. In the Military, with great power comes great responsibility, but the benefits you receive are even greater. To be honest, I admire you more than Lord War God. He consumed an unimaginable amount of Military resources to reach his current level. You've become this strong relying solely on yourself. If you had the resources and weapons provided by the Military, you could definitely become the number one human in the entire Military-no, the entire country, maybe even the world. This isn't a joke. In fact, the Military has already planned to do exactly that; they just haven't finalized the candidate yet!"

Wen Yu fell into deep thought for a long time, carefully weighing the pros and cons. After a while, he shook his head.

"No matter how strong I become, at the end of the day, I'd still be under someone else's thumb. That won't do."

"Well, forget it then."

Jiang Wentao's response actually caught Wen Yu by surprise.

"Hey."

Wen Yu gave Jiang Wentao a direct shove.

"You're giving up that easily? You're not planning to go back to the Military, leak my information, and then have them send people to assassinate me, are you?"

"Why would we want to assassinate you?"

Jiang Wentao asked, looking confused at first. After a moment, he realized what Wen Yu was worried about and shook his head with a laugh.

"Honestly, you people really underestimate the Military's magnanimity!"

"In the eyes of the Military, shouldn't someone like me be seen as a threat?" Wen Yu asked, still doubtful. "I'm powerful, unbound by rules, and if I had a bad enough attitude, I could be anti-human or anti-social. I'm a total loose cannon. Would the Military and the Government really just let someone like that live?"

Jiang Wentao's words had left Wen Yu genuinely puzzled.

After all, in many people's eyes, the Military belonged to the ruling class. They were high and mighty, possessed immense power, and would naturally want to keep everything under their control.

"That's why I say you people don't understand how the High Command thinks at all. No offense, but if this were peacetime and you went into politics, you'd be a low-level clerk for the rest of your life."

Jiang Wentao cracked a joke before explaining the Military's current mindset.

"First, you have to understand that regardless of the era-whether it's peacetime or the Apocalypse-there is only one thing that influences the High Command's decisions: interests!"

"Take yourself, for example. What do you think the High Command would gain by killing you?"

Wen Yu thought for a moment and said uncertainly, "Eliminating an unstable factor?"

"Fine, let's count that as a gain for the Military. Now, how many lives of powerful experts would the Military have to sacrifice to do it?"

"For someone at my level? About ten lives like yours should do it," Wen Yu said with absolute certainty.

"Then, assuming the Military doesn't actively provoke you, would you take the initiative to become our enemy?"

Wen Yu shook his head immediately. Setting aside the Military's massive number of Class Holders, as long as Wen Yu couldn't survive a nuclear blast, he would never actively provoke them.

"See? Doesn't that solve the problem? You do your thing, we do ours, and we don't interfere with each other. Isn't that great?"

"Besides, there are many times when we might have the opportunity to cooperate. For example, if the Military needs to complete a mission but is short on manpower, we could hire a Lone Wolf like you to get it done in exchange for high rewards. Would you do it?"