Chapter 41 – Vermilion Bird, White Tiger

Volume 3

"Tell me about the Military."

Wen Yu saw Xiao Xue gazing toward the distant Yanjing Settlement, lost in thought, and could not help asking.

At Wen Yu's request, Xiao Xue immediately shook her head.

"That, I really can't do. The Nirvana Plan has already been abandoned, so of course I can tell you a little about that. But as for the internal situation of the Military, unless you're willing to join the Military, I truly can't say anything."

Hearing Xiao Xue's reply, Wen Yu chuckled softly.

"Then if I join the Military, what benefits can you offer me?"

Xiao Xue covered her mouth lightly and said with a smile, "A War God title and the corresponding status, privileges within the Military, plus every kind of material comfort. Is that enough?"

"Beautiful women, authority, power-everything you could want, as long as you obey orders! Of course, you would only need to obey Commander Lin alone! I can guarantee that with your strength, you would become a Hero everyone looks up to! Even more dazzling than Lord Kuangliu! You would become the face of the Military!"

Wen Yu shook his head helplessly and said half-jokingly, "You people in the Military are really practical. I haven't even stepped into the Yanjing Settlement yet, and you're already planning to make Kuangliu step aside."

Xiao Xue winked at Wen Yu.

"I never said the Military only has one War God!"

…

"All right, all right, that's enough. What I just said already counts as breaking the rules."

Seeing Wen Yu fall into thought, Xiao Xue gave him a push, interrupting his train of thought.

"So in other words, Kuangliu can only be considered one War God among others?"

Xiao Xue nodded, then said to Wen Yu with an air of mystery, "Kuangliu is only the War God displayed in the open. As for the other Lord War God figures… how should I put it? They're a little special… But you'll be meeting the other Lord War God figures in a moment. When the time comes, don't be too surprised."

"Tsk, tsk…"

Wen Yu clicked his tongue.

"Are they coming to receive me? Or are you planning to give me a show of force? Now this is getting interesting."

"It is true that someone is coming to receive you. To be precise, that one isn't here to receive you. As for a show of force…"

Looking at the pensive expression on Wen Yu's face, Xiao Xue could not help laughing softly.

In the distance, dust billowed as a military vehicle sped toward them from afar!

"They're here."

Seeing the military vehicle in the distance, Xiao Xue's expression turned serious, and she spoke at once.

At the same time, a mental fluctuation entered Wen Yu's mind. It was Xing.

"Boss, it's the aura of one of my kind. Level 4 strength!"

"Level 4, one of your kind…"

Wen Yu nodded.

There was only one possible explanation for what Xing meant by "one of my kind."

The one coming was also a Divine Beast Species!

…

As he watched the military vehicle draw closer and closer, the eyesight of a Level 4 Class Holder allowed Wen Yu to clearly see inside the Vehicles. There was only one human inside.

Kuangliu…

And standing on his shoulder was a small scarlet bird.

The little bird was not large, only half the size of Xing in his miniature state. It was covered from head to toe in red feathers that looked like burning flames, and its scarlet eyes shimmered with a faint spiritual light.

Before the military vehicle even came close, a crisp voice like that of a little girl rang out in Wen Yu's mind.

"You're Sequence 2?"

Xing had already mastered this method when he was Level 3. It was not strange for a Level 4 Divine Beast Species to be able to use this kind of mental transmission.

Wen Yu nodded directly.

Then Soul Telepathy rang out once more.

"So the guy on your shoulder is one of my kind, huh?"

"Of course! You can't even sense life fluctuations as powerful as mine? If you didn't smell the same as me, I never would've believed someone with your IQ could be a Divine Beast Species!"

Before Wen Yu could respond, Star directly connected to the red little bird's consciousness and shouted loudly in Wen Yu's mind.

"Mainly because you look so gray and grimy that I had a hard time believing it. It's really hard to imagine that someone as gorgeous as me could have such an ugly member of the same species! Just look at yourself. You're covered in dust. Oh my, how long has it been since you last took a bath…?"

Wave after wave of mental fluctuations came through, and the mockery in that tone instantly had Star hopping mad.

Before Star could say anything, a crimson streak of light shot straight through the military vehicle, punching a large hole through the roof before landing on Wen Yu's shoulder.

Wen Yu looked at the little bird perched on his shoulder, and his guard immediately went up.

This Little One was seriously fast! With Wen Yu's Physical Attribute outside of Combat State, he had nearly failed to react in time.

When Xiao Xue saw the little bird land directly on Wen Yu's shoulder, she gave it a military salute. At the same time, she said with a faint smile in her voice, "Greetings, Lord Vermilion Bird."

The little bird glanced at Xiao Xue. Its tiny head bobbed arrogantly twice to indicate it had heard her, and only then did it turn back to size up Star, who was sprawled on Wen Yu's head.

"The more I look at you, the uglier you get…"

After staring for a full minute, the little bird finally sent out that mental fluctuation.

Star's tail was the little bird's answer.

Watching the two Divine Beast Species on his shoulder and head scuffle and squabble, Wen Yu felt a headache coming on. He grabbed one in each hand and tossed them far away.

Fortunately, the two Divine Beast Species were too busy trying to hurt each other to care what Wen Yu had done.

A red glow flared around the little bird, and it shot off at incredible speed.

Behind it, Star slowly spread his wings and followed close after. At the same time, a mental fluctuation reached Wen Yu's mind.

"Boss, you guys go on ahead. Once I pluck all this guy's feathers, I'll come find you."

"Heh, they're really funny. It's been a long time since I've seen the Vermilion Bird War God so lively."

Watching the two Divine Beast Species fly off into the distance at high speed, Xiao Xue could not help laughing as she spoke.

Wen Yu shrugged helplessly. After spending so much time with Star, he could naturally tell that Star felt more joy than anger.

It was the joy of meeting another of his kind.

"You're not going?"

Wen Yu stroked One-Eye in his arms.

"Woof, woof…"

"I'm afraid that red bird will eat me…"

"Then forget it."

Because of their mental link, One-Eye never had any special reaction when facing Star. But from the looks of things now, the intimidating pressure a Divine Beast Species exerted on ordinary Mutant Beasts was extremely powerful.

No matter how strong One-Eye was, when facing a Divine Beast Species, he was innately a notch weaker, whether in aura or in strength.

In the distance, the military vehicle finally drove up to Wen Yu.

Kuangliu sat in the driver's seat and smiled at Wen Yu and Xiao Xue. Then he straightened his collar, stepped directly out of the car, and extended his right hand to Wen Yu.

"This is our first formal meeting. My name is Lin Kuangliu, Sequence 3. I currently hold the position of the Military's White Tiger War God."