Chapter 212
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Chapter 212: Farewell
The more one understands, the heavier the burden feels. Bai Li Pang Pang sighed, then shook his head self-mockingly. “Who would have thought that I, the young master of the Bai Li family, would one day become a Night Watchman…”
“Technically, you’re not a Night Watchman yet. The oath ceremony starts tomorrow,” Cao Yuan corrected.
“…How dare you, Cao Yuan! I’m sick right now, and you’re still picking on me? Don’t you have a conscience?”
“No.”
“…” Bai Li Pang Pang rolled up his sleeves, looking like he wanted to fight Cao Yuan.
Lin Qi Ye smiled and said, “Pang Pang, you should cherish this opportunity now, after all… after tomorrow, no one will be able to pick on you anymore.”
Hearing these words, both Cao Yuan and Bai Li Pang Pang were stunned and fell silent.
After a moment of silence, Lin Qi Ye looked at Bai Li Pang Pang and asked, “After returning to Guangshen, what do you plan to do? Go home? Or join the Night Watchmen?”
Without hesitation, Bai Li Pang Pang replied, “Join the Night Watchmen.”
Cao Yuan raised an eyebrow, “What about your maid sisters?”
“I’ll keep them,” Bai Li Pang Pang said righteously. “When the organization needs me, I’ll be a Night Watchman anytime. When the organization is idle… I’ll still be the handsome little brother to my maid sisters, hehe.”
Cao Yuan rolled his eyes and turned to Lin Qi Ye, “I’m in Huaihai City, which is quite close to Cangnan. You can come visit me when you’re free.”
Lin Qi Ye nodded.
“Seven, I say… you should just form a special team,” Bai Li Pang Pang grinned.
Lin Qi Ye was surprised, “A special team?”
“Yeah! Think about it, you’re a dual-god proxy, so being a special team captain shouldn’t be a problem, right? Once you become captain, you can form a team, and then bring us all in. Wouldn’t we all be together again?”
Bai Li Pang Pang grew more excited as he spoke, “You’re a dual-god proxy, I’m the young master of the Bai Li family, a collector of forbidden items! Wouldn’t I make a worthy special team member?”
“And although this fool Cao Yuan doesn’t get along with me, his forbidden domain is super high-risk among super high-risks, first under the divine domain. Wouldn’t he make a good special team member?”
“It’s a pity about Cool Bro… otherwise, the four of us together would make the strongest special team!”
“Four people isn’t enough for a special team,” Cao Yuan shook his head.
“Hey, the world is so big, there must be others who share our temperament and have strong abilities, right? If worst comes to worst, we could bring Molly in…”
“I object to office romance!” Cao Yuan raised his hand.
“I second that,” Lin Qi Ye quickly raised his hand too.
“Alright, alright, then no Molly… well, finding members isn’t the problem, there will be a way.”
Lin Qi Ye stared at the bonfire before him, memories of the [Mask] team flashing through his mind – them gathering around a dining table, laughing and arguing; them silently shouldering their sword cases, facing the abyss and hell together…
Perhaps it wasn’t such a bad idea?
“It’s too early to form a special team. Have you ever seen a special team with a Pool-level rookie as captain?” Lin Qi Ye shook his head. “Besides, this has to be decided by the Night Watchmen’s higher-ups. We don’t have a say in it.”
“That’s true…” Bai Li Pang Pang sighed, then looked at Lin Qi Ye seriously, “But when you do get the chance to form a special team, you must come find me in Guangshen!”
Cao Yuan quickly added, “And me too, I’ll be waiting for you in Huaihai City.”
Looking at their solemn expressions, Lin Qi Ye nodded firmly, “If that day comes, I definitely will.”
Under the bright sky, the rich aroma of meat drifted in the wind as the three young men sat together, their voices echoing across the rooftop.
Not just in the infirmary, such scenes were secretly playing out in every corner of the training camp.
Today, no instructor came to stop them.
…
The next morning.
Unusually, Bai Li Pang Pang didn’t sleep in but got up early to wash up, make his bed, pack his belongings, and meticulously button up his military uniform in front of the mirror.
“Seven, how do I look?”
He turned around to face Lin Qi Ye, who was already fully dressed.
“Very formal, very spirited,” Lin Qi Ye examined him carefully and nodded seriously.
Bai Li Pang Pang smiled and glanced at the time on the wall, “It’s about time to go.”
Lin Qi Ye raised his eyebrows in surprise, “There’s still half an hour until the ceremony begins. Going now?”
“Better early than late.”
“Alright.”
The two walked out of the dormitory and headed straight to the training ground. When they arrived, Lin Qi Ye found that half of the new recruits were already there.
They were solemnly dressed in their military uniforms, talking among themselves on the training ground, their faces showing both dignity and barely contained excitement.
They had been in the training camp for a year now.
During this year, they had endured hardships, complained of exhaustion, thought about giving up, but they had ultimately persevered and transformed themselves.
Now, they were facing the most glorious and important moment of this year.
Time passed minute by minute, and soon it was time for the oath ceremony to begin. The instructors walked onto the martial arts platform one by one, and the excited recruits immediately fell silent.
Yuan Gang’s gaze swept across everyone as he calmly spoke:
“Before the oath ceremony begins, there is one more thing…”
Everyone was startled, and then several instructors came forward with black boxes. Yuan Gang continued:
“In this rescue operation, your performance was excellent. In the face of great disaster, you truly displayed the glory of our Great Xia soldiers, our Night Watchmen!”
“Therefore… we award a Spark Medal to every new recruit who participated in the rescue operation.”
The crowd’s eyes immediately lit up, their expressions full of joy.
“And in this rescue operation, we lost two warriors, one of whom chose to sacrifice his life to protect the lives of his comrades and instructors…”
“His name was Shen Qing Zhu.”
Hearing these three words, everyone fell silent.
“He was the troublemaker of the training camp, but he… was a hero of the Night Watchmen. Here, we posthumously award Shen Qing Zhu the Starlight Medal!”
As the words fell, all the instructors on the platform simultaneously raised their right hands in a standard military salute!
At the same time, all the new recruits below also raised their hands, solemnly giving the military salute.
The instructors distributed medals to everyone, while Shen Qing Zhu’s medal was solemnly kept by Instructor Hong.
This medal would be buried in the Night Watchmen’s tomb along with his cloak, straight sword, and emblem.
Below the platform, Li Liang and Deng Wei’s eyes were bloodshot, their bodies slightly trembling as they looked at the shining medal and clenched their fists…
Brother Shen, rest in peace.
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