Chapter 199
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Chapter 199: The Best Contract?
I heard that this captain wasn’t trained by your military region, but was recruited from outside… Haha, has the Jiangnan martial arts world become so weak that it can’t even find a martial arts master? If this continues, won’t Jiangnan become completely secular?” Shi Fang sneered.
Xia Heguang knew Shi Fang’s nature and said with a dark expression, “Shi Dapao, let’s see what happens in the arena. There’s no point talking now.”
“Of course, I also hope to be matched against your Xunlong team,” Shi Fang said with a hint of malice in his eyes.
…
Fang Yu stood on the platform, with Xiao Chen not far from him.
At this moment, Fang Yu noticed a light green jade pendant worn around Xiao Chen’s neck.
Is this the source of that aura?
Fang Yu narrowed his eyes thoughtfully.
“Before the draw, let the captains express their goals or slogans for this competition,” the coordinator said with a smile, walking with the microphone to the nearest captain.
“Starting with Captain Qi Fei from the Southwest Military Region’s Eagle Force,” the coordinator handed the microphone to this captain.
“We will represent the Southwest Military Region and do our best to achieve the highest ranking!” Qi Fei took the microphone and said loudly.
From the seating area below, cheers and applause erupted from the Southwest Military Region’s section.
Next, the coordinator passed the microphone to the second captain, Wei Zhan from the Huaibei Military Region’s Silver Blade Force.
Wei Zhan took the microphone and looked at the crowd below, saying, “Our goal hasn’t changed each time – we want to take first place.”
“The Divine Force has held that position for too long. It’s time for someone else to sit there.”
After speaking, Wei Zhan glanced at Xiao Chen standing nearby, his gaze carrying a challenging intent.
But Xiao Chen didn’t respond, instead staring ahead with an indifferent expression.
At this moment, there was a commotion below.
Wei Zhan’s words were essentially a declaration of war against the Divine Force!
This was the Divine Force led by the King of Soldiers, Xiao Chen!
For Wei Zhan to publicly declare war, what confidence and courage!
“Commander Shi, your team seems very confident this time,” Luo Siguang said to Shi Fang from the front row of seats.
Shi Fang chuckled and said, “When participating in the competition, of course it’s to compete for first place. I’m not like others who just hope not to come in last. That’s too unambitious.”
Shi Fang was clearly referring to something, and Xia Heguang’s face darkened beside him.
“Old Shi, are you really confident you can beat the Divine Force? Xiao Chen is competing, you know,” asked Commander Xu Da’an of the Southwest Military Region from the other side.
“Hehe, tomorrow you’ll know where our confidence comes from,” Shi Fang said, rubbing his bald head.
Seeing Shi Fang’s confident manner, the surrounding commanders shook their heads with smiles.
Shi Dapao was just being himself, all talk.
Of course, everyone acknowledged that this year’s Huaibei Military Region was indeed very strong.
The Silver Blade Force had three ultra-elite level members.
On paper, the Silver Blade Force was indeed on par with the Divine Force of the Capital Military Region.
However, the Divine Force had an absolute trump card.
That was Xiao Chen.
For the Silver Blade Force to defeat the Divine Force, they would have to defeat Xiao Chen.
And since joining the force, Xiao Chen had never been defeated.
No matter how you looked at it, the Silver Blade Force couldn’t possibly win the championship.
No matter how much Shi Dapao boasted, they would know the result tomorrow.
On the platform, one captain after another spoke.
Except for Wei Zhan, the other captains all appeared very modest.
After all, Xiao Chen was standing right there, and no one dared to be too arrogant.
Soon, the microphone was passed to Xiao Chen.
The entire venue fell silent.
Everyone below stared at Xiao Chen, wanting to know what he would say.
“For our Divine Force, anything less than first place is failure,” Xiao Chen said.
His tone was calm, but as he spoke, his aura was quite sharp. Those standing close even felt a chill.
Wearing a silver-white uniform, Xiao Chen stood on the high platform, his presence alone overshadowing everyone else.
“Such a powerful presence, steady yet magnificent. No wonder he’s the King of Soldiers praised by the Commander-in-Chief himself. Truly a dragon among men,” Luo Siguang remarked from below.
Though the other commanders didn’t speak, they were also filled with awe.
At Xiao Chen’s current rate of development, it wouldn’t be many years before he was promoted to General.
Such an achievement was truly unprecedented.
On the platform, the microphone was passed to Fang Yu.
He was the last captain to speak.
“This is… Captain Dao Tian from the Jiangnan Military Region’s Xunlong Force. Please speak,” the coordinator introduced after checking the list to learn Fang Yu’s name.
The crowd below looked at Fang Yu with curious expressions.
Is this person really the captain of the Xunlong Force?
A captain with only Innate Warrior cultivation?
Are they sure there hasn’t been a mistake?
Murmurs of discussion arose in the venue.
In the Xunlong Force’s section, all the team members felt somewhat embarrassed.
Everyone present knew their captain was just an Innate Warrior.
Didn’t this mean that they, as team members, weren’t even as good as an Innate Warrior?
Huang Xiaolong looked at Fang Yu on the platform with a mocking expression.
Want to be captain? Feeling uncomfortable now?
Even if you have ability, what’s the use? You’re just like a clown being ridiculed by so many people.
“Our goal is simple – to take first place.”
Just as discussions were buzzing below, Fang Yu spoke into the microphone.
With these words, the venue fell quiet.
Everyone looked at Fang Yu as if looking at a fool.
First place?
Who didn’t know that the Jiangnan Military Region was the weakest team on paper this time?
The team ranked last in strength, with an Innate Warrior as captain, wanted to take first place?
Was this Dao Tian an idiot or insane?
After a moment of silence, scattered laughter broke out in the venue.
And laughter is easily contagious.
Soon, the entire venue erupted in hearty laughter.
In the Xunlong Force’s section, all the team members’ faces looked unpleasant.
What was Fang Yu doing?
Weren’t his words just intentionally making the Xunlong Force a laughingstock?
“I said early on that this Fang Yu couldn’t be trusted!” Xia Weiyu said through gritted teeth.
Xia Xiaoying’s face darkened as she stared at Fang Yu on the platform, her eyes somewhat cold.
What exactly did this guy mean!?
“Old Xia, oh old Xia, this captain you invited is really something, daring to say such things, hahaha…” Shi Fang burst into loud laughter.
“Let’s not jump to conclusions so quickly. I remember Old Xia has an ultra-elite level team member, called Huang Xiaolong, right? Old Xia would rather let this Dao Tian be captain than use Huang Xiaolong, so Dao Tian must have something special about him,” Luo Siguang said from the side.
Shi Fang gave a cold laugh but said nothing more.
He also knew that Xia Heguang wasn’t a fool, but even if this Dao Tian had something special, he didn’t care at all.
No matter what, Dao Tian was just an Innate Warrior, and the Xunlong Force’s captain was just an Innate Warrior – this point alone was enough to mock Xia Heguang.
Anyway, he just wanted to make Xia Heguang uncomfortable.
Xia Heguang’s face was somewhat embarrassed, and he was also feeling angry inside.
After repeatedly being mocked by Shi Fang, he was having trouble containing himself, but couldn’t vent.
He also hadn’t expected Fang Yu to say such things publicly.
…
“We will now officially begin the draw!” the coordinator announced loudly.
His words cut off the laughter in the venue.
Everyone became serious, watching the platform.
The draw was the highlight of tonight’s mobilization meeting.
The draw results would determine the final rankings possible tomorrow.
No one wanted to face the Divine Force or Silver Blade Force in the first round.
Following procedure, the draw began.
Each captain drew a number, and if it matched another captain’s number, those two would be opponents in tomorrow’s first round.
Soon, the draw results were announced.
“Central Military Region versus Southwest Military Region!”
“Huaibei Military Region versus Northwest Military Region!”
…
“Jiangnan Military Region versus Changhe Military Region!”
When this result was announced, the Xunlong Force team members showed pleased expressions.
At the same time, cheers erupted from the Changhe Military Region’s Sunset Force.
Both sides believed they had drawn the best possible match.
Their thinking wasn’t wrong.
Because on paper, the Jiangnan Military Region ranked last, and the Changhe Military Region second-to-last.
For both sides to meet was indeed the best draw.
After announcing the draw results, Fang Yu was about to walk off the platform.
“Wait.”
At this moment, a cold voice came from behind.
Fang Yu turned around to face Xiao Chen.
