Chapter 336
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Chapter 336: Xuanjia Banner
Riding Liaoyuan Huo, Luo Ji galloped all the way to the military camp in Mirror City.
A neat phalanx of 500 men stood in the vast training ground.
However, apart from the footsteps of Luo Ji and his guards, the entire training ground was almost silent.
Faced with this well-trained demeanor, a flicker of satisfaction crossed Luo Ji’s eyes.
Compared to Luo Ji’s satisfaction, the guards who entered with him felt a heavy pressure looking at these 500 soldiers.
This was an intuition honed in battle after battle of life and death.
At this moment, this intuition clearly told them that these guys were strong, very strong!
This strength came partly from their own abilities, and partly from their absolutely luxurious equipment!
All 500 men wore bronze armor dyed black, even covering their faces with black bronze masks.
The patterns and designs on the masks resembled a roaring fierce tiger.
In their hands, they held a bronze shield in one and an extended double-edged battle axe in the other!
Undoubtedly, Luo Ji had truly poured his wealth into these 500 soldiers, who were armed to the teeth.
To be honest, this action, in some ways, was even more extravagant than Zhou Dongnan’s two bronze siege towers back then, but it certainly looked impressive.
“Your humble general Luo Yong greets Your Majesty!”
Seeing Luo Ji approach, Luo Yong, also in full military attire, immediately knelt on one knee in salute.
The 500 soldiers behind him likewise knelt on one knee and shouted.
“We greet Your Majesty!!”
The overwhelming momentum was palpable, making Luo Ji’s blood boil with excitement.
He couldn’t help but let out an unrestrained smile.
“Congratulations! You have successfully endured these hellish months!”
Hearing this, the 500 soldiers below, their faces under their masks, showed a trace of lingering fear.
These 500 soldiers were originally the elite of the army.
Despite having received formal training and even having fought in several battles before, undergoing secondary training had actually caused these seasoned veterans psychological trauma, which spoke volumes about the harshness of the training.
As if imagining the expressions of these soldiers, Luo Ji chuckled, then changed the subject.
“But I can guarantee that you will later be thankful for these hellish months, because this will become your greatest reliance on the battlefield! Now, remember this banner!”
As he spoke, a military banner, already prepared, was immediately raised.
On the flag, fluttering in the wind, a dominant black tiger coiled around the character ‘Xuan.’
The tiger symbolized war and killing, making the entire military banner exude a strong killing aura!
“From today onwards, this Xuanjia Banner will be your army’s soul and glory!”
“At the same time, I officially bestow upon you a new name. The Xuanjia Army!”
Luo Ji directly used his morale-boosting skill as he spoke these words, instantly igniting the entire military camp!
Luo Yong, the general commanding the Xuanjia Army, even shouted loudly.
“We, the 500 Xuanjia Army, are willing to go through fire and water for Your Majesty, without hesitation!”
“We, the 500 Xuanjia Army, are willing to go through fire and water for Your Majesty, without hesitation!!”
“We, the 500 Xuanjia Army, are willing to go through fire and water for Your Majesty, without hesitation!!!!!”
The morale on the entire training ground erupted once again.
At this moment, Luo Ji, holding such a formidable army, inexplicably felt he held the world in his grasp.
At the same time, he was surprised by Luo Yong’s performance.
After becoming a general, had he finally learned? Could he even say “go through fire and water, without hesitation?”
Luo Ji expressed his great satisfaction.
And at this very moment, the system’s notification rang out…
[System Notification: Congratulations, player ‘Luo Ji,’ you have established a special elite army: ‘Xuanjia Army.’]
[System Notification: Congratulations, player ‘Luo Ji,’ you have obtained special item: ‘Xuanjia Banner.’]
Accompanying the system notification, the Xuanjia Army’s attribute panel immediately popped up…
[Name: Xuanjia Army
Military Banner: Xuanjia Banner
Type: Heavy Infantry
Special Abilities: Formation Breaker, Armor Pierce, Prestige, Black Armor
Army Description: Clad in black metal armor, holding a shield in one hand and an axe in the other, this super elite unit, formed by seasoned veterans, is destined to become the nightmare of all enemies!
Formation Breaker: When clashing head-on with enemy forces, the Xuanjia Army has a 15% chance to break through enemy formations.
Armor Pierce: The heavy double-edged battle axes grant the Xuanjia Army astonishing destructive power. When facing enemies with shields, armor, and other defensive gear, they have a 20% chance to destroy the enemy’s defensive gear.
Prestige: The moment the Xuanjia Army appears on the battlefield, enemy morale will be directly struck, reducing enemy morale by -5.
Black Armor: The black full body armor provides the Xuanjia Army with excellent defense. Melee damage reduction by 30%, ranged damage reduction by 50%.]
After quickly reading through it, Luo Ji felt his heart pounding nonstop, and he almost let out a silly laugh.
As expected of an army into which he had poured his wealth, it was incredibly powerful! Absolutely explosive!
If it weren’t for the 500+ pairs of eyes watching him, he would have wanted to run two laps around the military camp and then let out a sky-splitting roar, “Is there anyone else?! I’m asking, is there anyone else?!?”
Having been the supreme ruler for so many years, the composure he had painstakingly cultivated was forcibly suppressed.
But he still couldn’t resist looking at the Xuanjia Army’s attribute panel twice more.
While laughing wildly in his heart, he finally remembered something and shifted his attention to the Xuanjia Banner.
“The system notification just now seemed to say that this Xuanjia Banner became a special item?”
To be honest, Luo Ji was a bit confused. If it was a special item, why wasn’t there a system notification when it was just made, but only now?
Harboring this doubt, Luo Ji tried to open the Xuanjia Banner’s attribute panel.
Immediately, an attribute panel popped up…
[Name: Xuanjia Banner
Type: Special Item, Military Banner
Description: The symbol of the Xuanjia Army’s soul and glory!
Effect: When the Xuanjia Banner is raised high, the Xuanjia Army’s overall combat power increases by 20%. After each victory, initial morale defaults to +5 until maxed. Conversely, after each defeat, initial morale defaults to -5 until zero. During combat, if the military banner falls, the Xuanjia Army’s morale will suffer a blow, directly decreasing by 40%!]
After reading this, Luo Ji immediately gasped.
He understood why this Xuanjia Banner had become a special item.
Because at the moment the Xuanjia Army was formed, he had imbued this military banner with meaning, it had, at that moment, become the symbol of the Xuanjia Army’s soul and glory!
But this symbol was also a double-edged sword.
If used well, and morale values stacked up, then this was an overwhelmingly powerful buff.
An army starting a battle with 100 morale would make anyone fearful, right?
Conversely, if used poorly, not only would morale not stack, but it would decrease, which would be a headache.
Also, in combat, if the military banner fell, morale would instantly drop by 40%.
This risk was not insignificant, and one misstep could lead to a complete morale collapse.
After weighing the pros and cons and deliberating for a while, Luo Ji decisively chose to wield this double-edged sword!
If he didn’t dare to take even this much risk, how could he forge an invincible army?!
