354: Chapter 107: Haiyang’s Dowry: Grim Reaper 300 (Part 1) 354: Chapter 107: Haiyang’s Dowry: Grim Reaper 300 (Part 1) For a moment, groans of pain rose and fell in succession.
All 200 people on Oliveira’s side, including himself, were struck to the ground without exception, pletely losing their capability to fight.
Ye Yinzhu’s gaze shifted, landing on the hundred Heavy Sword Warriors who had decided the battle’s fate.
He saw these Heavy Sword Warrior assassins sitting on the ground, all assuming postures for cultivating Douqi, indifferent to the situation on the battlefield.
It was a kind of trust, absolute trust in their rades-in-arms.
With a flash of insight, Ye Yinzhu understood.
No wonder their attack with the purple giant sword was so domineering—it was actually a desperate, all-in assault!
“What have you noticed?” Xi Duofu’s voice sounded beside Ye Yinzhu’s ear.
“A powerful will to fight, an iron-blooded, ruthless style of bat, and a fierce killing presence,” Ye Yinzhu answered without hesitation.
Xu Duofu said indifferently, “Only through the tempering of iron and blood can one forge true Steel Lions.
To cultivate these young people, I began preparations fifteen years ago.
I selected the best three thousand boys in terms of physical condition from within the Country of Milan, most of them orphans.
After fifteen years of training, we have achieved today’s results.
Unfortunately, of the three thousand, only the three hundred before you truly remain.
The others have all fallen in various battles.
Their deaths have cast these Steel Lions.
Although their number is only three hundred, and their Douqi is merely at the Yellow rank, I am confident that they can stand against any army on the continent.
With equal numbers, they are enough to repel any enemy.”
From three thousand to three hundred, the words were spoken so calmly from Xi Duofu’s lips, but Ye Yinzhu’s mind flashed with images of the cruelty of war.
The tempering of iron and blood had e at the cost of life!
Yellow-rank Douqi might not seem very strong, but these Black Iron Warriors were at the Intermediate Rank Yellow-rank, and their will to fight and killing presence made even those one or two ranks higher than them unable to defeat them.
When the three hundred united, they faced Oliveira’s obviously stronger individual forces and achieved the final victory without a single loss.
Ye Yinzhu fell silent; he was contemplating.
The battle that had just ended was not as simple as it appeared on the surface.
He thought of Qin City and also understood what Xi Duofu was trying to teach him.
The value of soldiers lies not in their quantity, but in their quality.
“Return to formation,” Xi Duofu said indifferently.
In an instant, the Three Hundred Elite Iron Warriors came together, their originally fervent gaze beneath their helmets having calmed.
Their movements were as uniform as one.
Including the hundred Heavy Sword Warriors resting on the spot, everyone quickly formed their original array, standing there coldly.
There was not a single superfluous sound; only the groans of Oliveira’s knocked-down warriors and mages echoed throughout the camp.
“After this unit was formed, I gave them the designation ‘Three Hundred Grim Reaper,'” Xi Duofu’s voice once again reached Ye Yinzhu’s ears, but this time it came through a sound transmission, “As the Marshal of the Milan Empire, I hold the title of Duke.
The Three Hundred Grim Reaper do not belong to any legion; they are my personal soldiers.
They also constitute my only personal force and follow solely my mand.
If you can ensure that each and every one of them returns safely after the ranking battle, then, upon your return, I will present this Grim Reaper Three Hundred to you.”
“Present them to me?” Ye Yinzhu almost exclaimed in surprise; thankfully, his strong will allowed him to switch to a sound transmission at the last moment, but his gaze was already filled with shock.
Three hundred men, though it was only three hundred men, in Ye Yinzhu’s eyes, they were even stronger than an entire legion.
This was the culmination of Xi Duofu’s fifteen years of hard work!
Ye Yinzhu found his heartbeat accelerating.
These three hundred warriors were not only a powerful force for him, but also three hundred of the finest officers.
The Elves might have decent individual strength, but they are not Humans and cannot truly understand the human condition.
If those four thousand soldiers in Milan City were trained by these Three Hundred Grim Reapers, in a few years, Ye Yinzhu would surely have a truly elite force.
Xi Duofu looked at Ye Yinzhu, “Do you have the confidence to bring them back safely?
I don’t care about the others, but the Grim Reaper Three Hundred are my greatest expectation.
These three hundred who have survived from the original three thousand did so not just because of their own excellence, but because they all, like us, possess black hair and black eyes.”
Black hair and black eyes—the Eastern Dragon bloodline.
A force that Xi Duofu had established through innumerable difficulties, and yet he was willing to hand it over to him.
Ye Yinzhu understood his intentions, but found it difficult to prehend.
“Because of Haiyang if it were not for Haiyang, perhaps I might have other choices.
However, since you are taking Haiyang with you to participate in the Seven Nations, Seven Dragons ranking battle, I must send them out.
You might not believe it, but the formation of the Grim Reaper Three Hundred was for the purpose of protecting Haiyang.
Therefore, they are also Haiyang’s dowry.
They will be the force that eternally guards by Haiyang’s side.”
Looking at Xi Duofu, Ye Yinzhu suddenly realized that this Marshal, with his cold and steadfast visage, also had a tender side.
Haiyang truly has a good grandfather.
“I cannot promise you that,” Ye Yinzhu pondered his response.
“Oh?” Xi Duofu frowned, “Do you lack confidence in yourself?”
Ye Yinzhu shook his head, “No.
It’s because I don’t know how strong the enemy we will face could be.
Making a guarantee to you now would only be empty talk.
All I can say is that I will do my utmost.”
Xiduofu’s eyes revealed a trace of admiration, “Good, then I will wait and see your achievements.
Let’s go, we need to clean up the aftermath.
Although the two hundred people selected have decent talents, they are far too inferior in terms of bat strength.
Strength is not just about displaying Douqi.
Even someone with Blue rank Douqi like Oliveira, I could choose any three from my Three Hundred Grim Reaper, and they could take him down without paying with their lives.”
Three Yellow ranks taking down a Blue rank?
Ye Yinzhu found it somewhat hard to believe, “Grandfather Xi Duofu, if Douqi isn’t a decisive factor in a warrior’s true bat strength, then what is?”
Xiduofu said solemnly, “Courage, wisdom, will to fight, killing intent, determination.
These are the true five essential elements on the battlefield.
How would a cowardly Douqi master fare against an opponent with less strength but possessing a crazy will to fight and killing intent?
And what if that opponent also has wisdom and an unstoppable determination?”
Xiduofu’s words were simple and direct, but they struck Ye Yinzhu like a heavy hammer, opening another door in his heart.
Taking a deep breath of the somewhat scorching air, Ye Yinzhu said with a serious and respectful expression, “I have learned a great deal.”
By this time, Xiduofu had already led Ye Yinzhu and Asis to the center of the camp.
Looking at Oliveira’s people, he said in a cold voice, “Stand up.
You have one minute.
Anyone not standing after one minute will go without lunch and dinner today.
Those not standing after three minutes do not deserve to join this squad.” There was only one tone in his voice, that of indisputable authority.
The first to stand was Oliveira.
The Blue Star Battle Armor had absorbed most of the impact; although he was sent flying, he never let go of his wooden sword.
For a warrior, especially a Heavy Sword Warrior, the sword is tantamount to half their life.
Struggling to stand up from the ground, Oliveira walked with difficulty to Xiduofu, “Marshal, I give in.
I am willing to bee the most ordinary soldier among these warriors.”
Xiduofu nodded at Oliveira, “You have not lost; your tactics were quite appropriate in the rush.
Worthy of the Zi Luolan family lineage, you have not tarnished your grandfather’s reputation.”
Given that these two hundred people had been selected, they all had their own extraordinary qualities.
Within one minute, aside from the physically frail mages, one hundred and fifty warriors had managed to stand up with the help of their wooden swords or sticks.
However, their expressions had changed.
The arrogance they had previously was gone, leaving only a mix of plex looks.
There were those who felt remorseful, those who were angry, those who were surprised, but not a single one was unconvinced.
Xiduofu’s sharp gaze swept over the one hundred and fifty warriors, “You all excel among your peers.
But, I can tell you today that you are not yet real warriors, not to mention qualified ones.
Because most of you have never experienced the true test of iron and blood.
Nor do you know about team cooperation.
You think being above Green rank is impressive?
I can tell you that even one-on-one, none of you could defeat any of the three hundred warriors behind me.
It is only on a real battlefield that one can forge a steel-strong warrior.
I hope you remember my words today.
From now on, you will rest.
Starting from tomorrow morning, including the mages, you will undergo a month’s training, something you have never experienced before.
Dismissed.
Oliveira, Ye Yinzhu, you two e with me.”
Having said this, Xiduofu walked toward the nearby barracks without looking back.
The Imperial Marshal, such is the authority and capability of the Imperial Marshal.
At this moment, both Ye Yinzhu and Oliveira could feel nothing but deep admiration in their hearts.
A slight smile appeared on Asis’s face.
He was long accustomed to his old friend’s style and did not say much.
With a wave of his right hand, a Light attribute Group Healing Magic already drifted over the injured youngsters.
The strength of a rank Nine Silver Dragon was terrifying; in just a moment, coupled with that warm sensation, the bodies of these young warriors and mages were largely recovered.
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