Equipment of the Python River Army

“Haha, we survived.”

“We’ve entered the East Army.”

“That terrifying guy with the blade, good thing he got into a fight with Wuhe from the North True Sea, otherwise we would have been in big trouble.” The surviving warriors and beasts were all incredibly excited, with only a few mourning the fall of their comrades, having witnessed too many companions perish since childhood.

There’s a legend throughout Jinzhi… that to fall is to be reincarnated. The beings of Jinzhi are naturally accustomed to this; they simply offer silent blessings to their companions and don’t grieve too deeply.

After all…

On the path of the strong, the vast majority are destined to fall! Just entering the army, two-thirds perished; imagine what lies ahead.

“Quick, quick, quick!”

“Hurry up and move.”

In this desolate desert space, a massive archway appeared out of thin air, and three True Gods emerged from it, shouting loudly. The surviving warriors and beasts obediently walked through, as the next round of selection was about to begin.

“You two.” One of the True God soldiers, clad in dark red armor with a massive tail, looked at Luo Feng and the beast with his single red eye, “Follow me, I’ll take you to the Python River Army.”

“Yes,” Luo Feng replied.

“Yes,” the crippled beast also replied.

The two followed the True God, walking out through the archway first.

“Yinhe, good luck!” Beifeng shouted.

“Good luck!” Luo Feng turned and shouted back.

Just like that…

The two parted ways there. Within the army, their actions were not dictated by their own will. Beifeng’s strength was still quite a bit short of the Python River Army’s requirements. Although he was considered an elite… he wasn’t a true genius, so he naturally wouldn’t be recruited immediately. Only with outstanding performance in the future might he still be absorbed into a special legion.

But by then, it probably wouldn’t be the Python River Army, but other special legions.

…

Luo Feng and the beast followed behind the one-eyed True God, flying through the vast military camp. Their speed was roughly that of light.

“Completely sealed space, it seems.” Luo Feng muttered to himself, “It looks like teleportation is impossible within the military camp.”

“My name is Wuhe, from the North True Sea, and my father is the master of the North True Sea!” A voice rang out.

Luo Feng turned to look, a grin spreading across his face: “My name is Yinhe! I make my home wherever I go!”

“Oh!” The beast Wuhe nodded its ugly head in understanding. In Jinzhi… there were far too many tribal wars and beast wars, leaving some tribal people displaced and becoming wanderers! Of course, some chose to wander willingly, honing themselves.

“You’re very strong,” Wuhe praised.

“You’re not bad yourself,” Luo Feng said with a teasing smile.

“There are many special legions within the East Army, and the Python River Army is just one of them,” Wuhe transmitted. “Only a very small number of truly talented individuals discovered during the initial army selection are chosen for special legions. And then they’re further distributed among many legions… so for now, we’re the only two new recruits in the Python River Army. Especially since we’re just starting, the veterans will look down on us, so we need to team up.”

“Team up?” Luo Feng was surprised.

“A soldier’s life is a life of battle,” Wuhe said. “Going out to fight again and again. Those veterans who made it into special legions are already exceptional, and they’ve all received the army’s legacy, cultivated for a long time, cooperated with each other for extended periods, and endured countless life-and-death trials… they are indeed very formidable.”

Luo Feng nodded in understanding.

Formidable?

What a joke.

Perhaps the soldiers of the Python River Army are formidable, but compared to himself, who had received the Duan Dong River legacy, they were probably still a step behind. Unless they possessed ‘mechanical stream treasures’ that allowed them to perform beyond their rank!

…

The East Army camp was so vast it could be called infinitely expansive.

Luo Feng and Wuhe, following the one-eyed True God, flew and used ‘wormhole teleportation’ for about half a day before finally arriving at an incredibly tall grand hall, where figures of people and beasts were everywhere.

“You two wait here,” the one-eyed True God commanded.

Luo Feng and Wuhe obediently waited outside the majestic grand hall, while the one-eyed True God entered the hall alone.

“What is this place?” Luo Feng asked Wuhe beside him.

“This is one of the armory points.” Wuhe swayed his head, the two wings on his neck flapping. “Our Python River Army’s equipment should be stored here. Look, many soldiers are going inside, they must be here to exchange equipment.”

“Exchange equipment?” Luo Feng was surprised.

“Mm!”

Wuhe nodded his large head, saying in a low voice, “All warriors are tempered through countless battles! In repeated life-and-death trials, many soldiers fall… for ordinary soldiers, the probability of falling is quite high. But for soldiers of our Python River Army, if facing the same level of danger, few would likely fall. Therefore, what we experience will be more dangerous than what they face! Similarly, our spoils of war… can be exchanged for military merits, and military merits can be used to exchange for equipment.”

“The more military merits one has, and the more outstanding one’s performance, the more benefits one can exchange for,” Wuhe said. “It’s even possible to exchange for a True God squad to become your personal guard… though the military merits required for that would be terrifying.”

Luo Feng smiled.

Personal guard?

What a pity, the natives of Jinzhi are doomed to die once they leave Jinzhi!

“Are there mechanical stream treasures here too?” Luo Feng pressed.

“Of course there are,” Wuhe’s cold eyes flashed with excitement, and he continued, “There are many powerful mechanical stream treasures, but the military merits required are equally exorbitant. The more miraculous a mechanical stream treasure… the more precious it is! My father, back then, acquired a powerful mechanical stream treasure, and after retiring… he was able to dominate the entire North True Sea. However, to obtain powerful mechanical stream treasures, even True Gods need a long time to accumulate military merits. For us, who are merely Lords of Law, accumulating military merits is even slower. To obtain powerful mechanical stream treasures… it’s very difficult, and even if we can get one, it will take a very, very long time.”

Luo Feng silently took note.

A very long time?

Jinzhi is an incredibly ancient world; perhaps a single cycle of reincarnation is considered normal within Jinzhi. After all, there are many True Gods in Jinzhi, and quite a few Void True Gods. Even Wuhe called it ‘a very, very long time’… it seems the time required is truly extensive.

He came from the Cosmic Ocean, and what he lacked was time.

“They’re here,” Wuhe looked into the distance.

Luo Feng also looked.

From the armory point’s grand hall, the one-eyed True God emerged. With a wave of his hand, two beams of light descended, landing before Luo Feng and Wuhe.

“Although you are merely Lords of Law, you’ve joined the Python River Army, so you’ll receive a set of True God-tier combat armor—the ‘True God-tier Python River Armor,’ and only the Python River Armor.” The one-eyed True God glanced at Luo Feng and the beast. “It will allow you to survive longer in life-and-death battles, especially during your rookie period, helping you endure and live through it. Alright, follow me to the Python River Army.”

Luo Feng held the set of combat armor.

True God-tier combat armor?

Feeling its oppressive aura… in the Cosmic Ocean, this would be a supreme true treasure combat armor! Yet in Jinzhi, it was merely standard issue armor for True Gods. Ordinary Lords of Law soldiers weren’t qualified to receive it, but special legions… were a bit different.

“It seems,” Luo Feng thought to himself, “combat armor can be divided into True God-tier, Void True God-tier…”

Supreme true treasures clearly also have varying strengths.

“This belongs to the most ordinary type of supreme true treasure. The Black Prison Tower and Yan Jun Staff are probably also considered ordinary supreme true treasures,” Luo Feng mused. “Items like the Shi Wu Wings and Star Tower are clearly much more special.”

The one-eyed True God swept his gaze behind him: “Quick, claim ownership and put them on! All Python River Army soldiers must wear them.”

“Yes,” Luo Feng replied.

“It’s not as good as mine,” Wuhe transmitted to Luo Feng.

Luo Feng chuckled inwardly.

This was his first time here, and he hadn’t brought his Shi Wu Wings or Star Tower. So this Python River Armor… was still urgently needed for him.

Claiming ownership was easy,” Luo Feng quickly succeeded, finding the difficulty quite low, on par with the Yan Jun Staff.

Whoosh~~~~

The Mad Demon God-Slaying Armor quickly retracted, and the Python River Armor swiftly manifested on his body. Luo Feng’s entire body was instantly covered in a layer of dark red armor, with a ‘strange python’ head design on the helmet, and circles of black patterns adorning the dark red combat armor.

The beast Wuhe beside him also quickly transformed into a dark red beast, its surface also encircled with these black patterns.

…

This time, Luo Feng and the others spent nearly three full days in the military camp before finally arriving at a vast lake. The lake was dotted with islands, perhaps tens of millions of them, and the entire lake’s diameter could be measured in light-years. At a glance, dark red figures could be seen everywhere.

“Clearly Python River Army soldiers,” Luo Feng thought to himself.

Each wearing dark red combat armor, with strange python designs on their helmets…

“These are your new recruits for the Python River Army!” the one-eyed True God roared, his voice echoing across the boundless lake. “They’ll be assigned to the Python River Army First Brigade, Sixth Squad.”

After shouting, the one-eyed True God glanced at Luo Feng and the beast Wuhe: “I hope to see you both again next time.”

Whoosh!

He then transformed into a streak of light and swiftly departed.

Immediately after—

Figures flickered in the distance, clearly teleporting. While teleportation was impossible in the main external area, it was possible within a certain range of the lake! More than twenty figures teleported over, then flew and hovered beside Luo Feng and Wuhe. These twenty-plus figures included humanoid beings and beasts.

They were observing Luo Feng and Wuhe.

“My father is the master of the North True Sea!” Wuhe shouted, his head held high.

“In the army, no matter how powerful your father is, he can’t help you,” one of the tall, burly men among the twenty-plus hovering figures said directly. “You two, state your names and what you’re good at.”

“I am Wuhe!” Wuhe roared. “I’m good at… I’m good at… oh, my divine body is large, my divine body is over a million kilometers long.”

“Hmm, your divine body isn’t small. And you?” The tall, burly man looked at Luo Feng.

“I am Yinhe,” Luo Feng replied. “My strength is a bit greater than Wuhe’s, and I’m better at close-quarters combat and dodging.”

Under the tall, burly man’s pair of massive curved horns, his gray eyes scrutinized Luo Feng and Wuhe: “Your talents should be considered normal for our Python River Army. However, in half a month, our Sixth Squad will be heading out… you two are quite unlucky. You’d better seize the time to receive the basic legacy of our Python River Army. Learn as much as you can, gain as much strength as you can! To encounter a ‘disaster-level’ mission right after arriving… you’re truly unlucky.”