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Chapter 588: 588

Chapter 588: Reward Beyond Expectation [V6C118 – Sorrow of a Silent Parting]



Qianye raised his brows . “You’re not keeping this stronghold?”

Bai Longjia replied while shaking his head, “We can’t hold it . That expert in the central warship is unfathomable . He might even be a glorious marquis . The only reason he didn’t join the battle was because he couldn’t ascertain the real situation . My sister had remained hidden and countered his probes with her suppressive might . But this won’t work a second time . ” 

He added, “The dark race army is now regrouping after a steep loss of their elites in the first assault . It’s precisely the best time for a retreat . Otherwise, there’s no telling how many of the current survivors will get back alive . ”

It turned out that none of the Bai clan’s experts apart from Bai Aotu and another elder were in the vicinity . The current disparity in forces was too great . If the one in the airship was a duke, even Bai Aotu and the elder together wouldn’t be able to win .

Moreover, most of the Bai clan’s garrisoned troops had fallen and the sub-fleet stationed here had been practically wiped out . Such a loss could be considered grave even for the Bai clan . It would no longer be limited to a single warzone if this went on—even the empire’s foundations might be shaken .

Bai Longjia didn’t mince words in front of Qianye . He said bluntly, “We’ll lose this territory if the Zhao clan suddenly attacks us at this time and we can’t stop their airships . ”

Qianye only smiled without commenting on this matter since he had little interest in the civil conflicts on the empire . The Bai clan should’ve expected themselves to be in equal peril one day when they took action against the younger generation of the beleaguered Zhao clan . ”

Bai Longjia sighed in his heart as he changed the topic of conversation, asking Qianye if he was willing to fight alongside the Bai clan . If the latter were to agree, he would double the normal recruitment terms .

Qianye was startled . “General Bai, that’s four times the military contributions . Aren’t you afraid I’ll empty your coffers?”

Bai Longjia replied without any hesitation, “You’re worth the price . ” Qianye’s combat strength was far above his rank and capable of supporting an entire battlefront . His contribution to the battle as a whole couldn’t be calculated just by kill count .

Qianye became briefly absent-minded as he recalled a long-forgotten matter . When he had first met Bai Longjia was during the recruitment in Xiangyang City . Their disparity in status back then was so great that Qianye only managed to glance at that elite-corps bigshot from afar . He could hardly even remember what Bai Longjia looked like . The only thing he remembered was the comment the man had written on his file . But those things were no longer important .



But regardless of how he viewed the Bai clan, his agreement with the Li clan came first . He had no intentions of breaching the contract and thus wouldn’t stay behind .

Bai Longjia noticed that Qianye wasn’t quite interested in the terms he had offered and also realized that it wasn’t an issue of money . “It’s best you leave with us when we retreat . The dark race army this time is composed of mixed races . And judging from the scale, there should be at least six or seven experts above the count level . It’ll be dangerous for you to travel alone . ”

Everyone knew that a mixed dark race alliance would usually contain more experts . Qianye hesitated for a while but didn’t refuse immediately . Bai Longjia was speaking of normal circumstances, but Qianye could mix into the dark race army with Bloodline Concealment . It wasn’t too hard for him to break out of the siege .

Bai Longjia didn’t push the matter after seeing that Qianye was weighing his options . He summoned an officer and made some brief inquiries before turning back to Qianye . “How about we convert your contributions to this defensive battle first? We’ll refer to the Bai clan’s current recruitment terms for independent experts and sum up the contributions as a virtuous count . Tell us whatever you need—weapons, medicines, or other resources . ”

“Virtuous count?” That was a first-rank count . The rewards somewhat exceeded Qianye’s expectations .

Qianye had no plans to decline, though . He pointed at the tattered Iron Wall on his body and said, “I heard the Bai clan’s armor craftsmanship is the best in the empire . If possible, please get me a new set of armor . ”

“No problem . If I’m not wrong, the one you’re wearing is the empire’s standard Iron Wall armor, right? But that’s a heavy armor . ”

Qianye stretched out his hands and flipped it over to reveal an arm full of scratches and bite marks . The most eye-catching were the deep fang-marks near his elbow that had almost pierced through the armor .

“It would’ve gone through if not for the heavy armor,” Qianye replied .

Even Bai Longjia couldn’t help but inhale deeply upon seeing the state of this armor . He turned to an officer and said, “Bring the set of armor in my tent . ”

The officer was startled . “General, but that’s your spare armor!”



Bai Longjia shot the man a cold glare . The officer left immediately, without daring to say anything .

Only then did he turn back to Qianye and said, “Our builds are more or less the same . You should be able to wear my armor . That one is so heavy that I can’t last long in battle wearing it . It should be a better fit for you since you can fight for so long wearing Iron Wall . ”

Moments later, the officer returned with a box and opened it to reveal a set of silvery-white armor .

This battle armor appeared rather light, tight-fitting and resembled a light armor through and through . It could even be worn underneath one’s robes . The armor was made up of countless tiny leaflets akin to dragon scales, each filled with intricate veined patterns and faint golden speckles amidst the silver .


Qianye could tell from a glance that the armor had silken essence gold incorporated into it .

There was a beast-head relief on the front of the armor and a dazzling pair of folded wings at the back . Add to that its bright silver color, one would see the bearer even amidst an army of ten thousand .

Qianye picked the armor up from the box and weighed it in his hand . It was heavier than Iron Wall, and this was only a chestguard . Wouldn’t the entire set reach a thousand kilograms?

Only then did Qianye realize why Bai Longjia wasn’t quite willing to don it . Every movement made in this armor would drain one’s strength . It would only prove cumbersome except in perilous situations like charging the enemy lines .

Bai Longjia said from the side, “This armor is called Young Dragon, and it was custom-made for me at first . Certain materials were added in the pursuit of better defense which unexpectedly caused it to weigh too much . Although it includes a weight-reducing array, activating it also requires one to spend origin power . ”

“Isn’t this too valuable?” Qianye frowned . Young Dragon was a grade-six masterpiece whose performance wasn’t that far off from a grade-seven standard armor—some of its functions and effects were even superior . This set of armor could already trade for a standard grade-eight origin gun . In terms of value, it had far surpassed Qianye’s contribution points .

Bai Longjia waved his hands . “I’ll need to break through to rank-fifteen at least in order to wear this armor . My recent cultivation is too slow because of the miscellaneous responsibilities in my hands . It’ll just be a waste in my hands . If you don’t feel comfortable, you can take it as a favor you owe to the Bai clan . I hope you can lend us a hand in times of peril . ” This was asking Qianye to fight for them again .

Qianye broke into a laugh . “The Bai clan is the Bai clan, you are you . These things are two different matters . I’ll definitely do my best if you ever need help . I can also help the Bai clan if the enemies involved are from the dark races . ”

Bai Longjia couldn’t help but laugh wryly .

Time was of the essence at this moment since the Bai clan was about to retreat, so Qianye didn’t delay the matter and simply changed into Young Dragon . The sparkling silver colors gave him a feeling of inexplicable awkwardness . How was he to hunt with such a shiny get up? Everyone would be able to see him from far away, and no amount of Bloodline Concealment would help . Qianye immediately asked the quartermaster for some paint and dyed the armor an unassuming grey . Only then was he barely satisfied .

The Bai clan stronghold was busy but orderly . Within just a couple of hours, all preparations to clear out had been made . From this, one could see the quality of the Bai clan units and Bai Longjia’s management .

In the end, Qianye decided to retreat along with the Bai clan private army . He owed Bai Longjia a small favor after taking his Young Dragon .

At dusk, what remained of the Bai clan army finally began to retreat, leaving the ruined stronghold behind along with a large batch of unnecessary supplies . Most of their ten thousand soldiers had fallen or suffered injuries—only over a thousand were left when they left the stronghold .

Some of the commanders were dissatisfied at first . They wanted to defend the stronghold and wait for the Bai clan to send troops over . However, they received news, during their retreat, of another sizeable landing party heading toward them at full speed .

No one voiced their opinion after hearing this . If they were to cling onto the stronghold, not to mention a single Bai Aotu, even all the elders of the Bai clan working together would only result in death .

That Bai clan elder, called Bai Tianfeng, revealed an unsightly expression upon seeing this piece of intelligence . “What is that imperial fleet doing?! They even let two landing parties descend intact . What’s the use of having them around?”

Qianye also had the same doubts . Glancing around, he saw most of those nearby were also quite discontent . Even Bai Longjia had a gloomy expression .

Their anger was more or less justified . The combination of two landing parties meant that a dark race force ten thousand strong would amass in Desert Valley . Moreover, there were at least two glorious marquises leading them . If unfortunate, it might be two dukes instead .

The war had just begun, but the dark races had already mobilized such a large force . This proved that they were determined to obtain the Desert Valley . These two landing parties were likely just the vanguards, and a stream of armies would follow for sure . Whether it was by strategic planning or sheer luck, Bai Longjia’s decision to retreat was the correct one .

Under these circumstances, the Bai clan had fallen into an awkward state . There was no way they could reclaim Desert Valley with their own strength . As such, they would surely be at a disadvantage during the distribution of territories later on .

The atmosphere around the retreating army became stifling . Qianye sat silently within the central force . His mood was somewhat better since he saw neither Bai Kongzhao nor Bai Aotu .

They finally encountered the Bai clan reception party after half a day’s travel . The Bai clan’s warzone was close to the Song clan’s, and there was a common forward base at their border . However, the base was within Song clan territory, so it brought the Bai clan a lot of inconveniences .

Qianye had no good impression of the latter . Neither did he want to know why these two clans were sharing a base despite their friction in the bloody battle . Since they had arrived in a safe area, Qianye bade farewell to Bai Longjia without even entering the base to resupply .

Bai Longjia understood that he couldn’t stop Qianye, so he sent him off personally . Just as Qianye was about the leave, the former asked, “Did you see Potian recently? He’s also come to join the battle this time . ”

Qianye smiled . “I traveled with the Wei clan fleet during the landing phase . ”

Bai Longjia nodded but said nothing else .

Qianye headed toward the southwest after leaving the Bai clan squad . The Desert Valley area was vast . It would seem that the dark race army had confirmed their attack target well beforehand because there weren’t any patrols or scouts at all except around strategic points . Qianye then ran back into the Misty Woods without encountering any obstructions .

Surprisingly, Qianye felt a sense of safety after his senses were restricted to within a couple hundred meters . This forest was a natural battleground for him .

Qianye found a random tree to sit beneath and brought out a map . He looked through it for a moment before his brows became knitted together .





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