Folk Card Maker: Starting from Painted Skin.

Chapter 177: Strike first to gain the upper hand

Only after the soldiers left in disgrace did Zhang Jingtian finally fall asleep.

However, before he had slept for a few hours, Zhang Jingtian was awakened by the officer sent by the Ministry of War to escort them.

Zhang Jingtian opened his eyes, stretched, and looked at the officer in front of him.

There was an ambiguous expression on the other person's face.

We ambushed this group of students last night, but unexpectedly, the students were not taught a lesson. Instead, they had set a trap in advance. In the end, they were beaten by their soldiers and had to retreat in defeat.

On the one hand, he felt that he should be more magnanimous, thinking that these students represented the future of Dragon Country.

Since they were able to succeed, it means that their Dragon Kingdom has successors. If a war really comes in the future, their Dragon Kingdom will not be defeated by the Scourge Army.

But on the other hand, he was furious when he thought that his soldiers had lost to a group of students.

At this time, Zhang Jingtian walked to the front of the crowd, looked at the officer in front of him, and said softly:
"Hello, teacher. I'm Zhang Jingtian, a student at Magic City Card Academy!"

Everyone else was stunned, not understanding what Zhang Jingtian was doing.

The officer opposite was obviously stunned for a moment, then looked at Zhang Jingtian in front of him and slowly said:

"I know you."

Because of the First Military Academy, they had paid attention to the college league and were aware of Zhang Jingtian's strength. As the FMVP of the college league, he was definitely a leader among his peers.

The Ministry of War, a place that values ​​strength, will obviously pay more attention to geniuses like Zhang Jingtian.

So he didn't get angry at Zhang Jingtian for suddenly interrupting him, but instead looked at him patiently:
"Well, is there anything you want to tell me?"

Zhang Jingtian smiled and said, "The task the teacher assigned us last night was truly too secretive. It took us a lot of effort to guess that the teacher was going to attack us by surprise, to see if we were prepared in advance, and to teach us the importance of vigilance."

"I remember our team leader said before that as long as you complete the mission in the military department, you will be rewarded. So I want to know how many merits we can get this time."

The officer in front of him couldn't hold it anymore. He never expected that Zhang Jingtian actually came to him to ask for a reward!
This was the first time the officer had seen someone as brave as Zhang Jingtian!

But now that things have come to this, it would seem very strange to reject Zhang Jingtian at this time.

After a pause, the officer said:

"This time, each of you can get 5 merits."

Zhang Jingtian laughed. Even a mosquito leg is meat. As long as he has made some merit, he will be happy and won't mind if it is a little less.

"Yeah, but what happened last night was just an appetizer. The hardest task is coming later."

The officer's expression immediately became serious, and Zhang Jingtian also immediately put away his nonchalant smile.

The officer put his hands in his pockets and walked at the front of the crowd.

"Follow me, I'll talk to you as we go."

"See that tall building looming in the distance? That's Cancer City. But you can't go there now; it's too dangerous. Although the common people in Cancer City are at most bronze or silver, there are many powerful people there.

Outside Cancer City, there are actually some small villages. And five hundred miles away from us, there's a small town. Some time ago, our people investigated and discovered that they were secretly training troops there.

In all likelihood, they were planning a surprise attack on us. They had done this every now and then over the years.

We plan to strike first and wipe out the entire town in one fell swoop."

Zhang Jingtian nodded. It was definitely better to take the initiative than to sit and wait for death. At least he could take the initiative. "What do you need us to do?"

The officer said calmly:

"It's very simple, just come with me and clean them up.

The average strength of the entire town is no more than platinum, mainly silver and gold, so it will be easy for you to deal with them."

The students felt relieved and even began to look forward to it.

The officer glanced at the lively students and couldn't help but remind them:
"Don't think this is a joke. If you die here, no one will come to collect your body.

Because the Scourge will just eat your corpses!
And I tell you, don't sympathize with any of the Scourge, or you will be the ones to die!"

After hearing the officer's words, the students who were excited just now immediately quieted down.

They knew that what the officer said was not false.

"Also," the officer said seriously, "Follow us closely. Don't you notice how repetitive the scenes here are? If you're not careful, you'll get lost. And don't go into that forest over there."

Zhang Jingtian is not a person with poor sense of direction, but he almost got lost several times. He suspected that the magnetic field of this place was unfriendly to the people in their world.

"Is there any problem with the forest over there?" Zhang Jingtian asked immediately.

The officer beside him snorted seriously and continued:

"There are many terrifying monsters in that forest. Well, do you remember our material classification? In Cancer City, you can see many people who look like us. They are the human race.

Demons and ghosts, needless to say, are also very common and are the monsters that everyone can identify with the most.

As for machines, they are a special kind of man-made creature in this world. They have intelligence but no soul.

The only exception is the Orcs, because of their more primitive forms and more violent behavior, the Scourge does not actually consider them their own kind. These monsters will even eat the Scourge's people.

However, because they also release materials, we classify them into the same category.

In the forest, there live many monsters. Even people from Cancer City rarely go there. There is also a Beast King there who is at least legendary level!

As soon as the words fell, everyone shuddered.

legend?

Monsters of this level could be reduced to ashes just by yawning.

Unless you want to commit suicide, you will not go into the woods now.

Zhang Jingtian took a look and suddenly felt a strong sense of malice, and immediately turned his head back.

"Now everyone be careful, we are not far from that town."

After hearing the officer's words, the students really quieted down and looked forward nervously.

Sure enough, I saw some houses not far away.

Although it looks a bit primitive, at least it is no longer a ruin and is a place where you can live.

However, when they got closer, they suddenly discovered that the town where the Scourge lived was completely different from what they had expected.

(End of this chapter)