Infiltrating the world of cultivation

In the following days, a force of a thousand men was handed over to the dynasty, and Nangong Zhentian did not intervene.

In his view, the dynasty was the kind of person who was all talk and no action. His army was the bravest in Wei, so what problems could there be?

A mere greenhorn dares to spout such arrogant words; he's simply overestimating himself.

To prevent the dynasty from causing even greater trouble, Nangong Zhentian directly assigned a thousand of the dynasty's men to do as they pleased.

This team was the thousand-strong team that Ma Han belonged to.

When Mahan heard the news, his face turned green. Was this a sign that they were going to abandon him?

Sure enough, Mahan's thousand-man force became the laughing stock of the entire army in just a few days.

The first thing the dynasty did after taking over was to shave heads!

Everyone must have a buzz cut!

This action almost triggered a riot by a thousand people!

You must understand that the people of Wei loved beauty, and everyone regarded their long hair as their life. For the dynasty to ask them to shave their heads was like asking you to cut your face now. Would you do it?

"Why are you being forced to shave your heads? Because you are soldiers! Soldiers who protect our country!"

The mission of soldiers is to defend the country and the people!

On the battlefield, is long hair convenient for combat? If you have a head injury, is it easy to clean it?

Since you think I'm insulting you and not treating you like human beings, then I'll go first!

Wang Chao had anticipated this situation and took out the scissors he had prepared beforehand, cutting his already short hair into tiny shreds.

The audience was completely silent. This Grand Commander from the imperial court held a prominent position, and if he had used force, everyone would have had no choice but to obey. But now, the court was setting an example, which made everyone think deeply.

Indeed, all the soldiers knew that on the battlefield, having a full head of hair was not conducive to fighting, but the tradition since ancient times had never mentioned shaving one's head.

This unconventional approach was initially difficult for many to accept.

It's like asking you to shave your eyebrows now, would you be willing? Subconsciously, we would naturally think that having eyebrows looks good, because we've had eyebrows since ancient times, and suddenly shaving them off would look strange.

When everyone saw that Wang Chao's hair had been shaved, no one said a word. Even the Grand Commander had shaved his head, so what did these ordinary soldiers think they could possibly run away from?

Thus, Ma Han's thousand-man detachment became the biggest joke in the Northern Kingdom. Only barbarians shave their heads, right? If a Han person has no hair, can he still be considered a Han person?

Wherever the thousand-man squad went, they were ridiculed by other units. Everyone looked at them like they were monkeys.

Many people harbored a strong desire to fight back, but under Nangong Zhentian's leadership, the troops of the Northern Kingdom were disciplined and no one dared to act recklessly.

"If anyone dares to say another word in the future, we'll fight them if we can, and if we can't, we'll all come at them together!"

As the dynasty said, with the dynasty's protection, the soldiers naturally became fearless, forming groups of three or five, and attacking anyone who dared to talk. Later on, they would attack anyone they didn't like.

A couple of days ago, because of the shaving of their heads, everyone was ridiculed quite a bit, and they were all seething with anger. Now, naturally, they wanted to get revenge.

Because Mahan's men usually traveled in groups of three to five, they didn't suffer any losses.

The cohesion of this thousand-man team suddenly increased, and surprisingly, Nangong Wentian, who was known for his strict military discipline, did not step in to stop it.

For a moment, the people from the other teams dared not cause any more trouble. Ma Han's men could get away with beating people because the dynasty was protecting them, but if they beat people, they might be punished by Nangong Wentian's military law.

After boosting morale, the dynasty further divided the weapons into groups: one group of spearmen, one group of broadsword users, and one group of short sword users.

It is understood that General Nangong's command of large-scale battles was exceptional, comparable to that of famous generals of ancient times.

When it comes to command at the grassroots level, things become less detailed and can be described as chaotic.

This continent has been passed down for tens of thousands of years, but the history of the Wei Kingdom is not that long. In its more than two hundred years of history, the Wei Kingdom inherited very little from the previous dynasty.

The dynasty gifted Ma Han a Spirit-Nourishing Pill, and then took nine more Spirit-Nourishing Pills, dissolved them in three vats of spring water, and divided the thousand people into teams, with each person taking a ladleful to drink.

In this dynasty, the Spirit-Nourishing Pill has lost its effectiveness.

He's become immune to this kind of pill. Someone who can become immune to pills must have really poor aptitude.

Although no one knew what Wang Chao was really up to, they all drank it down.

At first, no one seemed to notice anything unusual, but gradually, everyone felt a burning sensation in their bodies, and expressions of pain appeared on their faces.

Those in the mid-stage of the Acquired Realm were alright, but some in the early stage of the Acquired Realm, as well as ordinary warriors who were not martial artists, were experiencing unbearable pain.

Some people with weak willpower even rolled on the ground, curling up like shrimp, in great pain.

"The water is poisonous!"

Those with stronger resistance in the later stages of the disease can persevere and not fall, but they are only maintaining their last shred of dignity.

"Wang Chao! You, you will die a horrible death! You actually, you actually poisoned the water!"

Some of the people rolling on the ground, even in excruciating pain, were still cursing and swearing. Wang Chao had no doubt that if they could stand up again, they would fight to the death.

Wang Chao's face twitched. He hadn't expected that even a diluted Spirit Nourishing Pill was not something that everyone could easily withstand.

Now, they don't even call him Grand Commander anymore; they call him by his given name.

Next, a barrage of insults followed, but Wang Chao remained unfazed, even showing some disdain.

In terms of civilization level, Earth may not be as advanced as the Qiling Star civilization, but when it comes to swearing, Earth is miles ahead of them.

You don't need to say much; any random troll on the internet can talk them into questioning their existence.

The essence of Chinese swearing: once you've mastered even a little bit, you can easily defeat a large number of people.

The shouts and curses from the crowd grew weaker and weaker, not because they had calmed down, but because they could no longer shout.

Gradually, the soldiers discovered that apart from some pain, there were no other aftereffects.

They felt a tingling sensation, and even felt that their cultivation was improving!

Everyone realized that something was wrong.

"My cultivation has broken through! I've reached the late stage of the Acquired Realm!"

Some soldiers shouted excitedly, their joy overflowing.

Gradually, everyone realized that their cultivation had improved, and they also fully understood the function of the three vats of water.

The soldier who had previously insulted the dynasty was somewhat uneasy and hid in the crowd, not daring to make a sound.

Wang Chao, seeing that the time was about right, slowly spoke.

"Who was it that just said I deserved a terrible death? Step forward!"

Three people, their eyes darting around, stepped forward, their heads held high.

"Not bad, you've got guts!"

Wang Chao's tone was calm, seemingly without anger, but the more calm he was, the more afraid the three of them became, since Wang Chao never played by the rules.

"Alright, I won't make things difficult for you. Everyone get ready. Today's first exercise is a 20-kilometer run with full gear."

You might not understand what 20 kilometers means, but it means running ten laps around this entire area!

Wang Chao used his index finger to roughly draw an area, and upon hearing this, all the generals and soldiers immediately wore bitter expressions.

Running ten laps around this building would leave you battered and bruised, if not dead.

"The person behind me, run another lap!"

Wang Chao didn't say anything more and ran out first. He didn't use his spiritual power or go all out. Instead, he controlled his pace, at a moderate speed.