Online Game: Unrivaled Gods

Listening to the system announcements that kept ringing in his ears, Sun Rui wasn't too surprised. So much time had passed in the game, and the system had enabled team leveling again. The leveling speed of those guild leaders was more than twice as fast, and breaking through the level nine barrier would be very quick.

"System announcement: Player Fang Hua has established the village of Langya Village, earning the title of the Second Best Village in the World, and is rewarded with 50 reputation points."

The announcement of the village's establishment caught Sun Rui's attention. He knew that this second-best village in the world was established using the bronze village-building token he had sold to Fang Hua.

Japan

"As expected, the Chinese still managed to snatch that village establishment permit." A short man muttered angrily to himself, then sent a message to his subordinate: "Have you found out anything about Tianyang and the person who bought the village establishment permit?"

"Sir, this player Tianyang seems to have appeared out of nowhere. There was no news of him before, and he hasn't contacted any players since he built the village. We have no way of knowing where to start. The person who bought the village building token is even more mysterious. We don't even know his name. And the person who traded with this mysterious figure is Fang Hua. We have no way to infiltrate him."

"Is it possible that this mysterious figure is Tianyang? The Chinese are so selfish that they wouldn't sell the village establishment permit for no reason. It's probably because Tianyang has already established the village and no longer needs the permit, so he's exchanging it for development funds."

"Your Excellency is wise."

Roman region

"The Chinese are so fast, both villages are entirely Chinese." A burly man with a full beard stood on the teleportation array, pondering to himself while sending a message to his subordinate. "Search for Tianyang's whereabouts with all your might, and try to get the location of the village-building order out of him."

"The lord is no longer investigating that mysterious figure who sold the village-building permits."

"No need to investigate further. I feel that Tianyang and the person who sold the village construction order are the same person."

"Yes"

Changyang County, Qingzhou

"The second largest village in the world... What is that mysterious player thinking, actually selling the village-building token to Wolf Fang?" Tianyang thought with suspicion after hearing the system announcement. "No, Wolf Fang's power is too great and they will soon surpass me. I can't afford to develop slowly any longer."

The establishment of the Second Village Under Heaven, coupled with the large-scale entry of players, caused a stir all over the world. However, this did not affect Sun Rui, who was in Jiuyuan City. At this time, Sun Rui was unaware of the outside world's actions, nor did he know that Tianyang had successfully attracted attention for him. No one suspected that someone else was selling the village-building token.

"Most players have started entering, which means that players will also appear in Jiuyuan City in the future." Sun Rui secretly calculated the future development, and without stopping, he quickly headed towards the military camp.

"My lord..." As soon as Sun Rui entered the military camp, he encountered Huang Ai and the others. The eighteen children respectfully bowed to Sun Rui.

"What are you doing? Aren't we supposed to be training this morning?" Sun Rui looked at the eighteen people, each with a book in their hand, and didn't understand what they were doing. According to the rules of the military camp, morning training was the first thing to do, but these eighteen children didn't look like they were going to do it.

"Lord Niu said that we should learn the most basic knowledge first before we can start training, so as not to waste our talent." Huang Ai answered respectfully, looking very mature and not at all like a child.

"Then you guys go ahead, I won't accompany you." Sun Rui didn't ask any more questions, said goodbye to them, and walked towards Niu Xing's military camp tent.

"Report!" Sun Rui shouted loudly outside Niu Xing's tent, appearing full of energy. Today, Sun Rui was meeting Niu Xing as a new recruit, not as Lü Liang's son, and the rules of the military camp had to be followed.

"Come in," Niu Xing's strong voice came from inside the tent.

Sun Rui lifted the curtain and entered, and saw Niu Xing engrossed in processing documents. Sun Rui recalled that every time he came to Niu Xing, he was processing documents. Niu Xing was more like a county magistrate than a military officer, and he never finished processing documents.

"Reporting, new recruit Lü Bu has arrived to report for duty. Please make arrangements, General." Sun Rui straightened his posture, awaiting Niu Xing's reply.

Half an hour passed, but Sun Rui showed no impatience whatsoever. He stood there steadily, without uttering a word, as if he were a piece of wood.

"Report." Knowing that another voice came from outside the tent, Niu Xingcai raised his head from a pile of documents.

"Come in." With Niu Xing's voice, a young man dressed in leather armor entered from outside the tent.

"General, Wang Huan, captain of the first special forces team of Jiuyuan City, is reporting for duty." The newly arrived soldier seemed not to see Sun Rui, his eyes fixed on Niu Xing.

"Yes, a new recruit arrived today. I'd like him to join your team and receive training," Niu Xing said in a commanding tone.

"Yes." Only now did Wang Huan look at Sun Rui properly.

"Lü Bu".

"arrive."

"Since you're going to be trained, remember that you're a soldier, not some young master, and you must obey orders."

"clear."

"Alright, everyone, you can all leave now."

Sun Rui and Wang Huan breathed a sigh of relief as they left the cattle camp, exchanging a smile.

"Young Master, why did you suddenly decide to train? With your strength, do you even need to train?" Wang Huan certainly recognized Sun Rui. There were very few people in the entire military camp who didn't know Sun Rui. Sun Rui had been running to the military camp since he was a child, and he was also known for his superhuman strength. Yesterday, he led more than a hundred soldiers to successfully suppress bandits. According to the soldiers who had followed Sun Rui to suppress bandits, they had a better understanding of the young master's strength.

"When I fight the boss, I always feel like I haven't been able to fully utilize my abilities, so I want to see if I can improve my skills through systematic training," Sun Rui explained to Wang Huan's question.

"I see. Young Master, don't blame me for being ruthless during your training." Wang Huan still had some reservations.

"I certainly won't blame you. And don't call me 'Young Master' anymore, just call me by my name. I'm a new recruit now, Captain Wang," Sun Rui said in a half-joking tone.

"Alright, recruit Lü Bu, go with the captain to see your training grounds."

Wang Huan belongs to a special force in Jiuyuan City, a type of cavalry. Their combat strength is even stronger than some other special forces of the same rank, and their numbers are very small. As far as Sun Rui knows, this force has less than two thousand men in the entire Jiuyuan City.

Sun Rui followed Wang Huan to a secluded spot in the military camp and stopped. Looking at the empty surroundings, Sun Rui asked with some confusion, "Captain Wang, is this a training area?"

"No, how could it be a training ground if there's no one here? Wait a minute." Wang Huan said, taking out a token from his pocket. As the token was taken out, Sun Rui felt a slight tremor on the ground.

"Crack, crack, crack..." A passage slowly appeared from the ground. Sun Rui looked shocked. He hadn't expected there to be such a passage in the military camp of Jiuyuan City.

Wang Huan was quite satisfied with Sun Rui's expression. He thought everyone would be shocked to see this scene. He then explained to Sun Rui, "This is a passageway left by the Mohists during the Warring States period. General Lü, your grandfather, discovered this passageway and built a connection to a canyon. Our troops trained there."

After hearing Wang Huan's explanation, Sun Rui felt relieved. Although some schools of thought from the Hundred Schools of Thought have withdrawn from the historical stage and gone into seclusion, their abilities will not be forgotten by the world. For example, the Yellow Turban Rebellion, which Sun Rui was familiar with, was based on the Taoist classic "Taiping Yaoshu" which Zhang Jiao inherited. This one school of thought alone almost shook the foundation of the Han Dynasty.

"Let's go." Wang Huan said and jumped into the passage. Sun Rui followed without hesitation.

The passage built by the Mo family was extremely long, and even at their pace, it took the two of them nearly half an hour to see an exit with a glimmer of light.

As soon as Sun Rui and Wang Huan came out of the passage, they were shocked by the military camp in front of them. The special forces' military camp was no less impressive than the military camp in Jiuyuan City, and it was surrounded by mountains on all sides.

"Drink..." Shouts echoed from the military camp. Sun Rui felt the same tremor he had felt four months ago. His body instinctively reminded him that the army in the camp had the ability to kill him. A force of less than two thousand men made Sun Rui realize his own weakness. Although Sun Rui hadn't shown anything special during this bandit suppression, he was still very proud, thinking he was already quite capable. But here, Sun Rui felt his weakness again; he was still no match for a powerful force.

"Have you all not eaten? You can't even hold your guns properly." As soon as Sun Rui entered the special forces camp, he heard shouts. Looking at the scene before him, Sun Rui saw more than a thousand people dressed in heavy armor, each holding a black spear, standing there motionless with one arm thrusting straight at them. However, their trainers seemed dissatisfied and were cursing at them. The more than a thousand people remained expressionless and did not refute them.

"Keep your gun straight and your hands strong." The instructor said, straightening a soldier's posture, and continued, "Okay, that's it. Hold on for half an hour."

"The heavy armor these people wear is specially made and weighs fifty pounds, and the black spears they carry weigh thirty pounds. This is part of their daily training," Wang Huan proudly explained to Sun Rui, showing great pride in the training his troops undertook.

After witnessing the soldiers' training, Sun Rui understood why it was said that the special forces of Jiuyuan City were more powerful than some special troops. With such rigorous training, the soldiers' combat effectiveness was bound to be high, and they could unleash their full potential.

"Reporting to the Commander-in-Chief, Wang Huan has brought new recruit Lü Bu to report for duty." Wang Huan led Sun Rui to stand before the instructors of the special forces.

"Okay, go change your clothes and rejoin the team. Lu Bu, stay here."

"Yes."

After Wang Huan left, Sun Rui was left standing there, receiving the scrutiny of the special forces commander. The commander stared intently at Sun Rui, his eyes unblinking.

Sun Rui had no idea what the captain was thinking, and dared not make any rash moves.