Online Game: Unrivaled Gods

"What's wrong with my internal energy? It feels fluctuating." Sun Ruixun picked up the Xuan Tie Armor and put it on, then grabbed the Xuan Tie Spear from the weapon rack and left the tent with Wang Huan, who was already prepared. He pondered the internal energy fluctuations he had just encountered.

"Young Master, it seems you're adapting well to military life." Wang Huan looked at Sun Rui's energetic appearance and knew that Sun Rui hadn't been affected by yesterday's training. Usually, when people suddenly intensify their training, there is an adjustment period. During this adjustment period, the recruits' spirits are not very good. However, Wang Huan did not see this on Sun Rui's face, so he was much relieved.

"well enough."

After the two returned to their units, they stopped talking and stood motionless with solemn expressions. More than a thousand soldiers arrived at the parade ground one after another and returned to their units. In less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, they had all assembled.

"Very good, no one is late today, so I won't punish you. There's still half an hour before breakfast, so you can stand there for half an hour." The captain glanced at Sun Rui, who was standing behind Wang Huan, and nodded, looking very satisfied.

"Wang Huan."

"arrive."

"Use this half hour to teach Lü Bu some basic knowledge about our place."

"Yes."

After giving Wang Huan his orders, the captain left the training ground. Sun Rui saw the captain leave and wanted to call him back, but he felt it wasn't the right time and thought he'd do it later that night since he wasn't practicing internal energy right now.

"Young Master, let me explain our terminology to you first. It's the terminology I used last night. In the dark, when you can't see hand gestures, terminology is crucial. In our unit, 'rain' means ranged attacks, such as those by archers and crossbowmen. 'Thunder' means all melee units must charge. Ranged units cannot charge; they must provide support..." Wang Huan began teaching Sun Rui the basics of the military after the commander-in-chief left.

With one person speaking and the other listening, time seemed to fly by. Before Sun Rui realized it had been long, the captain reappeared and announced that breakfast was ready. Wang Huan also stopped his explanation and began to eat.

"Let me explain today's training content." After finishing his meal, Deputy Commander Li He began to explain today's training content. Sun Rui had also learned from Wang Huan's explanation that the training content of this special unit was different every day, and was determined according to the areas that the unit lacked.

"This morning's formation drill was conducted. During last night's battle, the first, second, and fourth squads failed to cover each other in time, which proves that our formation drill is still immature." Li He explained to the soldiers, holding up a plan-like document.

"Ah..." The soldiers, who had been full of energy during the formation training, started to groan.

Looking at the attitude of the soldiers around him, Sun Rui felt strange. He had seen the amount of training the soldiers had done the day before, and they hadn't shown any signs of anything. Why did they suddenly become like this when they heard about formation training?

"What's going on?" Sun Rui asked Wang Huan.

"What else could it be? I'm scared." Wang Huan said with a wry smile, then seeing that Sun Rui was still confused, he realized that he hadn't explained clearly and continued, "Formation drills are all about running around and changing positions to get familiar with the formation."

After hearing Wang Huan's explanation, Sun Rui was even more puzzled. The soldiers had run all afternoon yesterday without any problems, so why couldn't they run during formation training?

"Running is fine, everyone can run, but the main thing is that we have to practice basic marksmanship while running. Like yesterday morning, we held one position for a long time, and we also had to be careful not to hurt our teammates while running. It's a real mental and physical torture." Wang Huan explained to Sun Rui before he could ask any questions.

"I don't quite understand." After hearing Wang Huan's explanation, Sun Rui scratched his head sheepishly, indicating that he still didn't understand.

"Never mind, you'll find out soon enough." Wang Huan gave up trying to explain after seeing Sun Rui's expression.

"Lu Bu." After explaining today's training content, Li He called out to Sun Rui.

"arrive."

"Come here for a moment. You don't understand formations yet. Let me teach you." Li He said, taking out two more books from his person.

“Yes.” Sun Rui came up to Li He and looked at him, very curious about the book he was holding.

"Here, take this. Choose a line position for a formation. The position on this line is where you run and where you need to defend." Li He handed the book to Sun Rui, explaining how to use it.

"Player Lü Bu has obtained one Square Formation Book and one Conical Formation Book."

Hearing the system notification, Sun Rui was also startled. According to Wang Huan's introduction this morning, there are two kinds of formations in the military camp. One is the square formation that Sun Rui learned last night, and the other is the cone formation used for assault. These two formations are widely circulated and used by many people in the military camp because there are two books on formations in the military camp. These two books on formations can help soldiers quickly master the formations.

Square Formation Training Manual (Copy): Increases mastery of square formation techniques by 1%, durability 573/3.

Cone Formation Training Manual (Copy): Increases mastery of cone formation by 1% and durability by 573/3.

"There are training books like this?" Sun Rui looked at the attributes on the book and exclaimed in his heart. The system had never released anything about array formation books before. If Sun Rui hadn't obtained these two array formation training books, he would still think that array formations had to be figured out little by little.

"Um, does every soldier have to carry a book to study?" Sun Rui saw the book's durability and knew that it wasn't a book that could infinitely improve a soldier's proficiency in formations.

"No, these two books are replicas of formations that the late emperor took from the national treasury after recognizing the old general's meritorious service in guarding Wuyuan County. They have usage limits. If everyone used them, these two training books on formations would certainly not be here now..." Li He explained the usage of the two books to Sun Rui.

After hearing Li He's explanation, Sun Rui understood that what Emperor Huan of Han had given his grandfather was not a reward, but rather a training manual on battle formations to help his grandfather quickly raise an elite force to suppress the rebellion in Wuyuan County. It was at that time that the durability of the two training manuals dropped rapidly, and after the pacification of Wuyuan County, the two training manuals became items that could only be viewed but not used. Nowadays, special forces train in battle formations by teaching them layer by layer, slowly increasing proficiency over time. Sun Rui realized that the two books that were taken out today must have been brought out by Lü Liang.

"Does player Lu Bu want to use the Square Formation Training Book?"

"No." Sun Rui refused to use it. In his opinion, since he could quickly learn the formation, he would not waste such a precious opportunity. He simply looked at the pictures and words on it.

Both the square formation and the cone formation are from "Sun Bin's Art of War," and are two of the ten formations. They can be considered basic formations, but they should not be underestimated. Before looking at the square formation training book, Sun Rui originally planned to just take a look. He thought he had already learned the square formation yesterday. However, after looking at it, Sun Rui realized that he was arrogant. According to Li He, the line square formation has twenty-four lines, but Sun Rui only remembered eight lines yesterday. There are still many lines that he has not memorized.

"Congratulations to player Lü Bu for mastering the 'Sun Bin's Art of War - Ten Formations' formation, which can be used to command and teach formations."

After hearing the system notification, Sun Rui closed the book in his hand, closed his eyes slightly, and recalled what he had seen and understood. It was as if these understandings had appeared out of thin air. Sun Rui did not feel strange. He thought that the system must have recognized that he had learned about square formations and thus imparted knowledge to him.

"Phew." Sun Rui let out a long sigh of relief. After making sure he wouldn't forget these things, he opened his eyes again. Li He didn't have much time left for him; training would begin soon, and he had to quickly learn the cone formation.

"Alright, got it? Time to start training." Li He looked at Sun Rui's serious expression and felt very satisfied. He could tell that Sun Rui wasn't using the array training book, but was learning from memory.

"Congratulations to player Lü Bu for mastering the cone formation of 'Sun Bin's Art of War - Ten Formations'. It can be used to command square formations and teach the cone formation."

"Alright, you've memorized it pretty much. Here's your training book back, Captain Li." After hearing the system notification, Sun Rui relaxed and handed the book to Li He.

"Okay, that's enough, all that's left is practice." Li He put away the two training books in his hand and patted Sun Rui on the shoulder to encourage him.

"Alright, everyone get ready, training is about to begin."

"Yes."

A strong wind was blowing the large flag embroidered with the golden character "吕" (Lü) that was planted on the military training ground. Next to it was a high platform where the commander-in-chief stood, looking down at the five teams below. A large drum was placed beside him.

Sun Rui knew that the big drum was used for issuing commands, like a captain on the battlefield adjusting his formation based on the sound and beat of the drum.

"Young Master, you're in charge of line three. You, him, him, him... are on the same line. Be careful to move around and don't miss any spots." Wang Huan assigned this position to Sun Rui and pointed to ten other people, telling Sun Rui that they were on the same line and to be careful not to stand in the same spot twice.

Sun Rui listened attentively from the side, not slacking off just because he had mastered the entire formation. He knew that he had only grasped the theoretical foundation and had zero practical experience.

"Boom..." The drumbeat sounded like ten thousand horses galloping or spring thunder rolling, without stopping. The five teams' formations were fully deployed, and under the command of the five captains, more than a thousand soldiers began to run and change their positions.

"Fourth line is too slow, speed up! Seventh line, be aware your position is a bit off..." Sun Rui could only hear Wang Huan's shouts besides the drumbeats and heavy footsteps. Wang Huan was sitting in the center of the formation, directing the entire team's movement.