Online Game: Unrivaled Gods

After donning his black iron armor, Sun Rui followed Wang Huan to the training ground. He took his place in his formation and began the training he was already accustomed to.

A loud and urgent bugle call sounded, and the soldiers of the training camp moved out. The long line of black iron armor resembled a pine forest, and their formation seemed to be a unified whole.

"First and second teams, step forward and prepare for combat," the commander-in-chief ordered from the high platform, looking at the soldiers who had just finished their basic training.

Upon hearing the commander-in-chief's order, the two squads marched out of their ranks in an orderly fashion and silently divided into two square formations under the leadership of their respective captains.

Suddenly, drums and horns sounded, and military flags fluttered in the wind. The second squad's pikemen on both flanks were the first to move out, while the swordsmen and shieldmen in the center advanced in orderly steps, like a mountain wall, shouting "Kill!" every three steps, advancing with a calm and unhurried rumble.

"Young Master, who do you think will win this time?" A handsome young man standing behind Sun Rui asked Sun Rui, who was watching the two armies face off expressionlessly.

"Today?" Sun Rui heard the question from the young man behind him, thought for a moment, looked at the situation of the two teams, and replied, "Captain Zhang got anxious and launched the first attack. Captain Li and Captain He used a square formation to wait for the enemy to tire themselves out. Nine times out of ten, the first team will win. After all, they just finished training the basics, and their physical strength has been somewhat depleted."

The Li and Zhang families that Sun Rui mentioned were the captains of the first and second squads, respectively. After ten months of training in the game, Sun Rui could roughly understand the battles of a hundred-person squad, no longer the completely clueless person he was ten months ago when he was about marching and troop deployment.

"Hehe, young master thinks the same way I do." The boy behind Sun Rui said with a grin after hearing the reply.

After hearing the boy's words behind him, Sun Rui glanced at him, shook his head, and said nothing more.

Just as the two were talking, the situation on the training field unfolded exactly as Sun Rui had predicted. The second squad of the Zhang family was showing signs of fatigue in their offensive, while Li He's first squad slowly began to counterattack, gradually suppressing the second squad's offensive.

"Alright, stop." The captain, standing on the high platform, saw the situation gradually becoming clear and shouted a halt.

Upon hearing the order, the two squads engaged in combat slowly separated.

"Lu Bu's sixth squad, come with me. The rest of you, disperse." After saying this, the commander-in-chief descended from the platform and returned to his tent.

"Let's go," Sun Rui said to the people behind him after hearing the captain's order.

"Yes," the eighteen people behind him replied in unison.

Sun Rui's sixth squad, including himself, totaled nineteen people. The remaining eighteen were eighteen children whom Sun Rui had taken in after wiping out a bandit camp a month ago. Due to the system's settings, the growth cycle for non-historical generals' original inhabitants was one year. After a month of growth, all eighteen of them had grown into fifteen or sixteen-year-old boys. The one who spoke to Sun Rui just now was Huang Ai.

Sun Rui led eighteen men into the commander-in-chief's tent. The commander-in-chief, who was engrossed in handling official business, heard the commotion and asked without looking up, "How is it?"

"One more to go."

"Ah, very good."

The two were talking incoherently, leaving Huang Ai and the other eighteen people standing behind him completely bewildered.

"I called you here today for no other reason than that your sixth squad needs to be expanded. Huang Ai and the others have passed their training and military skills tests, so your squad can start recruiting." The captain nodded in satisfaction after hearing about the progress of Sun Rui's self-created martial arts technique, and then stated the purpose of his call.

Upon hearing the commander's words, the nineteen boys' faces lit up with joy. They were clearly delighted with the commander's order. When the Sixth Squad was first established, the commander had forbidden it from expanding, citing that Sun Rui and the other nineteen were not yet mature enough. Usually, when troops were engaged in combat, other squads would join in. Now that it could be expanded, it meant that the Sixth Squad was officially established.

The captain looked at the group of people who were beaming with joy and said calmly, "However, I will not give you any more people. The remaining five squads have just the right number of people and cannot be split up."

As the captain spoke, he tossed an official document from his hand.

Sun Rui received the official document from the chief commander, and a system notification sounded in his ear.

The system prompts player Lü Bu: Do you want to accept the imperial order to either exterminate or incorporate the refugees?

Imperial Court Mission: To exterminate or incorporate refugees

Mission Description: Due to the proximity of Wuyuan County to the Xianbei and Xiongnu, many people have been displaced, and some refugees have formed refugee camps, causing disturbances and killings. Therefore, this order is issued.

Time limit: None

Reward: 1 points of Imperial Reputation

"Accept." Sun Rui glanced at the mission and accepted it without hesitation. After ten months of game changes, players gradually left the starting village and entered various counties. Various discussions appeared on the forum, including one about the imperial court's reputation. Through the exploration of various players, it was discovered that if you want to be an official, you need reputation. Without reputation, you can't even become a squad leader. However, because the players' levels are generally very low and they have no combat power, the original residents simply don't issue missions. Occasionally, some players get lucky and receive missions, but they are not imperial court missions.

"Okay, go and get ready. You're given a limit of two hundred people." The captain gave this instruction after seeing Sun Rui accept the mission, then lowered his head and continued to handle official business.

After Sun Rui and his group left the camp, the eighteen people no longer held back their words.

"Oh! I can finally hire people. I'll have people working under me from now on."

"Don't be too happy yet. We haven't recruited anyone yet. Can we recruit the people we want from the refugee camp?"

"Can't you even make me happy?"

Sun Rui listened to the conversation behind him and smiled faintly. He was quite happy that his sixth squad could recruit people. Although there were only two hundred people, if he could train two hundred people well, it would be a considerable force.

"Alright, stop fooling around. Go back and get ready. We're leaving tomorrow morning."

"Yes!" Huang Ai and the other eighteen people stopped laughing and answered seriously after hearing Sun Rui's instructions.

Sun Rui used a secret passage to leave the military camp and return to Jiuyuan City. Because he had to go on a mission, he needed to report to his father, Lü Liang, in the game.

Upon returning to the Lü residence, Sun Rui went straight to the study, knowing that Lü Liang usually handled official business there at this time.

"Bang bang bang".

"Come in." As Sun Rui knocked on the door, Lü Liang's steady voice came from inside the study.

Upon hearing Lü Liang's words, Sun Rui pushed open the door and entered. He saw two people inside: Lü Liang and a middle-aged man dressed in a white military uniform. Sun Rui was quite familiar with this man; he was Han Yang, the garrison general of Wuyuan County. They were acquaintances, and Sun Rui had seen him quite a few times in the past ten months.

"The cavalry led by that minor Xiongnu king is still nowhere to be found, and there has been no news from the surrounding villages. It seems they just passed through our area."

Upon seeing Sun Rui, the two people inside resumed their previous conversation.

"Passing by?" Lü Liang tapped his fingers on the table, frowned in thought for a moment, and continued, "This unit's whereabouts and purpose are unknown. We cannot let our guard down. We should continue to investigate."

"Yes."

Hearing their conversation, Sun Rui knew it was about the Xiongnu troops again. Listening to their conversation, he felt like he had forgotten something.

Just as Sun Rui was pondering what he had forgotten, Lü Liang and Han Yang also ended the conversation.

"Bu'er, are we going on a mission?"

Sun Rui wasn't surprised that Lü Liang revealed the purpose of his trip; the captain usually reported to Lü Liang before making any decisions.

"Yes."

"Yes, you'll be leading troops after this mission. Things will be different now; the responsibilities will be heavier."

"Yes, I am ready," Sun Rui replied loudly, his body straight as a javelin.

"Haha, very good..." Lü Liang seemed quite pleased with Sun Rui's reply. Just as he was about to say something, he heard a voice coming from outside the door.

"Bu'er, the maid said you're back."

"Ahem, Bu'er, go see your mother. I have other things to attend to." Lü Liang said awkwardly after hearing Huang Shi's voice.

Listening to Lü Liang's words and seeing his expression, Sun Rui couldn't help but chuckle. Actually, it wasn't Lü Liang who requested the reports after each mission, but Huang Shi, mainly to appease her.

"Yes."

As Sun Rui spoke, he left the study and closed the door. He turned around and looked at the woman with delicate features and a scholarly air. She was none other than Huang, the birth mother of Lü Bu.

Afterwards, Sun Rui and Huang Shi went to the back garden and chatted about their recent lives. Listening to Huang Shi's rambling, Sun Rui had a faint smile on his face. Sun Rui didn't dislike this kind of rambling at all; in fact, he enjoyed it. This rambling was a mother's care for her child, something Sun Rui hadn't experienced for many years before entering the game.

After chatting with Madam Huang for a while, Sun Rui got up to bid her farewell and left the back garden. Just two steps from the back garden, Sun Rui heard a whooshing sound behind him. A smile crept onto his lips as he twisted his body to the right, reached out, and grabbed a thin arm. With a sudden pull, a small, slender figure floated to his side, flipped half a circle in the air, and landed smoothly.

"Brother Bu, you've gotten even more amazing." With a dark face, bright eyes like stars, and a small stature, it was Chou Ya. After ten months of game development, although she hadn't grown as much as Huang Ai, she had still grown a bit taller. Chou Ya's growth rate made Sun Rui certain that she must be a famous historical general, but Sun Rui still couldn't guess which one.

"Ugly Girl, you're really good too. It seems you've been training very hard." Sun Rui looked at the short Ugly Girl, reached out and picked her up, touched her small hands, and felt the calluses on them, knowing that they had slowly appeared from Lian Bi.