vstars Chapter 38 Planning
Chapter 38 Planning
Especially today, Wang Daniu felt that Fourth Brother's posture on the iron vat was particularly free and graceful, completely under control, better than any other rehearsal in the past six months.
Thinking back to how I witnessed my fourth brother stumble and struggled onto the vat over the past six months, gradually increasing the weight until today he can walk on the oiled vat with ease, carrying a 200-pound load as if it were flat ground.
Yang Silang had clearly mastered the Iron Cylinder Pole technique.
Wang Daniu put away his smugness.
"I'm still a noob, I need to practice more!"
The two practiced until the porters were almost done working before they put down the stakes.
Wang Daniu also carefully wiped off all the oil from the iron cylinder.
Fourth Brother didn't treat him like an outsider, and didn't shy away from demonstrating the Iron Cylinder Stance in front of him. However, the other tough guys in the gang didn't know how good Fourth Brother's stance skills were and thought that the two were about the same level.
Fourth Brother once said that one should always keep a secret skill, because it might save one's life in a critical moment.
Wang Daniu believed it without a doubt.
Ever since Fourth Brother beat up the bandits, cured his hemophobia, and gave him three hundred taels of silver.
In his heart, his fourth brother was a kind elder brother, a strict teacher, and the sharpest knife. Whatever his fourth brother said, that was naturally what he believed.
Not long after.
Dozens of strong men poured into the courtyard; they were the new recruits the association had brought in this year.
They had already spent half a month in the yard learning the three-legged stance.
Sanshui Club urgently needs to replenish its ranks with new members after losing nearly half of its key members and expanding its territory recently.
Therefore, the two will continue to monitor and supervise these new recruits, helping them reach the level of qualified trainees more quickly.
Yang Silang lay on the rocking chair with his eyes closed, while Wang Daniu coughed and put on a serious face, preparing to check everyone's progress.
He roared loudly.
"It's not the slowness that's scary, it's standing still..."
"It doesn't matter if you learn slowly before. As long as you practice standing meditation every day after you start working, you will definitely succeed!"
"Our club offers much better benefits than other places, and we happen to be short of skilled workers."
"You're lucky to have daily meals and medicinal oil; we didn't have these conditions back then..."
If Instructor Wang wasn't careful, he would veer off-topic, and the quick-witted men below would pick up the conversation, offering a few flattering words that would make him feel quite pleased with himself.
Some people said, "Instructor, we want to hear your story again: how you fought back and escaped from the snow-covered mountains after your camp was breached, and how you personally killed the bandits."
Wang Daniu laughed heartily.
"It's a trivial matter, not worth mentioning..."
"Back then, I was fast asleep, but I've always had sharp ears; even when I'm asleep, I can hear noises from half a mile away..."
Suddenly, I heard the sound of galloping hooves, and I knew something was wrong...
He was successfully led by the nose by the porters who wanted to slack off, and forgot to check everyone's progress.
At this moment, servants came in carrying food baskets, and the group of new recruits and porters ate their meals while listening to the instructor's live-action storytelling. Everyone had a great appetite and ate very deliciously.
Yang Silang closed his eyes and ignored it; in his mind, the light screen had already unfolded.
Yang Silang
Lifespan (basic): 17/120.
Force (Basic): 180
Destiny: With leisure time, one can undergo endless transformations.
Occupation: Top-notch porter.
Inscription section
10 Wind Inscriptions: Movement Speed +20% - You are a man like the wind, quick and agile.
10 Fire Inscriptions: Burst Damage Increased by 20% - When you go all out, you'll find that you can reach even greater heights beyond your limits.
10 Water Inscriptions: Increases recovery by 20% - Accelerates stamina recovery, allowing you to maintain your peak condition for longer.
10 Earth Inscriptions: Defense +20% - Thick-skinned and resilient, impervious to wind, rain, heat, and cold, and capable of stable and sustained stamina output.
10 wooden inscriptions: Lifespan increased by 20% - As you can see, strengthening the foundation and increasing the source, if you can endure hardship, then endure more hardship, and extending lifespan is that simple.
10 Gold Inscriptions: 20% True Damage Ratio – Each of your attacks will deal 20% damage, triggering the "Hit Through the Mountain" effect, ignoring the opponent's defense and affecting their internal energy.
[Supernatural Abilities: Rejuvenation/Illusion/Instant Flash/Divine Strike/Intimidation/Dispelling Misfortune. Please choose as soon as possible. Once chosen, it cannot be changed on the same day. It can be used five times within one day.]
【Skill 1: Mud-walking Piles (Remaining) 300/300】
Skill 2 - Basic Sword Techniques (Incomplete): 200/200
Yang Silang opened his eyes—he had reached the limit in his profession as a porter, and there was no way to advance further!
The top porter's destiny has transformed from a life of hardship to one of toil, but now it's time to seek the next breakthrough opportunity.
After six months of arduous practice, I have mastered the basic knife techniques and mud-walking stances, but I still haven't been able to glean the next step of the technique from these incomplete forms. It seems that the system itself has no deductive ability.
As for the Golden Inscription, it was obtained after he killed a group of bandits in the mountains. Its attributes are extremely ferocious, and it can ignore defenses and affect the body. Wouldn't that make it as powerful as Sun Wukong?
These are all his gains over the past six months, and he is quite satisfied. Of course, now that he has mastered two skills, it is indeed time for a change.
Yang Silang was pondering what path he should take in the future.
With a creak, the courtyard gate opened.
A soldier wearing cotton armor and an iron helmet walked in and bowed.
"May I ask which one of you is Instructor Yang or Instructor Wang?"
"My master is the newly appointed garrison commander Ruan. Tonight, he is hosting a banquet in a private room at Fengyanlou Restaurant to entertain our two distinguished guests."
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Night falls and the lights come on.
A bustling alleyway, next to which stands a three-story restaurant.
Inside the top-floor private room, two men in green robes stood at the door, with military knives at their waists.
Anyone in the know would immediately recognize that a military officer was entertaining a distinguished guest inside.
Inside the private room.
Half a year has passed, and Ruan Mingyuan has gained even more weight. Standing on the ground, he looks like a winter melon with a potato head on its shoulder, which is rather comical.
However, the fierce bear embroidered on the rank badge of his stretched-out official robe proved that he was a genuine fifth-rank military officer of the imperial court.
He was getting up to toast Yang Silang and Wang Daniu.
"My two brothers..."
"We haven't seen each other for two months. I've finally been promoted and given a substantive post recently."
"This is my good fortune, and I owe it all to my two brothers who came to my rescue back then. Otherwise, I wouldn't be where I am today!"
"Come, brother, I'll drink this cup to the brim! And you two, please!"
Yang Silang and Wang Daniu raised their glasses and drank the wine in one gulp.
The three of them toasted each other, and after several rounds of drinks and dishes, the atmosphere gradually relaxed.
After all, they were refugees together and shared the spoils of war.
Wang Daniu wasn't too reserved and asked curiously.
"Lord Ruan, you should have connections and money to pave the way, so why has it taken so long to be rewarded and appointed?"
Ruan Mingyuan sighed and explained to the two in a low voice.
He had made a contribution by obtaining the six heads given to him by Yang Silang and the intelligence that Chen Guo was suspected of supporting him; however, the loss of the supply camp and all the food and military pay was also a crime.
The magistrate lost four thousand men in one fell swoop, attracting the attention of the provincial governor and the general. The matter had become too big, and his brother-in-law, the prefect, could not cover it up.
There were too many powerful figures in charge, and after much struggle, a conclusion was finally reached: he was considered to have done a good job.
After his merits and demerits were balanced, he was finally granted the position of garrison commander, and was promoted by only one rank.
"However, compared to the Lieutenant General, I am much luckier." Ruan Mingyuan was quite satisfied.
That lieutenant general suffered a crushing defeat and was sent to the execution ground; his grave is now overgrown with weeds.
He coughed and changed the subject.
"Brothers, we are now considered fifth-rank military officers, but we are just garrison officers. My lowly fifth rank can't intimidate the real powerful and wealthy."
"But it can also help you two plan for your future."
"I've thought about it. According to the bad practices in the military, once you reach my rank, you can draw a salary without working and train your own men."
"No matter where I am transferred in the future, my servants will go with me."
"I have the right to send my own servants to the military training hall to learn martial arts. Of course, there aren't many spots available, but I can reserve one for my two brothers."
"You two can then be considered my servants to train in martial arts."
"Anyway, the officers' servants aren't on the military roster, so it's fine for you to continue being porters. If you want to join the army later, you can transfer to military service; if you don't want to, you can just pack up and leave anytime."
"Most importantly, learning martial arts at the training hall is free; it saves you money!"
Upon hearing this, Yang Silang and Wang Daniu's eyes immediately lit up.