Chapter 721: Preliminary Ambition
After pondering for a moment, Ye Lingchen asked, “Has the Warrior’s Department considered establis.h.i.+ng a school?”
Having a martial arts school would enable them to properly recruit students and teach them martial arts. The base age for learning martial arts was 16 years of age, when their physical development was at its peak. It was the perfect time to start practicing.
Deputy Director Chen said, “The Warrior’s Department considered it before, but we have some reservations about it. Sourcing students, teaching, and obtaining resources are all very troublesome. Are we supposed to tell these new recruits that they’ll go to war and will most likely die? We’re living in an age of peace. People would be more fearful of death if the world became more peaceful. Who would let their children do this? ”
“Big organizations like yours are always so fearful of the tiniest things, which makes you overly cautious.” Ye Lingchen then continued, “You said it yourself earlier that we’re as good as dead if none of us fight it. Now you’re telling me you’re worried about this and that? Isn’t that the same as waiting to die?”
Chen Qi looked at Ye Lingchen and smiled suddenly. “You’ve adapted well, didn’t you, Kid. You’re even starting to give us advice now.”
“I don’t have a choice. If we don’t think of a way, Earth will be destroyed forever. Why bother, then.” Ye Lingchen shrugged, then looked back at the walls of the battlefield and sighed. “I’m really afraid of death when I think about how many things I haven’t done yet. It might be good to bury your head in the sand like an ostrich and just ignore everything blissfully, but I’m also afraid that Earth will end up destroyed if I don’t partic.i.p.ate in the war myself. Not only will I become a coward, I’ll also die in the end.
“The feeling is even stronger when I look at the people who died in battle. Among them were people whom I knew well. We just had a drink not long ago, and at that time, I wished them success and victory. Now they’re dead. Some of their bodies aren’t even complete and there’s no way to return their bodies to their family.
“And then I thought, what would happen to my parents if I died in battle one day.”
After letting out a long, drawn-out sigh, Ye Lingchen shook his head. “I’m really afraid of death, but I don’t want to run away from this either. I don’t know what to do.”
“Hehe, do you think Earth will suffer a crus.h.i.+ng defeat if you don’t partic.i.p.ate in the war? You’re very confident, Kid,” Chen Qi could not help scolding. He then said, “I’m afraid of death too. Is there anyone who isn’t afraid of death? But do you think they’ll regret it if they die? Protecting Earth means protecting their own relatives. Behind them are countless families all around Capital.
“They might end up being sacrificed, but at least they could say to themselves: I tried my best!”
Qin Baichuan continued, “Little Friend Ye, this is the first time you’ve entered the battlefield. Just get used to it in the future. All of us here have seen our brothers die. I spent more time with Old Yu than my own family, and we’ve gone through so many harrowing situations with each other. I’m the only one left now. When the times comes for you to watch the people around you die, you’ll—”
“Go away!” Ye Lingchen cursed out. “How dare you curse me when I saved you, Old Qin.”
“Guardian Ye, Old Qin is telling the truth. You’ll get used to all the deaths,” Chen Qi lamented. “There isn’t a single one among us who hasn’t seen their friends die, and I’ve had many friends ever since I started practicing martial arts. We were all determined to enter the Void Realm together, but look at what happened now?
“They’re all dead.
“I’m the only one left.
“They were more talented than I was. All of them even mocked me at the same time, saying that I was holding them back.
“That time I was even thinking of beating them up once I became better than them.
“But before that could even happen, they died an early death and there was no one I could take it out on.
“I watched them die. I felt so uncomfortable and my mind was just blank. I didn’t know where to go. How could he just die when everything seemed alright?
“During that moment, I was torn between wanting revenge and fear of death, so I didn’t dare to enter the battlefield. Slowly but surely, I ended up coming over too…”
Ye Lingchen rolled his eyes. “Are you all sure you’re not just trying to comfort me by singing the same tune?”
“Comfort my foot. The Warrior’s Department doesn’t need comfort,” Qin Baichuan remarked at once. “We’re telling you that you should get used to life-and-death when you enter the battlefield. You shouldn’t cry if we die one day. We won’t regret our deaths; we’ll be proud!”
“You’re too narcissistic, Old Qin. Who’s going to cry for you?” Ye Lingchen snorted.
Their banter slowly opened up Ye Lingchen’s heart by a little.
There was no telling how difficult it would be for ordinary people to accept those things if someone as infinitely powerful as him would feel the same way. It therefore came as no surprise that the Warrior’s Department were wary of embarking on overly-drastic reforms.
However, if the Warrior’s Department were afraid to do it, Ye Lingchen was even more determined to do it!
If no one did it, then it was as good as waiting to die along with the rest of Earth.
He was different from ordinary people in that he was omnipotent. It was imperative that he made good use of it. Did that omnipotence appear because he was destined to save the earth?
As he had expected since he was still young, he had the feeling that he was no mortal. In fact, he turned out to be the chosen one, the messiah!
Ye Lingchen thoughts continued to deviate further and further. If he could save the earth, then his popularity points… F*ck, it was just overwhelming!
His eyes then lit up, but he asked, “By the way, Deputy Director Chen, why do the creatures of the Void Realm dissipate after death?”
“Hmm… There isn’t any answer to this question at the moment.”
Chen Qi then pondered for a moment before adding, “However, our guess is that the biological structure of the Void Realm is clearly different from Earth. Their bodies are filled almost entirely with spiritual energy, while that spiritual energy is very much deficient on Earth. Therefore, after death, they will transform into the spiritual energy, thus improving Earth’s environment.
In fact, there’s another term for that, which is ‘sacrificial offering’. Their corpses are sacrificial offerings that turn into Earth’s nourishment.”
Ye Lingchen nodded.
That statement made sense.
After all, Earth’s spiritual energy grew day by day and it was obvious to all.
“Have we studied the Void Realm’s language?” Ye Lingchen asked again.
“In terms of language, much research has been conducted over the years and there have been some results. However, it’s still very difficult to completely decipher it. If you’re interested, you can go to the Martial Arts Pavilion to check it out. It’ll be very helpful for you to get to know the Martial Arts Pavilion better,” Chen Qi suggested.
Ye Lingchen stopped talking because most of the people were injured and there would not be much progress. He also started to study his war trophies.
A spear and a crossbow.
Ye Lingchen was quite sure that the materials of those two weapons could not be found on Earth. The construction of those weapons was very special too.
He imparted his spiritual energy into the spear, and the entire weapon began exuding a faint light. Spiritual energy rushed out from the spear, making the already formidable spear even more powerful.
Such a weapon had a wealth of destructive force in the hands of an inner force warrior!
“Awesome!”
Ye Lingchen’s eyes were filled with astonishment. There were indeed many treasures present in the Void Realm. The weapon was akin to one of Earth’s firearms, and as far as the material of that spear was concerned, it would not be too difficult for it to block bullets.
The corner of Ye Lingchen’s mouth curled up into a smile. He could certainly make good use of those materials!
He had the Refining skill. Although it leaned toward defensive refinement, he would certainly have offensive refinement in the future. Being in possession of those materials would certainly be advantageous for him.
In addition, those materials could be used in science and technology, aside from creating weapons!