A strong wind swept in from the southwest, and the strong smell of the sea blew away the dark clouds in the sky.

The sky, which had not been seen for a long time, suddenly appeared, and the sun shone all over the land. The golden red sun shines on the reddish clouds, and the warm sunlight makes the heart open, and the heat of the sun nourishes the body, completely dissipating the cold of midwinter from the body.

The sky was slightly reddish, and there was a hint of redness in the white clouds. The legend, which is only a folktale that circulates secretly on the continent, said that a long, long time ago, before the destruction of the miè calendar, the sky was blue and the clouds were white. But as long as anyone dared to spread such folk tales, the church burn at the stake was the final destination of his entire family.

So now very few people know that 'blue sky and white clouds, the existence of zài, that is really too old a legend. If it weren't for the fact that the Black Tiger family had preserved some of the slate books and clay tablets left before the destruction of the calendar, Lin Qi would not have known about these strange things.

Pale red sky, pale red clouds. Lin Qi took a deep breath, there was a strange power hidden in the sunlight, this power came from the red sky and clouds. It is said that as long as the strength is high enough, as long as it can reach the level of the Great Heaven Knight, humans can fly into the sky for a short time.

Once a great heavenly knight flew into the sky with the help of the power of his fighting spirit, and he saw an orange sky on the red sky, and a yellow sky on the orange sky. Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, this is the layering of the sky as seen by those great heavenly knights. The peculiar thing is that the color of the fighting qi cultivated by the warriors corresponds to the color of the sky, so there is a saying that there are nine colors and nine heavens.

Lin Qi looked up at the sky, fantasizing about the beautiful sight of the purple sky above him, but the sound of armor crashing around him shattered his reverie. Wearing a set of rune soft armor and wearing a stab on his waist, Enzo strode over, pointed to a group of people on the dock and whispered, "His Highness Latus, they have come to see them off." ”

This is the royal pier in the dock area of the imperial capital, where a large pond with a length and width of ten miles is dug out by hand, and a detachment of the imperial navy is stationed here, with twelve main warships and dozens of auxiliary warships guarding the safety of the waters of the imperial capital. There are also three luxury passenger ships for the royal family stationed here all year round, and the royal passenger liners, which are several circles wider than the largest capital warship of the Empire, almost seem to be floating on three hills in the distance.

The ship they were on was an inland river and shallow sea transport barge of the imperial ministry, which had a shallow side, a low waterline, and an extremely wide and long deck, which was specially used to transport soldiers and military crows in inland rivers and shallow seas.

At present, ten of these special transport barges are docked on the royal docks, and a large number of military baggage are piled up on them, and thousands of soldiers are standing neatly on the deck. These barges are 100 meters long and 20 meters wide, and each ship can easily transport thousands of soldiers and a large amount of supplies.

At this moment, there were 3,000 elite Imperial Forbidden Army troops on the ship, as well as 3,000 fourth-year students of the Imperial Army Academy who participated in this actual combat exercise and the foreign aid they recruited, and hundreds of outstanding third-year students from the Army Academy who were allowed to visit the performance. In addition, a task force of 300 elite Imperial Capital Guards occupied a barge alone, and a mercenary legion of 500 orcs occupied another barge.

Because of Stein's suggestion, the emperor also thought that the cadets of the Army Academy were able to break out conflicts with ordinary citizens at the school gate, which represented that the younger generation of soldiers in the empire had forgotten their responsibilities and obligations, and forgot what it means to be a real soldier.

So five hundred orcs were sent out, and the top of the empire wanted to use these orcs to give these future elite officers of the empire a good beating. It is because of the participation of these five hundred orcs in the war that the number of SI deaths allowed in this actual combat exercise has been increased to 30%, which means that the top level of the empire allows 700 to 800 elite cadets of the Army Academy to die this time!

There is no doubt that this actual combat drill is infinitely close to actual combat! Whether he returns from the training site alive with honors, or whether he is humiliated on the training ground, this is the time to see the real ability.

When a group of heavily armed orcs appear in front of you and can slash these orcs to pieces, you are a truly qualified imperial elite! If you don't even have the courage to face the orcs, then what qualifications do you have to wear that uniform?

Even Zuo Lin and the others, who had been smashed by Lin Qi with bricks, all returned to the team after recovering from their injuries! His Majesty the Emperor specially transferred a batch of secret medicines from the royal treasury to restore the health of these unlucky eggs in just one day! The personal information of these unlucky eggs was placed on the desk of His Majesty the Emperor, and the Emperor already knew them well!

They also have the punishment order of the Forbidden Military Discipline Department hanging over their heads, if they can kill a considerable number of orcs in this actual combat exercise, then they can avoid the punishment of the Military Discipline Department! If they can't accomplish the combat goals set for them by the Emperor and Stein, then their future will be bleak, and they will not want to raise their heads in the Empire in this life.

It is said that the emperor once scolded in front of many high-ranking officials and His Majesty in the Victory Palace: "This group of mongrels, they have the strength and courage to beat the people of the empire, then of course they can beat a group of orcs who are inferior to the mongrel! If this group of small mongrels cannot complete this actual combat drill beautifully...... Their father's and grandfather's fiefdoms can be reduced by a bit!"

His Majesty the Emperor is also an iron-blooded emperor who fought bloodily on the battlefield of the Land Island War, and when he opens his mouth to curse, his wording is similar to that of a street hooligan. Every time he spat foul language, it was when he was furious.

When the word 'mongrel, this word spewed out from the mouth of the emperor's majesty, the important ministers of the empire knew that if Zuo Lin's group of students could not fight a battle beautifully in the actual combat drill, not only would their future be bleak, but their family would also be doomed! The emperor would definitely cut off a large piece of their family's fief with a ruthless hand, and a noble family would not have a fief, would it still be considered a noble?

Therefore, Lin Qi could feel the vicious eyes of the black horse house and Zuo Lin and his group on the adjacent barge, and hundreds of students stared at Lin Qi, eager to break him into pieces.

Lin Qi didn't notice the group of unlucky people, he just leaned on the side of the boat and waved enthusiastically to Latus and Titian on the dock.

"Your Highness, we will definitely win this time, you have to keep an eye on His Highness Mares, don't let him pay his debts!"

It was almost time to leave, and Lin Qi was still thinking about the money he had bet with Mares. If he wins, he will be a rich man in the imperial capital! If he loses...... Ahh

Latus laughed loudly as he stood on the dock and beckoned behind him. A beautiful girl with a wide-brimmed hat and a white palace skirt walked up slowly, and threw a handful of blood-colored thorn flowers symbolizing victory at Lin Qi. This is the folk custom of the Western Continent, when the warrior goes out on the expedition, the pure maiden offers the blood-colored thorn flower, which can bring good luck to the warrior!

Lin Qi took the thorn flower and took a big sip of it. The floral fragrance of the thorn flower was very strange, it was the smell of iron and blood, this smell was as strong as tobacco, and it made Lin Qi's spirit suddenly lift.

Latus took the girl's little hand and laughed loudly at Lin Qi: "Lin Qi, this is my sister, the youngest and most beautiful little princess in the empire!

Lin Qi's eyes lit up, and he subconsciously shouted loudly: "Your sister, can you exchange it for gold coins? For example, if I take the first place, you will give me 10 million gold coins?"

The crowded royal dock suddenly became silent, and everyone who came to see them off looked at this side in a daze.

Latus's sister, the youngest and most beautiful princess of the Empire, Princess Frey, known as the Flower of the Empire, Latus personally introduced Lin Qi to her, what is the purpose of this? Even if a pig thinks about it, he can understand it, right? But what about Lin Qi, for the sake of 10 million gold coins, he actually gave up this opportunity! Could it be that in his heart, Her Royal Highness, the most beautiful and lovely princess of the empire, was rewarded by His Majesty the Emperor with half of the province as a fief when she was just born, and she was not worth 10 million gold coins?

How much is the tax revenue of half a province in a year, and if you can get the heart of Her Highness Frey, what is 10 million gold coins?

What fool would say such a thing?

Latus's face turned gray, and he looked at Lin Qi tremblingly, almost fainting.

Princess Frey, who had just been so embarrassed to throw the blood-colored thorn flower to Lin Qi, turned red, and she shouted angrily, and a rich cyan aura suddenly rose from her body, and she grabbed Latus and Titian, and threw them into the water. Then she pointed at Lin Qi fiercely, and turned around angrily to leave. Along the way, several aristocratic youths came up to disturb her, but she was beaten with three punches and two kicks and fell to the ground.

"I, what's wrong with me?" Lin Qi looked blankly at Enzo who was standing beside him.

Enzo hurriedly took a few steps back, he shook his head vigorously, and shouted loudly to the countless nobles and people of the imperial capital on the dock: "I don't know this guy, really, I just recruited foreign aid in the vegetable field, and accidentally recruited him!

Many guards jumped into the water, and the wolf rescued Latus and Titian at the entrance of the dock, and the two stared at Lin Qi with murderous eyes, and howled hoarsely: "Lin Qi, you bastard, we have been harmed by you! Bastard, 10 million gold coins, is it comparable to a hair of Frey?"

Lin Qi spread out his hands, in his heart, a stunning beauty like Ya and Ling could barely compete with 100 million gold coins, but Fu Lei, although she also had a good appearance, she could compare to 10 million gold coins at most!

In the midst of this chaos, Stein, who was presiding over the actual combat drill, let out a loud shout, and the barges opened one after another and went down the river.

The actual combat drill has officially begun!