Chapter 014: The Parable of Advancement

Old Jan woke up before dinner, and it seemed as if he could regain his vitality by lying at Dr. Qom's for a few hours, but he still looked as if he had drunk several glasses of rum.

Yuri was worried about whether he had prepared enough curry rice, but to be honest, he didn't remember Dr. Qom extending an invitation to Zhan as well.

"I wish me good health!" Lao Zhan raised his glass on the table first, as if he was the owner of this clinic, regardless of Yuli's face flushing with anger.

"Good health, old Zhan. Doctor Qom was still so forgiving, but he had already replaced the liquid in Lao Zhan's cup with mint herbal tea, "And you, my little Qi Lang, I wish you a speedy recovery." ”

After applying the ointment, the swelling on Qi Lang's cheeks had subsided quite a bit, which made him smile more naturally: "Thank you, Dr. Coombe, this is my first time here for a family gathering, and it feels amazing!"

"You still have a chance, Ou Long. Lao Zhan rushed to accept the thanks for Dr. Coombe, but he still didn't bite Qi Lang's name very accurately. Before that, Qi Lang had spent almost two hours correcting him, but I don't know if his heart also affected his tongue, and Qi Lang has not been able to achieve any results.

"Doctor Qom is a good guy - thank you, Yuri, for handing me the mashed potatoes - I can guarantee that you won't find a good man like Doctor Qom in all of the Luman Empire. Lao Zhan's face was ruddy at this time, no one could have imagined that he almost passed away a few hours ago because he didn't come up in one breath.

"Yes, Lao Zhan, I don't have to go that far to know. Qi Lang looked at Lao Zhan, then turned his head to look at Doctor Coom, and nodded very hard. His expression when he spoke was not as exaggerated as Lao Zhan, but it was more heartfelt.

"Come on, Lao Zhan, your saliva is going to squirt on my plate. Yuri frowned and pulled the plate back, as if he wasn't going to touch the pot of mashed potatoes again.

"I'm sorry, Yuri, but it looks like I'm getting a little excited. Old Zhan wiped his mouth with his sleeve, "But who can be blamed for this? This can only be blamed on this young man named Ji Lang! He is so young and looks so full of vitality, I feel that I have been infected by the breath of youth, my dear Yuli!"

Zi Lang and Dr. Coombe glanced at each other and laughed secretly. It was very correct to keep Lao Zhan to eat together, and he made these simple meals feel like a lively meal.

"Old Zhan, I think I told you that Qi Lang is now a corporal of the Spiral Blade Army, right?" Doctor Qom didn't seem to avoid the disappearance of Lao Zhan's son, and it seemed that Lao Zhan really didn't care too much, "I know you must have something to point him in, and I'm a complete layman in this regard." ”

Qi Lang was very upset that Dr. Qom suddenly mentioned his matter, he knew that he owed Dr. Qom too much, three sils, more than a month of food, there should be ...... One life. But before he could politely decline, Lao Zhan had already opened the conversation.

"Hear me, Dr. Yuli Coombe knows my worth better than you do. Who knows more than I do, after all, I've cultivated a miracle, my Jamie!" Old Zhan poured the remaining half cup of mint herbal tea down his throat and smacked his lips as if it were spicy vodka, "but he went the wrong way, and I have to admit that he went the wrong way later." ”

"Uh, I'm sorry, old Zhan. Qi Lang began to worry about Lao Zhan's physical condition again, because he didn't seem to be breathing at all in the next two minutes after saying this, "Actually, I did a good job in the barracks." I may not be at the level of Xiao Zhan, but I believe that with my own efforts, I can still become a good Spiral Soldier. ”

"Very good, you are confident, Ou Long. Old Zhan came back to his senses, "Even though the color of your hair is ugly, I'm sorry, I have to say that Jamie's flaxen color is much prettier than you Orientals." But your self-confidence is very similar to his, and that's the key to success. ”

Although Lao Zhan mentioned his identity as an Oriental again, Qi Lang knew that he didn't have too much prejudice against himself, and he had noticed this when chatting in the afternoon. Like everyone else, Lao Zhan only had a mysterious sense of fear because he didn't understand, but he didn't use bad words to expel this fear, which was already something that made Qi Lang very satisfied.

"I'm guessing you're already familiar with the military hierarchy of our Luman Empire. Lao Zhan continued, "Soldiers, lieutenants, and colonels, right, Ou Long? My Jamie became a captain at the age of twenty-five, and he was in charge of more than 2,500 soldiers in three warbands, and who would dare not admit that it was a miracle?"

"Of course. Dr. Qom filled his glass, "It was thought that he would probably be the youngest officer in the Luman Empire." ”

"yes, that only sycophant William is going to pee his pants in fear. Old Zhan laughed, squirting saliva that wet a large piece of the table, and Qi Lang thought that Yuli might want to gag Lao Zhan's mouth with a towel, "But that's not the most important thing." I have known for a long time that as a military attachΓ©, you have to constantly improve your fighting rank. You know what I'm talking about, Au Long?"

Qi Lang scratched his head, to be honest, he really didn't know very well. Qi Lang had only heard something intermittently about the two days, the beginner warriors of Gurf and Felix, and he was suspected of being a middle-level warrior, nothing more. "Probably the soldiers' private hierarchy, right?" Qi Lang tried to reply.

"Looks like you're a layman. Dr. Coombe, you should let him come to you and learn how to be a doctor. Lao Zhan pursed his lips.

"I've tried, old Zhan. Dr. Coombe said with a smile, a look of regret on his face.

"That's the level of nature, kid, it's nature's assessment of your strength!" Lao Zhan turned to Qi Lang and said mysteriously, "As long as you choose to take up arms, your life will face unimaginable difficulties and challenges." You won't have any other way but to make yourself as strong as you can. ”

"But how is that measured?" Qi Lang began to be really intrigued, "I mean, since it is nature's assessment, could it be that big willow tree by the Eptree that informs me of what level I have reached?"

"Haha...... Ou Long, you are very imaginative, but you want to deviate. Lao Zhan stuffed a piece of fried salmon steak into his mouth and swallowed it in a hurry, "It's hotter, Yuli, I hope you can pay attention next time." Speaking of fire, I have come up with a more figurative explanation, which is like the coal is constantly heating up, and after a while, the blue flame starts to shake, and it wants to turn a hotter white. You can do it harder, and heck, it's done!"

Lao Zhan accidentally threw out the vegetable salad on the fork when he was "banging", and the sauce splashed all over Qi Lang and Yuli's faces. But Yuri was rare not to get angry, he just handed the towel to Qi Lang, and wiped his face with his sleeve. He was also attracted by Lao Zhan's words.

Qi Lang seemed to have understood something at this time, it was probably a gradual process from quantitative change to qualitative change. In his memory, he seemed to have heard similar talks, but it was too long ago, and he also put more attention on playing games with his friends at that time.

"In other words, as long as I keep practicing, there will be some kind of magical power to help me at that time, 'huh' all of a sudden?" When Qi Lang asked this, a little approval finally appeared on Lao Zhan's face, which had already begun to accumulate downward.

"It's a spirit stone!" Lao Zhan shouted, "That's the magical power of a spirit stone!" Thank God, although he almost destroyed everything with that disaster thousands of years ago, he left us a spirit stone!"

The spirit stones in Lao Zhan's mouth were no strangers to Qi Lang, and during his three years in the slave camp, his main job was to collect spirit stones. It was a transparent stone with a strange sheen, usually the size of an apricot kernel, and it looked beautiful, but to find it was to risk your life. Because they are usually found in the depths of volcanic caves, or in the corners of ruins that are extremely radiated.

The effect of this spirit stone on the soldiers was obviously the first to be discovered by many Western empires, because in Qi Lang's memory, when he was playing in the fields, he would occasionally see one or two of these beautiful stones scattered in the grass, but except for the girls who would wear them in strings and hang them around their necks, the boys would just use it as a slingshot, either to shoot birds, or to miss, and they didn't know where they flew.

"By the way, tell me, who is your training chief, Ji Lang?" It was probably this short silence that made Lao Zhan feel very uncomfortable, and he showed a cordial attitude at this time and took the initiative to ask Qi Lang the question.

"It's Lieutenant Quill. ”

"It's that muddy boy, I dare say you must have fallen into bad luck, Ou Long!" Lao Zhan laughed and shouted again, Qi Lang felt that there seemed to be some schadenfreude in his laughter, "But I admit that he has two hits." Quill is probably the closest to Jamie in the entire Eastern Warband of the Spiral Army, and has always been. But he's been chasing hard, and he probably doesn't approve of that, but I'm guessing he's only reached the rank of a beginner Douzun at most, and he's still one level away from my Jamie. ”

"What about Lieutenant Dodim?" Qi Lang couldn't help but ask, he sincerely hoped that Lieutenant Dodim, who had a greater sense of justice, would be stronger.

"Well, that Dodim ......" Old Zhan held his chin seriously and thought for a moment, "he doesn't seem to be bad." But seriously, I don't think he's a good fit to go the warrior route, because Jamie told me that he sometimes seems so soft-hearted to his enemies that he can't even bear to stick his sword into their bodies. The current job suits him better, but it's too busy for him to look up, and I don't think I've seen him in half a year. ”

"Oh, that's a shame. Qi Lang's disappointment was clear.

"What, do you still expect you to change instructors?" Lao Zhan was still grinning, although he seemed to want to come up with a comforting tone, Qi Lang felt that it was a waste of effort.

"I advise you to bear with it, don't mess with him!"