The Golden Page(I)

"I asked him to join the mission." Wei Tian's cold and domineering voice sounded in their ears.

Wei Ren turned around. Wei Tian was standing like a towering pillar behind him.

"Wei Chen is Wei Gao's son. They both have the Darkness attribute, which makes them perfect for sneak attacks and spying. Moreover he is your cousin. It is good to have someone on the battlefield who shares your blood. He has reached the fifth stage of Qi Streams at such a young age, so he will be able to protect you." Wei Tian praised Wei Chen without holding back.

Although the latter looked like a weak and shy teenager, Wei Chen must be really talented to make Wei Tian praise him so much.

Wei Tian's praise made him blush even more.

As they were speaking, one of the General's Guards at the entrance came in and knelt on one knee before saying, "Lieutenant Liu Xin of the 39th Platoon seeks you, your lordship."

"Send him in."

The guard left. Four people entered as soon as he left.

The one leading them was a short man. He strode in with confidence and knelt before the General.

"Rise." Wei Tian ordered him and his fellows to rise before they could even say anything. He truly hated these formal greetings. It was a complete waste of time.

"Lieutenant Xin and the three Han brothers will be accompanying you in this mission." Wei Tian spoke coldly.

This short man was the Lieutenant that Wei Ren saw when he returned from the Royal City.

"General Ren, Young Master Chen, Liu Xin pays his respects."

Wei Ren and Wei Chen both nodded. The three Han brothers standing behind Liu Xin looked at Wei Ren with fervent eyes.

Wei Ren expected this from the beginning. His identity must be known to every soldier. Even the armies of the Golden Crow Kingdom might know his true identity now.

"Lieutenant Xin, please tell us about the mission." Wei Ren saw that Wei Chen was too shy to say anything. So he took the initiative.

"Yes, General. The goal of the mission is to infiltrate the Minor Base of the Golden Crow Military. Our Intel Team has found that the enemy is planning to use their mysterious venom in the battlefield on full scale. We have to find whether this information is true or false and slo gather any extra clues we can find about their plans. Since we are just infiltrating with a small team, any type of contact with the enemy is prohibited. Our main motive is to stay as hidden as possible. I have been on missions like this before, so I was given the opportunity to lead this team. I picked the three Han brothers considering the nature of our endeavour. The three Han brothers are proficient in many types of battle formations. We will venture into the enemy territory under their Aura Cloaking Formation to hide our movements."

Wei Ren listened carefully. Even though he was the weakest in their team, he still had his tactical skills.

"When do we leave?" Wei Chen who had been silent the whole time asked this question.

"Right now. It is still dark, so we should be able to reach the first dune belt by the morning. After that we will have to conceal ourselves. We will wait for sunset and then continue our journey. The Aura Cloaking Formation works best during nighttime."

"The Minor Base of the Golden Crow Military is in the second Dune Belt. The maximum number of troops that are stationed at this base never exceeds one thousand. I am thinking there will be at least two River Expansion experts and five to six River Formation experts. Rest will be Qi Streams Experts." Wei Ren was very familiar with the geographical factors as well as the forces stationed in the enemy territory.

"Hmm. Your team's battle prowess is enough to invade and return safely as long as no mistakes are made." Wei Tian nodded in agreement with Wei Ren.

Liu Xin smiled lightly when he heard Wei Ren. Even though Wei Ren was at the Third Stage of Qi Streams, he could still help in the mission with his strategies. With the Devil General's cunning ideas, they would definitely succeed

"Depart right now. The sun will be up soon. Remember this mission is very important. The lives of your fellow brothers depends on the intel you retrieve." Wei Tian waved his sleeve and ordered them with his dominating aura.

"YES, SIR!"

They all yelled in unison.

After leaving Wei Tian's tent they went straight to the Blue Rose Border Wall.

The wall looked even taller when looked at from the bottom. It covered half of the sky.

Wei Ren looked at the tall wall solemnly. This wall protected his kingdom. Its grandeur and the majesty made him feel a sense of safety.

Their party reached a giant door. It was atleast a hundred meters tall. Ever since Wei Shan conqured this kingdom, this door has never been used. A smaller gate is used by the soldiers to enter the battlefield.

They waited as the small door was opened for their departure. A group of two dozen soldiers guarded this small gate.

Suddenly Liu Xin turned around and looked at them.

"A hundred soldiers have fallen because of this wretched venom that the Golden Crow Kingdom is using. I know more than half of them. Some of them have even shed their blood for me. This mission might seem easy, but I want everyone to keep it in their mind that lives of thousands of lives depend on this mission. The Heavy Armoured Infantry has been facing the bastards of the Golden Crow Kingdom without any protection from the venom. We stay away from the danger and they risk their lives every day. This mission is for our brothers and Rose." Liu Xin was red with anger by the time he finished.

"Wei Yu is also in the Heavy Armoured Infantry…" Wei Ren was reminded about his rival cousin.

Even though they had hatred between them, it didn't mean he wished bad things for Wei Yu. He was still his blood and flesh.

Wei Ren, Wei Chen and the Han brothers, all looked equally hungry for battle.

They passed through the small gate.

The scene on the other side of the door left them speechless.

A desolate and wretched desert awaited them. A few dying trees and plants could be seen but nothing else.

"This is the territory of Golden Crow Kingdom." The youngest of the three Han Brothers said in a sharp voice.

The three Han brothers were three chubby men. The Eldest one was in his fifties and the youngest in his late thirties. But they can't be judged by their appearances. All three of them were at the River Formation stage!

Even a hundred Wei Rens would be killed in an instant by a River Formation expert. The difference in power was like heaven and earth.

The reason behind this huge gap of strength was the Qi River that flows in a River Formation expert. After reaching the Ninth Stage of Qi Streams. One must merge all of the nine streams into one giant river.

A substantial quantitative change happens in one's Elemental Qi at this stage. With this huge amount of Qi, a cultivator can finally lift himself up into the sky. Although he or she still needs to use a flying sword or other flying vessel to soar into the sky, it is still enough to make every Qi Streams Expert thirst for this kind of power.

But flying in the Golden Crow Kingdom's territory is the easiest way to get killed. They would be easily detected by the enemy if they weere to fly on their swords. Wei Ren and the others have to travel on foot to reach their destiny.

After travelling for five hundred kilometres they would reach the first Dune Belt of the Golden Crow Desert.

There are three of these Dune Belts. If one were to cross all three of them, they would enter the deepest parts of the Kingdom.

The whole Kingdom has sand dunes surrounding it from all sides. The first Dune belt has the least amount of Military Posts. So it will be easy for them to sneak past the forces. But as soon as they cross the second Dune belt, they will have to become extra cautious.