Chapter 148: Hey, I...

"Heh-ha!"

"Ura-ura-ura..."

"Aaaahhh!!!"

Strange sounds echoed across the entire training field, as everyone who had put on the wristbands seemed to simultaneously transform into acrobats, performing bizarre stunts in the open space.

Front flips, back flips, one-handed handstands, inverted hooks, Thomas full spins, goat-legged leaps...

What was once a standard training camp had suddenly turned into a large circus.

Lin QiYe couldn't help but twitch his lips, hesitating for a moment before slowly putting on his own wristband.

The moment the wristband closed, a strong current surged through his body. Caught off guard, every muscle in his body involuntarily contracted...

Thus, Lin QiYe unexpectedly performed a front flip!

Just as he was about to flip again, Lin QiYe channeled his spiritual power into his body, barely counteracting the current, and managed to stop himself, stabilizing his position.

But just as the instructor had warned, the intensity of the current was constantly changing. Lin QiYe had to stay alert, constantly adjusting his spiritual power to match the fluctuation of the current.

"This is harder than I imagined..." Lin QiYe sighed.

The instructor on the stage looked down at the chaotic scene below. His lips twitched as he tried to stifle a laugh before nodding and calmly commenting:

"Well... looks like there are even more people flipping this year compared to the past."

Among the more than two hundred new recruits in the camp, there were very few like Lin QiYe and Cao Yuan who stopped after just one flip—only about twenty or so. The rest of the recruits had to flip at least ten times before figuring out the trick, panting heavily as they finally came to a stop.

The remaining recruits were still flipping.

It had to be said, seeing nearly a hundred recruits in military uniforms, all synchronizing their backflips in unison on the training field, was quite a sight.

The instructor seemed unable to hold back any longer, waving his hand.

"Dismissed! Go eat!"

In fact, for the recruits, the dismissal barely mattered. Under the influence of the acrobatics-inducing wristbands, their ranks had long since broken down, and the most vigorous flipper had already reached the cafeteria entrance.

The recruits who had regained their composure were carefully channeling their spiritual power as they slowly made their way toward the cafeteria, their movements cautious as if they all collectively had hemorrhoids.

However, some recruits, driven by their hunger, simply let go and started flipping as fast as they could, heading straight for the cafeteria.

Soon after, Lin QiYe and Cao Yuan stood at the food counter.

"Why aren't you eating?" Lin QiYe asked, puzzled, as he picked up a piece of meat and looked at the pale-faced Bai Li Pàngpàng standing beside him. "Aren't you hungry?"

"Hungry," Bai Li Pàngpàng swallowed, staring longingly at the food, "but I'm afraid I won't be able to control myself..."

As soon as the words left his mouth, he seemed to be unable to resist the temptation, and lightning-fast, he grabbed a piece of meat and shoved it into his mouth...

Swish—!

Bai Li Pàngpàng suddenly performed a backflip, and the piece of meat dropped onto the floor with a thud.

Bai Li Pàngpàng: (?﹏?)

Thankfully, the cafeteria tables had no chairs, and everyone stood while eating. Otherwise, if he had flipped like that while seated, the whole table would've been overturned.

Hiss... Could it be that the cafeteria was designed this way for this very reason?!

"Is it really that hard? I think it's not bad," Cao Yuan said casually, picking up a piece of meat and chewing it with a few satisfied smacks of his lips. "Hmm, the meat tastes really good today."

Bai Li Pàngpàng stood there looking wronged, his eyes almost watery as he looked at Lin QiYe...

"Feed me..." he said pitifully.

Lin QiYe sighed helplessly, bending down to pick up the piece of meat from the floor and stuffed it into Bai Li Pàngpàng's mouth.

Lin QiYe seemed to transform into Bai Li Pàngpàng's strict but loving mother, feeding him one bite at a time. Whenever Bai Li Pàngpàng was happy, he would occasionally perform another backflip to cheer up Lin QiYe.

Lin QiYe: (???_??)

No comparison, no harm. In fact, it wasn't just Lin QiYe and his table doing this...

Shen Qingzhu stood by the cafeteria table, one hand on his forehead, watching helplessly as his three lackeys—Deng Wei, Li Jia, and Li Liang—kept performing backflips. He sighed deeply.

"Shen Bro, I'm hungry~"

"Shen Bro, Shen Bro... I want to eat!"

"Uh, cough-cough, Shen Bro... could you feed us...?"

Shen Qingzhu took a deep breath, grabbed a set of chopsticks, and marched toward the three, his expression turning fierce.

"Goddamn it, settle down... one at a time!!"

Knock-knock-knock—

"Come in."

The door to the Chief Instructor's office opened slowly, and Yuan Gang raised his head. Seeing the young man walk in, his brow lifted slightly.

"It's you?"

Lin QiYe walked up to the desk and saluted.

"Report! I have something I want to discuss with you."

Yuan Gang nodded slightly, putting away the documents on his desk. "Sit down and talk."

Lin QiYe sat down in the chair opposite Yuan Gang, hesitated for a moment, and then took out a silver badge from his pocket and placed it on the desk.

Yuan Gang's eyes narrowed slightly upon seeing the badge.

"A Forbidden Object?"

"Yes," Lin QiYe nodded. "This is a trophy I obtained during the holiday, after fighting a group of Believers. It seems to be a Forbidden Ruin called Blood Boiling."

"Sequence 209, Blood Boiling..." Yuan Gang nodded, looking at Lin QiYe as if he understood his intention. "You want to turn this in?"

"If I turn it in..." Lin QiYe asked cautiously, "What will I get in exchange?"

"The Night Watch's Forbidden Object reserves aren't plentiful," Yuan Gang explained. "Although Blood Boiling isn't classified as a high-risk Forbidden Ruin, it can still prove useful in certain situations. If you turn it in, you should be able to get some merit points or cash, depending on what you want."

"Cash? How much?"

"At market value, around two million."

Lin QiYe gasped in surprise!

This Forbidden Object came from a corpse of a scorpion, and to be honest, Lin QiYe didn't really like it. Its practical use wasn't much, and he'd been planning to dispose of it for a while.

But when it came to handling Forbidden Objects, Lin QiYe didn't know how to assess their value, nor did he know where to sell them. Even if he found a black market for Forbidden Objects, he didn't have the time to look for a suitable buyer...

After thinking it over, he felt that turning it in to the Night Watch was the safest and most reliable option, plus he could immediately get something in return.

Lin QiYe pondered for a moment before slowly speaking:

"I'll turn in this Forbidden Object. As for the exchange, two million in cash should be fine."

"But I'd also like to know something."

"What is it?"

"Information about Chen Muye and Wu Xiangnan," Lin QiYe said calmly. "I want to know, what exactly happened to them in the past?"