Dawn of a New Era-Chapter 589 - 563: Western Border Province
During dinner, Mrs. Chen suddenly mentioned, "Shou Yi, it’s time for you to find a partner!"
"Mom, I’m only nineteen, isn’t it too early?" Chen Shouyi said helplessly.
"Early? It’s not early at all. Now, marriage laws allow people to marry at eighteen. The sooner you find a partner and get married, the sooner you can have a few chubby sons. You don’t have to worry about it; we’ll help you take care of them!" Mrs. Chen said.
"He should find a partner," Chen Dawei also advised, "Last time, who was that again..."
"Song Tingting!" Mrs. Chen said.
"Yes, Song Tingting, she’s pretty and has a good temperament."
Considering that their son often performs dangerous tasks, if anything were to happen... it would be good at least to have some sense of continuation, and the Chen family would have descendants.
Chen Xingyue, sitting nearby, felt uneasy as she listened, focusing on her meal and fearing to be dragged into the conversation, as she was seventeen and already of legal marriage age for women now.
However, she had no intention of marrying and having children so early.
The thought of it was terrifying!
Chen Shouyi felt a headache coming on, wondering why they were discussing this: "Let’s talk about it in a few years. Oh, by the way, Dad, Mom, I need to go out for a while soon."
The atmosphere suddenly became quiet.
"Why another mission? You’ve only been here for a little over a month!" Mrs. Chen’s smile instantly faded, her face full of worry.
"Yes, just a small matter." Chen Shouyi picked up a piece of meat and put it into his mouth, mumbling indistinctly, "Nothing dangerous!"
"How long will you be away?" Chen Dawei asked.
"Not sure yet," Chen Shouyi replied.
Since the last assassination attempt, the Great Xia Country had accelerated its war preparations. Now, on the border of the Western Border Province, the military forces of both sides were confronting each other, and war was imminent.
The God of Light, an awe-inspiring deity occupying most of Central Asia and the Middle East, had its territory extending to the European Union in the west, bordering the Great Xia Country in the east, and standing against Lucy Country in the north. Its formidable forces had the European Union retreating steadily, suffering heavy casualties, barely holding the situation together.
This war’s duration is entirely unpredictable; it could end in one or two months like last time if smooth, or it might drag on for a year or two.
"When are you leaving?" Chen Dawei asked.
"Right after dinner!" Chen Shouyi replied.
"So soon!" Mrs. Chen said, concerned.
Chen Shouyi nodded.
The mood turned somber after that.
After quickly finishing dinner, Chen Shouyi went to his bedroom, packed his luggage, and went downstairs.
"Remember to call every day." Mrs. Chen said as she, along with his father and sister, saw him off to the gate.
"Brother, be safe!" Chen Xingyue said.
"Got it, you all should go back." Chen Shouyi turned and said.
...
It was night.
At the military airport in Hedong City, a massive transport plane sped up on the runway before taking off slowly, heading into the distance.
Hedong was more than three thousand kilometers from the Western Border Province, and no helicopter could reach such a distant location in one journey.
The transport plane flew for five to six hours, reaching the Western Border Province by dawn.
After landing at the airport, they swapped several vehicles, finally arriving at the operations command center around noon.
An underground defense base, concealed from view.
...
"General Manager Chen, hello hello, I’m honored to meet you at last."
"It’s such a relief that you’re here."
"Your exploits in killing the God of Blood are truly inspiring!"
Upon Chen Shouyi’s arrival, several high-ranking officials who received the news almost swarmed in to greet him. His reputation preceded him, akin to that of a True God, and a Godslaying Level powerhouse like a living nuclear weapon.
Just his presence here could increase the morale of the frontline troops significantly.
Chen Shouyi shook hands with them one by one, modestly saying, "It’s all just undeserved fame; you’re all too kind with your praises."
"Oh, no, General Manager Chen, you’re too modest. When I first heard about the achievement, I couldn’t believe it and thought it might be false. But upon hearing it was the Martial Arts Grandmaster, the creator of the Chen Clan’s martial art cultivation method, I slapped my thigh and thought, of course, if anyone in this world could wield such power, it would be you, General Manager Chen."
The group of people stared blankly at the political commissar, then at the smiling Chen Shouyi.
Thinking to themselves, truly worthy of being the political commissar.
What he said was simply... impeccable.
...
After settling into his temporary residence, Chen Shouyi wandered around the base accompanied by a young female officer.
"This is the mess hall, open 24 hours. You must be hungry after the journey. Why not have a quick bite?"
"No, no need!" Chen Shouyi quickly declined.
Besides eating at home at night, he rarely ate meals now, mostly consuming Divine Flesh instead.
Just as he was speaking, the curtain was lifted, and someone walked out of the mess hall:
"Director Ye, you’re here too?"
Ye Zong, upon seeing Chen Shouyi, initially intended to keep his head down and quickly walk past, pretending not to see him, but he was recognized anyway.
"Ah, it’s Chen Shouyi, when did you arrive?" Ye Zong quickly smiled. As a senior surpassed by what used to be a nameless junior, he felt somewhat embarrassed facing this rising star.
"Not long ago, haven’t seen you in a while." Chen Shouyi warmly greeted.
"I’ve often heard about you," Ye Zong smiled. In the past half-year, news about this person never ceased, appearing in the People’s Daily every now and then, to the point his ears were worn out.
Nowadays, no one even mentions him as the strongest in Great Xia Country anymore.
Yet, for him, these are merely names on reputation.
He doesn’t care much about it at all.
"Alas, the burden of fame. I can’t even find time to train properly anymore," Chen Shouyi humbly remarked.
Ye Zong: ...
"Well, fame indeed isn’t necessarily a good thing. Martial artists need first to maintain calm and focus, and too many mundane affairs can easily disrupt cultivation!" Ye Zong agreed.
"Yes, lately my training progress has been slow; I’ve been at a standstill for over a month," Chen Shouyi admitted with a nod.
Does a standstill for over a month even count? Ye Zong opened his mouth slightly, suddenly feeling very tired: "Well, I still have some things to take care of now, so I’ll have to leave you. We’ll exchange notes when there’s time!"
"Of course!" Chen Shouyi said.
Ye Zong patted his shoulder and quickly left.
...
Chen Shouyi wandered around the base before returning to his assigned room.
He couldn’t be bothered to deal with the silly adorable Shell Lady.
Sitting on the bed, he opened the attribute panel.
Strength: 19.9
Agility: 19.9
Constitution: 19.9
Intelligence: 19.9
Perception: 19.9
Willpower: 19.2
Energy Accumulation: 7.01
Faith Value: 4230.3
He looked at the 4230.3 Faith Value points, hesitating on where to invest them.
If added to the Giant Battle Body, it would only increase the progress by 4%.
If invested in air control, it could enhance it by 40%.
One increases by 4%, another by 40%; one is a super talent ability, the other an advanced talent ability, making it a tough decision.
Chen Shouyi pondered for a long time.
Finally, he decided to allocate four thousand Faith Value points to the "Giant Battle Body."
The Giant Battle Body represents defense, strength, and combat capability. Even if he could not beat his opponent, he could withstand a few hits and survive for... a fraction of a second longer.
Meanwhile, the air control’s restraining ability doesn’t work well against Divine Power.
For example, the God of Blood from last time was surrounded by strong Divine Power.
The surrounding magnetic field, gravity, matter, including air, all bent to the deity’s will, making the deity the sovereign within a certain range.
Air imprisonment might slightly interfere with a Demigod with minimal Divine Power.
But attempting to obstruct a True God would clearly be inadequate, likely collapsing almost instantly under the influence of Divine Power.
Perhaps a qualitative change would only happen at the super level.
Given this, it’s better to invest in the Giant Battle Body.
A surge of heat flickered inside him.
Dark markings reappeared on his body surface, accompanied by countless tiny threads of arc electricity dancing across his skin.
Emitting "popping" sounds.
After half a minute.
The heat gradually faded away.
On the attribute panel, the original Giant Battle Body (Super): 3.01%
had already turned into:
Giant Battle Body (Super): 7.01%
