Transmigrated into a Grandpa, Embracing the Laid-Back Life

Chapter 286: Earth Vein Anomaly and Remnant Array

Su Ming took the token, its touch warm and smooth.

One thousand military merit points.

In the rear, one would have to complete ten tedious formation plate repair tasks to earn this much.

Walking out of the command post, the wind outside seemed even stronger.

Zhao Tiji walked ahead, remaining silent the entire way.

Only when they returned to the third squad's defense sector did he stop, turn around, and look at Su Ming.

His rock-like, cold, and hard face held a somewhat complex expression.

"Just now in front of the Commandant, you didn't shirk responsibility, nor did you claim credit for being the one who discovered it," Zhao Tiji said in a muffled voice.

Su Ming smiled, straightening his wind-ruffled robe hem. "I'm a soldier brought up by the squad leader. The squad leader's oversight is my dereliction of duty. Fixing it was just our squad's good luck."

This was the wisdom of the "Way of Survival."In the workplace, especially on a battlefield where death could come at any moment, stepping on your superior to climb higher was the dumbest move.

Giving face to your superior while pocketing the actual benefits (military merit) for yourself was the strategy for long-term survival.

Zhao Tiji stared at Su Ming for a long moment, then suddenly grinned, the scar on his face twisting with the motion, making him look somewhat ferocious, yet also adding a touch of sincerity.

He extended his large, palm-fan-like hand and gave Su Ming's shoulder a heavy pat.

"You, kid, you're alright."

Zhao Tiji's voice no longer carried the explosive edge it had before. "Don't call me 'squad leader' anymore. In private, call me Brother Zhao. On this stretch of wall, as long as Brother Zhao still has a breath in him, no one will be able to lay a finger on you, Brother Su."

Su Ming swayed from the pat, grimacing as he rubbed his shoulder.

"Then, many thanks, Brother Zhao."

In his Consciousness Sea, Lin Yu clicked his tongue in admiration. "Not bad, disciple. That move of 'returning good for evil' was played smoothly. Now you've firmly established your footing within this small group."

Su Ming watched Zhao Tiji's retreating back, his gaze clear.

"This isn't about playing tricks," Su Ming said inwardly. "In a place like this, having one more comrade willing to take a blade for you is more useful than having one more magical implement."

his grip on the military merit token

points short of

road ahead is long

Su! What are you spacing out for? Chow time!" Zhao Tiji's booming voice came from afar. "There's second-tier savage beef today! If you're late, you won't even

"Coming!"

responded

......

Number Seven in the Bing District were black, a hue born from years of erosion by the earth vein's

scraping against that precarious, shimmering curtain. Inside the stone house, a heavy chill permeated the air. Even with warmth-preservation

table, a flickering oil lamp

finger lightly resting on the edge of a

his fingertip, a pale yellow sensing talisman transmitted

"Thump... thump-thump... thump..."

directly through his finger bones, striking

hundred and thirty-seventh

mind, his brow furrowing almost imperceptibly. "The frequency has changed. Earlier in the night, it was three long, one short. Now it's two short, one rapid, and the epicenter's location has shifted about thirty zhang towards the 'Celestial Pivot

Yu's figure hovered mid-air, holding a non-existent, illusory notebook, scribbling

an earth vein shifts, it's a grand, sweeping movement, like a person

at the foundation," Su Ming finished the

Border Strange Tales Record' from the Scripture Depository, there's a type of low-tier demon beast called the 'Earth-Devouring Hog' that loves to

Ming slowly withdrew his finger, rubbing

at the flickering oil lamp. "Individually, these creatures aren't scary. What's terrifying is them swarming together to hollow out the foundation underground. If a beast tide arrives one day, and fighting erupts above while the ground

Su Ming

slip from his robe and meticulously inscribed the vibration frequency, location, and intensity he

"This is evidence."

it. They

doing this, he turned his gaze to

Lost Trace

smooth, emitting a faint glow. In

and

breath, adjusted his sitting posture,

had a spare moment, he would immerse his

time, the result was

"Let's begin."

divine sense poured forth like quicksilver, instantly penetrating the

his