Published: February 13, 2025
"What's going on? Did those guys leave?"
"Didn’t they say anything when they left?"
"Indeed, they didn’t say a word. Damn it, I’ve had enough! Back when we were under Lord Ling, the training was tough, but we knew what our goal was. We didn’t have to worry about our families being left helpless if we got injured or died. If we achieved merits, there were rewards, and promotion paths were clear. But look at what we have now—every day is just pointless training, unscientific and chaotic, as if the only purpose is to exhaust our energy."
"Shut up! Don't speak carelessly, do you want to die?"
The one speaking behind was their hundred-person commander.
But everyone understood, what the hundred-person commander said was just talk; after a few drinks, his complaints were louder than anyone else's.
At this moment in the Bronze Camp, the camp was new, the training grounds were new, food, living supplies, and training equipment were fully supplied. If there was anything worse compared to before, it was the stagnation in weaponry and equipment, which had even slightly regressed.
Despite such a good environment, every warrior in the Bronze Camp was unhappy.
They felt that their current situation was all thanks to Lord Ling, who had created a brand new environment for the Bronze Camp, but the clan did not acknowledge this at all.
They had heard that Lord Ling had established the Cloud Summit Manor outside the city, and they were eager to visit, but clan rules were hard to break, leaving them stuck in the camp for arduous training.
Later, more powerful experts appeared in the clan. They had heard of these individuals, all elites from the clan leader's guard, and the warriors of the Bronze Camp were initially quite pleased with these people.
But for some reason, during this phase, these powerful experts kept coming to meddle in their training. Deputy Commander Zhong Hongke and others strongly opposed this, but on one hand, this was a clan order that could not be disobeyed, and on the other hand, they could not overpower these experts. So, in anger, Zhong Hongke led all the thousand-person commanders to directly quit, citing sickness.
However, before they left, they still comforted the now eleven thousand-person teams in the entire camp, urging them to train well.
Everyone knew that this was to prevent them from being punished along with their commanders. At the same time, it was clear that the commanders not working was just a matter of a few dozen people, and looking at Lord Ling's side and the contributions of these people over the past year, even if they were penalized, it wouldn’t be too severe.
But if the entire Bronze Camp adopted a stance of resistance against the clan, things could escalate, and they might face serious consequences.
Yet, even so, there was a growing resentment accumulating within the Bronze Camp. This resentment began when Lord Ling was forced away, rapidly accumulating as the rifts between them widened, and with the chaos of training now, this resentment had built up significantly, reaching the brink of explosion.
The hundred-person commanders still present were worried every moment that the people here might lose control of themselves. Fortunately, today, these meddling powerful experts left together for some unknown reason, which relieved the hundred-person commander in charge and a few worried deputy commanders who ran back to check on the camp.
It's always good to avoid accumulating resentment, even if just for a day.
Over ten thousand people sat in the training ground, with quite a few logistics personnel coming over to collect and tally damaged training equipment and supplies, everything orderly.
These were habits left behind from when Lord Ling was present.
After a while, the Light Gate of the training ground opened, and a group of people walked in, instantly silencing the entire training ground, followed by cheers and excitement.
Zhong Hongke waved to stop the excited warriors wanting to crowd around, then told his subordinates, "Wait a moment, something might happen in the clan, and your task is to... stay here."