Chapter Six, The Dawn of the Empire

Time flies just like that; a month seems to pass in the blink of an eye

With a grand gesture, Longhai signaled, and several strong men approached, distributing a new textbook to each child.

Long Hai appeared before the children, his gaze sweeping coldly across them, his single eye seeming to grow even more menacing. However, all the children bravely met Long Hai's gaze, showing no fear. These children, after a year of hellish training, had long since forged a heart that was brave, or perhaps one that was numb.

There are clearly many children like Qianye. Therefore, by the end of the second night of training, the vast majority of the children were forcing themselves to stay awake, desperately trying to memorize one incomprehensible character after another

Now is the time for you to pay the price for underestimating my course! This beautiful lady spoke gently, and then surprisingly took up a whip, striking down hard on the child who failed the exam, her strength even surpassing that of Long Hai by a few degrees

Qian Ye knows that this beautiful teacher is even more ruthless than Long Hai

When Qianye returned to the dormitory late at night, he was equally exhausted, as if he were about to fall apart. As soon as he got into bed, he fell asleep, and it was not until the next morning that he was awakened by the piercing sound of the alarm, at which point he remembered that he had not memorized a single word.

The cover of the textbook bears the three large characters "Bing Fa Jue," with a vigorous brushstroke, each stroke sharp as a blade, resembling a sword! Qian Ye looked at it and unexpectedly felt a kind of stinging sensation.

Qian Ye's physique has made remarkable progress, growing a full 10 centimeters in just six months. In addition to the rigorous yet scientific training, the diet at the training camp has also been crucial

The ten lashes are an exceedingly severe punishment; right before Qian Ye's eyes, two children were actually beaten to death with ten lashes!

Longhai walked back and forth in front of the group, the thunderous sounds continuously bombarding the children's ears: "In the coming years, you will truly begin your training! You will cultivate the original force! You will learn the most direct, the most effective killing techniques, and you will have the opportunity to personally eliminate every kind of dark race. Of course, you also have a great chance of being killed by them. So, pray, little ones! Lastly, I can tell you that among those standing here today, less than one-fourth of you will be lucky enough to leave here alive."

This examination has made Qianye and all the children firmly remember that literacy and physical exercise are equally important

No matter how slim the chances may be, as long as they exist, Qian Ye will wholeheartedly strive for them. Without this resilience and focus, he, young and deeply wounded, would have long since turned to dust in the landfill

Zhang Jing left, and when Qian Ye left the classroom, he had a literacy textbook in hand. In the following month, he had to memorize one thousand commonly used characters in order to pass Zhang Jing's exam. The consequence of failing the exam, however, was to be beaten with ten lashes!

Because Qianye suddenly realized that among all the people around him, there were actually fewer than thirty familiar faces! Of the initial one hundred children, more than half had already permanently left this world

Life has returned to its original course

Zhang Jing observed the changes in the children's expressions and coldly remarked: "Do not think that being cannon fodder is a derogatory term! In reality, how many people wish to be cannon fodder but lack the qualification! Only when you survive and walk out of here completely can you be considered qualified cannon fodder! Next, you need to cultivate a complete Force Tide within three months, and then ignite the first Force Node within a year! If you cannot accomplish this..."

The food provided to the children contains a large amount of nutritious ingredients, some of which are sourced directly from dark races. Additionally, a small amount of m.hetushu.com special medicine is added to the soup every day, which can quickly stimulate the body's potential

When Qianye had spent a full year in the training camp, all the children were suddenly gathered together on this day, lined up in the schoolyard, waiting for instructions

After a long pause, Long Hai revealed a meaningful smile: "The good news is that you have all received preliminary recognition and will be seriously trained, no longer punished for minor issues. Of course, the consequences of violating prohibitions remain the same. The bad news is that you will find that the real training only begins now"

The elimination rate of the Underworld Training Camp is extremely high; it is said that only one in a hundred can walk out of here. Therefore, the resources spent on the 99 individuals who are eliminated are essentially wasted. After investing such significant resources in their training, are they ultimately given a technique meant for cannon fodder?

Zhang Jing suddenly licked her lips and said softly, "That will surely result in punishment..."

Indeed, for twelve hundred years, the dark races and humans have never ceased their wars, with conflicts occurring on every continent and in every region where borders intersect. For centuries, hatred and blood have flowed everywhere, omnipresent. Among the many battlefields, the Domain of Eternal Night is not particularly special, and is even one of the least regarded.

While waiting, Qianye suddenly felt a strong urge to look around, even though such a small action could likely provoke a beating

Longhai was very satisfied, saying: "Not bad! After eliminating the dregs, what remains is finally acceptable. However..."

Upon hearing this, Qianye suddenly shivered. He had never left the garbage dump since he could remember, but he occasionally heard those strong adults boast about how the dark races were like. It turned out that those were not mere legends, but the reality of darkness and bloodshed

A total of eleven individuals were unable to pass Zhang Jing's examination.

Qianye awaited Zhang Jing's second class. Before the class, there was an examination. During the lengthy one and a half hours, Qianye wrote down one thousand five hundred characters, which represented his achievements over the past month

When Qian Ye reluctantly memorized the fiftieth character, he finally could not hold on any longer and collapsed onto the bed, then fell asleep

There are many who share the same thoughts as Qianye

Upon hearing her evaluation, Qianye was quite surprised

Zhang Jing pushed up her glasses, and her swollen chest heaved violently with this slight movement

As she wrote these four characters, Zhang Jing became unusually serious and solemn, even her voice took on a heavy tone: "The dawn of war has ended for twelve hundred years..."

This is the cultivation technique! It is the key that distinguishes mortals from those with abilities. Holding this military strategy manual, a sudden feeling arose in the young heart of Qianye; his fate would be changed because of this thin little book

He subtly and quickly glanced to the left and right, then seized the moment when the instructor turned away, swiftly looked back, and immediately returned to a normal standing posture. Such a simple action, yet it made his heart race uncontrollably

In the Dawn War, the human race mobilized all available forces; this was the ultimate confrontation of the Dawn Primordial Force, the blazing Black Stone, the surging energy steam, the roaring firearms, the massive and crude machinery, and the Dark Primordial Force

Time has passed unknowingly, and in the blink of an eye, it has been half a year.

In this protracted and intermittent battle of fate that lasted for over 100 years, the awakened human race paid an extremely heavy price, with the total population reduced to only one-tenth of what it was before the war. However, they ultimately defeated the dark races, thus freeing themselves from the fates of slavery, vassalage, and livestock. They expelled the dark races from the Realm of Eternal Night and established the first empire dominated by humans: Qin www.hetushucomcom. They expelled the dark races from the Realm of Eternal Night and established the first empire dominated by humans: Qin www.hetushucomcom

When Chiya and the children around her numbered less than fifty, they welcomed a new group of companions. The newly arrived children varied in age, totaling more than fifty. Their only commonality with Chiya was that their physical qualities were roughly comparable.

The Dawn War is not an end, but a beginning. Over the course of one thousand two hundred years, the human race gradually occupied four new continents in the lower and middle realms, and began to gaze upon the upper continent. The Great Qin Empire officially relocated its capital, taking most of the noble families with it to the new continent, and more human nations began to emerge one after another.

It was not until this moment that Qianye truly understood the real meaning of the phrase "Welcome to Hell" at the mouth of the valley

Half a year later, only fifty companions remained by Qianye's side. They welcomed a new batch of companions. At this moment, Qianye realized that he and the one hundred people around him constituted a unit. Whenever the number was reduced to half, new members would be added to restore the count to one hundred. The principle for supplementation was that the newcomers should possess similar strength.

At the end of this class, Qianye felt a heavy weight in her heart, filled with an indescribable sense of something. The other children shared a similar feeling. They were still young and did not yet understand the profound weight of history. However, as soon as they left the classroom, the children immediately dashed towards the training ground, for if they arrived late, they would face three lashes.

However, when Zhang Jing spoke about these matters, his expression and tone made him even colder; it was a kind of indifferent calmness

The last sentence was heavy, yet Qian Ye did not take it to heart. He had already learned not to worry about things beyond his control

This decisive battle of fate is known in human history as the Dawn War. It was after this war that humanity, which had long lived in eternal night, first witnessed the dawn. The primordial force that people initially awakened was also defined as belonging to the side of dawn. Marking the boundary of this war, the two major factions of Eternal Night and Dawn were officially formed.

The children were led into the classroom, and surprisingly, the one who stepped onto the podium to teach the art of warfare was Zhang Jing. It seems that beneath her beautiful exterior lies extraordinary strength. Qian Ye had actually noticed that Long Hai never got too close to Zhang Jing, maintaining a distance of about five meters. Now he suddenly understood that it was due to caution.

Among all the children, Qianye ranks fifth in academic performance. The top four are all scions of noble families, who have been reading and writing since childhood. Among the children who have never learned to read, Qianye is undoubtedly in first place. Following him, there are three other children from prestigious families who also learned to read at a young age.

This military strategy is a technique specifically designed for cannon fodder

Zhang Jing called in two burly men and instructed them to drag out the two children who had already become motionless. Then, without changing her expression, she wrote four large characters on the blackboard: "Dawn of War"

Over the past year, although the survival in the training camp has been more brutal than a garbage dump, it can still be considered a normal society. Through the extremely limited interactions among the trainees, Qianye has gained some common knowledge about life and has naturally noticed that the training camp has invested considerable resources in them

However, the subsequent training sessions did not slow down due to the children's need to recognize characters; the volume and duration of training remained unchanged.

The Dawn War took place in the Eternal Night Continent, the lowest layer of the world, which is also the original habitat for the human race, where they thrived and grew increasingly stronger.

Now, Qianye has come to realize that in the Underworld Training Camp, the whip is the only common interest shared by all the instructors

However, the continent of Eternal Night, where the Dawn War took place, ultimately became a massive garbage planet due to its excessively harsh natural environment and severe resource scarcity, and it was once again infiltrated by the dark races unwilling to accept defeat

Qian Ye merely felt that the days were repeating day by day, as if there would never be any change, only that the companions around seemed to be constantly decreasing