Age of Calamity in Swallowed Star

Chapter 65: Kindling!

The sky was gloomy and overcast, with fine rain like silk.

In the late autumn season, the weather in Mountain City was also changing rapidly, with a cool and desolate breeze.

Inside Office Number One of the command center in Shelter 058.

Lin Ye and Xu Yong sat facing each other, their hearts beating slightly faster, feeling a little guilty and uneasy.

Just now, he almost did something to the beloved daughter of the Mountain City Chief…

Xu Qi was sitting next to the former, the blush on her face hadn't faded yet, and she didn't dare to look at him.

Xu Yong's sharp eagle eyes swept over the two of them, and the corners of his mouth curled up in a faint smile.

"Lin Ye, how have you considered the matter of forming a team!"

Without beating around the bush, the Mountain City Chief went straight to the point.

Lin Ye: "…"

"Qi Qi, make some tea!" Xu Yong glanced at his daughter and said softly.

"Okay~"

Although somewhat unwilling, Xu Qi got up and started busying herself at the tea table.

"War God Xu, logically speaking, I don't want to form a martial artist team to be a burden, it's not worth it!"

Lin Ye looked at Xu Yong with clear, water-like eyes, slowly and calmly.

With a "clang" sound, the teacup in Xu Qi's hand fell, rolling on the tea table.

"It's okay, it's okay, my hand slipped!" she quickly explained, then started to make tea in a flustered manner.

Clearly, Lin Ye's words just now had surprised her.

"Yes." Hearing this, Xu Yong nodded noncommittally, a trace of complexity flashing in his eyes.

"I'm very happy that you can tell me these inner thoughts, it shows that Qi Qi and I didn't misjudge you!"

In an instant, a gratified smile appeared on Xu Yong's face, which then turned into a sly one:

"Lin Ye, although you've made it very clear, I'm still waiting for your 'but'"

Hearing the old fox's words, Lin Ye smiled slightly.

He blinked and continued, "But emotionally speaking,

the Dragon Breath, Ling Xiao, and Longdao teams are all brothers who have fought alongside me, sharing life and death,

"as long as I, Lin Ye, am still a normal person, I won't easily abandon these brothers who have shed blood together."

"Otherwise, this… won't pass!"

Saying that, he clenched his right fist and gently poked his chest.

At this moment, he couldn't help but think of Captain Qi Ling, who had already sacrificed himself from the Ling Xiao team.

And Xiao Qi, who wanted to roast the meat of advanced beast generals; Li Gou Dan, who would stare blankly and smile at him; Wu Xiao Hua, who liked to talk to himself… one by one, vivid faces all sacrificed after only following him for a day.

He couldn't forget even more those young figures who faced the surging tide of beasts and generously went to their deaths… and the meaningful military salute from Lu Chen before his sacrifice—

At the last moment of his life, he was thinking of entrusting himself to him.

Past scenes gradually faded from his mind, and Lin Ye couldn't help but feel a little sentimental.

It's a pity that these people are all gone.

The surviving team members were also all seriously injured patients being treated in the hospital…

Lin Ye's gaze was somewhat deep.

He thought of the serial number he had engraved on the Heroic Souls Monument accompanying those captains who had sacrificed themselves in front of Jinyun Mountain, and he had even less reason not to accept the remaining sparks of these three teams…

Thinking about it, a thin mist appeared in the depths of Lin Ye's eyes.

He turned his head to look out the window, trying to roll his eyes, wanting to extinguish the growing fog.

Although the young War God tried his best to hide himself, trying to restrain himself from showing anything unusual.

However, his expression changes were still seen by Xu Yong.

The latter silently watched all this, and his evaluation of Lin Ye added two more points—emotional and warm.

"Come, please have some tea, two War Gods!"

At this moment, Xu Qi's silvery voice sounded.

She held the tea tray and walked slowly to the desk, bowing slightly like a waitress.

"Thank you, good daughter!" Taking the tea, Xu Yong laughed heartily and drank it.

On the other hand, Lin Ye had a gloomy expression.

He didn't dare to look at Xu Qi, but took the tea without raising his head: "Thank you!"

"So now, please tell me your decision!"

Xu Yong suddenly said solemnly.

"I agree to form a team and incorporate these elite martial artists into it!"

Meeting Xu Yong's scrutinizing gaze, Lin Ye said firmly, word by word.

When he said these words, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Good! Very good!"

Xu Yong stood up.

"As for the team's name…"

A thoughtful look appeared on Lin Ye's face, he lowered his head and took a deep breath.

Suddenly, he saw the Kindling Medal with the number NO.757 on his chest, and a flash of inspiration instantly flashed in his mind.

"Instead of saying that our newly established martial artist team, it's better to call it… Kindling!"

"Kindling? What a good name!!"

Xu Qi's eyes lit up when she heard Lin Ye's naming.

"The meaning of 'Kindling' is actually very simple."

Saying that, Lin Ye stood up.

His eyes were firm, and his smile was confident and radiant.

"I believe that the martial artists of the Kindling team in the future will be like dragons, and each one can become a War God powerhouse, wear the Kindling Medal, and clear the Great Xia of monsters with a prairie fire!!"

"Good! The spirit of martial artists should be passed down from generation to generation, without end!!"

Listening to Lin Ye's description, Xu Yong nodded repeatedly, his eyes full of praise.

He also stood up and said decisively: "In that case, let's call it the 'Kindling' team!"

"War God Xu, I have to say one thing, I am better at fighting monsters, but when it comes to managing a team… I have no experience at all!"

Lin Ye looked at Xu Yong with a smile, expressing his attitude.

"Secondly, I hope the Kindling team's motto is 'You have a bright and brilliant tomorrow, naturally someone will go to their death to exchange for it!'"

When he said this, his expression was extremely serious, as if he was talking about a very important matter.

Hearing this, Xu Yong also nodded solemnly.

"This is absolutely no problem!"

"As long as your reputation and the brand of the seventeen-year-old War God are hanging here, that's enough!"

Xu Yong waved his hand, turned to look at his daughter, and said with a smile:

"Therefore, you don't have to consider the management matters, I will let Xu Qi assist you in management!"

"Me!"

Listening to her father's unquestionable words, Xu Qi pointed to herself, her face full of disbelief.

She opened her red lips slightly and said softly:

"Dad, forget it, I'm not a martial artist, how can I manage martial artists without any combat ability?"

"This is where you two need to cooperate with each other!"

Xu Yong's eyes swept over Lin Ye and Xu Qi one after another, with a meaningful smile on his face.

"Need us to cooperate?"

Lin Ye and Xu Qi looked at each other and said in unison, "How do we cooperate?"

"You can discuss and explore it yourself, or you can refer to the models of other teams. Anyway, the Kindling team is in your hands, so you can't smash the reputation of the Longdao, Dragon Breath, and Ling Xiao teams."

Xu Yong made a request to the two of them.

"Okay!" Seeing that she couldn't persuade her father, Xu Qi looked at Lin Ye with some helplessness.

Coincidentally, the latter also raised his head and looked at Xu Qi.

Their eyes met, and a strange atmosphere quickly spread.

This feeling was like a couple… the man takes care of external affairs and the woman takes care of internal affairs.

"Okay, the matter of forming the Kindling team is settled, and it can be launched when those warriors recover"

"Moreover, the Kindling team not only needs old members, but also a batch of fresh blood.

As for how many are needed, Lin Ye, you can personally select them from the newly recruited martial artists this year."

"No problem!"

Lin Ye nodded, and a trace of anticipation suddenly arose in his heart.

"That's all the things, if there's nothing else, we can leave and go about our own business." Xu Yong sat back in his chair and continued to scribble on the paper.

"Wait a minute, there's one last thing!"

Xu Qi hurriedly stopped him, her beautiful eyes looked at Lin Ye, with a hint of pleading.

"Hmm?" Lin Ye raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at Xu Qi.

He saw the latter blink and clear her throat and said: "War God Lin Ye, can I borrow you for an hour to shoot some videos for us to recruit new martial artists?"

"Hmm??" Lin Ye raised his eyebrows slightly.

He wanted to refuse, but when he saw Xu Qi's eyes full of little stars.

This directly softened Lin Ye's heart, and the words of refusal rotted in the bottom of his heart.

"I agree!" he nodded in response.

"War God Lin, you are really a great person!"

The beautiful secretary said happily, smiling brightly, like a blooming peony.

Lin Ye: "…"

Xu Yong: "…"

Suddenly being given a good person card, Lin Ye felt inexplicably confused.

In front of the desk.

Xu Yong stopped his movements, leaned against the back of his chair, and leisurely sipped his fragrant tea, quietly watching the two little guys frolic.

In his mind, he couldn't help but recall some of the good old days—

At that time, his wife had not yet been buried in the mouth of a beast…

Under Xu Qi's leadership, Lin Ye came to the Martial Arts Hall.

Immediately afterwards, he changed into a black practice suit and began to perform the saber technique of "Breathless Ten Slashes".

Again and again, until Xu Qi filmed the best scene, Lin Ye stopped.

Lin Ye stood with his saber, thinking it was over.

What he didn't expect was that Xu Qi had other ideas.

So at Xu Qi's request, Lin Ye changed into a combat uniform and once again displayed the Breathless Ten Slashes.

However, this time, it was a slow-motion demonstration.

In the martial arts hall with an area of nearly a thousand square meters, Lin Ye stood in the middle with his saber, using his feet as the axis, his body successively chopping, luring, sweeping, hanging, and collapsing in all four directions, front, back, left, and right… all kinds of basic saber techniques were vividly performed by Lin Ye.

His movements were gentle and light, sometimes moving like thunder, sometimes as soft as a stream, fully releasing the rhythm and strength of both rigidity and softness, agility and solemnity through the saber technique.

The inner philosophical thought of this contradictory and unified saber technique comes from the mutual struggle and mutual growth of yin and yang.

Perhaps entering the state, the slow-motion version of the Breathless First Slash quickly ended.

Lin Ye stood with his saber, did not rush to move, but closed his eyes and took three deep breaths, transferring all the flowing power throughout his body to the dantian before opening his eyes.

"Not bad, not bad, this effect can be compared to the action superstars of the past." Xu Qi looked at Lin Ye, then looked at the lens, and nodded with satisfaction.

Hearing this, the corner of Lin Ye's mouth twitched fiercely.

This is too belittling of himself!

What big-name star can compare with a War God martial artist?

"Is it over yet? If there's nothing else, I'll leave first!" Lin Ye glanced at Xu Qi and urged.

"It's already done, but it's noon now, and I would like to invite you to lunch on behalf of my father," Xu Qi said with a smile.

Lin Ye: "…"

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