Cultivation Online novel Chapter 2606

Chapter 2606: Underwhelming Performance

"Corporal Yuan has finally accepted a mission that isn’t a cleanup mission? The universe must have heard my wishes!" One of Mei Feng’s officers exclaimed, her voice filled with joy.

"Though it’s not much better, being only a mission to gather Unknown Ores in the Orange Zone."

"So what if it’s only slightly better? This proves that he can accept missions besides cleanup missions, which is a big step forward!"

"You’re treating him like a toddler who’d just learned to take his first steps," Mei Feng remarked while shaking her head.

She continued, "I knew he’d eventually start taking other missions, but this is quicker than I anticipated..."

Someone then said, "It may not seem like it, but many people are eager to see what he’ll accomplish, and they’ve been disappointed so far. Compared to the Ironwoman, who took on all kinds of dangerous missions shortly after joining, they find his performance underwhelming. Given his unprecedented talent, they expected him to follow in her footsteps."

"Can you really compare the two, though? I don’t know why Corporal Yuan decided to join the military, but I doubt he has the same goal as the Ironwoman."

"Corporal Yuan has a completely different demeanor, too," Mei Feng said. "Unlike that woman, he’s carefree... almost a little too carefree."

"Enough about Corporal Yuan. Any news from General Gu’s side?" Someone suddenly asked.

Mei Feng replied, "I gave him a pretty stern warning, and he hasn’t tried to do anything so far. However, we can never be too cautious. Keep an eye on them to make sure they don’t try anything on Corporal Yuan."

"Yes, General!"

Meanwhile, on the other side, General Gu started fuming after learning about Yuan’s sudden change of activities, especially when they were so close to their plan.

"That stinking brat barely managed to dodge a bullet!"

"Please calm yourself, General Gu. There’s a good chance that little bastard is only trying out something new and will return to doing cleanup missions soon." One of the officers tried to reassure him.

Another then spoke, "Even if he doesn’t, there are still plenty of ways to get him to join our squad for their cleanup mission."

"However, we should proceed cautiously and put our plans on hold for now," said Captain Huang, the officer responsible for assigning cleanup missions. "General Mei’s people have been watching us like hawks. If we do anything suspicious, they’ll seize the opportunity to ruin us."

General Gu nodded and said, "I’ll leave everything to you and await good news."

"Yes, General!"

Several days later, Yuan showed up at the mission’s meeting spot, and instead of meeting at the gates, they met in front of the mission hall.

"Wow! It’s really him! The Cleaning Maniac!"

One of the soldiers exclaimed with excitement, almost as if they were meeting their idol.

"There’s... a lot of people..." Yuan muttered, a little taken aback by how many soldiers were present.

"Is everyone here partaking in the mission?" he asked, as there were twenty-three soldiers, excluding him.

"That’s right. This is your first time doing this sort of mission, correct? This number of gatherers is pretty common. In fact, there are usually more."

"What about the reward distribution? Do we all share, or are we only credited for what we find?"

"Of course, we share. This is a team effort and a mission, so we all receive a share of the total Unknown Ores."

"I see..."

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