Tian Feng was right about one thing: Jiang Kai might have guessed that the Black Tortoise Guild would take some action, but he didn't know they had sent the Falcon Squad to hunt him down.

Due to a last-minute change in route, he narrowly missed crossing paths with the Falcon Squad.

In reality, Jiang Kai was currently lost in the joy of hunting, unable to extricate himself.

After taking down the third elite valley, Jiang Kai put away the treasure chest card.

"What the heck, why is it so hard to get a piece of armor? Why are they all weapons?" Jiang Kai complained.

"These Elite Black Apes seem to like flashy things. Maybe they think weapons look better, so they especially enjoy collecting them?"

After putting away the treasure chest card, Jiang Kai took a short break in the valley.

Although he could use fire attacks five or six times after a rest, he didn't want to wait until he was exhausted to take a break, so he could better handle unexpected situations.

"Three treasure chest cards..." Jiang Kai looked at the sky; it had unknowingly turned dark.

He remembered passing a small cave on the way, so he returned to the cave to rest.

Cutting a piece of meat from the charred corpse of a black ape, Jiang Kai ate a little and then checked his watch.

His level had reached seven, but he needed 6400 experience points to reach level eight, and he was still about five thousand short.

"Before level 10, each level up requires double the experience, no wonder it’s so slow to level up," Jiang Kai muttered.

However, after reaching level 10, the experience required for each level up would be fixed at 25,600 points, all the way to level 20.

And at level 20, he would need to change to a second-tier class to continue leveling up.

"I wonder what my second-tier class will be," Jiang Kai frowned.

Currently, no one in the world had the Gambler class, which meant that the materials for the second-tier class change for Gambler might not appear on the known maps.

"Does that mean I have to go to a new map..." Jiang Kai frowned.

Although China had not yet taken over areas like Deer Chase Ridge and King's Valley, theoretically, as long as he passed through these areas, he could reach new regions.

But at the same time, entering a new region would mean facing extremely harsh environments.

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For example, in King's Valley, in the past two days, Jiang Kai had encountered more than a dozen teams, and this was within his limited range of activity. If the area were larger, there would be even more teams hunting here.

Although it's uncertain whether other squads are helping or hindering, at least they are dealing with beasts, which attracts a lot of attention from the beasts.

But once he ventured into a new region alone, he would be on his own! Entering the lair of unknown beasts alone, who knows how many unknown beasts he would face.

"In the explored regions, at least people have some understanding of the beasts here. In new regions, no one knows what beasts they might encounter. It's said that the farther from the main city, the stronger the beasts! If I die once, I have to accept double, even ten times the penalty!" Jiang Kai thought, shaking his head. It was too risky to venture into a new region recklessly.

It seemed that the matter of the second-tier class couldn't be rushed.

"Zhu is lucky, joining the military, he has a way to obtain the materials for his subsequent class changes."

"I wonder how that kid is doing now..."

As night fell, even though Jiang Kai had been resting during his hunting, it was only a short rest. After a busy day, a wave of fatigue hit him. Jiang Kai subconsciously reminded himself to stay alert, but he still gently closed his eyes.

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Five days later, a squad entered King's Valley.

Yuan Zhu glanced at Su Nuannuan beside him. Being in the same team as Nuannuan made him feel much more at ease.

Su Nuannuan knew Lu Jun, which meant she wasn't part of the military but had close ties with them.

This time, the military had made an exception to recruit Yuan Zhu, mainly because they saw his potential.

Yuan Zhu possessed the strongest talent in China, along with exceptional talent and professional skills. More importantly, he had a record of killing a stowaway during the newcomer trial!

The higher-ups decided that three veterans would lead him and Nuannuan to raise their levels first.

Their squad was named "Tiger Squad."

The squad leader, Li Biao, was quite formidable, currently a second-tier soldier in the "Cavalry" class, at level 18, just two levels shy of advancing to a third-tier class.

The deputy leader, Hua Ziyan, was also a Cavalry, at level 16.

And the strongest in the squad was the third person without a position.

Chen Yueling, a Martial Apprentice in the second-tier class "Hero," at level 19!

It's extremely rare for newcomers to join such a team.

"Brother Li, Sister Hua, why aren't you riding your mounts?" Su Nuannuan asked curiously.

Li Biao smiled slightly, "It's too conspicuous. Our military squads always prefer to keep a low profile."

Hua Ziyan, holding Su Nuannuan's arm like two sisters, said, "Nuannuan, most people are still in first-tier classes, and only the Cavalry in China can ride mounts. It would be bad to attract envy."

Su Nuannuan nodded understandingly, "That's true."

Chen Yueling spun the golden curved dagger in his hands, skillfully sheathing and unsheathing it, twirling it a few times before sheathing it again.

While practicing his flashy moves, he asked, "Zhu, Nuannuan, I heard that during the newcomer trial, Jiang Kai was your captain. Is he strong?"

"Him?" Su Nuannuan recalled the guy with a righteous face but a lecherous gaze and nodded without hesitation, "Strong!"

Zhu also said, "My brother is stronger than me!"

Su Nuannuan looked at Zhu curiously, "Zhu, don't you always say you're better than him?"

Yuan Zhu scratched his head sheepishly, "Just saying, I know in my heart that we passed the newcomer trial thanks to that guy."

At this moment, the usually amiable Li Biao suddenly stopped and looked at Yuan Zhu with a very serious expression.

Even though Yuan Zhu was tall and strong, he still felt a powerful aura of pressure in front of the captain.

Yuan Zhu was a bit at a loss, "Captain... what's wrong?"

Li Biao said sternly, "Zhu, I don't care about the past, but you must remember one thing: you are now part of the military. We Chinese soldiers can admit that others are stronger than us, but we must never be content with others being stronger than us!"

"You and Nuannuan are now members of my Tiger Squad. Unless something unexpected happens, we will work together for a long time. As the captain, I won't allow you to be weaker than your peers, even if I know you both care a lot about Jiang Kai!"

Chen Yueling smiled slightly, walked over, and patted Yuan Zhu on the shoulder, "The captain is right. Since we're tigers, we must charge forward! To put it bluntly, no matter how impressive Jiang Kai was during the newcomer trial, from the day he refused to join the military, you've already pulled ahead."

Although Yuan Zhu didn't want to hear them talk about Jiang Kai like that, he deeply felt the style of the Chinese military.

This was an iron army; how could it allow its soldiers to admit defeat! Without confidence and determination, how could they expand their territory!

"Did you hear me?" Li Biao asked loudly.

"Yes," Yuan Zhu and Nuannuan replied.

"Too quiet, I can't hear you!"

"Yes!" Yuan Zhu and Nuannuan stood at attention and answered loudly.

Only then did Li Biao nod in satisfaction, "Remember what I said. Alright, let's go!"

"Wasn't Jiang Kai level five before? In two days, I'll help you surpass Jiang Kai's level!" With that, Li Biao turned and quickened his pace.

[Author's Note]: Four updates today. Thank you all for your votes and long comments. The story of Jiang Kai is slowly unfolding, and I hope you continue to support it.