Dawn of a New Era-Chapter 464 - 438: Gifts

In the past two days, he felt exhausted for the first time.

Not physically tired, but mentally weary.

No matter how dangerous and brutal the past battles were, or how severe the injuries, he would always bounce back, full of fighting spirit.

With Natural Healing, even the gravest wounds could heal swiftly.

If his powers were lacking, he’d simply train more.

Never before had he felt so helpless and lost.

Luckily, now he finally saw a glimmer of hope.

He exited the Book of Knowledge Space and felt the small, delicate body of the Shell Lady snuggling against his cheek, her breath faint.

She had already come out of the briefcase.

He turned his head to look at her. The Shell Lady, startled by his movement, opened her sleepy eyes and murmured:

"Good giant!"

Then she tugged on his hair with her small hand and closed her eyes again.

Ever since he found her last time, this little creature had grown much more attached and behaved.

Perhaps she was afraid of being abandoned again!

His heart softened.

He closed his eyes and quickly fell into a deep sleep as well.

...

By evening, Father Chen and Mrs. Chen finally returned, and upon seeing Chen Shouyi, they were quite delighted.

"You’re leaving again, right?" Mrs. Chen asked worriedly.

"Mom, I’m not going back. The war is basically over. The God of Hunting is dead, they don’t need me anymore." Chen Shouyi said with a smile.

Mainly, it was thanks to my efforts!

Of course, there’s no need to tell my parents about that.

"Didn’t the God of Hunting escape? How did it die!?" Chen Dawei hurriedly asked.

Evidently, the news of the God of Hunting’s death hadn’t been released to the public yet. But that’s understandable since it only happened yesterday, and strong radiation still lingers in the nuclear explosion area. The results aren’t finalized yet.

Probably, after the previous slip-up, they’ve become much more cautious this time.

"I’m not sure either, but the God of Hunting is indeed dead," Chen Shouyi said.

"Thank God, you have no idea how many people secretly left this place these days. If you weren’t on the front lines, I would’ve left too." Mrs. Chen said, feeling a weight lifted from her heart.

Although Hedong had long been liberated, the atmosphere remained tense. For Jiangnan Province, the God of Hunting felt like a nightmare that suffocated everyone.

Pingzhou isn’t far from Hedong, and no one could guarantee the God of Hunting wouldn’t reappear.

These days, she was even secretly praying to the God of Hunting to bless Chen Shouyi and the family with safety. Now, she finally didn’t have to live in fear.

"What a shallow understanding, even if you go somewhere else, would it be much safer? It’s all the same!" Chen Dawei said.

"Oh, smart guy, weren’t you the one who secretly bought a practice sword a few days ago and started messing around on your own? Even if Shouyi isn’t here, Xing Yue is! Let her teach you a bit instead of fooling around!"

Chen Dawei’s face reddened as his secret was exposed by his son. He defended himself, "I don’t want to become a Martial Artist, just exercising and losing weight."

Chen Shouyi laughed on the side and didn’t say anything.

After taking a large amount of Divine Blood, his dad’s physical qualities had surpassed ordinary martial artists.

However, that had nothing to do with fat loss; instead, with his increased appetite, he’s been showing signs of gaining weight.

"If you’re exercising, why did you peek into Xing Yue’s textbooks?"

"I’m not talking to you anymore, my son’s back, I’m going to buy some groceries!"

"Dad, don’t bother!" Chen Shouyi said.

"I need to buy them!" Chen Dawei said, hands behind his back, not looking back.

...

Before long, Chen Xingyue came back from school and was delighted to see Chen Shouyi:

"Brother, you’re back!"

"Just got back!" Chen Shouyi said.

"Oh, I almost forgot to tell you, Xing Yue passed her Martial Artist exam." Mrs. Chen said suddenly, smiling.

"Ah, when was that?" Chen Shouyi asked in surprise, wondering how this happened without him knowing.

"Just a few days ago, Xing Yue is already better than you were back then, and many departments are vying for her!"

"Mom!" Chen Xingyue said, a bit embarrassed.

Although no one told her why, she wasn’t dumb and knew it was probably because she had a Martial Artist brother.

Besides, none of those departments were combat ones. In today’s situation, a new martial artist without connections couldn’t even dream of that.

"Where did you choose?" Chen Shouyi couldn’t help but ask.

It concerned his sister, and he couldn’t stay calm. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

"Martial Arts Academy, she’s now an intern teacher. I think she should’ve gone to Jiangnan University, it’s more prestigious, but she insisted on choosing the Martial Arts Academy." Mrs. Chen answered before Xing Yue could, smiling with a slight complaint.

Now in university, martial arts have become a compulsory course, and Martial Arts Teachers are needed as well.

Chen Shouyi felt relieved hearing this.

This is good, no danger involved.

One struggling for the family was enough. He saw enough death on the battlefield to know that many military martial artists didn’t return in the evening after leaving in the morning, even those as strong as martial artists were no better, three had died.

Even he almost lost his life.

He really didn’t want his sister to follow in his footsteps.

If anything happened to him, at least he’d still have his sister.

Chen Shouyi was in a good mood, and for once didn’t add fuel to the fire, defending his sister: "The Martial Arts Academy has a lot of martial artists, making it easier to communicate, and it’s getting more and more important nowadays!"

"Yeah, I heard the academy might expand enrollment this year!" Chen Xingyue quickly added.

...

After dinner,

Chen Shouyi was about to return to his bedroom.

He saw five soldiers escorting a large box to the door: "Sorry to disturb you, is this General Manager Chen’s home?"

Chen Shouyi stood up in confusion and said, "That’s me, what brings you here?"

"Hello, General Manager Chen, we’re from the 14th Group Army, delivering some local specialties to you. Please accept them!" said the lead officer, signaling the soldiers to move the box into the living room, then turned to leave without waiting for Chen Shouyi’s response.

"What’s going on? Why is the military giving you a gift!" Mrs. Chen, who was tidying up the dishes, stopped and wiped her hands, curious.

"I have no idea!" Chen Shouyi dodged the question, knowing this was likely compensation for the previous mistaken attack.

"What’s inside? Let’s see!" Chen Xingyue urged.

The box was large, two meters long and half a meter wide, nailed with steel, making it look like it contained ammunition.

Chen Shouyi forcefully pried open the wooden lid.

The box was packed full.

Chen Shouyi found they were spoils of war.

Just among the beast hides, there were six, all thoroughly cleaned.

However, these were clearly not ordinary items. Each hide was smooth, glossy, and exuded a misty, dim glow, evidently from extraordinary creatures.

In peacetime, such beast hides could earn you a house in Hedong.

Chen Xingyue kept picking and choosing, grabbing a warm red beast hide and exclaiming, "Wow, it’s so warm. Mom, Dad, you can use this as a blanket, it’s very cozy."

Chen Shouyi: ...

He was speechless inside, silently calling out this re-gifting as the epitome of cheeky.

This was supposed to be my gift!

Mrs. Chen laughed as she took it, saying, "It’s really warm, but it’s a bit small for a blanket, how about making shoes instead? Everyone can have a few pairs, especially now that winters are getting colder. Last year, the lowest temperature was minus twenty-three degrees."

"I don’t need any," Chen Shouyi said.

Ever since he ascended to legend status, he became impervious to cold and heat, this temperature didn’t bother him at all.