Stronger with More Jobs

Chapter 629 - 278: Required Reading for Tough Guys..._3

She changed into a brand-new Arctic Front standard combat uniform.

The main color was a deep, understated navy blue, with flexible dark red special fibers embedded along the shoulder lines, cuffs, and pant seams, outlining sharp lines that ensured concealment and protection in the icefield environment, while adding a touch of female briskness and a sense of power.

The combat uniform was perfectly tailored to fit her slender and tall figure.

Combining the youthful vitality of a girl with a peculiar heroism.

She was evidently not yet used to these "adult" clothes.

She gently moved her shoulders, then looked up at Wei Banmeng with a clear smile of gratitude and a hint of shyness: "It fits well and is very comfortable to wear."

Wei Banmeng’s eyes lit up, and she immediately smiled and came forward, helping to straighten her collar and cuffs in a familiar tone: "Why be polite with me! This color and style really suit you! Try the white training uniform later..."

The two girls of similar age huddled together.

Quietly discussing the details and matching of the clothes.

Watching this scene, Fang Qingyu couldn’t help but smile slightly.

He shrugged his shoulders and wisely didn’t disturb their sisterly time, turned around, and left the ward, heading to the room next door where Chu Kuanglan and Lu Jiuyuan were.

Pushing open the door to the next ward, he saw Lu Jiuyuan already half-leaning against the head of the bed; though his complexion was still a bit pale, his eyes were bright, evidently recovering well.

Chu Kuanglan was sitting on the chair next to him, engrossed in reading a magazine with a fancy cover.

The book title was boldly printed: "Must Read for Icefield Hunk: What to Do When a Team Member Falls for You..."

Seeing Fang Qingyu come in, Lu Jiuyuan greeted him with a gentle smile: "Captain."

"How are you feeling?"

Fang Qingyu pulled over a chair and sat down.

"Much better, in two more days I should be able to get up and move around."

Lu Jiuyuan answered.

"That’s good." Fang Qingyu nodded, glancing over at the magazine in Chu Kuanglan’s hands, then looking at Lu Jiuyuan, he suddenly wore a mischievous smile and teased: "I heard from Old Chu that in the Gluttonous Stomach, you put on quite a show of deep affection by sacrificing yourself to protect him? Old Chu was so moved that he almost offered himself on the spot?"

Lu Jiuyuan’s smile instantly froze.

Like being struck by lightning, his whole face blackened visibly.

He abruptly turned his head, his gaze fixed on Chu Kuanglan’s face.

Chu Kuanglan was absorbed in the reading, startled by the murderous gaze, making him shiver so much that the magazine in his hands plopped to the ground.

Looking up to meet Lu Jiuyuan’s cold eyes, a fine layer of cold sweat instantly broke out on his forehead.

"Ahem!"

Chu Kuanglan suddenly stood up, clapping his big hands loudly, squeezing a tense expression on his face: "Right, I just remembered, my grandma seems to be about to give birth to my dad. That’s a big deal! I need to hurry back to check..."

Before he even finished speaking, like a startled rabbit, with agility completely disproportionate to his burly frame, he whisked past Fang Qingyu, pulled open the door, and disappeared down the corridor without a backward glance, leaving a string of hurried footsteps.

Lu Jiuyuan: "..."

He stared at the empty doorway, the veins on his forehead pulsing, gripping the quilt edge so tightly that his knuckles turned white.

The air in the ward seemed to solidify, filled with the low barometric pressure of an impending storm.

Fang Qingyu looked at Lu Jiuyuan’s expression of "determined to kill," struggling to hold back a laugh, his shoulders slightly bobbing.

After a while, Lu Jiuyuan took a deep breath.

Forcibly suppressing the urge to drag back that reckless fool and beat him up.

His face still black as the bottom of a pot, yet his tone had already calmed down, merely with a hint of helplessness: "Captain, don’t listen to his nonsense."

"Mm, I know."

Fang Qingyu nodded with a smile.

Lu Jiuyuan then solemnly said, "A lot happened this time, are you sure everything’s okay?"

He was referring to Fang Qingyu’s exposure of dual-system abilities and the concerns possibly brought by Jiang Wei’s changes.

Fang Qingyu understood his concerns, shook his head.

Speaking with assurance: "Don’t worry, everything’s fine on my side. Xiaojiang’s side should be fine too."

Upon hearing Fang Qingyu confirm it personally.

Only then did Lu Jiuyuan’s tense nerves truly relax, a relieved smile appearing on his face as he let out a gentle sigh: "That’s good then."

Seeing this, Fang Qingyu gently patted his shoulder: "So your only task now is to focus on recovering from your injuries, don’t think about anything else, just peacefully wait for the merit transformation."

"Merit transformation?"

Lu Jiuyuan paused, somewhat puzzled.

Fang Qingyu explained: "The military ranks we received from the Divine Management Bureau were essentially honorary titles, without substantive frontline command authority, mainly indicators of status and means to receive benefits."

"But since we’ve come to the Arctic Front, to truly integrate into the combat sequence here, participate in frontline tasks, those nominal ranks need to be converted into actual military ranks under the Great Wall Guard Army system."

"The successful slaying of Jiang Taixuan and resolving the Glazed Light City crisis is a sufficiently weighty door opener. I asked yesterday, once everyone recovers, the paperwork can be processed. Corresponding task rewards and merit points will also be settled together."

Lu Jiuyuan finally understood, his face showing a mix of realization and a bit of anticipation.

Securing an actual military rank at the Arctic Front meant they truly stepped onto the core stage of this brutal battlefield.

He sincerely smiled: "Understood. This time... it’s all thanks to God Fang taking us along."