Chapter 81: The Conception of the Super Soldier

For Xu Kang, the newly acquired professional skills were of immense help. In particular, the advanced effect of "Create Food and Water," which allowed him to produce ten portions of magic bread and magic fresh water at a time, completely relieved his urgent needs.

One must know that magic bread was the key resource for nurturing his elite soldiers. It was because of this that he could train the formidable troops who now stood as a match for ten men each. Take Niu Sheng, for example—already gifted by nature, and now able to eat magic bread every day—his progress was phenomenal. On the battlefield, his combat prowess now rivaled that of top-tier generals, while Zhao Hong and Zhang Cheng had also stepped into the ranks of first-class commanders.

It wasn’t just them—even the newly formed heavy cavalry, after eating magic bread daily for three months alongside rigorous training, now boasted martial skill that easily surpassed the likes of Peng Tuo, a third-rate general. In other words, even someone who started as a weakling could, with enough magic bread and sufficient training, eventually become a warrior able to fight a hundred foes single-handedly.

Xu Kang had often dreamed that if every soldier became such a super-warrior, he would only need to raise ten thousand of them, and not only would conquering the world be within reach, but securing his own territory would be guaranteed.

Until now, this was all just wishful thinking; his production ability was very low, only able to make one magic bread and one water at a time. Even if he drank magic water to replenish his mental energy until his belly ached, he could only produce six or seven thousand loaves a day. That amount barely sufficed for the lower-ranking officers and his five hundred heavy cavalry; ordinary soldiers received only intermittent supplies, far from enough to create super-warriors.

But now, everything was different!

After his job change, he could create ten magic breads and ten waters at a time, and with his previous efficiency, he could make sixty or seventy thousand loaves in a single night! This production capacity was more than enough to cultivate an army of super-warriors.

If the super-warriors were a product, then "Create Food and Water" was the hardware, and the advanced "Cure Disease" was the essential after-sales service.

With the advancement, "Cure Disease and Remove Illness" could now treat ten people at a time, and Xu Kang could cast it ten times in succession without pause.

Each casting healed ten people; ten castings healed a hundred. Unless someone suffered instant brain death, with the help of "Cure Disease and Remove Illness," no one would die.

This greatly increased the survival rate of his soldiers. In other words, Xu Kang no longer needed to charge at the front lines as before; he could simply follow behind his troops, and whenever someone was wounded, cast a healing spell on them.

Even if they encountered a fearsome enemy general capable of killing super-warriors in a single blow, there was no need to worry, for he still had "Agony of Despair!"

The advanced "Agony of Despair" doubled the pain effect and increased its duration by tenfold—no one could withstand such agony! If he faced a troublesome enemy general, all he needed to do was cast "Agony of Despair" on them.

"Even if I can't defeat you, I can weaken you with negative buffs. Once your strength plummets, I'll finish you off!"

That was Xu Kang's battle strategy.

As for the advanced "Animal Transformation," which allowed him to switch between adult and juvenile forms at will, he ignored it. He believed he'd never resort to acting cute in this life. Pretending to be a mystic or an immortal's disciple was already enough for him to get by.

In short, after this job change, he had transitioned from a frontline "tank" to a rear-line "healer and DPS." Not only was he more refined, but his safety was greatly enhanced. The only regret was losing all his physical skills.

But since he had chosen this path, there was no use regretting it—he could only comfort himself inwardly.

"You have to let go to gain. Besides, I don’t need to lead the charge anymore. 'Charge and Execute' is useless. 'Invincible Gallop' only renders me invincible for eight seconds—not much use. 'Stealth Search' isn’t often needed. 'Beast Tamer'... wait, my Xiaoqiang!"

Thinking of the "lucky mascot" in his army, Xu Kang was startled. He immediately looked ahead and, seeing that Pig the Steadfast was still energetically chasing down Yellow Turban deserters, breathed a sigh of relief.

"Damn, I thought I’d lost that guy. That really scared me..."

With a long exhale, his tension finally eased.

"It seems I've only lost the ability to tame new pets; those already tamed remain loyal. Let me check if he still listens to me!"

With this thought, Xu Kang stowed his two Flame Demon Hammers in his spatial backpack, cupped his hands around his mouth, and shouted toward Pig the Steadfast.

"Xiaoqiang, come back and eat!"

The very moment his voice rang out, Pig the Steadfast, who had been ferociously chasing down the Yellow Turban deserters with bloodshot eyes, skidded to a stop, changed direction, and charged straight for Xu Kang!

"Bread, bread, bread, bread, bread, bread..."

Over a distance of more than two hundred meters, the giant glutton covered it in just over ten seconds, arriving before Xu Kang and gazing at him with round, shiny black eyes.

"Bread!"

Seeing this, Xu Kang couldn’t help but burst out laughing.

"Ha! I really can’t stand you, you glutton. Here you go—bread for you!"

He pulled out more than a thousand magic breads from his spatial backpack, piling them into a small mountain, and patted Pig the Steadfast on the head.

"Eat up! Your master is well off now. From now on, your rations are unlimited!"

Pig the Steadfast let out an excited howl, then tried to nuzzle Xu Kang with his massive snout. After being laughingly pushed away, he finally settled down to devour the magic bread, while Xu Kang sat cross-legged beside him, watching with a grin.

However, magic bread was incredibly filling. Even a behemoth like Pig the Steadfast was full after over thirty loaves and could eat no more.

After eating his fill, he ambled over to Xu Kang, plopped down with a thud, and within seconds began to snore, completely unaffected by the thunderous roar of the Tiger Squat Cannons behind him.

Seeing this, Xu Kang couldn’t help but shake his head with a smile, then beckoned a messenger over and gave his orders.

"Go tell the artillery regiment to stop firing blanks. The battle will be over soon. Tell everyone to come over and have something to eat!"

"At once!"