Huang Hao: “I heard from the military doctor that he broke two ribs. You’re too ruthless. A big move right from the start.”
Compared to that, Jing Xi only punching him once was quite merciful.

Chi Yao couldn’t be bothered with this fool and recalled the scanned information in his mind.

At two o’clock sharp, Generals Pei Zhenyue and Zhao Hongyi walked in.

Pei Zhenyue sat in the center of the head seat, looked at the crowd, his gaze lingering on Jing Xi for an extra moment.

“This regular meeting will mainly discuss the work related to welcoming new recruits. Next up is the recruitment season—”

After listening to just two sentences, Chi Yao started to get a headache.
He hated listening to old men drone on.

To divert his attention, he looked to the position in the front left.
There was an Alpha Major General named Li Bo, the commander of the White Crane Legion, and also a subordinate of Chen Bingfeng.
The defense of the Cetus constellation’s airspace was the responsibility of the White Crane Legion.

“As per tradition, we need to send five general-rank officers to participate in the new recruit training and guidance.” Pei Zhenyue crossed his hands in front of him. “Are there any volunteers?”

Huang Hao was the first to raise his hand: “Report, the Vulture Legion is setting out for the Leo constellation in three days.”

Once he spoke, others followed suit.
“The Iron Wolf Legion needs to prepare for a land reclamation mission, unable to execute.”
“The Cheetah Legion is setting out in seven days, unable to execute.”
“The Black Scorpion Legion is setting out in half a month, unable to execute.”

The annual new recruit training was the task they were most reluctant to take.
It required effort to discipline the unruly new recruits, and there was no military merit, which was equivalent to unpaid overtime.
After the training, the various groups had to compete. If the group one was responsible for lost, it would be too humiliating.

Seeing Jing Xi propping up his chin, lost in thought, Huang Hao nudged him, signaling him to quickly raise his hand and abstain.

A bunch of people abstained, but not a single one volunteered.

Pei Zhenyue signaled for them to stop raising their hands: “In that case, General Zhao and I will nominate. Those who are called upon may be allowed to postpone if they have work arrangements.”

This was basically mandatory; you had to do it even if you didn’t want to.
Everyone thought so, silently looking away, afraid of being called.

Pei Zhenyue: “Li Bo, you’ll be in charge of one group.”
Li Bo gritted his teeth, stood up, and respectfully accepted: “I guarantee the mission will be completed.”

Pei Zhenyue: “Zhang Bin, you’ll be in charge of one group.”
A middle-aged Beta Major General stood up: “I guarantee the mission will be completed.”

He called four in a row, all of whom were Chen Bingfeng’s subordinates.
Chen Bingfeng’s face was gloomy, but he didn’t dare to act out.

When it came to the fifth one, Zhao Hongyi, who was sitting next to Pei Zhenyue, stopped him.
“Does General Zhao have a candidate in mind?” Pei Zhenyue asked.

Zhao Hongyi smiled and looked at the silent Jing Xi.
“The Flying Dragon Legion has just returned from an expedition. The legion’s personnel need to rest, and the equipment needs maintenance. Why not let Xiao Jing go? It’ll be a good way for him to relax.”

Hearing this, Chi Yao’s gaze shifted from Chen Bingfeng to Zhao Hongyi.

Pei Zhenyue’s face was expressionless, but his voice was chilly.
“I already have other work arranged for him.”

Zhao Hongyi smiled: “He’s only twenty-five, still a child. you have to give him time to breathe.”
As he spoke, he looked at Jing Xi.
“Xiao Jing, with your strength, training new recruits is no problem at all. Just think of it as a vacation.”

Jing Xi looked at him calmly: “It’s my honor to be able to train new recruits. It would be even better if it could be a closed training for three to five years.”

Everyone: “…”
Are you okay?

Pei Zhenyue, who was about to refuse for him: “…”
You have to learn to say no, kid, don’t just take on any job!

Pei Zhenyue was helpless and prepared to assign him the strongest new recruits.
Every year, new recruits were selected from various planets. The overall strength of soldiers from first-class planets was much stronger than that of third-class planets.
“Then you’ll be in charge of Group A—”

Before Pei Zhenyue could finish, Zhao Hongyi spoke again.
“Take charge of the group from the Cygnus constellation. The number of people is relatively small, so it’s more relaxed.”
The Cygnus constellation, the entire galaxy was full of godforsaken poor planets, the empire’s famously impoverished region, several hundred years behind developed planets.

Huang Hao secretly glanced at Zhao Hongyi, his expression subtle.
Isn’t this just standing up for Chen Bingfeng?
With Jing Xi’s ability, there was no way he should be given the weakest group.

Pei Zhenyue looked at Jing Xi and hinted: “Considering your all-around abilities, I think the Carina constellation is also very suitable. You choose.”

“I like the Cygnus constellation.” The smile on Chi Yao’s lips deepened. “Every time I see this galaxy, I feel an inexplicable sense of closeness. This must be fate.”

Pei Zhenyue: “…”
Fate my ass!

Everyone else was confused.
Was the Cygnus constellation they were talking about now not the one they knew?
Why was Jing Xi smiling so happily?
He can actually smile?!

Chen Bingfeng and Li Bo watched him take on the most difficult group, sneering inwardly.
Just wait to be made a laughing stock!

The new recruit training was set for three days later. The training location would generally be on a first or second-level mineral star. On one hand, the risk was low, and on the other hand, it could help the new recruits quickly get into the role of a soldier.

Li Bo looked at the hundreds of candidate training grounds on the virtual screen. After repeated comparisons, he chose the closest and simplest first-level mineral star.
The other three major generals had the same idea.
If a new recruit had an accident during training, the responsible general-rank officer would be disciplined.

When it was Chi Yao’s turn, he glanced at it and chose Aquarius X30, a second-level mineral star.

Even Zhao Hongyi was a little surprised by his choice: “You’re choosing a second-level mineral star?”

Chi Yao’s eyes swept over Li Bo and Chen Bingfeng, and he said slowly and deliberately: “First-level mineral stars have no difficulty. How boring.”

Zhao Hongyi: “…”
Pei Zhenyue: “…”
The other four major generals’ faces burned, especially Li Bo’s. No matter how he looked at it, he felt that this statement was directed at him.

After the meeting, Huang Hao caught up with Jing Xi and asked in a low voice: “Why did you take the Cygnus job? Are you bored out of your mind?”

Chi Yao: “Does it have anything to do with you?”

Huang Hao was choked for words: “Aren’t we friends? Can’t I show a little concern?”
Friends who had arranged to fight at night.

Chi Yao stopped and looked at him with a smile: “In my eyes, there are only people who can be killed and people who can’t be killed. Which kind are you?”

Huang Hao: “…”

“Jing Xi.”
Hearing the voice, Huang Hao turned his head and saw Li Bo approaching with a dark face.
Thinking of Jing Xi’s jab at the meeting, he silently took a step to the side, away from the Shura field.

Li Bo walked up to Jing Xi and said with a fake smile: “It’s rare that we’re both leading new recruits this time. Why don’t we have a competition?”

“Compete with me?” Chi Yao looked at him nonchalantly. “Just you?”

Not expecting to be mocked to his face, Li Bo’s face burned.
Thinking that he had a chance to win against Jing Xi this time, he suppressed his anger and said: “We’re idle anyway. It’s a good way to boost morale.”

Chi Yao: “What will you use to compete with me?”
Seeing his arrogant attitude, Li Bo pressed his tongue against his cheek, suppressing a bellyful of impatience.
“You decide.”

Chi Yao thought for a moment and said casually: “If I win, you hand over the Cetus constellation to the Flying Dragon Legion.”

Li Bo frowned: “That’s not possible!”

Huang Hao silently acted as a background board on the side. Hearing Jing Xi state this bet, he sucked in a cold breath.
The Cetus constellation was a fat piece of meat. Although its technology and resources were not ranked high among the empire’s major galaxies, gambling was rampant there, and there were plenty of rich people throwing money around like dirt. Its GDP could rank in the top ten.
In such a galaxy full of billionaires, the legion responsible for its security could also skim off a lot of profit.

Chi Yao sneered: “If you can’t afford to play, don’t open your mouth.”
After saying that, he pushed past Li Bo and walked away without looking back.

The officers walking out around them saw this scene, and their gazes towards Li Bo were very subtle.
He had originally wanted to win back some face, but ended up being insulted instead.

Li Bo gritted his teeth and chased after him: “Then what will you use to compete with me?”

Chi Yao stopped, a trace of calculation flashing in his half-lowered eyes.
He turned his head to look at him: “If I lose, you can pick any of the galaxies in the Flying Dragon Legion’s hands.”

The ones the Flying Dragon Legion has are all very average.
Huang Hao complained inwardly.
Chen Bingfeng’s favoritism was ridiculous. For some reason, the resources given to the Flying Dragon Legion had always been very poor.
But Jing Xi didn’t say anything, and others couldn’t say much either. After all, they weren’t familiar with him, and besides, he had long occupied the top spot in the assessments. Who wasn’t jealous?

Li Bo’s hands clenched, his heart in great conflict.
He didn’t care for those resources of the Flying Dragon Legion at all, but if he won against Jing Xi, he could hold his head high in the military again.

Chi Yao said impatiently: “Hurry up, are we competing or not, just one word.”
He made a move to leave, and Li Bo called out to him again.
“Okay, it’s a deal!”

Chi Yao’s gaze swept over everyone present, and he chuckled lightly: “With so many colleagues as witnesses, and AI surveillance, I won’t write it down. Whoever backs out after losing is a little puppy.”

The insulting words made Li Bo’s face flush red, and he said with embarrassment: “I will absolutely not back out!”

This competition, or more accurately, this bet, was posted on the military’s internal forum by someone unknown, and the post quickly went viral.
The military regulations prohibited gambling with money, so they placed bets using meals as a unit.
Jiang Feng, while finding it unbelievable, looked at the money on his meal card and bet 100 meals on his own boss.
He touched his not-so-rich abs and sighed: “Boss, I’ve bet my abs on this. Please don’t lose.”

Author’s Note:

Pei Zhenyue: I heard you beat up your superior?
Chi Yao: So what? [Cold face]
Pei Zhenyue: Excellent! Good boy, come to my bowl!
Chi Yao: …
#Don’t you think there’s something wrong here?#