Hearing Qin Yuanzheng's reply, Qi Wufu said nothing more and hung up the phone.
This made Qin Yuanzheng slightly stunned, vaguely feeling that Qi Wufu's mood seemed not very good, and his excitement also diminished a lot.
Because if Qi Wufu simply wanted to praise the Zhan Long team and the Eastern Domain Army, he would not have issued only one order.
"Old Qin, do you think something is wrong?"
Zhu Shengxian heard the order Qi Wufu gave to Qin Yuanzheng. Seeing Qin Yuanzheng frowning after hanging up the phone, he asked.
"En."
Qin Yuanzheng nodded, then pondered for a moment and said, "This way, Shengxian, you go and inquire why the Marshal wants us to upload the battles of the Zhan Long team to the official forum successively."
"Okay!"
Zhu Shengxian had the same intention.
Half an hour later.
Zhu Shengxian arrived at Qin Yuanzheng's office.
"Did you find out?"
Qin Yuanzheng got up and personally boiled water to make tea for Zhu Shengxian.
"En, I called Zhujian and found out the reason."
Zhu Shengxian nodded, and before Qin Yuanzheng could ask, he continued, "The performance of the other four Guardian teams was too disappointing, and the Marshal was a bit unhappy."
"Oh? How disappointing?"
Qin Yuanzheng was a little confused.
The other four Guardian teams all had Nine-stage Three-star Battle Gods as their protectors, and their overall strength was above the Zhan Long team!
Moreover, he had already heard that the extraterrestrial enemies encountered by the other four Guardian teams were not as strong as the enemies that descended at Putuo Temple.
Under such circumstances, the performance of the other four Guardian teams should not have been disappointing!
"I'll tell you one by one. First, Zhujian said that the best performer among the other four Guardian teams was the Loulan team of the Central Domain Army.
The members of the Loulan team were all selected from the Loulan Army. Most of the team members had been on the battlefield and had fought against extraterrestrial enemies, so they had experience.
Moreover, their team members' strength levels were good, with One-star Battle Gods, Two-star Battle Gods, and Three-star Battle Gods. In addition, most of the members were from the Vanguard, and they had a tacit understanding with each other.
Because of these factors, the Loulan team successfully completed the mission. The only drawback was that one person was injured. The injured person was Lin Xiao, the son of Lin Mingyuan of the Southern Domain Army. It is said that he was trying to show off in battle and was cut, almost losing an arm."
Zhu Shengxian said.
"Heh... Mingyuan's son has always been arrogant and impatient, so it's not surprising that something happened." Qin Yuanzheng sneered.
He had a good relationship with Lin Mingyuan, but he had a bad impression of Lin Xiao.
Especially after learning that Lin Xiao had deliberately targeted Qin Xiaozhi at the founding meeting of the Guardian teams, his impression of Lin Xiao became even worse.
"The Xiyu Snow Mountain team was composed of geniuses from various martial arts sects. They all had excellent martial arts talent and good strength, but they lacked team combat experience. They fought individually in battle, which greatly reduced their combat effectiveness, and their overall performance was not good.
The Nanyu Blade team was composed of people from the military. They had no problem with team combat experience, but they still retained the habits of special operations in the military and were somewhat unaccustomed to fighting pure martial artists. Moreover, it was their first time fighting extraterrestrial enemies, so their performance could only be considered passable.
As for the Beiyu Army's Dragon God team..."
Zhu Shengxian explained the situation of each team one by one. When he mentioned the Dragon God team, his expression was a little strange.
"What happened to the Dragon God team?" Qin Yuanzheng's curiosity was piqued.
The Dragon God team was composed of geniuses from the Dragon Gate and the geniuses from the Yan Jing Martial Arts Academy. Gu Tianlong, the strongest successor of the Dragon Gate, served as the team captain, and the elders of the Dragon Gate served as protectors. Their overall strength was very strong.
"The Dragon God team completed the mission most smoothly and in the shortest amount of time," Zhu Shengxian said, dropping a bombshell.
"If that's the case, why do you still say the Dragon God team performed poorly?!" Qin Yuanzheng was stunned.
"Because only the Dragon Gate elder participated in the battle in the Dragon God team. In other words, all the extraterrestrial enemies were killed by that Dragon Gate elder. Including the captain Gu Tianlong, everyone else was just watching the battle," Zhu Shengxian revealed the truth.
"—"
Qin Yuanzheng.
He finally understood why Qi Wufu was so angry!
If powerful individuals solved the battles, then what was the point of forming Guardian teams?!
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Central Domain.
Loulan team base, in the suburbs of Zhongzhou.
As the captain of the Loulan team, Wang Tuo, after leading the team back to the base, immediately organized a meeting for all members to analyze the problems encountered in battle, summarize experience, and draw lessons.
"I'm sorry, Brother Wang..."
In the conference room, Lin Xiao's left arm was bandaged, his face was pale, and his expression was unsightly. He was the first to speak, taking the initiative to admit his mistake.
All of this was because he had tried to show off in battle, violated the combat deployment, not only got injured himself, but almost caused Mo Ling to get injured as well!
"Lin Xiao, how many times have I told you to address by your rank in formal occasions, and you still can't remember it?!"
As soon as Lin Xiao spoke, he was interrupted by an angry roar.
The voice belonged to Wang Tuo.
He was very dissatisfied with Lin Xiao's performance today!
"Yes, Captain!"
Seeing Wang Tuo get angry, Lin Xiao flinched and quickly stood up, then said, "I'm sorry, Captain, Mo Ling, and all my comrades. I violated the operational deployment and combat discipline today, which affected the mission. I apologize to everyone!"
No response.
Everyone turned their gaze to Wang Tuo.
Wang Tuo frowned, about to reprimand Lin Xiao, when he suddenly heard the sound of the special communicator on his wrist. He swallowed the words he was about to say and answered the call:
"Hello, this is the Loulan Guardian team, I am Captain Wang Tuo."
"Hello, General Wang. The Legion Commander has ordered you to lead all members of the team to log in to the official forum of the Military Department and watch and learn the combat footage of the Eastern Domain Army's Zhan Long team!"
"Yes!"
Wang Tuo took the order, then noticed that the other party had ended the call. He lowered his arm and said, "Everyone has heard the Legion Commander's order. We will first carry out the Legion Commander's order, watch and learn the combat footage of the Zhan Long team, and then hold the summary meeting."
"Yes!"
Including the veteran Yang Lin, a Nine-stage Three-star Battle God, everyone acknowledged the order.
Lin Xiao glanced at Wang Tuo. Seeing that Wang Tuo gave no instructions, he did not dare to sit down without permission.
Afterward, Mo Ling quickly opened her laptop, entered the official forum of the Military Department, and opened the combat footage of the Zhan Long team pinned to the top of the forum's homepage.
After doing all this, like everyone else, she cast a curious glance at the projector in the conference room—the laptop was connected to the projector.
The combat footage of the Zhan Long team uploaded to the official forum of the Military Department was a slowed-down version, intended to make it easier for viewers to see the specific process.
In addition, according to the requirements of the General Headquarters of the Military Department, the Eastern Domain Army added the strength of the ten extraterrestrial enemies that descended at Putuo Temple before playing the video footage.
Among them, after confirming with Jiang Wuming, the relevant personnel of the Eastern Domain Army learned that Bai Yue was a mental power cultivator of Ten-stage Two-star Battle God!
En?
With just one glance, Wang Tuo and the others discovered that the overall strength of the ten extraterrestrial enemies that descended at Putuo Temple was stronger than what their team had encountered.
Then, the combat footage officially began to play. The armed helicopter of the Zhan Long team appeared at the entrance of Putuo Temple.
En?
When Wang Tuo and the others saw that the armed helicopter did not land at the entrance of Putuo Temple, but first sent Qin Xiaozhi to a hilltop five hundred meters away, they were all stunned.
Could it be that the Zhan Long team was going to use sniper rifles to kill the extraterrestrial enemies?
At this moment, everyone except Lin Xiao had this doubt in their minds.
Lin Xiao, on the other hand, secretly breathed a sigh of relief, feeling a little better in his heart, and even a mocking smile appeared on his lips.
Although he was injured and lost face in this battle, seeing Qin Xiaozhi jump off the plane with a sniper rifle, he felt that no matter how bad his performance was, he was still better than Qin Xiaozhi—using a sniper rifle to fight a Battle God level martial artist, wasn't that a joke?
However—
Soon, the mocking smile on Lin Xiao's face froze, and his eyes widened!
"Holy crap, Qin Xiaozhi sniped that Ten-stage Two-star Battle God mental power cultivator with a sniper rifle?!"
At the same time, An Lu, as if he had seen a ghost in broad daylight, jumped up directly.
"Not only that, but he also hit the sword energy of the leading extraterrestrial enemy with a sniper rifle. If it weren't for Qin Xiaozhi's shot, Jiang Wuming would have had to give up killing that Nine-stage Two-star Battle God enemy, otherwise, he would have been hit by the sword energy and suffered heavy injuries!"
Immediately after, Yang Lin, the protector of the Loulan team, also spoke. He had seen the seamless cooperation between Jiang Wuming and Qin Xiaozhi clearly and was full of admiration.
Wang Tuo, on the other hand, suddenly turned his head and glared at Lin Xiao:
"Lin Xiao, I asked you to apologize to Qin Xiaozhi at the founding meeting of the Guardian teams that day, and you were unwilling. Now, do you think you should apologize? Who exactly is not fit to join the Guardian teams?!"
"—"
Lin Xiao was speechless, only feeling as if Qin Xiaozhi had slapped him across the face from a distance. Although it was silent, his face was burning hot.
"Lin Xiao, open your damned eyes and watch, watch carefully, what is cooperation, what is combat discipline—you've made the Loulan team lose all face!!"
Wang Tuo continued to curse angrily, wishing he could slap Lin Xiao too.
"Yes... Yes, Captain!"
Lin Xiao resentfully obeyed, the burning pain on his face intensified, and his heart suffered a critical blow!
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