He finally understood why the higher-level shops had always kept their doors tightly shut to him before. The prices of these items easily ran into thousands of Faith Value, something he simply couldn't afford in the past.
But now, he had options. After some selection, Lin Beichen spent twenty thousand Faith Value to purchase a copy of the "Mystic Sect's Spell Treasure Manual." This book collected all the Magic from the Daoist Sect, so he no longer had to buy individual Talismans one by one in the future.
After finishing his shopping, Lin Beichen continued to rest with his eyes closed, feeling quite pleased.
Back at the police station quarters, Qin Yecheng couldn't help but praise their success. He looked particularly at Lin Beichen, his face full of admiration and amazement.
"Lin Beichen, you are truly incredible!" Qin Yecheng said excitedly. He had always scoffed at the Daoist Secret Art, but Lin Beichen's performance had completely changed his outlook.
Lin Beichen just gave a calm smile, marveling at the drastic change in Qin Yecheng's attitude. After that, he excused himself to rest and left the lively celebration scene.
The day had already broken, and after a night of battle, everyone was exhausted. The members of the Venomous Snake Special Team boarded a plane back to Yanjing City after a brief rest.
Once they returned to the Garrison District, they headed straight to Deng Zhong's office to report the mission status. However, Deng Zhong seemed to have already learned everything. He looked deeply at Lin Beichen and gave a high appraisal of his performance.
"Lin Beichen, you did a great job this time," Deng Zhong said slowly, "Although I'm not sure exactly what methods you used, your contributions are evident. Therefore, the higher-ups have decided to award you a second-class merit."
Upon hearing this news, the members of the Venomous Snake Special Team were happy for Lin Beichen. However, Lin Beichen himself remained unusually composed, simply nodding slightly to express gratitude.
His calm reaction surprised Wild Ox and the others. Lin Beichen merely explained blandly, "This is not the first time I've received an honor, so I'm not that excited."
Deng Zhong sighed lightly after hearing this and did not pursue the topic further. Instead, he informed everyone of the upcoming military drill arrangements: "You will soon join the Shen City Garrison District to head to the southwest border for a military exercise. Prepare yourselves."
Xia Luyao asked with a face full of doubt, "Chief of Staff Deng, are you serious?"
Deng Zhong nodded affirmatively and explained, "Yes, after discussing with the leaders of the Shen City Military Region yesterday, we decided that next week, the three military regions will each dispatch a team for a joint military exercise in the Southwest Region."
"Your Venomous Snake Special Team, being the elite of the Yanjing City Garrison District, is considered the most suitable to represent us in this exercise by both Commander Fu and me."
"Therefore, you need to prepare in advance; when the time comes, you must not be bested by the Shen City Military Region's team."
After hearing what Deng Zhong had to say, the members of the Venomous Snake Special Team replied in unison, "Understood!"
They had crossed paths with the Shen City Military Region numerous times, considering each other as formidable opponents. This time, they looked forward to once again facing off against the Shen City Military Region's special forces and were determined to win no matter who the opponent was.
After leaving Deng Zhong's office, the members of the Venomous Snake Special Team decided to first take a rest and then fully prepare for the military exercise scheduled for next week.
...
During this period, the Venomous Snake Special Team's training became more rigorous, especially for their captain, Xia Luyao.
She knew well that the Shen City Military Region was likely to dispatch the powerful Wolf King Special Team for the exercise, and her old rival, Long Chuzhi, was precisely the captain of the Wolf King Special Team.
In the last special forces competition, Xia Luyao barely defeated Long Chuzhi thanks to the National Martial Arts taught by Lin Beichen. This time, she was determined to work even harder to improve herself, vowing not to lose to her opponent.
As night fell, the other team members had already finished training, but Xia Luyao was still sweating profusely alone on the training ground.
"Hey, the captain is going too hard; should we try to talk to her?" Flame said worriedly, looking at Xia Luyao's lonely figure.
Thunder scratched his head and said bluntly, "If you want to go, you go; I won't. What if the captain drags me to be a sparring partner?"
The other team members also expressed agreement one after another, and they shivered at the memory of Xia Luyao's previous devil training.
However, Lin Beichen, who had just joined not long ago, was unaware of this and casually said, "Is there a need to be so afraid?"
"Of course!" the other team members replied in unison.
Flame, with a seasoned look, told Lin Beichen, "You haven't experienced the captain's devil training; she was really harsh on us before."
Lin Beichen laughed and didn't take it seriously. This ignited Flame's competitive spirit, and he decided to make a bet with Lin Beichen.
"How about this, you go and try to talk to the captain. If you can get her to stop training within half an hour, you win. Otherwise, I win," Flame suggested.
Lin Beichen nodded in agreement and asked, "What's the stake?"
"Socks for half a year! If you win, I'll help you wash your socks for half a year!" Flame said confidently.
Lin Beichen smiled slightly and accepted the challenge, "Alright, deal."
With that, he turned and headed towards the training ground. The other team members all hid to one side, ready to enjoy the show.
"Haha, this kid Lin Beichen is too naive; I've got this in the bag," Flame was already imagining the scene of Lin Beichen washing his socks for the next six months.
Lin Beichen walked to the center of the training ground and said to Xia Luyao, who was still sweating profusely, "Captain, if you keep training like this, your body will give out."
Xia Luyao stopped her training and looked at him blandly, "What? You want to train with me?"
Lin Beichen waved his hand to refuse, "I've already trained the whole day, I don't want to train anymore."