Dragon Transformation in the Apocalypse

Chapter 467 A Successful Retirement, Heading to the Universe

After giving the special operations soldiers in the audience ample time to think, Li Chenglong spoke again: "Don't be discouraged, everyone. As I said before, you performed well in the last battle, but you need to take it to the next level. The reason I came to our special operations brigade is to use my experience and skills to help you reach a higher level. It's almost 11 o'clock now, so we'll stop training for now. I have a lecture to give this afternoon, and we'll start real training first thing tomorrow morning."

After Li Chenglong finished speaking, he went downstairs and sat down next to Zhao Hui. Chen Ning and Lin Feng gave brief speeches one after the other, and then dismissed them.

The afternoon classes will be held in various factories within the inner circle. Li Chenglong had already made arrangements with Commander Xiao Ke beforehand. He will spend a week explaining to the technicians how to use and maintain the equipment, and will also leave some spare parts for future repairs.

After lunch, Li Chenglong, along with the Zhao sisters, Zhao Hui and Zhao Ya, arrived at the arsenal located in the inner circle. This arsenal is currently the only one in the Kyoto base, providing all soldiers with various military supplies, including weapons, ammunition, uniforms, bedding, and more, and it occupies a relatively large area.

The 39 pieces of equipment of five types that Li Chenglong had previously sold to them—super alloy knife manufacturing machines, reinforced rifle manufacturing machines, crystal battle knife manufacturing machines, crystal bullet manufacturing machines, and crystal rifle manufacturing machines—are stored here and are under strict protection.

Their arrival was warmly welcomed by the leaders and staff of the arsenal. After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Li Chenglong began his instruction. Actually, all the equipment came with user manuals, which Li Chenglong and others had revised and supplemented, making them very detailed. Therefore, Li Chenglong could only teach a limited amount. Nevertheless, what he taught was still well-received by the group.

Each lecture by Li Chenglong lasted 40 minutes, followed by a 20-minute Q&A session, continuing until 5 p.m. Today's lecture finally ended amidst applause. This was the only day of instruction, and Li Chenglong was very pleased to see that they had mastered the skills. He believed that starting tomorrow, the new equipment manufactured using these tools would begin to be deployed to some combat units.

As the three drove back, Zhao Ya, sitting in the passenger seat, asked, "Instructor Li, is your Dawn City still using the equipment we explained this afternoon?"

Li Chenglong thought for a moment and said, "Some are still in use, while others have been phased out. Although our world's apocalypse was a year or two shorter than yours, we developed better in these areas because of the help of alien technology. When we get back, I'll show you some of our latest gadgets, but you mustn't tell anyone else."

Back in the dormitory, Li Chenglong closed the door and took out the super rifle, super potion, crystal energy lightsaber, second-generation Dragon Fang dagger, storage capsule, and other items, explaining their functions in detail. The two girls' eyes lit up at the sight of so many novel and powerful items.

Zhao Hui asked excitedly, "Instructor Li, do you sell these things? My sister and I have saved up quite a few crystals over time, and we'd like to buy some."

Seeing the expectant looks in the two women's eyes, Li Chenglong smiled and said, "Why not? Actually, we in Dawn City also sell these things to other bases. Selling them to you is the same. The reason I didn't tell you before is because only I can manufacture these things. So I can only sell you finished products."

He then introduced the prices. The two women initially thought it would be expensive, but after hearing Li Chenglong's prices, they realized that buying one of each item would only cost two level 10 crystals in total. So they bought 30 storage capsules, 10 Dragon Fang daggers, 20 crystal energy lightsabers, 10 crystal pistols, and 50 super rifles from Li Chenglong. As for the super potions, Li Chenglong didn't allow each person to buy more than five, and they had to inject them in person. So they each bought five for themselves.

Li Chenglong hadn't expected the two to be so wealthy; it seemed they worked very hard. As a competent businessman, Li Chenglong explained the use of each item to them one by one. After a while, Zhao Hui and Zhao Ya used their certified storage capsules to put the items inside, and then left happily.

When they left, because they had bought a lot of things, Li Chenglong gave each of them two bottles of supernatural honey as a gift, which made them very happy.

Back in their private dormitory, Zhao Hui couldn't wait to say to Zhao Ya, "Little sister, I feel stronger after using those five super potions. Have you had a similar feeling?" Zhao Ya nodded, "Yes, I feel the same way. It seems that what Instructor Li said about one super potion increasing a person's attribute value by 5 points is true. It's a pity that each person can only use it 5 times, otherwise I would definitely buy a thousand or ten thousand to use."

Then they took out each of the other items and played with them for a while. The two of them especially liked the second-generation Dragon Fang dagger and the small female crystal pistol.

For the next month, aside from afternoon classes and occasional meetings with Commander Jian, Li Chenglong spent the rest of his time with the Special Operations Brigade for Superhumans. Under his rigorous and demanding training, the brigade underwent a complete transformation, and its combat effectiveness more than doubled.

During this time, Commander Xiao Ke learned through various channels that Li Chenglong possessed even more advanced weapons. He communicated with Li Chenglong multiple times and purchased a considerable amount of the latest weaponry from him. As for the super potion, the two sisters, due to Li Chenglong's specific instructions, had kept it a secret from the public.

At 5 p.m. local time on November 20, due to the cold weather and the recent series of battles, the special operations brigade needed to rest, so Li Chenglong shortened the training time.

Looking at the neatly arranged ranks, he said loudly, "Comrades, after a little over a month of intensive training, I am very satisfied with you all. To say nothing of anything else, just the day before yesterday, our special operations brigade only sent five people and we took care of those two late-stage level 11 sea monsters and seven or eight level 10 sea beasts. Your individual combat and coordinated combat capabilities have improved significantly, and you are now truly outstanding special operations soldiers."

Hearing Li Chenglong's rare praise and affirmation, everyone present applauded happily, except for Chen Ning, Lin Feng, Zhao Hui, and Zhao Ya, who were somewhat dejected.

After a pause, Li Chenglong continued, "That means the purpose for which the commander sent me here has been perfectly achieved. After the disbandment this afternoon, I will step down as your head instructor and be transferred from this base to another place to help those in need. Soldiers are duty-bound to obey orders. Although I am very reluctant to part with you all, please remember the hard work of the past month, continue your efforts, and create your own glory!"

After finishing his explanation, Li Chenglong gave everyone present a standard military salute. Then, with a wave of his hand, over five hundred neatly arranged bottles of supernatural honey appeared in the middle of the training ground. Li Chenglong said with a smile, "I won't say any farewells. I'm actually a rather sentimental person and don't like these kinds of parting scenes. These are supernatural honeys, very useful for restoring supernatural abilities, and they're all in large bottles, 1kg each. I'm giving them to everyone as a gift."

He concluded by saying, "All good things must come to an end, but I believe we will meet again. I hope that when I see you all again, you will have reached even greater heights!" After saying this, Li Chenglong saluted and shook hands with Chen Ning and Lin Feng, and then left the training ground without looking back.

The soldiers rushed forward to try and persuade him to stay, many already with tears in their eyes. Chen Ning immediately stopped them, saying, "Stop right there! The chief instructor said he doesn't want to see a sad scene at parting. Just let him go in peace. Our special operations brigade must remember the chief instructor's teachings over the past month and strive to become stronger. Then we'll definitely have a chance to meet again."

At 11:30 p.m. that night, Li Chenglong arrived 50 km outside the city. Commander Liu Qiang, two deputy commanders Li Zhi and Zhao Guo, the special representative Zhou Changming, and more than 30 people including Chen Ning, Lin Feng, and the Zhao sisters, Zhao Hui and Zhao Ya, came to see him off.

After bidding farewell to everyone, Li Chenglong transformed into his Holy Dragon Armor form and soared into the sky, disappearing from sight in no time. At an altitude of over 1 meters, he summoned the Flying Dragon and piloted it into space, preparing to find an opportunity to return to his own world.