God of Pets

Chapter 357 Fighting on behalf of others
Shi Zhimen has been having a rough time lately. Ever since his defeat as Xiu Haofeng's commander, which cost Xiu Haofeng the chance to have his own army, he has had no chance at all.

Shi Zhimen is now just an ordinary officer in the Fire Legion. He doesn't even have the actual position of captain, let alone a commander.

Many people gossiped about him behind his back, and Shi Zhimen knew exactly what they were talking about.

Xiu Haofeng paid such a high price to hire him, but he lost so badly that everyone thought he was a good-for-nothing who only knew how to talk.

Even Xiu Haofeng believed that Shi Zhimen's previous victories over Leng Zhe were not due to his own efforts, but rather to Chen Guan's superior strength.

Shi Zhimen did not lose heart or succumb to despair.

He knew he was inferior to Leng Zhe and recognized his own weaknesses, so he worked hard to overcome them and studied and accumulated knowledge even more diligently.

Failure is not terrible for Shi Zhimen; he has failed far too many times since he was a child.

After that battle, Shi Zhimen realized a problem: he did not have the same unconventional command ability as Leng Zhe, nor did he have many ingenious strategies.

He didn't have the same confidence as Leng Zhe. Because of his background and family circumstances, he could only win and couldn't afford to lose. So even if he won once, he didn't dare to be arrogant or let himself go. He had to prepare for the next time. He wanted to keep winning.

He feared that his arrogance would cause victory to slip away from him.

This is a kind of persistence, but also a kind of constraint.

On the one hand, he can be calm and cautious; on the other hand, he is often indecisive and misses many fleeting opportunities, making it difficult for him to command with the same brilliance as Leng Zhe and create such miraculous achievements.

"Since I can't be as imaginative as Leng Zhe, I'll be as calm and cautious as possible, calculating everything and taking all the possibilities into account. That way, even if an unexpected situation arises, I'll have a corresponding countermeasure."

Shi Zhimen studied and trained even more voraciously, wanting to do everything he could to the best of his ability.

Shi Zhimen was playing chess by himself, making each move very slowly. He was both the white and black pieces, constantly deducing various variations of the game in his mind, trying to deepen his thinking.

Since he wasn't as good at improvisation as others, he thought more deeply than others.

The knocking sounded, but Shi Zhimen ignored it, continuing to ponder the various possibilities of the chess game.

At this point, no one important will come looking for him anymore, and nothing important is worth him putting down his pieces.

But the person knocking on the door seemed very persistent, knocking a few times every now and then.

Shi Zhimen remained indifferent and unmoved.

"Team Leader, are you home?" A familiar voice came from outside the door, which made Shi Zhimen pause as he was about to play chess.

Shi Zhimen's expression was complicated. He put down the chess piece, got up, walked behind the door, straightened his clothes, and then opened the door.

"Captain Chen..." Shi Zhimen called out to Chen Guan, but didn't know what to say next.

"Alright... you still remember I'm your captain... then my trip today wasn't in vain..." Chen Guan smiled and entered uninvited, then saw the chessboard set up in the courtyard: "Captain Men, what's going on here? Playing chess with yourself?"

"It's peaceful to play chess alone." Shi Zhimen closed the door and went to pour tea for Chen Guan.

"Plain water is fine, I don't like tea." Chen Guan sat down in front of the chessboard and began to study the game.

Chen Guan understands the rules of Go, but he's not very good at it and hasn't studied it. Chen Xinghe likes playing Go, so Chen Guan also knows the rules, but he doesn't really enjoy playing and hasn't put in the effort; he's not even as good as a beginner.

However, it is quite clear that the white and black pieces are locked in a fierce battle, seemingly unable to determine a winner, and it appears that every move could decide the outcome.

"Captain Chen also likes to play chess?" Shi Zhimen poured water and placed it aside, looking at Chen Guan and asking.

"I don't like it. I don't really like quiet. I prefer it when there are more people around. That's why I prefer playing cards," Chen Guan said.

“Playing cards and playing chess are similar; someone who is good at cards can also be good at chess,” Shi Zhimen said.

Chen Guan smiled and said, "But playing cards is different from playing chess. Playing chess is about improving yourself, and you can play against yourself. But playing cards is about winning against others, so you need an opponent."

"Captain Chen, if you're looking for someone to play cards with, you've come to the wrong person. I don't have any money, so I can't play cards," Shi Zhimen said with a wry smile.

"I'm not asking you to play cards with me, but rather to play cards for me," Chen Guan said, looking at Shi Zhimen.

"You still believe me?" Shi Zhimen stared wide-eyed at Chen Guan in disbelief.

He himself couldn't believe that Chen Guan would actually believe him.

"If I didn't trust you, why would I come to you to be my substitute?" Chen Guan said with a smile. "Captain, our Qilin Legion is preparing to attack the Phoenix Forest. The situation is not optimistic and may be very dangerous. I need your help. You won't abandon me, will you?"

“With your abilities, you don’t need me at all,” Shi Zhimen said with a wry smile.

"I don't need you, so why did I come to you? I don't care, you have to help me." Chen Guan stood up and said in a shameless manner, "The team will be setting off in three days, so don't be late."

"Chen Guan..." Shi Zhimen wanted to say something, but Chen Guan waved his hand to interrupt him.

Chen Guan reached the door, made a "waiting for you" gesture, and then turned to leave with a flourish.

"No... I mean... my relationship with the Fiery Legion is still there... if I leave like this, I'll be seen as a deserter..." Shi Zhimen said quickly.

“Uh… this is indeed a bit troublesome… Xiu Haofeng probably won’t let me go so easily… but it’s okay… I’ll handle it…” Chen Guan had no choice but to walk back.

After leaving, Chen Guan approached Ji Nanhong and asked her to find a way to transfer Shi Zhimen over.

After trying to find someone to help, Ji Nanhong said helplessly to Chen Guan, "Xiu Haofeng won't release the person, and I can't force them to come over."

Chen Guan knew that Ji Nanhong had done her best, and after thinking about it, he decided to go and see Xiu Haofeng himself.

"How about this, I'll borrow a commander from another corps for you?" Ji Nanhong said.

"I'll figure something out myself. I know Xiu Haofeng. I'll go see him. As long as I'm willing to humble myself, there shouldn't be any problems," Chen Guan said.

"Is it worth it for Shi Zhimen?" Ji Nanhong didn't have a good impression of Shi Zhimen; he had suffered a crushing defeat when he was defeated by Leng Zhe.

"I think it's worth it." Chen Guan got up and left. There wasn't much time left, and he had to get Shi Zhimen over quickly. Otherwise, he would have to do everything himself, big or small, and there would be no time for cultivation.

We must fight battles, collect money, extract resources, and not neglect cultivation.

(End of this chapter)