At 8 p.m., on the second floor of Restaurant No. 1 in the elite training camp, as many as 21 students from China had gathered here, just to welcome Luo Feng’s arrival.
When you are away from home, you especially feel the warmth between fellow countrymen. Many senior brothers and sisters warmly drank and chatted with Luo Feng.
One hour later.
“Phew, they finally let me go,” Luo Feng said, holding a glass of wine and standing in a corner.
“This banquet was prepared for you. You are the main guest today, so of course everyone wants to drink and chat with you,” Zhao Ru said. Her face was slightly red, and under the light in the hall, she even showed a trace of feminine charm. “And Luo Feng junior brother, today’s banquet was paid for by Senior Brother Chu Qiang. Do you know how much this meal cost?”
Luo Feng shook his head. “The dishes are all very delicious, so I really cannot guess the price. But even if it is outrageously expensive, it should be around one million Chinese yuan, right?”
How expensive could food and drink be?
“One million? Are you kidding?” Zhao Ru lowered her voice. “The chefs in the elite training camp are all top class in the world, and the ingredients used in these dishes are even made from materials taken from powerful monsters. Just this banquet, for 21 people, would cost at least tens of millions.”
Luo Feng blinked twice.
“Do not think it is expensive. If you were anywhere else in the world, you would not even be able to eat this even if you had money,” Zhao Ru said. “But this amount of money really is nothing to Senior Brother Chu Qiang. In our training camp, students who can rank in the top ten, if they are willing to join some organisation, can definitely get huge amounts of money!”
“Senior Brother Chu Qiang joined some organisation?” Luo Feng asked in surprise.
When he came yesterday, Chu Qiang was already ranked second on the Black Dragon Ranking. Being second in the elite training camp, even if only temporarily, was terrifying enough.
“Chu Qiang was recruited by the Chinese military. That news has been known for a year already,” Zhao Ru said in a low voice. “And I heard that the Extreme Martial Arts Dojo is also trying to recruit Chu Qiang. Even within China, several organisations are fighting to invite him. It is said that the military specially set up an action department just for Chu Qiang. After Chu Qiang graduates, he will directly become the head of that department!”
Luo Feng was greatly shocked.
The national military had specially set up an action department just to welcome Chu Qiang?
“There is no helping it, Chu Qiang really is very strong,” Zhao Ru said in admiration. “He is someone who can firmly stay in the top five of the training camp. In the training camp, if you only count raw strength, there are ten people who can rank in the top five. But the ones who can stay in the top five of the Black Dragon Ranking for a long time are only one or two.”
Luo Feng nodded to show that he understood.
The Black Dragon Ranking is based on points. Although strong people will have high rankings, the ranking cannot fully represent a person’s strength. If I rush into the top five this month, next month someone else with similar strength may rush into the top five. Everyone’s strength is fairly close.
That is why it is said that ten people are qualified to rank in the top five.
But those who can stay in the top five for a long time are terrifying.
“The government and military must definitely give Chu Qiang a huge amount of money every year,” Zhao Ru said with emotion. “In our training camp, the richest are three kinds of people. The first kind is people like Chu Qiang, who are strong and have joined special organisations. The second kind is people who have joined a core family of the HR Alliance. The third kind is spiritual teacher.”
“But the second kind, joining a core family of the HR Alliance, is foolish. Those families may be rich, but in terms of support and power, how can they compare with the national military? How can they compare with the Extreme Martial Arts Dojo and the Thunder Electric Martial Arts Dojo?”
“The third kind, spiritual teacher. Sigh, there is nothing we can do. They use spiritual power to control hidden weapons and hunt monsters like harvesting crops. The amount of monster materials they obtain every day is terrifying. Just by relying on that alone, they earn money frighteningly fast. One spiritual teacher can earn as much as ten of us.”
Luo Feng smiled.
He himself was a spiritual teacher, so of course he knew how fast they made money. A middle battle general like Gao Feng could only earn two or three hundred million in a year before. And a high battle general warrior earning one billion a year was already quite good. As for Luo Feng, as a high battle general level spiritual teacher, it would not be strange for him to earn nearly ten billion a year.
That was even stronger than an ordinary low level God of War.
A high battle general level spiritual teacher already matched a low level God of War in terms of strength. Added to the strange nature of spiritual power, hunting monsters was even more efficient.
“These three kinds of people are the richest in our training camp,” Zhao Ru muttered.
“Luo Feng!” A bright voice rang out.
Luo Feng and Zhao Ru turned their heads and looked over. They saw a tall young man with a face as sharp as if it had been carved by an axe and knife walking over. It was the famous figure of the elite training camp, Chu Qiang.
“Senior Brother Chu Qiang,” Zhao Ru called with a smile. “You two chat.” Saying that, she obediently stepped away.
Luo Feng and Chu Qiang stood in the corner.
“Luo Feng.” Chu Qiang glanced at the others in the distance, then lowered his voice and said, “Our Chinese military is very interested in you. I wonder if you are interested in joining the military?”
“The military?” Luo Feng was startled.
He had only just joined the elite training camp, and they were already trying to recruit him?
“Yes.” Chu Qiang took a sip of wine. “Do not worry. The military never stints on talent. After you graduate, your treatment in the army will naturally be based on your strength. The stronger you are, the better your treatment. As for the exact benefits, we can discuss them slowly later. And as long as you agree to join, during your five years in the training camp, the military will provide you with 5 billion yuan a year in activity funds.”
Luo Feng’s heartbeat quickened slightly.
5 billion?
If someone was not a spiritual teacher, an ordinary warrior’s efficiency in hunting monsters was not high. For example, a low level God of War would find it very hard to successfully hunt low level lord class monsters. So for a low level God of War to earn 5 billion a year would already be considered pretty good. And Gods of War spent money at a terrifying rate, so most of them were short of money.
Dragon Blood, Life Water, SS grade combat suits, and so on.
Which one was not outrageously expensive?
Most Gods of War could not afford them.
For example, the combat suit Luo Feng got from the Iron Armoured Dragon lair only had an SS grade combat vest. Clearly, that dead God of War could not afford a full set. He could only buy the most important combat vest.
“Senior brother, I have only just entered the training camp. I do not plan to join any organisation yet. I will think about it after a few years,” Luo Feng said.
“Oh?” Chu Qiang looked a little surprised. “Fine, your thinking is reasonable. These five years are the most important years for improving your strength. If you ever want to join the Chinese military, just tell me.”
…
That night, Luo Feng received a total of 6 invitations. Three of them came from within China. After receiving these invitations, Luo Feng learned that besides the military, there were also some special power departments within China. But comparatively, the military had the strongest backing.
The other three invitations came from two core families of the HR Alliance and a mercenary group called the Flame Corps.
There were quite a few mercenary groups on Earth.
Most were fairly ordinary, but some were extremely powerful.
Hong and Thunder God each controlled a base city, and their two martial arts schools spread all over the world. Their power was as great as that of a strong nation.
They could be called two great overlords.
And on Earth, there were also others with ambition, who wanted to build their own forces and become regional powers. The Flame Corps was one such force, established jointly by two beings who had surpassed Gods of War. Among mercenary forces, it was extremely powerful, and had even been invited by several base cities in Africa to help them.
However.
Luo Feng rejected all six invitations.
At dawn on March 30, the temperature was very low.
Many students were either running or walking inside the training camp, and Luo Feng was one of them.
“Luo Feng, Luo Feng.”
As he walked along the stone path, Luo Feng, wearing black training clothes, stopped in surprise and turned back. He saw a young man with slightly curly blond short hair walking over with a smile. His Mandarin was a little awkward, and one could immediately tell he was a foreigner.
“My name is William, William Edison, from the European Union,” the blond young man said warmly.
William?
Luo Feng thought to himself. This name was like Alexander on the Russian side, David on the American side, or Wang Wei and Zhang Wei on the Chinese side, a name so common it could not be more familiar.
“William? Hello,” Luo Feng said with a smile too.
“I have always been curious about China,” the blond young man said warmly. “And there are many talented Chinese warriors in the training camp. You, Luo Feng, were even specially recruited here. I really want to spar with you and test my strength. I wonder if you can satisfy this request.”
Luo Feng was stunned. “A spar?”
“Yes, we can go to the challenge room and compete. Is that okay?” William asked warmly.
“Challenge room?” Luo Feng immediately recalled what he had read in the Student Handbook. The challenge room was a product of ancient civilisation ruins. After entering the challenge room, two people would wear consciousness sensors and enter a virtual space, then fight a life and death battle in that virtual space.
Generally, such battles would involve a bet.
“We will not make it too big, how about 1 billion Chinese yuan?” William’s smile became even brighter and warmer.
“William!”
A sharp cry sounded.
Luo Feng turned to look and saw Zhao Ru, wearing purple training clothes, approaching with anger on her face. She shouted, “William, you have no shame! Junior Brother Luo Feng has only just arrived, he is a newcomer. You want to gamble against him in the challenge room? That is just giving you money. You filthy lot, in March you secretly found a few newcomers and tricked them into gambling fights, making them lose money to you! If you have the guts, gamble with me!”
“Miss Zhao Ru, this has nothing to do with you, right? I believe Luo Feng is very strong, maybe I am the one who loses to him,” William said, looking at Luo Feng.
Zhao Ru also looked at Luo Feng and said, “Luo Feng, do not believe this foreigner. Some people in the training camp are very sinister. They specialise in bullying newcomers. They do not dare to bully them openly, so they use gambling fights. And in gambling fights, the newcomer almost always loses. Only after suffering a loss do newcomers understand how strong the old students are. This foreigner’s combat strength multiplier is at the middle level. Although not high, it is not low either. Newcomers are usually no match for him.”
“Only 1 billion.”
William looked at Luo Feng. “If you casually join some organisation, you would earn more than this in a year anyway.”
Luo Feng completely understood what was going on. In the training camp, some people took advantage of newcomers not understanding the rules, warmly dragged them into gambling fights, and made a fortune from them.
“It is William!” A Chinese young man ran over. This Chinese youth was called Jiang Chen, and Luo Feng had already met him at yesterday’s banquet. “Luo Feng, do not gamble with him! This guy is very dirty. I joined the training camp on March 1 this year, and on my first day here, I was tricked by him into going to the challenge room. He made a huge profit from me.”
“Fuck!”
William’s face turned rather ugly. He had originally seized the chance to meet Luo Feng alone, but unexpectedly, he was interrupted again and again.
“Fine, if you want to gamble, then let us gamble,” Luo Feng said with a smile.
“Luo Feng.” Zhao Ru and Jiang Chen were both shocked.
“Oh.” William revealed a surprised and delighted expression. “Luo Feng, let us set a time.”
“But 1 billion is too little. I am not interested. Let us make it a little bigger, 5 billion,” Luo Feng said, glancing at William. “If you want to play, then play. If you do not dare, then forget it.”
Zhao Ru and Jiang Chen widened their eyes.
“5 billion?” William was stunned too.