The holographic projection of Wu Tong in three dimensional form slightly bowed and replied, “Special envoy, Luo Feng went into the wilderness together with his Fire Hammer Squad members on March 1st. He is still in the wilderness and has not returned to the base city.”
“March 1st?”
Yang Hui and Zhou Zhengyong, both God of War level experts, could not help but exchange glances and smile.
Yang Hui could not help laughing and scolding, “When I arrived at Jiangnan Base City, this Luo Feng had not even gone into the wilderness yet. It was you, Iron Hand. You dragged me off to that place…” He suddenly stopped himself mid sentence and waved his hand at Wu Tong. “Alright, there is nothing more for you here.”
“Yes, hall chief, special envoy.” Wu Tong slightly bowed.
Zzz.
The mist like light faded, and the three dimensional projection disappeared.
“You almost let something slip. If Wu Tong had heard that, he would definitely laugh at the two of us,” Iron Hand Zhou Zhengyong said as his expression gradually turned serious. “Enough of that, let’s talk about Luo Feng.”
“Was what Wu Tong said just now reliable?” God of War Yang Hui frowned.
“It is absolutely reliable.”
Zhou Zhengyong waved his hand confidently. “I know Wu Tong’s character. Moreover, if he lied, we could easily verify it afterwards. Since that is the case, why would he lie?”
“Mm.” Yang Hui nodded slightly. “I understand. But I still find it hard to believe. A young man who just turned 19, with physical strength comparable to an initial battle general, and who has reached the third level of the Nine Layer Thunder Blade in just half a year. Truly rare. I will have to report this upward.”
Zhou Zhengyong also nodded. “The special training contract is no longer suitable for him. He should barely qualify to enter the God of War Reserve Camp.”
The legendary…
Within the Extreme Martial Arts Hall, there are two major training camps. One is the Basic Training Camp, and the other is the Elite Training Camp. The Basic Training Camp selects talented warriors worldwide and provides them with top tier training under special contracts.
The Elite Training Camp, also known as the God of War Reserve Camp, is the number one training camp in the world.
Both the Extreme Martial Arts Hall and the Thunder Martial Hall have these two camps. However, without dispute, the Elite Training Camp of the Extreme Martial Arts Hall ranks first in the world. Even the world’s strongest man, Hong, occasionally gives lectures there.
Even God of War level experts rarely receive guidance from Hong, but in this camp, there is a chance.
“You mean the Elite Training Camp?” Yang Hui frowned. “He barely meets the requirements, but I need to report this upward. You know how precious the slots are.”
“Mm.” Zhou Zhengyong nodded. “I understand.”
Normally, in Jiangnan Base City, the Extreme Martial Arts Hall sends two or three geniuses per year into the Basic Training Camp. That was the same type of slot the Thunder Martial Hall used when they tried to recruit Luo Feng.
But the Elite Training Camp is different.
In the entire Jiangnan Base City with a population of 200 million, only one person is selected for the Elite Training Camp roughly every five years. Across all six base cities in China, with over a billion people, only about one genius per year is chosen.
“Connect to Inspector Wang,” Yang Hui gave a voice command.
Beep, beep…
“Hello.”
A deep and hoarse voice echoed through the audiovisual room.
“Inspector sir!” Yang Hui and Zhou Zhengyong immediately stood up respectfully.
Inspectors are second only to the founder Hong in the Extreme Martial Arts Hall. According to the rules, any warrior who surpasses the God of War level is automatically given the position of Inspector. In other words, Inspectors are beings above the God of War level.
“Oh, Yang Hui, what is it?” the inspector’s voice came through.
“Sir, I have come to Jiangnan Base City this time to evaluate a young man named Luo Feng. I have found that he is only 19 years old, yet already at initial battle general level. Furthermore, he reached the third level of the Nine Layer Thunder Blade in just half a year. I believe he qualifies for the Elite Training Camp,” Yang Hui said.
“Oh?”
The inspector fell silent for a moment. The room also became quiet as Zhou Zhengyong and Yang Hui waited without daring to interrupt.
“The Chinese military just negotiated with my headquarters and requested one Elite Training Camp slot. This year’s quota is almost full. Normally, we should not allocate another slot to China. However, give him a chance. Let him take a B grade assessment. If he passes, he can enter the Elite Training Camp,” the hoarse voice said.
“Yes,” Yang Hui replied respectfully.
Beep.
The call ended.
Both Yang Hui and Zhou Zhengyong finally relaxed slightly. The gap between a God of War and a being beyond God of War may seem small, but in truth it is enormous. A transcendent existence can level a city of tens of millions and negotiate equally with a superpower.
“B grade assessment?” Zhou Zhengyong frowned. “Isn’t A grade usually enough?”
“Slots are too few. China has a large population and strong martial culture. Exceptional geniuses appear frequently. They already took one slot earlier. So if they want another, they must accept higher difficulty assessments,” Yang Hui said.
“I see.” Zhou Zhengyong nodded. “By the way, the Wang family in Beijing wants to reserve an Elite Training Camp slot for next year. They are willing to pay 500 billion Chinese yuan.”
“The Wang family?” Yang Hui frowned. “HR Alliance and our Extreme Martial Arts Hall have long term cooperation. The HR Alliance already has reserved slots every year. Did the Wang family fail to get one through the alliance?”
“They could not compete for it,” Zhou Zhengyong laughed. “There are nine core families. It is normal for them to lose out. Western financial giants still dominate the HR Alliance underground council.”
“This is troublesome,” Yang Hui shook his head. “Only an Inspector can decide this. 500 billion is a huge offer, but whether it can move an Inspector is uncertain.”
“You are on good terms with Inspector Liu, right? The Wang family is hoping you can help introduce them,” Zhou Zhengyong said with a smile.
“Even using old friendships,” Yang Hui shook his head, “fine, I will talk to Uncle Liu. You should understand, Elite Training Camp slots are extremely limited. Every superpower and financial group is watching them like wolves. It is not easy to go through the back door.”
“I understand,” Zhou Zhengyong said. “If it succeeds, the Wang family will remember your favour.”
Meanwhile, at City 023 Base Area, the sky was dark and cold wind howled.
Luo Feng was sitting cross legged in the Five Hearts Towards Heaven position, cultivating genetic energy. Endless cosmic energy flowed into his body through the five energy channels. Every cell in his body, already starving, seemed to cheer as it absorbed the energy greedily.
Inside the cells, mitochondria rapidly converted it into genetic energy, slowly strengthening his body at a microscopic level.
When he finally felt every bone and muscle fully saturated, Luo Feng exhaled and stood up refreshed.
“Finished training? Come out for dinner,” Chen Ge’s voice came from the living room.
“Coming,” Luo Feng replied with a smile.
In the living room, the team sat together, eating compressed biscuits, energy candies, and vacuum packed meat while drinking water.
“I think we should return to the supply base in a couple of days,” Gao Feng said. “We have collected quite a lot of materials, mostly thanks to Luo Feng.”
“We are really getting old compared to Fengzi,” Wei Tie sighed deliberately.
Chen Gu shook his head. “I have been in the wilderness for over ten years. I probably will not improve much more. Soon, Luo Feng will be strong enough to join a more powerful squad. I will probably retire then.”
“Retire? We are planning to retire in a year or two as well,” Wei Tie and Wei Qing nodded.
The atmosphere became slightly heavy.
“Retirement is a good thing, we should smile,” Gao Feng laughed loudly. “Maybe I can still team up with Luo Feng, or maybe he will join someone else. Either way, I still want to try for another ten years and see if I can become a God of War.”
Luo Feng was about to speak when suddenly all five members of the Fire Hammer Squad’s watches vibrated.
They looked down.
A satellite map appeared, showing a bright red dot.
“Emergency rescue signal?”
“It is only 1500 metres away from us?”
“Quick.”
“Move.”
The five members of Fire Hammer Squad immediately grabbed their backpacks and weapons and rushed out.