Extreme Limit Building, mid-air, a dark blue flying combat aircraft was slowly descending. This surprised many martial artists entering and leaving the building.
Whoosh.
On the ground, Luo Feng shot straight up into the sky. He leapt like a flying bird, effortlessly covering a height of a full ten metres. Of course, he also had spiritual force assisting him. Under the stunned gazes of the many martial artists at the Extreme Limit Building, he jumped those ten metres and directly entered the aircraft as its hatch automatically opened.
Clang. The hatch closed.
Luo Feng sat comfortably inside the cabin. The lighting from various components made the interior feel almost dreamlike.
“Number 1, go home,” Luo Feng said.
He had already told the intelligent system earlier that “home” referred to Mingyue Community in Yangzhou City, one of the eight main satellite cities of Jiangnan Base City in China.
“Three dimensional virtual view, activate,” Luo Feng said again.
Immediately, a three dimensional projection appeared in front of him, showing the outside sky. Through this projection, Luo Feng could constantly observe the outside environment and check for any flying beast swarms.
Jiangnan Base City, Yangzhou City, Mingyue Community.
Early morning, Mingyue Community was already lively, with many people gathered around the entrance of the Extreme Limit Hall.
“Old Luo, is your son really coming back today?”
“Didn’t your son go to the martial arts headquarters? I thought he said he would only return during the New Year?”
“I’m not lying. My son called me earlier and said he would be home in about half an hour,” Luo Hongguo said with a smile. His face was glowing with pride. His temperament was much better than before. In the past, he used to do hard labour and always kept his head down in front of others. Now, he was far more confident and relaxed.
“That’s not right. Luo Feng should be in a life and death trial right now,” Wu Tong, standing nearby, said with confusion. “Did something go wrong?”
“No way. My son never lies,” Luo Hongguo said proudly.
Nearby, Gong Xinlan was also chatting with a group of women.
In Mingyue Community, whenever a martial artist returned, many people would come to welcome them. This was because the path of a martial artist was extremely dangerous, like walking with one’s life on the line. One mistake could mean death. For example, if Luo Feng had been careless in Australia, he could have been killed instantly by Li Yao’s laser cannon.
Because of this, every time a martial artist returned, the entire community would be very happy. Luo Feng’s parents had also told their close friends and neighbours about his return.
“That’s strange,” Wu Tong thought.
As the chief instructor here, he knew a lot about the Extreme Limit Training Camp. August was normally a life and death trial month, so students were not supposed to return home. There were only two possibilities, either the student had been eliminated, or the student had graduated early. But Luo Feng had only been there for half a year.
How could he already be back?
“Hello,” Luo Hongguo picked up the phone, smiling brightly. “He’ll be here soon? Five minutes? Alright, alright, everyone at home is waiting. Many uncles and aunties in the community are also here.”
“Luo Feng really is something. He didn’t even tell us in advance,” a woman said with a laugh. “My Old Chen keeps talking about him. If we had known earlier, he and Zhang wouldn’t have gone out for training today.” In the community, Chen Gu and Zhang Ke were Luo Feng’s life and death brothers.
They had fought together through life and death.
“Look at the gate, he’s probably arriving,” Gong Xinlan said with a smile.
Everyone was chatting excitedly, assuming Luo Feng would arrive by passenger aircraft to the main city, then take a train to Yangzhou, and finally a car home.
Suddenly.
“Everyone look.”
“What is that in the sky?”
Many people waiting for Luo Feng looked up in shock. A dark blue streak cut across the sky and then stopped above Mingyue Community. Because it was so high, it looked like a tiny dot, but it gradually became recognisable as a triangular dark blue combat aircraft.
It was descending.
The dark blue triangular aircraft slowly lowered itself. As it came closer, its size became clearer.
“Why is this flying combat aircraft coming here?”
“I once saw one in the main city. It was disc shaped, but this one looks strange.”
The martial artists and their families were discussing it. Wu Tong, the highest ranked among them, stared carefully, then his expression changed.
“It’s a headquarters aircraft.”
Whoosh.
The dark blue triangular flying aircraft slowly landed on a grass field deep inside the community. Only when viewed up close could one truly appreciate its elegant design, its curves, its colour. It was far beyond what ordinary disc shaped aircraft could compare with.
Clang. The hatch opened.
A young man wearing casual clothes, a T shirt and jeans, carrying a large backpack, stepped out.
“Luo Feng!”
“It’s Luo Feng!”
“It really is him.”
The crowd of martial artists and family members who had been watching immediately gathered around. Luo Feng quickly saw his parents in the crowd and smiled as he walked over.
Everyone greeted him warmly.
“Dad,” Luo Feng said.
“Xiao Feng,” Luo Hongguo held his hand tightly, then looked at the aircraft and said, “Quick, they brought you all the way here. Don’t forget to invite them down and thank them properly.”
Wu Tong also walked over and lowered his voice. “Luo Feng, they went through a lot to send you back. Don’t just come out alone like this. Call the people who sent you and the pilot down for a sit down. Even if they don’t come down, you should still thank them properly.” In Wu Tong’s view, anyone who could deploy a headquarters aircraft was no ordinary person.
“Thank them?” Luo Feng paused.
How was he supposed to thank them?
Was he supposed to tell Uncle Wu and his parents that there was actually no one inside? Most people on Earth did not know about intelligent aircraft.
“I bought this aircraft,” Luo Feng said.
“You bought it?”
Everyone around him was shocked. His parents and even his younger brother Luo Hua were stunned. In today’s world, buying a flying combat aircraft was over a hundred times more difficult than before the Great Nirvana era. Even many wealthy people could not afford to take a large passenger aircraft casually.
It was easy to imagine how difficult it was to own a combat aircraft.
Even among battle gods, only a few could do it, and most of them only had ordinary disc shaped aircraft.
“Uncle Wu, I’ll treat everyone to drinks later,” Luo Feng said with a smile, greeting everyone around him. Then he left with his parents and younger brother.
Since the news that he had become an inspector would soon spread, saying he had bought the aircraft would not cause any trouble.
The people in Mingyue Community, including Wu Tong, were stunned for a long time.
Damn it.
Luo Feng, that young kid, actually bought a flying combat aircraft. And not even the common disc type. Everyone was completely dumbfounded.
“Wait a second, there’s no pilot coming out of that aircraft?” someone finally realised after a while. By then, Luo Feng had already gone home.
In the main city of Jiangnan Base City, inside the Extreme Limit Headquarters, Hall Master Zhou Zhengyong was in a room sitting on a sofa with a cup of tea in front of him.
“Inspector Liu,” Zhou Zhengyong said with a smile on his phone. “You’ve caused us a lot of trouble over the years. Thank you for all your help in Jiangnan Base City. Now that you’re leaving, I’m afraid our Extreme Limit Martial Hall here will be at a disadvantage against the Thunder Dojo.”
“A new inspector?” Zhou Zhengyong said with a bitter smile. “How would I know what the new inspector is like? Whether he can match the one from the Thunder Dojo or not.”
“The official notice hasn’t arrived yet. It should come soon.”
Zhou Zhengyong smiled. “I’m in the office. I’ll know immediately once it arrives.”
“Alright, we’ll meet up when you come to headquarters next time.”
He hung up.
Just yesterday, he had already learned that Inspector Liu was being transferred back to the global headquarters. However, the official notice for the new inspector had not yet arrived.
At that moment, a knock came at the door.
“Come in,” Zhou Zhengyong said.
Three people entered, the three chief supervisors of the Jiangnan Base City Extreme Limit Headquarters, including Zhuge Tao.
“Hall Master, we just saw the official notice that Inspector Liu has been transferred. Who is the new inspector?” one of them asked with a frown.
“I don’t know yet. The notice hasn’t arrived,” Zhou Zhengyong replied.
“While Inspector Liu was here, things were quite comfortable. He never interfered much, only focused on cultivation. He was easy to get along with, and when problems arose, he could solve them easily. Even the government gave him respect. This new inspector…”
“Will the new one be like the iron faced Bao Zheng of old?” Zhuge Tao could not help asking.
Bao Zheng was the nickname given to a former inspector known for being extremely strict.
During his tenure, he removed six supervisors and even impeached a hall master, leaving everyone in fear.
“No idea,” Zhou Zhengyong shook his head.
The other three supervisors also felt uneasy.
After all, the inspector had the highest authority, with the power to supervise everything, and could directly dismiss supervisors and lower ranked officials without approval. In a real conflict, even a hall master could be removed.
Beep.
Zhou Zhengyong quickly walked to the computer.
“The notice has arrived.”
He said loudly. The other three supervisors rushed over nervously.
He clicked it open.
“Luo Feng?”
“Hometown, Yangzhou City, Jiangnan Base City?”
“Strength evaluation… invincible battle god?”
The hall master and the three supervisors looked at each other.
“Is it… is it that kid we sent to the elite training camp?” Zhou Zhengyong asked in disbelief. “Invincible battle god?”