Within a few days, Yu Qingnian notified the entire Special Class to go to a location in Shenzhou City.
Inside the car.
Li Chen gazed at the scenery rushing past the window, seemingly lost in thought. Jianping and the others were also there.
After a moment of silence...
Luo Lin broke the silence first, saying softly, "This training seems to have been personally prepared by Instructor Yu for the Special Class."
"Because we haven't had much experience in previous years, and such a situation has never occurred before."
"The changes to the Canglan Academy this year are too drastic; it's completely different from what it used to be."
At this moment, Su Zhe turned around from the front seat with a curious look on his face and asked, "Lin-jie, do you know what this training entails?"
"I think the location is almost outside the city center now."
"It's highly likely we won't be training in the city, but will go somewhere else instead."
Luo Lin shook her head and slightly raised her eyes; she didn't know either.
After all, information was limited, and this kind of training was happening in Canglan for the first time. Both Li Chen and the members of the Special Class were somewhat surprised.
Jianping slung the box over his shoulder and said, "It's not far now, I can feel it."
As he expected, their car was stopped by the city prosecutor.
The prosecutor stood beside their car, pen in hand, raising an eyebrow slightly, and asked, "Where are you driving to? Where are you headed?"
The vehicle they were in was commonly known as a "black cab".
The location will depend on Li Chen and his group.
He then showed the navigation location to the prosecutor.
"Oh? This place again?" The prosecutor was somewhat surprised, but his facial expression remained calm.
He has inspected many vehicles today, and coincidentally, several of them are heading to this location.
If it were just one vehicle, that would be fine, but suddenly so many vehicles do seem suspicious.
After all, their prosecutors specialize in arresting criminals who have no household registration, no identity, or who have fled from the border.
Their mission was arduous, and they could not afford to let their guard down. After all, they were backed by a city, and the entry of even one criminal would pose a significant danger.
Seeing that the prosecutor remained silent, the driver of the unlicensed taxi who had taken Li Chen and his companions breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Can I go now?"
After a moment's thought, the prosecutor let them go.
But after the car drove away, he seemed to mutter a few words into his earpiece, "Outside the city, in a location that resembles Evil Cult."
"Request the intervention of the Special Affairs Bureau."
His concern wasn't intentional; rather, it stemmed from the proliferation Evil Cults, where the elderly, children, and women could all potentially be members.
"Receive."
Once outside the city, the unlicensed taxis stopped.
After all, the prices inside and outside the city are different, so of course they are different.
Moreover, drivers generally don't drive outside the city.
It's quite troublesome, after all.
Just like before.
After the black car drove away, Su Zhe cursed and swore.
"That driver is really stupid, he charged 500 yuan just to leave the city."
"Why don't you just rob it?!"
Li Chen explained, "It's relatively normal. Once you leave the city, the Special Affairs Bureau can't cover that much. If an accident happens outside, you'll have to take responsibility yourself."
"A higher asking price is normal."
He had taken many unlicensed taxis in Magic City before and knew that these drivers were only looking out for him, since life is more important than money.
Of course, everything depends on the price and is negotiable.
The only difference between the outside and inside of the city is that it is spacious.
It was incredibly deserted, with only one road leading directly to some place, and almost no one lived outside the city.
After all, Evil Cults operate unpredictably in this era, and living outside the city is like being a sheep delivered to one's doorstep.
Li Chen could sense that the energy fluctuations outside the city were indeed much stronger than those inside.
But now is not the time for lamenting.
Instead, they went to find the main force.
After all, this is an organized training program.
Not far from them, a gaze had already turned to them.
A figure stood on a tree, holding an earpiece and watching the direction of Li Chen and the others' movements, and spoke.
"Captain, these kids seem to be just students."
"How could they be from Evil Cult!"
A sound came from the other end of the headset.
"Don't rush, observe first. It's highly unusual for students to run outside the city."
"And according to the prosecutor, it seems that several other groups of people left the city in the same way today."
"Observe first, and report immediately if anything is amiss."
"I've already brought people over."
Beep beep~
The man sighed, saying resentfully, "It's always the same. This awakened talent really is a trailblazer."
He then continued to look at Li Chen and the others, and his figure began to move rapidly.
Like a ghost.
At this moment, Jianping, carrying the box on his back, squinted slightly as he looked at a certain place, as if he knew something.
But he didn't make a sound; his body was already tense.
Li Chen walked behind Su Zhe, seemingly lost in thought. The energy fluctuations around him made him sense that something was following them.
He didn't say it aloud, though, because they were almost at their destination.
I don't know how long I walked...
Finally, they were about to reach their destination along the route.
The moment Li Chen stopped, a blade of light seemed to have already condensed, instantly slicing through the air and shooting out.
Empty~
The sound of something cutting through the air was especially jarring in this tranquil place.
The man who had been hiding in the shadows felt his pupils shrink as an extremely strong sense of crisis washed over him.
He leaped up instantly, the colors on his body shifting in a flash, and roared...
"Holy crap!!"
"Is this a student?"
Fortunately, he reacted quickly enough to dodge the attack.
However, he has already been exposed.
Li Chen frowned, looking at the uniform on the person's body, which, although constantly changing colors, was one he recognized.
"A secret agent?"
He hadn't expected that the person following them was a secret agent, but perhaps not.
We'll only find out once we catch them.
As light surged from his body, beams of light began to condense.
The man was dumbfounded.
This?
Is it really necessary to go to such lengths just to track someone down?
Just as he was about to take out the Ghost-God Needle from his pocket, ready to fight to the death.
A voice rang out, "Stop!"
It turned out that Yu Qingnian was not far away, had sensed the fluctuations of the fight taking place here.
They rushed over upon hearing the noise and witnessed this scene.
Yu Qingnian asked with some doubt.
"Xiao Lin, weren't you inside the city? How did you end up outside the city and following my student?"
The moment the man's expression changed from serious to tense, the word "Xiao Lin" was uttered.
He jumped down from the tree, gently putting the Ghost-God Needle back in his hand, and said with a slightly shocked expression, "Oh dear, isn't this just following the mission assignment?"
"How would I know? Ninth... Instructor Yu, you're here!"
"Are these your students?"
Yu Qingnian nodded slightly, and said apologetically, "I took these trainees on a training exercise today and forgot to report it to your Special Affairs Bureau."
I'm sorry...
Xiao Lin seemed very agreeable and immediately replied, "It's alright, it's alright, I'll report it to you right now!"
He then adjusted his headset and said something.
But Yu Qingnian's lips curled up slightly.
Whew~
Xiao Lin breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Instructor Yu, everything is alright now."
"Then I won't bother you any longer."
Yu Qingnian nodded.
In just a moment, Xiao Lin seemed to merge into the world and disappear without a trace.
However, Li Chen could sense that the energy within Xiao Lin's body was rushing at an extremely high speed, as if it were afraid that he had lost two legs.