Chang Hanshan instantly bristled.
She clutched her chest, grief-stricken. "Ranan, you've broken my heart!"
"You can question my character and despise my integrity, but you can't doubt our friendship!"
"We're friends who'd brave life and death together!"
"More than ten years of friendship! And you actually suspect me of wanting to steal your boyfriend!"
"I've always supported you and Your Highness Zhe as a couple!"
"Heartbroken! In pain!"
"Ah!"
"No, my heart hurts so much I can't breathe!"
"I'm so sad I'm about to die!"
This crazy woman was spouting nonsense again.
They had only met after starting university. Where had more than ten years of friendship come from?
Zhang Miaoran was amused by this drama queen.
"Alright, alright! No more joking around. Let's go, don't keep A Zhe waiting too long!"
"Ooh~ A Zhe~ And you still say there's nothing between you two?"
"...Are you asking for a beating?"
"Violent woman! Your Highness Zhe ending up with you is like a pearl cast into darkness! From now on, I'll call you 'Zhang Antou'!"
"A Zhe and I are innocent, ordinary friends! Keep talking nonsense and I'll get angry!"
"How is that nonsense? I'm giving you an assist, what do you know! And quit letting the corners of your mouth curl up, alright? What are you so secretly happy about?"
"You were cuter back when you were quiet and refined."
"Ha... ha! Now that Earth has entered the Supernatural Era, plenty of people have undergone drastic changes in temperament! I've realized my true heart, understood myself, and revealed my True Self! Get it? Besides, this girl has always been adorable!"
"Adorable, but without a brain?"
"Terrifying! As expected of your boyfriend's girlfriend."
"I'll tear that mouth of yours apart!"
"Heh, want me to get a mirror so you can see how stupidly wide you're smiling right now?"
The private chat between best friends shall be omitted.
Inside the pavilion master's office of Swift Wind Pavilion.
Zhou Zhe activated his Self-Configuration talent.
"Triple Focus... Let's give it a try!"
Without Absolute Comprehension, Zhou Zhe truly would not have dared to do this. It would have been too easy to turn himself into a schizophrenic.
But there were not so many what-ifs in this world.
The talent of Absolute Comprehension allowed Zhou Zhe to clearly recognize the boundaries of every Self-Configuration mask. He would never forget his true nature.
Then...
Triple Focus: a teacher with meticulous thoughts and perfect patience; an information filter with photographic memory, able to read a stele while galloping past; a devout scholar who regarded knowledge as faith and thirsted for progress.
Time to take off!
Cultivation and study—"Elementary Planar Cryptography."
Search the Black Sword Shield Brand list for suitable exchanges.
At the same time, consider his own situation and the future direction of Swift Wind Pavilion.
"The exclusive mission assigned by Dao grants thirty points for success and deducts sixty for failure. This mission..."
"It's not bad, I suppose!"
"Look on the bright side. At least I don't have to participate in Cosmic Arena Combat for two months. I can treat it like a paid vacation..."
Screw that!
Zhou Zhe decided not to keep consoling himself.
Those accustomed to deceiving themselves never came to a good end!
This exclusive mission was plainly a trap so huge it could explode!
But he still had to grit his teeth and do it.
Who told Dao to hold absolute power over all decisions?
Even the timeline could be kneaded flat and rolled round at its whim. There was simply no possibility of resistance!
"Taking in those with Cosmic Gladiator identities as disciples and focusing on nurturing them is fairly reasonable. After all, as long as a Cosmic Gladiator doesn't die, each one is equivalent to an extra source of resource income. With both lines running together, it'll be easier to meet the Black Iron Three-Star standard."
"As for the first batch of disciples, there's no need to worry too much. The student pool from the Supernatural Affairs Department definitely won't be poor."
"Then next comes the question of Swift Wind Pavilion's future direction..."
Because of the Myriad Heavens Forum casually created by the gods, the value of Earth's information industry chain was bound to plummet drastically. Compared to the Myriad Heavens Forum, their products had no competitive edge whatsoever; they were not even qualified to compete at being bad.
As the Second Generation of Swift Wind Pavilion, Zhou Zhe was not short of money.
What he wanted was to use Swift Wind Pavilion as the core to promote the establishment of a supernatural system across all of China, and even Earth itself.
"Triple Focus is still a little too taxing. I'm about at my limit now."
Feeling a burden on his mind, Zhou Zhe immediately realized the issue. "If I want to use Quadruple Focus, my Mental Strength will have to break through first."
"Look on the bright side."
"Remaining in this state for long periods is also excellent training for Mental Strength and willpower!"
After all, he did not possess any secret art specifically for cultivating Mental Strength. He could only use this simple-minded brute-force method.
When Zhang Miaoran and Chang Hanshan entered after knocking, Zhou Zhe allocated one-third of his thoughts to them.
"I've already read your aptitude test reports."
As Zhou Zhe flipped through "Elementary Planar Cryptography," he said, "Don't become pessimistic. Aptitude and comprehension are only one aspect. As long as you're willing to work hard, man can conquer heaven!"
For someone with Absolute Comprehension to say talent was unimportant, Zhou Zhe himself felt a little like a bastard the moment the words left his mouth.
However...
A well-intentioned lie was, at the very least, an expression of good intentions, right?
"I currently possess three supernatural abilities. I'll teach them to you bit by bit, from easiest to hardest."
Time flashed by.
In the blink of an eye, three days had passed.
Zhang Miaoran's Wind Element Affinity was C-rank. Under Zhou Zhe's guidance, she had successfully begun the Wind Element Body Tempering Technique.
The report from the GXI3 Advanced Tester showed that her endurance had reached D-rank, while her agility had risen to B+.
With the guidance of a patient and meticulous master, along with ample nutrition and a scientific, regular schedule, she would likely cultivate the Wind Element Body Tempering Technique to the peak of the first level within two months!
In truth, this already counted as remarkably rapid cultivation progress among ordinary Earthlings.
Someone cheating like Zhou Zhe could not be used as a reference.
He had no reference value or significance whatsoever.
As for Chang Hanshan...
This girl had it much worse.
Her Wind Element Affinity was a big fat zero. Cultivating the Wind Element Body Tempering Technique was like a constipated person who had gone three days and three nights without food or water trying to use the toilet—not the slightest bit of progress.
However, her Wind Riding Blade Technique was practiced rather convincingly. Though she lacked the corresponding supernatural power to support it and had only the form, her strength, agility, and endurance assessments had all jumped a small step upward.
Endurance E+, Strength E, Agility E+.
With a poor foundation, it was also quicker to make up for shortcomings.
The tester's assessment of Student Chang Hanshan had also changed from a stiff, weak Muggle into an utterly ordinary Muggle.
A gratifying improvement!
That said, this girl's potential was truly weak. The farther she progressed, the harder it would become to improve.
Student Chang Hanshan occasionally gave Zhou Zhe and Zhang Miaoran an assist, so Zhou Zhe felt she was a pretty good person.
It was a pity her potential was so poor.
"Rest for a while today."
Zhou Zhe's gaze landed on the two of them as he clapped his hands.
His tone was mild, his speech unhurried, and his expression solemn. Without anger, he inspired awe, looking exactly like an old scholar from a private school several centuries ago. "Your new classmates have arrived."
At the same time, thirty-eight young people in red-and-black uniforms stood at the entrance of Swift Wind Pavilion.
The ratio of men to women was one to one, perfectly balanced.
"Every one of us from the Supernatural Affairs Department is an elite and a supernatural being. Do we really need to come to Swift Wind Pavilion to take someone as our master?"
"If it were the previous pavilion master, Lin Ye, I wouldn't be worried. But I have doubts about this Zhou Zhe—he's too young!"
"Age isn't the issue. The capable come first! As long as he has enough ability, there's no problem. The problem is... does this Zhou Zhe truly have enough ability?"
"Quiet down! Zhou Zhe has already proven his strength in the Cosmic Arena! That Super Horned Demon, Roxstar—who among you can take him on?"
"Director Huang said Zhou Zhe is already a Black Iron Four-Star gladiator! Do you know what that means?"
The crowd's discussion was interrupted by a cold snort.
The one who snorted was a man with blood-red hair.
He stood one meter ninety tall and was somewhat lean, his face filled with unyielding arrogance. "I don't know what a Black Iron Four-Star gladiator means, and I don't want to know!"
"In this world, the biggest fist is reason!"
"If that Zhou Zhe can beat me, I'll acknowledge him!"
"If he can't beat me, then he's nothing!"
The mockery was vicious enough.
Other than Director Huang Tiankai, who was leading the group, and one team member who was wholly focused on playing a mobile game, the other members all mocked him in return.
This red-haired man was indeed formidable, the strongest among them on the surface.
Wasn't that statement mocking everyone present as trash?
"Dugu Xiu! Behave yourself!"
Director Huang Tiankai pointed at the red-haired man's nose, trembling with rage. "You're the only thorn in the side!"
"Do you know how much manpower and resources the Supernatural Affairs Department expended for this chance at cooperation?"
"Cause any more trouble, and I'll kick you out directly!"
The red-haired man remained expressionless, full of swagger. "Tch..."
"Boring."
With that, he shoved both hands into his pockets and entered Swift Wind Pavilion first.
The second to enter Swift Wind Pavilion was the team member with little presence, who had been playing on his phone the entire time.
Before entering.
Mobile Game Guy raised his head, wearing a sunny, confident smile. "Old Huang, there's no need to get angry. Axiu isn't wrong."
"True gold fears no fire. What Zhou Zhe is really made of, we'll know after one fight!"
"I want to test his level too."
(Zhou Zhe: I heard you all want to die?)
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