Journey to the East Continent!

Time flew by, and three days passed in the blink of an eye.

Outside the Federation Headquarters building, the young geniuses about to head to the East Continent had already assembled. Every one of them was full of spirit and eager to get going.

Only Lu Jun was missing.

"Strange, why hasn't Brother Lu come yet?" Long Chen craned his neck to look around, somewhat anxious.

"Sister Gu Yue, do you know where Lu Jun went?" The others also turned their gazes toward Gu Yue Na.

A barely noticeable strange expression flashed across Gu Yue Na's face as she recalled how Lu Jun had practically forgotten food and sleep over the past three days, working madly in the forging room without rest.

She steadied herself and said:

"He has some matters to deal with. He should be here soon."

As soon as she finished speaking, a figure hurried over. It was Lu Jun.

However, his condition shocked all of his companions.

His face was pale, his eye sockets sunken, and the heavy dark circles beneath his eyes looked like branded marks. He appeared utterly exhausted and haggard, completely unlike his usual spirited self.

"Brother Lu, you... what happened to you?"

Xie Xie could not help crying out.

"Are you okay? Is it serious?" Xu Xiaoyan asked with concern as well.

"Looking at you, Brother Lu, you haven't rested at all these past few days, have you? You look way too worn out."

Lu Jun reluctantly waved his hand and forced out a tired smile.

"I'm fine. It's just... I made some preparations for the trip to the East Continent and stayed up for a few nights. Yeah, the preparations are done."

Yet inwardly, he felt gratified. The results of three days of mad, sleepless forging had been remarkable—three sets of