New Governor

In the Endless Star Sea, a C-class spacecraft suddenly appeared in the starry sky, then flew toward the blue-green Kuka Planet at sublight speed.

Kuka Planet's spacecraft port was not large. At most, it could accommodate a dozen spacecraft several hundred meters long at once, and only three spacecraft several dozen meters long were currently docked there.

After passing verification, the spacecraft docked at the port. Several Stellar Level powerhouses had already been waiting outside the spacecraft the moment it passed verification.

Inside the C-class spacecraft, a middle-aged man with fuzz on his face, a rather long nose, and regular features sat in a chair, looking at the starry sky projected before him.

Looking at the enormous blue-green planet before him, the middle-aged man softly remarked, "So this is Kuka Planet, where I'll be staying for decades or even a century. It's quite ordinary."

The middle-aged man stood and said, "Mm, let's go see my disciple first."

Half an hour later, a small spacecraft departing from Kuka Planet's spacecraft port arrived at Zhaoguang City on Kuka Planet's surface.

When the spacecraft landed, more than twenty Stellar Level powerhouses were already waiting there.

Aside from one obscure figure, all the others were prominent figures in Zhaoguang City.

At the head of the group was the middle-aged-looking principal of Zhaoguang Academy. However, standing beside him was not the Zhaoguang City Lord, but a mentor from Zhaoguang Academy—Ian!

Sizzle—!

The spacecraft hatch opened, and the long-nosed middle-aged man stepped out, followed by two Stellar Level powerhouses.

Seeing the middle-aged man emerge, the principal of Zhaoguang Academy hurried forward to greet him. "Welcome to Zhaoguang City, Governor Lorenzo."

"You are the principal of Zhaoguang Academy?" Lorenzo asked.

"Yes, Governor. I am the principal of Zhaoguang Academy," the Zhaoguang City Lord answered respectfully.

"Mm." Lorenzo nodded slightly and said nothing more. Instead, he turned to Ian beside him. "Ian, come with me."

"Yes, Teacher." Ian respectfully obeyed and stepped behind Lorenzo.

As they walked toward the convoy of hovercars not far from the spacecraft, Lorenzo asked, "Have you gotten used to Kuka Planet?"

"It's alright. Kuka Planet is just too peaceful. It doesn't feel like the real universe."

Ian had traveled the universe with his teacher for more than a century, so they interacted naturally.

"The Molten Empire is a mid-tier universe country. Compared to other planets, the planets under its control that cultivate talent are safe and closed off, detached from the real universe." Lorenzo nodded in agreement.

Ian walked to the hovercar, opened the door, and invited his teacher to enter first before getting in himself.

Though the hovercar was extremely spacious, it carried only the master and disciple.

After Ian sat across from him, Lorenzo said, "You've lived on Kuka Planet for nearly two years. What do you think is the biggest problem here?"

Hearing this, Ian did not think much before answering directly, "It's too peaceful, and there's too little external pressure. That has led to internal power struggles."

"Power struggles?" Lorenzo asked curiously. "Tell me about it."

Ian told him about what had happened a few days ago when he served as the chief examiner.

Finally, he added, "If that little fellow named Li Qi hadn't been outstanding in every aspect, he probably wouldn't have been able to enter Zhaoguang Academy."

"Is that so? Then it seems we were right to purge those corrupt mentors."

Lorenzo nodded, then asked, "When did you break through to the Stellar Level?"

"Four months ago," Ian answered.

Lorenzo said, "Since you've already broken through to the Stellar Level, go to the Stellar Training Camp.

"Before I came, I discussed it with Domain Lord Bettekos. You will enter the Stellar Training Camp under his command. Domain Lord Bettekos specializes in the Water Law, and I hope your strength can improve further under his guidance."

"Thank you, Teacher."

Hearing that the chief mentor of the Stellar Training Camp he was about to enter was a Domain Lord skilled in the Water Law, Ian was overjoyed and hurriedly thanked him.

Lorenzo raised a hand. "Don't celebrate too soon.

"Training at the Stellar Training Camp is certainly good, but I hope you can go even further and enter the Molten Secret Realm of the Molten Empire, receiving personal instruction from World Lords such as the Molten Emperor."

"Yes! This disciple will not disappoint you, Teacher." Ian's expression was firm.

"Do you resent me?" Lorenzo suddenly asked.

"Why would you ask that, Teacher?" Ian asked in confusion.

"If I hadn't made you remain at Planetary Level Ninth-Order for more than a century, you would already be at Stellar Level Ninth-Order with your talent," Lorenzo said.

"I've never thought that way." Ian shook his head. "If you hadn't taken me away from my hometown, Teacher, I probably would have remained at Planetary Level Ninth-Order for my entire life."

"Heh." Lorenzo chuckled and shook his head. "I'm still to blame. I was too confident!"

A century ago, Lorenzo earned the title of Giant Axe Martial Artist at the Universe Level Giant Axe Battle Arena, and his number of victories had exceeded ten thousand.

He had thought he could become a core member of the Qian Wu Universe Country branch of the Giant Axe Battle Arena and obtain an internal member slot at the branch for his disciple.

However, the Giant Axe Battle Arena acted arrogantly. Without any explanation, it threw him an internal member slot for the branch, acting as though he could take it or leave it.

Thus, ten years ago, in a fit of anger, he accepted Domain Lord Bettekos's invitation to join the Molten Empire. The condition was that after serving the empire for a period of time, he would receive guidance from the Molten Sector Lord.

Receiving guidance from the Molten Sector Lord, then entering the Qian Wu Secret Realm through the Universe Peak Powerhouse Battle—this was Lorenzo's goal!

But no matter what, he had still delayed his disciple's time. Now, there were only a little over eighty years until the Universe Peak Genius Battle.

Had those hundred years not been wasted, Ian might have advanced even further in his domain, reaching the Ninth Domain.

Thinking of this, Lorenzo shook his head again. It has been nearly five thousand years since my last setback caused by overconfidence.

The last time his confidence had swelled had been during the World Open Qualifiers of the Universe Peak Genius Battle.

At the time, he had reached the Ninth Domain, and his combat techniques were exceptionally formidable. He had been invincible within one region, and his world ranking had once risen above three hundred.

But being invincible within a region had made him lose his caution. He constantly challenged powerhouses from other regions, only to be brutally beaten by a genius who had comprehended the Laws.

In the end, he ranked 1,004th in the world. He had fallen just short of the top 1,001 and a place in the next stage of qualifiers.

"This isn't your fault, Teacher. In the end, it was because my talent and strength were insufficient. If my talent and strength had been strong enough, with your help, Teacher, I would have become an internal member of the Giant Axe Battle Arena branch long ago."

Ian felt that his failure to become an internal member of the Giant Axe Battle Arena branch was ultimately because he was not strong enough.

"Forget it. Let's not talk about that."

Seeing Ian begin to blame himself, Lorenzo changed the subject. "Do you think the United Training Camp still needs to exist?"

"Mm." Ian thought for a moment before saying, "Because of the empire's punishment, aside from a few mentors who survived desperate battles, all the rest were sent to mine on other planets.

"The students also suffered severe losses. The United Training Camp currently exists in name only, but if the Molten Empire wants to cultivate geniuses, the United Training Camp must exist. It is the transitional stage before entering the Stellar Training Camp."

Lorenzo nodded. "Indeed. As an important stage, the United Training Camp needs to exist.

"So I am considering rebuilding the United Training Camp. But before that, I intend to select some people and establish a temporary training camp."

"Teacher, are you planning to...?" Ian asked curiously.

Lorenzo smiled. "Heh, a new official needs to accomplish something after taking office."

Three days after the Admission Test ended, Li Qi received an admission notice from Zhaoguang City on his communicator.