Desire to Grow Stronger

Kuka Planet, Special Training Camp.

Few people were still discussing the strange phenomenon on the grasslands that morning. Instead, the new announcement had become the topic of conversation.

At noon, the Special Training Camp issued a new announcement: the camp was about to begin its Ranking Trial!

The trainees were divided into seven levels, and the last few trainees in each level would be eliminated.

What everyone focused on was that this Ranking Trial would eliminate one-tenth of the trainees!

After seeing the new announcement, trainees and instructors alike began discussing it.

One trainee looked utterly incredulous. "What?! One-tenth of the people will be eliminated in the first Ranking Trial?"

Elsewhere, a trainee who had survived the United Training Camp shook his head after seeing the announcement. "Sigh, not just this time. I bet every Ranking Trial from now on will eliminate this many people. I really miss the old United Training Camp."

One instructor pondered inwardly, Fifty people eliminated in the very first Ranking Trial. The Governor really is dissatisfied with the old United Training Camp system.

The Governor's office.

Seeing the worried expressions of so many trainees through the light screen, Lorenzo nodded. "Very good. Their attention has been drawn to the Ranking Trial."

"Mm."

Lorenzo's expression shifted slightly. With a light wave of his hand, the light screen before him vanished.

Ding...

The doorbell rang after the light screen disappeared.

Lorenzo picked up his cup. "Come in."

Li Qi pushed open the office door. "Governor, you were looking for me?"

"Li Qi Royce."

Looking at the little fellow who had caused such a commotion, Lorenzo smiled. "My disciple has mentioned you before."

"Hm?"

Li Qi showed just the right amount of surprise. "Your disciple mentioned me? May I ask who your disciple is, Governor?"

Lorenzo said with a smile, "The one who specially approved your admission to Zhaoguang Academy."

"Instructor Ian."

Li Qi recalled the instructor who had specially approved his admission to Zhaoguang Academy.

Lorenzo asked, "Aren't you curious where he went?"

"I am somewhat curious."

Li Qi nodded.

Lorenzo said, "Ian has entered the Stellar Training Camp. You'll meet him in the future."

Li Qi looked puzzled. "I'll meet him in the future?"

Lorenzo chuckled softly. "You'll find out later."

After saying that, his expression turned solemn and the smile faded from his face. "Enough small talk. I will now announce an order from the Imperial Training Planetary Department!"

Hearing that it was an Imperial order, Li Qi's expression grew serious as he listened to the Governor announce it.

"Due to Li Qi Royce's exceptional talent, he is specially approved to enter the Stellar Training Camp..."

After listening to Lorenzo read out the order, Li Qi was stunned for a moment. Just like that, he had entered the Stellar Training Camp?

Everything had come too suddenly. He knew how difficult it was to enter the Stellar Training Camp!

Yet someone had suddenly told him that he had been specially approved to enter it. Of course he found it hard to believe, even if that person was the Governor of Kuka Planet.

"Governor, is this order real?" Li Qi asked tentatively.

Lorenzo nodded. "Mm. You heard correctly. It's real."

Seeing the Governor nod, delight appeared on Li Qi's face. Being able to enter the Stellar Training Camp naturally came as a wonderful surprise!

Once he entered the Stellar Training Camp, he would gain special privileges.

With those privileges, the crisis of his family's ranch being seized would be resolved!

"Don't celebrate just yet."

Lorenzo suddenly spoke. "Although the Imperial Cultivation Planet Management Department has issued the order, I do not intend to accept it."

"What?! You don't intend to accept it?"

Li Qi froze, anxiety rising in his heart!

He had finally obtained an opportunity to enter the Stellar Training Camp, an opportunity that could resolve his family ranch's crisis. How could he be willing to give it up?

He wanted to question the Governor—why? Why would he not allow him to enter the Stellar Training Camp?

But he quickly forced himself to calm down.

Lorenzo was the Governor of Kuka Planet, a cosmic-level powerhouse!

His decisions were not something Li Qi could oppose. Questioning him outright could very well offend him.

And once he offended him, it would spell disaster for both him and his family. After all, Lorenzo governed Kuka Planet!

Li Qi felt powerless. Weakness is the original sin!

At that moment, he felt an intense desire to grow stronger, to cast off his weakness and become powerful!

Suppressing the emotions in his heart, Li Qi remained expressionless and listened quietly.

Taking in the changes in the little fellow's expression, Lorenzo narrowed his eyes. "To tell you the truth, entering the Stellar Training Camp with your current level of skill would bring harm rather than benefit!

"You would either be eliminated or die during a trial mission!"

Lorenzo continued, "Do you know the death rate of the Stellar Training Camp?"

"Forty-seven percent! A death rate of nearly half!" Lorenzo held up three fingers. "Even those eliminated from the Stellar Training Camp must survive three trial missions!"

"So high!" Li Qi was alarmed.

"Not only is the death rate high! Among the Stellar Training Camp geniuses competing with you, even the weakest have mastery-level skills, while your skills haven't even reached the perfect level!"

Lorenzo struck without mercy. "If you enter the Stellar Training Camp with that kind of strength, you'll only be trampled by the other geniuses. Most likely, you won't even survive the first trial mission."

"I've read your file. You want to enter the Stellar Training Camp to obtain special privileges and preserve your family's ranch."

Lorenzo's tone softened considerably. "Although I won't accept the Imperial Training Planetary Department's special approval, I will give you an opportunity because of it.

"As long as you raise your skills to the mastery level within one year, I will accept the Imperial Training Planetary Department's order.

"As compensation, besides allowing you to enter the Stellar Training Camp through special approval, I will also give you an additional reward!"

As he spoke, Lorenzo raised one hand, and a rotating display image of a B-rank nutrient pod appeared on the light screen.

"If you raise your skills to the mastery level within one year, you will gain the chance to use the nutrient pod, directly raising your genetic primal energy to the ninth rank of the planetary level without side effects."

Lorenzo lightly swiped his hand, and a blood-red triangular cone appeared on the light screen.

"If you comprehend a domain within one year, I will personally fund the purchase of a lower-grade second-rank psychic weapon for you—the Blood Blade Cone!"

Looking at the rotating Blood Blade Cone on the light screen, Li Qi asked, "What if I can't reach the mastery level within a year?"

"I'm a fair person. If you fail to meet the requirement, you'll have to compete with the other trainees."

Li Qi nodded resolutely. "I will raise my skills to the mastery level within one year!"

This was an opportunity!

An opportunity to enter the Stellar Training Camp directly without competing. He had to seize it!

Because this opportunity had been obtained in exchange for his special approval to enter the Stellar Training Camp!

"Alright, go back and train." Lorenzo dismissed him. "I hope you can seize this opportunity."

"Yes, Governor."

Li Qi bowed respectfully, then left.

Watching Li Qi leave, Lorenzo thought, This little fellow has good willpower. Even after all that, he didn't lose control.

Then, he tapped the light screen several times, and a message appeared. The sender was Frank, the Domain Lord.

This message was completely different from the order he had announced earlier. It made no mention of specially approving Li Qi's entry into the Stellar Training Camp.

It merely asked him to guide Li Qi properly, preferably allowing him to raise his skills to the mastery level within three years so that he could enter the Stellar Training Camp for training.

"Three years? That's too long."

It was merely a matter of raising his skills to the mastery level. Did that really require three years?

Lorenzo shook his head at the light screen. "At most two years, at least half a year, and I can make this little fellow's combat skills reach the mastery level."