Chen Han once again saw that familiar, weathered face in his mind, along with the words that had lingered in his ears.
"...I knew you'd become an outstanding Night Watchman... I never misjudged people."
"I'm too weak. Other than standing behind them and watching them charge into battle covered in wounds, I can't do anything..."
"...You still have a long way to grow. One day, you'll take on the future of the Night Watchmen as a senior..."
Back then, they had sounded like nothing more than words of comfort from Li Deyang. But now, upon thinking them over carefully, their meaning was completely different.
Some time after Anta County returned, Commander Zuo had taken the initiative to find Team 332 and met with Chen Han. At the time, Chen Han had not known what the power within him represented. Only after speaking with Zuo Qing did he realize... he had become Emperor Fengdu's agent.
After Li Deyang left, the time Chen Han had spent guarding Anta County alone had been both his training and Li Deyang's test for him.
And Chen Han had proven through his actions that Li Deyang had not misjudged him.
"Two years..." Lin Qiye sensed the Klein-level aura emanating from Chen Han, and a trace of emotion appeared in his eyes.
In two years, Chen Han had soared from the bottom-ranked "Pool" realm Night Watchman all the way to "Klein." That speed was simply horrifying, and it showed just how much effort Li Deyang had put into him.
Of course, if Lin Qiye had not spent two years asleep in Japan, he should have broken through to this realm by now as well.
"How's the progress?"
After catching up with Chen Han for a while, Lin Qiye turned to Shao Pingge and asked.
"It hasn't begun