A New Appointment Arrived

After Instructor Lian left Bao'an Street, he quickly made his way out of Wuding District.

The face he had shown at Swamp Training Camp had been disguised. It was not the face he wore now, so moving around the city had not yet put him at risk of being recognized.

But he had just appeared on Bao'an Street and spoken with Tian Rui and his son. Domain Field surveillance was certain to have picked him up, so he needed to leave quickly. Next time, he would not be able to appear in the city so openly.

Once in the car, he activated its Domain Field shielding and drove through the city at top speed. He reached a dock in Jiyang District, boarded a speedboat waiting there, and headed for White Bird District.

The Handling Bureau had tightened its control over the routes into the Convergence Zone, but some places remained beyond its reach. White Bird District in particular was the only part of Central City without a Handling Bureau branch. All its security depended on private armed forces.

He entered the Convergence Zone through a passage there, carefully skirted the Defense Department patrols, and returned to Swamp Training Camp after three days of travel.

The training camp stood on high ground. Every Convergence Zone creature in the area, from top to bottom, had been cleared out. Though it lay in an unexplored part of the Convergence Zone, it was actually very safe.

He went straight to the sail-shaped building at the highest point. Daylight poured through its lofty roof. Zhao Zhenye sat cross-legged beneath it in a white combat robe, his bangs covering his eyes and his long hair falling loose around a sharply defined face. Silver-white light drifted around him, rippling and streaming like something solid. He hovered slightly