Two Months

"What are the conditions?"

Yu Jing was only an ordinary Second Stage of Transcendence disciple, and he wanted a commissioner to help forge a weapon—moreover, a former dean of the Mechanical Academy with an extremely high status. Considering that he had only a letter of introduction from Special Commissioner Liang as an intermediary, the fact that the other party had not rejected him outright was already giving Yu Jing more than enough face. It was perfectly normal for him to set conditions.

"In two or three months, the Ability Institute will issue an auxiliary trial mission for a joint operation in District Twenty-One of the Chana Empire. It's an absolute restricted zone ravaged by viruses and bacteria. There are other factors involved in this restricted zone as well, and the difficulty has already reached the highest level in recent years for disciples at the 'Ghost Taming Stage.'"

"With your strength, you'll definitely participate. My condition is this: You must bring along a Second Stage of Transcendence disciple from the Mechanical Academy. As long as you yourself don't die, you must guarantee that person's absolute safety."

"Does it have to be a specific disciple?"

Yu Jing asked further. He really didn't want to bring someone like Feng Rui into the restricted zone, much less be responsible for ensuring his safety.

"No. Any disciple ranked in the top ten of the Department Ranking will do. I have only one restriction: guarantee that person's safety. If, when the mission ends, you return alive to the Ability Institute while my Mechanical Academy disciple dies inside, I will regard you as an enemy, and the entire Mechanical Academy will regard you as an enemy."

"Fine. I agree."

Yu Jing was definitely going to the restricted zone. As it happened, there was a good candidate from