Jiangnan Pavilion

When Chen Hao chatted and laughed with Yang Hui as they walked out of the trial chamber, the people in the spacious hall on the ninth floor all looked over with curiosity. Among them, a yellow-skinned youth asked, "Teacher, did he pass?"

"Yes, he passed. I'll take him to do the paperwork right now." Yang Hui smiled at the other person in response, then left the ninth floor of the building.

"Although there are only 182 trainees here, behind the scenes it involves the five major powers of the entire world, as well as various families of the HR Alliance. The murky waters and relationships in here are extremely complicated. You must be careful and not let these fellows scheme against you." Yang Hui gave Chen Hao a pointed reminder.

Hearing this, Chen Hao shook his head. "I'm not that foolish. Here, I simply want to improve my strength; I don't want to bother with other matters."

Hearing Chen Hao's reply, Yang Hui felt even greater appreciation for this young student in his heart. Unswayed by fame and fortune, he was destined for a boundless future ahead. "What code name are you planning to choose? Today is May 18th, so the first four digits of your code name are 5605. As for the last two digits, since you are the only one joining in May, you can pick any numbers you like."

"Then let's go with 01, representing a new beginning for myself." Chen Hao had woken up on May 1st, which also represented his fresh start.

"Very well, your trainee code name is 560501, and the rest of the paperwork will be handled very quickly soon."

That very night, the Black Dragon Ranking showed a 183rd name: No. 560501, Chen Hao.

This news immediately spread to the base cities of the five major powers across the globe, and even to special departments within various governments and militaries, as well as the core families of the Nine Alliances.

All of these institutions obtained Chen Hao's detailed dossier, ranging from his life in the orphanage all the way up to his certification as an Advanced Warlord Rank today.

Upon seeing Chen Hao's dossier, these people felt somewhat troubled; after all, the other party was an orphan with almost no social circle among the people around him.

The only slight connections he had were a few senior trainees from the Extreme Martial Arts Hall, and the amount of time they had been in contact was not even a few days.

After all, from the time the other party awakened his Mental Power to entering the Elite Training Camp was less than twenty days, making it somewhat difficult to lay out plans or meddle.

They wanted to butter up the other party, but didn't even know where to start. Moreover, almost everyone knew that Chen Hao was a Spiritual Thought Master, so they didn't think in other directions, all assuming that the improvement in Chen Hao's strength was due to the effect of his Mental Power.

In Beijing Base City, within a quaintly decorated room, a middle-aged man with a majestic expression furrowed his brows tightly, holding a document in his hand that recorded Chen Hao's detailed life history.

His personality looks somewhat solitary. Don't make rash contact for now; as for those senior trainees who are on good terms with him, take care of them appropriately, at least allowing them to keep their minds focused on cultivation.

"Chen Hao, that pavilion over there is called Jiangnan Pavilion. There are already two trainees inside right now, and with you, that makes the third trainee. You can move in tonight. The three of you are all from Jiangnan Base City. However, among the two trainees, there is an extremely formidable one named Shi Jiang. Even I cannot easily defeat him. Getting on good terms with him will definitely be to your advantage."

"Does that mean he has the strength of the God of War level? With them staying like this in the training camp, doesn't anybody manage them?" Chen Hao had some doubts in his heart.

After all, the longer one stayed in the God of War Training Camp, the greater the impact it would have on people later on. This easily caused subsequent trainees to fail to obtain sufficient resources, thereby delaying the improvement of their strength.

This practice clearly looked a bit unsightly. As Gods of War, instead of going out to the wilderness to fight and accumulate resources, they were actually thinking about snatching resources from within the training camp. Could this kind of mindset allow them to become top-tier martial artists?

"This is very normal. Many trainees in the training camp possess the strength of the God of War level, but they won't go and obtain the title of God of War, so it's not considered a violation of the rules. Everyone does this; you surely can't force someone to graduate just because their talent is good. If it were like that, it would likewise be unfair to these talented trainees."

Chen Hao remained silent. As for this practice, although he somewhat looked down on it, not everyone had opportunities on par with the protagonist Luo Feng, or possessed a cheat like his own. Neither should he demand harshly that everyone else be just like him.

The courtyard of Jiangnan Pavilion was very large, with white walls and black tiles, and the carvings on the eaves were extremely exquisite. Pushing open the courtyard gate, there were a total of three buildings inside this Jiangnan Pavilion.

When the two of them walked into the courtyard, Yang Hui directly shouted, "Shi Jiang, Zhao Ruo, you have a new companion coming over."

On the second-floor balcony of the building on the left, a short-haired girl wearing a loose bathrobe appeared, while directly jumping down from the building right in front was a youth wearing a black cultivation uniform.

Chen Hao sized up the youth, who received a fair amount of description in the original work. The other person was a little over one meter seven in height, and although thin and small, the feeling he gave off was as if he were cast from steel.

As for the other girl, Zhao Ruo, she had short hair, a petite figure as well, somewhat dark skin, and eyes that weren't very large. Her appearance couldn't be considered outstanding, but she was overflowing with friendliness.

"His name is Chen Hao, and starting today he'll live with you guys in Jiangnan Pavilion. As senior brother and senior sister, the two of you must take good care of him from now on. Let me leak a secret to you: Chen Hao is a Spiritual Thought Master, and right now he is already at the Advanced Warlord Rank. Build a good relationship and perhaps in the future you'll be able to make use of each other." After dropping Chen Hao off and giving these parting instructions, Yang Hui turned around and left.

How could Chen Hao possibly let such a fat sheep go? Casually, he cast an Identify:

Yang Hui
Earthling
39 years old
Talent: None
Realm: Apprentice Level 8
Skills: Basic Saber Technique (consummate), Basic Movement Technique (consummate), Nine Heavens Thunder Blade (fourth stage).

Chen Hao gained three more skill cards, and subsequently entered the vacant building.

Zhao Ruo was very enthusiastic, calling Shi Jiang and Chen Hao into her own living room. Then, acting like an old friend, she introduced: "I came over in '55, and Shi Jiang Ge came over in '53. Both of us are much earlier than you."

"The headquarters training camp here is very big, but it's also very small. Wanting to run into trainees from the same base city is not easy; being able to meet here is also a rare affinity." Shi Jiang also spoke up next, his phrasing sounding quite generous.

Zhao Ruo nodded in agreement. "Right. I'm from Su City in Jiangnan Base City, and Shi Jiang Ge is from the main urban area. Chen Hao, what about you?"

"I'm from Yangzhou City." Naturally, Chen Hao wouldn't hide it.

"Yangzhou City? My maternal grandfather is also from there." Shi Jiang picked up the thread of the conversation.

Having read the original work, Chen Hao naturally knew the basic circumstances of the two.

"When you go back to your room later, open the laptop equipped for you by the training camp. Inside, there is an electronic book of trainee notices; make sure to read it carefully." Shi Jiang offered a reminder.

"That thing is very important, especially points. They relate to the rankings on the Black Dragon Ranking, which determine your resource distribution in the training camp later on. You must take a good look at it."

"Yeah, I know. Teacher Yang mentioned it to me on the way; points are indeed very important. I'll definitely pay attention." Although he was aware of all this, he didn't refuse the kind intentions of the two.

"So Teacher Yang already told you all about it, then that's good. You must remember that results are tallied on the 29th of every month, yielding the final ranking for the current month. When next month arrives, everyone's points will be wiped clean to zero, and the resource distribution for next month will be based on this month's rankings." Hearing Chen Hao bring up Yang Hui, Zhao Ruo finally understood in a flash of realization.

"It looks like Teacher Yang thinks very highly of you, actually telling you about the rules here in advance."

"You just arrived today, so go back early and take a look at the trainee manual. Coming in now puts you at a bit of a disadvantage for next month, since more than half of this month has already passed. At the end of the month, your ranking probably won't be very high, and your resource distribution next month will put you at a heavy disadvantage. Therefore, for the remaining days of this month, allocate more time and strive to hunt monsters." Shi Jiang expressed a hint of regret.

In his view, Chen Hao arriving this month didn't seem like a very good thing, as he would waste a month and a half at the very least.

Unfortunately, Shi Jiang didn't know that Chen Hao hadn't set his sights on those resources from the training camp's side at all. What made Chen Hao's mouth water instead were the closely guarded signature skills of the numerous Gods of War right here in the training camp.