Preselected Team Member

The Spring Equinox has passed, and after the last cold front, Hangzhou's most beautiful season has arrived.

As a tourist city, Hangzhou's West Lake scenic area is packed with people in spring.

Tang Miao had just arrived in Hangzhou and hadn't even had a chance to call Tang Yue when he received calls from several big shots... including even Dean Xiao...

As a member of the Nationalist government's designated team, the first thing he did after waking up was not to sign up, which shows how infuriating that must have been!

Especially since the team is about to assemble in the next few days, if Tang Miao doesn't go, his status as a newly selected, internally-selected player might be revoked...

After Tang Miao responded to each of their questions, he also promised to return to the team within three days, which prevented several big shots from coming to Hangzhou to arrest him.

After seeing off the old men, Tang Miao finally had time to call Tang Yue. Unfortunately, Tang Yue seemed to still be on a mission, having gone to wipe out the remnants of the Black Vatican.

All those bullets I prepared, just went to waste like this?

He immediately had no choice but to head to Magic Capital. Having more girls around has its advantages. Like now, even though Tang Yue wasn't there, there was still Jiaojiao, right?

Although she's been diligently cultivating to be a good guardian of the temple, that doesn't stop Tang Miao from letting her relax a bit, does it?

When he returned to Magic Capital and called Mu Nujiao immediately guessed Tang Miao's little scheme from the other end of the line!

In order to focus on her cultivation, she firmly and righteously refused his offer. Furthermore, Mu Nujiao told Tang Miao that she wouldn't be returning for a while.

Poor Tang Miao, he kept comforting his little brother all the way, saying they could start fighting once they got to Hangzhou... Who knew Tang Yue wasn't there?

When they returned to Magic Capital, Mu Nujiao saw right through his true intentions...

Tang Miao thought to himself: Sure enough, it's all my fault for being too fierce; I scared Jiaojiao!

After all that commotion, Tang Miao returned to her apartment. She had originally planned to visit Ling Ling, but considering her current easily agitated state, she decided against it...

After all, he couldn't beat either Leng Qing or Old Man Bao!

Furthermore, it's absolutely inhuman to have any thoughts about a little girl!

Well... although he never wanted to be human, he couldn't use the power of a demon for at least a year or two, so Tang Miao felt that he still needed to keep a little bit low profile during this year.

Back in his apartment, he collapsed onto the bed. He'd finally returned from the Ancient Capital, hoping to close a multi-million dollar deal, but this... it was rather disappointing!

However, disappointment came quickly and went just as fast. Without girls around, it's time to focus on cultivation.

The Fire Element is already feeling overloaded. With Tang Miao's current strength, breaking through to a higher level with a single Star River Vein shouldn't be too difficult.

The battle in the Ancient Capital yielded abundant rewards for him. Almost all of his current skills, including Star Seeds below the Intermediate Level, have been enhanced. Furthermore, his high-level skills in the Ice Element, Lightning Element, and Space elements have all been upgraded to level four.

Of course, the Wind Element only enhanced seven Star Seeds. After all, it's just a small star trail.

With the help of a Star River Vein, Tang Miao easily and successfully advanced to the high-level Fire Element!

Tang Miao's advancement to the advanced Fire Element didn't cause much of a commotion. His control over his power was also excellent; although a burst of fire elemental energy wanted to erupt after the advancement, he suppressed it so that no furniture or items were damaged.

Feeling the fiery power within his body, Tang Miao muttered smugly, "High-level of the fifth element, who can challenge me in the Academy Tournament! Hahahaha..."

After the initial excitement, Tang Miao felt a long, sleepless night. He then found several cans of beer in the refrigerator.

Lying on the comfortable armchair on the balcony, sipping a little wine, enjoying the evening breeze, with pleasant music playing on my phone, the night finally felt a bit more fulfilling.

The next day.

Tang Miao headed towards the capital early in the morning. He was supposed to report for duty tomorrow morning, which was already the limit for the big shots. If he were late again, it would be a bit much.

If they really come to arrest me, they'll act all high and mighty, which will definitely annoy me.

Arriving in the capital again, the air quality was as bad as ever. The sky was covered with a grayish-brown hue, and there was neither blue sky nor white clouds in sight.

However, the thought of embarking on my exciting world-sowing journey, of traveling the world, seeking out hidden gems, and chasing after exotic beauties... wow, it's rare to feel so happy!

After all, he had been saving up bullets for a long time, and now he could finally release them without any responsibility.

As the new day dawned, Tang Miao headed to the designated meeting point early in the morning. Upon arriving in Tieli, he immediately saw five elderly mages with dark faces at the entrance of the competition arena.

One of the instructors, short, stout, and pot-bellied, glared at the nonchalant Tang Miao and said in a very unfriendly tone, "You're the one who was chosen as the pre-selected team member??"

Tang Miao curled his lip and replied to the short, stocky man, "That's right, it's me."

The instructor with the Feng Li, looked at Tang Miao with displeasure and said coldly, "These people up there are really going too far! They can make appointments so casually now?"

Tang Miao didn't mind, shrugged and laughed, "There's nothing I can do, maybe I'm just too outstanding."

Feng Li was unaware of what was happening in the Ancient Capital, so seeing Tang Miao like this only made him more displeased! In fact, if it weren't for the words of Military Head Hua, he would have wanted to kick him out immediately.

But the more he looked at Tang Miao's scoundrel-like appearance, the more dissatisfied he became!

Fortunately, Dean Song He smiled and said, "Alright, since you're here, go back to your unit! It's a good opportunity to get to know them."

Tang Miao responded and walked towards the team members.

They hadn't walked more than a few steps when they saw Zhao Manyan, who had a smug look on his face.

"Tang Miao, hahaha, I knew it was you," Zhao Manyan said with a smile as he stepped forward.

When they gathered earlier, he saw a pre-selected member's name on the list. "Tang Miao!"

Of course, he was initially somewhat skeptical. After all, Tang Miao hadn't participated in the final selection ceremony, so it was almost impossible for him to get in. Even if he was nominated, he would have to make an appearance.

However, Zhao Manyan had a strong feeling that it might be him!

After all, he had personally witnessed Tang Miao's terrifying power. How could someone as monstrous as him forget the National Prefecture Competition, a competition that brought glory to the nation?

There's a reason why Tang Miao wasn't relegated from a slated spot to a substitute. The best explanation is the matter in the Ancient Capital! However, it hasn't been announced yet, so nobody knows.