Visitors from the Thunder Dojo, News of the Spirit of Vegetation

It has been one month since he left that small forest.

Supply Base, Villa 203, second floor, inside the bedroom.

Chu He had just finished a hot bath and was thoroughly relaxed. As he lay on the bed, he pondered, Where should I go next?

Over the past month, Chu He had basically scoured every small forest in the vicinity of this Supply Base.

He didn't know if it was his bad luck or if the feng shui of these Changbai Mountain foothills was problematic. For over a month, he had searched for nearly a thousand types of spiritual energy sources and perfected several different Red Blood Wine recipes, but the spiritual energy materials related to mental or energy aspects—which Chu He wanted most—were extremely scarce.

"Fortunately, the materials for the higher-grade Red Blood Wine have all been gathered, and the White Jade Wine Pot has already begun brewing on its own."

Watching the Frost Shadow Deer heart gradually decomposing under the effect of the Dissolving Spirit Liquid inside the White Jade Wine Pot, Chu He finally felt a sense of comfort.

"Looking at it this way, in about six or seven days, the Intermediate War General Level Red Blood Wine, using this Frost Shadow Deer heart as the main ingredient, should be ready."

"Should I just go back now? If I wait at home for a few days and drink this wine, it should be enough to raise my warrior strength to the Intermediate War General Level."

"At this rate, reaching the War God Level within a year is more than enough."

Thinking this, Chu He felt the urge to leave.

Suddenly.

"Chu He! Chu He!"

A rough, booming voice rang out outside the villa.

"Hey, are you sure that kid Chu He is in this Villa 203?" the owner of the rough voice seemed to be asking someone beside him.

"That's right, Supervisor Zhou." A staff member at the base replied.

Chu He recognized the voice; it was the staff member who had given him the villa key and also the person who had purchased the most monster materials from him over the past month.

Seeing that he was older, Chu He usually addressed him as Brother Liu.

What's going on? Did this Liu actually just hand over my personal information like that? And who is this Supervisor Zhou?

Questions exploded in Chu He's mind instantly.

He had never imagined that he would encounter something like this in a Supply Base. One had to remember, this Warrior Supply Base was located right inside a military district!

Before Chu He could think it through, the staff member surnamed Liu had already called out, "Chu He! Open the door quickly, a distinguished guest is here!"

"This is Supervisor Zhou from the Thunder Dojo in the Northeast Base City. He heard about your situation and wants to take you to the Thunder Dojo's Elite Training Camp!"

The staff member's tone was filled with envy.

At the same time, the many warriors near the villa who heard these words gasped in astonishment.

"Who? Chu He? The one who spent a month alone in the Wilderness Zone?"

"That's right, him! That was over a month, and he's only an Advanced Warrior... he's simply not human!"

"What's so special about a month? Can't you just find a place to hide and coast? Why are you so surprised?" a newcomer who didn't know the situation asked.

"You think he was just hiding? Every seven or eight days, he brings back materials from one or two hundred Beast Soldier-rank monsters, and there are even quite a few Elementary War General-rank ones among them!"

"Hiss! That's incredible!" Upon hearing this, the newcomer felt a surge of respect for Chu He.

Although the body materials of Beast Soldier-rank monsters weren't very valuable, the sheer quantity could easily make up for the difference in quality.

Everyone knew that the materials from one hundred Advanced Beast Soldiers were roughly equivalent to those of one Junior Beast General.

However, the difficulty of killing one hundred Advanced Beast Soldiers consecutively was far greater than simply killing a single Junior Beast General!

And yet, he was bringing back materials from one or two hundred Advanced Beast Soldiers every week...

Not to mention, there were quite a few Junior Beast Generals mixed in as well.

If nothing else, just the money earned would be ten or twenty million per week, right?

But the hardest part was that Chu He had kept this up for over a month.

What these people didn't know was that Chu He hadn't brought back all the materials from the Advanced Beast Soldiers.

After all, the main task he had set for himself was to search for and analyze spiritual energy.

In the living room on the first floor of Villa 203, Chu He sat opposite Supervisor Zhou from the Northeast Base City's Thunder Dojo.

As for the staff member surnamed Liu, the moment he saw Chu He open the door, he had tactfully withdrawn.

Facing this Supervisor Zhou, who sat on the sofa without saying a word, merely observing him silently while occasionally revealing a mysterious smile, Chu He finally couldn't take it anymore and asked:

"Supervisor Zhou, I think... you must have heard from Supervisor Zhao of the Extreme Martial Arts Gym about my stance on the Elite Training Camp, right?"

"That's right, I have heard. That old guy's assessment of you was quite blunt." Supervisor Zhou patted his black combat suit and replied with a smile.

"Then why did you come here in person?" Seeing that the other party had finally spoken, Chu He got straight to the point. "If you're hoping I'll change my mind and go to the Thunder Dojo's Elite Training Camp, you might as well forget it."

"My stance remains the same; going there would conflict with my plans."

"Of course, of course." Supervisor Zhou maintained his smiling expression, a stark contrast to the rough voice he had used outside the villa earlier.

"Chu He, you must know that there is a significant gap between the Thunder Dojo's Elite Training Camp and the one at the Extreme Martial Arts Gym, especially after the Extreme Martial Arts Gym produced someone like Luo Feng..."

As Supervisor Zhou spoke, he suddenly noticed Chu He's expression turn somewhat strange. He quickly stopped and asked, "What's with that look?"

Chu He only then remembered that Luo Feng being confirmed trapped in the Ruins of Ancient Civilization No. 9 was something that happened three months after September 29th.

And even then, the Extreme Martial Arts Gym temporarily kept the matter under wraps. It wasn't until October 2058, a full year later, that Hong finally relented and announced Luo Feng's "death" on the Extreme Martial Arts Gym's official website.

Thinking of this, Chu He immediately replied casually, "Oh, it's nothing. Hearing you mention Luo Feng just made me feel a bit of admiration, that's all."

"I see."

Though Supervisor Zhou appeared slightly rough around the edges, he was actually quite sharp and could tell at a glance that Chu He wasn't being entirely truthful.

But that didn't matter.

Supervisor Zhou chose to skip the question and continued, "Because the gap is too large, and it's only growing wider, there have been some voices within my Thunder Dojo calling for adjustments to how our Elite Training Camp is run."

"Adjustments?" Hearing this, Chu He finally caught wind of something that piqued his interest.

In the original story, there wasn't much mention of the Thunder Dojo's Elite Training Camp, so Chu He naturally had no information regarding these adjustments.

"That's right! A genius Spirit Reader named Sago Nehru recently appeared in India, and these adjustments were proposed specifically for him."

Supervisor Zhou explained casually, though his eyes remained fixed on Chu He, his expression turning uncharacteristically serious. "Chu He, the only reason you don't want to enter the Elite Training Camp is because you have your own cultivation plan."

"What if I could vouch for you? What if I promised that you wouldn't have to go to the Elite Training Camp, yet you could still receive the cultivation resources from it?"

"Whether it's the Jade Marrow of my Thunder Dojo or the Dragon Blood of the Extreme Martial Arts Gym, you would be able to obtain them once your strength meets the required standards."

"In that case, would you be willing to join the Elite Training Camp of my Thunder Dojo?"

To be honest, Chu He was tempted!

To be able to obtain cultivation resources without having to go to the Elite Training Camp... although he would still have to meet the corresponding standards, this was undoubtedly the most suitable option for him.

"The Thunder Dojo... aren't they worried about my personality? Didn't you say that Supervisor Zhao's assessment of my character was quite..."

"Hahahaha!" Supervisor Zhou burst into laughter upon hearing this. "In my eyes, that's not an issue at all!"

"If you aren't envied, you're a mediocrity!"

"A genius naturally possesses the arrogance of a genius!"

"That old Zhao is just too rigid and stubborn. With an attitude like his, how could he ever hope to recruit a genius!"

At this moment, Chu He finally caught a glimpse of the ruggedness and boldness in this Supervisor Zhou.

"Of course, if you want to join my Thunder Martial Arts Gym under this adjusted clause, you still need to complete an assessment."

"According to information obtained by my Thunder Dojo, there is a lead regarding a Spirit of Vegetation in County 0316."

"County 0316? A Spirit of Vegetation?"

Hearing this news, Chu He's tone shifted slightly.

County 0316—wasn't that the place he had visited previously with the Jackal Squad?

So, this Spirit of Vegetation... could it be inside that fog?

"That's right!" Supervisor Zhou smiled heartily, like a fox that had finally caught a pheasant. "Your assessment task is to investigate and confirm whether or not there is truly a Spirit of Vegetation in there."

"And, if there is, what exactly is that Spirit of Vegetation?"