Basic Training Camp

The next day, on the way to Kyoto Base City, Tang Yongqing watched Su You beside her and asked,

"Brother Su You, why was your phone busy all day yesterday?"

"Huh? That can't be right." Su You put on a puzzled look and quickly raised his left hand to check.

"Oh, yesterday I set it to Do Not Disturb while I was training, then forgot to change it back. Look, Xiao Qing."

As he spoke, Su You held out his left hand to Tang Yongqing. The screen of his Communication Watch did indeed show that it was in Do Not Disturb mode.

Tang Yongqing nodded, her suspicions dispelled. Su You couldn't help but breathe a quiet sigh of relief.

A little after eleven that morning, the family of four arrived in Kyoto Base City. They had lunch together, then took a Hummer provided by the Extreme Martial Arts Hall to the airport. By the time they arrived, it was already a little after one.

"Xiao You, once you get there, focus on your training. Don't worry about home." Su Yongyi's voice was a little heavy.

Su You grinned. "Don't worry, Dad. It won't be long before your son is the strongest student in the Training Camp."

Gong Yanrong's eyes were red as she held Su You's right hand. "Don't push yourself just to prove something. Your safety comes first, understand?"

Su You nodded, then looked at Tang Yongqing beside him. "Xiao Qing, I'm sorry I can't take you to university."

"It's all right. I can go by myself!" Tang Yongqing leaned close against Su You's shoulder.

Su You smiled, then reminded her, "Take good care of yourself at university. If anything happens, contact me right away."

In his memories of his previous life, Wang Xing'an of the Wang family had relentlessly harassed Tang Yongqing. Fortunately, Luo Feng had appeared in time to save her. Though that should have happened several years later according to the timeline, it was still important to take precautions early.

After saying goodbye to his family, Su You followed Yang Hui through security and along the passageway onto the aircraft. His belongings had already been arranged for check-in.

"Mr. Yang, your seats are in the first-class cabin on the upper deck," the beautiful flight attendant said with a smile.

Yang Hui nodded and led Su You up the stairs.

The aircraft was shaped like a flying saucer, with three levels: an upper deck, a middle deck, and a lower deck. The upper deck was the first-class cabin, while the middle and lower decks were ordinary cabins.

A first-class ticket cost 20 million Huaxia Currency, while an ordinary ticket cost 10 million—far beyond what an average wealthy person could afford.

Fortunately, the Extreme Martial Arts Hall was covering the cost of his ticket this time, so his savings wouldn't take another hit.

A little over an hour later, the passenger aircraft landed at the airport in Hongning Base City. After collecting his checked baggage, Su You followed Yang Hui out of the airport and took a private car to the Basic Training Camp.

As soon as he walked through the camp gates, he saw an enormous dragon sculpture nearly fifty meters tall. Small screens were set into its pitch-black scales, each displaying a name. They seemed to be ranked, too.

Hm? There's no pressure. It's just an ordinary sculpture? Su You wondered.

Yang Hui smiled. "There's one of these Black Dragon Sculptures at the Elite Training Camp, too. But the pair of eyes on that one came from a genuine SS-Rank monster. Those two eyes alone are worth over ten billion.

"Keep working hard. Maybe one day you'll make it into the Elite Training Camp and see that Black Dragon Sculpture."

Su You nodded and looked over the screens set into the dragon's scales. There were 613 names in all, arranged from top to bottom, and he spotted one familiar name.

"NO.22 Shi Jiang ()"

"These are the rankings for the Basic Training Camp. Right now, there are 613 students here from all over the world. About twenty students graduate every month, and about twenty new students join.

"Everyone is ranked according to their battle points, from highest to lowest."

"What are the rankings for?"

Su You was puzzled. Students at the Elite Training Camp competed for rankings to earn more time using ancient civilization treasures, but surely the Basic Training Camp didn't have any of those?

"Getting into the Basic Training Camp means you have good talent, but it doesn't mean you're already strong.

"There's competition here, and it's even fiercer than outside. Every one of your opponents is a genius, and your ranking determines access to certain valuable resources."

"Valuable resources?"

Yang Hui nodded. "Every year, thirty or forty students graduate from the Elite Training Camp. Two-thirds of its enrollment spots go to students recruited from the Basic Training Camp. So who gets those spots? Naturally, it depends on the rankings of these geniuses.

"Each month, the top-ranked student at the Basic Training Camp, as well as any student who has placed in the top five a total of three times, gets a chance to take the Elite Training Camp entrance assessment. Those who pass can enter the Elite Training Camp."

"So that's how you get into the Elite Training Camp!" Su You's eyes lit up.

Yang Hui smiled and pointed into the distance at a towering nine-story building shaped like a pagoda.

"That's the Nine-Story Tower, where all the students study and train. It has special training rooms modeled after those in the Ancient Civilization Ruins, which can effectively speed up your cultivation.

"Most people call it the Small Nine-Story Tower, though. The one at the Elite Training Camp is the real Nine-Story Tower. It even has genuine ancient civilization training rooms for the students. Even those of us at the War God Rank are extremely envious of them!"

Su You smiled along with him. Thanks to his memories of his previous life, he was already familiar with the Challenge Room, Gravity Chamber, and Trial Room at the Elite Training Camp.

Su You followed Yang Hui through the camp. A few minutes later, they arrived at a building with the words "Kyoto Courtyard" above the entrance.

"The students from Kyoto Base City live in the Kyoto Courtyard. You can get to know them in a bit. Come on, I'll take you to check in first."

Su You followed Yang Hui into the courtyard. It covered an area roughly a hundred meters across. There were five pavilions about fifteen meters long on each of the east, south, and west sides, and four on the north side, where the entrance stood. Each pavilion had two floors and a distinctly ancient Huaxia style.

"Anyone inside? We've got a new student!"

As soon as Yang Hui called out, a girl in a white martial arts uniform appeared on the second floor of the pavilion in the middle of the west side.

She had short hair and delicate features, but her expression was cold. The skin exposed by her uniform was slightly flushed, and there were beads of sweat on her forehead.

"Zhang Yue, are you the only one here?"

The cold-faced girl nodded without speaking.

Yang Hui smiled. "This is Su You. He'll be living with you in the Kyoto Courtyard from now on. He just arrived, so look after him a little."

Zhang Yue nodded again. Yang Hui turned to Su You. "Get some rest today, and don't wander around. Tomorrow morning, I'll take you to meet your combat instructor."

"Yes."

Yang Hui smiled and patted Su You on the shoulder, then left.