Swallowing the Starry Sky: Starting from Optimizing the Five Hearts Facing Heaven
Chapter 20

Battle Record Assessment

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Zhou Jie stared blankly at the data on the screen.

"An Elementary Overlord-level Fire-Scaled Trident Boar..." It took Zhou Jie a long while to recover. His gaze inadvertently swept over Chen Yuan before quickly withdrawing. Looks like I guessed wrong. This man is more than just an Advanced War General. He might very well be a War God!

You should know that the Fire-Scaled Trident Boar, the number one Monster among pig-type Monsters, was already immensely powerful, with exceptionally outstanding defenses. Even War God-level Martial Artists found it difficult to break its scales, let alone War Generals.

"That explains it. No wonder he was able to hunt so many Beast General-level Monsters in a month." A trace of realization flashed through Zhou Jie's eyes. "If he's a War God Martial Artist, then it makes sense that he could accomplish something like this."

However, Zhou Jie had never heard of such a young War God—and his surname was not Luo...

Suppressing his doubts, Zhou Jie carefully inspected the scales on the ground and the enormous horn. Then he said to Chen Yuan, "The appraisal results are out. An Elementary Commander-rank Fire-Scaled Trident Boar. Is that correct, sir?"

Chen Yuan nodded. "Name your price."

Zhou Jie quickly calculated the value in his mind, then looked up at Chen Yuan with a respectful tone. "As the number one Monster among pig-type Monsters, the Fire-Scaled Trident Boar's market value is above average among Elementary Overlord-level Monsters. These scales and horn are worth roughly 2.4 to 2.8 billion. I'll purchase them at the highest price, 2.8 billion. What do you think?"

Chen Yuan had been browsing the HR Alliance website earlier and knew that Zhou Jie's offer was indeed sincere. He nodded in agreement.

A smile immediately appeared on Zhou Jie's face. "Then the total for all these materials comes to 10.3 billion. Would you like a transfer, or...?"

"A transfer is fine." Chen Yuan used his Communication Watch to send Zhou Jie his bank account number. Before long, the 10.3 billion transfer had arrived.

Looking at the long string of numbers in his bank account, Chen Yuan could not help but smile.

Zhou Jie, meanwhile, made a phone call. Soon, several HR Alliance employees entered and efficiently carried away the materials on the floor.

"Alright, the transaction is complete. I should head back as well." Chen Yuan bent down, picked up the only two unsold Monster materials remaining on the ground, and prepared to stuff them into his backpack.

Zhou Jie's gaze involuntarily fell upon the materials in Chen Yuan's hands. Unable to suppress his curiosity any longer, he asked, "Sir, don't you plan to sell those two materials?"

"You mean these?" Chen Yuan raised the two materials and lightly shook them. Smiling, he explained, "I can't sell these to you. I need to keep them for battle record certification at the dojo."

"I see." Zhou Jie suddenly understood, but then became interested in the level Chen Yuan planned to certify. Those two materials looked utterly ordinary, making it difficult to associate them with any powerful Monster, so he could not help asking, "Forgive my ignorance, but I can't identify the origin of these two materials. May I ask which Overlord-level Monster they came from?"

"Overlord? Haha, no, no." Chen Yuan had already put on his backpack and was about to leave. Hearing Zhou Jie's question, he smiled and shook his head. "They're merely materials from an Intermediate War General."

"Intermediate... War General?" Zhou Jie stood frozen for a moment. Only after Chen Yuan's figure disappeared through the doorway did he come back to his senses, his face filled with shock and confusion.

Meanwhile, after leaving the villa, Chen Yuan headed straight for the station and quickly booked the nearest train back to Jinling City.

Three hours later, the train slowly pulled into Jinling City. After getting off, Chen Yuan casually hailed a taxi and headed straight for Mirror Lake Residential District.

Of course, Chen Yuan was not going home. He was heading to the very center of Mirror Lake Residential District—the Jinling City Branch Dojo of the Limit Dojo.

As he walked along the quiet paths of Mirror Lake Residential District, Chen Yuan's attention was drawn to the towering building in the distance. The nine-story structure stood in the center of the residential district, forming a stark contrast with the low villa area around it and appearing particularly conspicuous.

Come to think of it, although he lived in Mirror Lake Residential District, he had never once visited the Jinling City headquarters of the Limit Dojo.

Because the prospective Martial Artist assessment had been canceled, dojo students could now directly apply for Purple Light Dew from their local Limit Dojo after becoming Advanced Trainees. Once the dojo verified the student's strength, the Purple Light Dew would be issued on the spot. There was no need to go to the Jinling City headquarters for certification.

Therefore, even though Chen Yuan had become a Martial Artist and lived in Mirror Lake Residential District, his predecessor had never visited the branch dojo.

With a trace of curiosity, Chen Yuan entered the Jinling Branch Dojo. The moment he stepped into the lobby, a sweet-looking young woman in uniform approached him and asked with a smile, "Sir, what business do you need to handle?"

"I'm here to sell two Monster materials." Chen Yuan smiled. "And to have my battle record assessed."

When the young woman heard Chen Yuan mention "two materials," she immediately understood why he had come. She politely said, "I'll take you there. Please follow me. Take the elevator over here to the sixth floor. Both battle record assessment and material sales are handled there."

Chen Yuan nodded and followed the young woman into the elevator. After reaching the sixth floor, she led him to a room, gently knocked on the door, and said, "Sister Yu, a gentleman is here to sell Monster materials and have his battle record assessed."

"Got it, Xiao Wei. You can go back first," a woman's voice came from inside the room.

The moment Chen Yuan heard the name "Xiao Wei," his expression immediately turned strange. Those two words reminded him of some unpleasant memories.

The young woman named Xiao Wei did not notice the subtle change in Chen Yuan's expression. She remained warm and enthusiastic as she said, "You can go straight in. Sister Yu handles material purchases and battle record assessments. She'll take care of it for you."

Seeing Chen Yuan nod, the young woman gave him a sweet smile before turning and leaving.

Chen Yuan pushed open the door. Inside, a middle-aged woman was busy behind a computer. Hearing the door open, she raised her head and said flatly, "Come over. Put the materials on the table."

Chen Yuan opened his backpack and took out two items, placing them on the desk.

Hearing the sound, the middle-aged woman, Sister Yu, turned her head for a glance. She immediately gave a surprised exclamation, then looked up at Chen Yuan. "Beast General-level materials?"

Chen Yuan nodded. "I'm applying for Intermediate War General assessment."

After saying that, he gave her his Martial Artist ID number. Sister Yu quickly pulled up Chen Yuan's Martial Artist information, then raised her head again. Her eyes held both surprise and doubt. "Are you sure?"

Chen Yuan understood the reason for Sister Yu's surprise. According to the records on his Martial Artist ID, he had only officially become a Martial Artist in early June of this year, and it was now late November.

To outsiders, Chen Yuan had used merely half a year to advance from a Junior Martial Artist to an Intermediate War General. That was practically impossible.

And that was precisely Chen Yuan's goal. He wanted to attract attention at the Jinling Branch Dojo as a nineteen-year-old Intermediate War General, preferably displaying his strength under the Chief Instructor's witness. Faced with a genuine genius Martial Artist, they would naturally report his information to the Jiangnan General Dojo.

Then it would be reported upward through every level. As long as Chen Yuan could prove that his strength and talent were real, there was no reason he would not qualify for the Elite Training Camp.

So Chen Yuan nodded. "The information is correct. Hurry up and certify it. Sell the materials as well—I won't be taking them back."

Sister Yu stared at him for a moment, then nodded and took out testing equipment to examine the Monster materials beside her.

A few minutes later.

"Your information has been entered. Take a look." Sister Yu said, "Also, these two Monster materials have a total purchase price of 6.6 million, along with 3,400 Contribution Points."

The materials Chen Yuan had deliberately kept were the two cheapest ones. Their market price was around 5 million each, but the Limit Dojo usually purchased Monster materials for only two-thirds of market value, converting the remaining portion into dojo Contribution Points.

Chen Yuan naturally did not care about this small amount of money, so he nodded. Soon, his information had been updated, and both the money and Contribution Points had arrived.

Name: Chen Yuan Gender: Male Address: Jiangnan Base City, Huaxia Nation Martial Artist ID Number: 426123207706010023 Level: War General Level (Junior) Contribution Points: 3,400 Currency Balance: 10,306,605,785 Huaxia Coin

Chen Yuan opened the electronic version of his Martial Artist ID and glanced at it. Finding no problems, he asked, "Can I use the branch dojo's training grounds? I'm going to train there for a while."

Sister Yu looked up at him and nodded. "The second through fourth floors of the dojo are training grounds. They are public areas, and any Martial Artist may train here."

"Alright, then I'll train on the second floor for a while." As though deliberately making a point of it, Chen Yuan revealed where he was going before turning to leave.

Once Chen Yuan's figure disappeared outside the door, the middle-aged woman, Sister Yu, immediately picked up the phone and dialed a number.

"Pavilion Master, it's me, Yu Rong. There's something I need to report to you..."

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