Test

Elsewhere, Chen Yuan took the elevator down to the second floor.

This was the Limit Dojo's public training area. The entire second floor was one vast connected space, extremely spacious and fully equipped with all kinds of training and testing equipment.

However, Chen Yuan had not come to train. He was waiting for someone—the Pavilion Master of the Jinling Branch Dojo.

Before leaving the sixth floor, he had already heard the middle-aged woman, Sister Yu, making a phone call, so Chen Yuan guessed that the Chief Instructor would most likely come.

While he waited, Chen Yuan found a quiet spot to sit down. He opened his Communication Watch, connected to the internet, and entered the Limit Home marketplace.

Then, he purchased a C-rank manual and opened it to read.

At Limit Home, all manuals below A-rank had no physical editions and existed entirely in electronic form. As long as one paid, the contents could be unlocked immediately.

Manuals above A-rank, on the other hand, did not have electronic editions. They were too precious and could easily be leaked, so physical copies were usually delivered the day after payment.

But Chen Yuan had nothing to do at the moment, so he planned to read some manuals to pass the time. He could also provide the Optimization System with more material for future use.

He read extremely quickly. He finished a C-rank manual within minutes, because he did not need to understand it. It did not even matter if he could not remember it, since the system would automatically collect the contents of every manual he had seen as stored data.

Thus, Chen Yuan started with C-rank manuals. After finishing one, he bought the next and continued reading. He went through seven or eight manuals in a row, and half an hour passed.

Just as Chen Yuan began reading the ninth manual, the elevator at the entrance chimed and someone walked in.

Hearing the footsteps, Chen Yuan looked up. However, the people who emerged from the elevator were not the Pavilion Master he had expected, but two people he found troublesome.

"Chen Yuan? What are you doing here?" Qin Wei clearly had not expected to run into Chen Yuan here and cried out in surprise.

Looking at Qin Wei and Yang Fan, Chen Yuan silently thought, Trouble. But his expression remained calm as he replied, "I'm waiting for someone."

"Waiting for someone?" Qin Wei frowned doubtfully. Chen Yuan's home was nearby, so why would he arrange to meet someone at the dojo?

Chen Yuan gave a faint hum, his tone calm. "I'll wait a little longer. If no one comes, I'll go home. You don't need to mind me."

Qin Wei did not ask further. Instead, she brought up another matter. "Oh, right. A few days ago, my dad went looking for you, but you weren't home and your phone wouldn't connect either. Where did you go?"

That was why Qin Wei had been so surprised to see Chen Yuan. He had disappeared for several days, his phone unreachable, yet she had unexpectedly run into him at the dojo.

Yang Fan glanced at the empty backpack Chen Yuan had placed on the floor, then noticed the Communication Watch on his wrist. His eyes shifted, and he suddenly said with a smile, "I get it. Chen Yuan, did you go to the Wilderness Zone during this time?"

"The Wilderness Zone?" Qin Wei was startled. She had thought Chen Yuan had immediately found a new team after leaving theirs, but when she saw his empty backpack, she laughed as well. "Chen Yuan, how was your harvest from this trip to the Wilderness Zone?"

"It was alright." Chen Yuan did not want to talk too much. It felt like a waste of time. He had already opened another manual and resumed reading, answering only perfunctorily.

Yang Fan secretly regarded Chen Yuan as a romantic rival and instinctively did not want Qin Wei talking to him too much. Seeing Chen Yuan's indifferent manner, he said to Qin Wei, "Weiwei, let's go train first."

He had come to the dojo today to be Qin Wei's sparring partner and help her practice the Thunder Blade manual.

This time, their team's harvest had been far from satisfactory. The main reason was that Qin Wei had held them back somewhat. Her strength was low to begin with, and she had still not reached entry level in her manual, often falling into danger during battle.

In the end, after staying in the Wilderness Zone for a month, Qin Zhan hurriedly called a halt and brought everyone back first.

Then Qin Zhan told Qin Wei that if she still could not reach entry level in Thunder Blade within a month, she should not follow them into the Wilderness Zone next time.

That was why Qin Wei came here every day to practice her blade, while Yang Fan had volunteered to be her sparring partner.

After hearing Yang Fan's words, Qin Wei said, "Wait a moment."

Then she looked at Chen Yuan again.

For some reason, every time Qin Wei saw Chen Yuan acting so calm and detached, she felt annoyed. She said, "Chen Yuan, have you found a new wilderness team?"

"No." Chen Yuan flipped through the manual before answering.

Just as she thought! Looking at Chen Yuan's empty backpack, Qin Wei secretly felt pleased. She guessed that Chen Yuan could not find a team and had been unable to hunt in the Wilderness Zone, leaving him no choice but to return alone in disgrace.

Right, he had even arranged to meet someone at the dojo. Qin Wei thought that perhaps it was an interview with a new team. After all, meeting at the dojo would make it convenient to test his strength.

Thinking that Chen Yuan might not be doing well, Qin Wei's mood immediately improved. With a hint of smugness in her tone, she said, "Oh, right. I'm already an Intermediate Warrior, and I've joined my dad's team."

She hoped Chen Yuan would understand why he had been kicked out of the team in the first place.

However, Chen Yuan did not care about what she had said at all. He simply continued flipping through the manual and gave a faint hum.

Seeing Chen Yuan remain so calm, that unpleasant feeling surged up within Qin Wei again. Unable to hold herself back, she continued, "Oh, right. Are you still practicing that C-rank manual?"

This time, without waiting for Chen Yuan to answer, she impatiently said, "There's nothing worth practicing in a C-rank manual. You should switch to a more powerful manual as soon as possible. At least then you won't be unable to defeat even a Primary Beast Soldier."

"Take me, for example. Since I practice Thunder Blade, I killed several Beast Soldiers one-on-one during this Wilderness Zone expedition." Qin Wei's voice carried a trace of condescension. "You remember Iron-Haired Wild Boars, right? They were no match for me at all. I killed them easily."

Only after hearing that Qin Wei was practicing Thunder Blade did Chen Yuan raise his head. "Thunder Blade? Thor's manual?"

Qin Wei nodded proudly. "That's right."

Chen Yuan had earned quite a bit of money this time. Both Thunder Blade and World Destroyer were part of his future purchase plans, but he did not intend to buy the complete manuals, nor could he afford them. He only planned to buy the first few levels to feed to the system, hoping to raise the power generation of Gale Sword Art even further.

Now that he heard Qin Wei practiced Thunder Blade, Chen Yuan immediately became interested and asked, "Thunder Blade is indeed very powerful. Which level of Dark Force have you reached?"

Qin Wei was instantly speechless. Of course, she had not cultivated even a single level of Dark Force. Otherwise, she would not have come to the dojo. Seeing Chen Yuan ask so bluntly, she immediately became embarrassed and angry.

"Chen Yuan!"

"Is Chen Yuan here?"

Just as Qin Wei shouted Chen Yuan's name, another voice came from the distance.

Chen Yuan ignored Qin Wei and turned toward the elevator, a smile appearing on his face.

The person he had been waiting for had finally arrived.

A middle-aged man emerged from the elevator. He had a crew cut, a square face, and an expression carrying the resolute toughness of a soldier. He was Wang Tai, the Pavilion Master of the Jinling Limits Branch Hall.

Qin Wei and Yang Fan turned to look as well. Yang Fan was alright; he was not from the Limit Dojo, so he did not recognize the middle-aged man. But Qin Wei cried out in surprise, "Chief Instructor!"

Chief Instructor? Yang Fan froze, and his expression changed slightly. Wasn't that the head of the Jinling Limit Dojo?

Why had he come looking for Chen Yuan?

Chen Yuan had already stood up and waved at Wang Tai. "I'm Chen Yuan."

Wang Tai had already reviewed Chen Yuan's information on the way over and recognized him at once. He strode quickly over, unable to hide the excitement in his voice. "Chen Yuan, is the strength assessment you gave earlier real?"

"Of course." Chen Yuan smiled and pointed at the punch strength tester nearby. "Can't we test it anytime?"

"Yes, yes." Wang Tai nodded repeatedly, completely lacking the authority expected of a Chief Instructor. "Please test it. Only after I see the actual result can I report it."

"That was my thought as well, which is why I waited here." Chen Yuan nodded, then walked toward the punch strength tester.

Wang Tai followed closely behind, while Qin Wei and Yang Fan exchanged a glance and followed as well.

Chen Yuan stood before the punch strength tester and adjusted his breathing slightly. Then his entire body exerted force in an instant. His back arched like a great dragon, and his fist shot out like a missile, smashing heavily into the punching target.

Boom!

With a thunderous crash, the punching target shook violently. The numbers on the tester's screen began to climb wildly before finally freezing.

17792KG!

Seeing that number, Wang Tai revealed a satisfied smile, while Qin Wei and Yang Fan's eyes widened round.

"Intermediate War General?!"