Search! An Encounter with Erin!

Rustle, rustle, rustle~~

A violent gale howled as a middle-aged man flew in front of Xu Jingming and stopped him.

However, when the man saw Xu Jingming's face clearly, his stern expression quickly relaxed.

"So it's you. Go back. You prodigies aren't allowed to enter the area ahead."

"You know me, Senior?" Xu Jingming asked curiously.

Judging by his aura, this man was at least an Eighth-Order Grandmaster.

And he spoke Great Xia's language, so he was probably from Great Xia Country.

"Xu Jingming, first place in this Genius Competition. You brought great honor to Great Xia, so of course I know you."

The middle-aged man smiled.

"I see." Xu Jingming immediately understood.

Fame was somewhat like reputation in an online game.

The higher one's reputation, the better the attitude of major figures from the same faction.

This was probably one of the hidden benefits of winning the Genius Competition.

"May I ask, Senior, what is the area ahead? How large is the restricted zone?" Xu Jingming asked curiously.

"Up ahead is Qingfeng City. All Metahumans who enter the Qingfeng Secret Realm live over there."

The middle-aged man smiled and unfolded a holographic map. An entire region in the northeast had been marked red.

"For now, you aren't allowed to enter this entire region."

"For now?" Xu Jingming keenly caught the key phrase.

"That's right, for now."

The middle-aged man grinned. "You entered this time because of your Genius Competition reward. Once you reach the seventh order, you'll officially qualify to enter Qingfeng City."

"Oh?" Xu Jingming raised an eyebrow.

From the way the other man spoke, it seemed one could remain in the Qingfeng Secret Realm for a long time.

That made sense.

They had even built a small city, so it clearly had the conditions for long-term residence.