A Guarantee

Two thousand calories of Blood Qi Value?

Wei Ranran's mind went blank for a moment.

Grandmaster Seed with 2,000 kilocalories of Blood Qi Value, even in Cloud River Province, he would be a top-ranked member of the Genius Group.

But how can someone who just made it into the Provincial Youth Genius Group a month ago have two thousand calories of Blood Qi Value?

A surge of over a thousand calories in a month? How is that possible?

Zhou Yunshu was also shocked when she heard that Chen Lie Blood Qi Value.

His Blood Qi Value is twenty times that of hers.

"Chen Lie is Grandmaster Seed?" Wei Hongye asked in surprise.

"It was just awarded a few days ago," Feng Yuelan said.

"Chen Lie's martial arts talent is truly exceptional; he's Grandmaster Seed. I wonder if Ranran has any hope of being recognized Grandmaster Seed in the future," Wei Hongye said.

"How could there not be? Ranran is only 17 years old and has already achieved so much. When she's Chen Lie's age, her grades will definitely be just as good."

"Yuelan, you don't understand. Among the members of the Genius Group, the gap between the Grandmaster Seed members and the ordinary members is much larger than you imagine," Hu Weixia said.

Wei Hongye then said, "Ranran, why don't you take this opportunity to add your Chen Lie Green Bubble a friend?"

With your Chen Lie's martial arts achievements, even if you join the Provincial Youth Genius Group, he would be more than capable of guiding you.

"Well--"

Wei Ranran a little shyly, "Chen Lie- tong—that classmate—can I add you as a friend on Green Bubble?"

She sounded somewhat unsure of herself when she said that.

If Chen Lie's Blood Qi Value was only a hundred or two hundred calories higher than hers, no one could argue with her calling him "classmate." But Chen Lie Chen Lie's Blood Qi Value was more than double hers, and his Strength Value was far beyond her reach. For her to still call him "classmate" only showed that she didn't know her own limitations.

When she was in Cloud River Province, her circle of Martial Arts High School was small, Blood Qi Value. But in the Genius Training Camp, the circle was much larger, with each group having a hundred or two hundred units of Blood Qi Value. If your level wasn't high enough, the circle wouldn't accept you.

Trying to cultivate relationships with people in higher circles is overestimating one's abilities and may even lead to humiliation.

Chen Lie showed Wei Ranran his Green Bubble friend code and asked her to scan it.

After exchanging a few words with Chen Gequn, Hu Weixia arranged for the hotel to begin serving the dishes.

Before long, the table in the private room was filled with dishes.

Wei Hongye warmly invited them, "Gequn, Yuelan, please start eating."

And Chen Lie, Xingyao, hurry up, I specially added a 300-year-old Spirit Medicine to the dishes, it will be good for you all to eat it."

Hearing Wei Hongye say this, Chen Gequn's family all started eating.

"Chen Lie, tell your uncle, how many members does your East River Provincial Genius Group have now?" Wei Hongye asked Chen Lie while they were eating.

Chen Lie replied, "28."

Upon hearing this, Wei Hongye immediately said to his daughter in a serious tone, "Ranran, stop worrying about your Strength Value. Strength Value of 3.6 times is already quite high. Hurry up and raise the remaining dozen or so units of Blood Qi Value."

"Pass the Provincial Youth Genius Group as soon as possible."

"Why, Dad?" Wei Ranran, somewhat confused.

"You don't know, the number of members in East River Province's Genius Group is fixed, with a maximum of 30 people."

Once the 30 spots are filled, unless you're the next Ji Lingxuan from the Three Provinces of Chuanzhong, you absolutely won't be allowed to join as an exception.

"Only when members of the Genius Group are admitted to Blue Star University, or when a member of the Genius Group turns 19 and a position becomes vacant due to exceeding the age limit, can normal promotions continue."

"What? There's such a rule?" Wei Ranran in surprise.

"Of course, do you think Blue Star's resources are inexhaustible?"

"A province only has so many resources. Supporting thirty martial arts geniuses is already a huge undertaking, requiring the entire province's resources."

"East River Province is too poor. I've never heard of this regulation in Cloud River Province," Wei Ranran said.

"Cloud River Province must also have a limit. Apart from the top ten provinces on Blue Star, no province can afford more than fifty members of the Genius Group."

Even the top ten provinces on Blue Star will not release more than fifty spots for the Genius Group. The top ten provinces on Blue Star are not only competing for the quantity of geniuses, but also for their quality.

We will pool most of the province's resources to cultivate the most outstanding talents.

After Wei Hongye finished speaking, Chen Liedao, "Chen Lie, I know that the members of your Genius Group are racing against time to practice."

"Uncle won't take up another day of your time. After we finish eating, let Ranran's mom talk to your parents, and then I'll take you and Ranran to the Martial Artist Association to sign the guarantee letter, okay?"

Chen Lie nodded and said, "Okay."

"That's good, eat up, eat more!"

Wei Hongye nodded with a smile.

The meal lasted for more than an hour, during which Wei Hongye chatted with Gequn about the past.

After the dinner, Wei Hongye chuckled and said, "Chen Lie, I'll take your parents home first, then I'll ask the other two members of the Genius Group who are willing to vouch for you, and have Ranran take you to the Martial Artist Association in her mother's airship."

Then, he said to Wei Ranran, "Ranran, you can use your mother's airship to take Chen Lie to the Martial Artist Association later."

We'll get it done today.

"Yes, I know."

Wei Ranran nodded.

After finishing their meal, Wei Ranran and Chen Lie left the hotel together, boarded a red airship outside the hotel, and sped towards the Dongchuan Province Martial Artist Association.

"Chen Lie —shall I call you Brother Chen?"

Wei Ranran was about to address her classmate when she immediately realized that the term was inappropriate, so she changed her address.

Chen Lie replied, "Whatever."

"Um—Brother Chen, how many Grandmaster Seed are there in the East River Provincial Genius Group?"

Seven.

"Oh, it's not too little."

Wei Ranran originally thought that given the poor state of martial arts in East River Province, the number of Grandmaster Seed members was likely less than half that of Cloud River Province, but she was surprised to find that there were actually seven.

The airship traveled at an extremely high speed and soon arrived at the Dongchuan Province Martial Artist Association.

After disembarking from the airship, Chen Lie and Wei Ranran waited outside the Martial Artist Association.

"Is the Martial Dao Training Ground for the East River Provincial Genius Group located around here?"

Wei Ranran suddenly asked.

Chen Lie hummed in agreement.

"As expected, the training grounds for the members of the Yunchuan Province's Genius Group are right next to the Martial Artist Association."

After waiting for about an hour, Wei Hongye also arrived outside the Martial Artist Association.

Upon seeing Wei Hongye, Wei Ranran immediately went over to him. "Dad, where are the other two guarantors you mentioned?"

Wei Hongye shook his head and sighed, "Don't mention it. I went to visit one of the Genius Group members who had agreed to vouch for him, but his parents said that these two days are a crucial period for his martial arts training, and he went to a neighboring province to exchange martial arts ideas. They said they would look for him again in a couple of days."

"How can it be so unreliable?"

"That's normal. Members of the Genius Group practice every second counts. If it's a crucial period in their training, they definitely won't be able to find the time."

"Does that mean I have to wait two more days?" Wei Ranran asked.

Wei Hongye nodded and Chen Liedao, "Chen Lie, I'm sorry to have taken up your time."

"It's alright, didn't Uncle Wei already find a member of the Genius Group?"

So, we're only missing one now. Shall I give it a try?

"You?"

"I can ask a friend I know if they have time to come and act as a guarantor; that wouldn't be a problem."

Upon hearing this, Wei Hongye immediately said, "That's true. You're a member of the Genius Group, so you must know other members of the Genius Group."

"Okay, you give it a try, and I'll also call over my old comrade's son."

"Good!"

Chen Lie took out his Communicator, opened Green Bubble, found Luo Zhixun's friends, and sent Luo Zhixun a message.

Do you have time?

However, after waiting for a long time, Luo Zhixun still did not reply.

Chen Lie wasn't surprised by this. People who are passionate about martial arts practice for more than ten hours a day on average, so it's impossible for them to be staring at the Communicator all day.

At this moment, Wei Hongye made a communication call and then returned.

"I just contacted my old comrade-in-arms. He said his son is training in martial arts. He has already sent a message to his son, telling him to contact me immediately after he finishes training and come to the Martial Artist Association."

My old comrade's son Mo Sheng, Chen Lie. Do you know him?

Chen Lie shook his head and said, "I don't know him."

"That's normal. After all, the Provincial Youth Genius Group focuses on martial arts training. Even if they meet in the Genius Group, they probably won't exchange more than a few words."

So, what about the person you contacted?

"He hasn't replied to my message yet, but it shouldn't be a big problem," Chen Lie said.

"Okay, we'll wait here."

Wei Hongye nodded and led Chen Lie and Wei Ranran into the Martial Artist Association hall to wait.

After waiting for about two more hours, neither side had a fuse.

Wei Ranran seemed a little anxious. "The members of the East River Provincial Genius Group are all very busy people. It's not easy to get just three of them together."

"Don't rush, just wait!" Wei Hongye said.

After some time, Wei Ranran checked the time and said, "We haven't heard from either side. Is it even possible to get things done today? The Martial Artist Association is almost closing time."

Wei Hongye also shook his head and sighed, "I'm afraid it really might not work out."

"How about we talk about it another day, Chen Lie? Thank you so much for your help today."

Chen Lie was about to speak, his Communicator beeped.

Upon picking it up, I saw it was a reply from Luo Zhixun.

Luo Zhixun: I was practicing martial arts just now and didn't check my Communicator. What's wrong, Chen Lie?

Chen Lie edited a message: I need your help with something. If you have time, please come to the Martial Artist Association.

Luo Zhixun: Okay, I'll be there in about fifteen minutes.

After receiving the message, Chen Lie put away his Communicator.

"Uncle Wei, my friend replied. She said she'll be there in fifteen minutes."

"That's great! But I haven't heard anything from you yet, let me ask again!"

As he spoke, Wei Hongye went to the side again to make a communication call.

Not long after, Wei Hongye returned.

Wei Ranran asked, "Dad, what's going on?"

"Don't even mention it. Your Uncle Mo said that Mo Sheng might be at a crucial moment in his training and hasn't seen the message yet. He said we should talk about it tomorrow."

"Isn't this too unreliable?" Wei Ranran couldn't help but say.

"It's okay, as I just said, I've decided to wait a bit longer."

"I hope it can be done today, otherwise who knows if someone will be busy or unavailable by tomorrow," Wei Ranran said.

Shortly after, Luo Zhixun walked in from outside the Martial Artist Association.

She spotted Chen Lie immediately and walked over to him. "Chen Lie, what do you need me for?"

"Well, this Uncle Wei Hongye is my father's former comrade-in-arms. The reason I called you here is because—"

Chen Lie recounted the whole story to Luo Zhixun in detail.

"Oh, I see. You mean you want me to help sign a guarantee form, right?" Luo Zhixun said.

"Yes."

"It's alright, it's nothing. We'll go sign a guarantee." Luo Zhixun said after hearing this.

"Not yet, we're still missing one person. We need three members of the Genius Group to jointly vouch for us," Chen Lie said.

"Oh? Is that so? Then--"

"Uncle Wei also found a man Mo Sheng, but Mo Sheng was probably practicing martial arts and couldn't see the communication messages."

"Mo Sheng? I heard he's been practicing an A-Rank Martial Art lately, from six in the morning until after eleven at night every day. I'm afraid he doesn't have the time," Luo Zhixun said.

"Oh? Is that so? But since we're here, let's wait a little longer."

Wei Hongye walked over at this moment. "Chen Lie, this is your friend."

Chen Lie hummed in agreement. "Her Luo Zhixun."

"Hello, Luo. Thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule to help."

"You're welcome." Luo Zhixun shook her head slightly.

After waiting for about half an hour, Wei Hongye called again to inquire.

A moment later, he stormed over, furious. "That old Mo, he agreed so readily when we asked for help, but he reneges at the crucial moment."

Wei Ranran couldn't help but ask, "Dad, what's wrong with Mo Sheng? Is he even capable of doing this?"

I think the Martial Artist Association is about to close for the day.

Wei Hongye was also helpless, but he had already waited all afternoon, so he was just leaving like this. He might not be able to get all three of them together next time.

"How about I find someone else?" Luo Zhixun said.

"Can we find it at this hour?" Chen Lie asked.

"It should be fine. Jiu'er is practicing in the training area next door; she should be finished by now. Let me ask her."

"Alright!"

Luo Zhixun nodded and sent a message to Tang Jiu'er using her Communicator.

A moment later, Luo Zhixun replied, "Jiu'er said she's on her way and will be there within ten minutes."

So, we've gathered enough people?

Wei Ranran exclaimed in delight.

Luo Zhixun nodded slightly.

A short while later, Tang Jiu'er appeared in the hall of the Martial Artist Association.

Luo Zhixun saw Tang Jiu'er and immediately waved. "Jiu'er, over here."

Tang Jiu'er walked over. "Zhixun, is something the matter?"

"That's how it is--"

Luo Zhixun recounted the whole story to Tang Jiu'er.

"Oh? I understand, three people are needed to help with the guarantor verification."

But is there any risk involved in this guarantee?

"What risks could there be? Even if the person being guaranteed does transfer their resources from East River Province to Cloud River Province, would the Martial Artist Association really hold them accountable?"

"That's definitely not the case."

Tang Jiu'er looked at Chen Lie and said, "Chen Lie, you're pretty good. Even Lu Qingyun fell to you. How about we spar sometime?"

"When all members of the Genius Group compete, there will naturally be opportunities for them to spar," Chen Liedao.

"We have enough people now, and I think the Martial Artist Association is about to close. Why don't we go sign the guarantee now?" Luo Zhixun said.

Chen Lie said to Wei Hongye, "Uncle Wei, we've gathered enough people; we can proceed with the guarantee."

"Okay, okay, I'll get three copies of the guarantee; you just need to sign them."

Wei Hongye quickly led Chen Lie and the other two to the second floor of the Martial Artist Association and found an acquaintance in charge.

On the second floor of the Martial Artist Association, Chen Lie, Luo Zhixun, and Tang Jiu'er sat at a black table, each with a guarantee in front of them.

"Fill out the information for your Genius Group members, then sign your name in the guarantor section, and then give me your Genius Group member ID cards to verify their authenticity."

Chen Lie picked up a pen, filled out the guarantee form, and then handed it to the acquaintance in charge.

After receiving the guarantee letters and Identity Badge from the three individuals, the manager immediately used Optical Computer to verify their authenticity, placing the badges side by side.

"How is it? Will Ranran pass the review for joining the Provincial Youth Genius Group?" Wei Hongye asked hurriedly.

"With someone vouching for me, of course there's no problem."

As the steward was speaking, he suddenly exclaimed, "Eh!"

"Hey Lao Wei, you've got some connections! You said you couldn't get three members of the East River Provincial Genius Group to help you, but now you've found three Grandmaster Seed members to vouch for your daughter."

"What? Three Grandmaster Seed?"