Siege

Starry Sky Base.

Gu Changfeng and the other three Outer Sect deacons were reviewing the data from the first day.

"The overall situation has basically been decided on the first day." The lean deacon swept his gaze across the light screen and spoke blandly.

The rankings of these twenty people directly concerned the sect's assessment of the four of them for this special training.

Resource allocation and promotions all hinged on this.

"Not bad." The slightly plump deacon pointed at a corner of the light screen and nodded slightly. "That Tie Feng under me got forty-five Ancient Jade Coins. That should secure his ranking."

"I have a decent one here as well." Another deacon chuckled. "From the Heavenly Wind Realm, one hundred and fifty coins. There's also one called Lei Jue, who got two hundred and ten."

"Two hundred and ten?" A trace of surprise flashed through the lean deacon's eyes. He praised, "To gain this much on the first day, he counts among the best of this batch."

Yet when the three of them continued looking downward, they discovered a name that should not have appeared.

Lu Zhen. Three hundred coins!

"Three hundred?" The slightly plump deacon frowned, his face full of astonishment. "Isn't this Lu Zhen the bottom-ranked seedling from the Nine Provinces Realm that Brother Gu picked?"

"He ranked first among the twenty?" Even the lean deacon found it inconceivable.

Why?

Why should a martial artist from a small world, one who had only just entered True Intent and possessed such shallow foundations, manage that?

"He probably stumbled into a great stroke of luck." The deacon with Lei Jue under him shook his head. "Ancient Star is vast. Every special training session always has a few fellows with exceptionally good luck."

"They might happen upon native nobles