Target: Hancheng

"Hancheng!"

Liu Feng's words instantly stirred up a tempest in Yang Chen's heart!

Hancheng was the place where Yang Chen had lived his entire life. Although it was small, there was a saying: though a sparrow is small, it has all the vital organs!

Within the small city of Hancheng, everything one could possibly need was available.

More importantly, it held all the memories of Yang Chen's life!

What shocked Yang Chen even more was that his system—wasn't it obtained right there in Hancheng?

Now that this ruin had appeared in Hancheng, and so soon after he had received his system, Yang Chen couldn't help but let his thoughts wander.

Could this ruin be related to his system?

That remained to be seen!

Furthermore, a point of concern for Yang Chen was that if this ruin were indeed connected to his system, wouldn't his system be exposed?

Yang Chen's eyes flickered slightly for a moment before he suppressed the thought.

It was fine for now; Liu Feng was his master. Even if it were exposed, no one in Huaxia would dare covet it openly, but the same couldn't be said for those in the shadows.

Yang Chen was not such a naive person that he would trust others so easily.

"What's wrong? The ruin appearing in Hancheng—do you have some personal attachment to it?"

Seeing Yang Chen's strange reaction, Liu Feng asked softly.

Yang Chen suppressed his emotions and said with a smile, "It's nothing. It's just that Hancheng has always been the place where I've lived. I'm just surprised that something like a ruin would appear there. After all, Hancheng isn't a major city like Jiangnan City!"

"Actually, I find it strange too. Logically speaking, the places where ruins appear, even if they aren't rich in spiritual energy now, were places where spiritual energy was abundant in ancient times. But Hancheng is just too small; even in ancient times, that location wasn't considered prime territory. So why did the ruin appear there?"

Liu Feng frowned as he spoke.

Hearing Liu Feng's words, Yang Chen became even more uncertain about whether this ruin had any connection to his system.

"Forget it, never mind. We'll know once we get there!"

Liu Feng waved his hand, then returned to his seat, plopping down and reclining on the sofa.

Yang Chen kept his head lowered, lost in deep thought.

Was there a connection or not?

The office fell into a silence so profound that no one dared to break the atmosphere.

After a moment, Chen Tianxin coughed, interrupting everyone's train of thought. "Ahem, since everyone knows now, let's discuss the candidates!"

A gleam of light flickered in the eyes of Elder Wang and the others.

Indeed, it was time to choose the candidates.

This was an old rule!

"Let's do this: Shan Shou and Meng Yao will lead the team of Grandmasters. You, me, and Elder Wang will hold down the fort in Hancheng to prevent those charlatans from North America and Northern Europe from playing any dirty tricks!"

Liu Feng rubbed his chin and said.

"Agreed!"

Chen Tianxin didn't mind; he was capable of handling any position. After all, being a Heaven Gate powerhouse wasn't just for show!

Staying behind to hold the fort was also good. At the very least, with two Heaven Gate-level powerhouses from Huaxia stationed there openly, those people from Northern Europe and North America wouldn't dare to act recklessly!

"As for S-rank, does Yang Chen count as S-rank?"

Liu Feng's sudden question made everyone look suspicious.

That was true—did this kid Yang Chen count as S-rank?

If it were based on cultivation, he was undoubtedly S-rank, but his physique was already at the Grandmaster level. Yet, if he were counted as a Grandmaster, his cultivation was still only S-rank!

A monster!

The group couldn't help but grumble to themselves.

They had been ability users for over a decade, or even several decades, and they had truly never seen a monster like Yang Chen.

Yang Chen snapped out of his deep thought and saw the group of Grandmasters looking at him with strange expressions.

He touched his own face and asked, stunned, "Are there flowers on my face? Why are you looking at me like that?"

"Ahem, let's just count Young Yang as S-rank. Besides, the ones who will get scammed in the end are those outsiders; our own people won't be the ones getting played!"

Chen Tianxin coughed dryly before speaking up.

"Agreed!"

Liu Feng nodded and continued, "As for the rest of the personnel, just select them from your Number 98 in Jiangnan. We won't be sending anyone from the Imperial Capital. Since it's a ruin in your Jiangnan, let your people from Jiangnan reap the rewards!"

A look of joy appeared in Chen Tianxin's eyes. "Old Liu is generous!"

"Don't butter me up. I'm telling you, if you don't secure at least fifty percent of the ruin's contents, you, as the general manager, can prepare to go to the front lines and bring me back a few Grandmaster heads!"

Liu Feng said irritably.

Chen Tianxin's face immediately turned bitter. "Don't do that! I'm an old bag of bones; if you send me to the front lines, won't you be breaking me apart?"

"Hmph! Do you think I wouldn't dare send you?"

Liu Feng let out a cold snort.

"Fine, then!"

Chen Tianxin slumped onto the sofa, looking as if life had lost all meaning, his eyes turning hollow.

"Alright, everyone go and prepare. I foresee that ruin opening within these next two days!"

Swish!

No sooner had Liu Feng finished speaking than those Grandmasters sprang to their feet, shouting in unison.

"Yes!"

They then left the office to assemble the personnel of Number 98.

Yang Chen followed behind Elder Wang; after all, as he was now considered part of the S-rank group, he needed to see what it was all about.

About half an hour later, several teams were already standing in neat rows within the first-floor lobby of Number 98.

Each person exuded a powerful aura, and with so many ability users gathered together, a stifling pressure instantly permeated the entire floor.

Among them, there were ten S-rank powerhouses alone!

Yang Chen was also among them.

There were about twenty or thirty A-rank ability users, and as for the B-ranks, there were even more—a full hundred of them!

The sheer number of ability users was enough to demonstrate the foundation of the Number 98 Jiangnan Headquarters!

In Yang Chen's small Hancheng, such people were simply nowhere to be seen.

Let alone S-ranks, even A-ranks were limited to just Wild Wolf!

Standing in front of the numerous ability users were Shan Shou and Meng Yao.

Meng Yao was no longer acting seductive; instead, she had become extremely calm. With a solemn face, she looked gravely at the ability users of Number 98 before her, checked the time, and spoke slowly.

"You all know the situation. You have thirty seconds to reorganize!"

Whoosh~

A wave of commotion rippled through the room.

Thirty seconds later, Meng Yao's voice rang out once more.

"Prepare to depart. Target: Hancheng!"

To be continued!