"Beep. Trainee Luo Yuan, you have completed your C-Level Trial in 9 minutes and 24 seconds. All 200 mangniu have been killed. Passed!" The godlike electronic voice echoed across the grassland.
"What? That's it? I hadn't even had my fill yet!" Luo Yuan's consciousness returned, and he took off his helmet in frustration.
"Luo Yuan, you finished already? It hasn't even been ten minutes, has it? Oh, what grade of trial did you choose?" Yang Hui asked in surprise from beside him.
"It was all right. Just the first level's C-Level Trial. Mostly, this virtual space is really interesting. It feels so immersive, and I don't have to worry about danger. It suits me perfectly." Luo Yuan smiled.
"What, a C-Level Trial?!" Yang Hui and Luo Feng were both stunned. They stared at Luo Yuan in disbelief.
Luo Yuan offered no explanation.
With Yang Hui leading the way, the three left the Nine-Story Tower together.
"What identification numbers do you want?" Yang Hui asked. "Today is March 29, so you'll officially join the Training Camp on April 1, 2057... That means the first four digits of your numbers must be '5704.' As for the last two, since you're the only two joining in April, you can choose any two digits."
"Hmm... 03!" Luo Feng replied.
"03?" Yang Hui nodded. "Then Luo Feng's trainee number will be 570403. The rest of the paperwork will be finished shortly."
"Luo Yuan, what about your number?" Yang Hui looked at Luo Yuan.
"01," Luo Yuan said casually.
That very day, the 183rd and 184th names appeared on the Black Dragon Sculpture's ranking list at the World's First Training Camp: "No. 183 Luo Yuan (570401), No. 184 Luo Feng (570403)."
The news spread almost instantly to the Five Great Powers and Base Cities around the world. Special departments within various governments and militaries, as well as the Nine Core Families of the HR Alliance and dozens of other influential families, quickly received the news. That same day, every one of those institutions and organizations obtained detailed files on Luo Yuan and Luo Feng!
The files began with their births...
Governments, militaries, special organizations, financial groups, and powerful families across the world all devised their own plans for Luo Yuan and Luo Feng, who had just entered the Elite Training Camp! Likewise, as executive president of the HR Alliance's China Region, Venina Polenas naturally received the files almost immediately.
The mountaintop villa on Huayao Peak, in the Jiangnan Landscape Residential Quarter.
"Venina, aren't Luo Yuan and Luo Feng two of our many suspects?" The moment Vulture Li Yao looked through the first page of the files, he recalled the two unremarkable young men among their numerous suspects.
"This Luo Yuan in particular keeps a very low profile, and his strength has improved far too quickly. In less than a year, he went from an ordinary person to an advanced general-level warrior. When A Wei died, he was one of the people nearby. We should pay special attention to him!" Venina said through gritted teeth.
"How did he get into the Elite Training Camp? Because he's a psychic master?" A cold glint flashed in Li Yao's eyes.
"I don't know. It seems the senior management of the Limitless Martial Hall admitted him directly ahead of schedule," Venina said.
"Interesting. We'll test him when we get a chance. That Luo Feng is suspicious too. We can't let him off either!" Li Yao said coldly.
Luo Yuan and Luo Feng walked beside Yang Hui. After crossing a wooden arched bridge, they reached a cluster of buildings. Yang Hui pointed nearby and said, "That courtyard over there is the Jiangnan Pavilion. Two trainees already live there. You'll be its third and fourth residents."
"The Jiangnan Pavilion. A fine name, with a real classical charm!" Luo Yuan praised.
"Haha, it was simply named after the Base City. Both trainees living there are from Jiangnan Base City, but they arrived before you." Looking mysterious, Yang Hui suddenly lowered his voice. "A word of advice: one of the two trainees currently living in the Jiangnan Pavilion is called Shi Jiang! He's incredibly strong. Even I'm not confident I could beat him. Get along with him. It'll do you good."
"Teacher, you're a mid-level War God. Doesn't that make Shi Jiang a high-level War God?!" Luo Feng was astonished, while Luo Yuan raised his eyebrows beside him.
"Yes."
Yang Hui nodded. "Shi Jiang is one of the top five trainees in the Training Camp. Many trainees in the Elite Training Camp already have the strength of a War God, but they simply don't obtain the War God title! That lets them stay here. In fact, almost everyone in the top thirty has the strength of a War God.
"There are plenty of geniuses here. As for psychic masters, the Elite Training Camp has dozens of them. There are even trainees who can exert four times their physical strength. And several have reached the artistic conception level in their movement techniques, blade techniques, or sword techniques."
"My god!" Luo Feng exclaimed. Luo Yuan, on the other hand, looked delighted. It seemed he had come to the right place.
"Are there many who have cultivated the Nine-Layered Thunder Blade to an advanced level?" Luo Yuan asked with interest.
"Many people practice the Nine-Layered Thunder Blade, but not many have reached beyond the fifth layer," Yang Hui explained.
"They're all geniuses. I love being around geniuses!" Luo Yuan said with a smile. He had discovered that the Elite Training Camp was an excellent repository of attributes and experience, as well as a reliable place for him to break through to the planetary level.
The three arrived at the Jiangnan Pavilion.
The Jiangnan Pavilion's courtyard measured several dozen meters across, with white walls and black tiles. There were even dragon carvings along the tops of the walls.
They pushed open the courtyard gate.
There were three buildings in the Jiangnan Pavilion. When the three entered the courtyard, everything inside was quiet. Yang Hui called out, "Shi Jiang, Zhao Ruo!" A short-haired girl in a loose nightgown immediately appeared on the second-floor balcony of the building on the left. From the building directly ahead, a figure leaped straight down: a young man in black training clothes.
The young man was a little over 1.7 meters tall. Although rather lean, he gave an impression of great strength, as though his entire body had been cast from steel. His eyes were reserved, but the occasional sharp glint in them was startling.
Luo Yuan used his psychic power to scan Shi Jiang from head to toe. His physical capabilities were indeed impressive, but still far below Luo Yuan's own.
"New trainees?" An excited voice rang out as Zhao Ruo jumped down from upstairs. Holding an umbrella, she looked eagerly at Luo Yuan and Luo Feng.
Their senior trainee, Zhao Ruo, had short hair and a petite figure. Her only shortcomings were her rather dark skin and small eyes. As a result, she could hardly be called a beauty, but her youthful vitality made her seem approachable.
"This is Luo Yuan, and this is Luo Feng. From today onward, they'll be living with you in the Jiangnan Pavilion," Yang Hui said with a smile. "Shi Jiang, Zhao Ruo, you're their seniors. They've only just arrived, so make sure you look after them."
"Don't worry. Leave it to me." Zhao Ruo patted her chest. "With me as their senior, no one will take advantage of them."
"All right, I'll be going, then."
Yang Hui smiled and nodded to Luo Yuan and Luo Feng, then left.
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