The next morning.
Jiang Lan was about to head to the Training Room to test his stats after leveling up when the phone in his pocket rang first.
He took it out and saw a message from Su Wan.
[Come to my office at ten this morning.]
Jiang Lan raised an eyebrow slightly.
Was this about changing mentors, or something else?
But Su Wan had not explained why, so Jiang Lan did not ask.
It was already nine forty in the morning. He would find out when he went to see her.
As for testing, that could wait until later.
He put his phone away, went downstairs, and headed out toward Su Wan's office.
A short while later, he reached her office door and knocked.
Su Wan's voice came from inside.
"Come in."
Jiang Lan pushed the door open and entered.
Su Wan sat behind her desk, looking through a stack of documents.
When Jiang Lan entered, she glanced up and motioned for him to sit.
Jiang Lan turned to close the door, then sat down across from her.
Su Wan closed the document in her hands, set it on the desk, and looked at Jiang Lan in silence for a few seconds.
That silence gave Jiang Lan a vague sense that something was not quite right.
Usually, when Su Wan called him in, she got straight to the point. Moments like this were rare.
But this time, she seemed to be... choosing her words?
After a moment, Su Wan finally spoke.
"I've read Han Zheng's report. Deputy Commander Chen also told me a few things about your situation."
Jiang Lan nodded, waiting for her to continue.
"You stayed behind alone in the Wilderness Zone and held off a tier six ferocious beast?"
"Yes." It was already an established fact,