In the suburbs, at the Green Pine Cemetery.
The crew-cut man stood silently smoking in front of a lonely grave.
"Don't worry about your dad, I've arranged for the City Defense Bureau to keep an eye on him."
"The brothers chipped in some money; it wasn't much, but it was enough for him to live comfortably for the rest of his life."
Snap~
He threw the cigarette butt on the ground and stomped it out.
"Are you fucking stupid?"
"I told you to wait, I told you to wait, why... sigh."
The man with the buzz cut sighed heavily.
"By the way, Chen Zhong is dead. A single stab to the throat."
"There were other people there that day; he helped you get revenge."
"Also, I'll return all the brothers' Martial Artifact to you when I go back to the Abyss in a while."
The man with the buzz cut looked around.
Because of its remote location, there are not many graves in this cemetery.
You cannot be buried with your brothers yet.
"But it's relatively quiet here."
"After fighting alongside me for so many years, it's good for him to rest."
The crew-cut man sniffed, his eyes slightly reddening. He leaned against the tombstone and said in a deep voice:
"Brother, I promise you."
"The company will go down and kill you."
Behind me, a series of crisp footsteps sounded.
The crew-cut man straightened up, his expression returning to its usual indifference.
Why are you running around instead of going to school?
Wen Jing placed a bouquet of flowers in front of the tombstone.
He gazed silently at Xu Feng's photo on the monument and said, "Things aren't as the news says, are they?"
The crew-cut man scoffed, "Adult matters are none of a brat's business."
Wen Jing muttered to himself, recalling, "Back when I was cultivating, it was Brother Feng who guided me through the basics."
"I learned a lot of physical skills and martial arts techniques from Brother Feng; he's a great teacher."
A moment later, both brothers fell silent.
"Brother, I want to join the army."
Wen Jing turned to look at the crew-cut man, her expression more serious than ever before.
"You dare to challenge me?"
The crew-cut man raised an eyebrow and then walked towards the cemetery gate.
Watching his elder brother's retreating figure, Wen Jing clenched his fists and shouted:
I will prove to you that I am no less capable than you, no less capable than anyone else in the family!
The man with the crew cut paused, raised his hand and waved, then got into a car outside the cemetery and drove away.
In the classroom, Qin Ze and his two companions sat in the last row.
Wen Jing actually skipped class.
That's quite a rare thing.
It's worth noting that Wen Jing had perfect attendance for most of the past semester, regardless of the course.
The theory lectures were really boring, and Qin Ze was getting drowsy.
Buzz--
My phone suddenly vibrated.
Qin Ze was startled and realized that the message was from Lu Tongtong.
Should we participate in the training camp?
Lu Tongtong was also asking about the training camp.
Without a doubt, everyone in the current professional team unconsciously regards Qin Ze as their leader.
Qin Ze had learned some information about the "seed training camp" from Fatty on his way to the classroom.
Each school should send out one or two seed teams.
The hard requirement is that the average grade must reach level 1.5.
Qin Ze's team goes without saying.
Now even the weakest fat guy in the company has a level 4 skill.
Qin Ze, the team's pillar, is about to break through to level three.
Seed training camps bring together the top seed teams from each school to have a preliminary test of their abilities.
This is also a tradition of the annual Hundred Schools Competition.
Qin Ze thought for a moment and replied, "What are your thoughts?"
Lu Tongtong replied instantly, "Anything is fine with me."
You really have no opinions of your own, girl.
Qin Ze: "Then let's go take a look. Fatty and Huai Xu are both in high spirits."
Lu Tongtong: "Okay, I'll prepare in the next few days."
The school hasn't set the dates for the training camp yet, but it's estimated to be in the next ten days to two weeks.
After putting down his phone, Qin Ze opened a chat group that hadn't been active for a long time.
Everyone's talking about the news from the company this morning.
[ Fairies Don't Poop: What is this company trying to do? Are they trying to fly to the heavens? They even want to build a private army, why don't they just become the chairman of the council?]
[ Scholar: Insect]
The " Dew Duo " also chimed in shortly afterward.
[ On the Slacking on the Sidelines: I've been fed up with those lousy companies for a long time. Why doesn't the Military Department just wipe them out?]
[ Fairies Don't Poop: Exactly, Level Nine Martial Artist, hurry up and march!]
[ Passerby A: There's a reason behind this.]
[ Fairies Don't Poop: What's the saying?]
[ Passerby A: It's said that each of the Chamber of Commerce's five core companies has a Level Nine Martial Artist.]
[ Passerby A: Over the years, the Chamber of Commerce has expanded into various fields and has deep connections with various non-governmental and official organizations. At least two-thirds of the members of the Council have shares in it, not to mention others.]
[ Passerby A: The Military Department is always in the Abyss, and their supply lines have always relied on the Company. The Military Department isn't necessarily a monolithic entity; there might be people from the Company's side inside, so it's not easy to deal with them.]
Qin Ze frowned.
The company is indeed ambitious and treacherous.
[ Beast Tamer: Have you heard about Xu Feng's case?]
[ Fairies Don't Poop: I know a little bit about this]
[ Slacking on the Sidelines: I saw the news this morning. According to Brother Jia's analysis, the company played a trick and went with the flow.]
[ Yao Yuan: The company initially wanted to gain control from the Military Department, but was rejected. Then they wanted the City Defense Bureau, but the Military Department still wouldn't budge.]
[ Yao Yuan: After what happened with Xu Feng, they now have a reason to settle for second best and demand the establishment of a nominal security force. This time, the Military Department will not, and cannot, refuse.]
[ Scholar: Alas!]
[ Slacking on the Sidelines: Damn! Are we just going to let them get away with this?]
[ Passerby A: Fairy, you're in business. Aren't you in that Chamber of Commerce?]
[ Fairies Don't Poop: That kind of lousy Chamber of Commerce, even if they carried me in a sedan chair, I wouldn't bother going.]
[ Slacking on the Sidelines: I heard that not just any Tom, Dick, or Harry can get into the Chamber of Commerce. You weren't rejected, were you? (evil grin)]
[ Fairies Don't Poop: When are the Fast Man coming to Sea Capital? I'll treat you to dinner.]
[ Slacking on the Sidelines: Goodbye]
Just as Qin Ze had expected.
Behind the Xu Feng case lies a covert struggle between powerful forces.
From the current perspective, the company has won.
They got what they wanted.
Chen Zhong's death brought the company such a huge profit.
You could say it was a good death.
Wen Jing returned at noon.
You could tell he was in a bad mood; he was forcing a smile all day.
As night fell, Qin Ze left a clone to sleep in the dormitory in his place, while he himself headed straight out of the city.
Qin Ze couldn't understand why Teacher Yao still wanted him to do something after Chen Zhong died and the assessment mission was failed.
He didn't want to go at first, but Teacher Yao had given him so much face before, so he had to give her face.
After traveling for an hour, Qin Ze arrived at the usual spot.
A raven perched on a treetop not far away, tilting its head to look at him.
"I am coming."
Qin Ze waved to the raven.
Immediately, ripples spread across the space in front of him.
The raven nodded, gesturing for him to go inside.
Qin Ze stepped forward cautiously.
A flash of white light appeared before his eyes, and he found himself in another space.
Teacher Yao stood smiling in front of him, with the expressionless Zither Woman beside her.
The Zither Woman's voice was cold and flat as she spoke:
" Qin Ze, welcome to the Stars."
(Any gold coins? Give me some! Sending you a heart~ Goodnight~)