Peerless Geniuses, Chen Yi and Luo Feng?
An Elementary War General's punch force was only between 8,000 and 16,000 kg, and Luo Feng had already reached 6,821 kg.
He was improving by 200 kg every day.
At this rate... the gap really wasn't that large anymore.
Chen Yi heard Luo Feng's words. Luo Feng now believed that he was "Senior Yun," and the image of a super-powerful expert had taken root in Luo Feng's mind.
So he continued to maintain the persona, speaking in Senior Yun's tone:
"Your progress is acceptable. Keep it up!"
"I've seen how hard you've been working."
"I also have high hopes for you."
"But if you want me to give you more rewards, you'll need to complete more tasks. I need to see what makes you exceptional before I'll continue to invest more in your cultivation..."
"Keep it up, Luo Feng!"
Hearing Senior Yun's encouragement, Luo Feng responded, "All right, Senior Yun, I'll work hard!"
Deep down, he resolved to push himself even harder tomorrow.
He had to reach Junior War General sooner... at the very least, he had to show Senior Yun that he, Luo Feng, was worth investing in and nurturing!
The Abyss-Stilling Sea-Subduing Diagram he was currently cultivating.
The more pain he could endure, the better its ultimate effect would be.
After reading about the dark side of the universe in those materials, Luo Feng now only wanted to grow stronger so he could take control of his own destiny!
Starting the next day.
Luo Feng began spending more time cultivating his Guidance Technique.
Every day at the Elite Training Camp, Chen Yi himself, as Luo Feng's friend, often ate meals with him and discussed saber techniques with him.
They had practically become:
"Meal buddies" and "cultivation buddies."
Also on the second day.
Late at night.
Chen Yi once again disguised himself as the "system" and communicated with Hong.
This time.
He chose to issue "Hong" a task directly.
[Ding, two super geniuses have been detected in the Elite Training Camp established by the host. A new task has therefore been issued!]
[Task: Give two peerless geniuses special nurturing treatment.]
[Description: Two super geniuses have appeared in the Elite Training Camp you established. Their future prospects are limitless, and both are outstanding juniors who repay kindness. Invest in nurturing them while they are weak, and you can reap rich rewards in the future. Therefore, take advantage of their weakness and help them grow as quickly as possible!]
[Task requirement: Give the two special treatment far exceeding that of the other Elite Training Camp trainees!]
[Reward: Contribution Points × 100]
"Hmm?!!"
Hearing that utterly emotionless mechanical voice, Hong immediately perked up and looked at the Mirror of Illusion in his mind.
He carefully read the task description word by word.
"Two super geniuses in the Elite Training Camp? Limitless future prospects?" Hong saw the task information, but... which two geniuses did it refer to?
Yesterday.
He had used the "Beginner's Gift Pack-Divine Light Liquid" the "system" had given him. Before using it, he had employed all kinds of instruments on Earth to determine whether the Divine Light Liquid was harmful to warriors, and the final answer in every case was that it was completely harmless.
After confirming that.
Hong recognized the system's capabilities and took the Divine Light Liquid.
"After taking the Divine Light Liquid this morning, I really felt that it helped my domain cultivation a little, by about... five percent!"
"Is this the improvement to my talent for the Law of Light?"
"And it's a permanent improvement. It even changed my aptitude."
"So..."
"Although something like a system doesn't quite fit with reality, this treasure was actually real... it does seem somewhat credible. Perhaps I can use it to grow stronger step by step and enter the universe!"
Hong now greatly desired that Divine Light Liquid. If he had a few more vials, they would definitely be a tremendous help in breaking through with his domain.
Unfortunately.
According to the information provided by the system.
If he wanted more Divine Light Liquid, he had to complete tasks one by one and accumulate Contribution Points to exchange for it.
The system currently indicated that Divine Light Liquid was still in stock.
But the price was 300 Contribution Points!
And his current Contribution Point balance.
Was:
"0"!
"This task is worth 100 Contribution Points. As long as I complete it, I'll have accumulated a third of the value of a vial of Divine Light Liquid!"
Hong decided to look into the task.
"The trainees in the Elite Training Camp have all gone off on their life-and-death adventure. Right now, there are only two new trainees there."
Could the system mean the two new trainees who remained?
As for Chen Yi and Luo Feng.
Hong knew about them.
He hadn't paid much attention to the two spirit reader geniuses at first... in his eyes, only someone capable of reaching Planetary Level was worth even a little attention.
In those Ancient Civilization Ruins.
Hong had once obtained an Auxiliary Optical Computer, from which he had learned a great deal about cosmic civilizations. He knew full well that he was only at Planetary Level, and that such strength was far too weak in the vast universe...
"These two new trainees."
"They're both eighteen."
"One is a Junior War General spirit reader, and the other is an Intermediate War General spirit reader. They're fairly good... they'll both certainly become War God Level spirit readers in the future, but once spirit readers pass their rapid growth stage, they improve very slowly."
"It's uncertain whether these two new trainees can even reach Planetary Level."
"Their aptitude is ordinary, so there's no need to pay them too much attention. They're unlikely to be the ones the system means, so... could it be the other trainees on the life-and-death adventure in the Amazon Rainforest?"
Hong had read Chen Yi and Luo Feng's files.
From his position, his analysis was that both geniuses had good innate talent as spirit readers, and their awakenings had brought about improvements in their physical fitness.
That was why they would grow relatively quickly early on.
It wouldn't be difficult for them to become War Gods in the future, either.
But what Hong truly longed for was the emergence of a few more geniuses who could shoulder the heavy responsibility of Earth's future alongside him and Thunder God. Even if they didn't have a domain like he did, they at least had to be like "Thunder God" and capable of reaching a high rank at Planetary Level.
Only then would they be worthy of the four-star goal in his mind: "nurture Earth's top powerhouses."
As for nurturing "geniuses with Planetary Level potential," that was only a two-star goal... such a two-star goal was a good goal...
For Hong, it merely meant he could accumulate Planetary Level subordinates, but the fact that this goal was only two stars already showed that he didn't attach much importance to it.
But the system said there were two super geniuses in the Elite Training Camp, and that was enough to make Hong pay attention.
"Who does the system mean?"
Hong grew curious.
"Among those on the life-and-death adventure, I can't think of anyone the system would judge to be someone who could bring me the 'rich rewards' it described, just because I invested in them."
"Which of them... could bring me rich rewards?"
For the moment, Hong couldn't figure out exactly whom the system meant, so he chose to ask it directly. He spoke:
"System, this task of yours."
"Which two trainees in the Elite Training Camp does it refer to?"
When Chen Yi saw this question, he understood...
Hong was taking the system's task seriously!
Then was he still far from completing the task?
So Chen Yi continued to play the role of a system, conveying a message in an utterly emotionless mechanical voice:
[Host, there are currently only two trainees in your Elite Training Camp. They are the subjects of the task.]
Hong's gaze gradually narrowed.
"The peerless geniuses are the ones I thought couldn't possibly be the candidates, Chen Yi and Luo Feng?!"