The Reward of Raising Someone

Nine-Story Tower.

That night.

Hong had considered three things: the returns on his future investment, the system mission, and the fact that they were comrades who would protect Earth alongside him. Naturally, he was willing to give them special treatment.

He publicly declared that he would protect Chen Yi and Luo Feng.

And give them special training!

Hong made the ancient civilization gravity training room available to Chen Yi and Luo Feng without a time limit during August, while the other trainees were away.

And he allowed the two of them, as long as no one else was in the training room,

to keep using it!

Besides that...

He also promised to provide a wealth of cultivation resources, including Dragon Blood, the various secret manuals collected by the Dojo of Limits, Guidance Techniques, and more, helping them improve with almost no regard for the cost.

That way, they wouldn't have to worry about improving their physical fitness and would have plenty of time to study their "Force Application Technique" and "Mental Power Amplitude."

When the news spread,

the other trainees, who were risking their lives on their adventures, were filled with envy and jealousy... But Hong publicly stated that if anyone else in the Elite Training Camp could show improvement no less impressive than Chen Yi and Luo Feng's, then... they would receive the same treatment.

Only geniuses were worthy of his special training!

But...

The other trainees had also heard about it.

Chen Yi and Luo Feng's rate of improvement was astounding... How could they possibly compare?!

In the blink of an eye,

two days passed.

The "ancient civilization gravity training room" was in the Nine-Story Tower. Naturally, no other trainees were there at the moment, so it was opened exclusively to the two of them.

As for the Dragon Blood, Hong told them to wait a few more days.

He said that he could actually produce a special version of Dragon Blood that was somewhat easier to absorb than the version sold on the market, so he would give them the better one in a few days.

That night,

because Chen Yi had also displayed "Planetary Level potential," Hong completed the two-star mission to "cultivate someone with Planetary Level potential" once again.

This time, his luck was even more explosive. Using only a two-star lottery opportunity,

he directly drew:

"A Tier 3 Telekinetic Weapon, the Sky-Escaping Shuttle"!

However, at his current level, the Sky-Escaping Shuttle didn't seem all that useful, so he put it in the Cloud Raising Mirror's storage space.

A new day dawned.

Since both Chen Yi and Luo Feng excelled with sabers,

they were assigned to Teacher Jiang Fang for their force application training. She specialized in saber techniques and had relatively few students, so she would train them specifically in saber techniques.

Inside the gravity training room,

the sounds of long sabers clashing rang out from time to time, then gradually died away. A bright light flickered in Luo Feng's eyes as he recalled what had just happened.

He had just fought several battles with Teacher Jiang Fang.

He had been utterly defeated every time.

But... Teacher Jiang Fang had still meticulously fed him moves.

"Did you remember the fighting techniques just now?" Jiang Fang looked at Luo Feng.

Luo Feng said earnestly, "I wouldn't dare say I remembered all of them, but I did remember eighty or ninety percent."

"That's pretty good. Let's leave it there for now. That's already enough for you to digest for a while..." Jiang Fang nodded in approval.

Jiang Fang wore purple training clothes and held a curved saber in each hand. She then turned to Chen Yi, who was watching from the side, and said, "Chen Yi, it's your turn now. Attack me."

"All right, Teacher." Chen Yi held his saber. Just watching Luo Feng spar with Jiang Fang had already taught him a great deal...

So,

he copied a move Teacher Jiang Fang had often used against Luo Feng. His Genetic Origin Energy erupted, and he charged forward, thrusting his saber out from the right toward Jiang Fang's waist.

But before the long saber reached her waist, Teacher Jiang Fang caught it between the curved sabers in her hands. With a movement of her arms, she pulled Chen Yi off balance and swiftly placed both curved sabers against his neck.

"I use two curved sabers, so I can attack and defend. You hold your saber in your right hand, and you don't have a shield in your left... You need to think about how to defend yourself when you attack, too." Teacher Jiang Fang withdrew her sabers, then said calmly, "Your close-combat skills are quite a bit behind Luo Feng's."

"Again!"

"All right." Chen Yi nodded, undiscouraged.

In fact, before awakening the memories of his previous life,

the weapon Chen Yi had been best with in this life was a firearm, with the saber coming second.

Because his family were all soldiers, Chen Yi had mastered firearms from an early age and was even a genius with them. But after gaining the memories of his previous life and learning about the Devouring World,

Chen Yi understood that there was no point in studying firearms.

So he gave up practicing with them.

He didn't spend all that long practicing Guidance Techniques each day, either.

Thus, besides practicing object control, Chen Yi also had plenty of time to study cold weapons and movement techniques.

He knew that, having mainly studied firearms before now in this life, he really was a step behind Luo Feng in his study of close combat and movement techniques.

But the gap wasn't important.

What mattered was facing his weaknesses and improving step by step.

Luo Feng watched from the side... As he observed Teacher Jiang Fang's fighting style and absorbed the experience, he also had some expectations for Chen Yi, his comrade who would protect Earth alongside him in the future. He planned to discuss saber techniques with him later, so they could improve together.

After some time,

Jiang Fang put away her sabers and said to the two of them:

"That's about enough for now. If I teach you too much at once, you won't be able to master it."

"As for Genetic Origin Energy, the master is giving you special training, so you can rely on external help to improve quickly. But you'll still need to work hard on your techniques..."

"If there's anything you don't understand, you can discuss it with each other, then ask me together."

"All right, Teacher."

Chen Yi and Luo Feng answered in unison.

After Jiang Fang left, Chen Yi and Luo Feng exchanged a glance, each understanding the other without a word.

They had known each other for almost half a month. They were the same age and got along well, and the two had already become the best of friends in the Elite Training Camp.

"Chen Yi, want to spar?"

"Come on! But my close-combat skills are pretty poor, so you'll have to go easy on me, or I won't be able to fend you off."

"It won't be like that. Chen Yi, you still have the advantage in strength."

For nearly half a month,

Chen Yi had been saving up Cloud Raising Points. He now had several very good items he could feed, but they were all quite expensive.

He needed to save up points for a few days.

During this time, Chen Yi trained and ate with Luo Feng.

There was a small incident at dinner today. Luo Feng mentioned something to Chen Yi: after Xu Xin had chatted with him yesterday morning and learned that he, Luo Feng, was now receiving important training, she had contacted him of her own accord noticeably less often.

So Luo Feng asked Chen Yi a few questions about relationships.

In truth, Chen Yi didn't understand relationships either. He only guessed... that when Luo Feng talked about his situation at the Dojo of Limits, Xu Xin might have felt she wasn't good enough for him.

That was why she was too embarrassed to contact Luo Feng often.

Or perhaps Xu Xin had simply been a little busy these past two days, and Luo Feng's own concern had given him the wrong impression. After all, Chen Yi had read the original story and knew that Xu Xin and Luo Feng liked each other.

After Chen Yi shared his thoughts...

Luo Feng took the initiative to tell Xu Xin a little about his day, and she replied to him instantly.

Clearly, there was no problem.

After dinner,

in the evening,

the two returned to their respective residences at Jiangnan Pavilion.

Through the time they had spent together, Chen Yi had come to know and admire Luo Feng more, beyond what he knew from the original story. So, after finishing his own business, he decided to check what Luo Feng was doing before bed.

Luo Feng is probably watching another close-combat training video. That king of grinders must be secretly working hard again!

Thinking this, Chen Yi looked through the Cloud Raising Mirror.

Who would have thought...

Luo Feng was on a video call with Xu Xin.

He had never seen the two of them on a late-night video call before.

Xu Xin was saying, "Luo Feng, have the training assignments your master, Hong, arranged for you been tough these past two days? Will you still have time to chat like this in the future?"

"They're all right..." Luo Feng replied, but he noticed what Xu Xin had said and thought of the analysis Chen Yi had given him at dinner. He wondered if Xu Xin had asked because she felt she wasn't good enough for him.

So...

Luo Feng mustered his courage, feeling that he should make his own feelings clear. "Actually, my cultivation tasks are fixed each day. Spending the extra time on cultivation wouldn't improve my results much, but chatting with you like this, Xu Xin, makes me feel relaxed. I'll be more motivated to cultivate the next day."

"So... Xu Xin, if you have time, could you chat with me like this every day?"

Hearing this, Xu Xin looked a little surprised on the video call. Then a smile appeared on her face, and she said, "Of course I can. I get bored at night too."

Was Xu Xin really bored at night?

Looking through the Cloud Raising Mirror, Chen Yi was fed a mouthful of dog food. Xu Xin and Luo Feng both looked rather reserved during this video call, but... surely they both understood each other's feelings tonight?

He muttered inwardly:

Good brother... I wasn't trying to pry into your privacy. It was a coincidence... just a coincidence.

But seeing Xu Xin and Luo Feng grow closer,

he felt an inexplicable sense of reward from raising someone.

Perhaps this is the true meaning of raising Yun? Chen Yi thought. He felt that even reaching Wargod himself wouldn't make him as happy as seeing his good friend Luo Feng find love.

After all... he had read the original work and knew very well that Luo Feng and Xu Xin's love was sincere, with a simplicity like that of the older generation.

Xu Xin had even planned to kill herself after giving birth to Luo Feng's child, believing him dead...

If the two of them missed their chance,

he would also feel it was a pity.