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Chapter 113
Chapter 113
Chapter 113
Chapter 113
“Oh my god, this must be the so-called genius among common people …” The young man mumbled.
What just happened shocked him as much as a middle-aged woman riding a bicycle into a real estate department with a grocery basket. “Bam!” Then she bought the entire building.
The young man deeply felt the mysteriousness and terror of this world. He stopped waiting for the bus and called for a taxi.
Cao Mingliang and Xu Wenhui were also dumbfounded. It took them a long time to recover from the shock.
“Dandan, this high school friend … Where did he come from?” Cao Mingliang thought back to the military helicopter that just flew away and then looked at his own sports car.
Before, he thought this Oasis Assassin was super cool. Now, he felt like it wasn’t even worth as a toy.
Zheng Dandan and Lin Zishan were slightly better off. They had seen Lu Sheng’s capabilities. It wasn’t surprising that someone with that kind of capability would have a mysterious background.
Zheng Dandan coldly glared at Xu Wenhui and Cao Mingliang. She grabbed Lin Zishan’s arm and said, “Zishan, I think we should take the bullet train back to Liangcheng.”
Lin Zishan froze but quickly nodded. “Okay.”
Then, the two of them ignored Cao Mingliang and Xu Wenhui, who were both green and red in the face. They turned around and left the bus stop.
…
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—
Lu Sheng sat inside the helicopter and looked out the window. Qiuming City was becoming smaller and smaller until it looked like a city made out of Legos.
It wasn’t Lu Sheng’s first time flying, but it was his first time taking a helicopter. He couldn’t help but feel a sense of novelty.
When Dong Qingxue saw his expression, she asked, “Do you like it? If you like it, you can join our Eastern Military Region …”
“Will you give me one?” Lu Sheng said with a smile. “That’s a pretty good idea.”
Dong Qingxue was speechless. “I mean, you can sit in it every day.”
“In the future, when you become a Master and a Major General in the Military Region, the military will prepare one for you.” Qin Shaojun patted Lu Sheng’s shoulder and said half-jokingly.
Lu Sheng smiled and didn’t say anything. He looked away from the window and his expression returned to normal.
They had not seen each other for a few weeks, but Dong Qingxue and Qin Shaojun were still the same. One was cold and serious, while the other was lazy and frivolous.
In Dong Qingxue and Qin Shaojun’s eyes, Lu Sheng had changed. This kind of change was hard to describe. The biggest feeling was … In the past, Dong Qingxue and Qin Shaojun could more or less see through Lu Sheng, but now …
Lu Sheng, who was sitting quietly by the window, had his eyes lowered. At first glance, he looked like an ordinary high school student. The two of them couldn’t see through him at all.
“What a strange kid …” Dong Qingxue muttered. Then, she took out a document and said, “Three days ago, all the Prodigy Training Camps in the Eastern Provinces were announced to have ended. The candidates for the Qiming General Selection from each province have also been decided.
“The candidates for this year’s Qiming General Selection are stronger than any of the previous selections!” Dong Qingxue’s expression was solemn.
To be honest, when she received the document, even she was shocked.
If not for the fact that Dongning Province, which she was in charge of, had also produced a monster like Lu Sheng, Dong Qingxue almost wanted to just go through the motions.
“The genius representatives from more than 20 provinces are all at least Level 3 Martial Artists. Most of them are Gifted Martial Artists, and one of them is even more powerful than the average Gifted Martial Artists.
“He’s an Elemental-type Gifted Martial Artist, and he passed the official Level 2 Spiritual Master assessment a month ago.
“There’s even a monster who’s very likely to have stepped into Level 4!”
Dong Qingxue looked at the document with a serious expression.
Even though she had read the document several times and could almost memorize it by heart, it was still shocking.
However, after talking for a long time, Dong Qingxue looked up and realized that Lu Sheng was looking out the window again. He seemed to be looking at the scenery …
“Don’t you feel anything?” Dong Qingxue could not help but ask, “I just told you about their strength.”
“Huh? Oh.” Lu Sheng turned his head and put on a “serious” expression. He nodded. “It’s very exaggerated. I’m very shocked.”
“…”
You were clearly distracted just now, you know? You’re being too fake.
Dong Qingxue and Qin Shaojun looked at each other, speechless.
However, on second thought, Lu Sheng’s strength would probably be even more exaggerated if someone heard about him.
A Level 3 Martial Artist with combat strength comparable to a Level 5, and a Level 3 Spiritual Master … Oh, the fact about him being a Level 3 Spiritual Master had not been reported in the document, so others probably wouldn’t know.
“Forget it …” Qin Shaojun shook his head and said, “You’re telling a monster how monstrous others are. It’ll be strange if he feels anything. Let’s talk about something else.”
Dong Qingxue nodded helplessly. “Okay, then let’s talk about something that interests you.”
“No, no. Instructor Dong, please continue. I’m really shocked …” Lu Sheng tried his best to make the shock on his face more obvious.
However, Dong Qingxue waved her hand as if she could not be bothered to watch his performance. She continued, “This year’s selection for the Qiming General Selection will be held in the Eastern Military Region. Many of the military’s big shots will be there to watch.
“This year’s Qiming General Selection will no longer be done by drawing lots and fighting in the arena. Instead, it will be done differently.”
“How?” Lu Sheng asked curiously.
Dong Qingxue paused and said word by word, “This time, your opponents will be exotic beasts.”
“Exotic beasts …” Lu Sheng blinked.
Almost everyone in this world knew about them.
What was the greatest opponent that humans faced? It was those exotic beasts with strange abilities and terrifying strength that surged out from the cracks in the ground and the sky. They were almost endless powerful exotic beasts.
Every year, countless martial artists would throw themselves into the battlefield one after another, sacrificing their young and blazing lives.
Even so, humanity’s habitable zone was shrinking year by year.
It could be said that from the moment the exotic beasts appeared in this world, humans had never had the upper hand in the battle against them. They had always been in a passive state of being beaten and in a passive state of perpetual defense.
One could only imagine how terrifying the exotic beasts were.
In the past, Lu Sheng had only seen them on TV news and in school classes. He had learned some information about exotic beasts.
However, he had never seen an exotic beast in real life.
Now, Dong Qingxue was saying that high school students, who were generally no older than eighteen years old, were going to fight some exotic beasts head-on. How could he not be shocked?
“The situation at the frontline has never been very optimistic. Everyone is looking for a real way to break the status quo, but it will take time.
“Every additional top-notch powerhouse can buy more time for the entire human race. Therefore, the higher-ups have decided not to adopt a gentle and protective policy for geniuses like you who have a high chance of becoming top-notch powerhouses in the future.
“Instead, they’ll let you feel the pressure in advance and turn it into motivation. In the words of a certain big shot, only through the baptism of blood and fire can we create a true powerhouse.” Lu Sheng nodded. He agreed with this idea.
It could be said that Lu Sheng had been working hard to cultivate so that he could face exotic beasts one day. Now, he was just bringing that day forward.
“… Although the difficulty and danger of the selection is much higher than previous years, the rewards are also much more generous.”
Dong Qingxue glanced at Lu Sheng and said, “You should be interested in this.”