Chapter 457: Little Tip

The next day, Hope City, Wan Cheng Empty Lane.

At the square, it was even more crowded, a sea of people, packed tightly.

Fortunately, there was a TV broadcast; even if not in the central position, one could still see Chu Feng and hear what he was saying.

After watching for a while, Jiang Cheng returned home and went into seclusion to train.

The next day, the scene remained the same; in the evening, he received a call from Qin Lao.

"Qin Lao, is the time set?"

As soon as the call connected, Jiang Cheng asked.

"You little brat, you're still in a hurry."

Qin Lao laughed and cried, "Yeah, it's tomorrow morning; are you free?"

"No problem."

Jiang Cheng answered without thinking, saying that if possible, he would hate to wait and would rather take the assessment tonight.

"Alright, I'll wait for you at my house tomorrow morning; just come over, and I'll take you there then."

"Thanks, Qin Lao."

"Hey, what's there to thank? That's it—get a good rest tonight; tomorrow's assessment isn't that easy to pass."

"Okay."

The call ended.

Qin Lao let out a sigh.

On one hand, he hopes Jiang Cheng will pass the assessment and become a Rebel Soldier; on the other hand, this is something everyone in the city considers an honor.

Furthermore, this place is also the fastest for personal growth—not just the speed of earning Contribution Points, but also combat experience.

And the dangers involved need no further explanation.

This is also why he doesn't want Jiang Cheng to pass the assessment.

"Hey, why think about that? Whether he can pass the assessment isn't up to me."

Qin Lao shook his head.

Another night passed.

The next day, Jiang Cheng arrived early at Qin Lao's place; without further ado, the latter brought him straight to the Rebel Army Base.

The base is located in the southeast corner of Hope City.

Compared to other places, this is much quieter; along the way, they hardly saw anyone.

Finally, the two arrived at a building, entered the hall, which was also deserted, with only one or two people sitting behind the counter.

Qin Lao signaled Jiang Cheng to wait here, then went over to the counter and whispered a few words; afterward, one of the women glanced at Jiang Cheng and left the counter to go inside.

"Little Brother Jiang, come over."

Only then did Qin Lao wave at Jiang Cheng.

The three first entered a room and filled out some forms.

After finishing, the woman who had been guiding them took the forms and left.

"We'll just wait here for a moment."

Qin Lao explained, "Once they confirm your documents are fine, they'll take you to the assessment. First they'll test your punching power and speed; if you're a Spiritual Thought Master, you'll also need to use a Psychic Weapon; finally comes the combat segment. After passing the assessment, you'll receive a monthly Contribution Points stipend—the stronger you are, the more you get."

Jiang Cheng's ears twitched.

"Is this Contribution Points stipend free?"

"Yes."

Qin Lao smiled and said, "Take you as an example: a Level One Force Master earns 10,000 Contribution Points per month; a Level Two Force Master gets an additional 10,000 on top of that, and so on, up to Level Ten, which yields 100,000 points per month."

Jiang Cheng inwardly gasped.

Nice. The benefits of being a Rebel Soldier far surpass those of an academy instructor.

Like him, as a Vice Director, he only gets 200 Contribution Points a month.

Of course, the risks they face are different too; an academy instructor just needs to finish teaching duties and generally isn't in mortal danger, whereas a Rebel Soldier's missions are unavoidable, and carrying them out can be perilous.

"This is just for Force; if you're a Spiritual Thought Master, you can also get an extra benefit," Qin Lao added.

"Can they stack?" Jiang Cheng exclaimed.

"Of course; a Level One Spirit Master also earns 10,000 Contribution Points per month, meaning that if you are both a Level One Force Master and a Level One Spirit Master, you can earn 20,000 points a month even if you do nothing."

Qin Lao's tone was a bit sour.

Although he is a Level Two Force Master, his spiritual power level has not yet reached Grandmaster level; indeed, there is still a gap.

But for Jiang Cheng, the chance of his spiritual power reaching Grandmaster level is huge!

Jiang Cheng nodded silently.

From this perspective, the leader really is willing to spend money.

If one is a Level Ten Force Master and a Level Ten Spirit Master, they can earn 200,000 Contribution Points a month! 10,000 points equals 100 million, so 200,000 points equals 2 billion—almost a fifth‑grade elementary treasure.

However, if anyone could actually reach that level, they'd definitely be a top cultivation target of the city—let alone earning 2 billion a month, even 20 billion wouldn't be out of the question.

Thump thump

Just then, the knocking at the door interrupted their conversation.

It wasn't the woman who had left earlier, but a middle‑aged man who first nodded at Qin Lao, then looked at Jiang Cheng and said, "You're the one taking the assessment, right? Come with me."

"Okay."

Jiang Cheng took a deep breath.

Although he felt inwardly confident, when it actually came to this point, he was still a little nervous.

"Instructor Dai, can I come along too?" Qin Lao smiled, "Don't worry, I'll just watch from the sidelines—I won't do anything."

"Qin Lao, these words—of course you can come along." Dai Jun smiled.

"Thank you, Instructor Dai."

Qin Lao quickly thanked him, then glanced at Jiang Cheng.

That's all he can do; it ends here.

After this, it's up to Jiang Cheng's own performance.

Then, as Qin Lao said, they first conducted a fist strength test, a speed test, and a spiritual power test.

For Jiang Cheng, these were naturally a piece of cake; he passed them all at once.

Dai Jun nodded silently.

This is merely the most basic assessment; if even this takes several attempts to pass, then there's no need to proceed with the later combat segment.

But the surprise Jiang Cheng brought him was indeed not small.

At such a young age, he is already a first-level Force Master, and his spiritual power has reached the level of a tenth-level Spiritual Thought Master.

Not exaggerating, there are hardly a few like him in the entire base.

"Next is the combat segment; I believe Qin Lao should have already told you some details."

"Yes, when the time comes, I will face a virtual opponent whose strength will be the same as mine, right?"

"Not bad, but its spiritual power level isn't high; if you make good use of that, perhaps you can greatly improve your odds." Dai Jun said with a smile, giving Jiang Cheng a hint.

Jiang Cheng, upon hearing that, thought to himself, what a pity.

He had only obtained a set of psychic weapons a couple of days ago; his proficiency is low, and in battle using psychic weapons, not holding back is already not bad.

(End of chapter)