Chapter 67

After sending away Zhao Chunlin, Zhao Yi made a phone call:

"Manager Wang, I just found a promising adept on the sixth floor—his name is Xu Jingming..."

Wang Chuang was the chief supervisor responsible for managing the entire Yuan Shui Supply Base.

He was also Zhao Yi's direct superior.

Any powerful adept discovered generally had to be reported to Wang Chuang.

Sometimes, if lucky, you could even receive a reward.

"Xu Jingming? Wait, let me check the records."

After a brief silence, Wang Chuang's voice sounded again, this time tinged with excitement:

"Director Zhao, the Xu Jingming you mentioned just now is crucial to me—if he comes back to the sixth floor, notify me immediately."

Hearing this, Zhao Yi paused slightly, then nodded: "Understood."

"Who could make Old Wang this excited?"

After hanging up, Zhao Yi unconsciously rubbed his chin.

Only the chief supervisor and the general manager could access the supply base's adventurer records—he hadn't reached that level yet.

Though his curiosity burned, he had no good way to find out.

"But since Old Wang is paying attention, being more cautious in the future won't hurt."

Zhao Yi didn't dwell on it long and quickly returned to his work.

On the top floor of the Yuan Shui Supply Base, the chief supervisor's office.

Looking at the information displayed on his computer, Wang Chuang's eyes gleamed faintly.

"I never expected another disciple of Yang Zhentian to arrive at my Yuan Shui Supply Base."

Through the supply base's information database, he could only confirm that Xu Jingming came from the Metropolis Adept University.

But students from top-tier universities like that were always of special interest to Wang Chuang.

So he used his family's intelligence system to dig deeper.

He didn't expect what he found.

This Xu Jingming was none other than the newest disciple of Master Yang Zhentian, the Grandmaster of Metropolis Adept University!

You know,

For someone at his level,

It was essential to memorize which factions and powerhouses existed in nearby provinces and cities.

Otherwise, you might accidentally offend someone without even knowing it!

That Lei Ting, the Thunder Spear Yang Zhentian, who had reached Seventh-Stage Upper and once slain an Eighth-Stage fierce beast across a rank,

Was, to Wang Chuang, a name that rang like thunder—he couldn't touch him, nor could his own adept family dare to!

His disciples must also be treated with caution.

"If what Zhao Yi said is true—if this Xu Jingming has truly reached Second-Stage Upper,

Then his talent surpasses even that of the former Liu Ming!

No, it's not just surpassing—it's outright monstrous!"

Wang Chuang leaned back in his chair, his eyes flickering faintly.

A Second-Stage Upper adept at eighteen? No one would believe it!

For such a monster, befriending him was best.

Even if befriending wasn't possible, he must be handled with extreme care—never offend him.

"Huh, full."

On the second floor of the supply base's cafeteria, Xu Jingming called over a server to settle his bill.

The supply base's dishes were by no means cheap—just over a dozen dishes had cost him twenty thousand Daya coins.

Though some dishes were made from fierce beast meat, the prices were at least thirty percent higher than outside.

But Xu Jingming, having just earned a large sum, didn't care about such details.

After paying, he walked straight up to the third floor of the supply base.

This was where the supply base sold equipment.

He had no intention of replacing his Dark Cloud Wind Spear for now, but his battle armor had been torn apart in the previous fight.

Rather than repair it, he'd rather replace it outright.

So Xu Jingming spent twelve million directly on a B-Class battle armor and battle boots.

He also noticed they were selling space rings here, but the prices were unusually high.

Even the cheapest one, with a capacity equal to a small suitcase, cost over ten million.

Such an exorbitant price deterred Xu Jingming, even though he had great interest in space rings.

After all, such a small-capacity space ring couldn't hold much.

But ten million—right now, that could buy him a large quantity of resources.

Also, the iron pot and seasonings he longed for weren't available in the supply base.

Xu Jingming left the supply base and headed toward the back street.

The back street was a nearby alleyway, not far from the supply base.

Opened by the citizens of Yuan Shui City, it differed from the supply base, which sold only items for adepts.

The back street was more down-to-earth, carrying everything.

Outside the supply base, in a dark corner untouched by sunlight,

Zhao Chunlin, his bloodshot eyes fixed on the retreating figure, rasped to the men beside him:

"Your target is him. Break his arms and legs, then bring him to me."

It was a group of five—three men and two women—each of them at the Upper Second-Tier level.

They were the Tiger Shark Squad, normally responsible for carrying out missions issued by the supply base.

Of course, occasionally they also ran private jobs for supervisors they were on good terms with.

Like right now......

"Understood."

The captain of the Tiger Shark Squad was a man in his thirties, with a claw-shaped scar on his face and a fierce, menacing air.

The man nodded, then led the remaining four to follow silently.

Having reached the back street, Xu Jingming had not yet begun looking for a pot and seasonings when he received a call from Liu Wentao.

He casually tapped to answer, and Liu Wentao's familiar voice came through the other end:

"Ming! Your phone is finally reachable!"

"Just got back from the wilderness. What, is something the matter?"

"Nothing much, just wanted to chat with you, Ming."

Liu Wentao on the other end of the line chuckled, then asked:

"Oh right, Ming, when are you coming back to school?"

"In about half a month."

"Huh? Another half a month? Then we can only let that guy Li Chengzhi run his mouth a while longer. Ming, you don't know—this Li Chengzhi is a freshman who just enrolled recently. He's the provincial top scorer of Qinghai Province, and this guy is incredibly arrogant, a Lower Second-Tier level......"

Ming-ge, you don't know — this Li Chengzhi is a freshman who just enrolled recently.

He's the provincial top scholar of Qinghai Province, and this guy is incredibly arrogant — a Second-Tier Lower-Position rank... 」

On the other end of the line, Liu Wentao chattered on endlessly about what had happened at school after Xu Jingming left.

During his time at school, because he had broken records and crushed Lei Zhou, Xu Jingming had been quite a prominent figure among the freshmen.

But now, after more than a month in the wilderness, the freshmen had gradually forgotten him.

Many other powerful freshmen had also begun to emerge.

"Hm?"

Xu Jingming suddenly paused in his steps.

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing, go on."

Xu Jingming's halted steps resumed once more.

However, while listening to Liu Wentao's gossip, a wisp of blue-purple electric arc—Lei Ting—flickered faintly at the tip of his right index finger.

Should anything go wrong, the terrifying Doushen Shenlei would come pouring out.

"Get ready, the target is about to enter an alley."

More than twenty meters behind Xu Jingming, the captain of the Tiger Shark Squad, hiding behind a building, wore a solemn expression.

At the same time, he ordered a woman in the squad:

"He Ji, analyze the target's strength."

He Ji possessed a Class C psychic-type ability, with extremely powerful perception.

She had on several occasions in the wilderness sensed the appearance of high-tier fierce beasts, allowing them to evade in advance.

This time, although it was merely dealing with an Upper First-Tier ability user,

a lion fighting a rabbit still uses its full strength.

To be cautious, before making a move, they still had to analyze the target's strength.

"Captain, no offense, but sometimes you're just too cautious. A little Upper First-Tier brat—what waves could he possibly make?"

A little First-Tier Upper-Position kid, how big a wave can he stir up? 」

A squad member said with a grin.

But just then, He Ji, who had activated her psychic-type ability, suddenly let out a low gasp:

"What a ferocious aura!"

"What's wrong? Something off?"

The captain frowned and hurriedly asked.

"See for yourselves."

He Ji gave a bitter smile, and with the help of her ability, shared her perception with everyone in the squad.

"This is......"

The Tiger Shark Squad captain, having received the perception, was instantly stunned.

The world as perceived through He Ji's psychic-type ability was actually not that different from the ordinary world.

But every living being would radiate its own light—some dim, some strong—representing different levels of strength.

Yet the light radiating from that tall figure ahead was downright terrifying, like a small sun!

Amid the surrounding people's merely faint, dim glows, it stood out so conspicuously.

And such a light was dozens of times stronger than his own, as captain of the Tiger Shark Squad!

"This is Upper First-Tier? Are you f*cking kidding me!"

The Tiger Shark captain couldn't help cursing under his breath.

A powerhouse like this could wipe out their entire squad with ease!

"Intel is wrong. Mission aborted."

"We're heading back to the supply base right now to settle the score with Zhao Chunlin!"

The Tiger Shark squad leader's face was terrifyingly dark.

If not for years of cautious habit giving him an extra eye, once they made a move, the entire squad would just have to wait for others to come collect their corpses!

And as the main culprit, Zhao Chunlin, they naturally would not let him off......