Chapter 20

Hahaha, Brother Zhuge, I won't be polite.

Wang Heng has always been blunt and direct; he was able to snatch food from the tiger's mouth from Zhuge Tao, and the gloom in his heart before was completely swept away.

In the end, the one who naturally won Jiāng Jiāng's favor was Wang Heng, who spared no expense.

As for the other several families, they could only resign themselves to giving up.

The quota for the War God Training Camp is scarce for everyone. Since three years ago, the World Tree, together with the Two Great Martial Halls, integrated the training resources of the three halls, merging the three halls' elite training camps into a unified War God Training Camp, after which entering it basically equates to an invincible war god, even surpassing a war god...... Such a quota is naturally extremely rare.

For the HR Alliance, such a quota is naturally impossible to give to outsiders; the descendants of the major families in the alliance can't even divide it among themselves, let alone to win over guest officials.

The military's situation is similar to the HR Alliance; the military emphasizes merit-based promotion, and there are many talents in the army; as long as one accumulates enough merit and meets the qualifications, one can apply to compete for that year's quota, but for a newcomer like Jiāng Jiāng, obtaining the quota would at least require spending several years settling in the army.

Finally, only the Two Great Martial Halls had the ability to promise Jiāng Jiāng.

On Zhuge Tao's side, expectations for Luofeng were high, and in the Jiangnan Base City area, only one quota could be squeezed out during this period, so in the end only Wang Heng could get the bargain.

After taking Jiāng Jiāng away from the small building specially located of the Extreme Martial Hall, Wang Heng also returned to a slightly stern expression.

However, I also need to tell you that the decision on this quota is not something I can just give as I say; in fact, you and Luofeng have only met the assessment standards; I can only give you the opportunity to take the assessment, and if you pass, you will then be able to obtain the quota.

Of course, you don't need to feel discouraged; given your age, even if you fail this time, after a year or so of settling down, I will still help you apply for the next opportunity, which by then can be said to be a sure thing.

Generally speaking, graduating from the War God Training Camp also takes two to three years, so even if you fail this time, there's still time.

Although Wang Heng had considerable confidence in Jiāng Jiāng, he still first gave her a reassurance.

By now, everyone can guess why Jiāng Jiāng definitely wants to enter the War God Training Camp.

After all, just a moment ago, Jiāng Jiāng and Chén Chén staged a grand scene of parting.

Hmm. Jiāng Jiāng nodded solemnly, but in her heart she was determined to obtain this quota.

Because Yun Shang's 'husband-snatching behavior' just now ignited Jiāng Jiāng's fighting spirit; even if that woman is not Chén Chén's fiancée, the image of Chén Chén marrying that mysterious fiancée has repeatedly played out in Comrade Jiāng Jiāng's mind.

For Chén Chén's happiness, for her own happiness, Jiāng Jiāng must obtain this quota.

What are your plans next? If you have none, come back with me to the headquarters of the Thunder Martial Hall; I've already had my assistant draft the contract.

Hmm, I want to first go test at the World Tree. Jiāng Jiāng nodded and said.

To defeat an enemy, one must first understand the enemy; moreover, we had already agreed with Chén Chén, Luofeng, and a few others to go test at the World Tree to see if we could obtain a 'membership qualification'.

Wang Heng nodded and said:

Then go; after you finish your business, come to that villa building in the south to find me, and I'll take you all the way back.

Jiāng Jiāng nodded; 'coincidentally,' Chén Chén returned from afar, so she bade farewell to Wang Heng and returned to Chén Chén's side.

At the same time, she carefully observed Chén Chén's surroundings for any strange traces.

'What are you looking at?' Chén Chén asked doubtfully.

'Nothing.' Jiāng Jiāng averted her gaze, inwardly relieved, and then asked:

'What did that woman say to you?'

'Some things related to the later arrangements.' Chén Chén said vaguely.

In the skill of deceiving Jiāng Jiāng, Chén Chén's talent points are already maxed out; even if the truth is later revealed, this sentence cannot be faulted at all.

Jiāng Jiāng naturally associated the later arrangements with the assessment and enrollment of the War God Training Camp.

While the two were talking, Luofeng in the villa also finished discussing many things with Zhuge Tao and walked out of the villa.

Seeing the two still at the entrance, Luofeng's expression lit up and he ran over to them.

'I never expected that neither of you joined the Extreme Martial Hall; I previously thought we could become neighbors later.'

The way things have developed to this point completely exceeded Luofeng's expectations; over the years, Luofeng has had to study hard, practice martial arts, and finally do odd jobs to supplement the family income, so he understands far less about many aspects of martial artists than Jiāng Jiāng does.

Therefore, Zhuge Tao's side saying they wanted Luofeng to test for entry into the War God Training Camp was not immediately affirmed by Luofeng.

After all, Luofeng still has his aging parents and a disabled younger brother at home; as the family's pillar, he still needs to consider many things for his family's sake.

People's views and thoughts grow gradually with the broadening of horizons; Luofeng's caution in this regard is similar to Jiāng Jiāng's; if it weren't for Chén Chén pushing from behind, Jiāng Jiāng might not have even thought of proposing to join the War God Training Camp.

'No way, I had planned to join the World Tree long ago.' Chén Chén spread his hands and said.

Although Jiāng Jiāng had no intention to explain, Luofeng could naturally guess the reasons why Jiāng Jiāng joined the Thunder Martial Hall and made that request.

'Then let's go test at the World Tree's outpost.'

The World Tree's outpost differs from the forces of the other several families; it is located in a newly built small town north of Monster Town.

To get there, one still needs to take a special train for a while.

The outposts of the other several families in Monster Town more or less have some cooperation with the military and also have many firepower protection facilities; whereas the northern small town looks merely like an ordinary town.

About ten or so villas of varying heights, the density of greenery around the villas is noticeably different from the surrounding area; flowers and grasses are chaotic yet implicitly orderly, which clashes with the world next door in Monster Town filled with blood, death, and slaughter.

If one had to use a single word to describe it, it would be—'utopia'.

Outposts like this will offer many opportunities for contact after one becomes a martial artist; few know how these outposts were established, and few know what they rely on in the wilderness.

Below the supply town, many martial artists who have finished practical combat assessments are already queuing in long lines before the two small buildings.

The World Tree has many such service fronts, but it cannot withstand the influx of thousands; now those queued in the back will have to wait at least an hour or two.

And Jiāng Jiāng and Luofeng naturally do not need to queue.

Thanks to Chén Chén's internal connections, the three went directly to another small pavilion on the side.

Upon entering the building, Luofeng immediately sensed the difference in the surrounding environment.

After entering the town, Luofeng discovered that, aside from the martial artists who had just passed the warrior assessment, there were many people wearing combat uniforms and showing battle scars.

If I'm not mistaken, these are professional martial artists, and their strength is not weak.

Comrade Jiāng Jiāng had long been aware of information about the 'enemy'; one of the World Tree's biggest businesses is establishing many supply points in the wilderness area, and this town that tests the assessing martial artists is also a wilderness area hunting supply town.

There are many service fronts in the small building; Chén Chén led the two to an idle one on the left, where a young woman in her twenties sat at the counter.

Seeing Chén Chén bring two people over, she immediately stood up and said to Chén Chén: 'Comrade, hello, may I ask if you and your friends need any help?'

Chén Chén smiled and said: 'My two friends need to undergo a friendly test.'

'Okay.' The front desk lady replied with a smile, then immediately took out a palm-sized bluish-green leaf from the box beside her.

Please, both friends, come forward one by one.

The testing mechanism naturally provided by the front desk is used to test how friendly individuals are to Earth, and the leaves used by the front desk, besides being testing tools, can also serve as ports for the Heartnet, each leaf being a genuine leaf of the Jian Mu.

If the Jian Mu's leaves couldn't regrow at any time, they might have already been plucked bald.

Wow, your compatibility is high; you've already reached the level to join the World Tree. Would you like to join the World Tree's family?

Facing Luofeng's test results, the front desk miss showed a surprised smile; truly obtaining the qualification to join the World Tree is as rare as one in a hundred miles, and I didn't expect that a casual test today would yield such a gain.

Um... I don't currently plan to join.

Luofeng also didn't expect such a result; there are still many things to consider, plus he just joined the Extreme Martial Arts Gym, and he still doesn't know enough about the World Tree, so he had to refuse for now.

Facing Luofeng's refusal, the front desk miss wasn't discouraged; instead, she still had a happy expression as she said to Luofeng:

Okay, friend, this is the special smart wristwatch supplied by the World Tree, also proof of our membership; you can use it after entering your information on the spot, and since you've reached the qualification to join, your permission level will be slightly higher than that of ordinary members; finally, we look forward to the day you join our family.

Luofeng politely thanked, then took the smart wristwatch and began entering his information.

Next up was Jiang Jiang's test...

How is that possible! Could my eyes be playing tricks on me!

Did I strike it rich today? How come just casually testing two people gave them the qualification to join the World Tree?

After the front desk miss repeatedly confirmed while rubbing her eyes, Jiang Jiang also obtained an achievement smart wristwatch.

Thus, comrade Jiang Jiang finally took the first step in his martial artist career.

Chén Chén's fame plan was also officially launched.