Chapter 49 : Chapter 49
Chapter 49: I’d Like to See What Blade Won’t Break on the Grindstone!
To be fair, Wan Feipeng was indeed looking out for Ye Ze to some extent.
In his view, although Ye Ze’s early-stage strength was impressive, he still lacked experience in team combat.
Real battles against top-tier Class Users were far more difficult than fighting dungeon monsters.
There had once been many dungeon-raiding prodigies.
But when they went up against truly elite Class Users, they would often fall into a disadvantage after only one or two exchanges.
The reason was simple. A Class User’s thinking, execution, and tactics were completely different from those of dungeon monsters.
And given Ye Ze’s level as a Summoner, if he acted alone, he might very well achieve even more than he would in a team battle.
After saying that, Wan Feipeng added, “Even if you get taken out by the trainees right at the start, you can relax. You will still receive a subsidy of 1000 Military Merit.”
But Ye Ze barely even heard that line.
He spoke at once. “No need to say more. I choose Instructor!”
Only at that moment did he fully understand what Wan Feipeng had meant by “the stronger you are, the greater your harvest.”
Although the reward for taking first place as a training-camp squad was very good, the upper limit was even higher if he served as a dungeon Instructor!
If he killed eighty trainees in the special training camp, he could take at least two Legendary items from the Demon Suppression Army Treasury!
This reward...
Wasn’t this just asking him to be the whetstone?
Well then, he really did want to see what blade would not snap from the grinding!
It was time to raise the difficulty for the nation’s geniuses!
Besides, killing trainees would also give him 1000 experience each. Ye Ze genuinely could not think of a reason to refuse.
Team combat?
How could that possibly compare to the thrill of fighting all the geniuses by himself!
Although Ye Ze did not know the exact strength of those talents from the great powers, he had absolute confidence in himself and his summoned beasts!
When Wan Feipeng heard Ye Ze agree, his grin became especially wild.
“Good! You’ve got guts, kid!”
“Once you get to the special training camp, for every person from Wei Zheng’s side or Wu Ming’s side you beat up, I’ll personally give you an extra 200 Military Merit!”
“...”
The moment he heard that, Ye Ze looked at Wan Feipeng suspiciously.
Did he want him to be an Instructor just so he could beat people up on his behalf?
Thinking about Wan Feipeng’s personality, Ye Ze suddenly felt that was very possible.
Seeing the strange look on Ye Ze’s face, Wan Feipeng angrily said, “You’ve no idea how arrogant that dog Wu and that dog Wei are every year! Just looking at them makes my blood boil!”
“No need for much. As long as you can smack even one or two of them around, let them see that Linyuan City has talents too!”
“And while you’re at it, let me vent a little.”
Wan Feipeng glanced at Ye Ze and emphasized his next words.
“For every person from Wei Zheng’s side or Wu Ming’s side you kill, I’ll add another 300 Military Merit!”
“Deal!”
Ye Ze immediately slapped hands with Wan Feipeng in agreement.
Seeing the excitement all over Ye Ze’s face, Wan Feipeng still had no idea what kind of chaos Ye Ze would cause in this year’s special training camp...
According to Wan Feipeng’s own rough estimate, even if Ye Ze coordinated with the other Instructors and took advantage of a few opportunities, killing three or four trainees would already prove he was very strong.
At most, five. No more than that!
At that moment, Wu Ming came back in from outside, looking distinctly displeased.
“So, in the end, you still sent him to the special training camp?”
“Which team is he joining? Do you need me to help find him teammates? Of course, forget about putting him in Bai Wei’s team!”
At that, Wan Feipeng wore the look of someone whose scheme had succeeded. “No need!”
“Heh.” Wu Ming gave a smile that was not really a smile.
“I just hope you don’t ruin the only genius you’ve managed to produce!”
“That’s none of your concern!” Wan Feipeng was just about to leave with Ye Ze.
But Ye Ze paused, then took out the 【Abyss Blood Pool】 from his backpack.
This was the perfect time to hand over the dangerous item.
“I found this in the Hell-Difficulty Group Dungeon...”
He explained the circumstances in detail.
An Abyss-related item would be of great help to China’s research into Abyssal power.
Wan Feipeng and Wu Ming both turned serious.
But when they heard where the item had come from, and that Ye Ze had actually killed the Bloodsea Fiend, the two of them exchanged a look. Wan Feipeng was shocked and excited, while Wu Ming felt intense regret.
“Wait, Ye Ze, you killed a Fiend General-level Fiend?”
“Why didn’t you say that earlier?”
If Wu Ming had known sooner, his evaluation of Ye Ze’s potential would have risen by yet another level.
A supposedly “early-stage” Talent that could kill a Fiend General was a little too absurdly strong!
He immediately pointed at Wan Feipeng. “Hold on. Ye Ze still needs to come to Dongwu City!”
“Don’t you dare interfere with his development!”
Wan Feipeng looked as though he had just found a priceless treasure. “Get lost! Take that thing to the research institute already!”
He tossed the Abyss Blood Pool to Wu Ming.
Then he happily prepared to leave with Ye Ze.
This genius from Linyuan City might really be able to bring some surprises to the special training camp!
In truth, for an ordinary person, following Wu Ming to Dongwu City would indeed have been the best choice.
After all, he was a chief administrator. When it came to cultivating talent, he was naturally far more capable than Wan Feipeng.
But Ye Ze was different...
He did not need anyone to cultivate him at all! He just had to keep leveling up!
As he was leaving, Wan Feipeng mentioned the rewards to Ye Ze.
“Perfect timing. You found the Fiend General’s mark during that earlier beast tide, and now there’s this Abyss-related item too.”
“That makes two rewards in total!”
“I’ll take you to the treasury. Pick whatever you want!”