At midnight, Luo Feng was chatting with Xu Xin. At that moment, his laptop received the final ranking of this month’s Black Dragon Rankings. Luo Feng glanced at it; his rank was exactly 68th. Obviously, in the last forty minutes, the rankings hadn’t changed much.
Luo Feng was happy tonight.
However, Kandis returned to his residence with a gloomy expression.
…
Inside Kandis’s pavilion, in the study.
Fresh from the shower, Kandis sat in front of his laptop. The computer had already received two video chat requests. Kandis glanced at them; one was from the headquarters of the Boreinas Family, and the other was from his aunt “Vinita Boreinas,” who now lived in the Huaxia Nation.
He clicked ‘Accept’ on his aunt’s invitation.
“Auntie,” Kandis greeted with a smile.
“My dear Kandis, it’s been too long,” Vinita said warmly.
Kandis had a very close relationship with his aunt. Since childhood, his father and mother had been at odds, eventually divorcing. From a young age, Kandis had been raised by Vinita. To him, she was both an aunt and like a mother. His current strength was also due in large part to the guidance and education she had given him from an early age.
“Dear, you look like you’re not in high spirits,” Vinita said.
“Yeah, a bit,” Kandis nodded.
“The family is quite unhappy with you because of Luo Feng,” Vinita said with a smile. Kandis couldn’t help but mutter a curse, “I knew those old men would come after me. Last month, at the end of March, the family asked me to invite Luo Feng. I refused that proposal. But even if I had stepped in, it wouldn’t have worked. Luo Feng had already turned down all the offers.”
At the end of March, when Luo Feng had just joined the training camp, the Boreinas Family, one of the core families of the HR Alliance, had originally planned to invite Luo Feng.
However, at that time, Kandis and William had some conflicts with Luo Feng. How could Kandis possibly go out of his way to invite someone?
“Some people in the family are just looking for faults in you,” Vinita said indifferently. “Don’t take it too seriously.”
“My brothers and my older brother are all eyeing my position. They all hope I make a big mistake so they can remove me as the primary heir,” Kandis said coldly.
In a superfamily conglomerate like the Boreinas, internal struggles were brutal.
“Don’t worry, my dear. Auntie fully supports you,” Vinita smiled. “And within the clan, there are many who support you as well. You’re currently in the world’s top training camp and performing very well. Don’t worry, dear. Once you graduate from the training camp and gain more experience, you’ll naturally be able to take over the entire family.”
“Okay,” Kandis nodded.
“Your ranking this time is pretty good. Work hard and try to break into the top 30 this year,” Vinita encouraged.
“I will,” Kandis nodded.
His aunt and uncle were among Kandis’s staunch supporters.
“There’s something I need to ask you to do,” Vinita’s expression turned slightly grim.
“What is it?” Kandis asked, puzzled.
Vinita sighed, “You know that your younger brother, Wei, was killed.”
“Yeah,” Kandis knew about this.
“I want you to pay attention to Luo Feng while you’re in the training camp. If you find out that Luo Feng might be a ‘Mentalist,’ you must inform me immediately,” Vinita said. Luo Feng’s recent prominence had indeed drawn the attention of Vinita and Li Yao, prompting her to ask Kandis for help.
“A Mentalist?” Kandis was shocked. “Auntie, you suspect Luo Feng is the killer?”
Kandis, of course, knew about the astronomical bounty.
“If he is a Mentalist, then he is almost certainly the murderer,” Vinita nodded.
“He’s not very likely to be a Mentalist,” Kandis frowned. “But, Auntie, don’t worry, I’ll keep an eye on him.”
…
The entire month of April was fiercely competitive, but the rankings had already been decided. The last two days of April, the 29th and 30th, were relatively relaxed for the trainees.
On the 29th, at 8 a.m., in a small training hall on the second floor of the Ninefold Tower.
“Senior.”
“Junior.”
After entering the training hall, Luo Feng greeted the other three trainees already present. Soon, two more trainees arrived. In total, there were six trainees, four of whom were Chinese, and two were Caucasians. Among these six trainees, there were three women, making up a full half.
Given the gender ratio in the training camp, Luo Feng’s small group had an unusually high proportion of female trainees.
“Luofeng, you actually climbed to 68th place. Amazing!” a tall, muscular Chinese youth said, giving Luo Feng a thumbs-up. “Just one word—amazing!”
“Junior.”
A Caucasian girl with long brown hair smiled at Luo Feng, speaking fluent Mandarin. “Many people were talking about you at breakfast in the dining hall today. I never realized before how impressive you were, junior. I should learn from you. How about we practice swordplay together this afternoon?”
“Janet, are you interested in Luo Feng?” another Caucasian girl teased. “Luo Feng, Janet is trying to date you. Don’t miss the chance.”
“So what if I am?” Janet raised her eyebrows.
“Oh.”
“Haha, junior Luo Feng, don’t miss your chance!” The others immediately joined in teasing. Female trainees were rare in the camp, and male trainees were eager to marry female trainees. After all, being in the elite training camp meant they would definitely become Warlords in the future. A Warlord marrying another Warlord would ensure a bright future for their children.
Luo Feng was momentarily speechless.
Western girls were indeed bolder than Eastern girls. Teacher Jiang Fang currently had six disciples. Because Jiang Fang was Chinese, she generally accepted Chinese disciples… Occasionally, she would accept disciples from other countries and bases, but only female ones!
“Teacher.”
“Teacher.”
Jiang Fang, wearing a purple training suit, smiled as she walked in from outside. “Today is the 29th, and all six of you are here. Good, Luo Feng. Excellent job yesterday.”
The swordplay class ended at 10:30.
One by one, everyone left.
“Luofeng, wait a moment,” Jiang Fang called out. The other five trainees left, leaving only Luo Feng and Jiang Fang in the training hall.
“Teacher,” Luo Feng looked at Jiang Fang with confusion.
Jiang Fang smiled at Luo Feng, her eyes crinkling with joy. A teacher having such a good disciple was indeed a happy thing. Jiang Fang said softly, “Luo Feng, you managed to reach 68th place in your first month, and you’re only 19 years old. Moreover, you come from a relatively poor background without any special advantages… I can imagine that countries and organizations around the world will be reaching out to you.”
“Yeah,” Luo Feng nodded.
“But, I want to remind you of something,” Jiang Fang said.
“Please, Teacher,” Luo Feng was curious. What would Teacher Jiang Fang want to warn him about?
Jiang Fang said, “This elite training camp was established by the Limit Dojo. Although there is an agreement between the Dojo and various countries and the HR Alliance for fair competition for talents, Limit Dojo will definitely not let you go easily. Also, I advise you not to accept offers from other organizations. It’s best to join Limit Dojo.”
Although Luo Feng was already a member of Limit Dojo,
It didn’t mean he had to stay with Limit Dojo for life. For example, after entering the elite training camp, one had the right to accept invitations from other organizations.
“Why?” Luo Feng asked.
“Because the conditions Limit Dojo can offer you will be the best!” Jiang Fang smiled.
“The best?” Luo Feng was curious.
Generally, organizations with weaker backing would offer higher compensation to retain talent.
Would Limit Dojo’s conditions really be the best?
“Of course,” Jiang Fang nodded. “Because our master is the strongest in the world. For example, ancient ruins and other unique treasures, our master always gets the most. Take Dragon Blood, for example. Only our master publicly sells Dragon Blood worldwide.”
Luo Feng blinked a couple of times.
From Jiang Fang’s implication…
The master, ‘Hong,’ was the richest man in the world.
“You’ll see. In the next day or two, the higher-ups should summon you,” Jiang Fang said.
…
In the virtual space.
Inside a large conference hall, the floor was silver, the walls were silver, and the large round table was also silver! Only six chairs were purely black, as if they could swallow everything. At this moment, around the silver round table, on the six chairs…
Five of the chairs were occupied by five white-robed figures.
The ceiling of the conference hall was an infinite starry sky, seemingly boundless.
Among the five white-robed figures, there were three Chinese, one white, and one black.
“Everyone, this is Luo Feng’s file.”
“His Trial Tower level is 2.9, and his fist power level is 2.8. In other words, his combat amplification is 8.12, which is considered ‘excellent.’ ” A Chinese white-robed figure said. 1-2 was considered basic. 2-4 was intermediate, 4-8 was advanced. 8-16 was excellent, and Luo Feng had just entered the excellent category.
A black white-robed figure nodded, “His monster-hunting points are comparable to those of third-year trainees. His combat amplification is excellent, and although he is just entering the excellent category, he is on par with the average level of fourth-year trainees. Combining these two factors, he ranks 68th.”
“Wang Inspector, I agree to recruit Luo Feng, but the treatment you offered…”
“Vladimir, I believe the treatment I offered is not excessive.”
The five white-robed figures continued their discussion.
If some Warlords of the Limit Dojo saw this, they would surely be thrilled. Because this was the legendary highest meeting of the Limit Dojo—the Round Table Meeting! Only six people had the qualifications to attend the Round Table Meeting—the Master ‘Hong’ and the five Inspectors. Each of the five Inspectors was a being surpassing Warlords!
The Master and the five Inspectors were the highest authorities of the Limit Dojo!
Each one of them was enough to make a country tremble.
Generally, the Round Table Meeting was held by the five Inspectors, and the Master himself rarely intervened. Because the five Inspectors were spread all over the world, the Round Table Meeting was conducted in virtual space. Naturally, other Warlords had only heard of the Round Table Meeting but had never seen it.
“Five Inspectors!” an electronic voice sounded.
Silence.
The five Inspectors looked up at the sky above the conference hall. In the starry sky above, five documents floated down and landed directly in front of the five Inspectors. The electronic voice continued, “These are the Master’s decisions regarding Luo Feng. If you have any objections, you may report them to the Master. If there are no objections, please execute this decision.”
“Any objections?” the electronic voice asked.
“No.” “No.” “No.” “No.” “No.”
The five Inspectors quickly responded after briefly flipping through the documents.
“Then, Inspector Wang, please execute immediately!” the electronic voice said.
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