The next morning, the streets of Hongning Base City were bustling with traffic weaving back and forth.
Inside a six-wheeled Hummer, the interior space was vast. Besides the front driver’s seat, the rear area resembled a lounge, complete with soft sofas and a mini fridge. However, this luxurious lounge was mostly occupied by an oversized backpack, with Luo Feng sitting alone on the sofa.
Throughout the entire night in the wilderness area, Luo Feng had become somewhat familiar with the Void Cloud Shuttle. He also found and killed a high-level lord-class beast.
Perhaps…
For an ordinary high-level warrior, hunting a high-level lord-class beast would be extremely difficult, as these beasts could escape too quickly, often accompanied by countless other monsters. However, Luo Feng, piloting the Void Cloud Shuttle, was far faster than the beast lord, leaving it nowhere to run and allowing him to kill it directly.
“All the beast materials are ready. First, I need to obtain the title of ‘High-Level Warrior.'” Luo Feng looked at the communicator on his wrist. “Hello,” he said as he made a call.
“Hello, this is the Limit Tower. Would you like to make an appointment?” a gentle voice replied, first in Chinese, then in English.
“I need to speak with one of your managers. I want to sell some beast materials,” Luo Feng stated directly.
“Our business is usually handled by managers,” the receptionist explained.
“This deal will be worth over 100 billion Huaxia Credits.”
After a brief pause on the other end, the receptionist quickly responded, “Sir, do you know when you’ll arrive?”
“Fifteen minutes,” Luo Feng answered.
“May I know your name, sir?” the receptionist asked.
“Luo Feng.”
“Mr. Luo Feng, I’ve arranged for you to meet with Manager Zhang in fifteen minutes,” the receptionist’s tone had noticeably changed. Selling beast materials worth over 100 billion Huaxia Credits at the Limit Martial Arts Gym was no small matter. Limit Martial Arts Gym was not the HR Alliance! The HR Alliance usually offered higher prices, while Limit Martial Arts Gym’s prices were significantly lower, but they awarded contribution points.
At Limit Martial Arts Gym, selling beast materials worth over 100 billion Huaxia Credits usually meant dealing with high-level beast lords.
Could just anyone sell such high-level beast materials?
…
Limit Tower was an 88-floor skyscraper, a landmark building in Hongning Base City.
As the headquarters of the Limit Martial Arts Gym, Hongning Base City had a large number of martial artists, so the Limit Tower naturally had a large daily foot traffic. Most people in the first-floor lobby bar were drinking and chatting.
“Mr. Luo Feng.”
Two women in suits greeted him at the entrance.
“Let’s go,” Luo Feng replied, wearing a black combat suit and carrying a backpack that was over two meters tall with one hand.
Led by the two female attendants, he walked through the lobby and directly into the elevator.
“Wow, that backpack must be over two meters tall.”
“How much beast material could it possibly contain?”
Voices in different languages from around the world filled the air. Martial artists’ backpacks indeed had multiple layers, and if fully unfolded, they could hold a large volume. However, it was rare for someone to store so much material.
Inside the elevator.
“Backpack?” Luo Feng grabbed the black backpack with one hand and couldn’t help but smile. This was not the backpack he had previously purchased; rather, it was a backpack transformed from the ‘Black God Suit.’ Like Phantom Kartlan, those with the Black God Suit had no need to use backpacks or combat suits.
“Ding!”
The elevator doors opened on the 32nd floor.
Led by the female attendants, Luo Feng entered a spacious lounge where a woman in her forties was sitting.
“Hello, Mr. Luo Feng. I’m Manager Zhang,” the woman smiled.
“Whoosh!”
Luo Feng immediately unzipped the backpack and dumped all the beast materials into a nearby pool, a sight that startled Manager Zhang. However, upon seeing the materials, she couldn’t help but gasp in awe. Among them were three sharp, prominent spines, faintly marked with blood spots.
“Komodo Tyrant Dragon!” Manager Zhang couldn’t help but exclaim.
“You can leave now,” Manager Zhang waved at the female attendant beside her.
The female attendant, familiar with various beast species, was also shocked upon hearing “Komodo Tyrant Dragon” and looked at Luo Feng in disbelief.
“Yes, Manager,” the female attendant replied and quickly exited.
“Komodo Tyrant Dragon’s sword spines? Judging by the color and size, they must be from a high-level lord-class beast,” Manager Zhang said in disbelief.
Komodo Tyrant Dragon was one of the most terrifying high-level lord-class beasts. On Earth, people generally referred to it as “Tyrant Dragon,” deducing from the subordinates of Komodo that it was likely one of the most terrifying mutations of the Komodo monitor lizard from before the Great Nirvana period. Those three spines were the most valuable sword spines on the Tyrant Dragon’s back.
Any beast with the word “dragon” in its name was formidable.
Killing a high-level lord-class Komodo Tyrant Dragon was beyond the capabilities of most high-level warriors.
“Process all these materials,” Luo Feng frowned. “I have other matters to attend to.”
“Of course, Mr. Luo Feng,” Manager Zhang replied.
Soon, Manager Zhang began using instruments to inspect the materials, which shocked her even further. She hadn’t expected two high-level lord-class beasts: one was the Komodo Tyrant Dragon, and the other was a Diamond Ape, both among the most terrifying high-level lord-class creatures.
“Submit my battle records for evaluation and reconfirm my title,” Luo Feng reminded her. “These two high-level lord-class beasts were personally killed by me.”
To become a high-level warrior, one must submit the most crucial materials from two high-level lord-class beasts and have personally killed them. No warrior would lie about this, as lying would be pointless—intentionally obtaining a stronger title without sufficient strength would bring no benefit.
For example, the position of Inspector could only be granted to those whose strength was recognized by the headquarters’ highest decision-making level.
A title alone could not grant someone the position of Inspector.
“Alright,” Manager Zhang nodded.
Yet, in her heart, she was deeply shocked.
“Unbelievable! Even if someone aimed for the ‘High-Level Warrior’ title, slaying a weaker high-tier lord-class beast would be enough. But he actually took down a Komodo Tyrant Dragon and a Golden Ape,” Manager Zhang marveled inwardly, his mind reeling with shock.
“Mr. Luo Feng.”
Manager Zhang spoke with a slightly deferential tone. “The Golden Ape is valued at 8 billion Huaxia Credits, along with 4 million contribution points. The Komodo Tyrant Dragon is priced at 12 billion Huaxia Credits, with 6 million contribution points. In total, Mr. Luo Feng, you will receive 20 billion Huaxia Credits and 10 million contribution points.”
Luo Feng nodded.
In truth, selling to the Limit Martial Arts Gym was somewhat unfavorable in terms of price. For example, the Golden Ape could fetch 12 billion at the HR Alliance, and the Komodo Tyrant Dragon was on par with an Ironclad Dragon, valued at 18 billion. That meant selling to the HR Alliance could net a total of 30 billion.
Here, however, it was only 20 billion. Of course, there were contribution points involved, and 10 million contribution points brought Luo Feng to the “Four-Star Contribution Level.”
“Now that I’m an Inspector, my status has risen, so my contribution points shouldn’t be too low. Reaching the Four-Star Contribution Level is only natural,” Luo Feng pondered. As for the 10 billion gap? For other high-level warriors, accumulating wealth was no easy feat. Even back when Luo Feng was in Australia, he had struggled immensely to slay a Golden Ape, failing repeatedly before finally overcoming other beast lords.
At that time, he was already nearly at the high-level warrior-class psychic level.
Even an Invincible Warrior!
Without the Void Cloud Shuttle, Luo Feng’s success rate in killing high-level lords would have been much lower.
But now—
An Invincible Warrior, combined with the Void Cloud Shuttle! Killing high-level lords was truly easy.
“But the manual also had a warning from the Gym Leader,” Luo Feng remembered the note inside the box containing the Void Cloud Shuttle, the Black God Suit, and the Spirit Chest of Vegetation.
“Beware of killing multiple high-level beast lords in the same area, as it may attract the wrath of ‘King-Class Beasts’ in that region!”
…
“Mr. Luo Feng, the 20 billion Huaxia Credits have been transferred to your martial artist-exclusive account, and your contribution points have been upgraded to the Four-Star level,” Manager Zhang sat at a laptop, tapping a wireless keyboard before smiling at Luo Feng beside her. “When becoming a warrior, one usually joins the Warrior Palace and receives an ‘Mental Induction Helmet.’ However, the Warrior Palace will send someone to verify your strength.”
Luo Feng glanced at the screen.
Displayed on the screen was Luo Feng’s profile, with the rank listed as ‘Warrior Class (High-Level).’
Below was a pop-up box reading—
“Warrior Palace application, under assessment…”
Only a few seconds passed.
Manager Zhang smiled, “Mr. Luo Feng, someone from the Warrior Palace will come today. It won’t take long.”
“Beep!”
A sharp sound rang out.
“Huh?” Both Luo Feng and Manager Zhang looked toward the screen.
On the laptop screen, another pop-up box appeared— “Warrior Palace Assessment Passed!”
“No one came to test him, yet he passed,” Manager Zhang was surprised. Having served as a manager for so long, this was truly her first time encountering such a situation. However, she had heard of cases where some warriors’ strength was recognized by the Warrior Palace Council, allowing them to bypass the assessment and be directly accepted. Such cases were rare.
What did it mean for the Council to recognize someone?
The highest council of the Warrior Palace consisted of members who had surpassed the level of warriors!
“Mr. Luo Feng, someone from the building will bring everything over shortly,” Manager Zhang smiled.
“Alright,” Luo Feng wasn’t in a hurry.
A moment later—
The door to the lounge automatically opened, and three men in uniforms entered. One of them, a bald Chinese man, carried a metal case and respectfully said to Luo Feng, “Warrior Luo Feng, welcome to the Warrior Palace. You will receive a Mental Induction Helmet free of charge. With this helmet, you can directly enter the virtual space from anywhere on Earth.”
“A Mental Induction Helmet?” Luo Feng was, of course, familiar with it—he had used one during training camp.
Now that he was a warrior, everyone received one.
“Becoming a member of the Warrior Palace also grants many special privileges. Of course, these privileges come with special responsibilities,” the bald man handed over the metal case. “Once Warrior Luo Feng uses the Mental Induction Helmet to enter the virtual space, you will learn about many of the Warrior Palace’s special features.”
“Thank you,” Luo Feng smiled as he accepted the case.
His finger slid across the latch, “Click,” the metal case opened, revealing an indigo-blue helmet inside.
“It feels so familiar,” Luo Feng thought to himself.
“Everyone, goodbye,” Luo Feng smiled slightly, placing the metal case into the black backpack on his left hand, slung it over his shoulder, and walked out. As he stepped outside, he whispered into his communicator, “Number One, come to the Limit Tower to pick me up.”
“It’s time to go home!”
“To Jiangnan Base City!” Luo Feng headed toward the elevator. At the same time, a deep blue fighter jet departed from the Limit Training Camp, flying toward the Limit Tower to pick up Luo Feng.
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