Chapter 590: The Abacus Component?

This group of people, including Xia Xiayu, Fei Zhe, and Xu Yan, had subtly begun to look up to Nie Yan as their leader. Although they were all friends and held equal status, Nie Yan inevitably carried more weight and authority among them.

After this incident, everyone resumed their classes. The school sent someone to investigate briefly, then left. Nie Yan bore no responsibility, while Zheng Xu was inevitably facing disciplinary action.

With one person missing from the class, no one felt particularly inconvenienced and continued attending lessons as usual. However, from now on, no one foolish enough would dare provoke Nie Yan again.

At this time, in a meeting room of the First Military Academy, Xiao Yu received a video, sent to him by a student from the Command Department.

The official members of the Heavenly Kings numbered only twenty-six, but their outer circle members were countless. Their influence had permeated every aspect of the First Military Academy; nothing that happened there escaped their notice.

Xiao Yu watched the video sent by his subordinates on his phone, deeply impressed. Nie Yan’s abilities exceeded his expectations. Nie Yan’s previous physical test scores at the gym were merely foundational combat metrics; having good physical attributes didn’t necessarily mean strong fighting skills. Combat techniques required extensive real-world experience. The first two years focused on building physical strength, while the third and fourth years involved brutal combat training. After more than a year of training, each student would become extremely powerful. Typically, someone like Nie Yan, with such excellent physical attributes, would see their strength increase several times over.

Xiao Yu had originally assumed that Nie Yan, being a freshman, wouldn’t possess particularly advanced combat skills. However, the Nie Yan in the video displayed the demeanor of a seasoned fighter—decisive and ruthless, reminiscent of military style. Xiao Yu estimated that if Lei Su fought him, his chances of winning wouldn’t exceed thirty percent.

Someone like Nie Yan, such a rare prodigy, having such strength as a freshman—what would he become in the future?

“Lei Su will definitely find this video interesting,” Xiao Yu smiled slightly. If someone could beat Lei Su into submission, he would have one less headache.

Just then, the meeting room door opened and Lei Su walked in, cracking his knuckles ominously and eyeing Xiao Yu with ill intent.

“Xiao Yu, let’s settle our previous score,” Lei Su sneered.

“Lei Su, let’s talk calmly first. I have something here you’ll definitely find interesting,” Xiao Yu replied with an awkward smile.

“Nothing you show me will help. Hand over all those secretly recorded videos, or else—well, you know the consequences.”

“I’ll give you those videos in a moment. Just watch this first,” Xiao Yu quickly said, tossing his phone to Lei Su.

Lei Su reached out and caught the phone. Curious about what Xiao Yu wanted him to see, his eyes locked onto the phone screen and couldn’t look away. “Wow, have you checked this guy’s background? What’s he really like? A hitman? A mercenary?”

“I checked. The records show he has no such history. His father served in the military and might have taught him some things, but clearly hadn’t reached Nie Yan’s level. He didn’t even meet the First Military Academy’s admission standards years ago. Another important point: there are some dangerous individuals around Nie Yan. Have you heard of Bayonet?”

“Bayonet?” Lei Su was momentarily stunned, then recalled that Bayonet was a renowned figure in the mercenary world. He and people like him belonged to completely different worlds from those who lived by the blade.

“Bayonet is now his bodyguard. Nie Yan is impressive indeed, managing to recruit someone like Bayonet,” Xiao Yu said. After obtaining Nie Yan’s information, he felt increasingly curious about what kind of person Nie Yan really was.

After watching the video, Lei Su sighed deeply.

“Well, how confident are you against him?” Xiao Yu asked.

“Less than a 30% chance,” Lei Su replied. If they really fought, maybe even less than that.

“Same as I estimated.”

“This guy is too abnormal. His moves are ruthless. I think he was holding back. If he really went all out, Zheng Xu would probably be a corpse within ten seconds. I could tell he was using killing techniques, not fighting techniques. Our combat styles are too flashy,” Lei Su said. Killing techniques like that could only be learned in the military or assassin organizations.

“Let’s send this video to General Yun Tian. I think the Elder Council will soon decide between Nie Yan and Qin Han,” Xiao Yu suggested.

“When are we bringing Nie Yan into the Heavenly Kings?” Lei Su asked.

“Let’s wait for the Elder Council’s decision. Anyway, Nie Yan and Qin Han’s feud will eventually have to be settled,” Xiao Yu replied. Unless something unexpected happened, their chosen candidate would definitely be Nie Yan.

Ironically, Qin Han was desperately trying to get into the Heavenly Kings, yet the organization had already decided on Nie Yan. Qin Han was destined to be the green leaf that set off the red flower.

Nie Yan and Xie Yao had lunch at the school cafeteria. In the afternoon, they only had one martial arts class. Eventually, school was over.

“Nie Yan, where do you live? Let’s walk together,” Xu Yan said to Nie Yan.

“Yeah, walk with us,” Fei Zhe chimed in.

Xia Xiayu didn’t speak, but if Xu Yan and Fei Zhe walked with Nie Yan, he would naturally join them.

“I have something to do. I’ll go ahead first. Maybe next time,” Nie Yan replied, making an excuse to leave. He needed to go home with Xie Yao.

Nie Yan left first, his back disappearing at the end of the corridor.

“Nie Yan is too inconsiderate, leaving alone like that,” Fei Zhe said. It looked like they three would have to walk together.

“I bet that guy is definitely going to meet his girlfriend, probably Jiang Meimei. Unfair, leaving us single guys behind,” Xu Yan grumbled.

“Should we follow him to check it out? I feel something’s definitely off!” Fei Zhe said excitedly.

After discussing briefly, they followed Nie Yan. A few minutes later, they saw Nie Yan meet a girl, and the two walked toward the school gate.

Xu Yan looked at Fei Zhe and Xia Xiayu in confusion. “Why isn’t it Jiang Meimei?”

“Could there be a third party? Or is Nie Yan juggling two relationships?” Fei Zhe was also puzzled.

“That seems to be Xie Yao!” Xu Yan recognized her profile.

“Xie Yao? The beauty of the Economics and Management Department?” Fei Zhe was momentarily stunned. Among the famous beauties of the freshman class, Xie Yao was definitely one of them, even surpassing Jiang Yingyu in many people’s eyes. However, Xie Yao was usually low-key and already had a boyfriend, so she rarely became a topic of discussion. “What a lucky guy! Both Xie the beauty and Jiang the beauty, how enviable! The idol of all men!”

“Maybe we’re all wrong. Maybe Jiang isn’t Nie Yan’s girlfriend; Xie is,” Xia Xiayu said. He noticed how sweet Nie Yan and Xie Yao looked together. If Nie Yan were dating Jiang, he wouldn’t be walking with Xie so openly, as Fei Zhe suggested.

“Nie Yan, getting along so sweetly with Xie Yao while entangled with Jiang Meimei. I’m so jealous! Why don’t I have such good luck?” Xu Yan lamented dramatically.

Xia Xiayu shrugged. “I think Nie Yan and Xie Yao are quite a match. If you want to replace him, go beat Nie Yan first.”

Xu Yan rolled his eyes. Challenging Nie Yan was practically suicide.

“Tomorrow, we must ask Nie Yan how he managed to win over Xie Yao. Maybe we can finally escape bachelorhood,” Fei Zhe said.

“Right, we must ask!” Fei Zhe’s words immediately gained Xu Yan’s enthusiastic support.

As they talked, Nie Yan and Xie Yao had already left the school gate.

“I heard there’s a gathering at the First Military Academy tomorrow, and it’s been moved up. Many people will attend, including some members of our Bull Tribe. Are you going?” Xie Yao asked Nie Yan.

“Yeah, if I have time, I’ll probably go,” Nie Yan replied. He wanted to see what the gathering was like, though he had only been an observer before. Although many influential and powerful people already knew Nie Yan was Kuang Zei Nie Yan, they had kept it quiet. If possible, Nie Yan preferred to keep a low profile within the First Military Academy. The name Kuang Zei Nie Yan was too notorious, and he didn’t want to become a spectacle for others to gawk at.

After leaving the school gate, Nie Yan and Xie Yao took a bus and spent some time outside before returning to their villa.

Checking the time, it was almost time for the game to start.

After dinner, the two logged into the game.

Nie Yan reappeared in Karol City. If he worked hard today, he should be able to level up to level 100 and then prepare for the class change to Holy Shadow Dancer at the Sacred Hall.

After preparing the necessary consumables, Nie Yan rode his Dark Winged Dragon out of Karol City, flying toward distant mountains. Just like yesterday, he would solo boss monsters to level up.

Compared to yesterday, with the previous experience, Nie Yan was clearly more fluid and efficient in defeating these bosses.

After five hours of grinding, Nie Yan’s experience reached 62% of level 99, faster than expected.

Riding the Dark Winged Dragon across the sky, looking down, distant mountains were shrouded in thick white mist, shifting and drifting with the wind. Within this area was a tribal chief boss, exactly Nie Yan’s target.

While flying over this cloud cover, Nie Yan suddenly noticed something unusual with the Holy Light Stone in his accessory slot, emitting a faint glow.

Seeing the Holy Light Stone’s anomaly, Nie Yan immediately realized—could there be a component of the Abak Set nearby?

Nie Yan circled in the sky for a while, then decided to check it out. The Abak Set could potentially become his ultimate equipment, and spending some time on it was worthwhile.

The Dark Winged Dragon slowly descended from the sky, diving into the clouds, preparing to land.