140: Chapter 140 Hurry up

Ding! Ding!

Lin Yan's communication bracelet popped up with two consecutive private messages; they were from Qin Chuan and Shen Xin.

Qin Chuan's message tone was boisterous and filled with excitement: "Holy crap! Boss, you really are awesome. You went straight to first place on the total leaderboard for the Chaotic Battlefield. It's spread all across the Seventh Safe Zone!"

Following closely behind was Shen Xin's message, her tone light and teasing: "Congratulations, Boss, on taking the top spot and successfully breaking into the Genius Training Camp! I'll be counting on you from now on. You are definitely the thickest, biggest thigh I've ever hugged!"

Lin Yan scanned the two messages and replied jokingly: "Just luck."

Just as he closed the message interface, a unified notification sound rang out suddenly, echoing simultaneously in the communication bracelets of all top 100 Contestants.

[Official Federation Notice: All top 100 Contestants in this Chaotic Battlefield Dungeon total ranking, please assemble at the designated locations in your respective Safe Zones seven days from now. The Federation will arrange unified transport to the First Safe Zone to participate in the subsequent selection.]

[During the notification period, please keep all communication channels open. Entering any Dungeon is prohibited to avoid missing the transport time.]

[Repeating...]

The bracelet broadcast it three times before it slowly dissipated.

When he heard this notice, his movements paused slightly.

"Prohibited from entering any Dungeon?"

Lin Yan raised an eyebrow.

He had originally planned to take advantage of these few days of free time to speed-run one more low-level Dungeon.

Regarding the hextech system's "one Hex solidified every five Dungeons" mechanism, he had already cleared four times and was only one away from unlocking the solidification.

He also wanted to personally test what the effect of a solidified Hex actually was and which Hex could be permanently retained. As a result, this Federation notice had directly blocked his path.

"Seven days…"

Lin Yan calculated quickly in his mind.

Prohibiting entry into Dungeons was likely out of fear that someone might have an accident inside or miss the transport.

Being able to make the entire Federation organize a special selection competition, this Genius Training Camp was likely even more important than he had imagined.

"Forget it… There will be plenty of time later."

Having made his decision, Lin Yan stopped fretting and casually noted down the notification information.

Jiang Family manor, top-floor conference hall.

On the huge holographic screen, the final point leaderboard for the Chaotic Battlefield was clearly displayed.

First place: Lin Yan — 20,376,482 points.

Third place: Jiang Ruoxue — 14,815,671 points.

The two names, like two balls of blinding flames, scorched the eyes of everyone present. The conference hall was silent.

Jiang Haichao, Head of the Jiang Family sat in the main seat, his gaze fixed on the name at the very top of the leaderboard. He didn't look away for a long time.

Finally, a smile appeared on his face. The smile became more and more distinct.

It was so long that the few Elders beside him could barely sit still, before he finally spoke slowly, his voice carrying a hint of hoarseness that even he hadn't noticed.

"Third…"

"Ruoxue actually took third place."

When saying this, Jiang Haichao, Head of the Jiang Family was overjoyed to the extreme. Surprise. Shock. And a sense of relief at having placed a bet on a peerless wager.

What was it he said when he entrusted Lin Yan back then? "If you have the chance, look after Ruoxue a little." "Just getting into the top 100 and joining the Genius Training Camp is enough."

With just such a casual entrustment, he hadn't even held much hope — after all, the Prodigies of the five major super Safe Zones were all inside. Although Jiang Ruoxue had good talent, wanting to break into the top 100 among the pile of geniuses in the entire Federation was extremely difficult.

But the result? Lin Yan's look of care had directly taken her to third place on the total leaderboard.

Jiang Haichao, Head of the Jiang Family took a deep breath, suppressing the agitation in his heart. Others might only think the Genius Training Camp was a good opportunity for training, but someone at his level truly understood the gold content of the first Genius Training Camp.

This was by no means just some ordinary training camp. This was a strategic deployment at the Federation level. It was screening for core combat power for the next few decades.

Those who could walk out of there would, in the future, have a high probability of becoming — Advanced Awakened. Core military personnel. Commanders of major war zones. Or even… the pillars of future human civilization.

Every spot represented immeasurable political resources and networking value. And the Jiang Family possessed two spots at once. One of them was even the first place on the total leaderboard.

Thinking of this, the corners of Jiang Haichao, Head of the Jiang Family's mouth curled upward involuntarily. This wave was a huge profit.

His gaze swept over the few Elders sitting on both sides of the conference hall, finally landing on a few of them; they did not know that Lin Yan might be an S-rank Talent Awakened. It was these few who had opposed the most fiercely when he made the final decision to invest resources in Lin Yan.

"Family Head, think twice!"

"A grass-roots person with F-rank Talent, even if he has some ability, is not worth betting such heavy chips on!"

"There is no need for the Jiang Family to place such a big bet on him. Giving some resources to maintain the relationship is enough; it's not worth making a strategic investment."

Those words still echoed in his ears now. Jiang Haichao, Head of the Jiang Family didn't speak, just looked at them calmly.

The few Elders who had been swept by his gaze couldn't keep their faces straight. Embarrassed. Sheepish. And a trace of unconcealable regret.

The next second — the Elder who had opposed most strongly back then stood up abruptly.

"Family Head!"

His expression became stern, his tone serious, as if the person who had previously opposed investing in Lin Yan was not him at all.

"I think… we should further increase the investment in Lin Yan!"

Jiang Haichao, Head of the Jiang Family raised an eyebrow, didn't speak, and signaled him to continue.

The Elder said solemnly: "Being able to fight to the first place on the total leaderboard among the pile of Prodigies from the five major super Safe Zones, this name will soon spread across the entire Federation! By then, who knows how many Families will act upon hearing the news and try every way to poach him!"

"Our Jiang Family has taken the initiative, so we must solidify this advantage completely!"

He paused, glanced at the other Elders around him, and added:

"Additionally, I have another suggestion."

"Let that girl Ruoxue… hold on tighter."

The words were very cryptic, but everyone present understood. Hold on tighter to what? Naturally, to hold on tighter to Lin Yan.

Previously, the interior of the Family had discussed this idea: to facilitate Jiang Ruoxue and Lin Yan getting together, using marriage to bind this future big shot completely to the Jiang Family's warship.

It's just that back then, Lin Yan was only a newcomer with potential, and this idea was more of a backup plan. Now it was different.

A Prodigy who was first place on the total leaderboard had a value that had increased more than tenfold. The conference hall was quiet for a few seconds, and the few Elders nodded one after another, clearly agreeing with this suggestion.

Jiang Haichao, Head of the Jiang Family leaned back in his chair, his fingers tapping the tabletop lightly. He didn't respond directly, just said indifferently: "As for the matters of young people, let them get along slowly on their own."

Although he said it like that, the look in his eyes clearly didn't oppose this direction.