100: Shennong City

Such a direct question stunned Fu Liang, who had originally been acting like a slacker.

He knew that Lu Ze's methods weren't given to him by Cheng Ran, but he had no intention of asking about them.

Perhaps one day, he might, on a whim, ask in a slightly more roundabout way.

He hadn't expected Huan Shen to be so direct!

Was this a direct challenge to his face?!

Fu Liang's gaze immediately shifted to Lu Ze, who, however, appeared quite at ease, even pouring himself a cup of tea, blowing on it, and slowly sipping it.

After finishing a cup of tea, Lu Ze still showed no intention of speaking.

Huan Shen frowned, "That teleportation ability, even I can't detect your presence for a moment. This kind of Heaven-Defying method, aren't you going to explain it?"

Lu Ze chuckled softly, "Explain? To whom?"

Huan Shen said as if it were obvious, "Naturally, to me."

Lu Ze looked at him, a hint of scorn in his eyes, "What are you? Why should I explain to you?"

As soon as these words came out, Fu Liang and Due both swallowed hard.

Even Due didn't dare to speak to Huan Shen like that. After all, the latter was from the headquarters, so he should at least be a little polite. This kid was actually so impolite!

Truly... well done!

Due's good impression of Lu Ze instantly rose again. He seemed to see his own youthful impulsiveness in Lu Ze; this was truly the spirit of a young man!

"Lord Huan Shen."

Due stood up, refilled both his own and Huan Shen's teacups, and said, "Everyone has their own secrets. Lu Ze's methods are naturally his own abilities, so why pursue them in such detail?"

Due pushed the tea cup in front of Huan Shen, who took it without further questioning.

The dinner table returned to a harmonious state.

Soon after, the waiter brought up the dishes. Once all the dishes were served, the private room door was closed again.

Lu Ze also spoke at this moment, "Lord Huan, did you call us here just to ask about my methods?"

Huan Shen said, "Not just that. Although you and Fu Liang cooperated to defeat Wang Jun, you still played the dominant role. Therefore, I have already submitted the specific details of this Inspector assessment to the headquarters."

After speaking, Huan Shen continued to drink his tea and said nothing more.

Due smiled upon hearing this, "Lord Huan Shen truly has good judgment!"

Then, he turned to Lu Ze, "Lord Huan Shen is recommending you to the headquarters!"

Lu Ze was quite surprised to hear this. He had only met Huan Shen a few times. Even if Lu Ze performed exceptionally well in the Inspector assessment, it shouldn't lead to a direct recommendation!

Because in the Demon Subduing Division, recommending someone from a branch of the Demon Subduing Division to the headquarters requires bearing a certain degree of joint responsibility!

If this person is recommended to the headquarters and later causes any problems, the recommender will also be implicated!

Therefore, people from branches are usually recommended by relatives or those with a master-disciple relationship.

Just like Meng Ruo, she was personally recommended by Meng Yanxing.

Huan Shen's direct recommendation this time undoubtedly tied herself to Lu Ze. If Lu Ze were to do anything in the future, she would also have to bear a certain amount of responsibility!

Huan Shen said indifferently, "I merely reported what I saw truthfully to the headquarters. However, I estimate that the headquarters will only pay attention to you and will not directly promote you to the headquarters. After all, there are many Geniuses in various regions, and the number of spots to enter the headquarters is limited."

After a moment of silence, Huan Shen still spoke, "I'd better tell you in advance. Although my report has been submitted, Cheng Ran doesn't seem to want you to enter the headquarters so quickly. Therefore, it's highly likely that even if an order is issued, it will be intercepted."

Lu Ze didn't say anything. Going to the headquarters or when to go to the headquarters didn't make much difference to him. After all, he only needed to kill demons.

"I understand."

Lu Ze replied.

Seeing that most things had been discussed, Due then invited everyone to eat.

At the dinner table, no one spoke, quietly eating their food.

After dinner, Huan Shen didn't say anything more and left directly.

Due also brought the two back to the Demon Subduing Division.

By this time, night had fallen, and Lu Ze and Fu Liang each returned to their residences.

Back at his residence, Lu Ze continued to study the array formations.

He always felt that this thing was on the verge of a Breakthrough!

...Time flew by, and three days passed quickly!

In the early morning, Lu Ze, as usual, bought a breakfast from the roadside and entered the third floor of the Demon Subduing Division's Second Annexe.

Today was very different from usual. Everyone had arrived very early and were not in their respective rooms. Instead, they were gathered in the central area, discussing something enthusiastically!

As soon as they saw Lu Ze emerge from the elevator, everyone looked at him with great joy.

Fu Liang also walked out from the crowd, "Young Master Lu, you're finally here! We've been waiting for you!"

Lu Ze swallowed the breakfast in his mouth, "Did something happen?"

"Didn't you hear this morning's broadcast?"

Fu Liang said, "Didn't they inform everyone with a loudspeaker this morning? And they sent text messages, too. Didn't Young Master Lu check his phone?"

Lu Ze hadn't really checked his phone these past few days. He had been thinking about deciphering that array formation for the past few days. As for the loudspeaker, he truly hadn't heard anything.

Lu Ze took out his phone and saw an official message lying there.

He opened it and, after a quick glance, knew what was going on.

It turned out that the assessment in the nearby Shennong City had also just concluded. They heard that someone in Xuanyuan City could defeat an Inspector and were very interested in Lu Ze, so they dispatched some Gengsi Class personnel to come here for a spar.

Although Shennong City was also a city-level, its overall strength was much higher than Xuanyuan City, with three more recommendation slots to the headquarters than Xuanyuan City!

In previous years, Shennong City had also sent people to spar and learn, but in more than a dozen matches, Xuanyuan City always lost.

The people of Shennong City thus became increasingly dismissive of the people of Xuanyuan City. Although they wouldn't say anything openly, privately, they treated the people of Xuanyuan City with great disdain. Even when the two cities did business, the people of Shennong City would secretly pull some strings, causing the people of Xuanyuan City to lose money or earn much less!

However, in recent years, the two cities had not agreed to spar.

Thus, the last time Xuanyuan City and Shennong City clashed was more than ten years ago!

During these ten-plus years, the people of Xuanyuan City had been holding their breath, wanting to win once, even if only once, to reverse their subordinate status!

And this time, they saw hope!

With Lu Ze, they would definitely win!

Therefore, when Lu Ze arrived this morning, everyone looked at him with great enthusiasm, because in their hearts, Lu Ze would reverse the situation of being suppressed by Shennong City in previous years!

Lu Ze would definitely shine brightly in this competition, letting all the people of Shennong City know that Xuanyuan City also had strong individuals!