280: The truth about the ecosystem

October 24th, 14:29:59.

Chen Du, with a hint of awe, walked through the door of Martial Arts Room 107 on time.

Although daily deaths had forged him a strong heart, facing one of the three highest-ranking leaders of the entire civilization still made him a little nervous.

Furthermore, Chen Du only learned last night that Martial Arts Room 107 was actually the Martial Arts Room where Lei En lived during his student days!

No wonder when he tried to reserve a Martial Arts Room before, Martial Arts Room 107 couldn't be selected at all; it was completely unoperable. At the time, Chen Du thought it was undergoing maintenance.

Qilin Martial Arts University prioritizes martial arts, and it doesn't specifically publicize this point.

After Chen Du passed the 15th stage yesterday, he found that Martial Arts Room 107 was still unoperable. He then used his wristband to search for keywords and only then learned about this matter in the Qilin Martial Arts University's history.

"You're Chen Du, right? You're a handsome young man."

As soon as he walked in, Chen Du saw Lei En in the hall. Although it was their first meeting, Chen Du was not unfamiliar with his appearance.

Or rather, the appearances of the three strongest Martial Artists had long been spread among the populace.

Of course, the populace only knew that they were the strongest Martial Artists; as for how strong they were, they had no idea.

Because there is a certain degree of isolation between each Ecological Circle, everyone only knew that after the Nine Planets merged, the outside world was very dangerous, and humans were no longer the planetary overlords.

Now, in this transitional phase, Martial Artists are protecting the people in the Ecological Circle, and humanity is slowly moving towards the Peak. Everything is developing in a flourishing direction.

"Hello!"

Chen Du didn't expect Lei En to be so down-to-earth; not only his attitude but also his strength. His life fluctuations were even weaker than Chen Du's own when he was in his third year of high school!

However, he quickly guessed that this must be a method used by Domain Warriors.

Although Lei En looked the same as Chen Du had seen in pictures, the Immortal Master had an added sense of fatigue and sorrow. But thinking about it, it was normal; photos have a certain artistic component.

Especially those used for publicity, they naturally show a beaming smile, giving people a sense of security and solid steadiness.

"I've heard about your past and your mission to Sifang Cave this time from Xie Miao."

"I've also never heard of the Energy Lifeform you mentioned, but Blue Star is so vast, it's normal for there to be civilizations and life forms we don't know about."

"As for this Energy Lifeform and those Overlord-level Civilizations, they are beyond our reach. I will seal off the Sifang Cave mission in the future."

Chen Du nodded. From Cao Daba's words, he already knew that the other party was not a life form from Blue Star, but an extraterrestrial visitor.

But he couldn't deny what Lei En said; perhaps there really were other Energy Lifeforms on Blue Star.

"I asked you to come today for two reasons: first, to see you, and second, to give you a mission."

"A mission?"

"Yes, a mission that would normally be undertaken by an Advanced Aerial Warrior."

A mission for an Advanced Aerial Warrior?

Chen Du's eyes narrowed slightly. He had just become an Advanced Martial Artist, a full 10 Ranks away from an Advanced Aerial Warrior. However, since the other party said so, the requirements must be different from a normal mission.

As Chen Du expected, Lei En immediately explained:

"Don't worry, I won't send you to your death. This is a long-term mission."

"Explore Blue Star!"

"But the scope isn't that large; it's just for you to explore a certain location block."

"After much thought, I've chosen an unnamed block for you. For now, we'll call it the 'Dynasty Block'."

"The reason for this name is that we've only discovered one Alien Civilization on this block."

"Don't let its fierce name fool you; the Dynasty Civilization is actually a Small Civilization, and even a Small Civilization can leave its block and come near us."

"This indicates that the competition on that block is not intense, and the Dynasty Block is indeed some distance from the nearest Great Civilization, the Succubus Civilization, which makes it relatively safe."

"However, we don't know much about that block, only that there's a Dynasty Civilization there, consisting of beast-human Alien Races."

"Your purpose for going this time is to understand the distribution of forces in the Dynasty Block, then bring the information back alive, and complete our High Martial Civilization's puzzle of Blue Star."

"This mission involves a long journey. Your biggest challenge will be the distance. Many things will happen along the way, and you must resolve them yourself."

"Are you willing to go?"

"I am willing."

Chen Du answered instantly. According to regulations, Rank 15 was already the Rank for going out to gain experience, and besides, he himself wanted to go out and see the world.

Lei En was first stunned, then smiled, looking as if he hadn't misjudged him.

"I specifically came to see you today because I wanted to give you something."

After Lei En finished speaking, a necklace inexplicably appeared in his hand. The string of the necklace was nothing special, but the pendant in the middle was indescribable; it looked like an irregular red circle:

"Chen Du, this is something I obtained by chance. I call it 'Secrecy'. If you wear it, it can block the mental perception of Advanced Aerial Warriors of Rank 27 and below."

"We only have a rough route to the Dynasty Civilization."

"After so many years of development, these routes between various Small Civilizations generally do not have Sky Soaring Warriors appearing."

"Because everyone needs to train new people, these paths are implicitly recognized as training routes, and very few Sky Soaring Warriors enter them."

"However, absolute safety cannot be guaranteed, so many civilizations choose to train their Genius to the Sky Soaring Warrior Level before they go out."

"But we don't have that much time and resources!"

Chen Du keenly sensed something upon hearing this and tentatively asked:

"Did something happen in the Fifth Ecological Circle?"

Unexpectedly, Lei En was stunned upon hearing this:

"Didn't Xie Miao tell you anything?"

"Logically speaking, a Domain-level Genius like you has the same right to know as an Advanced Aerial Warrior."

No wonder she said it was too early yesterday... Looking at the shaking head of Chen Du, Lei En said in a deep voice:

"Chen Du, the Fifth Ecological Circle has been destroyed, and Yan, in order to protect the Fifth Ecological Circle... most likely sacrificed himself!"

"What!"

Chen Du's pupils suddenly dilated in shock. This news was too explosive, far exceeding his imagination.

It was like you, an international student in the old era, suddenly being told in the middle of a class that your country had dissolved!

He immediately thought of something and quickly said:

"But the Fifth Ecological Circle was still updating messages four days ago. Could it be such a coincidence that as soon as the chips were sent out, the Ecological Circle was destroyed?"

Lei En looked at Chen Du calmly, then said in a deep voice a few seconds later:

"That was fake. The Fifth Ecological Circle was still updating to give the populace the impression that everyone in the Nine Ecological Circles was fine."

Chen Du was instantly stunned for two seconds by Lei En's words.

As one of the three leaders of the High Martial Civilization, the other party would definitely not joke with him. This meant that war really broke out in the Fifth Ecological Circle!

And they lost, destroyed!

Wait!

Chen Du raised an eyebrow, suddenly thinking of something from Lei En's words, and then a terrifying question appeared in his mind.

If the information updated by the Fifth Ecological Circle every now and then could be fake... then what about the other Ecological Circles?

Chen Du swallowed and looked at Lei En, asking the question in his heart:

"High Martial Civilization, how many Ecological Circles are left now..."

Lei En looked at Chen Du's eyes, yearning for the truth, and shook his head slightly, giving an answer that struck Chen Du like lightning:

"Six!"

(Volume 1: "High Martial Civilization" ends; Volume 2: "Genius is Just My Threshold to See Me" updates tomorrow)

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