29: Open and Honest - Special Training Camp

As night fell, Zhou Xing cautiously left the Sky Patrol training base and arrived at a secret room.

Not long after Monsoon left during the day, Zhou Xing's communicator received an encrypted message.

Upon opening it, it turned out that Captain Monsoon wanted Zhou Xing to find him alone that night to discuss something.

"Captain, I wonder why you were looking for me?"

Monsoon was currently standing in front of the window with his back to the door, gently swirling a wine glass in his hand.

"Have a seat," Monsoon turned around and personally poured a glass of wine for Zhou Xing. "This is from my private collection of many years. Have a taste!"

Zhou Xing did not move.

"Quite cautious. Don't worry, if I really had any designs on you, no matter how deep your hidden strength is, you wouldn't stand a chance."

Monsoon smiled, "Being cautious is a good thing, but being overly cautious will make you lose out on a lot."

"Your Realm isn't just foundation condensation Early Stage. Not only me, but Qin Yue and the others can actually guess that; they just don't want to point it out."

Monsoon's words made Zhou Xing's expression tighten. "I didn't mean to hide it, I just..."

Monsoon raised his hand and looked Zhou Xing over, saying with a smile, "I've seen your previous files. In today's world, staying vigilant is understandable."

"Can you tell me what your actual strength is right now?

Only then can I judge based on your strength whether you have a chance to truly enter the headquarters' Special Training Camp."

"Special Training Camp?" Zhou Xing was puzzled.

"It's just like when you were in the military; only the best can enter the top-tier teams."

Monsoon explained, "And the Special Training Camp is the cradle where we, The Watchers, Cultivate future super-powerhouses."

"Although it's only been twenty years since the world's mutation, many people's growth is beyond your imagination.

Some Awakened Ones even reach the Controller Rank immediately after Fusion.

As for the headquarters' Special Training Camp, both strength and talent are indispensable.

Many Geniuses who came out of that training camp have now become top-tier Awakened Ones."

Listening to Monsoon's explanation, Zhou Xing was also somewhat shaken.

Becoming a Controller immediately after Fusion?

If he had heard this before obtaining the System and becoming an Awakened One, Zhou Xing definitely wouldn't have believed it.

However, with the System, any unreasonable thing was normal to Zhou Xing.

"With your current full power, you're practically invincible below the Controller Rank.

So I think your Realm should have reached the foundation condensation Realm Late Stage or even Peak."

Zhou Xing was about to explain further, but Monsoon waved his hand. "There's no need to explain. Everyone has their own secrets, don't they? I'm not one to pry."

"Regardless, Captain, thank you." Zhou Xing stood up and bowed in gratitude.

"If you really want to thank me, then give it your all to enter the Special Training Camp."

Monsoon's expression was full of anticipation. "If that happens, our entire Dragon City will benefit because of you!"

Then, Monsoon suddenly stood up and took a leather map from the bookshelf.

"This is Star City, which is also the next stop I plan to send you to." He unfolded the map and pointed at Star City, which was nearly a thousand kilometers away from Dragon City.

"To enter the Special Training Camp, you must first go to the Watcher Stronghold in our superior city, Star City, and pass the first round of selection."

"There are 64 strongholds under Star City, including ours. So, the number of people participating in the selection every three years won't be small."

"This time, Qin Yue and the Captain of the Shadow Squad, Su Mingyue, will both participate."

"Ultimately, Star City will select ten people to represent it and continue competing with other large cities. Only those ranked in the top three of Great Xia can enter the Special Training Camp.

It's the same for other countries."

Listening to Monsoon's introduction, Zhou Xing felt a significant amount of pressure for no apparent reason.

"There will definitely be pressure, but once you get in, the benefits will be enormous."

Monsoon saw through Zhou Xing's thoughts. "Your sister's condition cannot wait; it's not ordinary divinity erosion. If you can eventually enter the Special Training Camp, everything will be fine."

Zhou Xing nodded.

This was no different from being in the military; the treatment of ordinary soldiers and the King of Soldiers naturally couldn't be compared.

Survival of the fittest exists everywhere.

"In fact, it's not just us; Divine Gene, the Furnace Fighting Arena, and The Officials of various countries all have their own unique methods or ways of cultivating Geniuses.

For us, The Watchers, the greatest danger comes from Divine Gene."

"In the past six years, Dragon City has recommended four Geniuses, but they all met with accidents on their way to Star City."

Monsoon looked serious. "We can avoid the dangers of the wilderness if we're careful, but for many years, the overall strength of Divine Gene has remained the most powerful.

The purpose of them establishing the 'Scavengers' is to be responsible for clearing all potential threats."

"Fortunately, information about you hasn't leaked out, or else Divine Gene would have already been unable to restrain themselves."

"In a moment, I'll send you a detailed intelligence report,

at the very least, you need to truly understand the general situation of the world at present."

"Think about it carefully first; you don't need to give me an answer right now."

Monsoon stood up. "There's still some time before the registration deadline. Once you decide to participate in the selection, you can contact me directly.

It's getting late; go back and rest.

Tomorrow, I'll have someone send you some ice and fire attribute energy crystals,

I hope they will be helpful for improving your strength."

Back in his lounge, Zhou Xing's communicator also received the information sent by Monsoon.

Among it, energy crystals were mentioned—

Most Awakened Ones Cultivate by absorbing energy crystals of the same attribute as their own divinity.

According to the energy Rank of the crystals, they are divided into four levels: Elementary, Intermediate, Advanced, and top-tier.

The output of crystals basically comes from the offspring of Mutated Beasts or mutated plants in the wilderness.

The offspring of Mutated Beasts that have already fused with Divine Genes are naturally able to inherit a small amount of the Mutated Beasts' own divine characteristics.

Although these Mutated Beast offspring do not have divinity fragments,

some of them possess energy cores within their bodies.

After these energy cores are refined to remove divine Impurities,

they can be used to manufacture energy crystals that the body can absorb.

However, the attribute-less divinity crystal that Lin Yue gave Zhou Xing is different from these.

It must be obtained through the continuous purification and smelting of a large number of divinity fragments, making it extremely precious.

A sleepless night.

Zhou Xing basically finished reading all the information and had made a decision in his heart... At the same time, at Dragon City's Divine Gene.

"What did they say over at Star City? When will the reinforcements arrive?"

Silver Fox asked the person in charge of intelligence sharply, his face looking grim.

It had been so long, and yet they still hadn't received a reply from Star City. Silver Fox was about to lose his patience..."}],