18: Zhuge Tao's suspicions

Jiang Nian and the one-armed man exchanged pleasantries for a while. Qiao Yu and Luo Feng simply greeted each other before Uncle Bai called to urge them to enter.

The three came to the second floor of a detached villa. Beside the white-haired elder stood five people; four men and women in white suits respectfully stood behind a middle-aged man in a black Tang suit.

"Greetings, Supervisor!"

Jiang Nian pulled Qiao Yu and Luo Feng to greet Zhuge Tao.

"Hmm. Old Bai, you can start. Test the strength of these two young men."

Zhuge Tao nodded slightly and said to Uncle Bai.

"Yes!"

Uncle Bai and the four young men and women in white suits moved quickly, turning on various precise instruments and simultaneously checking their accuracy.

"Let's begin, Luo Feng, you first! Start with the punching power test..."

Luo Feng's data did not differ much from the previous test data.

Zhuge Tao, who had maintained a calm expression, was very satisfied after seeing Luo Feng's test data and nodded with a smile.

"Young man, not bad!"

"Your Yian District has produced a genius like you, Jiang Nian, you deserve much credit."

Zhuge Tao looked at Uncle Bai, who understood immediately and spoke to Qiao Yu.

"It's your turn, Qiao Yu!"

Qiao Yu nodded and walked to the punching power testing machine. His previously relaxed demeanor immediately turned serious.

He sank his Qi to his Dantian, activated all the cells in his body, and unleashed a fierce punch like a tiger descending a mountain.

"3100kg!"

Zhuge Tao nodded lightly and said.

"Continue."

Speed test result — 56m/s.

Nerve reaction test — full marks for Elementary Warrior, good for Intermediate Warrior!

When Qiao Yu emerged from the testing machine, Jiang Nian gave him a thumbs up.

"Qiao Yu, very good, your results have improved again."

But Zhuge Tao did not praise Qiao Yu; instead, his gaze towards Qiao Yu was filled with thought.

"Supervisor, is there a problem?"

Uncle Bai saw that Zhuge Tao hadn't expressed an opinion and thought Zhuge Tao was dissatisfied with Qiao Yu's performance.

But Zhuge Tao merely shook his head slightly and smiled.

"No problem. Luo Feng, Qiao Yu, are you willing to join my Dojo of Limits now?"

"I am willing to join!"

"I am willing to join!"

The two agreed without hesitation.

Zhuge Tao slightly modified their benefits. In addition to the originally promised reward conditions, he also increased the secret manual budget from 50 million to 100 million.

After they each signed the contract, Zhuge Tao prepared to leave, but before doing so, he glanced at Qiao Yu with a meaningful look.

The second floor of the villa instantly became quiet, with only Qiao Yu, Luo Feng, Uncle Bai, and Jiang Nian remaining.

"Uncle Bai, why did the Supervisor's gaze at Qiao Yu seem strange?"

Jiang Nian had also noticed Zhuge Tao's glance before leaving and asked Uncle Bai curiously.

Luo Feng was also curious.

Qiao Yu's expression was outwardly calm, but inwardly, he felt a little apprehensive.

Zhuge Tao was one of the three supervisors of the Jiangnan Base City General Branch, with strength reaching the High-level Wargod.

Jiang Nian, an Elementary Warlord Level, might not be able to tell, but Zhuge Tao was a High-level Wargod, only a step away from the War God Level. Qiao Yu couldn't help but wonder if he had seen something in him.

"Hmm, I didn't feel any hostility or killing intent from the Supervisor. Perhaps he just felt Qiao Yu still has room for improvement," Uncle Bai said uncertainly... Meanwhile, Zhuge Tao and his group had already left the villa and boarded an eight-seater extended business car.

"Hmm, I didn't feel any hostility or killing intent from the Supervisor. Perhaps he just felt Qiao Yu still has room for improvement." Uncle Bai said uncertainly... Meanwhile, Zhuge Tao and his group had already left the villa and boarded an eight-seater extended business car.

"Supervisor, do you think there's something wrong with that Qiao Yu?"

One of the women among the four men and women in white suits asked.

"This kid's moves and exertion of force are not as practiced as Luo Feng's, and his results are slightly inferior to Luo Feng's."

"However, I actually sensed a faint hint of danger from him... a very interesting young man."

Zhuge Tao slowly took a sip of freshly brewed Longjing tea before speaking unhurriedly.

"What? Supervisor, you are a High-level Wargod expert; that kid is at most an Intermediate Warrior..."

The man in the white suit who was making tea was surprised, his tone filled with disbelief.

"That's why I said this young man is very interesting, cough!"

Zhuge Tao lightly coughed, and immediately another man offered him a cigarette, skillfully lighting it with a match.

After slowly exhaling a puff of white smoke, Zhuge Tao looked at the assistant who offered the cigarette and said,

"Tell me your thoughts on these two newly promoted colleagues."

"I feel that Luo Feng is steady and his fundamentals are very solid. He must have put in a tremendous amount of effort. With his talent, reaching the War God Level in the future is only a matter of time. I'm more optimistic about him!"

Zhuge Tao merely nodded, noncommittally.

"As for Qiao Yu, whom you mentioned, besides his strength being on par with Luo Feng, his fundamentals are somewhat superficial. As for anything else, I haven't noticed anything different."

After listening to the assistant's reply, Zhuge Tao simply smiled and then said,

"When Qiao Yu first started the test, I sensed an invisible threat around him."

"This sense of threat was very subtle, so subtle that I almost couldn't detect it, but as the test ended..."

"I could clearly feel this sense of threat coming from all directions. If I hadn't noticed something different about Qiao Yu from the beginning, I would have had difficulty discerning who was emitting this threat."

Zhuge Tao's reply made the four assistants in the car tremble.

What was Qiao Yu's background to be able to make a High-level Wargod expert feel threatened?

After answering, Zhuge Tao said no more, closing his eyes to savor the sense of unreality Qiao Yu had brought.

'Qiao Yu, I only hope that signing you is the right choice for my Dojo of Limits, otherwise...'

..."Qiao Yu, you don't need to speculate about what opinions the Supervisor has of you. The fact that the Supervisor modified your contracts proves he thinks highly of both of you, with only benefits and no harm."

Jiang Nian patted Qiao Yu's shoulder, comforting him.

"When are you planning to move? Are you staying in Yangzhou City or settling in the main city area?"

Jiang Nian asked.

"Let's move into Mingyue Residential Area."

"A-Yu, you should also move to Mingyue Residential Area. That way, we can look out for each other. If my parents and Luo Hua don't see you for too long, they'll worry about you."

Luo Feng hesitated for a moment before deciding to move to Mingyue Residential Area. All their family's social connections were in Yangzhou City, which wasn't far from the main city area, so there was no need to deliberately move to another city to live.

Qiao Yu agreed to Luo Feng's suggestion without hesitation.

Zhuge Tao's gaze just now had deterred him from being too presumptuous. His wings were not yet fully grown, and if Zhuge Tao truly discovered something, wouldn't he be captured and dissected for research?

It was better to stay low and develop.

Even if he had to contend with High-level Wargod experts in the future, that would be later.

Only when he was strong enough would he have the capital to negotiate as an equal with the current top experts on Earth. By then, even if those experts noticed Qiao Yu's uniqueness, he wouldn't be afraid.

Once I become a strong expert, great scholars will naturally debate on my behalf.