110: Chapter 110 S-Rank Endorsement, A New Club?

When Lu Cheng arrived at the club area, the new sign for the Shengwu Society had already been hung up.

[Shengwu Society]

The four characters hung above the entrance of the training hall, on a silver-white background with gold edges, and beside it was the electronic certification mark just stamped by the Navigator Academy Club Management Office.

Lu Cheng stood at the entrance and watched for two seconds, "The efficiency is quite fast."

President Ji Guyan stood inside the door, dressed in white, holding a terminal in his hand, his tone calm.

"General Training Hall No. 3 in Zone B, plus a conference room, an equipment room, and two lounge rooms. If the club's level increases later, we can apply for independent medical pods and exclusive mission terminals."

Lu Cheng walked in and scanned the area.

The training hall was very large, with the floor covered in impact-resistant alloy plates, and weapon racks, weight-training equipment, and tactical sand tables placed along the walls.

At the very back was a translucent club light screen, with a dense list of personnel names listed on it.

Lu Cheng looked at President Ji Guyan. "You didn't sleep last night, did you?"

President Ji Guyan said calmly, "I slept for two hours."

Lu Cheng felt a sense of respect. "With your mental state, in the hands of a capitalist, they would have to erect a bronze statue of you as an outstanding employee."

President Ji Guyan ignored his glib remarks and raised his hand to point to the center of the training hall. "I called you over to let you meet everyone. Everyone knows you, but they don't know you are our club's Representative Consultant. I want you to boost morale for everyone."

There were already more than twenty people standing in the training hall.

Lu Cheng scanned them at a glance; many of them were his teammates from when he fought Instructor Qi Xiangtian.

When those people saw Lu Cheng come in, their expressions immediately became enthusiastic.

"Brother Lu!"

"Brother Lu, you were really fierce when you fought the instructor that day!"

...

President Ji Guyan raised his hand, and the training hall quickly quieted down.

"The Shengwu Society is officially completing its organizational structure today."

"I will serve as the Club President."

"Vice President, Chen Zhanfeng."

A tall boy stepped forward, with a buzz cut, broad shoulders, and standing straight, he reached out his hand to Lu Cheng.

"Chen Zhanfeng, Body Refining Realm Extreme Realm, specializing in heavy punches and shield combat. From now on, I will manage club training, discipline, and tactical execution."

Lu Cheng shook his hand.

President Ji Guyan continued, "Finance, Li Huayi."

A girl next to him looked up; she wore thin-rimmed glasses and was holding a thin terminal.

"I am responsible for point accounts, resource procurement, and mission profit distribution."

President Ji Guyan pointed to another boy.

"Logistics, Bai Zhou."

Bai Zhou looked very gentle, with a smile often on his face, a multi-functional medical kit on his back, and a row of small tool boxes hanging from his waist.

"Bai Zhou, responsible for medicine, equipment maintenance, daily supplies for the training hall, as well as initial treatment after injuries."

President Ji Guyan finally looked at the lean boy standing against the wall.

"Diplomacy, Lin Yifang, responsible for external club communications, including other clubs in the academy, mission clients, inter-school exchanges, and challenge letters from other schools."

After introducing the four core positions, President Ji Guyan turned to look at everyone.

"This is Lu Cheng."

Many people in the training hall had already straightened up.

President Ji Guyan's tone remained calm.

"Shengwu Society Representative Consultant."

"In the future, for the Shengwu Society's external qualification assessments, critical mission support, and inter-school exchange battles, he holds temporary command authority and the right to represent the club in battle."

"Everyone, welcome him!"

President Ji Guyan's reputation was extremely high, and as soon as he finished speaking, applause erupted in the club.

"Brother Lu, I called you here this time not only to introduce you to the club members but also for something quite important."

President Ji Guyan raised his hand, and the club light screen in the center of the training hall lit up.

A notice popped up.

[Navigator Academy Club Mission Undertaking Qualification Test]

President Ji Guyan said, "The school regulations state that if a student club wants to undertake academy missions, it must first pass the qualification test."

"Without qualification, the club can only train internally; it cannot accept missions, cannot earn mission points, and cannot represent the academy in inter-school collaborations."

Lu Cheng looked at the light screen.

"What is the test?"

Li Huayi pushed up her glasses and directly brought up the details.

"Test Code: Mist Nest Blockade."

"Location: Tactical Simulation Building No. 3 Gray Domain Field."

"Requires the club to send a six-person team to complete three tasks within forty minutes."

"First, rescue three trapped student models."

"Second, recover the Pollution Source Crystal and place it into the containment box."

"Third, seal two Source Qi fissures."

"Additional conditions: simulated casualty rate below 20%, pollution diffusion rate below 15%, and mission material damage rate below 30%."

Bai Zhou added, "A large number of Pollution Beast projections with mid-stage Source Absorption strength will spawn inside. In the final stage, there will also be a leader projection at the peak of the Meridian Opening Realm."

Lu Cheng looked at this mission and nodded.

"As expected of Navigator Academy, a start-up club consisting entirely of Body Refining Realm members actually has to fight against the peak of the Meridian Opening Realm."

Chen Zhanfeng said in a deep voice, "The difficulty is very high. At the very least, we aren't confident in getting a high score on our own, so President Ji thought of inviting a big shot like you to help out."

President Ji Guyan looked at Lu Cheng.

"After passing the test, the Shengwu Society can undertake suitable academy missions."

"If the test score reaches A-level or above, the academy will provide an endorsement for the club's qualifications."

Lin Yifang continued, "This endorsement is very critical. It will be much more convenient for us to accept collaborative missions in other cities in the future."

Lu Cheng clapped his hands, "Understood, I will take action."

President Ji Guyan nodded.

"The six-person list has already been decided."

"It's just us six club management members, to set an example for the members."

Ten minutes later, everyone arrived at the Tactical Simulation Building.

The evaluation instructor was a middle-aged man wearing black tactical gloves with a badge from the Club Management Office on his chest. He looked at Lu Cheng and his group and said,

"Shengwu Society, first qualification test."

"A reminder: the pain feedback inside is at 100%. If you cannot execute the mission, please exit immediately, otherwise, it will cause great damage to your mental state."

President Ji Guyan looked at Lu Cheng, who nodded and said.

"Instructor, you may begin."

The evaluation instructor glanced at him.

"Enter the field."

The heavy alloy door opened.

White mist poured out from the door gap, and the air temperature dropped a few degrees.

The moment Lu Cheng stepped in, a harsh alarm sounded in his ears.

[Gray Domain pollution spreading.]

[Fissure stability decreasing.]

[Rescue target vital signs continuing to drop.]

In front of him was a damaged street block.

Streetlights flickered, the ground cracked, and black-gray mist rolled along the ground, with low growls constantly coming from the distance.

Pollution Beast projections crawled out from behind abandoned cars, their claws scraping across the ground, making a harsh sound.

Li Huayi immediately lowered her head to operate her terminal.

"The map is blank, signal interference is severe, and the detection range is only fifty meters."

Chen Zhanfeng raised his shield and stood in the front.

"Stabilize the formation first."

Bai Zhou released two small medical drones.

"The drones are also interfered with; they can't fly far."

Lin Yifang looked around.

"This place even has broken street signs; it's truly hellish."

President Ji Guyan's expression was calm, his hand already on the hilt of his sword.

"Brother Lu?"

Lu Cheng didn't rush to move.

He stood in place and closed his eyes.

The next second, Seeking Good Fortune and Avoiding Bad Luck activated.

In an instant, the entire simulation ruin seemed to become quiet in his perception.

Lu Cheng opened his eyes and pointed in three directions.

"These three locations are the most likely mission sites..."

Several people were stunned, and Li Huayi subconsciously looked at the terminal.

"My device hasn't scanned them out yet."

Lu Cheng pointed to the place with the highest danger coefficient directly in front.

"I'll go here."

"You all distribute the other two places... the mission score is linked to time, so let's make it quick."

Before his voice had even faded, his figure had already disappeared from everyone's sight.

In the evaluation room, several staff members were staring at the monitoring screen.

"They split up?"

"It hasn't even been a minute since they entered, and they haven't even figured out the map, yet they split up directly?"

"What's going on with this Lu Cheng? His direction... he went straight to the main fissure area??"

Inside the main fissure area.

The gray mist was so thick that it was almost impossible to see the road.

A huge crack ran across the street, and black Source Qi kept emerging from it.

Beside the fissure, a huge Iron-Spined Rending-Tooth Beast lay there, the bone spurs on its body like a row of inverted spears.

Peak Meridian Opening Realm.

It raised its head, and after seeing Lu Cheng, a low growl came from its throat.

Lu Cheng looked at it and shrugged his shoulders.

"Sure enough, it's here."

The Iron-Spined Rending-Tooth Beast pounced suddenly.

The ground shook violently from its stomping, and the black mist rolled with it.

Lu Cheng did not retreat.

Hardening Pulse activated instantly.

His skin, Tendon & Bone Stage, and internal organs entered a high-density defensive state in an instant.

Boom!

The beast's claw smashed down.

Lu Cheng raised his arm to take it head-on, and the ground under his feet cracked directly.

His arm went numb, but he smiled.

"Quite a lot of strength."

The next second, he stomped his foot, and Three Styles of Crushing Fist erupted.

He threw a punch.

Three layers of fist force stacked together.

The Iron-Spined Rending-Tooth Beast's chest caved in on the spot, and its huge body flew backward, slamming hard against the edge of the fissure.

Before it could get up, Lu Cheng had already chased after it.

Drifting Dragon Rending Shadow unfolded.

Three afterimages lunged out simultaneously, and fist shadows smashed down continuously.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The Iron-Spined Rending-Tooth Beast's head was forcefully smashed into the ground.

The next second, the projection exploded into a sky full of black mist.

The evaluation room went quiet.

The cup in a staff member's hand stopped in mid-air.

"It… died just like that?"

Another staff member stared at the screen.

"A peak Meridian Opening Realm leader projection, and he soloed it in seconds???"

"Isn't he in the Body Refining Realm?"

In the simulation field, Lu Cheng glanced at the locking device next to the fissure.

He inserted the locker into the ground according to the prompts, the Source Qi patterns lit up, and the fissure began to shrink.

[First Source Qi fissure blockade complete.]

[Pollution diffusion rate decreased.]

Lu Cheng clapped his hands.

"One down."

He turned his head to look into the distance. Compared to the Northern Ruins of Rong City, this kind of thing was really like playing house for a child to him. If it weren't for the sake of endorsing the club, he definitely wouldn't have come here.

In the perception of Seeking Good Fortune and Avoiding Bad Luck, the other two dangers were rapidly expanding.

Left side, abandoned hospital.

Chen Zhanfeng was holding his shield, firmly blocking a group of Pollution Beasts outside the corridor.

While Bai Zhou was fixing the injuries on the student model, he shouted, "One more model left!"

Chen Zhanfeng gritted his teeth.

"You save the person first, I'll block them!"

At the end of the corridor, more Pollution Beasts rushed out.

Just as Chen Zhanfeng was preparing to take the hit head-on, a figure crashed in from outside the window.

Bang! The glass shattered.

Lu Cheng landed, smashing the Pollution Beast in front with one punch.

Chen Zhanfeng was stunned for a moment.

"You're this fast?"

Lu Cheng glanced at the hallway.

"It's quite lively over here."

As his voice fell, he rushed directly into the beast horde.

Crushing Fist, Wandering Step, Gale Step, Hardening Pulse.

Each Pollution Beast that lunged up was forcefully blown up by Lu Cheng.

In less than a minute, the entire corridor was quiet.

Bai Zhou stood in place holding the wounded student model, his expression a bit complex.

"I suddenly feel that the logistics pressure is much smaller."

Chen Zhanfeng put down his shield and said seriously, "I think so too."

Lu Cheng waved his hand.

"Don't just stand there, go rendezvous after saving the person."

After speaking, he rushed toward the underground passage on the right.

Inside the underground passage, President Ji Guyan had just slashed open a Pollution Beast with his sword, and Li Huayi immediately reported the numbers.

"The Pollution Source Crystal is twenty meters ahead, but the passage is closing."

Lin Yifang was pulling two student models, his speaking speed very fast.

"Follow me, don't look back, don't yell, if anyone falls, I really can't carry you anymore!"

Several Pollution Beasts lunged out from the side pipes.

President Ji Guyan was just about to draw his sword when a figure had already swept past from behind.

Lu Cheng smashed down with a punch.

Bang! The Pollution Beast exploded into black mist.

Lu Cheng rushed to the Pollution Source Crystal and grabbed the containment box.

Several Pollution Beasts had just lunged out from the darkness and hadn't even landed before they were blown up by his continuous punches.

Li Huayi watched the red dots on the terminal disappear one by one, her tone pausing for a rare moment.

"The number of Pollution Beasts in the simulation area is dropping rapidly."

President Ji Guyan looked at Lu Cheng.

"You cleared the field?"

Lu Cheng thought for a moment.

"Pretty much."

President Ji Guyan showed a look of shock for the first time...

Cleared the field... How much time had passed since then?

Did he kill that peak Meridian Opening Realm monster?

Although he could also do it... but... he would definitely be seriously injured or even damage his foundation...

President Ji Guyan looked at Lu Cheng, who was currently acting nonchalant, and cold sweat couldn't help but break out on his back...

This was no longer a question of whether he was strong or not...

This was a completely cliff-like gap...

Was it really possible for him to take the throne of number one from his hands?

Five minutes later.

The second fissure blockade was complete.

The Pollution Source Crystal was sent into the containment box.

All three student models were evacuated.

In the entire simulation area, all Pollution Beast projections were cleared.

[Test ended.]

The white mist dissipated.

The six people walked out of the simulation field... Simply put, their clothes were slightly dirty.

The evaluation instructor looked down at the final score and was silent for a long time.

[Completion time: 25 minutes and 06 seconds]

[Casualty rate: 0]

[Pollution diffusion rate: 5%]

[Material damage rate: 3%]

[Pollution Beast clearance rate: 100%]

[Comprehensive rating: S]

The evaluation instructor looked at that line of scores, his eyelid twitching.

Several staff members from the office also gathered around.

"Twenty-five minutes?"

"Isn't this mission a comprehensive assessment?"

"It includes reconnaissance, exploration, rescue, blockade, and combat; the previous academy record was two hours and thirty minutes, right?"

"They compressed the record directly to twenty-five minutes?"

Someone looked at Lu Cheng, their expression like they had seen a ghost.

"Damn it, these people just bulldozed the entire simulation ruin..."

The evaluation instructor finally looked up, looking at President Ji Guyan, then at Lu Cheng.

"Shengwu Society, passed the qualification test."

"From today on, the Shengwu Society obtains the qualification to undertake low-level missions at Navigator Academy."

"At the same time, the academy will issue an S-level first-tier club qualification endorsement for you."

He paused here.

"In addition, your results this time will be reported to the Club Management Office."

Lu Cheng asked, "Is there a reward?"

The evaluation instructor was silent for two seconds.

"Yes."

Lu Cheng nodded with satisfaction.

"That's fine."

When everyone returned to the club management hall, other members of the Shengwu Society had already received the notification.

"Passed!"

"S rating!"

"Holy crap, twenty-five minutes!"

"Brother Lu, did you go in for an exam or for demolition?!"

Lu Cheng loosened his shoulders.

"It's not that hard... go in, see a monster, hit it... see a fissure, seal it... see a mission item, pick it up, and you can get it done quickly."

Lin Yifang added a sentence from the side.

"He says it very easily, but I suggest everyone not to imitate him."

Everyone in the club hall was sweating, this kind of thing wasn't something you could imitate just because you wanted to...

Just at this moment, a commotion suddenly came from the other side of the hall.

Several figures were gathered in front of the club evaluation window, and a line of information clearly flickered on the screen:

[New Martial Arts Club: Zhenwu Society]

[Applicant: Qin Zhaoye]

[Status: Qualification under review]

The leading youth was wearing a black tight-fitting training suit, his figure tall and slender, his brows and eyes sharp as knives, and his aura calm and frigid.

The few people following behind were all full of vitality and had sharp eyes, obviously all outstanding talents among the current freshmen.

As if sensing the gaze from this side, Qin Zhaoye slowly turned his head, his gaze pausing slightly on President Ji Guyan first, then immediately landing on Lu Cheng's face, carrying a trace of imperceptible scrutiny.

Lin Yifang lowered his voice and said calmly:

"It seems that we aren't the only ones who want to establish a martial arts club among the freshmen."

President Ji Guyan's expression remained calm, his fingers gripping the hilt of his sword tightening slightly, and a trace of sharp light quietly emerged in his eyes.