6: The one favored by God welcomes the third partner.

Ten minutes later...

"Creak~ creak~"

The dilapidated minivan drove along the road, looking heavily laden as if it were bearing something immense.

In fact, that was exactly the case; inside the vehicle, Fang Bai and Xiao Yuan looked at each other, and the atmosphere was somewhat silent.

The two of them occupied two-thirds of the minivan's back seat!

Sitting in the driver's seat, Director Liu was completely relaxed and chuckled, "There are two more people to pick up. Once I pick them up, we can go straight to the assessment."

Fang Bai hesitated for a moment, then said, "Um, Director Liu, if I may interrupt, are you sure the car can fit two more people?"

With Xiao Yuan's addition, a single seat could not possibly contain him; he alone occupied the space of two people, and with their luggage, it was already crowded.

Director Liu said with a beaming smile, "Hey! You will all be classmates in the future, so just help and accommodate each other; it's a good chance to get used to one another."

Fang Bai rolled his eyes. Get used to each other, my foot! Who wants to get used to a big guy? Am I supposed to be cuddling with him?

Xiao Yuan spoke shyly, "Hello, um, my name is Xiao Yuan, and I grew up in a village."

So he's a country boy, huh?

Fang Bai showed a faint smile, "Hello, my name is Fang Bai."

Xiao Yuan's clear gaze fell on Fang Bai, and he said sincerely, "Father told me that in the future, I should get along well with my classmates. When shall we start fighting?"

"???"

A string of question marks appeared on Fang Bai's forehead.

Director Liu, who was driving, suddenly burst into laughter and took the initiative to say, "Xiao Yuan, your Father meant to get along peacefully with your classmates, not to fight."

Xiao Yuan seemed thoughtful, then nodded, "Oh, is that so?"

Fang Bai's expression was quite interesting. This big guy looked physically developed, but his brain didn't seem to work well. How did this guy awaken?

But then again, if his brain isn't good, that's great! He's easy to trick!

"Xiao Yuan, are you a First-Stage Martial Artist now?" Fang Bai asked curiously.

Xiao Yuan was a bit confused, "What is a First-Stage Martial Artist?"

Fang Bai thought for a moment, then gestured and said, "I mean this power that appeared in your body, how long has it been?"

Xiao Yuan blinked, then said honestly, "It seems to have been there since I can remember."

Director Liu and Fang Bai's eyelids twitched.

Holy crap! That's insane?

Xiao Yuan wanted to reach up and scratch his head, but realized his head was almost touching the car roof, so he awkwardly put his hand down and explained, "When I was little, Father took me up the mountain to hunt and we ran into a tiger. The tiger almost ate Father. I got really worried, and then that power appeared. By the time I regained consciousness, the tiger was dead."

Fang Bai rubbed his chin and said, "It must have been your potential exploding in a desperate situation, causing you to awaken early."

Xiao Yuan asked curiously, "Do all those classmates of mine have these powers?"

Fang Bai nodded with a smile, "Of course! Look at me, I am Lightning Element, you are Earth Element, and there are other types of elemental martial artists."

Xiao Yuan nodded as if he understood, "So, people in school are all this strong? They must know a lot of words, right? Father said that if I join the school, I can learn many words."

"Uh..."

This left Fang Bai stunned.

"Of course! Xiao Yuan, you don't know this, but Fang Bai is a top student! You can have him teach you how to read in the future!" Director Liu said with a smile.

Xiao Yuan's eyes lit up, and he looked at Fang Bai with longing, "Is that really okay?"

A strange look flashed in Fang Bai's eyes, and then he beamed with a smile like a blooming chrysanthemum and nodded, "Of course! From now on, you'll follow me. You can call me by my nickname, 'Big Brother,' and I'll teach you how to read!"

Xiao Yuan nodded repeatedly, "Big Brother!"

Fang Bai smiled with satisfaction. Although he didn't know how strong Xiao Yuan's combat power was, just looking at his build, he knew it was terrifyingly strong! It could be considered finding himself a helper!

Director Liu naturally saw through Fang Bai's thoughts, smiled, and didn't interfere. After all, forming cliques in the Martial Academy was the most normal thing in the world!

"Director Liu, how much longer until we arrive?"

"It should take about two hours."

"? Are you kidding? Two hours is enough to cross the entire Magic City, right?"

"Heh! You guessed right. Xiao Yuan is in the west of the city, and the next student is in the east of the city."

"..."

"If you're tired, sleep for a while. You can rest assured about my driving skills."

"...No, I want to take a dump."

"???"

---

Two hours later, the car arrived at the destination.

Director Liu looked at the fuel gauge and said gloomily, "A full tank of gas burned so quickly..."

Fang Bai was finally able to get out of the car and catch his breath, and then he looked around with some surprise. He had thought they would be arriving at another desolate wilderness.

What greeted his eyes was a villa area. The surrounding environment was beautiful and quiet, as if even the air was fresh.

"Director Liu, where is the person?"

Director Liu patted the dust off his suit and said indifferently, "Follow me."

He walked into the villa area skillfully, and Fang Bai and Xiao Yuan followed. However, when they reached the entrance, they were stopped by security: "Halt!"

Director Liu glanced at them and said, "I am the Personnel Director of the Martial Academy, and I have an appointment with Mr. Qi."

Upon hearing this, the security guard looked at them suspiciously and said, "Wait a moment."

Fang Bai leaned in and whispered, "Director Liu, did I see that right? That security guard is actually a Martial Artist?"

Director Liu said calmly, "It's normal. Martial Artists are also people; they need to make a living here, too. They are likely civilian Martial Artists."

Fang Bai was thoughtful, "Being a security guard as a Martial Artist must be very lucrative, right?"

"It depends, but a monthly salary of tens of thousands plus six insurances and two funds is standard."

"That high?"

Isn't that more comfortable than risking your life killing monster beasts?

Soon, the security guard walked over, and at the same time, the gate opened, and a stretched luxury car drove over from not far away.

"You may enter now."

Director Liu led Fang Bai and the other into the villa area, and the luxury car stopped in front of them. Then, an old man in a tuxedo suit stepped out of the car.

He bowed slightly in a very gentlemanly manner, "Director Liu, I have been waiting for a long time."

Director Liu said indifferently, "Please take us to see Mr. Qi."

"I am very sorry, but Sir is out handling some matters; only the Young Master is at home."

"No matter, the person I am looking for is Qi Tian."

"Very well, honored guests, please get in the car."

After Fang Bai sat into the luxury car, he clicked his tongue in praise, "Is this a car worth tens of millions? It feels different just sitting in it."

The butler smiled and said, "A correction: the construction cost of this car is over one hundred million."

Fang Bai: "..."

Poverty had limited his imagination! The evils of capitalism! Another day of hating capitalism!

Xiao Yuan stood by the car door, looking conflicted, "Big Brother, I can't fit inside."

Fang Bai frowned, "Can't you just squeeze in?"

"No, I'm too big."

"..."

In the end, Xiao Yuan had to walk behind the slowly moving luxury car.

The car stopped at a luxurious villa. Led by the butler, Director Liu and the others followed inside.

"Oh my goodness! Is this wall made of gold?"

Just as he entered the door, Fang Bai was blinded by the golden reflection before his eyes.

The decoration inside the villa was extremely luxurious; it could simply be called inhumanly wealthy!

Xiao Yuan grew up in a mountain village and had no concept of these things, just curiously observing his surroundings. Except for Director Liu, the two of them looked like country bumpkins who had just arrived in the city.

"Yo! Director Liu! I've finally been waiting for you to arrive!"