48: Want me to increase the intensity for the national talents?

“You got me a mission?”

Ye Ze was baffled.

He didn't know what this Lord of Lin Yuan City, a Sixth-Rank powerhouse, was up to.

However, at the same time, he realized it was the place Wan Feipeng had mentioned before, saying he would take him there once he was strong enough.

“He shouldn't be trying to trick me, right?” As Ye Ze was pondering, Wu Ming, the person in charge who had been blocked by Wan Feipeng, took a step and came to Ye Ze’s side.

“Don't rush! Come with me to the office first!”

“This isn't the place to talk.”

Upon hearing this, not only Ye Ze but also Wan Feipeng agreed.

The truth was, there were simply too many reporters and onlookers around.

These reporters had originally received news to interview Dongwu First High, which was preparing to break a new record.

But they hadn't expected an even more formidable expert!

First clear of Hell difficulty!

At such a time, any reporter wouldn't want to miss out on such news.

For a moment, Dongwu First High became deserted; even the few Qingfeng City officials who were there initially squeezed towards Ye Ze.

Even Teacher Xia Qing was pushed to the edge of the crowd, unable to catch a glimpse of Ye Ze.

As soon as Wu Ming, the person in charge, spoke, everyone immediately made way, clearing a path for Ye Ze and the two big shots.

One was a top-tier Sixth-Rank powerhouse in Huaxia, and the other was one of Huaxia's five most influential officials.

No one would be foolish enough to obstruct these two at this moment... Ye Ze followed them to a VIP reception area.

Normally, it was a place Qingfeng City specifically used to host high-ranking figures and top experts.

Wu Ming, with a scheme in mind, brought Ye Ze in first, and while Wan Feipeng was closing the door, he quickly spoke:

“Ye Ze, it's time you considered your future!”

“I guarantee, East Wu City is absolutely a choice you won't regret!”

Wan Feipeng retorted angrily, “What's wrong with Lin Yuan City? It's close to the Abyss! It's much stronger than your greenhouse students!”

Watching the two of them go head-to-head, Ye Ze's face was full of black lines.

But at the same time, he activated his Eye of Insight... and began to understand the reason for their dispute:

Wu Ming was the Head of the East China region, almost representing the entire East China.

And Wan Feipeng, in addition to being the Lord of Lin Yuan City, was also the honorary commander of the Demon Suppression Army, representing the Demon Suppression Army military!

No wonder the two of them were contending so fiercely.

The groups they represented were completely different.

It echoed Wu Ming's phrase 'consider your future'; if one joined a different group, their future development path would also be entirely different.

At this point, Wu Ming and Wan Feipeng finally got down to business.

Wu Ming was still the one to ask directly:

“Ye Ze, you must have awakened some kind of talent, right?”

Talents were not common among professionals; only a very few people could awaken them.

But seeing Ye Ze's achievements, both Wu Ming and Wan Feipeng immediately guessed this answer.

Hearing this, Ye Ze didn't mince words: “That's right, I awakened it when I changed professions.”

There was no need to hide this, as although talented individuals were few each year, there were still over ten thousand of them!

After all, this was Huaxia.

Given the enormous population base, even if only 1% had a chance to awaken a talent, it was still a considerable number!

Upon hearing Ye Ze's affirmation, Wu Ming nodded, feeling both satisfied and worried:

He was satisfied that Ye Ze hadn't hidden anything.

But he was worried because, based on decades of experience in professional development... a talent that was stronger in the early stages often became weaker in the mid to late stages.

Stronger in the early stage, weaker in the later stage; weaker in the early stage, stronger in the later stage... This had long become a law for professional talents.

For a moment, it made Wu Ming hesitate in his judgment of Ye Ze's potential.

Of course, Wu Ming couldn't imagine:

There would be such a talent that was strong in the early stage, strong in the mid-stage, and even stronger in the late stage!

Completely defying the law of professional talents.

However, Wan Feipeng didn't have so many concerns.

His talent was also strong in the early stage and weak in the later stage, but he was lucky enough to have an adventure in the Abyss, eventually achieving Sixth-Rank.

This made him not place much importance on the issue of talents.

“Ye Ze, put everything else aside, if you take on this mission of mine, I guarantee the stronger your ability, the greater your reward!”

Wan Feipeng said in a straightforward manner.

Next to him, Wu Ming glanced over, exposing and refuting:

“You want him to participate in the National Special Training Camp? That's too hasty!”

“Ye Ze has no combat experience against top professionals. Sending him to face a group of talents fully cultivated by various major national forces is not a good suggestion!”

“Moreover, the Special Training Camp operates in a team format, and the teams of those geniuses are naturally also top-tier geniuses...”

As Wu Ming was speaking, he didn't notice Ye Ze's eyes shining with excitement.

Talents fully cultivated by various major forces? Then rare professions must be abundant!

His Supreme Advancement Mission... wouldn't that be a sure thing!

Ye Ze tentatively asked, “Um... are any of those geniuses above First-Rank?”

Wu Ming paused, misunderstanding.

He thought Ye Ze believed himself invincible below First-Rank and wanted to try challenging them.

Most geniuses had such thoughts, so it wasn't surprising.

But he immediately discouraged him:

“Those major forces, especially those in the Central China region, have far superior resources and dungeons than ordinary people!”

“They even specifically support Level 9 professionals to help their juniors level up.”

“Those who can participate in the Special Training Camp will at least be First-Rank or above!”

As he spoke, Wu Ming looked at Ye Ze, expecting the latter to be shocked, or even incredulous.

But at this moment, Ye Ze's eyes were filled with excitement!

...The advancement mission is a sure thing!

He had originally been worrying about where to find five rare First-Rank professionals.

Now it's great; not only does he not need to gather them, but there are even more than five!

Wan Feipeng saw that Ye Ze showed no retreat, and his eyes were filled with even more admiration.

Ignoring Wu Ming, a mere Fifth-Rank, he directly pulled him out.

Then he set up a soundproofing item and talked to Ye Ze privately:

“Ye Ze, my mission isn't just to participate in the Special Training Camp.”

“Let me give you a hint first...”

“This year's Special Training Camp has a mode, which is a dungeon battle royale. Uh, have you played battle royale? It's similar to online games...”

As soon as Ye Ze heard this, he understood.

Many games in his previous life were of this type, such as a certain gun-fight chicken dinner game, a certain blade-clash game... In short, killing until only one person remains is the essence of battle royale.

Seeing Ye Ze nod, Wan Feipeng chuckled:

“What I want you to do is not be a student of the Special Training Camp, but an instructor!”

“To be precise, I want you to increase the difficulty for the other geniuses in the Special Training Camp during the battle royale!”

Ye Ze's expression was strange.

“You want me to increase the difficulty for the national geniuses?”

Wan Feipeng explained in detail: “This was originally a mission for the Demon Suppression Army...”

“In the battle royale, there will be about twenty Demon Suppression Army instructors, acting as dungeon enemies, to ramp up the intensity and create challenges for the national geniuses.”

“But the problem is, it's hard to find suitable candidates for these instructors... They can't be too weak, nor can they be high-rank professionals.”

“So I think you should be very suitable!”

High-rank professionals found it difficult to control their abilities, excessively affecting the dungeon, while being too weak naturally wouldn't achieve the purpose of 'ramping up the intensity'.

Ye Ze understood. He didn't ask why he wasn't allowed to be a Special Training Camp student, but instead asked:

“Then, what's the reward?”

Wan Feipeng explained: “The Special Training Camp students are divided into five-person teams.”

“If a team comes first, each person gets at least one Epic Six-Star item plus Epic Six-Star exclusive equipment!”

“As for instructors, for every student defeated, you get 400 military merits!”

400 military merits!!

Ye Ze instantly became excited.

Although it didn't seem like much, if he defeated twenty students, that would be eight thousand military merits!

Enough to choose one item from the third-tier treasury of the Demon Suppression Army.

The third-tier treasury's items ranged from Excellent Five-Star to Epic Six-Star in quality.

If he killed 40, that would be 16,000 military merits, enough to go directly to the fourth tier!

The fourth-tier treasury's items were all Epic Six-Star or above in quality!

If he killed even more... Ye Ze felt his throat a little dry and tentatively asked, “How many students are there in the Special Training Camp in total?”

“Why do you ask that?”

Wan Feipeng looked at Ye Ze suspiciously,

“Geniuses from Huaxia's five major regions, with 20 slots per region, totaling 100 people.”

Even with Wan Feipeng's imaginative leap, he couldn't guess Ye Ze's inner thoughts at this moment.

After all, how terrifying the geniuses cultivated by those major forces were was well-known.

Especially those freaks from the Central China region, defeating instructors beyond their rank was nothing to them.

Not to mention a team of five geniuses... Then, Wan Feipeng finally said:

“Because it's a dungeon, killing each student will grant 1000 experience points.”

“Of course, instructors also get experience if they are killed by students.”

“The main reason I chose you is that you don't have team combat experience, and team combat might put you at a disadvantage.”

“Of course, if you want to participate in the Special Training Camp as a student and want to adapt to team combat, that's fine too.”

“I'll have Wu Ming help you find a suitable team.”

“How about it? Do you choose instructor or student?”