58: Ancient Heritage! The Battlefield Opens! (Two chapters combined, 4,000 words)

“You two know each other?”

Seeing Fu Wanjun staring intently at Ye Ze, Zhu Xiao, who was brimming with fighting spirit, couldn't help but ask curiously.

The usually cool Fu Wanjun couldn't help but twitch his brow at this moment:

I know him, but he probably doesn't know me…

He and Ye Ze had only met once, but the oppressive feeling the latter left him with was too terrifying.

“It's fine, I'm still young, I'll always have a chance to surpass him in the future.”

Fu Wanjun thought silently, “But now…”

He was about to enter the Special Training Camp, how was he going to face this monster?

Fu Wanjun and Song Qiaoqiao exchanged glances, and suddenly thought of something, their expressions changing:

“Right, a 'high-tier' professional like him, when dealing with us students, will definitely suppress his strength, right!”

Song Qiaoqiao nodded excitedly.

In their minds, Ye Ze, who could kill a Fiend General, was definitely a high-tier professional from the military!

“If he suppresses his strength to Tier 1 or Tier 2, then we won't be afraid!”

Thinking of this, Fu Wanjun's mood finally calmed down a lot.

Of course, if he knew that Ye Ze was only Tier 0 right now, he wondered what he would think…

…

On the other side, in the monitoring station used to monitor the dungeon.

Wan Feipeng stood with two middle-aged men of the same age.

One of them wore gold-rimmed glasses, had a well-proportioned, slender build, and was dressed in a refined and meticulous manner.

The other wore the dark regular uniform of the Demon Suppression Army, with deep eyes and a composed demeanor.

They were Wu Ming, the Head of East China, and Wei Zheng, the Head of Central China, two of the most powerful figures in all of N/A.

However, at this moment, the two of them were laughing heartily at Wan Feipeng, completely abandoning their usual image.

It was like an annual tradition.

“Hahahahaha! Our 'Hunter King' brother really dared to come this year!”

“Fighting every year, losing every year!”

“Insisting on proving that he has the ability to cultivate talent!”

Wan Feipeng glanced at the two guys, “What I want to prove is that Lin Yuan City also has talent!”

The corner of Wu Ming's mouth under his gold-rimmed glasses curved into an uncontrollable smile. His tone was seemingly normal, but for some reason, it carried a hint of sarcasm when he spoke:

“Are you talking about the person you forced into the Special Training Camp last year, who was eliminated in half an hour?”

As soon as Wan Feipeng heard Wu Ming speak, he wanted to punch him.

Meanwhile, Wei Zheng patted him on the shoulder and advised:

“Talent, it cannot be forced.”

“Hey, don't say that, he really got lucky this year!”

Wu Ming smiled and teased Wan Feipeng, “Tell me, which team did you assign Ye Ze to?”

The students of the Special Training Camp were divided into teams of five, but the specific team assignments were decided by the students themselves.

Although Wu Ming didn't know the specifics.

He knew that, given Wan Feipeng's nature, it was impossible for him not to let Ye Ze come to the Special Training Camp!

Wan Feipeng didn't speak, but the corners of his mouth still couldn't hide a slight upward curve.

It was the kind of smile one would show before playing a trick on a friend.

The monitoring department where the three were located was as large as an airport waiting lounge. In the center was a monitoring sand table displaying the dungeon content, as well as projections of the students at the dungeon entrance.

But Wu Ming looked at the projections and didn't find Ye Ze.

Wan Feipeng's upward curved mouth became even more pronounced.

Wei Ming slowly said, “I also heard that your Lin Yuan City has a master at clearing team dungeons.”

“But don't forget, the more prominent you are before the Special Training Camp, the more you'll be targeted!”

Upon hearing this, Wan Feipeng's smile abruptly stopped.

His heart was instantly filled with a stampede of thoughts.

Damn it, targeting him is a bit too much!

Although he had confidence in Ye Ze, other geniuses weren't made of clay. If he was targeted by multiple people, he might really suffer a heavy loss.

Seeing Wan Feipeng stunned, the other two immediately burst into laughter.

But in fact, from a certain perspective, Wan Feipeng was overthinking things.

Looking at the entire Special Training Camp, there were very few people who knew and had seen Ye Ze.

At most, there were Fu Wanjun and Song Qiaoqiao from South China, and Bai Wei from East China, though the latter was more focused on fighting spirit.

Besides these three, only one person was relatively familiar with Ye Ze…

“Ye Ze! Why are you here?”

Ye Ze was boredly waiting for the dungeon to open when he suddenly heard someone call him from beside him.

He turned his head and saw a short-haired girl about 1.6 meters tall, her youthful and energetic legs exposed outside her pleated skirt.

She wore a white sports top, which made her skin appear even fairer and more delicate, but a complex expression appeared on her small, exquisite face.

“Liu Anran?”

Seeing the pretty girl in front of him, Ye Ze couldn't help but smile.

“Weren't you specially recruited and trained by the headquarters? Are you also coming to the Special Training Camp?”

The headquarters, located in Central China, is the highest-level management center in N/A, and it also focuses on cultivating some special geniuses across the country.

And the girl in front of him, who could be called Ye Ze's 'childhood friend', was one of the people specially recruited this year.

The short-haired girl Liu Anran casually explained:

“This dungeon might have some kind of ancient legacy reward, it's very special, so the headquarters sent me…”

“No, do I need to report to you!?”

She suddenly remembered something, and her gaze at Ye Ze immediately became sulky.

Speaking of which, her emotions towards Ye Ze were quite complex.

In Ye Ze's words, it was…

“Still angry?”

“Just because I stole your man?”

Ye Ze's face was full of playful mockery.

As if he was very enthusiastic about teasing the other person.

Liu Anran instantly became furious, her clear eyes widened, and she gritted her teeth, like a kitten ready to bite.

“What do you mean 'my man'?”

“Be clear, that's my dad!”

That's right, Liu Anran is Liu Boyan's daughter, his biological daughter.

Although his daughter was his biological child, after retiring from the military, Liu Boyan spent a lot of effort taking care of Ye Ze, his former comrade's son.

This made the young Liu Anran at the time feel that Ye Ze had stolen her father.

Although Liu Anran has grown up now and can understand her father's actions, she always gets a little annoyed whenever she sees Ye Ze!

Especially since Ye Ze's liberal arts grades used to be ridiculously good.

He was always used by Liu Boyan as an example to educate Liu Anran, making her unable to hold her head up.

Even more annoying!!

“Forget it, there's nothing good to say to you!”

Liu Anran huffed in a huff and turned to leave.

Not giving Ye Ze a chance to say another word.

“Hehe…” Ye Ze couldn't help but chuckle again.

At the same time, he couldn't help but recall Liu Anran's words…

Ancient legacy in the dungeon?

Not only had he never heard of it, but there was no record of it in history textbooks either.

Beside him, seeing Liu Anran leave, Hu Ming immediately came over:

“Damn, buddy! You know Liu Anran?”

“They say she's a big favorite to win the Special Training Camp this year! The little goddess specially recruited by Central China!”

“A professional who is specially recruited will at least be a Tier 5 powerhouse in the future!”

“Do you know what her profession is? They say even the headquarters kept it a secret…”

Ye Ze naturally knew Liu Anran's profession.

The reason she was specially recruited and trained by the headquarters was because Liu Anran awakened a hidden profession card that was rare globally!

—Space Warlock!

As a hidden profession, it was more precious and rare than a rare profession, with potential ranking at least in the top twenty nationwide.

But Ye Ze had no intention of revealing it to others, especially to Hu Ming, who was a big mouth.

Otherwise, after the Special Training Camp ended, it was estimated that the whole country would know.

At this moment, a broadcast suddenly sounded from the plaza at the dungeon entrance:

“All Special Training Camp members, please form your own teams.”

“The Special Training Camp dungeon - Ancient Battlefield, will open in half an hour!”

The broadcast repeated three times.

Within this short period, five-person teams had rapidly assembled at the dungeon entrance.

Clearly, the students' teams had already been decided long ago.

They didn't wait until they reached the dungeon to start forming teams.

Especially the top-ranked students from the major regions, who had not only formed their teams early but also had teammates of equally impressive strength.

Soon, all teams were divided into five columns.

They were: East China, South China, Central China, West China, and Huabei District.

In the monitoring room, Wu Ming looked at all the assembled students and then, full of doubt, turned to Wan Feipeng:

“Where exactly did you hide Ye Ze?”

With four 5-person teams in each major region, a total of one hundred people, Wu Ming, as a Tier 5 professional with his mental power, still couldn't find Ye Ze.

At this point, even Wei Zheng became curious.

And Wan Feipeng's triumphant smile grew even wider:

“None of your business?”

At this moment, besides these three, several other Heads, as well as military and headquarters personnel, entered the monitoring department.

In addition to these high-ranking officials, there were also dedicated data clerks to record and assess the students' performance.

After all, besides the reward for this time, the Special Training Camp was more about considering future cultivation directions.

Beside the monitoring sand table, five Heads gathered.

Although Wan Feipeng was not a Head, his status, position, and Tier 6 strength were no less than theirs.

“Brother Wei, aren't you going to tell us about this legacy reward?”

“That's right, Brother Wei, what 'ancient legacy' do we even have to be kept from?”

The two Heads from West China and South China, a man and a woman, couldn't help but ask at this moment.

Even they, as Heads, had only just learned about this year's 'ancient legacy' in the Special Training Camp yesterday.

And Wei Zheng, who was in charge of the dungeon and the Special Training Camp, merely smiled faintly:

“It's just that while researching the Ancient Battlefield dungeon, we discovered some kind of transcendent era legacy from a thousand years ago…”

“Of course, it's not certain who will be qualified to obtain this legacy!”

“Perhaps, even the first-place winner of this dungeon won't have the chance to inherit the legacy.”

Upon hearing this, the female Head from South China asked in confusion:

“Brother Wei, hasn't the Transcendent Era only appeared for fifty years? Where did a thousand-year legacy come from?”

The Transcendent Era is a new epoch officially designated after Blue Star entered the era of universal job transfers.

It also represents Blue Star entering a brand new era.

But this has only just passed a little over fifty years.

At this moment, the Head of West China pondered, “Could it be…”

“That's right, it's not the transcendence of our world!”

Wei Yuan nodded and said, “It's from a world that has already been destroyed by the Abyss.”

“In fact, this dungeon—the Ancient Battlefield—is very likely the site of the final battle between that world and the fiends…”

“But in the end, it still ended in failure.”

“Even the entire world was shattered by the Abyss, and the remaining world fragments drifted here, becoming the core of the dungeon.”

Upon hearing this, the entire monitoring department gasped.

The amount of information contained in these few sentences was too vast!

A legacy from another world, and a transcendent world that had developed for over a thousand years, must be far stronger than their current strength!

A Blue Star that had only entered transcendence for fifty years, obtaining a thousand-year-old transcendent legacy.

If someone obtained the legacy, their future strength might even surpass everyone globally!

It could be said that in the future, they would be N/A's strategic weapon!

But there was also a terrifying question:

A transcendent world that had developed for thousands of years was shattered by the Abyss!

What about their Blue Star…

Unthinkable.

In the past decade or so, the Demon Suppression Army had continuously suppressed the fiends at the Abyss Border, which had given everyone great confidence.

But now, it seemed everything was uncertain.

Seeing the expressions of the crowd, Wei Zheng couldn't help but wave his hand with a smile:

“Don't think too much for now.”

“What I said is merely based on some traces; its authenticity remains to be seen!”

Although he said so, the Heads were all smart people and naturally understood that Wei Zheng was trying to comfort everyone.

The dignified Head of Central China, the top leader of the headquarters…

Since he said it publicly, he at least had more than 80% certainty.

However, at this moment, it was indeed too early to dwell on such matters.

Wu Ming also spoke up to lighten the mood, “Since that's the case, then our East China must win the championship even more.”

“Dream on, our South China is no weaker than anyone this year!”

“West China's goal this year is to surpass Central China…”

As the Heads discussed.

They simultaneously looked at the student teams from each major region on the projection.

On the left side of the projection, the information of each major region's teams was also displayed, sorted from highest to lowest by the team's average level:

West China One Team – Captain Zhu Xiao, Profession: Beastblood Warrior.

Central China One Team – Captain Duan Tianchen, Profession: Classified.

East China One Team – Captain Bai Wei, Profession: Arcane Warrior.

South China One Team – Captain Fu Wanjun, Profession: Blade of Thunder

Huabei District One Team – Captain Chu River, Profession: Classified

Central China Two Team – Captain Liu Anran…

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“Old Wei, isn't it a bit too much for these classified professions?”

Wan Feipeng questioned impolitely.

But Wei Zheng merely spread his hands in response, “No choice, hidden professions.”

Hidden professions represent uniqueness and cannot be detected by ordinary means.

The Special Training Camp also tacitly approved this point, not actively exposing hidden professions, as countering unknown abilities is an important part of future battlefields.

Wan Feipeng silently and discreetly moved to the back, using his phone to take a picture of this interface…

And sent it to Ye Ze…

However, this shameless act had long been discovered.

But no one paid him any mind.

Because gathering information on opponents is something that should be done before the battle begins.

Who would sharpen their spear at the last minute like this brute!

…

“Beep…”

Seeing the message Wan Feipeng sent on his phone, Ye Ze was speechless for a moment.

“I already knew this…”

Wasn't this all for nothing?

Even those classified hidden professions, Ye Ze had already observed clearly with his Eye of Insight.

Under the Eye of Insight, there were no secrets!

At this moment, the dungeon entrance began to swirl like a vortex, releasing magic outwards.

The countless ancient runes around the teleportation gate began to flash with light…

In an instant, all students qualified for the Special Training Camp, as well as the Instructors including Ye Ze, all disappeared.

The dungeon - Ancient Battlefield has begun!