121: Cloud Cabin

“Since we’re going to do this, let’s first check the cost of various Materials. The more prepared we are, the better… No, it’s already morning. It’s time for school!” Long Yuan suddenly exclaimed.

After he walked out of the Refiners Guild, he realized that he had been Artifact Refining all night. Time truly flew like an arrow. At this moment, there weren't many people in the Ye Family Building. He found a secluded corner with no cameras and put the Green Wind Wolf corpse he was carrying into his space Devouring Mouth before walking out leisurely.

Although the value of this second-order Green Wind Wolf was not low, selling it would definitely attract covetous eyes. It was better to recycle it as scrap. Anyway, anything the Devouring Mouth swallowed would eventually be converted and returned to him, so there was no need to dwell on it too much.

“Oh, and those ‘protection’ squad members…” Long Yuan thought of the team Geng Yun had sent out and felt incredibly annoyed. They clung to him like maggots. Since they hadn't kept up with him last night, they were probably going crazy by now, right?

He quickly communicated with the Heavenly Dao Eye and, sure enough, found that the group was searching for him all over the world. Some were in the Hengbi Garden residential area, some were near Fengyang No. 1 High School, and some were in the city. One of them happened to be near the Ye Family Building, so he deliberately walked past him carrying a bag of Xuan Practitioner medicine, then hastily hailed a taxi and headed towards Fengyang No. 1 High School…

As expected, after receiving news from their companion, the group finally calmed down and notified each other. Long Yuan’s appearance was quite timely, otherwise, they would have been frantic and about to report to Geng Yun. Now, they could avoid a scolding…

Arriving at the selection camp, he found it to be a scene of fervent training, with many Elite Class students already covered in sweat. Long Yuan seriously suspected whether these people had been Cultivating non-stop since yesterday!

It was too competitive!

Long Yuan suddenly felt a touch of relief for himself. If it weren't for the Heavenly Dao Eye helping him transform his Aptitude into a divine-grade one, he would probably be living a Cultivation life like a beast of burden. This world ultimately still valued talent. The saying 'diligence can compensate for lack of talent' only applied to a few; most people, no matter how hard they trained, would find it difficult to Breakthrough their Bottleneck and would only be stuck at the bottom…

However, they were not entirely without opportunity!

Long Yuan suddenly thought of the information he had recently collected, which included a piece of information that was very suitable for these people: the gene serums developed by the three great nations—Snow Eagle Country, Flying Lion Country, and War Bear Country. These three great nations followed somewhat similar development paths, pursuing Xuan Practitioners, Mechs, and Genes in parallel. Of course, the Mechs and Genes paths had only made rapid progress in recent years. It was precisely because of their rapid development in strength that Snow Eagle Country supported Fusang Country and increased its infiltration into Great Ming. In addition, War Bear Country, to the north of Great Ming, also seemed to have a tendency to launch an invasion against Great Ming. It was said that the Northern Defense Line was currently quite strained…

Gene serums can help Mortals or Xuan Practitioners break the genetic locks within their bodies, allowing Mortals the chance to transform and become Xuan Practitioners, and Xuan Practitioners the chance to improve their innate talent or gain new talents, thereby significantly increasing their strength!

Gene warriors, composed of these individuals who have broken their genetic locks, are appearing in batches, and the gene combat teams they form are quite formidable, far surpassing ordinary combat teams.

Moreover, many warriors in the Mech field are actually also derived from gene warriors, just a bit more special, because to control a Mech, one must possess powerful Soul Power, so the Soul Power level of Mech warriors is much higher than that of ordinary Xuan Practitioners.

Long Yuan knew that Prince Zhao’s Tiangong Group was also researching gene serums, but he didn't know about the progress. However, the situation should not be optimistic, otherwise, there would definitely be news.

If Prince Zhao’s gene serum research succeeded, these Elite Class students would also have their chance. If they could use gene serums to improve their innate talent or gain new talents, then they wouldn't have to train so intensely…

He chuckled to himself, just about to slip into his private training room, when he suddenly heard a voice shout: “Everyone, come and see, this is a good thing!”

Everyone looked over and saw that someone outside the camp was transporting a dozen large objects, but they were tightly wrapped, so no one knew what was inside…

Long Yuan communicated with the Heavenly Dao Eye and scanned it, and a phantom light screen appeared:

[Name: cloud cabin, Tiangong Group product]

[Purpose: Users enter it, and their soul consciousness can enter the cloud to receive and send challenge information, and participate in competitions. The benefit is that no actual death occurs, but if Soul Power is severely overdrawn, it may lead to coma or even death.]

“Whoa, whoa, whoa… Tiangong Group actually developed this product. It seems I underestimated it a bit!” Long Yuan exclaimed in his heart.

Long Yuan was naturally very familiar with this kind of virtual reality product. There was such a product concept on Earth, and his own Heavenly Dao Space already had a simulated space in use. The cloud cabin developed by Tiangong Group was also in this direction. Users could engage in challenges and participate in competitions inside, which could both increase practical combat experience and avoid actual death, greatly benefiting the improvement of one's Martial Skill and strength!

Long Yuan felt that the cloud cabin came at a rather coincidental time. He was just thinking of Snow Eagle Country's Mechs, and then it arrived. Both of these actually required Soul Power to operate, which is why the Heavenly Dao Eye specifically pointed out that one cannot overdraw Soul Power when using the cloud cabin. But for him, this was not an issue at all.

Everyone in the selection camp gathered around. While helping, they watched and finally understood what the device was for. They couldn't help but be greatly excited, having not expected that virtual competitions were truly possible. This way, not only could they get opportunities for training, but they could also come into contact with more people and Martial Skills, thereby greatly broadening their horizons. It was truly a great thing!

After all the cloud cabins were set up, Yun Feiyan, the leader, smiled brightly and said, “Students, according to news from higher-ups, the cloud cabins have basically entered all base cities. Not only are they in schools, but also in some more important Xuan Practitioner venues in society, and even in star-rated hotels. The purpose is to allow Xuan Practitioners to have the opportunity to go online at any time to hone their combat skills and participate in competitions. Starting next week, the Great Ming Cloud Genius Ranking will open. Everyone can participate. Of course, competitions for each ranking are generally conducted according to Realm standards. Everyone only needs to participate in competitions within their Cultivation Realm…”

At this moment, someone asked, “Principal, what if we want to challenge someone above our Realm?”

Yun Feiyan saw that it was Lai Min, a top student from the Advanced Elite Class, nodded, and smiled, “Good question. Actually, the Cloud Genius Ranking challenge is controlled by the cloud control System. If you can demonstrate enough combat power within your own Realm, you will have the opportunity to be selected by the System to challenge someone on a higher ranking!”

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