108: Chapter 108 The 'Deal' Between the Two Department Managers, 50x Gravity Hard Training

"It's still early." Manager Jiang Zhou looked at the sand table on the table.

Starry Sky Group was extremely powerful, but the responsibilities it bore were not small either. Its primary duty was to garrison Starry Sky Base City; furthermore, other base cities on Origin Star also required martial artists to be sent for inspection duties. The latter task naturally fell upon the Supervision Department.

Therefore, don't let the Supervision Department's lucrative nature fool you; in reality, the pressure was not small. Bearing the responsibility of inspection on Origin Star was not easy, and the martial artists who spent years wandering there almost only respected fists.

Manager Jiang Zhou also had a hint of anticipation on his face; if he really waited two years for Fang Zhuo to become an Invincible Transcendent, the burden on his shoulders could also be lighter. A talented Invincible Transcendent—presumably, the other old veterans would be quite convinced, right?

"Right now, there is an even more important matter. Fang Zhuo's strength is progressing so quickly; within Life Level 45, he can now be considered a top-tier expert."

"For the Blue Star Transcendent Martial Arts Tournament, let him go with Wang Jinhua."

Manager Jiang Zhou looked at Sister Lan and instructed, "Take some time in the next two days to meet with him and tell him about this."

"Manager, do you think Fang Zhuo has a chance to take first place in the Legendary Group?" Sister Lan was somewhat surprised.

The Blue Star Transcendent Martial Arts Tournament was a grand event where various Blue Star nations secretly competed against each other to compare their core martial strength. And in the current Blue Moon Federation, among the major martial artist groups, Starry Sky Group was extremely close to the Blue Star Xia Nation.

This time, due to special reasons, Starry Sky Group received an invitation from the Xia Nation to send several powerful Transcendents of Xia nationality back. Fang Zhuo's current strength... Sister Lan acknowledged it herself, but felt it hadn't reached the level of topping the Legendary Group yet.

"Hmm, the maximum Life Level for Legendary Group martial artists is 45. With Fang Zhuo's combat power amplification, there shouldn't be many geniuses in the various Blue Star nations who can steadily defeat him. He has a chance to represent the Xia Nation and take first place." Manager Jiang Zhou glanced at the form in his hand and said, "Otherwise, there are no other 45-level Transcendent Martial Artists within the group this year who are of Blue Star Xia nationality."

"Very well." Sister Lan nodded in agreement.

Just as she was about to leave, a commotion suddenly came from outside.

Immediately after, the door to the manager's office was pushed open, and a gentle and refined man walked in with long strides, carrying a security guard and two Supervision Department martial artists on him.

"Old Jiang."

"There's something I want to chat with you about; is now convenient?" The person who arrived was none other than Manager Tang Tao, the manager of the Commercial Department.

"Manager Jiang, we are sorry." The security guard and the Supervision Department staff bowed in unison to apologize.

"It's fine. If Manager Tang Tao personally visits, it would be a miracle if you could stop him." Manager Jiang Zhou waved his hand, letting his subordinates and the security guard leave, then looked at Manager Tang Tao with an unkind gaze: "What if I say it's not convenient?"

He knew perfectly well in his heart that Manager Tang Tao's grand visit at this moment was 99% likely for Fang Zhuo! After all, the Heaven-Reaching Tower results had just been updated, Wang Jinhua's record had been broken, and on the combat power ranking list, Fang Zhuo had also charged into the top twenty.

And this was still a group newcomer whose training period hadn't ended! Not to mention the Commercial Department, most of the other departments likely had their own moves behind the scenes and would try every possible means to secure Fang Zhuo's inclusion.

"Old Jiang, let's not beat around the bush. You know that for the Commercial Department, Fang Zhuo is completely different; his vocational martial arts credentials add too much value!"

Manager Tang Tao had excellent eloquence: "No matter which department Fang Zhuo joins, it will merely mean having one more Invincible Transcendent Martial Artist in a few years, who can help the department reduce some pressure in their respective business areas."

"But if he joins the Commercial Department, with professional operation, he will be the group's gold-lettered signboard in the future, benefiting the entire group!"

Manager Jiang Zhou looked at Manager Tang Tao: "Are you so certain that Fang Zhuo can snatch the title of the strongest vocational student in history from the hands of Future Group's Jiang Chen?"

"That Jiang Chen's talent is not inferior to Wang Jinhua's. Since he became a Flying Martial Artist, I heard his momentum of progress has remained fierce these past two years."

Manager Jiang Zhou felt that Manager Tang Tao was under too much business pressure and was getting flustered.

"Nobody can guarantee that, but there is always a chance, isn't there?" Manager Tang Tao said, sitting down opposite Manager Jiang Zhou as if he were at home, and picked up the teapot to pour tea for himself.

Manager Jiang Zhou nodded. That could be considered a very objective assessment.

"That still has nothing to do with me. Fang Zhuo is close to our Supervision Department, but that is his own wish; we haven't promised him any benefits."

"If you have ideas, then find a way yourself. I can't just refuse someone joining the Supervision Department, can I?" Manager Jiang Zhou sipped his tea.

"Really? Is that true?" Manager Tang Tao was somewhat skeptical: "Your Supervision Department has been too lucrative these past few years; did you really not promise him any benefits behind the scenes?"

"I have no need to lie to you." Manager Jiang Zhou said candidly.

Manager Tang Tao looked at Manager Jiang Zhou a few times, believed most of it in his heart, and his expression became somewhat ugly.

"I think your business pressure is too great, and your mind has become a bit rigid." Seeing his old friend in this state, Manager Jiang Zhou couldn't help but laugh:

"You don't need to think about forcing things. If Fang Zhuo wants to come to the Supervision Department, you can't stop him no matter what. However... what if he doesn't enter the Commercial Department? You can still ask him to help shoot advertisements and use his image for publicity; you just need to pay enough appearance fees and endorsement fees."

Manager Tang Tao suddenly slapped his forehead: "Right... Old Jiang, what you said makes perfect sense. I've been a bit exhausted lately from being pushed by Future Group!"

"However... if you want to use people from my Supervision Department then, you'll also have to, hehe." Manager Jiang Zhou rubbed his fingers together with an 'you know' expression.

Seeing this, Manager Tang Tao gritted his teeth and snorted in his heart, but in order to be able to borrow Fang Zhuo when the time came, he still maintained a smile on his face. "That goes without saying."

...

Level 99 of the Group. After returning to his residence, Fang Zhuo handed the two new 'stone milk crystals' to Bai Shiwei, instructing her to use them first without worrying about breaking through, just treat it as tempering her body. Then, he quickly took the elevator up.

He was completely unaware of the private discussion between the two core department managers and didn't yet know how many tasks would be dumped on his head after the training period.

"Lad Fang, not bad, you broke that brat Wang Jinhua's record; you've got strength." Old Man Zhang stood up from his chair, hands behind his back, looking at Fang Zhuo with an expression of 'a child worth teaching'.

"Just luck."

"I only beat Brother Wang by one second." Fang Zhuo smiled.

Old Man Zhang waved his hand: "The Heaven-Reaching Tower is no different from actual combat; results are the manifestation of strength. No need to be humble; you should just give Wang Jinhua some pressure and continue to work hard to beat him."

"..." Fang Zhuo didn't take the bait. Old Man Zhang seemed to be watching the fire from across the river, his tone carrying a hint of fanning the flames.

...

High-Civilization Gravity Chamber, Fang Zhuo walked in with big strides. Now that he had become a Transcendent Martial Artist, the time slot he could book for use had changed from 8 PM to 12 AM, to 8 AM to 12 AM. It wasn't as hard to book as before.

Beside the gravity setting device, the screen was displaying "12.0". Fang Zhuo came up and immediately adjusted it to 12 times Blue Star gravity. Under the massive gravitational force, the air became heavy, and his body sank slightly.

"A bit of pressure, but... not much." Compared to the last time he entered as a newly minted Transcendent, when 11.9x gravity made him feel strained, this time it was much easier.

Compared to Life Level 40, Life Level 43 not only meant a strength increase of over 200,000 kilograms, but his body's muscles, bones, internal organs, meridians, and even every single cell had become much tougher!

13, 14, 15... The numbers jumped upward rapidly, reaching 30! Fang Zhuo's body felt heavy, his entire body's muscles tightened, and only then did he stop.

"30x gravity is not yet my current physical limit, but the strength of my internal organs is not as good as my muscles and bones. I'll adapt to 30x for a while first."

Two hours later. "Up to 50x Blue Star gravity!" Fang Zhuo took off his top, stood barefoot in the 'Great Dragon Stance'. He persisted for another two hours until his entire body's muscles were achy and numb. A strong sense of hunger hit his abdomen and brain simultaneously. This was the body reaching its limit 'starvation' state.

"Go back and absorb the 'stone milk crystal' to cultivate, striving to raise my Life Level by one rank!" Fang Zhuo swallowed his saliva, and after coming out of the High-Civilization Gravity Chamber, he headed straight for the level 90 training room.