nagpurpolice Chapter 138: Can't we just shake hands and make peace?
Chapter 138: Can't we just shake hands and make peace?
Chapter 138: Can't we just shake hands and make peace?
Chen Lie hadn't expected Chen Ying to be so proud. He hadn't shown off anything, yet Chen Ying had already imagined a whole series of scenarios in her mind. So he said, "Sister Chen Ying, are you upset because my grades surpassed yours at the same age?"
Chen Ying immediately glared at Chen Lie and said, "I'm not that petty, I'm just unhappy with your concealment."
Your Qi and Blood value has been stuck at 1 for so long, there's no hope of getting into the Elite Class from the Regular Class. Can you honestly say that this isn't information you deliberately released?
"You've really made something of yourself now, earning martial arts resources worth billions of star coins in just one hour. What? Are you afraid we poor relatives will need your help?"
"Sister Chen Ying, do we even need to distinguish who is the poor relative between our two families?" Chen Lie retorted.
"You know the answer to that yourself."
After Chen Ying finished speaking in a cold tone, she added, "Hurry up and get on the airship, don't keep the governor's daughter waiting."
If we incur the wrath of the powerful and influential, we ordinary citizens cannot afford the consequences.
Chen Lie didn't say anything more, simply stating, "Alright, I'm leaving then!"
Then, Chen Lie boarded the airship.
After Chen Lie boarded the airship, the hatch immediately closed, and the airship took off, instantly speeding away from the Dongchuan Military Academy.
Chen Ying only turned and left after the airship had disappeared from sight.
Luo Zhixun, who was on the airship, naturally heard the conversation between Chen Lie and Chen Ying, but she did not mention it.
Instead, he asked, "Mr. Chen Lie, has your mental power cultivation reached a certain level?"
Chen Lie replied, "Not yet, but it's almost there."
He was only one step away from becoming a first-level Divine Sense Master, and he could advance to that level at any time if he wanted.
However, he needs to cultivate step by step and must wait until he has mastered the first star god, "Jingmu Kuang," before entering the next level. Only in this way will it benefit his future spiritual power cultivation.
"Wow, that's amazing. An 18-year-old first-level Divine Sense Master. Not to mention Dongchuan, there probably isn't one in Yunchuan Province either."
"With your talent for divine sense, you should be comparable to that young martial arts champion from the three provinces of Sichuan." Luo Zhixun exclaimed.
"Who is the number one martial arts master in the three provinces of Sichuan?"
Luo Zhixun said, "Don't you know? Her name is Ji Lingxuan. She is a martial arts genius who is only 18 years old and has already reached the extreme of the Qi and Blood stage."
Chen Lie thought for a moment and asked, "How do I compare to you?"
Luo Zhixun said with a somber expression, "I am far inferior to others."
The martial arts of Dongchuan are barren, and my talent is not as high as that of Ji Lingxuan, nor have I ever reached the pinnacle of Qi and Blood.
Moreover, I've heard that even the highest levels of Qi and Blood have varying degrees of strength.
Ji Lingxuan is probably one of the strongest beings in the Qi and Blood Extreme Realm.
I've seen videos of her fighting against martial arts geniuses from other provinces who had also reached the pinnacle of Qi and Blood. She could win within just a few moves. They were at the same level, yet it seemed like they were on two different levels.
It's like how members of the province's youth prodigy group suppress the trainees in the prodigy training camp.
Chen Lie said, "There are indeed differences in strength even within the extreme realm of Qi and Blood."
The difference is no less than the difference between a martial arts student with three-digit Qi and Blood values and one with four-digit Qi and Blood values.
"Mr. Chen Lie, do you perhaps also have some understanding of the extreme states of the Qi and Blood stages? May I ask who your esteemed teacher is—"
Chen Lie directly refused, saying, "I'm not at liberty to disclose that."
"Okay, fine."
Luo Zhixun could only nod: "It's a real pity that Mr. Chen Lie, with such talent in the spiritual realm, is only in the genius training camp now."
If you're willing, I can mention it to my father and have him put in a good word with Chairman Xu of the Dongchuan Martial Arts Association to get you into the provincial youth genius team ahead of schedule. The students there have better aptitude and are guided by renowned teachers.
With your near-advanced level of mental strength, you would have been qualified to join the provincial youth genius team long ago.
In the past, Chen Lie would have definitely agreed to Luo Zhixun's suggestion. However, now that entering the provincial youth genius team is easy for him, he naturally doesn't want to trouble Luo Zhixun to use this back door.
So he said, "No need, I have plans for this. Besides, getting into the provincial youth genius team is not a problem for me."
"Since Mr. Chen Lie has his own arrangements, I won't say any more." Luo Zhixun nodded.
At this moment, the middle-aged man piloting the airship said from the front, "Miss Zhixun, we have left Dongchuan Military Academy. Where are we going now?"
Upon hearing this, Luo Zhixun immediately looked at Chen Lie, who said, "Take me back to the training camp."
"Okay!"
Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man in front immediately piloted the airship to the location of the genius training camp.
About ten minutes later, the airship arrived at the training camp site, but instead of stopping outside the camp, it flew directly to the neighboring area.
After the airship landed, Chen Lie stepped off, and at the same time, Luo Zhixun escorted Chen Lie to the foot of the airship.
"Miss Luo, thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule to see me off. Please stay here, I've arrived."
Luo Zhixun gave a soft "hmm" and said, "Mr. Chen Lie, please don't be so polite. Just call me Zhixun."
Chen Lie nodded and said, "Then there's no need to call me 'sir' anymore, just call me Chen Lie."
"Okay, Chen Lie, I'll take my leave now!" Luo Zhixun said with a slight smile.
Chen Lie waved to Luo Zhixun, watched her board the airship, and then turned and left.
On the airship, the middle-aged man piloting it asked, "Miss Zhixun, was that person a Divine Sense Master about to enter the next level?"
"That's right," Luo Zhixun replied.
"A Divine Sense Master who has reached this level at this age is rare even in the entire Sichuan province. Miss Zhixun, haven't you asked the provincial governor to investigate this person's background?" the middle-aged man asked.
"It's just normal interaction, there's nothing to investigate, and it would be impolite to investigate."
"If you ask me, it's better to be cautious. According to the report from the Blue Star United Government, in the past month, ten martial arts geniuses have been assassinated by the Dark Moon Organization."
"The Dark Moon Organization assassinates martial arts geniuses who have reached the pinnacle of Qi and Blood, and I am not up to their standards."
"But Miss Zhixun, you—."
"Alright, that's enough," Luo Zhixun said. "I'll be careful of the Dark Moon Organization, but Chen Lie is definitely not one of them."
The middle-aged man could only leave Dongchuan Military Academy by airship.
Upon returning to the genius training camp, Chen Lie immediately went to the restaurant for a meal.
Upon entering the training camp restaurant, Chen Lie ordered a standard nutritious meal and then found a seat to sit down and eat.
As Chen Lie was eating, he looked up and suddenly saw a girl with a high ponytail carrying a tray walk up to his table.
The girl with the high ponytail came to the opposite side of Chen Lie, put down her plate, and sat down.
"Your name is Chen Lie?"
The girl with the high ponytail looked at Chen Lie. "Hmm." Chen Lie nodded and said, "You recognized me?"
The girl stared blankly for a moment, then said, "Have we met before?"
Chen Lie knew she most likely still didn't recognize him, so he asked, "Is there something you need?"
The girl hesitated for a moment and said, "You borrowed so many points from me last time, and I'm here to return them to you. A few days ago, I received 20,000 basic points per month, but the Star Alliance took 2,000 points from me."
So I'll return 20,000 points to you this time, is that alright?
Chen Lie said, "It's alright, I'm not in a hurry. You can keep the points for now."
"Well? But..."
"No buts needed, I don't lack a few tens of thousands of points now."
"If we really need it, we'll ask you for it," Chen Lie said.
"Okay, then remember to let me know in advance when you're going to save it, I'm afraid I won't be able to save it."
"Can."
After the girl with the high ponytail finished speaking, she stopped talking and started eating in front of Chen Lie.
After a while, she stopped eating and said, "Um—your strength is so high, if you don't want to pay points to the Star Alliance, you can discuss it with the people in the Star Alliance privately."
"Your abilities are undeniable; they'll definitely agree to waive your points requirement. Why pick a fight with them in public?"
Chen Lie simply said, "What do I have to discuss with those small fry?"
"Although you defeated Meng Qiming, Meng Qiming is not the strongest in the Star Alliance. I heard that there are more than three students in the Star Alliance whose Qi and Blood values have exceeded 800 calories."
"And Ning Xingchen, the leader of the Star Alliance, is the strongest in the genius training camp. It is said that his Qi and Blood value is close to four digits, and he can rival the members of the province's youth genius group," said the girl with the high ponytail.
"I understand," Chen Lie nodded.
"If possible, I suggest you make peace with the Star Alliance, because more than half of the top-level students in the entire Genius Training Camp are from the Star Alliance."
Ning Xingchen, as the strongest trainee in the training camp, received high regard from all the instructors.
"Okay, I got it. See you next time."
Chen Lie didn't say much. He quickly finished his meal, got up, and left the restaurant.
"This person."
The girl glared at Chen Lie's retreating figure.
I kindly reminded him this time, but although he said he knew, he didn't seem to take it to heart at all.
"No, forget about him!"
The girl shook her head.
She and Chen Lie were merely acquaintances. Although Chen Lie had lent her so many points, she had already done her best by reminding him.
Whether he listens or not is none of my business.
Inside the council chamber of the luxurious dormitory building, the base of the Star Alliance.
The core members of the Star Alliance gathered together.
A young man said in a loud voice, "What? How come the newcomers are so fierce these days?"
Even Meng Qiming and Zhao Jinghao are no match for him?
Lu Qingying glanced coldly at the young man who had spoken and reprimanded him, "Shut up, Guo Wenyu! Keep your voice down! We have two core members who have fallen into Chen Lie's hands. Everyone outside is saying that the Star Alliance has met its match. Why are you making such a loud noise?"
Are you afraid others won't know?
At this moment, another young man on the sofa said, "Among us, only Yingjie, Chenge, and I are stronger than Zhao Jinghao."
But I'm sure I won't succeed. Although I beat Zhao Jinghao, it was only a narrow victory.
Only you, Sister Ying, and Brother Chen are capable of consistently outmatching Zhao Jinghao in a duel.
According to Zhao Jinghao, Chen Lie is much stronger than him, and even if Sister Ying were to take action, she might not be able to defeat Chen Lie.
It seems we'll have no choice but to ask Brother Chen for help.
Guo Wenyu, who was standing next to him, said, "I informed Brother Chen about this before I came. He's in the provincial youth genius group listening to a famous teacher explain martial arts, so he should be here soon."
Upon hearing Guo Wenyu's words, Lu Qingying immediately rebuked him, "Who told you to tell Xingchen about this?"
The renowned instructors at today's genius training camp are martial arts masters specially invited from Yunchuan by the Martial Arts Association.
Xingchen specifically asked the head instructor to introduce him so he could participate in this martial arts analysis. I didn't even dare to bother him for that. Guo Wenyu, you really have a big mouth!
Faced with Lu Qingying's accusations, Guo Wenyu just kept touching his chin.
Lu Qingying's gaze shifted and landed on her cousin, Lu Qingchan, who was listening nearby.
"Qingchan, tell me, what exactly is Chen Lie's strength?"
Lu Qingchan shook her head repeatedly, somewhat at a loss, and said, "I really don't know."
"Didn't you say you were friends with him? How could you not know?"
"I really didn't know. Chen Lie never told me about his strength. At first, I thought his health points were the same as mine, around 200 calories."
"You really don't know?"
Lu Qingying was now at a loss.
Her strength is indeed above Zhao Jinghao's, and she can certainly defeat him, but she is not far superior to him.
If she were to rashly face Chen Lie, she wouldn't be very confident of victory.
Lu Qingchan said, "Cousin, do you and Chen Lie have to stay at odds forever? Can't you shake hands and make peace?"
"A handshake and reconciliation is impossible."
Lu Qingying just smiled and said, "Qingchan, do you know what Chen Lie wants to do?"
He challenged the authority of the Star Alliance in public, seriously injuring several members of the Star Alliance in order to establish a new authority in front of hundreds of training camp students.
His goal is to defeat the Star Alliance and replace it.
"Take over... the Star Alliance? No way?" Lu Qingchan was speechless.
"Let me explain it to you like this: once all the trainees for the second phase of the training camp have been recruited, the entire Genius Training Camp will have no fewer than five hundred trainees."
Each of these 500 students has to pay 2,000 points per month, which translates to Star Alliance earning 1 million points per month.
This Chen Lie clearly wants a share of the one million points each month. Asking him to shake hands and make peace is tantamount to asking him to give up these benefits. Do you think he will agree?
"Is that so?"
After hearing Lu Qingying's words, Lu Qingchan finally understood that Chen Lie's ultimate goal was to accumulate one million points per month.
"But why charge each person two thousand points? Wouldn't it be better if everyone just lived in peace?" Lu Qingchan asked again.
Lu Qingying replied, "This is a rule that the instructors at the training camp have tacitly agreed upon, in order to concentrate limited resources on the top trainees."
We all went through the same thing, so even if our Star Alliance doesn't take it, someone else will.
Lu Qingchan raised her eyebrows slightly, somewhat puzzled.
After realizing that Lu Qingchan was indeed unaware of Chen Lie's strength, Lu Qingying stopped asking him and instead began exchanging ideas with the other core members of the Star Alliance.
At that moment, a young man with a sharp aura and outstanding demeanor strode confidently into the council hall.
Upon seeing the young man, Lu Qingying quickly went to greet him: "Xingchen, you've come?"
The young man nodded sharply and said, "Yes, Wen Yu has already told me what happened. If I don't come back, you won't be able to resolve this matter."
Lu Qingying sneered, "Hmph, Guo Wenyu, that big mouth! I was afraid of disturbing your cultivation, so I didn't tell you. I didn't expect him to be so quick to speak this time!"
The young man smiled slightly: "If I remember correctly, tomorrow seems to be the day of the points plunder battle."
"If I don't get back in time, what if Chen Lie embarrasses you all during the points-based battle when all the trainees gather?"
Lu Qingying said guiltily, "It's all my fault for being useless. I ran into a little trouble and you had to step in to help me fix it."
"The Star Alliance is, after all, mine. If something goes wrong, I can't just ignore it."
Furthermore, this is no small matter. A newcomer who just entered the genius training camp was able to defeat Meng Qiming and Zhao Jinghao in succession, which is enough to show that he is not simple and is much stronger than us back then.
"This is a rare martial arts genius, he's no small troublemaker," the young man said.
"What should we do then? Are you going to face him in tomorrow's points-based battle? But what if he refuses?" Lu Qingying asked.
The boy shook his head: "The head instructor has already told me that my strength has reached the standard and it's time to consider promoting me to the provincial-level youth genius team."
I won't be staying at the genius training camp for long, so naturally I have to think about you guys. I'm leaving now. Even if I teach that Chen Lie a lesson before I leave, what if he comes looking for trouble after I'm gone?
So my idea is to make peace with him.
"Make peace? How can we make peace?"
"Invite him to join the Star Alliance, Xiaoying. Your health has already exceeded 900, right?"
Lu Qingying hummed in agreement and said, "It's almost 910 calories already, what's wrong?"
The young man said, "Tomorrow, do as I said and invite Chen Lie to join the Star Alliance."
I'm about to be promoted to the provincial-level youth genius team. With your progress in Qi and Blood, even if it's slow, you'll reach the standard of the genius training camp in less than two months.
Promise Chen Lie that he will wait two months until you join the Genius Group, after which the Star Alliance will be handed over to him.
"No matter what he does then, even if he changes the Star Alliance to the Chen Lie Society, so be it."
"Hand over the Star Alliance to Chen Lie? But—"
The young man interrupted Lu Qingying's question and said directly, "This method is the optimal solution. Otherwise, even if I go up to the dueling stage and teach him a lesson, it won't make any difference."
"Well—well, that brat got off easy!"
After Lu Qingying finished speaking, she raised her small face and said, "Xingchen, rushing back like this will definitely make you miss the lecture by the famous teacher. It's all Guo Wenyu's fault. Why don't you go back now?"
"No need. The martial arts master invited by the Martial Arts Association has postponed his lecture to three days later due to some matters."
"So you're saying it didn't cause you any trouble? That's great!"
Lu Qingying reached out and shook the boy's arm, smiling sweetly.
Lu Qingchan watched this scene, lost in thought.
Meanwhile, Chen Lie returned to his dormitory at the training camp, watched Blue Star News on TV for a while, then washed up and went back to the rest room.
As soon as Chen Lie entered the room, he heard a message from the green bubble on his communicator.
Upon opening it, I discovered it was a message posted in the Genius Training Camp's main group chat.
Head Instructor: "Tomorrow morning at 9:00 AM, all trainees will assemble at Training Ground No. 3 in the training camp for a points-based battle. @All Members"
Below this message are a series of "Received" replies from many students.
After seeing the message, Chen Lie replied with "Received" and then tossed the communicator aside.