Chapter 369: Chapter 182: Testing Skills, Ranked Reopens
"Goblin Soldiers!"
Dong Dongchen had set a special, highest-priority notification for Lin Ye. The moment he came online, the app would immediately send a push alert.
Hearing this, Long Bohan’s expression remained unchanged. He just waved his hand dismissively.
"So he’s online. Who cares? Let’s drink."
He seemed thoroughly uninterested.
"I asked my supervisor about him last time. The kid’s been gone for so long that his golden window has passed. My supervisor said to just withdraw the invitation."
"I didn’t agree, and he flew into a rage. In the end, he told me the most we could offer him was a D-level contract. Take it or leave it. Firewood Martial Hall isn’t short on geniuses."
"Sigh... Drink up, drink up!"
But Dong Dongchen had no time for drinking. He operated his CR watch and projected its virtual screen onto the huge light screen on the private room’s wall.
A line of clear text appeared.
[Goblin Soldiers, Matchmaking...]
"He’s matchmaking! Let’s spectate!"
Without waiting for Long Bohan to respond, Dong Dongchen impatiently tapped the spectate button.
The image on the light screen switched rapidly. A moment later, the sound of a completed match notification chimed.
The information for both combatants was clearly displayed before the two of them.
[Goblin Soldiers (Rank 6122) VS Wants to Eat Sweet and Sour Fish (Rank 4998)]
"Wants to Eat Sweet and Sour Fish?"
Seeing this ID, Dong Dongchen immediately perked up, his streamer’s professional instincts instantly kicking in.
"I’ve heard of this kid. He’s the direct heir of the Zhang Family, a martial arts clan from Central South Province. His family’s ultimate technique is the Rain Covering Sword Formulas, and his fast sword is said to be sublime."
"A month ago, this guy was ranked outside the top ten thousand. Lately, he’s been shooting up the ranks like a rocket."
Long Bohan also showed a bit of interest. "It seems the New Star Sequence has been lively recently."
"You bet!"
Dong Dongchen’s speaking pace quickened. "With the Qiming General Star Training Camps in every province about to end, all those geniuses who’ve been in closed-door training for over a month are popping up to fight for ranks, aren’t they!"
"This Wants to Eat Sweet and Sour Fish has been at the training camp in Central South Province recently..."
As he spoke, Dong Dongchen’s voice came to a screeching halt.
He froze as if he’d been struck by lightning.
A thought sprouted and grew wildly in his mind!
He whipped his head around, eyes shining as he stared at Long Bohan, his voice changing pitch.
"Bo Han!"
"Do you think... this Goblin Soldiers guy... could he also have been offline for so long because he went to a training camp?!"
Long Bohan’s hand, holding his wine glass, also froze.
He frowned, trying hard to remember.
"Over a month ago, when he replied to my email, I think... he did mention something about attending some kind of long-term intensive training."
"But I thought it was just an excuse at the time, so I didn’t press for details..."
"That’s it! That has to be it!"
Dong Dongchen slapped his thigh and shot to his feet, excited.
"I knew my judgment wasn’t wrong! How could a monstrous genius of his caliber miss an opportunity like the Qiming General Star Training Camp!"
"Why didn’t I think of this sooner!"
He paced back and forth in the room excitedly, all his previous frustration and resentment swept away, replaced by the ecstasy of a fulfilled prophecy.
But in the next moment, a casual remark from Long Bohan was like a bucket of cold water poured over his head.
"As far as I know, all the Qiming General Star Training Camps across the country start on the same day and last for thirty days. Calculating the time, it shouldn’t be over yet, right?"
Dong Dongchen’s pacing stopped abruptly, and the smile on his face froze.
Long Bohan lifted his glass, took a slow sip, and turned his gaze to the battle countdown that had begun on the light screen. He added nonchalantly,
"To have time to come online and play ranked matches at this point..."
"Doesn’t that mean he was eliminated?"
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