Chapter 97: Chapter 97 Pei Corporation
“With this talent, Black Blade is indisputably the perfect instructor,”
“He can enable newcomers to master a skill faster, learn combat techniques more quickly, and make it easier to train and enhance their physique… This could greatly reduce the training period.”
The Mage Ming Deng who joined the organization before still isn’t qualified to step onto the battlefield.
Because he has yet to learn Blade Slash.
To put it bluntly, since Ming Deng started training with Black Blade up until now, it’s only been a week—how could he master a skill so quickly, even though the seeds have been planted?
Black Blade’s talent could improve this situation.
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Moreover, “The Instructor’s Talent is not just about transmitting his own experience rapidly, it also nourishes himself, possibly allowing his own swordsmanship to improve rapidly while teaching. The more people he trains, the larger this improvement!”
“Black Blade is going to soar!”
Fang You was envious.
An Jianyou’s talent allowed him to learn skills rapidly with nearly no bottlenecks.
Xing Jinglei’s talent could plunder Mysterious Evil, becoming stronger with each kill.
And Black Blade’s talent was simply outrageous.
Especially since Black Blade has now comprehended a variety of basic skills, making him capable not only of arranging basic training but also of teaching various weapon techniques.
“However, to truly unleash Black Blade’s talent, we need a large number of newcomers. The current reserves are few and far between, which is still too little.”
“Firelight must recruit more newcomers, even if they eventually don’t qualify to sign the Junior Apostle contract, they can still serve as a component to be integrated into various aspects of Firelight.”
“In this respect…”
He no longer searched by himself. Firstly, it was inefficient, and secondly, the quality of candidates was mixed.
Having potential didn’t necessarily mean they were suitable.
In fact, among the first batch of externals, after training and observation by Black Blade, two had already been deemed unsuitable and were sent back. Before their departure, Silver Bell employed her skill Slumber Sound and her Awakened Ability to hypnotize and alter their memories in tandem.
For those two, they believed they were interns at a company but were fired after not too long.
This time, Fang You had already had the Spirit of Illusion search on a large scale for those who had encountered Mysterious Evil, those who stood out from the rest, and most importantly, those whose character was up to standard.
Determining whether one’s character was suitable was very simple for the Spirit of Illusion.
As for potential…
Being selected by the Spirit of Illusion in itself meant that the individuals were quite outstanding, and some with fitting potential could indeed be picked out.
Others with less potential weren’t a problem either. Firelight couldn’t only have combat personnel; it also needed support and logistics staff.
As long as their character met the standard, they could all be brought in to shine and contribute.
The Spirit of Illusion had already marked hundreds of people for him, but they were scattered far and wide, and moreover…
“This place is still too rudimentary.”
“It’s fine as an outpost for Firelight to deal with external affairs, but as a training ground, it’s inadequate in every aspect.”
He planned to pick a new training ground and move the entrance to the base.
This location would be retained merely as an outpost.
However,
He was still facing economic issues. An Jianyou may be wealthy, but she was ultimately just a rich heiress; her father would be another story. Besides, one shouldn’t always shear the same sheep.
At most…
He had already updated An Jianyou’s task list and left it to her to discover it, accept the tasks, and arrange them herself whenever she was ready.
A mature sheep should learn to shear itself.
As for now, within the inventory of the Salvation Game, there lay a draw ticket emanating a purple glow, quietly awaiting use.
‘Real World Apostle Draw Ticket (Purple)’
‘Description: As per general requirements, this ticket draws forth a Real World Apostle with purple-level potential that aligns with the choice of fate.’
‘Selectable tags include:’
‘A. Warrior; B. Technician; C. Businessperson; D. Useless Person.’
Fang You had already thought about it and, without hesitation, chose “C”.
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In Shuize State, the state city,
within a tower at the very heart of the city, Pei Hongjing stood before the floor-to-ceiling windows, gazing out at the night sky.
It wasn’t bustling.
Since the appearance of Mysterious Evil and their increasing prevalence, the world’s economy had become increasingly depressed, and Pei Corporation’s business similarly grew more difficult by the day.
Pei’s Corporation was in the hotel industry, started by his grandfather’s generation. Now in his hands, Pei’s Corporation owned high-end hotels, dining, resorts, travel transportation, and more.
But as the economy worsened, especially with the presence of Mysterious Evil and the obvious external danger, Pei Corporation’s situation could only be described as going from bad to worse.
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Resorts? Who’s in the mood for a vacation in times like these?
The hotels were the same, almost vacant. Pei Corporation’s agricultural parks and resort destinations were now even more abandoned.
Because they had become breeding grounds for Mysterious Evil.
The Bureau in the city couldn’t even cover everything; obviously, they couldn’t spare attention for Pei’s parks, let alone…
No business was the real killer.
The less than forty-year-old billionaire chairman Pei Hongjing was deeply furrowing his brow.
Gazing at the streetscape below, although still brightly lit, it seemed like a flame flickering on the verge of being snuffed out by encroaching darkness.
There was no light to be seen.
Suddenly, Pei Hongjing’s mind was filled with a booming voice.
Startled, he looked around warily, “Who’s there!”
He was the only one in the office, empty and echoless.
Pei Hongjing scanned his surroundings without showing his alertness, his thoughts racing.
Was it an Awakener’s ability?
Similar to telepathy?
For someone of his status, Awakeners and Mysterious Evil weren’t secrets at all; even the Pei Corporation had hired two Awakeners at a great expense.
If it weren’t for the fact that most natural Awakeners were unreliable and often mentally disturbed, he would have hired even more.
Just offer some money.
With just a bit of it showing through his fingers, those Awakeners would flock to him like moths to a flame.
Awakeners are nothing more than high-level bodyguards, many of whom can’t even beat professional bodyguards with weapons, except they have unique advantages when dealing with Mysterious Evil.
The two Awakeners that Pei Corporation had hired for a hefty sum were there to have means to deal with Mysterious Evil when encountered; he even had someone purchase some top-notch Buddha Beads and talismans… Unfortunately, he couldn’t get his hands on the Bureau’s new-style weapons.
Now, he was definitely being targeted by an Awakener.
Was it one person or a group acting together?
He quietly pressed the alarm, while simultaneously surveying his surroundings.
“Come out, stop lurking in the shadows!”
The voice still did not emerge.
But suddenly, the scenery before him changed drastically.
Dark clouds blanketed the sky, and a vast shadow rose from beneath the sea, buildings became remarkably decrepit under the shrouding mist, as if they had been weathered for a thousand years.
One after the other, gigantic and grotesque Mysterious Evils roamed the city, screaming and destroying.
When all light had finally vanished, only the suffocating darkness remained.
In the darkness, a stubborn flame flickered, pushing back the endless dark and illuminating the surroundings. Beneath the faint glow, were the silhouettes of individuals falling one after another in succession.
It was so real!
So oppressive!
By the time Pei Hongjing returned to his office, his heart was still pounding violently, and his shirt was soaked with cold sweat, as if he had experienced the scene just now in person.
Could an Awakener do this?
Impossible!
Awakeners are nothing more than oversized bodyguards, yet what he had just seen felt so real, revealing countless secrets unknown to man.
Secrets far beyond his imagination, not fake!
Then what had he just encountered?
Pei Hongjing gasped for breath, suddenly recalling the words that had echoed in his mind.
“Chosen.”
“Am I the one chosen by fate?”
“Corresponding to the scene just now, if this is an opportunity within danger…”
He was both excited and nervous, his thoughts shifting constantly.
A glint of gold appeared nearby, transforming into a figure shrouded in light, standing with hands behind back, gazing into the vast night.
“The world is falling into the abyss, and peace may be hard to maintain.”
“You are the one chosen by fate, but… do you have the qualification, the courage to step onto this thorny and perilous path.”
It was as if a mountainous pressure loomed over him.
Pei Hongjing’s forehead was covered in cold sweat, his complexion pale, barely able to stand, as if he were back in that previous scene.
Darkness! Horror! Oppression!
Only a glimmer of light remained.
In the light, the mysterious being turned around, looking at him with what seemed to be a hint of disappointment.
Disappointment?
Pei Hongjing, nearly kneeling, felt something stir within him, perhaps indignation, perhaps pride; a voice seemed to tell him that if he missed this chance, it would never come again.
It was an opportunity that comes once in a thousand years!
An opportunity a thousand times, ten thousand times more precious than those few business opportunities of the Pei Corporation!
He propped himself up on his knees with his hands, clenched his teeth, and slowly stood up, his eyes bloodshot but no longer cast down, looking straight ahead.
“What… what does it mean to be the one chosen by fate.”
“And what do I have to… give in return.”
He roared, exhausting all his strength.
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PS: The plan is to release around next Friday. There will definitely be more updates after going live, even though my current backlog is almost zero after the plot adjustments, cough cough, working hard to build a backlog…