Swallowed Star - Chapter 126 Round Table Conference
Candaceâs pagoda, study room.
After taking a shower, Candace sat in front of his notebook, which has long received two video chat invitations. Candace took a glance: one invitation was from the Paulinus familyâs headquarters while another was from his aunt VeninaïżœïżœPaulinus who was currently living in China.
He pressed âacceptâ on his auntâs invitation.
âAuntâ smiled Candace as he yelled.
âCandace, my precious, how are you?â said Venina passionately.
Candace and his aunt were quite close. His parents havenât been on good terms with each other ever since he was little, so they soon divorced. Venina was the one who raised CandaceâŠâŠ to Candace, Venina is more of a mother than an aunt. The only reason he has his current power is because of his auntâs guidance.
âBaby, it seems like you arenât doing that well?â said Venina.
âYeah, kind ofâ nodded Candace.
âBecause of Luo Feng, the family isnât very happy about you right nowâ smiled Venina. Candace couldnât help but to curse: âI knew those old guys would pick on this. Towards the end of last month, the family asked me to invite Luo Feng. Yeah, I rejected this proposition. But even if I asked, I wouldnât have succeeded anyway; that Luo Feng already rejected every single invitation he receivedâ
At the end of March, which was when Luo Feng just entered the training camp, the Paulinus family of the HR alliance initially wanted to invite Luo Feng.
However, Candace and William werenât on good terms with Luo Feng, so how could Candace agree to personally inviting Luo Feng?
âThose guys just want to make a big deal out of everything you doâ Venina said carelessly, âYou donât have to worry about thatâ
âAll my brothers are staring at my position and are hoping that I make a big mistake so that they can raise their chances of becoming the successorâ sneered Candace.
The internal struggles in large families like the Paulinus family were quite cruel.
âBaby, no worries. Your aunt is definitely supporting youâ smiled Venina, âAnd there are quite a few people in the family supporting you too. Youâre already in the worldâs best training camp, so you are performing quite well. No worries baby, once you graduate from the training camp and gain some experience, youâll naturally be able to control the entire familyâ
âOkayâ nodded Candace.
âYour ranking is quite high, so keep working at it and try to charge into the top 30 this yearâ encouraged Venina.
âI will try my bestâ nodded Candace.
Candaceâs aunt and uncle were his biggest supporters.
âYour aunt has a request for youâ Veninaâs face wasnât looking too good.
âWhat request?â asked Candace in a confused tone.
Venina sighed: âYou know that your brother was killedâ
âYeahâ Candace knew about that.
âI want you to try and pay attention to this Luo Feng while youâre at the training camp. If he turns out to be a spirit reader, tell me as soon as possibleâ said Venina. This Luo Fengâs performance attracted Venina and Li Yaoâs attention too, which was why they asked Candace to help.
âSpirit reader?â Candace was astonished, âAunt, you think Luo Feng might be the culprit?â
Of course Candace knew about the astronomical bounty.
âIf heâs a spirit reader, then heâs probably the culpritâ nodded Venina.
âThe possibility of him being a spirit reader isnât too bigâ frowned Candace, âHowever, aunt, donât worry, Iâll pay attention to himâ
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For the first 28 days of April, competition was intense. However, now that the ranking was set, the students could relax on the last two days.
29th, 8 AM. In a small practicing hall on the second floor of the Nine Grand Floors.
âSeniorâ
âSeniorâ
Luo Feng already greeted three other students when entering the practicing hall and now two other students came in. In all, there were six people: four of them were Chinese and two of them were white. And there were three girls out of the six, taking up half the group.
Considering the male to female ratio in the training camp, itâs quite astonishing that there were three girls in a group of six.
âLuo Feng, you actually charged to #68, nice bro!â a tall, buff Chinese youth laughed as he gave a thumbs up, âJust one wordâniceâ
An orange haired white girl smiled as she looked at Luo Feng and a bunch of fluent Chinese left her mouth, âIn the entire training camp, tons of people were talking about you in the cafeteria this morning. In the past, I didnât realize how great you were. I want to learn from you, so can we train together this afternoon?â
âJanet, youâve set your eyes on Luo Feng?â another white girl laughed, âLuo Feng, Janet is asking you on a date, donât miss this chanceâ
âSo what if I have?â frowned Janet.
âOhâ
âHaha, Luo Feng, hurry up and grab your chanceâ the others were in an uproar. There were very few female students in the training camp and the male students were willing to marry the other female students. Everyone in the elite training camp is basically guaranteed to become a wargod. If two wargods marry, their childrenâs future will be bright.
Luo Feng froze.
The girls from the West were even more bold than the ones from the East. Teacher Jiang Fang had six students total. Since she was Chinese, she usually only accepted Chinese people as her studentsâŠ.. occasionally, she would accept students from other countries or headquarter cities, but typically females only!
âTeacherâ
âTeacherâ
Jiang Fang, wearing a purple training uniform, smiled as she walked in from the door, âTodayâs the 29th and all six of you are here. HmâŠ.. Luo Feng, good job, really good jobâ
This blade technique class lasted until 10:30.
Everybody left one by one.
âLuo Feng, wait a bitâ spoke Jiang Fang. The other five students left, so only Luo Feng and Jiang Fang were in the practice hall.
âTeacherâ Luo Feng looked at Jiang Fang with confusion.
Jiang Fang smiled as she looked at Luo Feng; she smiled so much that her eyes became two lines. It truly is a joyful thing for a teacher to be able to teach such a great student. Jiang Fang spoke softly: âLuo Feng, youâre only 19 years old and yet you were able to charge to #68 in your first month. You also came from a poor background and received no special trainingâŠâŠ I can imagine that all the organizations around the world will offer you amazing thingsâ
âYeahâ nodded Luo Feng.
âHowever, your teacher is going to remind you somethingâ said Jiang Fang.
âPleaseâ Luo Feng was curious, what would Jiang Fang remind him?
Jiang Fang said: âThis elite training camp was started by the Dojo of Limits. Even though the HR alliance, the dojos, and all the countries have a deal that they can all fight over the geniuses fairly, the Dojo of Limits wonât easily allow them to join other organizations. So Iâm also going to ask you to not join another organization and stay with the Dojo of Limitsâ
Even though Luo Feng was already a member of the Dojo of Limits.
Thereâs no saying whether or not heâll stay in the Dojo of Limits forever. For example, he has the right to accept another organizationâs invitation after entering the elite training camp.
âWhy?â asked Luo Feng.
âBecause the Dojo of Limits will offer you the best conditionsâ smiled Jiang Fang.
âThe best?â Luo Feng was curious.
Smaller powers usually offer better conditions to try and get their target to accept.
And the Dojo of Limits has the best offer?
âOf courseâ nodded Jiang Fang, âBecause our head is the worldâs strongest fighter, he obtains the most treasures from the archaeological ruins! Also, the only supplier of the dragon blood in todayâs market is our headâ
Luo Feng blinked twice.
Listening to what Jiang Fang saidâŠ..
The head, âHongâ, is the richest man on earth.
âJust wait, in around a day or two, the higher ups will probably summon youâ said Jiang Fang.
*****
Virtual space.
In a large conference room. The floor was silver, the wall was silver, and the gigantic round table was silver! Only the six chairs were pure black, a kind of black that seems as if it could swallow up all other colors. Right now, on the chairs encircling the tableâŠâŠ
sat five people in white robes.
The ceiling of the conference room was an infinite, boundless starry sky.
Out of the five white robed men, three of them were Chinese, one of them was white, and one of them was black.
âHere is Luo Fengâs dataâ
âHis tower of trials level is 2.9 and his fist strength level is 2.8, so his battle ability amplifier is 8.12, which is âsuperior'â said a white robed Chinese man. 1-2 is beginner, 2-4 is intermediate, 4-8 is advanced, 8-16 is superior. Luo Feng just stepped into the range of superior.
A white robed black man nodded: âHis battle score from hunting monsters is comparable to the old students that have been in the training camp for three years already. His battle ability amplifier is superior; even though he just entered that range, itâs comparable to the average fourth year student. Combining the two, heâs ranked 68â
âInvestigator Wang, I agree with inviting Luo Feng, but the conditions youâre offeringâŠ..â
âVladimir, I think my offer isnât highâ
These five white robed men were discussing here.
If some wargods from the Dojo of Limits saw this, they would surely be extremely excited. Because this is the legendary discussion of the highest levelâthe round table conference! Only six people had the right to participate in the round table conferenceâthe head, âHongâ, and the five big investigators. The five big investigators were all existences surpassing the wargod level!
The head and the five big investigators make up the highest level of authority in the Dojo of Limits.
Any one of them could make a country tremble in fear.
Usually, the five big investigators hold the round table conference together; the head himself rarely participates. Since the five big investigators are usually spread out around the world, they usually hold this round table conference in the virtual space. Naturally, other wargods have only heard of this round table conference but have never witnessed it.
âFive investigators!â an electronic sound rang.
Silence.
The five investigators raised their heads towards the sky. From the starry sky above the conference room, five documents floated down and one landed in front of each investigator. The electronic sound continued: âThis is the headâs decision on Luo Fengâs matter. If you have any objections, you can report to the head. If there arenât any objections, then carry this decision outâ
âAny objectionsâ asked the electronic sound.
âNoâ âNoâ âNoâ âNoâ âNoâ
The five investigators quickly flipped through the documents and swiftly gave their reply.
âThen, investigator Wang, please execute this decision immediately!â said the electronic sound.
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