0p0 Chapter 167 The Apprenticeship Ceremony, Hong Shen's Disciple
Chapter 167 The Apprenticeship Ceremony, Hong Shen's Disciple
Chapter 167 The Apprenticeship Ceremony, Hong Shen's Disciple
Jiang Chen's current military rank startled Hong Jishi, and even Li Xueru's eyelids twitched.
Fast, too fast.
The news that a two-star lieutenant had accumulated over 20000 military merits even surprised Hong Jishi.
Jiang Chen originally came with Lin Cai'er. Killing an ordinary demon only earns 50 military merits, so 20000 military merits seems unbelievable.
To earn 20000 military merits, you need to kill at least 400 ordinary demons.
Hong Ki-seok was very curious about how so many demons had been killed.
Jiang Chen explained honestly, "I killed some high-level demons."
Are high-ranking demons something that can be killed so easily?
Killing even one is difficult enough, let alone several.
This concise answer made Hong Ki-seok laugh.
Li Xueru also showed interest: "Jiang Chen, tell me what happened."
Jiang Chen recounted how he blocked the door and blew up the demon.
After hearing this, Hong Jishi laughed so hard he slapped his thigh.
"That's hilarious, you can actually do that?"
Hong Jishi said excitedly, "That Flame Demon King must be furious. He failed to kill you twice, which is a huge embarrassment."
Li Xueru also expressed interest in this and inquired about more details from Jiang Chen.
Jiang Chen then described his experiences in the dungeon in detail. Hong Jishi was very excited after listening, while Li Xueru could hardly contain his laughter.
Jiang Chen hummed in agreement: "Lord Hong, Lord Li, I encountered the Divine Mage Ning Wuxia in the 'Battlefield World No. 3' instance."
Master Ning Wuxia!
Hong Ki-seok really jumped up this time.
"What did you say? You said you met the divine mage Ning Wuxia?" Hong Jishi asked excitedly.
Even Li Xueru opened his eyes and looked at Jiang Chen with a questioning gaze.
Jiang Chen recounted his experience in the dungeon.
After listening, Li Xueru turned to look at Hong Jishi, his expression one of barely suppressing a laugh.
Hong Jishi rolled his eyes at him, annoyed: "Laugh if you want to, forcing yourself to laugh is bad for your health." Hahahaha!
Li Xueru finally couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Jiang Chen was somewhat puzzled by Li Xueru's sudden unrestrained laughter, a departure from his usual calm demeanor.
"So, in Senior Ning Wuxia's eyes, you're just a piece of trash," Li Xueru commented with a smile.
Hong Jishi snorted and explained that when he first entered the "Battlefield World No. 3" instance, his class had not yet been upgraded, so Ning Wuxia looked down on him.
Jiang Chen also knew that Ning Wuxia had extremely high standards for professionals, preferring to keep precious items rather than give them to useless people.
Ning Wuxia was a figure from many years ago, before Hong Jishi and Li Xueru were even born.
During his growth, Hong Jishi also visited the "Battlefield World No. 3" instance and fought on Hell difficulty.
And he completed the entire dungeon. However, he wasn't playing alone; he was in a team with others.
At that time, the divine mage Ning Wuxia did not appear.
Perhaps Hong Jishi was a good-for-nothing in his eyes back then.
Ning Wuxia once said that she would rather let something rot in her hands than hand it over to a useless person.
Hong Jishi snorted: "You seem to be going to this instance too."
Li Xueru shook his head: "I've never played Hell difficulty."
Hong Jishi was so angry that he stopped talking.
His growth was nothing short of miraculous, surpassing everyone of his time.
Even someone like him wasn't chosen by Ning Wuxia, which shows how high Ning Wuxia's standards are.
Li Xueru held out his hand: "Give it to me."
Jiang Chen was taken aback, unsure of what to take.
Hong Jishi said, "Take out the space crystal. Didn't you want to make it into an abyss teleportation stone?"
"There's no need to look for people outside; the best candidate is right here."
Jiang Chen said "oh," instantly understanding Hong Jishi's words.
He immediately took out the space crystal.
Li Xueru accepted the spatial crystal, and a small tower immediately appeared in his hand.
Dragon Tower!
Jiang Chen was slightly surprised; the tower in Li Xueru's hand was the Divine Dragon Tower.
The Divine Dragon Pagoda slowly rotated in Li Xueru's palm, looking exquisite and beautiful.
Unexpectedly, the famous Shenlong Pagoda was in the hands of Li Xueru.
Jiang Chen knew that Li Xueru was very powerful, on par with Hong Shen. However, Li Xueru was very low-key, and not many people knew his profession.
He dared not use his detection technique on Li Xueru.
A beam of light shot out from the Divine Dragon Tower and landed on the spatial crystal.
Mysterious runes appeared on the surface of the spatial crystal and then sank into it.
Space crystallization began to change.
The surface, which was originally as clear and translucent as a gemstone, began to fade, as if it had been sealed, and finally turned into the shape of a teleportation stone.
It looks no different from a regular teleportation stone.
But it can reach the abyss world directly.
Li Xueru tossed the Abyss Teleportation Stone back to Jiang Chen: "It's done. I've added coordinates from the human world to it. You can use it to travel between the human world and the Abyss."
"However, the space's energy is limited, and each use requires an hour's interval." The abyss from which you are teleported will return to the same place.
This is a two-way teleportation stone that can travel to and from the abyss.
Moreover, it can only be used by Jiang Chen, making it extremely precious.
"Thank you, Lord Li!" Jiang Chen said sincerely.
Hong Jishi said, "Keep that talent stone you mentioned safe, it will be very useful when you reach the third level. Also, take out Ning Wuxia's staff, I'll go find someone to see if it can be repaired."
Jiang Chen immediately handed Ning Wuxia's staff to Hong Jishi.
This thing is a mythical weapon; if it can be repaired, it will be extremely powerful.
The human race doesn't have many mythical-level weapons, so having one more is always a good thing.
Then Jiang Chen took out something else: "Lord Hong, there is something else I need to trouble you with."
The heart of the Ghost King is like the finest diamond, pure and flawless.
Jiang Chen was equally surprised when he obtained the Ghost King's Heart. He never expected that a ghostly boss could drop such a beautiful gem.
Hong Jishi wasn't surprised this time: "The Heart of the Ghost King, you killed the 'Battlefield Ghost King,' so you got the Nirvana Soul Crystal too, right?"
Jiang Chen nodded: "A total of five dropped. One was given to Yi Ning, one to Lin Cai'er, and the remaining three are with me."
Hong Jishi also knew Yi Ning: "Hehe, the girl from the Yi family has big ambitions. She's been stuck at level 39 for over a year, all for the sake of Nirvana Soul Crystal."
"Professional advancement is never that easy, but with the Yi family's capabilities, she has at least a 60% chance."
Li Xueru suddenly interjected, "Then what about your abilities, Hong Shen?"
“Then naturally they are more powerful than the Yi family…” Hong Jishi suddenly stopped halfway through his sentence.
“Old Li, that’s not fair of you,” Li Xueru said. “You wanted to compete with the old man, but if you can’t even do this, what are you competing with?”
“I heard that the old man has already taken out that treasure.”
Hong Jishi looked incredulous: "Really?"
Would I lie?
Hong Jishi took a deep breath: "In my life, I, Hong Jishi, have never been inferior to anyone. Even if this old man is working so hard, I am not afraid of him."
"Jiang Chen, give me two Nirvana Soul Crystals, and I'll help you prepare for your second job advancement."
"I can't guarantee anything else, but I guarantee you'll have an 80% chance of achieving a career advancement and a 30% chance of awakening your second talent during your second job change."
Jiang Chen was shocked; he had never heard of such a high probability before.
Yi Ning only said that she was 60% confident in achieving career advancement, but as for awakening her second talent, she wasn't even 10% confident.
Awakening a talent is extremely difficult, especially awakening the second talent, which is even more difficult, with the probability decreasing exponentially.
Hong Jishi continued, "It's a pity that this is your second time awakening your talent. If it were your first time, I'm 90% confident I could awaken it for you."
Jiang Chen seemed to be deep in thought.
His talent comes from the system.
Could this be considered my first awakening?
If that's not considered, then during the second job change, would I have a 90% chance of awakening my talent?
I couldn't help but feel excited and expectant.
If he succeeds, he might actually become the three-talented professional that Master Ning Wuxia mentioned.
In the history of humanity, there has only ever been one person with three special talents. I am very likely to be the second.
Jiang Chen saw the pained expression on Hong Jishi's face and knew that Hong Jishi might have to pay a heavy price for his job change.
In addition, there were things Hong Ki-seok had done for himself before.
Jiang Chen was deeply moved and respectfully bowed to Hong Jishi, saying, "Thank you, Lord Hong!"
Li Xueru shook his head: "Still calling him Lord Hong?"
As he spoke, he glanced at the teacup on the table, making a pointed remark.
Hung Kei-shek also sat upright, a rare sight indeed.
Jiang Chen immediately understood and picked up a teacup to offer tea to Hong Jishi.
"Disciple Jiang Chen greets Master."
Hong Jishi accepted the teacup with satisfaction and drank it all in one gulp.
Jiang Chen refilled the cup and bowed respectfully once more.
"Disciple Jiang Chen greets Master." Three bows and three cups of tea.
Jiang Chen offered three toasts, and Hong Jishi also drank three cups of tea.
From then on, he became Hong Jishi's true disciple.
Jiang Chen felt warmth in his heart, not only from his grandmother, his sister, and Ning Cai'er.
Another family member has been added to the world.
This teacher is not that kind of teacher; he is like a father to me, a true family member.
"Yes, you've worked hard these past few days. Go back and get some rest."
"We're leaving for Hangzhou tomorrow. Our university has already arranged accommodations in Hangzhou. We'll do our best in the professional competition and bring back a championship."
Jiang Chen nodded: "Don't worry, teacher."
Hong Jishi said, "Don't be careless. Although you are very strong, there are countless professionals in the world. Some of them may cause you trouble." "Even a lion uses its full strength to hunt a rabbit. I understand."
Hong Jishi really liked Jiang Chen's mindset.
That's exactly what we need—to never take anything lightly.
After Jiang Chen left, Hong Jishi revealed a satisfied smile.
He was extremely satisfied with this disciple.
Li Xueru also smiled: "Are you happy now?"
Hong Jishi snorted: "Happy my ass, I'm going to spend all my savings from all these years."
"Ha, you're just saying one thing and meaning another."
Li Xueru knew Hong Jishi's character all too well.
Judging from his expression, he was secretly overjoyed.
Hong Jishi said, "I don't care, you have to help me this time. We can't let the old man lose."
"Alright." Li Xueru didn't refuse; he was quite satisfied with Jiang Chen. Li Xueru said calmly, "There's something Jiang Chen didn't tell you. He and Yi Ning tried to steal the 'Battlefield Ghost King,' offending the Huangtian Guild and killing their young guild leader."
Hong Jishi frowned: "Why doesn't this kid say that the Huangtian Guild is something I'll slap to death?"
Li Xueru shook his head: "He probably wants to solve it himself, or he doesn't want to bother you. He has some ambition, which is good."
"Just stay out of it and pretend you don't know anything. What I'm telling you is that you shouldn't make a fuss about it and cause trouble for your disciples."
Hong Jishi shouted, "Do I look that stupid?"
Li Xueru neither confirmed nor denied: "More or less!"
"What do you mean by 'almost'!"
Li Xueru stopped talking and continued to close his eyes to rest.
He didn't seem to care about Hong Jishi's sullen expression. The two were old friends, and this was how they had always interacted.