Ninth class citizen

Chapter 296 Farewell to the Blackthorn

Half a month ago? Of course Nan Rong remembered that rather generous sucker.

He was a middle-aged man with a weathered face, wearing a black robe with silver trim. The robe was made of heavy, luxurious material and was embroidered with subtle patterns. Under the light of the chandelier, it shone with a noble luster.

Although Steward Wu did not introduce him directly, his humble and subservient attitude indirectly indicated his extraordinary status.

The man in black robes offered 200 million Thorn Coins to purchase a third-level C-grade gene stabilizer from Nan Rong, and even proposed recruiting him in front of Steward Wu.

However, Steward Wu changed his previous subservient manner and firmly conveyed Mr. Carol's opinion that he would not allow the redemption of Nan Rong.

The other party didn't say much at the time, but before leaving, he gave Nan Rong a meaningful look.

"So this Austin family head wants to poach me from Blackthorn to work for his family?" Nan Rong swirled the wine glass in her hand, the half-full glass of Black Tide Floating Light Wine shimmering faintly with a nebula-like glow.

“His Excellency Austin is not such a narrow-minded person,” Chen Hao explained urgently. “He just can’t stand that a genetic optimization master like you with top potential is being imprisoned and controlled by the Carol family. He also specifically asked us to pass on a message to you: After the rescue is successful, you are free to stay or leave as you please. The Austin family will absolutely not interfere and is willing to provide you with all kinds of protection and support.”

"Hehe." Nan Rong chuckled softly, "But I don't believe that there are such pure good people in the Chaotic Starfield who would risk offending the Carol family to rescue me."

“His Excellency Austin only hopes to gain your friendship,” Chen Hao said, bowing his head. “After all, you are the youngest and most promising gene optimization master in the Chaotic Starfield. Your friendship itself is priceless.”

“That’s an interesting point.” Nan Rong downed his drink in one gulp. “Alright, I admit, there’s really nothing left to look forward to in the Blackthorn Arena.”

"You've agreed to our request?" Chen Hao was overjoyed. "I'll go tell everyone right away!"

“And Master Tian,” Nan Rong said calmly, “he will also be traveling with me.”

Master Tian, ​​also known as Little Fatty Du Song, recently used a Tier 1 A-grade gene optimization agent provided by Nan Rong, which greatly improved his physical fitness and restored his memories.

Those memories weren't pleasant, because he was betrayed by his fellow disciple and sold to Blackthorn, solely because of Master Yuwen's affection and admiration for him.

“The teacher is not young, and he must have been very anxious after I disappeared.” Du Song was quite frustrated: “But I have been wasting so much time here peacefully.”

"Don't worry, it won't be long before I can take you away with me," Nan Rong promised him at the time.

Over the past two months, her understanding of the "Cosmic Origin Sutra" has been increasing day by day. In a short period of time, she has already completed the first half of the book and entered a bottleneck period.

According to Jelly Dumpling, her progress is unprecedented and unparalleled. At least her friends have never heard of it before, and they are all accusing her of bragging and spreading rumors, trying to stir up trouble in the united and friendly Domain Spirit Exchange Group.

"They're just a bunch of frogs in a well!" Jelly Dumpling said indignantly. "Even the Dean sent a message affirming your learning achievements, so what are they compared to you!"

"But your Dean only gave verbal praise, without any substantial recognition." Nan Rong would secretly roll her eyes whenever Tuanzi mentioned the Great Demon King.

“That’s different!” Jelly Dumpling was completely obedient to Nan Rong, except in this one aspect where she was particularly stubborn. She couldn’t bear to hear her say even the slightest bad word about the Dean, not even a hint of sarcasm.
"Master, don't overthink it. Once you officially enroll, you'll understand—giving you anything now is meaningless!"

After hearing these words repeatedly, Nan Rong inevitably sensed something was amiss.

No matter how much she pressed, Jelly Dumpling refused to reveal a single detail. However, remaining in Blackthorn did indeed hinder her growth in strength.

The several sixth- and seventh-tier exotic beasts that Steward Wu had purchased at great expense were all wiped out by her.

When it came time to fight the last Flame Crystal Blackback Python, Nan Rong discovered that her body had reached a saturation point, and absorbing the energy flow from beasts below the seventh rank would no longer produce any beneficial effects.

Leaving Blackthorn was on the agenda from that time onward.

Nan Rong could leave at any time, but she didn't know much about the Chaotic Starfield, so she always needed to gather more information and make a plan in advance.

Relying on Steward Wu's indulgence and the advertising effect of Han Lei and the previous seriously injured, Nan Rong quickly made a name for herself. With her strength, she surpassed Master Stephen and Mr. Townsend, becoming the number one gene optimizer in the Blackthorn Arena, a position of great prestige.

If she just hints at it, there are plenty of people willing to help her solve her problems, speaking freely and without reservation.

Therefore, Nan Rong quickly figured out the sphere of influence of the Chaotic Starfield and decided to escape Tulan Star first, and then slowly find a way to leave the Chaotic Starfield.

But coincidentally, the Austin family extended an olive branch at this time, willing to help her escape from this place, and the reason sounded quite reasonable, which saved her a lot of trouble.

Chen Hao has strong organizational and coordination skills, and almost all the gladiators who learned about the plan agreed to join without hesitation.

None of the gladiators who have survived to this day are fools; none of them want to live a life of constant danger and uncertainty, where they might not know tomorrow.

If we don't take advantage of the Blackthorn's weakest point to fight back, we'll likely end up buried here, or even devoured by beasts, leaving no trace of our bodies.

Everything went smoothly until the group passed through the tunnel and arrived at the Gladiator's Graveyard in the wasteland, boarding the air-ground shuttle that had been waiting there all along.

But as the shuttle took off, a black mech appeared like lightning, its azure blade instantly transforming into a shockwave of energy hundreds of meters wide, heading straight for the ship.

"That's... Steward Wu's Dark Night Arbiter!" Chen Hao stared at the black mecha hovering in the air and said in a trembling voice, "I heard that he has reached the peak of the seventh-level martial artist and is about to advance to the eighth level!"

"Shouldn't he be in the Hera Star System right now? How come he's on Tulan Star!"

"Activate the protective shield quickly!"

"It's useless. The shuttle's protective shield can't withstand a full-force attack from a seventh-tier martial artist."

Compared to the desperate and pessimistic gladiators, Nan Rong's demeanor was far too calm.

Not only was she calm, but a hint of surprise also appeared on her face.

At her current level, even if Steward Wu went all out, he wouldn't be able to withstand a single move from her.

Moreover, she had already realized that this seemingly powerful attack was merely a facade.

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