Swallowing the Stars: Sacrifice to Become Stronger, Fiancée is Alluring

Chapter 93 Taking a Long Vacation

The next day.

Hongning Base City, the global headquarters of Extreme Martial Arts Academy.

Quiet room.

"I've heard about it, you did a great job."

Hong sat on the futon and spoke softly.

Jiang Lan chuckled lightly, "It's nothing, it's just that my abilities happen to be effective against sea monsters."

Hong did not continue the topic, but instead said:

"Tell me in detail what happened to you in Ruins No. 9. From the beginning of the records, you were the fastest to complete the trial and come out of the ruins."

Recalling what had happened in the ruins, Jiang Lan did not choose to reveal everything, but instead concealed some details, saying:

"My trial is different from others. The quantum computer in the ruins said that my brain area is relatively large, so the elite trial was started."

Hearing this, Hong nodded slightly.

It's normal for Jiang Lan to have a high brain capacity; after all, no one on Earth can rival her talent.

If Hong hadn't already investigated all of Jiang Lan's records since birth, he would have doubted whether Jiang Lan was even a human from Earth.

Jiang Lan continued to recount the process of the trial.

After a while.

"The crystal wall is printed with the 312 basic techniques of a master, which means that after I learn them, I should use my mental power to break through the wall and pass the trial."

"Hmm?" Hong was somewhat surprised. "You only took a few hours to learn the entire inheritance?"

"No." Jiang Lan smiled shyly, "I just used brute force to blast that crystal wall down."

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That's why I have to say it's you; your brain circuitry is truly unique.

After a moment of silence, Hong asked again:

"You told me before that the reward was a secret technique for mental cultivators, the 312-style one?"

"No, it's a different secret technique called 'Heavenly Escape.' But I also took pictures of everything recorded on that crystal wall with my communicator."

"Escape to the heavens..."

Upon hearing the name, Hong paused for a moment.

Jiang Lan seemed to suddenly remember something, and then continued:

"By the way, the intelligent computer in the ruins told me that you have a weapon called the Sky-Escape Shuttle, which is a perfect match for the Sky-Escape Secret Technique."

Hong suddenly understood, and then he smiled and asked, "What, are you interested in the Sky-Piercing Shuttle?"

"Not interested." Jiang Lan shook her head slightly.

From the beginning, he was determined not to waste too much time on the path of a spiritualist.

Hong was somewhat surprised.

Not interested in the accompanying weapons and arcane arts?

Although surprised, Hong did not show it on his face, and remained expressionless.

Jiang Lan then said:

"I have limited energy and don't want to waste too much time on the path of a spiritualist."

As he spoke, he took out a book with a black cover from his backpack.

The book's cover prominently displays the words "Escape to Heaven".

Jiang Lan continued, "So this secret technique will remain with the sect leader, waiting for someone destined to learn it."

Hong thought for a moment and said:

"It's good that you have this intention, but the ability of a mentalist far surpasses that of a martial artist of the same level, and can even overwhelm them. So I feel that since you have the talent in mentalism, it would be better for you to continue to cultivate this path."

Jiang Lan remained silent.

He knows his own situation. Even if he has talent in mental cultivation, no matter how fast he cultivates, it can't be as fast as directly taking a body-tempering pill.

If you can improve effortlessly, who would bother to painstakingly cultivate their skills bit by bit?

However, Jiang Lan only thought these words in her heart.

No one else knows that he has a system.

Seeing that Jiang Lan seemed determined, Hong had no choice but to give up trying to persuade her.

Everyone has their own path, and he doesn't need to force anything.

He took "Escape to Heaven" from Jiang Lan and began to read it.

After watching for a while, Hong's pupils narrowed slightly.

This secret manual is indeed powerful.

Unfortunately, he was neither a psychic nor had the talent to become one.

Otherwise, after cultivating this "Escape from Heaven" technique, his strength would increase by at least 50%!

Closing the manual, Hong raised his head and said:

"Since you've made your decision, then leave this manual here for now. In exchange, I'll value it at 80 stars. If you want anything else, you can trade it with me directly."

The price is reasonable.

The most expensive manual on Hong's list was called "Phoenix Soaring Strike," which only cost 36 Stars.

However, Phoenix Soaring Strike is a martial arts manual, while Escape to Heaven is for mental cultivators, so the price is naturally much higher.

"Thank you, Master." Jiang Lan didn't refuse. "However, there's nothing I want to exchange for right now. Let's wait a while."

"Sure, the stars are already yours. Just contact me whenever you want to redeem them."

Jiang Lan nodded slightly, then took out the Black God Set from the backpack next to her. "This is the Black God Set, and also the manual recorded on the crystal wall. I'll email it to you in a bit."

"Okay." Hong looked at Jiang Lan. "I'll buy back the Black God Set at the original price, for 5 Stars. As for the Master Controller Basic 312 you mentioned, I'll give you a reasonable price after I've looked at it."

"No problem." Jiang Lan readily agreed, then asked, "Is there anything else, Master?"

Hong stood up from the prayer mat. "You've been an inspector for a while now. What are your plans?"

"Uh..." Jiang Lan was really stumped by Hong's question.

He did have a plan, but what he planned had nothing to do with the Inspectorate... no, it didn't even have anything to do with Earth.

Seeing Jiang Lan's reaction, Hong raised an eyebrow, a rare occurrence for him:

"Don't worry, I was just asking. If you don't want to be involved in the management of the martial arts school, that's fine too."

"Ah." Jiang Lan raised her head slightly and said sincerely, "Then I don't want to."

It wasn't that Jiang Lan was selfish, but compared to what he had to do, managing the martial arts school was simply too insignificant.

Hong chuckled, "You're quite honest. But if you don't want to be involved in the management of the martial arts school, that's fine. However, if anything happens in the future that requires your involvement, you'll still have to step in."

"That's natural."

Now that you've joined the Ultimate Martial Arts Academy, you naturally have to take on the corresponding responsibilities.

It's unacceptable to just take the benefits without doing anything in return.

"Alright, I won't say any more. Go back and get some rest. By the way, I'm planning to give Yao Rao a long vacation."

Jiang Lan knew perfectly well that Hong's words were all because of him.

The resources and effort required to train a bodyguard are unimaginable.

But Hong said he would give Yao Rao a long vacation, without even specifying the time limit, implying that he wanted her to spend time with Jiang Lan.

Jiang Lan originally thought that after this trip to the ruins, he and Yao Rao would be assigned tasks, but he didn't expect to be as free as before.

But this is good, because it gives him time to implement his plans.

(End of this chapter)