Very quickly, they had fought two to three rounds. As Wang Zhong watched, he used his pen to make some notes, aiming at Barran's obvious weaknesses.
"Wang Zhong, you're really here."
All of a sudden, Scarlet's voice rang out from behind him. At this moment, the heat from Brother King's battle had already passed, and the OP room was empty. Carrying a small bag, Scarlet walked in and said with a smile, "I just went to the society. You and Barran weren't there, so I guessed that you two would be here."
"Heh, you came at the right time. Let's help Barran analyse the situation. He's currently fighting inside, and his opponent is an assassin." Wang Zhong moved the Skylink screen between the two. Scarlet had participated quite a bit in Barran's special training.
Wang Zhong gave a brief introduction of his opponent's situation. Although Barran had fallen into a passive state, he should be able to hold on for the time being with his arm and shield fused together. Just as Wang Zhong was speaking excitedly, a rumbling sound suddenly rang out from his stomach.
Scarlet smiled as she opened the small bag. "Coincidentally, I made a lot of rice balls. Let's eat and watch."
Inside the bag was an exquisite lunchbox with a daffodil printed on it. Opening the lunchbox, one could see that it was rather warm. Colorful and adorable rice balls appeared in front of Wang Zhong's eyes. Clearly, this wasn't a lot of rice balls, but a certain guy's EQ didn't seem to be that low.
"Ha, then I won't be polite." Wang Zhong casually grabbed one and tossed it into his mouth. The refreshing glutinous rice was mixed with some osmanthus flowers, wild nuts, and red dates embedded in the rice ball. With a single bite, his mouth was filled with a sweet and fragrant aroma, leaving behind an endless aftertaste.
This wasn't the first time Wang Zhong had eaten the rice balls made by Scarlet. Back when he was hospitalized in the C rank restricted area, Scarlet had been busy taking care of him for a few days. The taste of the rice balls had left a deep impression on Wang Zhong. Some of the more natural ingredients were truly hard to find.
In Wang Zhong's opinion, be it Carolyn, Laura or Sharmie, none of them were as comfortable and relaxed as when he was with Scarlet. This wasn't just in terms of life and studies, but also in terms of their interests, hobbies and personalities. There were times when he felt that they had a tacit understanding akin to fish in water.
Placing the Skylink screen showing Barran's fight between the two of them, he ate his rice balls while chatting with Scarlet about Barran's special training.
Perhaps it was because the Skylink's screen was too small, or perhaps it was because of some mysterious and unknown reason, but the distance between them had silently and unknowingly closed.
Suddenly, the two of them seemed to have thought of something at the same time and turned their heads at the same time. A warm sensation brushed past their lips just a few inches away. The masculine scent of the man and the gentle fragrance of the woman entered their noses.
This …
After a short moment of hesitation, Scarlet's face instantly turned red. However, other than bashfulness, there wasn't any hint of anger on her face.
On the other hand, Wang Zhong was shocked. Feeling slightly offended, he hurriedly waved his hands and said, "I'm sorry, I didn't do it on purpose!"
Si Jiali couldn't help but giggle. To think that this guy would also have such a nervous moment. "It's alright, I know."
"Cough …" Wang Zhong scratched his head. His mouth was stuffed with the rice balls made by someone else, yet he had almost taken advantage of her. This matter wasn't handled properly.
Seemingly seeing Wang Zhong's embarrassment, Si Jiali gave a faint smile and took the initiative to change the topic. "That's right, I heard from Hymin that you seem to be researching special abilities? Not only did you ask her many questions about special ability cultivation, you even went to the library and flipped through many books. When did you become so interested in special abilities? "
Seeing that she really wasn't angry, Wang Zhong breathed a sigh of relief. Indeed, being together with Si Jiali was the most relaxing. If it was someone else, they might have started a good show.
"I'm curious. I'm interested in anything related to strength," replied Wang Zhong with a smile. "How's your ice attribute special ability improving recently?"
Si Jiali shook her head and replied, "It's progressing slowly. It's too hard to improve one's special ability. Other than the slowest and conventional methods, there aren't many ways to improve it."
"Didn't you ask them about it the last time Sharmie came over?"
"I did, but it wasn't of much use." Si Jiali shook her head. "Everyone's special ability improvement is different, so the method of improvement is different. Furthermore, the fire attribute special ability is relatively large and has many branches, so it's very common. Ice attribute special abilities are relatively rare, so there aren't many methods to improve it. There are a few unconventional methods, such as medicines. Although their effects are good, they are generally in the hands of the great aristocratic families. It's basically impossible to buy them on the market. Furthermore, it's very difficult to control its medicinal properties, and the side effects are very large.
People like us can't casually consume them. "Using medicines to improve one's special ability was similar to what Wang Zhong knew. It was also the mainstream method for special ability users in the Federation. The effects were quick, and with the experience of the great aristocratic families, the dangers could be controlled to a very small extent.
"There's another method that requires the elemental crystal of an ice dimensional life form. If worn on one's body, it can effectively increase the affinity a special ability user has with the ice element. It has a significant effect on improving one's special ability. However, those things are too rare. There are quite a few fire attribute ones, but ice attribute ones are basically impossible to sell. They're too rare and can be hoarded as a rare commodity. Furthermore, even if I were to sell them, I probably wouldn't be able to afford them. "said Scarlet with a sigh.
Indeed, tempering one's special ability was something that only the truly wealthy people in the Federation could do. Nurturing an outstanding special ability soldier would require a figure in the hundreds of millions. Wang Zhong still remembered the fire attribute dimensional life form elemental crystal from Ma Dong's auction. Even that had been sold for a high price of tens of millions, not to mention the extremely rare ice attribute one.
Although the old Greene's family wasn't poor, that was only when compared to ordinary people. After all, it was only three generations, and they didn't run any businesses. Clearly, there was no way they could compare to those great aristocratic families in terms of wealth.
"There'll always be bread." said Wang Zhong with a smile as he waved the rice ball in his hand. "Who knows, I might be able to pick up a piece of that ice dimensional life form elemental crystal while walking on the streets. When that happens, I'll give it to you as a meal ticket."
Hearing his amusing words, Scarlet couldn't help but laugh out. "Ah, won't this meal ticket be too expensive?"
"In any case, it's just an empty promise." replied Wang Zhong as he took a bite of the rice ball without a care in the world. This time, he tasted the flavour of seafood. The salty and moist taste was like a sea breeze blowing against his face. "I won't feel heartache no matter how much I open it!"
On the other side, Emily's life wasn't as comfortable. There was a reason why great aristocratic families were able to pass on their inheritance.
Under the cruel training, Emily didn't feel tired. It wasn't that she wasn't tired, but that the boundary between life and death had already blurred. She didn't have the time to know her own situation. She could either continue on, or be carried away while covered in blood. In fact, she might even die on the training grounds or in an elimination match with others.
However, in the end, Emily was able to forcefully endure it. Her cousin Russell had helped her a little. Although it was just a few warm words and a concerned gaze, it was enough for her to adapt to a new level of intensity. Perhaps, that was all that was lacking.
After adapting to this kind of training that squeezed out new limits every day, the talent hidden within Emily's bloodline started to surge out like oil being squeezed out of oil. She was able to learn anything and any technique at an extremely fast speed, improving every day. In fact, she was even able to unearth new things that belonged to her from her old skills.
Not only that, the greatest change was the core of her fire attribute special ability. It was no longer purely burning, as something new was quietly growing within it. However, the improvement of a special ability was basically not a process of mutation. Just like a growing fruit, it had to go through a process of blossoming, pollination, bearing fruit, absorbing nutrients to grow, before finally ripening into the final fruit. Emily did not know what her fire attribute special ability would give birth to. She was looking forward to a spiritual soul beast like Laura. Being an assassin that danced with danger, a spiritual soul beast would be able to protect and cooperate with her, allowing her to execute a combined attack that would normally require two assassins to complete.
However, this process would clearly take a long time, and definitely wouldn't be able to reveal its true form within a short period of time. Emily only hoped that she would be able to see its direction before the CHF, before being able to stimulate and stimulate its growth.
After defeating yet another elimination round opponent, the iron mask gathered everyone together and announced that the people still standing here would advance to the next phase of training.
Looking at the iron masks in charge of the first phase, everyone took a long breath. The training during this period of time had already exceeded their limits by too much. Even though they had made mental preparations, there were still quite a few people who had collapsed due to their mental state collapsing. This was considered fortunate. The elimination rounds were becoming more and more unrestrained, with intense competition appearing to be a battle of life and death.
Emily was no exception. In the last 2 elimination rounds, all of her opponents were heavily injured and had to be carried out. She didn't think about whether those people would be able to survive until the end. If she didn't give it her all, she would be the one to fall. Defeating her would allow her opponent to obtain glory and honour. The status of one's family would only be a hindrance in such a competition. This point was absolutely not a joke in the Assassin Family.
The next phase of training would definitely be even more difficult, with several times the difficulty. At this moment, they were only hitting their limits. What awaited them next would be smashing their limits apart! However, after passing through the first phase of strict selection, everyone's expressions had become much better.
In a cold voice, the iron mask said, "Gather here at 3 in the morning tomorrow."
Following the departure of the iron masks, everyone started to disperse. Emily was slightly dumbfounded as she looked at the sparse training grounds. She was slightly unable to make sense of what was going on. Did they just disperse like this? It's still morning, right?
"Number 81 …"
A voice rang out from behind her.
Turning her head around, Emily saw that it was her cousin, Russell. Opening her mouth, she called out, "Number 67."
There were no names, no bloodlines, no specialties. At any given moment, the only thing you had was a number and your own strength.
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