Swallowing the Stars: Providing a Loan to Luo Feng Begins

Chapter 19 Agreement
Hong scanned the entire room, seemingly searching for someone. His gaze fell on Luo Feng, his brows furrowing slightly before quickly relaxing, a smile playing on his lips as he spoke:

"You must be Luo Feng?"

“Very good. I hope you can grow up quickly and share the pressure with me and Thor.”

Um! ?

The two inspectors were startled.

They were all planetary-level beings, but as planetary-level beings, they understood even more the terror of 'Hong,' whose strength was now completely beyond theirs.

If we're talking about who's closest, only Thor comes close.

But now Hong actually says that he hopes this 'Luo Feng' can share the pressure with Hong and Thor after he grows up?
After making a comment, 'Hong' addressed the other trainees loudly:

“You are all the most elite geniuses in the world. I know some people call the ‘Elite Training Camp’ the ‘War God Preparation Camp,’ meaning that as long as each of you doesn’t die during your growth, you will all become war gods in the future!”

"But I'm not satisfied with this title, because what I hope you will set your goals as 'surpassing the God of War level'!"

"Even like Luo Feng, there is hope that he can approach or even surpass the level of me and Thor."

All the trainees were filled with excitement upon hearing these words.

Hong's gaze returned to Luo Feng, and he said finally, "You seem to have something to say?"

"I want to request something from the training camp. I don't plan to participate in the life-or-death adventure. I want to go to the 'Ancient Civilization Ruins No. 9'." After thinking for a moment, Luo Feng decided to say it directly in front of everyone.

Hong paused, pondered for a moment, and then said:

"Come with me first, I want to hear your reasons."

Under the watchful eyes of the inspectors, the two entered the elite training camp and made their way to a quiet tea room.

Hong, dressed in black, sat in a chair, poured himself a cup of tea, took a sip, and said, "'Life-or-death adventures' are a long-standing rule of the elite training camp. Except for those seriously injured, absence is generally not allowed."

"I don't think the 'life-or-death adventures' in the training camp are anything adventurous for me," Luo Feng said confidently.

“…” Hong was stunned.

Luo Feng's words were actually quite correct.

Hong knew about Luo Feng's performance at the elite training camp yesterday, where his combat power increased by 21! Moreover, both the Trial Tower and the psychic power multiplier were whole numbers. After passing the third level of the Trial Tower, Luo Feng didn't even try the fourth level.

It's obvious they're hiding their true abilities.

In the past, to get first place in the elite training camp, a score of 16 or 17 was usually enough. Sometimes, there weren't even any geniuses with a combat power increase of 16.

However, the part that Luo Feng showed was already a 21-fold increase in combat power.

“Alright, I agree to not taking any life-threatening risks.” 'Hong' took a few sips of tea and then said, “But you just said outside that you wanted to go to ‘Ancient Civilization Ruins No. 9,’ why is that?”

"I want a 'Black God' outfit." Luo Feng stated the reason Chen Qi had given him; the 'Black God outfit' was the perfect excuse.

Hong laughed. This reason was sufficient. The Black God Set was indeed a very important piece of equipment in the God of War. Whether or not one had the Black God Set made a world of difference.

Generally speaking, the 'Ancient Civilization Ruins No. 9' is controlled and not open to just anyone. However, after thinking about it, Hong decided to let Luo Feng enter the 'Ancient Civilization Ruins No. 9' without any restrictions. Hong understood the vastness of the universe, and he knew that his so-called "first on Earth" was nothing more than a tiny planetary level.

He and Thor each established martial arts schools to train more martial artists and withstand the crisis that may appear at any time. 'Luo Feng' is obviously a good prospect, and his past experiences in the records have always been very positive.

Filial piety towards parents, diligence in learning, arduous self-cultivation... and so on.

If I had such a companion in the future, it wouldn't necessarily be a bad thing.

“Let’s make a deal.” Hong put down his teacup and looked at Luo Feng.

"What agreement?" Luo Feng pressed.

"It is now August 1, 2056. If you can reach the planetary level within a year, that is, August 1, 2057, I will give you a precious mental master's treasure for free, named 'Sky Shuttle'!" Hong, who was in control of the domain, had already sensed the terrifying mental power on Luo Feng outside. He estimated that Luo Feng might already be a high-level war god.

"This treasure is incredibly precious. It's only because neither Thor nor I are psychic masters that it was your turn."

"The Sky-Piercing Shuttle?" Chen Qi in the system space was excited. The treasure he originally wanted Luo Feng to exchange for was the Sky-Piercing Shuttle, and he was worried that Hong would not agree to trade with them!

Ultimately, the only abundant resource Chen Qi and his group can currently offer is the 'Gluttony Fruit,' which is only effective against martial artists below the Planetary level and has no effect on Hong. Therefore, its value in Hong's eyes is certainly not very high.

But to everyone's surprise, Hong actually offered to give away the Sky-Piercing Shuttle.

"Do you think it's difficult to reach the planetary level within a year? Haha, of course it's difficult. If it weren't difficult, why would I be willing to give you a precious treasure for free?"

Seeing Luo Feng lower his head, Hong Wang assumed that Luo Feng lacked confidence. It was indeed difficult for Luo Feng to advance from a high-level War God to a planetary-level being within a year, but he still had something to say:
"There's a second condition: if you reach the planetary level within five years and are willing to hold a position at our Extreme Martial Arts Academy, then the 'Sky Shuttle' will also be yours. If you don't want to hold a position, you can buy the Sky Shuttle from me at half price."

"This request isn't difficult, is it?"

"It's not difficult, it's not difficult!" Luo Feng was just listening to Chen Qi describe the value of the 'Sky Shuttle' in his mind, not worried that he wouldn't be able to reach the planetary level in a year.

Since Chen Qi helped us.

Luo Feng doesn't even know what difficulty is!

“Then it’s settled.” Hong smiled. He hadn’t subconsciously thought that Luo Feng could reach the planetary level within a year; that was far too difficult.

In fact, he also wanted to get closer to Luo Feng. After Luo Feng reached the planetary level within five years, whether it was joining his Limit Martial Arts School or giving away the Sky Shuttle at half price, Luo Feng would benefit, and it would also bring the two of them closer.

Hong Yi waved his hand and said, "I will pass on the information about 'Ancient Civilization Site No. 9' later. Someone will take you there in a fighter jet shortly."

"Thank you, Master!"

Luo Feng thanked him.

"It went pretty smoothly. I didn't expect we wouldn't even need to use the 'Gluttony Fruit'." Chen Qi's voice echoed in Luo Feng's mind.

His worst expectation was that 'Hong' would not exchange for the Sky Shuttle, nor would he easily allow Luo Feng to enter 'Ancient Civilization Ruins No. 9'. He would have to wait for Luo Feng to offer the Gluttonous Fruit in exchange for the opportunity to enter Ancient Civilization Ruins No. 9.

Within the No. 9 ancient civilization ruins, there are some rudimentary inheritances from Meteorite Star, as well as the 'Black God Set', the 'Auxiliary Light Brain', and the 'Sky Escape' secret technique, which is the companion to the Sky Escape Shuttle's attack method...

(End of this chapter)