Global Games: Reporting the Great Ascension Stage at the Start

"Disciple, what is your question?"

Seeing that [Local Necrosis] had raised his hand, Zhang Ning nodded to signal him to speak.

Shen Hua's heart skipped a beat, and he instantly became alert—he knew all too well that this guy's every move was bound to be something bad, he was definitely up to something!

Before he could speak, Shen Hua nimbly slipped into the crowd to the side, deliberately keeping a distance, afraid of being implicated.

[Localized Necrosis] Meeting the gazes of Zhang Ning and the entire audience, he uttered a sentence that would make her regret it to the point of toothache in the future:

"The sect leader just said, 'Women are used like men, and men are used like livestock.' I have a question: does that mean livestock are used like women...?"

He stopped mid-sentence, unable to continue.

But as soon as he said that, all eyes in the room were fixed on him, burning with intense heat.

The same thought simultaneously popped into everyone's mind:

"Could this kid be a spy sent by the Indian government?"

"Tell me, what is your purpose in coming to China?"

Shen Hua, who had hidden in the crowd, secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thinking to himself: Luckily I ran fast, I don't know this guy!

Faced with so many scathing stares from the audience, [Local Necrosis] blushed and felt so embarrassed that he wanted to disappear into the ground.

But there is no way.

He's a funny and entertaining streamer; he can live a life without entertaining content!

He'll also post the recording online afterward, and his fans are just waiting for his embarrassing antics to entertain them.

Zhang Ning rubbed her throbbing temples, secretly making up her mind: she would remember this kid and never let him say anything in public again.

"Alright," she abruptly changed the subject, "Regardless, you are the best class I've ever taught; everyone here has a Heavenly Spiritual Root!"

Zhang Ning's divine sense swept over the group of players below, his eyes filled with satisfaction.

Although many of these people were elderly, some even appearing to be in their fifties or sixties, it's not too late to start cultivating now, after all, they possessed Heavenly Spiritual Roots!

"I was supposed to be here today... wait, how come I have a mixed spiritual root?!"

Zhang Ning's words abruptly stopped as his consciousness suddenly locked onto Shen Hua in the crowd.

The entire place was filled with Heavenly Spiritual Roots, but Shen Hua, with his mixed Spiritual Root, stood out like a pebble in rice!

What's going on here? Is this some kind of charlatan pretending to be someone else?

Zhang Ning swayed, and everyone only saw a blur before their eyes. The next moment, she was standing in front of Shen Hua.

The surrounding players instinctively stepped back, staring at Shen Hua in astonishment.

"Lu Chuan, explain yourself clearly." Zhang Ning didn't look at Shen Hua, but turned to the Foundation Establishment cultivator on the stage and spoke in a deep voice.

The surrounding players immediately cast disdainful yet gloating glances at him, whispering amongst themselves:

"Did this kid get in through connections?"

"Being able to use backdoors in the game really takes skill."

"They might have bribed Master Lu at a high price."

The person with localized necrosis was completely dumbfounded, staring blankly at Shen Hua with disbelief on their face.

What the heck? A mixed spiritual root?! Is he deaf or blind?

Lu Chuan had anticipated the sect leader's question and came running over with a smile on his face.

"Sect Master, this new disciple's name is Xia Ye..."

Lu Chuan had only spoken halfway when a deafening roar of exclamations erupted from the surrounding area:

"What? Xia Ye?! This is Brother Xia Ye!"

"Wait, is he Xia Ye?"

"Wow, it's Xia Ye, the Xia Ye who's number one on both lists!"

"No, the sect leader just said he has a mixed spiritual root. How could Xia Ye possibly have a mixed spiritual root?"

"Exactly, Xia Ye is 100% a Heavenly Spiritual Root, this guy is just pretending, right?"

The gasps and exclamations that erupted around him took Zhang Ning by surprise.

It's just a name, so why are these extraterrestrials reacting so strongly?

Could this disciple be extremely famous among the people from beyond the heavens?

At the same time, Xu Lan's mother, Madam Lan, standing in front of the main hall, was also slightly taken aback.

Is this the "Young Master Xia Ye" that my daughter spoke of? A super genius in the world of alchemy and weapon crafting?

She carefully examined Shen Hua's appearance and nodded to herself:

"Hmm, he's quite handsome and well-mannered. If he weren't from outer space, I wouldn't mind him being Lanlan's husband."

Once the gasps of surprise around him subsided, Lu Chuan spoke up: "Sect Master, it's like this, young friend Xia Ye is a..."

He paused mid-sentence, turned to Shen Hua with a look, and asked whether he should reveal his identity as a high-level weapon refiner in public.

Shen Hua smiled faintly and readily took out his [Advanced Refiner] identity token.

He held the identity token in both hands and handed it to Zhang Ning: "Sect Master, please take a look."

"this……"

Zhang Ning didn't reach out to take it, but her gaze towards Shen Hua instantly filled with surprise.

It's like the surprise and delight of picking up a random stone on a mountain, brushing off the dust, and discovering it's the He Shi Bi jade.

She turned to look at Lu Chuan, her face full of smiles: "Lu Chuan, you have done a great job this time, recruiting an exceptional talent for the sect."

Lu Chuan quickly bowed and clasped his hands, looking extremely apprehensive: "This subordinate dares not take credit. It was young friend Xia Ye who took the initiative to come to our door. I was merely the one who led the way."

Lu Chuan said this, but he was secretly delighted.

The sect leader is a powerful cultivator in the Nascent Soul stage and the daughter of a great and virtuous teacher. Even so, she couldn't help but be moved by Xia Ye's talent!

"Welcome to the fold, young friend Xia Ye." Zhang Ning's expression was gentle, and he looked at Shen Hua with great respect in his eyes: "I will specifically instruct the [Heavenly Forging Division] to give you special training."

Shen Hua bowed slightly and said earnestly, "This junior will certainly diligently study the art of weapon forging and will never fail the sect leader's high expectations!"

……

Most of the players around them didn't know how difficult it was to become a [Advanced Refiner].

Seeing the sect leader's reaction, they immediately started discussing among themselves in twos and threes:

"So you can get started by learning a secondary profession?"

"It seems that reaching the level of [Advanced Refiner] is enough to get started, and the sect leader will value him highly."

"Of course we value it. Side jobs make money, while cultivation costs money. If you were in that situation, would you prefer something that makes money or something that costs money?"

"You should have said so earlier! I should have let my friends practice their secondary professions too."

"Don't practice! Don't practice! This is a huge trap!" A girl of about seventeen or eighteen years old warned from the crowd, her face pale. "Our Haiqing Guild specifically trained me to learn alchemy, but after spending over a hundred spirit stones, I'm still only at the beginner level!"

Those around were startled: "Is it really that expensive?"

Some people were skeptical: "Maybe it's just that you lack talent. Just because you can't does doesn't mean others can't."

"Haiqing Guild..."

Upon hearing the name, Shen Hua's gaze sharpened slightly, and he quietly memorized the appearance of the girl who spoke.

Haiqing Guild was founded by Shen Hua's father.

Because there are many retired provincial and ministerial-level officials in the association, the association's name needs to be elegant.

"Haiqing" is taken from the idiom "Haiyan Heqing", which means peace and stability in the world, a peaceful and prosperous society, and a clean and upright officialdom. Retired cadres especially like this word.

Shen Hua thought to himself, "If I have the chance in the future, I'll have to take good care of this young lady."