The world doesn't need succubi to save it.

They exchanged a silent glance, then Lu Qing went to Luo Da's side, bent down, grabbed his belt, and lifted him up as if he were a dead dog, his movements incredibly practiced.

Chai Ya strode after him, looking at Ning Feng's back with a hint of anticipation in her eyes, and whispered to Luo Da:

"Wake up, stop pretending, and go do what you're supposed to do."

"Old Yan seems quite confident; perhaps he can give us a surprise."

The dead dog's response was:

"Hiccup~"

……

……

Ning Feng changed into a training uniform and stood in a closed space roughly the size of a standard drill field, sizing up his "enemy" opposite him.

He is less than 1.6 meters tall and not strong, but he has a pair of huge feet.

Even when he was drunk, he stood steadily on the ground, keeping his center of gravity within a controllable range.

The halfling awakened one, known as Rhoda, seemed dissatisfied with his slightly sober state and kept taking a few sips every now and then.

"Underestimating me? But it doesn't seem like it. My eyes have been discreetly observing my movements, so it must be..."

Should we release the water?

By drinking heavily, he consciously reduced his own strength, thus narrowing the gap in strength between the two of them.

A seasoned approach, but...

Aren't you afraid of the car crashing?

Ning Feng is indeed a first-order cultivator, but he is not only a first-order awakener, but also half a supernatural being.

Judging from the races of these individuals, at least the second-tier bloodline awakeners are still within the human category and have not been deeply assimilated.

And she herself was a half-succubus.

If Roda treats Ning Feng as an ordinary first-tier cultivator, some interesting things might happen...

(“Shouldn’t we remind him?”)

("Where's that arrogance of 'I don't need you to go easy on me! Give me your all!'?")

"I'm not the kind of fool who wastes his pride on useless things, so why should I give up such a great advantage?"

Ning Feng mentally complained, constantly adjusting his breathing, and gripped the dagger in his hand tightly.

Dignity is earned by oneself, not given by others.

What he needs most now is a great performance; how to achieve that performance is not important.

The result is what matters.

Meanwhile, in the stands above the field, Yan Rulong sat next to Chai Ya and her husband, watching the two warming up below, and suddenly spoke up:

"If Ning Feng's strength is indeed insufficient, you don't need to force him. It's fine to let him obediently serve as a commander. I won't have to bother to cultivate a successor."

Her gaze sharpened instantly as Chai Ya looked at Yan Rulong's profile and unconsciously lowered her voice:

"Command sequence? Successor?"

"Was he originally your groomed successor? How did he compare to you when you were younger?"

Any established team takes recruiting new members very seriously. Chai Ya's team only came because of Yan Rulong.

Their team, while not the strongest, is highly experienced, making them the best choice for newcomers.

Even if a newcomer is not very good, they are confident that they can guide him to maturity.

But Yan Rulong's words now surprised Chai Ya.

This Ning Feng, was originally a commander-level operator? And Yan Rulong's original successor?!

Lu Qing gently tugged at the somewhat excited Chai Ya, and spoke for the first time in a deep voice:

"Look, it's starting."

The two people facing off in the arena finally made a move.

To be precise, Roda, who was like a drunken teenager, waved at Ning Feng and then disappeared from the scene!

Stealth, here we go!

Chapter Thirty-Eight: Who is testing whom?

Two minutes ago, Ning Feng, who had finally finished warming up, was about to speak when Luo Da on the other side spoke first:

"Young man... hiccup, are you ready?"

He took one last swig of wine, let out a "ha!" like a middle-aged man, and then tucked the wine jug into his waistband.

“I know Brother Yan very well. Although he’s a bit arrogant and won’t admit it, he’s not the type to favor others. I have high hopes for you.”

Come on.

Everyone knows that Comrade Yan Rulong is a proud and arrogant person, right?

Ning Feng's expression was somewhat strange, and he barely managed to control his urge to look towards the stands.

No, I can't laugh.

Both of them were wearing recording devices, so their conversation could be heard by the audience.

If I were to laugh out loud at this moment, my career as a Watcher would probably be over...

Of course, some people are persevering, but some cats simply don't care.

The black cat blatantly peered out, admiring Yan Rulong's expression, and generously shared its view with the contractor.

("Don't be shy, show me!")

Ning Feng was almost startled by Yan Rulong's expression when it appeared in his field of vision. He was forced to appreciate Yan Rulong's calm expression.

His eyes remained expressionless, as if he hadn't heard a thing about what was being said in the arena.

Um... Instructor Yan, it seems everyone already knows. You look quite tired, so why don't you just give up on this role?

Or is it that Instructor Yan actually knows all this, and his current performance is just deceiving himself?

Everyone else is awake, but I am the only one who is drunk.

The kind of self-hypnosis you constantly try to convince yourself of.

This thought flashed through her mind, and Rhoda continued:

"I can tell you've been trained, which is great and saves me a lot of trouble."

With a lisp, Rhoda, though he looked like a teenager, had a hoarse voice that seemed to have been worn down by smoking and drinking.

"You've only recently awakened your abilities, and you probably don't have much control over them yet, so I won't fight you directly."

His expression finally softened, and Rhoda drew two curved daggers from his waist, saying in a serious tone:

"So, I'll show you something beyond training, like... the sense of crisis between life and death."

At this point, he suddenly revealed a bright but somewhat smug smile, and chuckled softly:

"This is a branch of the Watchers. They can heal any wound, no matter how severe, so I won't hold back."

His figure vanished abruptly, and his last words gradually faded into the distance.

"Hey buddy, even though it's just a test, don't die!"

……

……

Yan Rulong didn't react to the changes happening on the field; he knew Luo Da's personality very well.

Although this old colleague seems carefree, he is actually very good at taking care of others and is very tactful in his actions.

So he turned around and answered Chai Ya's question:

"Compared to me, Ning Feng is undoubtedly more outstanding."

"In terms of talent in command, whether it is memory, decisiveness, or planning, I am far inferior to him. The only thing he lacks now is experience."

"So, even disregarding my personal relationship with him, I truly regret that he has to become an Awakened in the combat sequence, even though there are Awakened in the command sequence as well."

"I'm not praising him specifically in front of you, nor is it out of any favoritism..."

He looked at the slightly suspicious eyes of the Chai couple, but he wasn't angry. He took out the prepared documents from his side and handed them over.

"You can only view these materials here, and you cannot disclose them to anyone afterward. You know the rules."

As a colleague I've known for almost thirty years, Yan Rulong knows very well what Chai Ya needs to understand most right now.

It was practically snatched away. Chai Ya quickly flipped through the materials in her hand, and the more she looked, the more surprised she became.

Putting aside his previous achievements, Ning Feng's performance in the command sequence test alone is beyond outstanding!

In the tests of command sequence, his scores ranked among the top three in history.

The combined results even ranked first in history!

This isn't a grade-level test, but rather the overall historical ranking of the entire Bincheng branch over nearly a thousand years!

Moreover, he was able to successfully kill extraordinary beings even before he was an Awakened.

Wait, this date...

It was just a couple of days ago, wasn't it?

"Old Yan, these documents..."

Chai Ya suddenly realized that if everything mentioned above was true, then they weren't there to help Yan Rulong train new talent...

They're here to grab a bargain!

I got a great deal!

The difference between a commander who is behind the lines and has the "advantage in my hands" through headphones and a commander who is actually in the team is obvious to everyone.

Moreover, Ning Feng is not a commander who needs to be fully protected; he is also capable of protecting himself.