The car stopped in front of an unknown building. Cao Wei, wearing a specially tailored student uniform, stood quietly beside the car.
Because she wasn't wearing her usual dress, she put on an extra pair of white stockings on her legs. The background behind her was a white two-story building.
Further away, there is the river and the neighboring cities on the other side of the river.
"Hi, Xiaocao!"
"Ah, you didn't come here specifically to pick me up?"
Fu Zhongting, Xiao Ningyu and others also stepped out of the car one after another and greeted Cao Wei one after another.
We have known each other since the last time we had breakfast together.
"kindness……"
Cao Wei glanced at them and answered with a hum, then ran straight to Cheng Lin and suddenly laughed strangely.
"why are you laughing?"
Cheng Lin felt a little hairy, and his hand that wanted to touch her head stopped. Only then did he realize that the dragon horns on the little girl's head had become larger.
In the past, it was just two small bulges, and it was hard to see it if the hair was fluffy. But now, the dragon horns can no longer be covered and are stuck on the top of the head. As a result, even the horn headdress cannot be worn.
.
"Hey hey hey..." Cao Wei raised her fair face with her hands behind her back and smiled silly.
Cheng Lin blinked, suddenly realized something, and blurted out:
"Have you advanced to the fourth level?"
"kindness!"
The little girl suddenly smiled even more happily, like a sunflower facing the sun, so brilliant that she could only write the words "Come and praise me" with a pen on her face.
"Fourth grade?"
"It's amazing! Let my sister see it? Hey, it's different."
Before Cheng Lin could say anything, several other people crowded around praised him one after another. Cao Wei puffed up her cheeks and said nothing, just looking at Cheng Lin.
It wasn't until he reached out and pinched her horns and said gently: "Great." Her eyes completed the crescent moon.
Just when Cheng Lin was about to ask about Cao Wei's current situation, he suddenly heard a cough from in front of him.
"Are you all tired? We have arranged a hotel here to rest. There are not many people there yet. There is a meeting to be held around noon. Let's go and catch up on some sleep first."
Cao Wei's class teacher Li Lu came over and pulled Cao Wei back.
Then he stared at Cheng Lin with a look as if he was guarding against thieves.
"Um...that's ok, sorry for the trouble."
Cheng Lin recognized him at a glance and saw through his thoughts. He couldn't help but want to laugh. In order not to irritate Li Lu's nerves, he said goodbye to Cao Wei, and the people from the Ninth Courtyard went to the white hotel next to him.
Go.
"Have a meeting at noon? I don't know what kind of meeting it is."
While walking to the hotel, Zhu Sha held the strap of the backpack with both hands and said curiously.
Fu Zhongting put his hands in his pockets and squinted his eyes:
"Probably let's talk about the rules of this exploration. It was written in the previous pamphlet that the Soviet Union sent a master named 'Anton' to take charge here. We should also have big shots here. The time is so short, and training will probably be too late.
, but it is still necessary to follow some rules.”
The two girls nodded, having the same idea.
After talking all the way, several people quickly entered the room arranged by the hotel. Although the practitioner was said to be in good health, he was still a little tired after a bumpy night in the car.
Cheng Lin and Fu Zhongting were assigned to a room. Fu Zhongting lay down and fell asleep first. Cheng Lin also wanted to sleep, but he still couldn't.
After struggling for a while, I got up and walked to the window. Through the gap in the curtains, I could see the scene in the distance.
Vehicles keep coming here, probably from different colleges.
Cheng Lin looked around for a while and saw some familiar people.
Although it was noon, the sunlight was not dazzling. As the shadows in the sky became thicker, the light was blocked.
If nothing else, once the projection solidifies, a large area of the surrounding city will be immersed in darkness for dozens of hours.
"What are you looking at? Still not asleep?"
On the bed, Fu Zhongting opened his eyes in a daze, looked at the back of the window, and asked.
Cheng Lin did not look back, but quietly replied: "Look at the sky."
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In the afternoon, the students mobilized from major colleges finally arrived, and Cheng Lin and the others were called up to go to the agreed-upon conference room on the top floor of the hotel for pre-exploration "training".
Fifteen people were mobilized from the Ninth Division, and the number of other departments and bureaus was also about ten. Added together, there were two to three hundred people.
This quantity may not sound amazing, but considering the quality, it is terrifying.
Although there are not many people like Cheng Lin who have reached the fourth level after just three months of school, there are also quite a few. Mainly because of Shi Shengcun breaking eight, plus the material accumulation bonus obtained by constantly exploring projections, like Han Lun and Cao Wei.
Almost most colleges have newly promoted fourth-grade students.
This suddenly made Cheng Lin less prominent...
Of course, if you break it down, Cheng Lin estimates that with his current level 4, level 2, and soon level 3 cultivation, he should still be able to rank among the top three among the 200 or 300 people.
As for the specific number, it's hard to say.
After all, he doesn't know their data.
Similarly, the students in other colleges don't know what level his cultivation level is.
"quiet!"
The conference room on the top floor of the hotel is a hall with many chairs in it. The air conditioner is turned on fully and the temperature is slightly cool. Hundreds of elite students from different colleges gather according to their respective colleges.
Cheng Lin and the others chose the chairs on the left side of the middle and sat down.
He looked around and found Liang Pi, Wu Shushan, the Li sisters and even Chai Daofei and other acquaintances in the crowd. Unfortunately, it was not convenient to say hello, so he waved or nodded from a distance.
When everyone was gone, a tall male figure came out from the podium in front.
This man was wearing a formal uniform with small lapels. It didn't look anything special at first glance, but the emblem of the First Division could be seen in the details.
The man's face was ordinary, but his eyes were extremely sharp, like blunt knives, with a restrained edge and a heavy aura.
Looking around, the man's lips moved slightly, and the conference room immediately fell silent.
The man nodded and said:
"Let me introduce myself first. I am the top person in charge of this exploration operation. In the next few days, I will also be the top leader of our Xia Kingdom. In other words, you can come to me if you have any questions. At the same time, you
Everyone is also managed by me.
By the way, I forgot to mention my name. My surname is Xing and my name is Hong. Some of you may know me and some may not. It doesn’t matter. In short, just remember that you are all under my control."
His voice was very steady, but it contained an indescribable weight.
The moment he said his name, a few students in the conference room let out soft whispers.
There are also many students who look confused and seem to have never heard of this name.
As for Cheng Lin, his pupils shrank slightly and he subconsciously raised his head.
"Cheng Lin, have you heard of this person?"
Zhu Sha, who was sitting next to the narrator, asked curiously.
Cheng Lin came back to his senses, glanced at Zhusha, hesitated, shook his head slightly, and explained:
"I've never heard of it, I just think this surname is relatively rare."
When he said this, his heart was filled with excitement.
He was indeed not familiar with this name, and his appearance was also unfamiliar.
But the voice of this man named Xing Hong reminded him of some memories.
During the Maelstrom deduction, he was interrogated by two "power armors" in Liangang. The voice of the tall armor among them was very similar to that of Xing Hong.
Coupled with the emblem of the First Division revealed on the opponent's clothes, Cheng Lin instantly determined that this person was the user of the armor.
"This surname is indeed rare. Do you know his identity?"
Zhu Sha looked at the others curiously.
Fu Zhongting and Xiao Ningyu both shook their heads.
Only Xie Qingke bit his lip and said:
"If he doesn't have the same name, I think I know who he is. One of the team leaders of Division One is named Xing Hong."
The leader of a division?
Several people were slightly surprised.
Fu Zhongting thought deeply: "Is he just a team leader?"
In his original idea, the person sent would be at least a deputy chief executive.
Xie Qingke explained:
"The situation in the first division is different from that in other divisions. Several of their deputy division chiefs are civilians, part-time officials from the Special Affairs Department, and none are practitioners.
Therefore, apart from Chief Shi, among the rest of the company, the highest one is the team leader.
Moreover, this ‘group’ is still formal.
In specific operations, they seem to be accustomed to working in small teams, so the people directly responsible are the captains, and the captains are all temporarily assigned...
In short, the leader of the first division is already quite powerful.
This Xing Hong, if I remember correctly, was a fifth-level powerhouse a long time ago.
Up to now, I suspect it is the sixth level, or even the seventh level!"
Sixth or seventh level?
Hearing this judgment, Fu Zhongting and others were surprised, and Cheng Lin also raised his eyebrows slightly.
"It seems that when Xing Hong came over, the price comparison was in line with the standards."
On stage.
After giving the students below a short discussion time, Xing Hong stood on the stage with his hands behind his back and continued:
"I believe you already knew why you came here before you came, so I won't repeat it again.
The existence time of the projection is limited, and the time between solidification is also short. If you are here in a hurry, you need time to recharge your batteries, so I won't go into details.
Let’s talk directly about our rules for this exploration.
To put it simply, it’s eight words:
Don’t disturb each other, and don’t offend each other!”
Similar to what Cheng Lin had judged before coming, Xing Hong's order was very clear.
On the surface, this time it was a joint exploration by young students from the two countries, but in fact they were still doing their own things, and the entire projection was divided into two parts by the boundary line.
Of course, considering the blurring of the boundary after entering the projection, this can only be mastered by everyone.
Neither the Xia Kingdom nor the Su Kingdom seemed to want friction between the two sides, and they chose students to explore just to leave room for them.
According to the regulations issued by Xing Hong, when the exploration begins, Cheng Lin and others will group up, land from the Heshi side, and explore the central area.
Unless there is any accident, the monks from the two countries are far away from each other in the beginning, so there will be basically no intersection.
Once the exploration is in-depth, once the two parties meet, in principle, they will not talk, communicate, disturb each other, and live in peace.
Once there is friction between the two sides, in principle, no action can be taken.