Chapter 120 : Chapter 120

Chapter 120. Hold a Celebration Banquet and Get a Permanent Super Talent as a Reward?

The delayed system reward arrived again.

Jiang Yichen did not hesitate for long and directly opened the Advanced Slacking Gift Pack.

【Congratulations, Host. You have obtained: Super Talent Celebration Banquet, ten billion in funds.】

A celebration banquet?

Last time, when Spark Team defeated Phoenix Team, he had also been rewarded with a celebration banquet package that could raise the upper limits of Blood Qi and spiritual power...

Could this one be the same...? He opened the description.

【Super Talent Celebration Banquet: Martial artists who participate in the celebration banquet may randomly obtain a permanent super talent, such as +50% cultivation speed, +30% cultivation art comprehension speed, and so on.

Note: This is a consumable item that can be arranged automatically. The Host does not need to put in any effort and only needs to enjoy it. Participant limit: 5.】

?

Jiang Yichen could not help sighing inwardly. The items rewarded by the system were becoming more and more heaven-defying.

A permanent +50% cultivation speed, increased cultivation art comprehension speed... this was basically a permanent buff.

For high-level martial artists, where breaking through even one minor realm could take one or two years, this buff might not seem all that obvious. But for low-level martial artists, it would be an unbelievably significant boost.

Perfect. During the Military District Internship, the new recruits would be divided into small squads.

A squad usually consisted of five to six people, managed by a squad leader responsible for supervising daily training and leading them on rookie missions.

When the time came, if Tang Long and Chu Xingchen gained super talents and worked hard to become stronger, then could he not just serve as the squad leader and coast to victory?

They were all good brothers. Giving you all super talents so I can live more comfortably should not be too much to ask, right?

Jiang Yichen cast a slightly calculating glance toward Tang Long and Chu Xingchen over to the side.

"Dad, I won the championship. Pretty amazing, right?" Tang Long said as he held the trophy out for Tang Wuji to see.

Tang Wuji merely gave a quiet grunt. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Originally, I did not plan to let you go to the Military District Internship. I was just going to have you inherit the family business directly."

"But your performance has made your father very satisfied. Follow Jiang Yichen and walk the martial path properly."

When Tang Wuji mentioned Jiang Yichen, he stressed the name slightly.

In just two months, Jiang Yichen had turned the son he had never thought highly of into a martial arts genius. Jiang Yichen was Xiaolong's great benefactor.

"Do not worry, Dad. I will definitely do my best to cling tightly to Brother Yichen's thigh, just like you clung tightly to Mother's thigh back then," Tang Long said excitedly.

From childhood to now, this was the first time his father had ever acknowledged him so openly.

Tang Wuji: "..."

He really was his biological son.

Over on the other side, Chu Ningfeng looked at his own son and revealed a satisfied smile. "You have improved a great deal over these two months. The family is also very pleased with your performance."

"Tell your father about your experiences during this period."

Chu Xingchen shook his head with a smile. "I am only someone who works hard. Jiang Yichen was the one who gave me the chance to win."

During this period, without Jiang Yichen's cultivation arts, pills, acceleration cultivation arrays, and everything else, Spark Team never would have made it this far.

Hearing that, Chu Ningfeng glanced sideways at Jiang Yichen.

"That child Yichen is a bit legendary. In a few days, it will be time for the Military District Internship. I will arrange for you all to be assigned together, so at least you will have familiar faces looking after one another."

"All right." Chu Xingchen nodded. Gradually, he realized that he was already a little reluctant to part with the Spark Team.

Meanwhile, Lei Zhen and Sleep God sat on the windowsill, watching the four others receive recognition and encouragement from their families after winning the match, their eyes full of longing.

"Sleep God, where is your family? I have never heard you mention them," Lei Zhen suddenly asked.

Sleep God froze for a moment, and a bitter smile appeared on his lips. "I... I do not know."

"Then you are better off than I am." Lei Zhen laughed at himself. "My family died in the Beast Tide. I am afraid I will never see them again in this lifetime."

"Sometimes I really envy these kids, but now that I am older, I have learned to let go."

Sleep God's gaze shifted slightly as he stretched out both hands.

Let go? But I cannot let go of these hands stained with the blood of my own family.

"Do not be so down. If there is a chance in the future, I will help you look for your family. Right now, we have won the championship, so tonight at the celebration banquet let us have a good drink."

Lei Zhen patted Sleep God's shoulder and comforted him.

A smile appeared on Sleep God's tired face. "I cannot drink. If I get drunk, I will lose control. I will have a soft drink instead."

"Fine." Lei Zhen did not try to persuade him. What he felt toward Sleep God was more a kind of sympathy between people who shared similar circumstances.

...

Outside the arena.

"Zhenglin, investigate the evidence of Jiang Dongnian's dealings with the Zhou family and judge him according to the Jiang family's laws."

Jiang Qisheng, his hair white with age, spoke his orders.

Jiang Zhenglin, refined and elegant in gold-rimmed glasses, frowned instead. "Chief Clan Elder, you and I both know the family head's temperament. He values family ties very deeply."

"Besides, it is impossible that the family head does not know about Jiang Dongnian's dealings with the Zhou family. Why should we trouble ourselves over this?"

Jiang Qisheng shook his head. "The family head is only softhearted when it comes to relatives. It is not that he does not want to deal with Jiang Dongnian."

"You saw the match just now as well. Jiang Dongnian is obviously deeply involved with the Zhou family. I am afraid that if this continues, he will make even more extreme moves."

"Now that the family head is away, let us first discuss it privately with Shen Qingyue. We will strip Jiang Dongnian of his authority, and when the family head returns, we will put him on trial."

In the end, Jiang Qisheng chose a compromise.

Legal Affairs Clan Elder Jiang Zhenglin nodded slightly. "All right."

At the same time, at the Zhou family residence—

"Jiang Dongnian, what are you doing here?! Get out of here right now!"

The moment Butler Zhou informed him that Jiang Dongnian had come calling, Zhou Mingyuan's anger instantly flared up.

He had laid out his plans so carefully, only for this pig of a teammate to drag everything down by not even understanding the opponent's true strength.

"Brother Zhou, there is no need to be so angry. Sit down and let us talk slowly. Our plan has not lost all hope of turning around yet," Jiang Dongnian said without the slightest irritation.

Zhou Mingyuan let out a cold laugh. "Turning around? What possible turning point can there be now?"

"Back then, you were the one who spread the word that whoever won the league championship would become the Jiang family's Heir. What turning point could possibly remain?"

"Jiang Dongnian, I told you before. If we lost, your leverage would end up in the hands of the Jiang family's Legal Affairs Clan Elder. Just wait and see."

With that, Zhou Mingyuan rose to leave, utterly unconcerned about matters ending in mutual destruction.

After all, the Zhou family and the Jiang family had always been business rivals in every way. Even if news of his private collusion with Jiang Dongnian came out, it would have little effect on the Zhou family.

But for Jiang Dongnian, the impact would be enormous.

Just as expected, the moment Jiang Dongnian heard those words, his expression turned incomparably grim.

Even so, he restrained himself and said, "Brother Zhou, five days from now is the Military District Internship. Huaxia's upper echelons are being extremely strict with this year's internship and will not allow anyone to evade it."

"So Jiang Yichen will definitely take part. If he dies in the military district at the jaws of a demonic beast, then will not our plan come back to life?"

Hm?

Hearing that, Zhou Mingyuan stopped in his tracks and slowly furrowed his brow.

"Your courage is growing more and more outrageous. Are you not afraid Jiang Zhentian will pursue this to the bitter end?"

Jiang Dongnian shook his head slightly. "I heard that the Zhou family's eldest young master has already risen to the rank of Major in the military district. He only needs to employ a small trick and leave no trace."

"And I also heard that the Zhou family's eldest young master is deeply infatuated with Miss Su. That is also the reason you tried to win over the Su family, is it not, Brother Zhou?"

Zhou Mingyuan narrowed his eyes, slowly turned back around, and sat down once more across from Jiang Dongnian.

"Fine. Then I will trust you one last time. But this time, I will not be involved. You will handle it yourself."

Jiang Dongnian's lips curled upward. "That is fine. With Jiang Yichen's Fifth-Realm strength, letting him die at the hands of a demonic beast will be effortless."

"That way, the Jiang family's Heir can only be Feng'er."