Chapter 38: Turmoil (Part II)

"Chen Guang, what urgent matter do you have for me?" The steady voice of a middle-aged man came through the phone; even just hearing him speak conveyed a sense of authority.

In the era of base cities, the military structure is different from the past, primarily divided into two types: Large Military Regions and Military Sub-regions. The duty of a Large Military Region is to protect a vast area, such as the Southeast Military Region or the Western Military Region. Military Sub-regions, which fall under the jurisdiction of a Large Military Region, are specific to individual base cities. For instance, the Northern Military Region of the Jiangnan Base City is the Jiangnan Military Sub-region.

Commander Zhao, whom the bald officer Chen Guang had called, was the supreme commander of the Jiangnan Military Sub-region and a Wargod-level powerhouse himself—a man of true significance. Chen Guang quickly reported the situation regarding Luo Feng.

The phone went silent for a few seconds before a response came: "Wait a moment; let me verify this."

On the other side, in Jiangnan Base City, it did not take long for Zhao Mingcheng to receive all the information concerning Luo Feng. He scanned through the lines quickly. The file included his family background, personal history, and even details such as when and how much he spent on his villa—it was exhaustively detailed.

"He only passed the prospective fighter examination on July 1st? And went to the wilderness to hunt monsters immediately after?" Zhao Mingcheng narrowed his eyes, feeling skeptical. Could this be true?

He continued reading. At the end of July, Luo Feng returned to the base city from the wilderness. Based on the changes in his account balance, it could be inferred that he had likely sold materials from a Commander-level monster to the HR Alliance. On August 1st, he participated in the fighter assessment, passing with an unremarkable result of four monster ears, showing nothing out of the ordinary throughout the process. Then, the very next day, August 2nd, he went back out into the wilderness.

*No record of Luo Feng joining any fighter squad found.*

"If Chen Guang isn't joking, then the only conclusion is that this Luo Feng has become a powerful spirit reader capable of controlling a Black-Crowned Golden Eagle in just two months! An eighteen-year-old Wargod-level powerhouse!"

And not just an ordinary Wargod, either. To control a high-level lord-class monster, Zhao Mingcheng knew one would need at least intermediate Wargod-level spiritual power, otherwise, it would be impossible to suppress the Black-Crowned Golden Eagle.

"Such a rapid rise is truly too exaggerated, even for a spirit reader with innate talent." Zhao Mingcheng took a deep breath, trying to calm his shock. However, it was not impossible. After all, he knew the world contained rare items like Dragon Blood or Spirits of Nature that could rapidly enhance one's strength.

If Luo Feng was a highly gifted spirit reader, with the help of such items, his strength could indeed skyrocket in a short time. Since spirit readers are typically two minor levels stronger than martial artists, having the strength of an intermediate Wargod or higher in two months was... just barely plausible. Since the facts were already before him, Zhao Mingcheng had to find a rational explanation for himself.

"Upload the detailed description of that Black-Crowned Golden Eagle to me. I will upload it to the military's internal network and have a permit issued for him." Although he had many doubts and was curious, the most important thing was to handle the permit for this genius Wargod.

After hanging up, Zhao Mingcheng paced the room, but unable to sit still, he made another call.

...

At the Supply Base, an unremarkable-looking middle-aged man suddenly spotted Luo Feng walking out of a villa in the rest area. He hurriedly opened his tactical watch to check, and upon confirming that Luo Feng matched the image on the screen, a flash of excitement crossed his eyes. He got up and left, finding a secluded spot to make a call.

"Did you find him?" The voice of Xu Gang came from the other end.

"Found him. He just returned to the supply base from the wilderness," the man replied quickly. He was, however, a bit confused—he had been guarding the main gate of the supply base, so how had he missed Luo Feng's return? Naturally, he didn't know that Luo Feng had descended from the sky directly to another part of the base, bypassing the main entrance entirely.

...

In the Jiangnan Base City, at the Xu family manor, inside one of the villas, Xu Gang put down his phone, his eyes flickering. Hesitating for a moment, he walked to a bedroom door and knocked. "Sister?"

"What is it?" Xu Xin's annoyed voice came from inside.

Xu Gang looked helpless; he felt even more resentment toward Luo Feng for "stealing" his sister's heart. To think an outsider was causing a rift between him and his sister.

"I received word that Luo Feng has just returned to the supply base... If you apologize to Mom and Dad now and cut ties with him, I will take responsibility and let this matter pass. I won't cause any trouble for him." Xu Gang thought that since he didn't want to completely ruin his relationship with his sister, he would offer her an out. Even though he despised the "con man" Luo Feng, he could tolerate him for his sister's sake.

"Luo Feng is back?" Inside the room, Xu Xin, who had been lying on her bed, sat up with a look of surprise. After she had messaged him yesterday and he replied that he would be back within two days, her phone had been confiscated. She hadn't seen the follow-up messages and had expected him to arrive tomorrow, not today.

With a bang, the closed door opened, and Xu Xin walked out. "Wait, you said you were going to cause trouble for Luo Feng?" She looked at him with a strange expression. Cause trouble for a Wargod? While the Xu family was not weak and certainly had the means to deal with a Wargod, this was all just a massive misunderstanding!

"You still believe he's a Wargod?" Xu Gang rolled his eyes at his sister's expression, feeling both angry and amused. His sister usually seemed so bright and capable; when she interned at the HR Alliance mall recently, she had managed the internal hotel operations with perfect efficiency. Why had she become so foolish when it came to romance? A Wargod? If an eighteen-year-old were a Wargod, he would undoubtedly be the greatest genius on Earth today! Was that even possible? A young man who was just a commoner from the bottom of society not long ago?

Xu Gang was truly exasperated. "Sister, let's assume, for the sake of argument, that he *is* a Wargod. Why is he keeping such a low profile? Is he playing the fool to catch the tiger?"

"If he really is a Wargod, why not just let him reveal his strength? I'm sure Mom, Dad, and the elders would be very pleased. What do you think, sister?"

Xu Xin replied softly, "He told me that this time, he might be a little more high-profile."