Chapter 58: Boundary Hall Certification—Astonishing the Martial Administration Bureau

Devour!

This hidden golden cheat is simply legendary!

Zhang Chu suppressed his excitement, picked up his tray, and changed seats to continue his experiment.

“Ding! Active Devour triggered, Mental Power +0.1!”

Hearing the system’s voice, Zhang Chu was now one hundred percent certain: the system had truly blessed him this time!

To avoid being discovered by the innkeeper, Zhang Chu quickly left the restaurant. He packed his bags simply, checked out, and boarded a bus from Qingcheng Town to Binzhou.

On the bus, Zhang Chu gazed out the window at the passing flowers and greenery, his hands itching. He wasn’t sure yet whether the devouring ability worked on all plants.

“System?”

He tried calling out to the system, and sure enough, a pop-up appeared before his eyes.

“Explain what passive devour means.”

He quietly asked.

A moment later, a white pop-up appeared. The system seemed to be responding live, the words appearing one by one.

According to the system’s explanation:

Passive Devour was an additional combat skill he gained after becoming a Dual Force Warrior and awakening the innate battle technique ‘Electric Vine Entwine.’ It was a power unique to him.

Electric Vine Entwine allowed him to hunt and kill mutated beasts, gaining force and mental power.

Passive Devour, on the other hand, could absorb the mental power of non-mutated beast lifeforms, increasing only the host’s mental power.

As a 1-star Dual Force Warrior, he could use passive devour ten times a day; as for what level of lifeforms he could devour, the system didn’t say.

Clearly.

Zhang Chu had asked too many questions, and since he was just a 1-star rookie, the system couldn’t be bothered with him.

After leaving Binzhou’s bus station, Zhang Chu didn’t rush straight home.

He urgently needed to certify as a 1-star Dual Force Warrior.

No question about it.

Now that he was a 1-star Dual Force Warrior, who would stay at the Warrior’s Home?

Isn’t cultivation about living well, eating well?

Certification for Dual Force Warriors was different from ordinary warriors.

The Warrior Center didn’t have the authority; he had to go to the ‘Boundary Marker Hall’ in the new southern city.

“Driver, to Boundary Marker Hall in the south city.”

He hailed a taxi and spoke casually.

“Young man, able to work at Boundary Marker Hall at your age—truly enviable.”

The driver was full of admiration.

Boundary Marker Hall was a formal division under the Martial Administration Bureau, one level above the Warrior Center. To work there, one had to be at least a Level 4 warrior.

He himself was only a 1-star warrior, still working part-time as a taxi driver to save up for Blood Qi Pills.

Exactly!

Zhang Chu didn’t bother explaining that he was there to certify as a Dual Force Warrior.

Twenty-one years old, certifying as a Dual Force Warrior.

He might think he was amazing, but the driver would think he’d lost his mind.

He got out, paid.

Zhang Chu looked up at the Boundary Marker Hall before him.

It had only two floors, and in terms of grandeur, it wasn’t as impressive as the Warrior Center.

The most striking feature was the massive fifteen-meter-tall boundary marker at the entrance, from which Zhang Chu could sense a powerful spiritual force.

It was a formation set up by a Level 9 Dual Force Warrior.

“Sorry, we’re a legitimate government institution—we don’t hire privately. Aside from special talent recommendations by the Martial Administration Bureau, you can only apply via the annual March civil service exam for warriors.”

Zhang Chu entered; it was nearly empty, the staff chatting among themselves.

He reached a consultation desk.

Before he could speak, a beautiful receptionist munching melon seeds cut him off.

Job seekers came by every day; the staff at the desk were used to it.

“I… want to certify as a 1-star.”

Zhang Chu handed over the green warrior card symbolizing a Level 4 warrior.

The receptionist was first stunned, then seeing the Level 4 card, she smiled, “Little brother, are you alright? Sister doesn’t have time to play with you.”

She’d seen plenty of handsome, young men coming to Boundary Marker Hall; they were either offspring of Martial Admin officials or rich heirs.

“I’m serious! Please process it.”

Zhang Chu frowned, feeling that this place wasn’t entirely legitimate—or perhaps this beauty thought he wasn’t here for real certification.

“Fine, fine, play a bit and then go home, don’t let your family worry.”

The receptionist pointed to the door of the certification hall on the right.

Zhang Chu turned and entered.

Two beauties quickly gathered around the desk, “Xiao Yu, lots of young men chatting you up lately, haven’t you been tempted?”

“Tempted, my foot! But the one just now was pretty handsome.”

Zhou Xiaoyu watched the figure in the certification hall, sensing a faint air of reliability in his silhouette.

Bang!

Just as Zhou Xiaoyu was lost in thought, Zhang Chu moved.

He slammed his fist heavily against the boundary marker in the certification center.

Ding ding ding!

The lights in the hall’s ceiling flickered, and the six-pointed star at the center gathered crimson light.

“Test results announced!”

“Zhang Chu, age 21, Force Value 12, Mental Power Value 12.4, 1-star Dual Force Warrior certification successful! Staff, please issue the benefits accordingly.”

Everyone present, including Zhou Xiaoyu, was utterly stunned!

…

“Mr. Zhang Chu, if you ever need anything, you can message me—I am your exclusive 24-hour customer service assistant.”

“All your certification rewards are in this storage ring; please check.”

In less than ten minutes, Zhang Chu received the crimson six-pointed star badge symbolizing a 1-star Dual Force Warrior from Zhou Xiaoyu.

Dual Force Warriors were high-level talents.

Boundary Marker Hall had dedicated customer service staff for them.

Zhou Xiaoyu snagged this position, since Zhang Chu was not only handsome but also young and promising.

“Thank you.”

Zhang Chu left the Boundary Marker Hall; there was a special car waiting at the entrance—a stretch Leizhan A3.

The driver opened the door for him, and there was premium mineral water inside.

This was the VIP service the Boundary Marker Hall provided to 1-star Dual Force Warriors, a special car to escort him to Xisha Garden Community.

On the way.

Zhang Chu sat in the privacy of the back seat, using his mind to inspect the contents of the storage ring.

A property deed for an apartment in Xisha Garden Community.

Five 1-star Force Pills.

Five 1-star Mental Focus Pills.

And a badge of identity.

“This is far more generous than when I certified as a regular warrior…”

Fortunately, with Zhou Xiaoyu’s help, he had already downloaded the ‘Warrior Mall’ app, which not only allowed him to buy combat equipment online but also browse forums.

All the way, Zhang Chu kept busy.

He wanted to see if anyone on the forums had awakened the same devouring-type innate battle skill as a Dual Force Warrior.

Meanwhile, he had no idea that, just after he left,

His certification information was automatically uploaded to the Martial Administration Bureau’s archive.

“Director Fan, Zhang Chu… Zhang Chu just certified as a 1-star Dual Force Warrior!”

Within minutes, the archive manager burst into the conference room.

Dozens of people in the room exploded at the news: “Damn, twenty-one years old, 1-star Dual Force Warrior!”

The meeting was led by Fan Tianlei, whose original agenda was to discuss how to recruit Zhang Chu without falling out with the Martial Arts Research Institute.

But when he saw the tablet in the archive manager’s hands,

Fan Tianlei couldn’t stay calm.

“Hurry, every second counts—we must secure Zhang Chu before the Martial Arts Institute does! To hell with worrying about falling out with them!”

Meanwhile,

Zhang Xueying rushed into the office, drove straight to Xisha Garden…