Chapter 83: Formation Array Construction—Is It Really This Fierce?
Wang Peng becoming a Heaven’s Chosen was a major event.
Last night, Li Dashan closed up early, and the three of them sat around a table, drinking late into the night.
They slept until they woke up naturally.
Zhang Chu washed up and brushed his teeth, giving the electronic dog butler “Iron Egg” a light kick: “Open the Martial Home Forum trending topics.”
“Yes, master.”
Iron Egg was the central gateway of the home’s smart system. Instantly, the bathroom mirror displayed the trending topics on the Martial Home Forum.
The trending list had indeed been updated. The post about Su Mingyue’s nude loan scandal had already dropped to third place.
The second-ranked post was one he had made with a side account. Skimming through it, he saw that the netizens, regardless of the facts, were unleashing a storm of curses, exposing every last detail about Su Mingyue and the Godfall Alliance.
But, to Zhang Chu’s disappointment, he still hadn’t found any clues about the Godfall Alliance.
However.
The post that topped the trending list left Zhang Chu stunned: “Forward: ‘Martial Arts Research Institute’s Decision to Suspend All Duties of Ms. Su Mingyue Pending Investigation.’”
“User A: Capture the green tea Su Mingyue and make her do a sexy strip dance!”
“User B: Gold and silver are nothing compared to Goddess Su’s allure!”
“User C: Godfall Alliance’s treacherous wench—people like her deserve to be trampled by all!”
Opening the comment section was like stepping into a lawless wasteland.
If it weren’t for the forbidden words being replaced by asterisks, Su Mingyue would have been cursed to oblivion.
Shaving and reading the comments, Zhang Chu felt an indescribable sense of satisfaction.
A woman like her deserved this!
I’ve been reborn—who’s going to be the big sucker this time? If you’re not convinced, just fight!
After scrolling through three thousand comments, Zhang Chu finally straightened up and headed out.
There was much to do today.
The first task was to go to the Boundary Stone Hall to certify as a 3-star Dual Force Warrior.
…
In the southern part of Binzhou City, at the Boundary Stone Hall.
Zhou Xiaoyu was scrolling through the forum, gleefully dissing Su Mingyue, the ultimate green tea, while waiting to go for hotpot with her colleagues at lunch.
“Xiaoyu, could you help me with a certification?” she heard as she was fervently typing out a comment. A hand holding a 1-star Dual Force Warrior badge stretched in, giving her quite a start.
Her brows just began to knit.
But upon seeing Zhang Chu’s face, Zhou Xiaoyu quickly ran her hand over her hair and happily accepted the badge with both hands. “Looks like you gained a lot from the Starbeast Tree Hollow, Brother Chu. Certifying as a 2-star Dual Force Warrior so soon.”
“Sorry, it’s for 3-star.”
“I’ll go for the test first.”
Zhang Chu winked and turned with a flourish toward the testing area across the hall.
Three stars?
Already?
Before Zhou Xiaoyu could process this, the hall resounded with the system’s announcement: “Tester: Zhang Chu. Physical Force Value: 7,435. Spiritual Force Value: 6,001. Certified as 3-star!”
The announcement echoed through the entire hall.
In an instant, the Boundary Stone Hall was in an uproar.
Everyone here knew the Dual Force Warrior personally granted the chance to enter the Starbeast Tree Hollow by Fan Tianlei.
Only six days had passed.
He’d risen two stars in a row—this was nothing short of genius!
At Window 10, behind a pair of sunglasses, Huang Lili also turned to look through the glass wall of the testing area.
Recognizing Zhang Chu’s familiar silhouette, she was dumbfounded. “This guy… is he even human?”
“Hello, please present your martial artist card.”
The staff at Window 10 had to remind her before she snapped out of it. “Sorry, I’d like to go to Window 1 instead. I just saw an acquaintance.”
Huang Lili grabbed her certification documents and left the window.
At this moment.
Zhou Xiaoyu was practically sending sparks at Zhang Chu.
So young, so handsome, and now a 3-star Dual Force Warrior with a great sense of humor—he was simply her ideal man. “Congratulations, Brother Chu, on your 3-star certification. Your rewards have already been issued to your Warrior Mall app.”
All rewards were issued through the app.
Fifteen Power Pills, fifteen Focus Pills.
And a cash reward of three million.
With the proceeds from selling the starbeast corpse at the black market last night, Zhang Chu now had a tidy twenty-four million in his account.
“Thank you, Xiaoyu.”
Zhang Chu waved goodbye and was about to leave.
“Brother Chu, are you free tonight? I was thinking…”
As Zhang Chu was about to go, Zhou Xiaoyu gathered her courage to ask him to dinner, but suddenly a wild, exuberant girl rushed over and grabbed Zhang Chu’s arm. “Zhang Chu! You’re already a 3-star Dual Force Warrior? That’s insanely fast!”
Uh…
Seeing the worshipful admiration in Huang Lili’s eyes, Zhang Chu scratched his nose awkwardly. “Well, you know what they say—a man can never admit he’s too fast!”
Zhou Xiaoyu’s face darkened.
But, out of professional courtesy, she forced a smile and sat back down, deciding to wait for another opportunity.
Men like this, it was only natural more than one woman would be interested.
“So, what are you doing at the Boundary Stone Hall?” Zhang Chu was surprised.
This was where Dual Force Warriors were certified.
Last time he’d seen Huang Lili, she was just getting her 1-star Martial Artist badge.
It had only been a few days.
Was the system of this world handing out powers like candy?
“I’m here for certification, of course.” Huang Lili tilted her chin excitedly and handed her documents to Zhou Xiaoyu. “Could you certify me as a Heaven’s Chosen?”
Heaven’s Chosen?
Seeing the documents, Zhou Xiaoyu felt a pang of envy.
A 1-star Heaven’s Chosen was almost equivalent to a 1-star Dual Force Warrior.
She herself was just a level 3 Martial Artist, and only got this job at the Boundary Stone Hall because her family had pulled some strings.
Her dream was to one day land a powerful, wealthy, and handsome man, marry into high society, and climb the social ladder.
That’s why she’d set her sights on Zhang Chu.
She hadn’t expected Huang Lili, a Heaven’s Chosen, to appear out of nowhere.
But this was her job.
No matter how unwilling she was, she had to follow procedure.
At this moment, Zhang Chu was filled with disbelief. “Is the power of Heaven’s Chosen really so easy to come by these days?”
“Hey, what’s that supposed to mean? I became a Heaven’s Chosen purely on my own strength!” Huang Lili stamped her foot in protest.
“Just joking.”
“So, what Heaven’s Gifted Battle Skill did you awaken?” Zhang Chu asked.
“Array Construction!”
Huang Lili’s triumphant grin was even harder to suppress than an AK’s recoil.
Damn!
That strong?
Wang Peng’s Hypnotic Divine Art was already impressive.
But Huang Lili had awakened the one-in-ten-thousand Array Construction.
At first glance, it might not seem useful.
But once she became a Spirit Realm practitioner, she’d be able to set up arrays with ease, vastly outclassing ordinary Spirit Realm adepts.
Practitioners like her were called Array Masters—there weren’t many in the entire continent.
“So, how about you celebrate and treat me to a meal?” Huang Lili bit her lip.
“Uh… next time, I have things to do.”
Zhang Chu’s phone was buzzing non-stop in his pocket like a massage device.
Seeing him slip away from the hall, Huang Lili stomped her foot in frustration. “That blockhead! Is he still hung up on Su Mingyue, that green tea?”
Inside the window, Zhou Xiaoyu breathed a sigh of relief—she still had a chance. “Ms. Huang, your certification as a 1-star Heaven’s Chosen is complete.”
Driving away from the Boundary Stone Hall, Zhang Chu finally returned Wang Peng’s call.
He learned that Wang Peng had slipped into the Martial Administration Bureau’s cafeteria and managed to curry favor with Fang Danan. Without hesitation, Zhang Chu floored the accelerator and headed straight for the Bureau: “Fang Danan, you try to pin this on me? First, I’ll make you do the ‘Subject Three’ dance, then I’ll see you confess your crimes!”