Chapter 19: The City Lord's Careful Planning

The Magic Eagle was crushed to the ground by an overwhelming force, losing all ability to fight and becoming severely weakened.

Yi Luren was utterly shocked, his understanding of reality shattered.

"How can you be so powerful!?"

One move!

One move to defeat!

With sheer dominance, the Magic Eagle couldn't resist at all.

An SSS-Rank summoned beast, terrifyingly powerful!

The young prodigies present were all astounded.

Xie Mengxuan looked at the dazzling Xiao Ye, feeling nothing but regret.

Due to the Magic Eagle's weakness, it was forced out of its summoned beast form, reverting to human form. Yi Luren and the chubby girl were left spitting blood, barely conscious. The female bald instructor checked their condition, only relaxing after administering a potion to each.

Although the Magic Eagle wasn't as strong as the White Fox, it was still a prodigy in the eyes of the bald instructor.

Both were promising students!

"Fifth Rank! Physical strength breaking the sound barrier!"

The male bald instructor gave the White Fox a deep look, shock flashing in his eyes.

It had only been five days since awakening, and they had already reached the fifth rank! An SSS-Rank summoned beast, terrifyingly powerful!

The White Fox reverted from its summoned beast form, and Xiao Ye appeared, walking over to Yi Luren with a calm gaze, extending his hand, "Hand it over!"

Still in shock and fear, Yi Luren subconsciously shrank back, "What are you doing? Let me tell you, I'm the son of the City Guard Pavilion Lord!"

He was scared, unable to fight back, so he resorted to using his background.

"What's happening?" The bald instructor, fearing things might escalate, stepped in to ask.

Xiao Ye disdainfully said, "This guy stole the City Guard Pavilion Lord's communication token and used it to trip me up. The Lord asked me to retrieve it."

"What? Stole the token?"

"Shameless, utterly shameless. He's just a petty person!"

"I was wondering why Xiao Ye hadn't been around for days; turns out Yi Luren was secretly plotting against him!"

"Good thing the Lord is upright and doesn't favor his son, letting Xiao Ye retrieve the token himself."

The present contractors all looked at Yi Luren lying on the ground with disdain.

Social death, a public social death!

Yi Luren felt fury swell within him, spitting blood and fainting.

The bald instructor searched Yi Luren, finding a completely black token in his pocket.

Indeed, it was the City Guard Pavilion Lord's communication token.

"So, it was you issuing the orders."

The bald instructor understood that the one giving him commands wasn't the Pavilion Lord, but Yi Luren!

The bald instructor, deeply disappointed with Yi Luren, grabbed him and headed towards the military district.

Impersonating the Lord deserved due punishment!

The female bald instructor approached and, under Xiao Ye's watchful eye, noted in her book: Simulated combat training passed, Xiao Ye and Cheng Bingxi: Each rewarded one third-tier core.

Xiao Ye frowned!

Third-tier cores were of no use to him anymore!

"Instructor, I remember the core reward level is based on the trainee's rank, right?"

Faced with Xiao Ye's question, the female bald instructor nodded, "Yes, your current rank seems to be, uh, third rank?"

The female bald instructor recalled the aura the Sacred White Fox had just emanated, indeed third rank.

"Could it be you've already advanced to fourth rank?" The instructor skeptically scrutinized Xiao Ye and Cheng Bingxi.

Xiao Ye shook his head. During the recent battle, the third-rank physical strength was sufficient, so he had only released a third-rank aura.

"Boom!!"

A powerful aura erupted from Xiao Ye, stirring up a strong wind.

Nangong Siyao's skirt billowed, revealing her fair, long legs.

With a yelp, Nangong Siyao blushed deeply, playfully scolding, "You rascal!"

"Fifth Rank!!"

The female bald instructor was astounded, "You both reached the fifth rank?"

Xiao Ye and Cheng Bingxi nodded, shocking the contractors present.

"Fifth rank? How is this possible? It's only been a few days, three or four at most?"

"Amazing! SSS-Rank contractors really can't be judged by normal standards, reaching fifth rank in four days. They could reach Grandmaster level in a month!"

"Wow, terrifying. A Grandmaster can rule a city!"

"How many resources did the rich school flower give? Did she agree to be a concubine?"

"Shh, don't say it too loudly. Soon, the rich school flower might even have a child!"

"Amazing! Our Wild Plains Base City's City Lord will have a grandchild, time for Xiao Ye to take over!"

Nangong Siyao, embarrassed by the chatter, let out a small cry and ran away.

Xiao Ye pulled the female bald instructor aside to amend the reward record. The instructor, bemused, changed it to:

Xiao Ye, Cheng Bingxi: Each rewarded one fifth-tier core!

"Training complete, dismissed!"

Nangong Siyao returned, waiting for Xiao Ye and Cheng Bingxi outside the training field, wanting to have a meal with Xiao Ye.

Currently, Nangong Siyao was quite troubled. With her relationship with Xiao Ye being exposed, it was hard to explain to her father. Contracting with the same boy as another girl, who knows what her father, the City Lord, would think.

"What's wrong?" Seeing the worry on the fruit girl's face as she clung tightly to his arm, Xiao Ye asked.

Nangong Siyao shook her head, "Today, can we have ice?"

"The high-end hunting restaurant is getting a type of Ice Mark Beast today. It's said the beast meat dishes have a temperature below zero, with a smooth and tender texture. Let's go eat!"

Cheng Bingxi, holding Xiao Ye's other arm, heard this, her eyes sparkling, "I want to eat too!"

Cheng Bingxi was a foodie, loving delicious dishes, especially those she hadn't tried before with a lot of buzz.

Thus, surrounded by the two girls, Xiao Ye went to the high-end hunting restaurant.

In the private room, upon seeing the price of this dish, Xiao Ye gasped.

One dish required a seventh-tier core! No credit, no IOUs, payment must be made on the spot!

The meal cost a seventh-tier core and two sixth-tier cores!

Only a rich woman could afford such a meal.

Along the way, many who recognized Nangong Siyao saw her unusual closeness with Xiao Ye. By the time the three finished their meal, rumors about Nangong Siyao had spread throughout the youth training camp and even the City Guard Pavilion camp.

Meanwhile, at the top floor of the tallest building in the center of Wild Plains Base City.

The City Lord of the base city, Nangong Qitao, was frowning over a map, drawing lines around a spot on the city's edge, constantly planning.

"If I remember correctly, the Demon Snake Forest will soon launch another beast tide attack on the base city."

"That Jiao must have become even more advanced in the Grandmaster realm!"

Previously, he and the Pavilion Lord, both Grandmasters, barely managed to repel the Jiao, and the Beast King retreated, causing the beast tide from two years ago to dissipate. Otherwise, Wild Plains Base City would have suffered irreversible damage.

That Jiao is the Beast King of the Demon Snake Forest, commanding eight Grandmaster-level demon snakes, dozens of ninth-rank experts, hundreds of seventh-rank experts, and thousands of third-rank demon snakes.

The Jiao, with its noble bloodline, t

ransformed from a demon snake after swallowing rare treasures over a thousand years.

The Jiao naturally suppresses the bloodline of demon snakes.