Chapter 1249

Zi Chen had expected the two parties to meet, but he didn't expect it to be so soon.

The newcomer was the Reality Realm expert from the Precious Weapon Pavilion. He was walking toward the drill ground with a group of people.

There were a total of three hundred people in the assessment team. The other two hundred and ninety-nine people stood together neatly, forming a square formation. Only Zi Chen was left out. Standing there all by himself, Zi Chen looked very different, but also very attractive.

"It's him."

The Reality Realm expert saw Zi Chen at first glance and recognized him. The faint smile on his face froze and his expression became cold.

"Iwai, you know him?" Beside him, another Reality Realm expert sensed his companion's abnormality and asked.

"Hmph," Iwai snorted and said indifferently, "He's the arrogant Virtual Realm expert I told you about."

"Oh, so he's the one who did a business deal worth more than ten million at the Precious Weapon Pavilion."

"Not just ten million, but tens of millions. I've already asked around. It's said that the total value is more than thirty million."

"Hiss, thirty million. He's just an Virtual Realm expert, but he has so much wealth."

"Who knows? Our people have been watching him for a few days, but he hasn't come out of the inn. I didn't expect to see him here today."

"Right, why is he here? Could it be … he's the Virtual Realm expert recommended by Wang Jun?"

As the two of them conversed in a low voice, the others also noticed Zi Chen, and their expressions became strange.

As part of the city's army, although they usually received extremely high rewards, it was still a far cry from tens of millions. This huge sum of money really shocked them.

They also learned that an arrogant Virtual Realm expert had offended Iwai a few days ago. They also knew the cause and effect.

"He's just an Virtual Realm expert. It's impossible for him to have so much wealth. But now that he's here, I kind of understand where his wealth came from," Iwai said with a cold smile.

"You mean … Wang Jun."

"It must be Wang Jun. But as the city's army, he must have a shady background. That's why he sold it to an outsider. As for the reward, it should be to get him into the city's army," Iwai said confidently.

"This Wang Jun is really brainless. Even if he wants to find someone to cooperate with, he should at least find someone decent. Why would he find an Early Virtual Realm expert?"

Iwai said mysteriously, "You don't understand. This kind of person is easier to control. Besides, with Wang Jun's connections, it's easy to get a subordinate."

All of this was done in hushed tones. The Late Corporeal Realm leader did not express his opinion and only listened quietly. However, his expression grew darker and darker. Finally, he coldly said, "Bastards. What does the Royal Army think our city's army is? They even dared to send a mere Early Virtual Realm expert here."

After hearing the captain's words, Iwai lowered his voice and said, "I can guarantee that he hasn't met with Wang Jun yet. The wealth is still in his hands. If we drive him out of the city now, then his wealth …"

The captain, who was about to walk towards the Drill Field Battle Platform, suddenly turned his head and walked towards the Virtual Boundary. He walked with a majestic gait, hurried and angry.

Seeing the captain change his path, a cold smile appeared on Iwai's face. He thought to himself that his luck was really good. This Virtual Realm expert's luck was really bad.

Seeing a group of people walking towards him, especially the leader's unfriendly expression, Zi Chen had a bad feeling. He had been sitting on the side, bored, but now he had stood up.

The captain walked up to Zi Chen and glanced at him indifferently. The group of Corporeal Realm experts behind him also stared at Zi Chen.

Zi Chen responded with a calm gaze.

"Bastard, why aren't you saluting the captain?" Iwai took the opportunity to shout.

Zi Chen ignored Iwai and continued to look at the captain.

"Good, very good. You're Zi Chen."

The captain nodded, a cold expression gradually appearing on his face. To be able to say Zi Chen's name so quickly, it was obvious that this captain had been paying attention to this matter for a long time. He had purposely appeared here for Zi Chen.

As for the matter with Iwai, it was purely a coincidence. This was also why Iwai said that he was lucky and the Virtual Boundary expert was unlucky.

"That's right." Zi Chen saw the killing intent in the captain's eyes, so his words were also very tough.

"You're at the early stage of the Virtual Boundary."

"That's right."

"Very good, you're disqualified." The captain said indifferently.

"Why?" Zi Chen responded with the same indifference.

"Because of this?"

The captain took out a token. It was similar to Zi Chen's test token, but it was obviously not a real test token. It looked more like an invigilator's token.

Seeing this token, Zi Chen was stunned for a moment.

As for the two hundred and ninety-nine people in the distance, they sneered and pointed at him.

"Didn't you ask why? It's because of this. Now you think I have the right to disqualify you?" The captain's indifferent eyes had a hint of mockery.

The others also looked at Zi Chen mockingly. Iwai was even more pleased with himself.

Suddenly, a voice sounded. "Having a token doesn't mean that you are qualified. I don't know if others are qualified, but you, Zhou Chong, are definitely not."

The moment the indifferent voice sounded, Hei Zi walked into the Drill Ground with his men. He first nodded at Zi Chen, then looked at Zhou Chong and said coldly, "Zhou Chong, don't think that my brother doesn't know what tricks you are playing. You want to send him away and disqualify Zi Chen? Dream on."

This time, Wang Jun had paid a huge price to persuade the city's army to let Zi Chen participate in the test. He was confident that Zi Chen could pass the test, but the prerequisite was that Zi Chen needed such an opportunity.

When Zhou Chong knew that Wang Jun was protecting an Virtual Boundary expert, he naturally wanted to suppress him. This time, he took the opportunity to send Wang Jun away.

Zi Chen didn't know what was going on. At the moment, all his attention was on Zhou Chong. Obviously, Zhou Chong was the one who had the other half of the jade slip. When the two jade slips merged, they would lead to the Void Tree.

If Zi Chen killed Zhou Chong with one strike, it would save him a lot of trouble, but it would also cause him even more trouble. Moreover, Zi Chen didn't have the strength to kill a late-stage Corporeal Realm expert with one strike.

He could sense that Zhou Chong's strength wasn't much weaker than Wang Jun's. It seemed that he had improved a lot in the past five hundred years of seclusion.

Hei Zi's words caused the nearby crowd of examinees to discuss even more loudly. In their eyes, this was clearly a battle between two factions in the city's army.

Hei Zi's righteous words and the nearby discussions caused Wang Jun's expression to darken even more. Just when Hei Zi thought that Wang Jun was about to explode in anger, he saw a smile appear on Zhou Chong's gloomy face. Zhou Chong retorted, "Hei Zi, do you think that I'm the one who can't get along with a mere Virtual Boundary expert?"

Hei Zi was holding the same token as Zhou Chong's, which represented his right to speak. He said directly, "You wanted to expel Zi Chen as soon as you arrived. Is that not the case?"

Zhou Chong put away the token, held his head high and said, "Of course not. Based on my relationship with Captain Wang, I wouldn't make things difficult for a mere Virtual Boundary expert. The reason I disqualified him was because of the commander's orders."

"Commander's orders? Which commander?" Hei Zi frowned, feeling that something was wrong.

Zhou Chong cupped his fists and bowed towards the void. "Of course it was Commander Zhou's orders. Commander Zhou was very confused when he saw the list, so he sent me here. He told me that even if someone vouched for him, he must treat everyone equally. This is because the city's army has always treated everyone equally."

"Zi Chen is only at the early stage of the Virtual Boundary. Let's not talk about how powerful his combat strength is. Just based on his cultivation level alone, he is one realm lower than normal. After all, his cultivation level is too low, and he is too far away from the standard. Therefore, he is disqualified this time. He can come again when his cultivation level increases in the future."

Hei Zi was furious when he heard this. He secretly thought that Zhou Chong was despicable and shameless. What Commander Zhou? That was Zhou Chong's father. Now, Zhou Chong was using his father's name to expel Zi Chen. It was obvious that Zhou Chong was determined to go against Wang Jun.

However, if Commander Zhou was really the one in charge this time, then it would be difficult for Zi Chen to qualify for the assessment.

Since the assessment of the commander was decided at the end, Wang Jun didn't know who it would be. However, among all the commanders, Commander Wang was the only one who had a conflict with Wang Jun. If it was really him this time, then it could only mean that Zi Chen and Wang Jun were too unlucky.

Seeing that Hei Zi was deep in thought, Zi Chen knew that this matter would be troublesome. However, he didn't care. He didn't lack resources in a short period of time, and he didn't care about being in the city's army.

Moreover, looking at Wang Jun and Zhou Chong, he knew that there were internal conflicts in the city's army. He hated internal conflicts the most.

"A mere early stage of the Virtual Boundary dares to participate in the assessment. Is he here to die?"

This time, the one who spoke was Iwai. He said sarcastically, "Listen to our advice. Go back and train before you come again. Isn't it a little too early for you to come here to die?"

"You are nothing in front of him. What right do you have to lecture him?" Hei Zi was furious.

Zhou Chong frowned, "Blackie, this is where you are wrong. We are all part of the city's army, how can you speak in such a tone? This time, the person in charge of the assessment is Commander Zhou. I brought Commander Zhou here to take the assessment, so naturally, we will consider the issue of life and death. Not allowing him to participate is naturally for his sake."

"You!" Hei Zi was furious.

Just when the two sides were in a deadlock, Zi Chen finally spoke. He said coldly, "Hei Zi, since I am not in the assessment this time, I don't have to participate."

Zhou Chong smiled faintly and said, "Hei Zi, look. He knows his place. He is much more sensible than you."

Zi Chen said sarcastically, "It is not that I know my place. I just feel that after I successfully become part of the city's army, I will have to stay with you in the future. Just thinking about it makes me feel uncomfortable. I feel so disgusted that I want to throw up. Do you understand? I am not quitting, I am giving up."

"Zi Chen, you …" Hei Zi looked at Zi Chen.

Zi Chen said, "It is just a place in the city's army. It really doesn't matter."

"How arrogant. You are just part of the city's army. Do you know what crime it is to slander the city's army?" Iwai shouted before Zhou Chong could speak.

"What an idiot."

Zi Chen glanced at Iwai. After leaving behind a sarcastic remark, he threw away the assessment token in his hand and walked out.

Before he left, Zi Chen turned around and looked at the group of Reality Realm experts with an extremely provocative gaze.

Zi Chen's provocation seemed to be saying, "If you are not convinced, then follow me."