Swallowed Star

by Alexander Buchanez

  "Actually, you only have to take the A grade exam under normal conditions. However, the Chinese army received a spot after negotiating in the headquarters, so if you want to get in, you have to pass the B grade exam" Yang Hui didn't hide anything, "Of course, you still have hope of passing the B grade exam. If you don't give up, there's hope"

  "Okay" Luo Feng was full of confidence.

  If worse comes to worse, he'll just use his spiritual force to boost his capabilities.

  He's sure that there'll be no problem in passing this B grade exam!

  "Any more questions?" smiled Yang Hui.

  "No" Luo Feng shook his head.

  "Are you willing to take the B grade exam to enter the elite training camp? If you fail, you can still enter the basics training camp!" Yang Hui looked at Luo Feng.

  "I am willing" nodded Luo Feng.

  Yang Hui slightly nodded and pointed towards the fist strength testing machine: "Go throw a punch for me". This was just a simple check. With Yang Hui and Zhou Zheng Yong watching, they can see what stage he has reached in the��Nine Stage Thunder Blade�� based on how many times the strength of his punch changes when he throws it. They can also look at the value on the machine's display.

  With just pure strength, 1,800 kg.

  With everything he had, 10,000 kg.

  He passed.

  Yang Hui didn't even need to test Luo Feng's speed and reaction speed, since he was just testing what stage Luo Feng reached in the��Nine Stage Thunder Blade��.

  ���

  Luo Feng sat on the sofa and looked at the contract in his hands.

  This was a special training contract.

  "The Dojo of Limits indeed has few restrictions on fighters" Luo Feng had no complaints about the contract and signed four of them in one go.

  "Out of these four contracts, one of them belongs to you. The other three will go through our headquarters" smiled Yang Hui as he took out a black wooden box. This black wooden box had a stamp, which was the stamp of the envoy. Yang Hui's personal signature had no effect; only the stamp did.

  PA! The stamp pressed onto the contracts.

  "Don't lose this" Yang Hui handed one of the contracts to Luo Feng.

  "Zhu Ge, tell Ya Xia to come here for a bit" commanded Yang Hui.

  "Yes"

  Zhu Ge Tong immediately rode the elevator down. In mere moments, the elevator doors opened again. Zhu Ge Tao brought a teenager wearing a dojo uniform. This teenager's head was a bit yellow. He was quite handsome, entirely comparable to a celebrity in the entertainment industry.

  "Luo Feng, this guy is Ya Xia, one of the young fighters that our Dojo of Limits has decided to send to the basics training camp this year. He's also a little genius" smiled Yang Hui.

  Luo Feng walked over and smiled as he stretched out his hand: "Luo Feng".

  "Ya Xia" this handsome teenager also stretched out his hand and lightly shook Luo Feng's hand.

  "Ya Xia, this is your senior. He'll also go with you to the Dojo of Limits world headquarters. Your senior is aiming for the elite training camp!" as Yang Hui said that, the originally expressionless handsome teenager, Ya Xia, suddenly became shocked. Of course, as a genius about to enter the basics training camp, he also knew about the elite training camp.

  Those who can enter the basics training camp, are geniuses.

  Those who can enter the elite training camp, are geniuses of geniusesһһdemons!

  "Senior Luo Feng, let me introduce myself. Ya Xia, a freshman in Jiang-Nan university" Ya Xia's attitude clearly changed. Geniuses only feel pressured when they meet someone who's even better than them.

  "Jiang-Nan university, the best university in Jiang-Nan city?" Luo Feng smiled as he praised, "You're really impressive. Your senior is just someone who failed the high school exams"

  "Don't make fun of me..... how many students are accepted all year throughout the country in Jiang-Nan university? Furthermore, there are two to three more universities that are better than Jiang-Nan city throughout the country. And in all of China, only one person can enter the 'world's best training camp' upfront each year!" said Ya Xia.

  Ya Xia, in front of Luo Feng, wasn't prideful at all.

  Indeedһһ the elite training camp only accepts the geniuses of geniuses throughout all the armies, huge families, and fighters. How many are accepted every year? It'll be amazing if more than 10 are accepted! "Luo Feng, Ya Xia" smiled Yang Hui, "You guys leave with me to the Dojo of Limits world headquarters on the same day! You two must meet up with me at the airport before 2 PM on March 22nd!"

  "Yes"

  "Yes"

  Luo Feng and Ya Xia both responded.

  "Alright, both of you go back and meet up with your families. In the future, you'll only be able to return during new years" said Yang Hui.

  Luo Feng and Ya Xia both got on the elevator and left.

  ���

  The sky was dark, and in one of Jiang-Nan city's eight cities, Yang Zhou city, tens of thousands of homes were shining bright.

  One of the Dojo of Limits' private cars slowly moved along on the street. Luo Feng looked through the window and saw residential building after residential building, store after store: "Yang Zhou. I've been here for so many years. Soon, I'll be leaving. Leaving China to the Dojo of Limits world headquarters!"

  "Five years? Such a long time! I can keep in touch with dad, mom, and my brother through video chat"

  "I also need to pay attention to the elixir of life my brother needs and see when it becomes available"

  "Also..... Wen. Before I leave, I need to go see Wen". Wen was the one who played with him ever since they were little tiny kids. Their relationship is comparable to Luo Feng and Luo Hua's. Ever since Luo Feng became a fighter, Wen had to go to college, so they only met a few times during New Years.

  "Also the brothers from the fire hammer squad! Even though we weren't together for a long time, we've been through quite a bit together"

  Suddenlyһһ a person appeared in Luo Feng's mind.....

  Xu Xin! What's he going to do with Xu Xin?

  "Xu Xin. I'll be leaving China to the Dojo of Limits world headquarters, what'll I do with Xu Xin?" Luo Feng's feelings were complicated. As he looked at the various bright homes, his feelings were jumping around. A sweet and sour feeling came up. After taking a deep breath, Luo Feng shook his head, "What's the point of thinking about this. I'll just video chat with her often. When I have enough power and authorityһһnobody can stop my relationship with Xu Xin"

  "Oh yea, Xu Xin is at Jiang-Nan university"

  "Hm, that Ya Xia is there too" Luo Feng had a good impression of the genius fighter, Ya Xia, who was about to leave his home and live outside the country for a long period of time.

  "Wen is at Jiang-Nan's #2 military school and Xu Xin is at Jiang-Nan university! They're all in school, so I'll go find Wen and then meet Xu Xin for our final goodbyes"

  "Beep!"

  With the sound, the car entered Ming-Yue sector. He's home!

  Chapter 109: Brother

  Since he's leaving China and headed towards the Dojo of Limits world headquarters at the end of the month, Luo Feng stayed at home with his family for nearly every single day since he got back. Even though father Luo Hong Guo, mother Gong Xin Lan, and brother Luo Hua were sad, they didn't want to change Luo Feng's great future.

  On March 12th, Luo Feng gathered with his fire hammer squad members. The first thing they did was sell off the monster materials they got from before. Since this is the last time the fire hammer squad was going to sell their materials, Luo Feng suggested that everyone receive an equal share. The materials sold for around 800 million.

  Technically, Luo Feng did the most work, so he should've received the most. He would've received around 300 million.

  However, everyone knew that Luo Feng was about to leave the fire hammer squad. And the older members Chen Gu, Wei Tie, and Wei Qing were about to retire, so the fire hammer squad was going to be disbanded! Luo Fen
g stayed in this squad for nearly a year, while Gao Feng, Chen Gu, and the others stayed in the squad for a much longer time.

  Everyone's feelings were complicated.

  Gao Feng immediately accepted Luo Feng's suggestion that they split the profits equally. Even though Luo Feng and Gao Feng were supposed to receive most of it, they both agreed. Seeing this, Chen Gu, Wei Tie, and Wei Qing didn't say anything more, and everyone received a bit more than 100 million.

  After that, the fire hammer squad drank that night all the way until 3 to 4 AM. They rode the train home on the second day's afternoon.

  With this, the fire hammer squad was officially disbanded! Chen Gu, Wei Tie, and Wei Qing were going to retire, Luo Feng was headed towards the world headquarters, and Gao Feng would continue to fight in another squad!

  ���

  March 21st, the sun was shining and the weather was great.

  Jiang-Nan headquarter city, main city sector's university area. This university area was gigantic and the eight research institutes of Jiang-nan city were all gathered here.

  In front of one of the colleges, the attractive characters 'Jiang-Nan #2 military school" were shining on the main gate. At this time, quite a few male and female students were quickly coming out of the school's gate. Some of them came out in couples, while others came out in huge groups.

  There was one teenager, wearing a simple dark blue T-shirt, who was leaning against the bars of the gate as he watched the students leaving.

  "Oi, Luo Feng!" a bright sound carried from far away.

  Luo Feng turned his head towards the origin of the sound and saw a skinny teenager running on the road. This person who seemed gentle was indeed his good brother 'Wei Wen' that played with him ever since they were kids.

  "Wen" Luo Feng smiled as he ran over, "I was even waiting for you in front of the gate, why'd you appear here"

  "I finished my culture lessons this afternoon so I went back to my dorm. Our dorm is quite far from the school" explained Wei Wen.

  "Oh, the school area is separated from the dorm? This sure opens the eyes of this person who never went to college" laughed Luo Feng in a weird matter.

  "The fuck, you're a fighter and you're still making fun of me" laughed Wei Wen and couldn't help but to punch Luo Feng in the chest, "We just entered Spring, so it's still a bit chilly. Aren't you cold just wearing a T-shirt? Hehe..... just what you'd expect from a fighter!". Wei Wen was clearly wearing much more than Luo Feng.

  Luo Feng looked around: "Let's go find a place to sit"

  "Haha, I've finally encountered a huge, fat sheep, so I need to cruelly slaughter it. I want to go to..... 'Venetian'" followed Wei Wen.

  "Alright, just lead the way to that Venetian or whatever" laughed Luo Feng. Since he's usually in the wilderness, he's always a bit cautious when dealing with the other fighters in the resupplying base. When hanging out with Wei Wen, Luo Feng felt relaxed like he was back in middle and high school.

  Venetian, a restaurant with average prices. The meal they ate costed around 300 to 400 dollars.

  However, for students with no source of income, this was quite extravagant spending already. For fighters, this was extremely, extremely common.

  "Sirs, how many?" the waitress passionately received.

  "Two" Luo Feng looked around, "Find a quiet place"

  This waitress works here every day and has seen all sorts of people. With just a glance, she could tell that Luo Feng was different from the other students around him. That sharp gaze was enough to make her heart skip a beat, so she naturally lowered her head and said: "There's a private room upstairs, please follow me"

  "Hehe, a private room. I haven't been there yet. I've only been here with my girlfriend a few times, and that's in the lobby on the first floor" Wei Wen and Luo Feng went up the stairs.

  "Girlfriend? I didn't hear you say anything about that over New Years. How long has this been" Luo Feng asked as the two of them entered the private room upstairs and swiftly ordered some dishes and a box of beer from the menu. Wei Wen put the menu down as he laughed, "Over New Years, my relationship with my girlfriend wasn't entirely set. It was only set right when we started school again after New Years!"

  "Congrats, congrats" Luo Feng couldn't help but to laugh, "Hasn't even been a year since you entered school and you've already picked up a girlfriend, NICE!"

  "I was just lucky, my girlfriend is from the neighboring Shifan university" Wei Wen popped the beer bottle's cap, "You also know that there are more guys than girls in our school. The amount of girls is so small it's scary"

  "So that's why you went to search in another school?" Luo Feng couldn't help but to laugh.

  "Alright, let's do this first" Wei Wen held his bottle of beer.

  Luo Feng also held his bottle of beer and drank two gulps.

  "Luo Feng, this girlfriend business isn't easy" Wei Wen couldn't help but to say after drinking quite a bit of beer; his skin was already red. He shook his head as he sighed, "Now everyone's just competing. People compare how beautiful their girlfriends are, and this is even the small stuff! The most important thing is...... atmosphere!"

  "Atmosphere?" asked Luo Feng in a confused tone.

  "For example, if I don't bring my girlfriend to a nice place when we eat.... My girlfriend's temper is good, so she doesn't say anything. But...... her female friends will start talking about that" Wei Wen shook his head, "You don't know that the shit that goes on between the girls is way more dramatic than us guys!"

  "Her boyfriend is some rich kid, her boyfriend is some elite member of the Dojo, her boyfriend is this and that, they always compare everything!"

  "For the sake of my girlfriend's appearance, I have to bring her to a nice place" Wei Wen couldn't help but to shake his head.

  Luo Feng froze.

  He has never went to college, so Luo Feng really doesn't understand all of this. However, in high school, some girls were already doing this.

  "You know that eating outside is expensive, and I occasionally have to buy my girlfriend gifts. It's only been a month and I've spent 4,000 already" Wei Wen drank the rest of his beer in one gulp and his eyes were a bit red, "And sometimes, I have to pay for the whole bill when I eat with her"

  Luo Feng slightly frowned.

  "My girlfriend and I are both normal people. Our rent is quite expensive already! Even though I'm a tutor now, but I'm not an elite member of the dojo. Tutors don't earn much money" Wei Wen shook his head, "I pretty much understand now. People live just for their appearances!"

  Luo Feng sighed inside.

  Wei Wen's family was a bit better off than his family was back then. When they were in middle and high school, Wei Wen had to lend him money.

  "In just this one month, I'm already broke"

  "It all comes down to this one wordһһstatus!"

  "This is a dog eat dog world. If your family is rich, there'll always be people following you and girls will be flying to your arms! And people with strength, 'fighters', are also respected! Some people are always trying to hang out with others with a big enough background, hoping that the latter will help them out!"

  "Money, authority, strength"

  "People with those have status"

  "People with a nice background have authority and status"

  "Fighters, naturally have status too"

  Wei Wen popped open another bottle of beer, "So, this world is simple. People respect those with high status and look down on those with low status"

  Luo Feng couldn't help but to nod.

  Luo Feng has always thought that Wei Wen was smart. Even though these words were a bit rough, but they clearly explain what this society was like.

  "If a rich person runs out of money, it's over for him"

  "If someone with a great position loses that position, his authority will probably disappear too"

  "Position and money are external, only your own strength is truly reliable"

  "So in conclusionһһthe best thing is still your own stren
gth! Fighters, even if they become handicapped, still have enough power to become dojo instructors" laughed Wei Wen, "This love business also made me solidify my thoughts. I must become a fighter!"

  "I have the chance of becoming an 'elite dojo member' this year. Hopefully I can become a fighter by the time I graduate!" Wei Wen lifted his beer bottle, "Come, cheers"

  Luo Feng worries were gone once he saw that Wei Wen wasn't discouraged anymore.

  "Cheers!" Luo Feng lifted his beer bottle.

  The two brothers chatted as they drank. After finishing their drinks, the two of them ordered some tea and chatted until 4 PM. Only until then did Luo Feng bring Wei Wen back to his dorm.

  Outside the dorms.

  "Go straight on this road and after two traffic lights, you'll see Jiang-Nan university" Wei Wen pointed forward.

  "Okay" said Luo Feng as he took out his phone.

  "Giving Xu Xin a call?" snickered Wei Wen on the side.

  SuddenlyһһWei Wen felt his phone vibrate and took it out. He sighed: "It's probably my girlfriend asking to eat dinner together, sigh, I have to spend money again". He opened his phone and after looking, he saw a short messageһһ"Your card ending in 0306 has received 6,000,000 dollars on 16:51 of the 21st. Remaining balance: 6,002,100 (communication bank)"

  "Six, six, six million?" Wei Wen's eyes widened.

  This is an astronomical number for him.

  "Who transferred this money?" Wei Wen practically instantly thought of someone, the Luo Feng beside him! Out of all his friends and relatives, only Luo Feng can take out this much money without changing his expression.

  "Luo Feng, this is your....." Wei Wen lifted his head and looked at Luo Feng.

  Luo Feng patted Wei Wen's shoulder: "Wen, since you want to become a fighter, work for it with all your heart. Don't waste your time being a tutor. Just think of this money as a present from your brother congratulating your first relationship. Let's see what your girlfriend's female friends are going to say now. Men always have to stand in front of their girlfriends with straightened backs"

  Wei Wen's eyes uncontrollably started to become red.

  "Are you shitting me? You're going to cry?" Luo Feng's eyes widened, as if he just witnessed something extremely strange.