The memories of all humanity are awakening, except for mine.

Chapter 103 The Disappearance Case, The Turmoil in the Ancient Tomb

Chapter 103 The Disappearance Case, The Turmoil in the Ancient Tomb
The number of students breaking through the formation increased rapidly, like an explosion.

This surprised both Cao Zhigang and Cao Zhiqiang.

After the training session on August 31, the first half of the second phase of training officially ended.

The Qingdao organization achieved remarkable results in the second phase of training.

After being dismissed, the students ran towards the cafeteria and quickly disappeared.

Cao Zhigang and Cao Zhiqiang stood between two bronze statues, chatting as they tallied up today's training records.

Cao Zhigang: "These kids are truly gifted..."

"Compared to when we were here, this progress is much faster."

"Qiang, do you remember when we were in the training camp?"

Cao Zhiqiang nodded: "Don't mention it, brother. You always make me slack off. How could I possibly improve faster than these kids?"

"Although I had long anticipated that these children would eventually surpass us..."

"But now it seems that the timeframe will be much shorter than we imagined."

Cao Zhigang laughed heartily: "Back then I let you slack off, now Jiang Chuan is leading them in extra training..."

"With a 'King of Scrolls' mixed in, the effect is indeed vastly different."

Others might not know, but as Li Yu's direct subordinates, they did.

Jiang Chuan is different from everyone else; because of his unique dream world, he has twice the training efficiency.

This allows Jiang Chuan to make up for the talent gap even though he is at a disadvantage in terms of talent, through hard work and time.

The mind and body are inherently complementary, and Jiang Chuan's alternating improvement in both aspects naturally leads to his overall strength becoming stronger and stronger.

After a pause, Cao Zhigang said with a sigh:
"The efficiency here in Qing City is so high that it has alarmed headquarters."

"Qiang, how far do you think they can go in the future?"

"Those powerful beings we remember..."

"Is it possible for someone to achieve this?"

Cao Zhiqiang thought for a moment, then scratched the striped tattoo on his bald head: "I don't know."

His voice was rather serious, which differed from Cao Zhigang's optimistic outlook.

"Brother, the situation is complicated right now. Talent and hard work alone are not enough."

"They also need a lot of luck."

"You have to live long enough to be considered grown up."

Cao Zhigang was taken aback for a moment, then nodded solemnly:
"Yes, you have to live to that point to be considered truly grown up."

"Before that, we must fulfill our responsibilities as teachers."

At this point, he gave a self-deprecating laugh:

"I never imagined that someone like me would one day be thinking about education."

"Now I just hope that I won't let these children down."

Seeing his brother's unusual behavior, Cao Zhiqiang comforted him, saying, "Don't worry, you don't need to worry about these kids."

Cao Zhigang was taken aback, unable to understand what his brother meant. Why did it feel a bit sarcastic?
However, he wasn't one to care about such things, and he continued:

"There's something else going on recently."

"I heard that headquarters is arranging for students from Qingdao to participate in exchange programs."

"It seems like Class One is going to Yanjing."

Hearing this, Cao Zhiqiang was somewhat surprised; his expression showed that he was unaware of this matter.

Cao Zhiqiang asked, "When did this happen? Is the information accurate?"

Cao Zhigang nodded: "It should be accurate."

"Our achievements here are too outstanding, and headquarters wants the Qingdao branch and the Yanjing branch to be pilot sites for exchange and learning."

“Yanjing is the heart of the city, with too many geniuses and experts. I think it would be a good thing for these children to go there to exchange and learn.”

"..."

He paused briefly, then continued:

"Let's get back to the topic..."

"If this pilot program for exchange and learning proves effective and helps them break through the average time required for big data analysis, then this kind of exchange and learning will likely be promoted nationwide."

Cao Zhiqiang frowned:

"I don't think this is a good thing."

"The children in Class 1 are indeed progressing very quickly, but can they maintain this pace in a different environment?"

"No matter what the headquarters wants to do, the important thing is not to waste their talents."

The conversation between the two did not continue.

They have no choice but to obey whatever judgment the headquarters makes.

Hopefully, this assessment will be a good thing.

……

Kunlun Mountains, Eastern Base of the Military Department.

It occupies a vast area and has numerous barracks.

Various weapons were displayed in the huge square, and well-trained soldiers were ready to go.

It was dusk, and the glow of the setting sun bathed the mountains in golden light, making them incredibly magnificent and awe-inspiring.

In this magnificent scene, an off-road vehicle emerges from the distant horizon, breaking through the dust and appearing on the dirt road leading directly to the camp.

If someone from the Tang, Song, or Ming dynasties were standing here, they would surely recite lines like "A lone plume of smoke rises straight from the desert."

Soon, the off-road vehicle stopped at the west entrance of the camp.

The sentry stopped them, took their identification documents, and checked them.

He then handed the verified documents back into the car and saluted the officer inside.

After passing through the checkpoint, the vehicle continued driving into the camp.

A chorus of complaints erupted inside the SUV.

"Boss, when will this end? It's so boring in the mountains. We've been assigned to rotate here, when are we going to be rotated out?!"

"Yeah, boss, how long have we been stuck in this godforsaken place? Why haven't they let us go back yet?"

"Our mouths are so bland! Boss, how about we ask logistics for some canned braised pork or something?"

Li Yu glanced at him and said, "Wait for orders."

"There's a shortage of manpower right now, so complaining to me won't help."

"We were assigned to the eastern Kunlun Mountains, where we never directly encountered the beast tide..."

"This is already very lucky, not to mention we have leave. Compared to those soldiers who are actually guarding the border, what is this little bit of hardship?" "Canned braised pork?"

"I think you're dreaming."

What Li Yu said wasn't that you're dreaming, but rather, "Do you want to dream?"
The two sentences convey completely different levels of threat.

The burly man was about to say something, but when he heard Li Yu's obvious impatience, he immediately shut his mouth.

The vehicle quickly stopped at the campsite. After ordering the crowd to disperse and rest, Li Yu went into his own tent.

His eagerness to enter the tent was certainly not because he was in a hurry to rest.

Rather, it was because he had to seize every moment to process the letters and inquiries that came in during this period.

As soon as he entered the tent, the letters on his table rose off the table one by one and were opened.

In the precise use of mental power, this dream master possesses more unique skills than other mental power awakeners.

Letters from all over the world flashed past him quickly and were handled properly.

He was like an emotionless mail processing assembly line; a thick stack of letters would soon be halved in thickness.

Li Yu continued processing the paper without stopping until he reached a thin sheet of letter paper, at which point his smooth movements suddenly came to a halt.

"Jiang Chuan has broken through the formation?"

He saw the last part of the letter and the date: August 22.

This date surprised him even more.

They broke through the formation on August 22nd... Jiang Chuan really knows how to surprise people.

A slight smile finally appeared on his previously serious face.

But he did not linger there for long, continuing to peruse the letters before his eyes.

"Hmm, 3 minutes and 45 seconds."

"..."

He paused for a moment, looked at it again, and then suddenly came to his senses.

"3 minutes and 45 seconds!?"

Only 25 seconds left to reach the theoretical limit?

"Is it a mistake?"

Li Yu checked the date: August 30th.

It's confirmed that the email was sent yesterday.

He was somewhat skeptical, feeling there might be an error in the text input.

Thinking this, he retrieved the previous few pages of letter paper and checked Jiang Chuan's daily training schedule for breaking the formation.

To my surprise, I discovered that I had indeed improved by just over four points...

"This kid..."

The surprise gradually turned into shock.

Li Yu certainly knew how terrifying that bronze statue formation was.

If it were simply about breaking the formation, most geniuses could probably do it after training, but to shorten the time to this extent in just a few days... that's a bit scary.

He then carefully examined the letters sent by Cao Zhigang and Cao Zhiqiang from the Qingdao Municipal Government.

You won't believe it until you see it; it's truly astonishing!
Since Jiang Chuan broke the formation, the students in the Qing City training class have been breaking the formation one after another, and their speed is getting faster and faster!
This terrifying speed of progress... even someone as composed as Li Yu couldn't help but show utter astonishment on his face.

"It seems I made the right choice..."

"This kid has the potential to go even further."

"I hope he can grow up steadily."

He continued reading the letters, sometimes frowning, sometimes pondering, sometimes sneering...

Then, I saw a report from the archaeological site of the Tang Dynasty tomb at the foot of Qingshan Mountain on the outskirts of Qing City.

"November 8."

"Everything is normal."

"Thirty-seven artifacts were unearthed today from the west side chamber."

"Twelve artifacts were unearthed from the east side chamber."

"The cleaning of the main burial chamber is progressing slowly, three to six days behind schedule."

Well, everything works fine.

It seems my judgment at the time was correct.

Li Yugang put the letter aside, but then felt something was wrong and picked it up again.

"The cleaning of the main burial chamber is progressing slowly..."

He pondered for a moment, wondering when he had last visited this Tang Dynasty tomb in person.

That special trip from the camp to Qing City was to clean up Jiang Chuan's mess.

That was before Jiang Chuan and his team started their second phase of training... about fifteen days ago?
His brows furrowed immediately.

The tomb passages of the main burial chamber were being cleared fifteen days ago, but they haven't been cleared yet.
And didn't they already start cleaning a while ago?
He picked up his satellite communication device and made a call to the security supervisor who had sent him the email.

But... no one answered the phone.

Li Yu narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Did I misjudge him?"

Without hesitation, he immediately contacted Chen Xingyang.

The call was answered quickly, and he learned some incredibly surprising news from Chen Xingyang.

"On August 24, security supervisor Sun Jiancheng went missing."

"On August 26, all personnel at the Tang Dynasty tomb archaeological site went missing!"

"Then who sent this letter to me!?"

Chen Xingyang's voice was more serious than Li Yu's:

"Something extraordinary must have awakened in the tomb."

"But there is no evidence at present, it is just speculation."

"The people from headquarters have already started checking the procedures."