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

Chapter 202 The King of Scrolls Returns, the Fourth Stage of the Competition Begins!
Although he was at headquarters, Jiang Chuan's life didn't seem to change much despite being far from home. He was still the same ambitious man who wanted to squeeze every last drop of time into training.

After dinner, he returned to the technical team floor to begin his spatial expansion sensory training.

Jiang Chuan vaguely understood that as long as he tried enough, he would definitely be able to grasp the training objectives and master the method of spatial expansion.

After these few days of contemplation, he seemed to have seen that high threshold.

I believe that with some more training, I will be able to start using it at least in a rudimentary way.

July 11, late.

Jiang Chuan was preparing to enter the dream world.

Although virtual reality spatial expansion training does not require a large amount of mental energy, the cumulative effect of long-term use, coupled with spatial perception, is indeed very tiring. Therefore, Jiang Chuan needs to meditate in the dream world every day to quickly recover and get back to a state where he can devote himself fully to training.

But just as he closed his eyes, he heard his phone notification tone.

Dudu!

Jiang Chuan opened his eyes and saw that it was a message from Li Yi.

Li Yi: [Are you getting used to Beijing?]

Jiang Chuan was somewhat surprised by Li Yi's greeting. After all, she was a very reserved person who rarely spoke, let alone engaged in casual conversation like this.

Jiang Chuan: [It's alright.]

Li Yi: [Today, Professor Cao talked about the three eras after the mythological era in his theory class, which you didn't hear.]

Li Yi: [At the headquarters in Yanjing, there probably aren't any courses like this, right?]

Jiang Chuan: [Yeah, no. But it's okay, there will be other opportunities later.]

Li Yi: [Mm.]

She was silent for a moment, and then another message came.

Li Yi: [Zhong Huahua told me about some things.]

Upon seeing this message, Jiang Chuan's expression changed slightly. He, who had been extremely tired, suddenly became energetic.

He suddenly sat up on the bed, holding his phone in both hands, staring at the screen, his mind racing.

What did Zhong Huahua say? Did she confront everyone? She told Li Yi...

At this moment, news from Li Yi arrived.

Li Yi: [She told me that you wouldn't be participating in the fourth stage of the competition at the beginning, right?]

Upon seeing this, Jiang Chuan breathed a sigh of relief.

He immediately responded: "Yes, Mr. Feng from the headquarters training program said I don't need to participate in the previous competitions, as they wouldn't be of much training benefit."

However, I will participate in the finals.

Li Yi: [We'll arrive in Yanjing the day after tomorrow at noon, and we'll probably go straight to the Yanjing office.]

If you have time, you can come and find us.

Jiang Chuan: [Okay, then I'll listen to you tell me about the next three periods.]

I remember last time after we talked about the mythological era, the next thing we discussed was the era of gods and humans, right?

Li Yi: [That's right.]

See you then.

Jiang Chuan: [See you then.]

With the communication over, Jiang Chuan breathed a sigh of relief and lay down heavily.

He suddenly felt at that moment...

If Zhong Huahua really told Li Yi about that, it might not be so bad.

If it's exposed, maybe the reaction will be different?
Li Yi was sitting on the bed, hugging her knees in the moonlight, her face slightly flushed.

She put down her phone and took a deep breath.

She recalled that day, during the Mid-Autumn Festival, in the restaurant with a view, and Zhong Huahua's gaze.

She also remembered Zhong Huahua's strange behavior when she got off the bus on her last trip back to Qingdao from Yanjing.

Li Yi felt she shouldn't be thinking about it.

But some things just keep churning up from the depths of her brain, making her feel a little breathless.

……

On November 16, Cao Zhigang led the Qingshi team to Yanjing.

The fourth stage of the competition began on November 18.

Three hundred teams from across the country began their head-to-head competition by drawing lots.

Although other trainees from various organizations were not present, they watched the virtual reality session and learned from the outstanding skills of the top trainees in their cohort.

The preliminary rounds of the competition are a ring tournament, using the KOF format. The two teams take turns entering the ring, with the loser leaving and the winner defending their title, until all five members of one team are eliminated, at which point the winner is determined.

To avoid some strong teams being eliminated too early due to the draw, after the first round of competition, the losing team will enter the loser's bracket for a new round of competition.

These 300 teams will eventually be narrowed down to 10 teams for the final competition.

The venue of the Yenching Institute was packed with people.

There are ten arenas set up in the venue, where contestants are fighting, while teams are watching from below.

At this moment, the largest number of onlookers were gathered in one of the audience areas, and gasps of surprise rose and fell, only to rise again.

After repeating this several times, Lin Ci defeated his fifth opponent, achieving the feat of defeating five opponents in a row, and stepped off the stage.

A thunderous cheer erupted.

However, Lin Ci did not hear the cheers of his teammates.

Because the others were chatting with five other people, they didn't even notice that he had cleanly and efficiently finished the game.

The first person to notice Lin Ci walking off the stage was Zheng Yang: "Oh, is it all over?"

Lin Ci nodded: "It's done."

"The opponent's level is a bit low."

Zheng Yang said, "It's because you guys are too strong."

"Jiang Chuan isn't here, and the four of you are all key players. With this lineup, you could say we've already won the championship."

Hearing this, Dong Xing'an said with some disappointment, "Why isn't Brother Chuan here yet? Is he really going to wait until the finals to show up?"

"What if you don't make it to the finals?"

Tian Tian said nonchalantly, "If I don't make it to the finals, I'll just go home."

"Anyway, the training will be over soon."

Wu Xin looked at her and said helplessly, "Does Qing City really not value this much?"

Chen Ming shrugged and said, "There's nothing we can do about it. Jiang Chuan made it clear that this is really bad for his training."

Upon hearing this, Zheng Yang's expression darkened.

With a sinister expression, Qin Qing spoke up, "It's not a problem for them to get into the top ten."

"As long as I don't run into those people from Chang'an and Shu beforehand, it should be easy to get into the top ten."

Tian Tian said, "Yes, I..."

Before she could finish speaking, she was interrupted by a pair of hands that passed through her hair.

"Tian Tian is still so cute and adorable."

Tian Tian was startled and instinctively reached for the dagger, but quickly came to her senses: "I don't do lesbian stuff!"

"Let go of my hand right now!"

Liu Yi grinned and showed her face to everyone.

"Hope you're all doing well."

Lin Ci looked at her, then paused for a moment: "Are you from Fengtian?"

Liu Yi nodded, then looked around: "Where's Jiang Chuan?"

Li Yi asked, "Do you need to see him?"

Liu Yi nodded again: "I want to add him on WeChat." Then she looked at Li Yi carefully: "Oh, you're that Li Yi, right?"

As she spoke, she approached Li Yi and subconsciously raised her hand, only to hear the sound of a sword being drawn from its sheath.

Liu Yi put down her hand that was about to rub her cheek again and laughed: "There are really a lot of beautiful women in Qing City."

"Jiangchuan is blessed."

"Adding you on WeChat is fine too. We've been through thick and thin together, so don't be so hostile."

As she was saying this, a boy squeezed through the crowd and exclaimed, "Hey lady! Holy crap!"

"Why are you still chatting here?"

"We've all been eliminated, you'd better hurry up or you'll be judged as having forfeited!"

Liu Yi said "Oh," and waved her hand, "Let's talk later!"

After saying that, she disappeared back into the crowd.

……

Behind the floor-to-ceiling windows on the second floor of the venue, a number of people were standing.

Cao Zhigang was chatting with his colleagues from other branches, discussing the death of the Taoist priest from the Songshi branch and expressing his regret.

"It's a pity. Those two gun-wielding guys from Song City Agency are quite capable. Now, Qi Feng is a bit too much for the task."

"But Songshi Agency also won the first round, didn't they?"

"Although they've fallen to second-rate status, these guys from the Song City organization are working pretty hard."

"Speaking of the favorites to win this time, Boss Cao, it's still those guys from your Qing City."

Cao Zhigang laughed heartily: "Of course, the four of us can win the championship."

“There’s another girl in our class who’s also a pro, but she didn’t even make the cut this time.”

Another teacher said, "I think the favorites to win the championship aren't just from Qing City."

"Although Fengtian's overall level is somewhat lacking, but..."

The teacher from Fengtian was displeased: "Hey! What do you mean? What do you mean Fengtian's overall level is a bit lacking?"

These were all skilled field agents, and they were all acquaintances, having fought side by side with each other in various places over the past year. Their relationships were generally good, but of course, they also formed several small circles of connections, standing in twos and threes.

Although Guo Wenjie's death was his own fault, he undoubtedly had friends... These things can't be put on the surface, but it's clear that there were grudges between them.

They chatted amongst themselves, occasionally glancing at the situation on the ring, while also occasionally noticing the two people standing in the center of the glass, who were watching the situation closely.

Feng Xiaobo, the head of the training program team, was naturally present.

Standing next to Feng Xiaobo was Song Chen, the head of the field operations team.

Looking at the children's competition below, Song Chen said to himself, "They're all good."

"They are all pillars of the future."

"Xiao Feng, we made the right choice in putting you in charge of the planning team."

Feng Xiaobo felt somewhat ashamed.

He shook his head and said, "These kids are determined to succeed on their own."

“Local agencies have also made great efforts.”

"These little guys will soon be able to start working in various organizations."

Song Chen nodded: "Can we call these teachers back as well?"

"If we experienced field team members don't come back soon, our muscles will probably start to sag."

"Moreover... the current situation of various mountain ranges is not optimistic."

"As you know, the field team is currently out of manpower."

"These skilled players must be recalled as soon as possible."

Upon hearing this, Feng Xiaobo nodded solemnly.

Personally, Feng Xiaobo didn't want these field teachers from various places to return to field work.

After all, the children's progress in the first training session was inseparable from the dedication of these teachers.

But these things are decided from the beginning.

Even if Feng Xiaobo hoped that these skilled field workers could continue to serve as teachers... this was beyond his control.

After considering it for a moment, he quickly nodded: "There shouldn't be any problem."

"Next, these children will select suitable trainers to serve as instructors for the second cohort of trainees."

Song Chen hummed in agreement.

A smile appeared on Song Chen's lips, his eyes crinkling with wrinkles.

He began by saying, "Finally, things are starting to look good."

"As long as we proceed steadily and surely..."

"If we continue like this, everything will get better."

Upon hearing this, Feng Xiaobo glanced at Song Chen with some surprise, then silently nodded.
"what."

"Yes."

……

Time passes day by day.

More than twenty days have passed in the blink of an eye.

Jiang Chuan continues his training.

He knew, of course, that the fourth phase of the competition had begun, but as Feng Xiaobo, the head of the planning team, had said, that kind of competition... was meaningless to him.

Over this period of time, the progress of exoskeleton devices has become increasingly evident and sophisticated.

Lin Mengru's dark circles are getting worse, but this doesn't make her ugly; instead, it gives her a strange, sickly beauty.

Jiang Chuan sometimes felt that smoky eye makeup originated from beauties like her.

It's worth mentioning that the perk of being helped with dressing every day disappeared as exoskeletons were improved.

Now, the exoskeleton armor finally resembles a combat suit; it fits the body automatically when worn like ordinary clothing. Furthermore, all the exoskeleton's functions are complete, with propulsion and parameters fully tuned. If Lin Mengru hadn't suggested adding a few more minor features, it would already be ready for use.

Also.

Jiang Chuan's training in spatial expansion finally yielded a breakthrough in the past twenty-odd days.

The old gentleman even bought Jiang Chuan a cake from outside to celebrate his breakthrough.

In the now somewhat empty office of the Jiuhang project team, Old Master Yu chuckled and drank a couple of glasses with Jiang Chuan.

Immediately afterwards, Jiang Chuan also inquired about the situation of his classmates and friends.

The Qing City Elite Group was activated again, and Jiang Chuan, as usual, learned about Lin Ci and his team's combat results through diving.

Lin Ci, Chen Ming, Li Yi, and Tian Tian took turns on stage, each delivering four clean and decisive victories against five opponents.

Only the Aoshi City organization has achieved this.

It is worth mentioning that the Fengtian organization was eliminated ahead of schedule.

Because their weaknesses were too obvious, after Liu Yi was eliminated, the other four members of the Fengtian Group were only at the level of a second or third-rate team.

Furthermore, Fengtian's luck in the draw was also poor, as they faced Yanjing and Shu in succession. Although Liu Yi narrowly defeated Zheng Yang, Li Yi judged that Zheng Yang intentionally wore down Liu Yi's stamina before his rapid defeat. Yanjing's player number three, Wei Liwei, cleanly defeated five opponents in a row. Then, in the loser's bracket, the little monk from Shu defeated Liu Yi head-on, giving Fengtian another five-in-one victory and eliminating them completely.

Jiang Chuan saw the video that Tian Tian had taken.

Amidst the sea of ​​people in the venue, Liu Yi chased after these idiots and beat them up, only to be stopped by Fengtian's teacher, causing quite a bit of trouble.

Tian Tian filmed more than one video.

Through her videos, Jiang Chuan saw many Awakened Ones from all over the country, whose abilities were incredibly diverse.

Besides the usual mental power users and physical strength experts, there were also some musicians, singers, talisman masters, and one soul binder who left a deep impression...

There were even some who brought a silverback gorilla onto the stage, which was quite an eye-opener.

(End of this chapter)