Atlas of Heaven and Man

Based on the previous battle and the accumulated momentum, Chen Chuan estimated that such sparring should take place approximately every three days.

Just as he was pondering, Hong Fu's voice echoed in his ears once more: "Privacy terms are now in effect. All sparring records can be deleted by the trainee after the service is completed. If reproduction is required, please keep a record of the information yourself."

After inquiring, Chen Chuan understood that after the privacy terms were enabled, the sparring scenario could be directly deleted, and Hong Fu herself would not remember the sparring process.

However, he could retain the field information himself. If he deemed it necessary, he could return this information to Hong Fu during the next sparring session or other service, and Hong Fu would recall it.

He considered it. Sparring was a continuous process. In the final sprint towards the Third Threshold, he must and would maintain constant progress, and Hong Fu would continuously cooperate with him in the battle. This service was excellent, preserving information while preventing prying eyes.

Therefore, under Hong Fu's guidance, he deleted the information record, only retaining the field traces himself, waiting to restore them during the next connection.

After the operation, several messages suddenly popped up on the platform. He glanced at them, all advertisements about the arena competition, inviting formal trainees to watch the matches. Formal trainees did not need to pay any fees, only needing to confirm the invitation on the platform to gain viewing资格.

He scrolled through them, finding the time of the arena competition listed below, and also informing him that students from other Central City Martial Arts Academies would also be there at that time. There might be some exchanges with them, and interested students could join and receive a small amount of evaluation points.

Adding evaluation points was attractive to many students, but the points added were few, at most one or two points, which was not significant to him, so he directly dismissed them.

After exiting the platform, he thought about it. In the next month or two, he would devote a large amount of time to cultivation, hoping to break through the Third Threshold as soon as possible. Therefore, he needed to confirm the recent arrangements of the bureau, preferably to decline them. He could use some previously established agreements here.

So, he immediately communicated with Ni Qianqian, asking if there were any arrangements and informing her that his alienated tissue growth seemed to be entering another improvement period, so he needed a relatively stable time to exercise, and requested the bureau to give him some spare time to adjust according to the agreement.

Ni Qianqian expressed her understanding, saying, "In that case, according to the usual practice of previous agreements, the bureau's arrangements for you can be postponed. Is a month enough?"

Chen Chuan said, "It may take a little more time."

Ni Qianqian grunted, "Okay, I'll try to fight for it. For a promising student like you, the bureau can treat you exceptionally. As for the exchange competition, they originally planned to have me invite you again, but I'll decline it for you now."

Chen Chuan thanked her and asked, "Sister Ni, you said last time that the bureau had an action against Wei Wusheng's junior brother. Has there been any breakthrough there?"

Ni Qianqian said, "We didn't catch Wei Wusheng this time, but there has been progress with his junior brother. The two do have contact. Now the bureau is digging down along this clue. The higher-ups mean that the official arena competition will be held at the end of June, requiring us to capture the person before July, but I don't think it will be so easy.

Okay, you should focus on cultivation. Don't worry too much about the bureau's affairs for now. I'll submit your application later." After saying that, she ended the communication.

Chen Chuan thought about it. It was now June. If Wei Wusheng really came to attack him that day, even if he retreated afterward, he could use the Tanuki monster story to attack him.

But thinking about it again, with Wei Wusheng's strength, the current strength of the monster story probably wouldn't kill him, at most severely injure him. With his level of horizontal training, he might recover in a few days.

So, right now, he should concentrate on breaking through. When his strength goes up, even if this person doesn't come looking for him, he will take the initiative to find him.

It was noon. He ate a few nutrient bars, rested and adjusted, swiped through the edge channels, and after two o'clock in the afternoon, he lit the incense burner again, took the medicine, and entered a state of tranquility.

In Jiyang District, An Cheng took a long breath after finishing his night shift and handing over to the replacement.

Recently, he felt like he was doing more and more things: duty, patrols, helping the bureau deal with various violent incidents, running from one place to another without stopping at all. He could hardly schedule time for martial arts training.

He estimated that these days would continue for a while. Wei Wusheng had not been caught yet, and the bureau's manpower had to be strengthened.

Also, recently, due to the arena competition, many people had come from the central city, most of whom were fighters, which had led to many violent incidents. He was afraid that he would not have any free time for the next two months.

He walked into a restaurant. The sign here advertised the famous fisherman's chicken rice balls from the Southeast Balu Islands, which were rice balls cooked in chicken soup and paired with sliced fresh and fragrant chicken. They were very delicious and convenient.

After ordering at the counter and waiting for the chicken rice balls to be served, he saw Sun Rao walking in from outside and sitting down in front of him. An Cheng said, "You're a little late."

Sun Rao said, "Handling some things."

An Cheng chuckled, "Things can never be handled completely. I heard a few days ago that you were partnered with that newcomer? How did it feel?"

Sun Rao looked at An Cheng and said, "Very polite, not unpleasant to get along with, and not arrogant."

Sun Rao's portion of chicken rice balls was served at this time. He picked up his chopsticks and said, "It is said that there are other arrangements. If it weren't for this special situation, he probably wouldn't have been arranged with me. It's hard to say in the future. After all, his potential is much greater than ours. The bureau won't use him as an ordinary reserve law enforcement officer."

"Is that so?"

An Cheng snorted, obviously holding back a breath, a breath of not admitting defeat.

Sun Rao took a bite and nodded, saying, "It's okay, I can come again next time. Are you still sticking to your daily training recently?"

An Cheng said, "Of course. No matter how late I get back every day, I have to take the time to train. If I don't, how can I catch up with that newcomer?" He glanced at Sun Rao, "I'm saying, don't become the one who is eliminated among us."

Sun Rao said very definitely, "Won't!"

"Won't?"

An Cheng looked at him, "So sure?"

Sun Rao said calmly, "Because my marksmanship is better than many people in the bureau. There are many second-limit fighters, but there are very few with my kind of marksmanship."

An Cheng had to admit that he was right. Such a gunman, after taking medicine and equipped with a high-powered weapon, could threaten third-limit fighters. The bureau would indeed not give up on him.

When Sun Rao practiced marksmanship, he scoffed at it. Now it seemed that he was the most likely to be eliminated, and he couldn't help but feel a sense of urgency.

At this moment, a communication sound suddenly rang from the boundary device in his ear. It was a notification that an incident had occurred in their area, and they were required to go and handle it.

The two had to quickly eat the food on their plates, and then hurriedly got into the armed patrol car and rushed to the scene.

More than ten days passed in a flash, and soon it was late June.

Chen Chuan had just finished sparring with Hong Fu not long ago when he saw the communication signal on Old Qi's avatar lighting up in the boundary device. He connected and asked, "Old Qi, what's the matter?"

Old Qi said, "Little Brother Chen, you told me to pay attention to anomalies. I recently discovered an anomaly that you might want to take a look at."

Chen Chuan knew that if there wasn't something special, a large-scale anomaly, Old Qi wouldn't contact him. He said, "Old Qi, take your time."

Old Qi then sent a photo over, saying, "This hotel..."

Chen Chuan glanced at it. From the looks of it, it was an old-fashioned hotel, about ten stories high. He couldn't see anything from the outside. He asked, "Is the anomaly in this hotel?"

Old Qi said, "This hotel has always had problems. People who go inside to stay sometimes disappear strangely. There was also a family who went in to stay, and one person would mysteriously disappear after they came out. But after this person was gone, their family and friends would completely forget about them, as if this person had never existed in their lives..."

Chen Chuan said, "If that's the case, how did this matter become known?"

Old Qi said, "It is said that it was a photographer who needed to take a set of photos of old-fashioned hotels. This hotel happened to fit his goals, but due to weather and other reasons, he took photos for more than ten days in a row. But when he was sorting the photos, he realized that the people coming in and out didn't match up.

After discovering this, he paid special attention for more than a month and confirmed his judgment. Then he went inside to compare the registered number of people and found that many people were missing. In the past three years, the hotel had disappeared no less than three hundred people, an average of one every three days, and these missing people had completely disappeared from the world, and no one remembered them anymore."

Chen Chuan was thoughtful. From this point of view, the missing people only disappeared from people's memories, and not the traces of their existence were erased. From this point alone, it was impossible to tell whether it was an anomaly or a secret religious ritual.

Old Qi continued, "Later, the photographer announced this matter on various platforms, arousing the interest of many people, but no results have been found so far.

Until last month, the situation changed again. Anyone who went in never came out again. Even if someone posted a notice next to it not to go in, most people passing by would unconsciously walk inside. A company colleague I knew also disappeared when passing by there.

Now the whole street is empty, but because it is located in Hongsheng District, which is still a lower city where non-citizens live, no one cares at all."

Chen Chuan's expression became serious, saying, "I will take the time to go and see."