SSS Grade Saint Knight - Chapter 186

Chapter 186: Dingshan District! The Absolute Core of the Nation!

TL: Rui88

“I seemed to have felt the aura of the Ice Bloodline emanating from him…” The young girl murmured softly.

“Zhou Xiaobai, come quickly, the teacher and the others have already gone far away~~” A word from her companion behind brought her back to her senses, and she found her own thought rather amusing.

“The Ice Bloodline belonged exclusively to our Zhou family; although Zhou Yi also bore the surname Zhou, he could not possibly be one of us. It must be because he had just come out of the teleportation magic array, which had led to a false impression.” Having thought that, the young girl named Zhou Xiaobai also put away her musings and quickly approached her companion:

“I’m here~~”

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“Qingjing City is divided into twelve districts in total. If one were to say which district is the most fun, it would undoubtedly be Dongcheng District! And Dongcheng District is also the city center of the entire Qingjing City!”

“Just like Qingjing University, the technology in Dongcheng District has developed to nearly its limit; on the roads, one can see various latest models of smart robots…”

“…” Just as the guiding teacher said in the morning, upon leaving the villa area there were free vehicles available that went directly to the downtown of Dongcheng District in Qingjing City.

As soon as they got on board, that guy Liu Yang began to speak incessantly.

This vehicle had a total of fifteen seats; Zhou Yi and Jiang Churan sat in the front row, while Liu Yang, Cai Hua, and several others sat in the back row, with still some seats left over.

In his seat, Zhou Yi listened to Liu Yang’s words while casting his gaze out the window.

The vehicle that went directly to the city center moved at an extremely fast speed, with the scenery outside rapidly receding.

However, Zhou Yi still was able to see many pedestrians riding on flying skateboards or other novel technological gadgets.

Through the appraisal technique, one could easily tell that the levels of these people were not high, averaging only around level 13 or 14.

Yet in their hands, these high-tech products were handled very skillfully.

“Compared to magic, technology indeed is far more widespread…” Zhou Yi inevitably thought so.

Magic undoubtedly was convenient, but its threshold also was very high.

Some magical items, if one did not have sufficient magic power within, could not even be easily used.

In contrast, technological gadgets were different; they had no restrictions regarding magic power at all.

Of course…

For those with high levels of magic power, the might of magical items was far superior to that of technological gadgets.

“Huh? What is that place? There are so many Mage Towers!”

“Not only Mage Towers, but there are also at least a hundred floating mechanical islands in the sky; this is way too extravagant!”

“Ashen Legion, Snow Dragon Legion, White Silver Hand Guild… I saw so many emblems of top-tier guilds!!”

“…” As the vehicle passed through an area, everyone on board widened their eyes, their gazes filled with incredulity.

In that area, Mage Towers—known as embodiments of absolute firepower—were visible everywhere.

In the sky, floating mechanical islands were densely packed, nearly occupying the entire sky!!

Even more astonishing was that the entire area seemed to be enveloped by an inexplicable magic array, emanating an aura of absolute danger…

“Floating mechanical islands could switch at any moment to channel the formidable firepower of a Mechanic; I heard that behind one floating mechanical island stood a third-transfer Mechanic…”

“There are at least a hundred floating mechanical islands here; could it be that there are over a hundred third-transfer Mechanics in that area??” Within the team, a young woman exclaimed in astonishment.

Her name was Jiang Qing, ranked 9th in sequence, and she was a level 18 Mechanic. She was one of the team’s substitute members.

“That is Dingshan District, the absolute core of our Qingjing City.”

“If you haven’t reached second-transfer level, you don’t even have the qualification to enter!” The driver at the front of the vehicle said proudly.

Although he never entered Dingshan District himself, that did not stop him from feeling proud about it.

“So this is Dingshan District!” Everyone suddenly understood.

Qingjing City was divided into over a dozen districts in total.

Among them, Dingshan District held the most transcendent status, occupying a full one-sixth of Qingjing City’s area.

The reason for Dingshan District’s transcendent status was quite simple, for it was the gathering place of Zhongxia Country’s top warriors and highest-level leaders!

Every important directive of the nation was issued from here and then transmitted to every corner of the country.

And it was precisely for this reason that almost all guilds and legions in Zhongxia Country with any reputation established a presence here. Moreover, the entire Dingshan District was protected by no fewer than six forbidden-level magic arrays…

Countless powerful individuals, along with a number of Mage Towers that could only be described as terrifying, made this place undoubtedly the safest in all of Zhongxia Country..

Of course…

Every inch of land there was considered to be worth a fortune.

“Dingshan District, is this the place where the teacher once participated in the National Congress?” Zhou Yi looked on curiously.

Principal Wang Hui mentioned to him before that he came to know of himself through a National Congress held in Dingshan District.

“The teacher had also said that if one could settle in Dingshan District, it meant that one had already taken a half-step into the core of Zhongxia Country…” That sentence, which Zhou Yi did not understand before, now became clear to him.

Indeed…

Judging by this standard, only a top-tier warrior could purchase a property and reside in Dingshan District.

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Although Dean Wu Mang said that they would not assemble again for the next few days, aside from the day when they went to the city center for a round of sightseeing, everyone—including Zhou Yi—unanimously chose to train in the student villa.

The student villa had a total of four floors, each of which had a fairly large training room. Therefore, there was no worry about a shortage of training rooms.

Whoosh

Inside the training room, Zhou Yi trained with his bare upper body, holding his Army Breaker Battle Axe, continuously performing various basic swing exercises.

Although at that moment he did not use any amplification skills, every time he swung his axe a heavy sound of cleaving through the air resounded.

Bang!

The handle of the axe slammed heavily onto the ground, and the entire training room seemed to tremble slightly.

Prior to that, Zhou Yi trained continuously for nearly an hour. Under such high-intensity training, beads of sweat—as big as beans—slid down along the prominent muscular lines on his upper body.

“This Army Breaker Battle Axe still isn’t heavy enough; after training for more than an hour, it only makes me feel a bit tired.” Zhou Yi exhaled a long breath, his heart filled with a sense of helplessness.

This level 18 Gold-grade weapon, the Army Breaker Battle Axe, was purchased before the Freshman Competition. Now, two months passed, and his strength greatly increased. This Army Breaker Battle Axe, weighing over 400 kilograms, still seemed somewhat insufficient…