First-Year Internship—And You Went to Site 749 to Contain Monsters?!

“No wonder you, old man Chu, always avoid letting us see your forum. Turns out you’ve been hiding this little scheme!”

Deputy Director Chu couldn’t laugh, nor could he put on a serious face.

Having such a monstrous rookie in his ranks was certainly something to celebrate, but this was too terrifying—other rookies were so scared that they were surrendering on sight.

The reason the Bureau’s leadership even proposed the Three-District Combat Trials was because Lu Ding’s combat prowess was simply overwhelming. It wasn’t even a matter of being predetermined—he was the undisputed number one. Bai Xiaoxiao was second.

And the others? They didn’t even want to try.

That’s why they set up the combat trials between the three districts. But now, not only had the rookies from Yunhai 749 lost their motivation, but even those from the other two districts had given up.

The leaders from Yaodu were also catching on.

“Oh~ So that’s why you suddenly came up with this whole idea. Turns out this is what you were waiting for.”

“The Year-One Combat Trials were meant to encourage all rookie investigators. But now, with these two little monsters of yours in the mix, encouragement? Please, they’re so discouraged they can’t even breathe! Our bureau’s Shangguan Qing is still locked up in your prison!”

“And what’s this? ‘Using their own methods against them’???”“How do we even compete now? You tell me! They see him and surrender immediately, and it passed unanimously! What the hell are we supposed to do!?”

Chu was a little embarrassed. Oh crap, his little trick got exposed.

“Hehehe.....”

“Well, then why don’t you guys come up with a solution?”

He awkwardly laughed, but inside, he was ecstatic.

Ecstatic!!!

This was exactly the feeling he was after!!!

Just like Lu Ding said that day—this was one hell of a flex. Not only did Lu Ding get to flex, but Chu got to flex too.

The other two district leaders pondered for a moment.

After a long silence: “Give the two of them a spot each. Guaranteed admission. Just send them straight through. Don’t let them crush my rookies’ spirits.”

Chu mulled it over. “Hmm... I don’t think we’ve ever had a guaranteed admission policy... If we set a precedent...”

“What!? Just because we didn’t have it before means we can’t have it now? Now we have it, but that doesn’t mean we’ll always have it. If we don’t send them straight through, then what do you propose?”

“Alright, alright. I’ll contact the training center and let them know in advance.”

“Done deal. Feng, go get Shangguan Qing out and get ready for the Three-District Combat Trials.”

“What about Chen Xian?”

“Leave him in there!!”

Upon receiving the order, Instructor Feng immediately rushed to 749’s prison with Li Xuanlong. As they neared the cell, they looked inside—only one person was there!?

They asked Shangguan Qing.

Taken for interrogation.

Instructor Feng shouted, “Oh, sh*t!”

The two of them rushed to the interrogation room. When they pushed the door open—

Chen Xian was hanging on the interrogation rack.

Feng’s face darkened as he rushed forward. “Chen Xian, are you okay? Are you hurt?”

Chen Xian looked at the instructor, and his eyes instantly welled up with tears.

“I’m sorry, Instructor... I’ve brought shame to Yaodu 749. I shouldn’t have... I’ve come to deeply realize... I violated Article 219 of the Qi Cultivator Management Law... and Article 32 of the 749 Investigator Regulations... and...”

At this, Instructor Feng was caught in an awkward situation—he couldn’t scold him, nor could he remain silent.

How the hell is he reciting these rules more fluently than I can?

So you knew you broke all these rules?

But... this...

Feng turned to look at Lu Ding and the other two.

You guys...

Li Xuanlong grinned, showing all his teeth.

He had been worried Lu Ding might take things too far.

But after reviewing the surveillance footage from Chen Xian’s holding cell, he found that Lu Ding had been completely by the book. Even if his approach wasn’t entirely proper, it was Chen Xian who had been out of line first.

And now, seeing this—

Perfect. Absolutely perfect.

Look at this. Completely tamed.

That attitude, that expression, that tone, that emotional shift—there was no doubt that he had truly, from the bottom of his heart, realized his mistakes.

Indeed, a genius can only be humbled by an even greater monster.

One by one, these so-called geniuses were arrogant beyond belief, acting like they were untouchable.

Now they knew.

Now they had met a real monster.

“Teacher Li, if there’s nothing else, we’ll be heading out. It’s already morning, and we still need to participate in the Year-One Combat Trials.”

Li Xuanlong pulled him back. “You and Bai Xiaoxiao don’t need to compete. The geniuses from the other two districts? Either they’ve already been crushed by you, or they’re scared sh*tless. You two are being fast-tracked for advanced training. Head over to see Chu later—he’s got something to discuss with you.”

Upon hearing this, Chen Xian had a moment of epiphany.

If they had done this from the start, he wouldn’t have ended up like this.

They used him as a punching bag...

Lu Ding: ???

No tournament?

But I was looking forward to it.

Are these other district geniuses really that mentally fragile?

Scared?

Even Lu Ding himself thought this was ridiculous.

It’s not like he was that much stronger... His cultivation was just a bit higher, his techniques were just a bit more advanced, his spell power was just a bit stronger, his physical body was just a bit tougher, and his cultivation time was just a bit shorter.

Where was their so-called genius pride?

Lu Ding silently opened the door and stepped out.

This scene happened to be witnessed by Shangguan Qing, who thought to herself—

He must’ve been reprimanded.

Actually, by investigator standards, he wasn’t even in the wrong.

Seeing her standing there, Lu Ding casually asked, “Why didn’t you go in?”

“Whipping requires taking off your pants.”

Right. A girl probably wouldn’t want to see a bunch of bare asses.

That was all they exchanged before Lu Ding left with his group.

Before long, Instructor Feng helped Chen Xian out of the room.

Seeing that Shangguan Qing was still there, he urged, “Hurry up and get to the Three-District Combat Trials.”

Shangguan Qing nodded, and at that moment, Chen Xian, still weak, muttered, “Make sure you secure a training spot...”

Now that those two monsters were gone, with her strength, she could definitely secure one of the training slots.

The girl turned to leave but suddenly stopped and declared with absolute confidence—

“I will claim the top spot and personally restore Yaodu 749’s honor!!”

The three men fell silent instantly.

Instructor Feng thought for a moment.

“Hmm... well... now there are only seven spots left.”

Shangguan Qing froze in place.

Even with only seven spots left, she was confident she could secure one. But weren’t there supposed to be nine training slots? One district got three, so three districts meant nine—her math wasn’t wrong.

“The strongest one got a direct pass.”

Direct pass!?

That had never happened before. A special exception?

Shangguan Qing couldn’t wrap her head around it. Just what kind of person could qualify for such an exception?

“Who?”

“Lu Ding. The guy who just walked past you.”

BOOM!!!!

It was as if thunder exploded in Shangguan Qing’s ears.

She had heard Yan Feifan call Lu Ding Lu Ge before.

That was enough. Just hearing that name was enough.

Lu Ding’s face surfaced in her mind.

He… was a rookie investigator, just like her?

A rookie?

You’re telling her that was a rookie!?

Seeing her dazed expression, Li Xuanlong struggled to hold back his laughter.

Instructor Feng sighed internally—yep, another one scared sh*tless.

And this one had personally experienced Lu Ding’s strength.

And his talent.

Still unwilling to accept it, Shangguan Qing asked one last question.

“So… when did he start…?”

“Last month!”

Li Xuanlong blurted it out before she even finished.