Time flies.

On the third day after returning to Moby Dick City, Chen Chuan received a private message from Fu Rong, agreeing to go to the ruins two days later and meet at the northern suburbs of Moby Dick City at nine o'clock in the morning that day.

An address is also attached.

Chen Chuan checked, it was a manor.

Most of them are one of Fu Rong's other residences.

After replying with a good word, Chen Chuan continued to cultivate.

......

Two days later.

The gate of the manor.

When Chen Chuan arrived, someone was waiting for him at the door early.

"Mr. Chen, welcome, the master is already waiting for you inside, please come with me."

The well-dressed butler led Chen Chuan inside.

Along the way, the environment is elegant, with green plants and flowing water, which makes people quite relaxed.

Seeing it, Chen Chuan couldn't help but want to buy a manor.

Not much.

The two entered a villa, went straight to the top floor, and finally stopped in front of the door of the innermost room in the hallway.

"Mr. Chen, please wait."

The butler smiled at Chen Chuan, then turned around and knocked on the door.

"Master, your invited guest has arrived!"

"Advisor Chen has arrived? Come in! ”

The housekeeper opened the door respectfully, and waited for Chen Chuan to enter before gently closing the door and leaving quietly.

Behind the door is a spacious and bright study.

The overall tone of the space is very soft, and the specimens of exotic beasts hanging on the wall are not elegant, but elegant calligraphy and paintings.

There were already quite a few people in the study.

In addition to Fu Rong, there are three men who look to be around forty years old, all of whom have extraordinary temperaments.

"Long time no see, Advisor Chen!"

Fu Rong greeted him with a smile.

It is estimated that the exploration of the ruins is finally about to take place, and his mood is obviously very happy.

"Just call me Chen Chuan."

Chen Chuan and Fu Rong shook hands and looked at the other three.

Fu Rong understood, pulled Chen Chuan to the three of them, and introduced: "Three, Brother Chen Chuan, you shouldn't know each other, don't you need me to introduce more, right?" ”

"Of course."

A man on the left with a ruddy face and kind facial features smiled at Chen Chuan and nodded.

"The most outstanding young martial artist in the Federation is recognized as the martial arts genius who is most likely to become a martial artist in the future to defend the realm, how could we not have heard of such a figure!"

Another strong man next to him took over with a smile.

"Old man, you are not honest, you invited Brother Chen Chuan over, but you have been hiding and refusing to tell us, why, do you want to surprise us?"

Fu Rong snorted, pointed to the strong man and introduced to Chen Chuan: "This is Mu Riliang, from the Hunters Guild. ”

Then he pointed to the man who spoke at the beginning and said, "This is Tong Youru, from Tangning City. ”

Downing City?

Chen Chuan's heart moved slightly.

Downing City and Beluga City are both second-tier base cities, more than 300 kilometers away from each other.

Because of their proximity, the two base cities are quite close.

What made Chen Chuan wonder was why Fu Rong invited a martial artist from Tangning City to team up to explore the ruins?

That's not to say that the warriors in other base cities are bad.

It's just that in comparison, it is obviously better to invite local warriors who know the roots.

Pressing down his doubts for the time being, Chen Chuan listened to Fu Rong point to the last martial artist and introduced: "This is Yuan Cheng, from the Silver Light Society. ”

From the moment Chen Chuan came in, Yuan Cheng looked expressionless.

Even when Fu Rong introduced him, he just nodded imperceptibly at Chen Chuan and didn't say a word.

Chen Chuan intuitively felt that Yuan Cheng seemed to have an opinion about him.

But he didn't care, anyway, he didn't have a good impression of the people of the Silver Light Society.

"Okay, now that everyone has arrived, let's start discussing the next arrangements."

Fu Rong said with a smile and motioned for everyone to take a seat.

But as soon as his words fell, Yuan Cheng suddenly spoke.

"Wait a minute!"

Fu Rong was stunned and looked at Yuan Cheng suspiciously.

"Brother Yuan, do you have any questions?"

Yuan Cheng said coldly: "Advisor Fu, you promised me that the people who participated in the exploration were all martial artists with level 9 strength!" ”

He jerked up his hand and pointed at Chen Chuan, "But what's the matter with him?" He's not a level 9 martial artist, is he? ”

As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere in the study suddenly stagnated.

Fu Rong's brows furrowed.

Tong Youru and Mu Riliang showed expressions of interest.

To be honest, the two were also a little dissatisfied with Fu Rong's behavior.

At the beginning, Fu Rong did not tell them the identity of the fifth partner, but only said that he was a consultant of the business alliance like him.

Who knew that when I looked at it today, it was actually Chen Chuan.

Although Chen Chuan is a well-known genius martial artist in the Federation, he is not a real level 9 martial artist after all.

Team up with these veteran level 9 martial artists to explore the ruins, and there is inevitably a suspicion of taking advantage.

It's just that Tong Youru and Mu Riliang don't want to offend Chen Chuan, a promising genius, and Chen Chuan's strength is not weak, so they didn't say anything.

But just because you don't say it doesn't mean you won't be unhappy in your heart.

Yuan Cheng's attack at this time was undoubtedly in line with their wishes.

The two are naturally willing to watch from the wall and watch a good show.

Fu Rong looked at Chen Chuan, who was not shocked, turned his head to Yuan Cheng and said, "Brother Yuan, if you had watched the video of Advisor Chen's competition in the final of the Youth Martial Arts Competition, you wouldn't have said such things!" ”

Yuan Cheng snorted coldly and said: "I also watched the video, the reason why he was able to show his strength at level 9 was entirely because he used the Explosion Secret Technique, in fact, he didn't really have level 9 strength at all!" ”

That makes sense!

Tong Youru and Mu Riliangju both nodded secretly.

A martial artist who can only reach the level 9 level by relying on the explosive secret technique cannot be regarded as having level 9 strength at all.

Moreover, the anomaly is full of dangers, and the risk of performing the Outbreak Secret Technique is greater than usual.

Once Chen Chuan fell into a period of weakness after using the Explosive Secret Technique, they couldn't still drag a burden forward, right?

Fu Rong naturally understands this.

The reason why he invited Chen Chuan to explore the ruins together was completely due to the fact that Chen Chuan and he belonged to the same business alliance and could advance and retreat together in the team, so as to increase his voice in the team.

And the lack of strength also has the advantage of being insufficient, that is, it will not dominate.

This is also why Fu Rong didn't tell others about Chen Chuan's identity in the first place.

It's just that I'm afraid that others will stop me.

originally thought that relying on Chen Chuan's recent momentum of winning the championship in the Youth Martial Arts Competition, he could suppress the dissatisfaction of others.

Unexpectedly, Tong Youru and Mu Riliang acquiesced, but Yuan Cheng jumped out to express his dissatisfaction.

"It is said that Chen Chuan once killed many members of the Night Snake, which indirectly led to the fall of the Night Snake, and the Silver Light Society has long had a lot of complaints about Chen Chuan, maybe this is the reason why Yuan Cheng embarrassed Chen Chuan!" Fu Rong thought secretly.

Seeing that Fu Rong was silent, Yuan Cheng was overpowered, and sneered: "Letting a junior with insufficient strength occupy the precious exploration quota will only increase the difficulty of exploring the ruins in vain!" ”

"Besides, even if you want him to join, why should you share the benefits with everyone else?"

"Forget about martial arts cheats and the like, what if you find other treasures? Is it possible to give him an equal share? ”

"Your Advisor Fu wants to be a great benevolent, but I don't have such a good heart!"

Yuan Cheng pressed again and again, and Fu Rong was speechless.

At this moment, Chen Chuan suddenly smiled faintly and said:

"Then, as long as I prove that I have level 9 strength without using the Explosion Secret Technique, it's no problem, right?"