Chapter 1 The Significance of Joining

If Nie Yan could join such an organization, the significance to the Shengshi Financial Group would be self-evident. The Shengshi Financial Group's various businesses could immediately expand several times over. The day when the Genius Conglomerate squeezed into the ranks of the top ten domestic financial groups would be just around the corner.

The requirements for entering Tianwang (Heavenly King) were too high. At most, only one or two people from each class could be selected. First Military Academy was so large, and there were so many strong individuals. There should be more than one person with better qualifications than Nie Yan. Qin Han, whom he had met earlier, was one of them.

Just like Nie Yan's father said, whether or not he could enter the Tianwang organization could not be forced. He could only let nature take its course.

In his previous life, Nie Yan was not a student of First Military Academy, so he knew nothing about the situation inside. He could ask Undying Scoundrel and the others when he saw them someday.

Nie Yan asked his father to help him collect some information about the Tianwang organization so that he could learn more about it and not be caught off guard when he came into contact with people from Tianwang.

Just as Nie Yan and Xie Yao returned to the villa, a group of people were gathering in a secret conference room at First Military Academy.

A group of people was sitting around a long rectangular table, twenty-six in total. They were discussing something. They were of various ages, the oldest being fifty or sixty years old, and the youngest being twenty-three or twenty-four years old. Every year at the start of the school year, they would hold a gathering here to discuss the issue of recruiting new members. They did this every year without exception. They were all from First Military Academy, and many of them were now big shots in politics, the military, and business.

"Which one do you think is more suitable, Nie Yan or Qin Han?" Sitting at the front of the table was a tall middle-aged man in a crisp military uniform. He looked very stern. Sewn onto his epaulets were five gold star symbols. He was a general.

"Qin Han has stronger backing, which would be more helpful to us. In South America, the Monet Consortium can be considered influential. As for the Shengshi Financial Group, it's just a small group domestically. Even if we support it, that's all it will be," said a slightly obese old man sitting on the edge. Although he was somewhat old, he was still full of vigor. He wore a Zhongshan suit, which made him look shrewd and capable.

These two people were influential figures here. One was a high-ranking officer in the military, and the other was an important government official. Usually, they wouldn't mention each other's names. But if their names were said out loud, they would definitely cause an earthquake outside.

"The one standing behind that Nie Yan is probably not just the Shengshi Financial Group. As far as I know, the little princesses of the Longyue Consortium and the Zhengrong Consortium are currently living with Nie Yan. If Xie Jun didn't approve of Nie Yan, he wouldn't let his daughter be with him. If we include the Longyue Consortium and the Zhengrong Consortium, it's a different story," said a young man of about twenty-three or twenty-four years old. When joining the Tianwang organization, soft power such as connections would also be taken into consideration.

"It seems that Xiao Yu is more in favor of Nie Yan. Since Nie Yan and Qin Han are mortal enemies and won't give way to each other, let's see what the final result will be," the general said with a smile. Currently, Xiao Yu was a director of the Tianwang organization, responsible for the affairs within the Tianwang organization. After Nie Yan and Qin Han were nominated, they would need to be approved by more than two-thirds of the organization's members before they had a chance to join the Tianwang organization. It was only just beginning.

"I've got some things that you might be interested in," Xiao Yu said. He touched his computer, and after a while, a video appeared on the large screen at the front of the conference room. It was footage of Nie Yan's test in the gym.

Every detail of everything Nie Yan did was monitored by the camera.

"You actually installed surveillance cameras in the gym," several people next to him looked at Xiao Yu with depressed expressions. They often frequented the gym, and some of them had even played some tricks with their girlfriends in the gym. When they heard that Xiao Yu had installed cameras in the gym, their faces turned green.

"Xiao Yu, we need to have a good chat after the meeting," a strong, tall young man in the distance cracked his knuckles and looked at Xiao Yu with ill intent.

Xiao Yu felt his scalp tingle. That young man was a senior, one year older than him. His name was Lei Su. He was a well-known figure in First Military Academy. He was the heir to the Tianqing Multinational Group, a three-time consecutive champion of the school's internal combat competition, a federal FG aircraft driving champion, and a series of other respectful titles. Lei Su was a talented and righteous person, but his only flaw was that he was a bit lecherous. He was a regular at the gym, often bringing his girlfriends in and out. The most memorable time for Xiao Yu was when Lei Su brought five women into the gym at the same time. The following scenes were too horrible to look at, but he enjoyed watching them. It was like watching a free porn movie. The pinhole camera he installed and debugged could be zoomed in and out at will, allowing him to see whatever he wanted without ambiguity.

Hearing Lei Su's words, Xiao Yu secretly lamented. He knew he was in trouble, but with so many big shots around, he still straightened his expression and said, "This is a video of Nie Yan's test in the gym."

The middle-aged general watched the video for a moment, then turned to look at Xiao Yu and asked, "What are his latest test results?"

"They're higher than when he took the exam before. Squat 915.28, pull 622.81, leg strength 721.35, maximum punch force 1036.28," Xiao Yu said, looking at Lei Su in the distance. "This time, you don't have to complain about not having any opponents in the arena."

"This kid is fierce enough. His punch force and leg strength are stronger than mine. I just don't know what his fighting skills are like?" Lei Su licked his lips. His blood was burning. He could finally find a worthy opponent.

"Another thing worth noting is that when First Military Academy recruited students at Huada High School last time, Nie Yan's exam scores were nowhere near this high. There are two possibilities. One is that his strength has increased a lot during this time. The other possibility is that he was holding back during the last enrollment exam," Xiao Yu continued, looking at the several big shots next to him who were ashen-faced. Seeing their expressions, Xiao Yu knew that everything he had said had successfully aroused their interest.

"He should be about to reach the Shadow Dancer level in Faith, right?" the middle-aged general said after watching the video.

Xiao Yu was stunned for a moment. He didn't understand why General Mo Yunfeng would suddenly mention Faith.

"According to information that the Shengshi Financial Group intentionally leaked to us, Crazy Mage Nirvana is already level 97 and should be close to Shadow Dancer," Xiao Yu came back to his senses and said.

"Damn, level 97, this guy is inhuman," several young people in the distance exclaimed. They understood how difficult it was to level up in Faith. The highest level among them was only just reaching level 80.

"This little guy has good comprehension. Just now, when he tested his punch force, he used the techniques of the ace mech division in the military," Mo Yunfeng said, looking at the several big shots next to him.

Xiao Yu was somewhat puzzled. What was the connection between the two? He noticed the expressions of the several big shots on both sides. He didn't know what General Mo Yunfeng was talking about, but those people understood.

"Pay close attention to this Nie Yan," Mo Yunfeng said, looking at Xiao Yu.

"Yes," Xiao Yu immediately replied. The doubts in his heart could only be resolved later when he had the opportunity. Obviously, it would be unwise to ask General Mo Yunfeng and the others now.

What Nie Yan didn't know was that while he was worrying about how to approach the people of the Tianwang organization, those big shots in the Tianwang organization were already paying close attention to him. Compared to Qin Han, those big shots were obviously more interested in Nie Yan.

Nie Yan and Xie Yao played outside for an afternoon, and she also entered the game near dusk.

Nie Yan continued to train his skill proficiency on the vast grassland. In addition to the five free skills, he also moved the Steal skill to the front to see if he could train the skill proficiency of the Steal skill here.

Seeing a Minotaur Warrior wandering in the distance, Nie Yan slowly sneaked up to it, approaching to about five yards behind it, and suddenly burst forth, smashing a Spine Break skill on its back.

The Minotaur Warrior fell into a five-second dizzy state.

Steal!

Nie Yan cast a Steal skill on the Minotaur Warrior.

System: The Steal skill was successfully cast. You obtained seventy-six silver coins and gained 50 skill proficiency points.

Also fifty times skill proficiency!

Nie Yan was overjoyed. If the level of the Steal skill could be improved, it would be of great significance to him. His current Steal skill level was level four. Compared to the lowest level Steal, the success rate of stealing had indeed increased a lot, but it was still very low. He could only succeed once every n steals. Under normal circumstances, he could only steal some money. The probability of stealing equipment or other items was very low.

Nie Yan had read information that a Shadow Dancer Thief once commented that Steal skills below level seven were useless and had no practical value. However, if the Steal skill was upgraded to level eight or above, the effect would be completely different. If it was upgraded to level ten or above, it would be a god-level Steal, and the effect would be very strong. He could make the enemy vomit blood.

In his previous life, he had tried to train the Steal skill for a period of time, but it took him a whole month to train the Steal skill to level three. The higher he went, the more difficult it became, and the more time it took. He couldn't help but wonder if anyone had trained the Steal skill to level eight? How much time would that take! It was simply a fantasy!

Things that were completely impossible in the past had become possible here.

He must upgrade to level ten Steal!

Nie Yan suddenly had a strong desire. He wanted to know what the effect of level ten Steal would be. What would it be like to make the enemy vomit blood, as the Shadow Dancer said?

The Steal skill had a very short cooldown time, but the failure rate was very high. It would be considered a stroke of luck if he succeeded once every ten Steal skills he cast on a level 120 Minotaur Warrior.

While the Minotaur Warrior was crippled by the Spine Break, Nie Yan kept casting the Steal skill. As soon as five seconds passed and the Minotaur Warrior was about to wake up, Nie Yan immediately cast an Enhanced Fear, controlling it.

He used various skills to control it, not letting the Minotaur Warrior wake up, and then kept using the Steal skill.

Fifty skill proficiency points, fifty skill proficiency points...

Soon, a crisp system notification sound rang out.

System: Your Steal skill level has been raised to level five.