Douluo: A Century-old Legend I Am the Second Uncle Chenxin

Chapter 889 Continental High-level Spirit Master Elite Competition

At this time, Su Ningxia mentioned another thing: "The Beichen Ling family intends to take over the agency rights of our ground source heat pump in Tianshui Province."

Chen Xiaojun listened and said calmly: "Let them talk directly to Grandpa Ling."

Air source heat pumps and ground source heat pumps are popular new products launched by the Chen family in recent years. After all, the current way of boiling water in Douluo Continent is still quite primitive.

Who doesn’t want to take a hot bath every day except in summer?

In fact, the technical principles of air source and ground source heat pumps are not complicated, and the problem of compressors is easy to solve. The key is the power source.

Although there are many gems and spiritual materials in the soul master world that can store soul power, the prices are too high, which is not conducive to the promotion of the products.

Later, the Tie family in the village used the basic technology of the Shenji Bailian to smelt an alloy.

This alloy has excellent soul guidance and ductility, and can store soul power and convert it into power.

Although the number of uses is limited, it can withstand more than 1000 times. It is not expensive to replace an alloy spare part every two or three years.

Therefore, as soon as these two heat pumps were launched, they caused a sensation on the mainland.

Now, big families and forces from all over the country are vying to be agents.

Especially in the northern Tianshui province, the need is more urgent because of the cold climate there.

The Beichen Ling family also saw this business opportunity and came to us in a hurry.

However, since he was a member of the Ling family, Chen Xiaojun naturally let Ling Yunxiao handle it.

It doesn't matter who the agency rights are given to. Besides, the Beichen Ling family is also the leader of the civil forces in Tianshui Province.

Then, Su Ningxia continued to report softly, "This year, the first batch of students from the School of Finance will soon graduate. All major markets have submitted applications, and we urgently need fresh blood to join the maintenance and operation."

"Minister Lingyun specifically asked Young Master what plans he had for arranging this group of students?"

Chen Xiaojun heard this, and a trace of thought appeared between his brows. He then asked, "What does the second aunt think?"

Su Ningxia continued to answer: "Currently, all markets are facing a shortage of staff. In addition, three new medicinal materials markets are about to open this year, and the demand for staff is even more urgent."

"Minister Lingyun's idea is to distribute these newly graduated students to various markets. Although they are young and inexperienced, they can at least temporarily alleviate the shortage of manpower."

"Then let Second Aunt arrange it." Chen Xiaojun nodded slightly and said, "This is an inevitable sequelae of rapid expansion. As long as our talent pool can keep up with the pace of development, it won't be a big problem."

Su Ningxia continued to report: "Director Liu Ruyan sent a message saying that she wants to report to you personally about the promotion plan for the launch of new products this year."

Chen Xiaojun pondered for a moment and ordered: "Well, tell Sister Ruyan to come over tomorrow."

Su Ningxia reminded him again, "Master, you have been away for nearly two months. During this time, many people have sent visiting cards, hoping to meet you."

Chen Xiaojun heard this, his eyes flickered slightly, and asked: "Oh? Which forces are they from?"

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Afterwards, Su Ningxia reported to Chen Xiaojun in detail a series of events that had occurred in the Management Department during the time he was away, describing every detail one by one.

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There was a sound of footsteps and noise coming from outside the door.
Chen Mu poked his head in with a playful smile and asked, "Old Six, are you still taking a nap?"

Following behind were Chen Bin and Chen Shurui. The three of them lived next to each other in a small courtyard next door.

Chen Xiaojun replied lazily: "Yeah, I just woke up not long ago."

Chen Mu joked, "What happened to you in the past six months? You just love basking in the sun like an old cat."

Chen Xiaojun is leisurely and contented: "The sun shines all over the world, and the impact of stones is also peaceful. Watching the flowers bloom and fall, flying all over the sky, on this day, lying down is so comfortable."

Chen Mu patted Chen Xiaojun's thigh and said with a smile: "You guys, you are still so good at reciting poems and writing storybooks."

Then he recited: "Regardless of praise or criticism, watch the flowers in the courtyard bloom and fall; indifferent to coming or going, watch the clouds roll and unroll in the sky. This line of your storybook, the scholar in the imperial court, is really well written."

Chen Xiaojun glanced at him expressionlessly and said coldly, "Are you here to talk nonsense?"

Chen Mu waved his hand and said, "How is that possible? I'm here to urge you to submit your manuscript."

Chen Xiaojun snorted twice: "How dare you say that? If you hadn't stolen my essay and given it to the bookseller, would I be like this now?"

Chen Mu smiled happily, "Good things should be shared by everyone, don't you think?"

Chen Shurui nodded repeatedly, "Sixth brother, you are our talent, we depend on your books for our living."

Chen Mu laughed and said, "Yes, Lao Liu, you see, Shu Rui has lost a lot of weight because he has been waiting for your updates so long that he has lost his appetite."

Chen Shurui touched his cheek cooperatively and said in a complaining tone, "Yes, Sixth Brother, look how thin I have become."

Zhu Wuneng echoed, "That's right, Master, you don't know how popular your book "The Domineering Saint Falls in Love with Me" is."

"Right now the entire Douluo Continent is discussing the follow-up to that third place winner and the domineering saint. If you don't update, the readers will be furious."

Dugu Fu also said impatiently: "Yes, Master, you don't know that you have been gone for more than a month. I have lost my appetite and have been scratching my head all day long."

"What happened to that scholar? Was he raped by the domineering saint?"

Chen Bin, who was always silent, also interrupted and said, "It's possible."

Chen Shurui touched his chin, thinking, "You're not going to commit suicide, are you?"

Chen Mu pointed at Chen Xiaojun and continued, "Don't let Tanhualang die again in the end. You have a criminal record. In the last book, "The Savage Wife and the Younger Husband", you wrote the Younger Husband to death, and let the Savage Little Husband die alone."

Dugu Fu was startled when he heard this, and said nervously: "Master, I don't want to clean the blades for you this time. Last time, you cleaned up two whole sacks in your yard!"

Chen Xiaojun heard this and smiled helplessly. He shook his head and said, "You guys only know how to urge me to submit my manuscript. I just came back and I have to cultivate my emotions and find inspiration."

Chen Mu curled his lips, "Lie down and look for inspiration?"

Chen Xiaojun raised his eyes to refute, and saw Su Ningxia hesitated to speak. He felt that he had found a savior, and asked quickly: "Ningxia, do you have anything else to say?"

Su Ningxia bit her lower lip lightly, seeming to be in a difficult situation: "It's also about urging the manuscript, "The Domineering Saint Falls in Love with Me". Xixi sent a letter urging me to submit it urgently. Sister Ruyan and the others also said something about it. In addition, Sister Wuxin, I think the eldest lady is also pursuing it. And..."

"Who else is waiting?" Chen Xiaojun collapsed upon hearing this.

Su Ningxia took a deep breath and mustered up her courage to say, "And the old lady told me to tell you that you'd better revise the manuscript."

"She thinks you portrayed the Saint as too overbearing and hopes she can be more gentle."

Chen Xiaojun: "..."

He had a dazed look on his face and just stared at Su Ningxia silently. It was so suffocating.

It turns out that old lady Bo Xianer is also following the drama, and she and Chen Zixiu are also involved in the drama, which makes her feel very stressed.

After a moment, he sighed softly and shook his head, as if lamenting the endless cycle of urging manuscripts to be submitted and revising them.

Chen Mu shouted from the side: "Look, everyone's calls are so loud."

Chen Bin added: "Sixth brother, you can't dodge it."

Chen Shurui stepped forward and patted Chen Xiaojun on the shoulder. "So, please stay lying down for a while. Of course, if you need anything to eat or drink, we will take care of it."

Chen Xiaojun's face became increasingly darker, a bunch of idiots.

He rolled his eyes and looked at Chen Mu, and said angrily, "Okay, stop talking about those useless things and tell me what you are doing here."

Chen Mu saw that Chen Xiaojun looked unhappy, but he raised his lips and smiled: "Hey, the new Tianjiao list is out."

Chen Xiaojun raised his eyebrows and said, "Oh? You are so happy that your ranking has risen? Is it that serious? Does an improvement of one or two places make you so happy?"

You know, the higher your ranking on the Tianjiao List, the more difficult it is to get promoted.

Moreover, this is the golden generation of soul masters and an era of great struggle. It is extremely difficult to improve one or two people every time.

For example, the top ten people including Chen Xiaojun have not changed in the past three years, except for one person who dropped out of the list due to age.

Chen Bin explained, "Fifth Brother has moved up five places this time, ranking 5nd."

Thanks to the challenge of the Chen family, Chen Mu and his friends have always been on the key focus list of Tianshi City. As their levels increased, they dropped from 56th to 37th in the past three years.

Chen Xiaojun was slightly surprised when he heard this: "So many? Is it because of the Intermediate Elite Competition a few months ago?"

Chen Shurui nodded and said, "That's right, Fifth Brother played very well in that competition."

Chen Mu said proudly: "Of course, the people have sharp eyes."

Chen Shurui added: "However, I think the happiest thing for the fifth brother is that he has surpassed the fourth brother and finally turned things around."

In the semi-finals of the last Intermediate Elite Tournament, Chen Mu and Chen Feng had a fierce battle, like they were mortal enemies.

Chen Mu curled his lips in disdain: "What do you mean by turning over? Chen Feng, that idiot, is never as good as me."

Chen Xiaojun shook his head helplessly: "..., so this is why you are so happy?"

Chen Mu chuckled: "Before, the people of Tianshi City ranked me behind him because they were blind. This time, they finally opened their eyes."

Chen Shurui smiled brightly and agreed, "Fifth brother is right, we can't rank you two according to the month."

Chen Mu patted Chen Shurui on the shoulder and said, "Old Eight is good. You still understand me."

Chen Bin said quietly, "Old Eight, you can relate to me so well, so I'll just block you."

Chen Shurui smiled awkwardly.

Chen Xiaojun ignored them and asked calmly, "Are there any new changes on the Tianjiao Ranking?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Mu quickly took out the list of geniuses and handed it to Chen Xiaojun with both hands.

At the same time, he spoke rapidly: "The changes in the top of the list are not significant, there are only occasional minor adjustments in the rankings. As for the bottom half of the list, it is as volatile as ever, with newcomers emerging and fierce competition."

Chen Shurui added, "Thanks to the Intermediate Elite Competition, several of us, including Brother Five, have made considerable progress on this list and our rankings have improved a lot."

Chen Xiaojun took the list, glanced through it carefully, then gently closed it, looked at everyone, and asked, "Besides this, is there anything else?"

Chen Mu chuckled and said, "Well, Old Seven and Old Eight have both reached level 40. It's time to go out and hunt soul beasts and obtain soul rings."

Upon hearing this, Chen Shurui's eyes flashed with anticipation, and he whispered, "Yes, Sixth Brother, if we had also had four rings, we wouldn't have been suppressed so badly by that funny genius and his brother." Chen Bin also nodded and said in a deep voice, "Well, although we managed to hold on in the end, after all, there was a level gap of more than ten levels, and we were always at a disadvantage. This feeling is really not good."

The Panlong Twin Sticks are their old rivals, especially their younger brother Qiangu Tiancai, this funny guy is very familiar to them.

The Qi Sha Jian Chen family and the Pan Long Gun Qian Gu family are both one of the Seven Tian Wu Arms, and they have a good relationship.

Therefore, they not only met in the Intermediate Elite Competition, but also in the Chen Family Challenge every year.

However, to be honest, they are quite miserable. In the first two sessions, whether it was the singles or doubles competitions, they were beaten in turn by the brothers of the Chen family.

It was not until the third session last year, after Chen Jianjun and Chen Xiaojun were promoted to Soul Kings, that they passed the three rounds of the doubles competition and successfully challenged Chen Fengchen Mu.

Chen Xiaojun raised his eyebrows after hearing what they said, and asked in confusion: "Then if you want to hunt soul beasts, just go ahead, why are you telling me?"

Chen Mu chuckled and said cunningly: "Hey, of course I want you to lead the team! You are the strongest among us, who else can lead the team if not you?"

Chen Xiaojun was stunned for a moment, then he said with a smile: "What the hell? I'm just a soul king."

Chen Mu sneered, "Soul King? Haha!"

Chen Xiaojun ignored him. He glanced at Chen Bin and Chen Shurui and asked in surprise, "Aren't your eight uncles and seventeenth uncles in charge of your soul skills? Why are you looking for me now?"

Chen Shurui scratched his head and explained, "My uncle went to the secret realm, and my grandfather also went out for something this time. Anyway, they have already selected soul beasts for Bin Ge and me, and they just need a leader."

Zhu Wuneng also came forward and said quietly, "Yes, Master, I have been at level 40 for two months. You have been asking me to wait. Now it is finally time, right?"

Chen Xiaojun glanced at them and said, "It's not enough for just a few of us to go to the Xie Luo Mountains. Besides, my family members won't be at ease."

Chen Shurui exhaled, "Of course it's not just us. The academy has arranged a team to go to the mountains. We just want you to go with us, Sixth Brother. After all, you have a lot of knowledge and experience."

Chen Mu patted Chen Xiaojun on the shoulder and said with a smile, "It's settled. By the way, I just came back from my grandfather's place. He asked you to wait for him to go to his place. There must be something going on."

Chen Xiaojun frowned when he heard this and asked, "What does Second Uncle want to talk to me about?"

Chen Mu spread his hands and said, "How should I know? You will find out when you go there."

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When Chen Xiaojun stepped into Chen Cong's spacious and grand office, he found that there were quite a few people gathered in the room.

The three elders of Changan, He Qiang, the director of the middle school department Li Jinghua, and several other teachers were all present.

This situation was obviously beyond Chen Xiaojun's expectations.

He nodded to everyone calmly, then found a chair and sat down, his attitude calm and unhurried.

Yin Huang and others also responded to his greetings, and the atmosphere seemed quite harmonious for a while.

Chen Xiaojun asked, "Dean Chen, did you ask me to come here?"

In front of outsiders, the young men of the Chen family always addressed Chen Cong in a formal manner.

Chen Cong smiled slightly and said, "Xiao Jun, I asked you to come here because I want to discuss something with you."

Upon hearing this, Chen Xiaojun immediately responded respectfully: "Dean, please give me your orders, I will do my best."

Chen Cong raised a satisfied smile and said slowly, "In two months, the Continental High-level Spirit Master Elite Competition will begin. The Academy attaches great importance to this, and we would like to ask for your opinion."

Of course, it goes without saying that the college and the Chen family attach great importance to this aspect. The results of the elite competition were one of the reasons why they came to Chang'an College.

Chen Xiaojun hesitated for a moment and replied, "I will follow the arrangements of the academy."

However, Wang Wei squinted at the Ice and Fire in his hand and said in a humming voice: "That won't do, Xiaojun. You are the captain of our Chang'an school team. We need to hear your opinion."

Silver Emperor also echoed: "We all know your talent, so feel free to speak out boldly."

Elder Ku Rong said earnestly, "Yes, Xiao Jun. This is the class with the best chance for us. We definitely need everyone to brainstorm."

When Chen Xiaojun heard this, his eyes flickered.

He glanced at everyone, touched his chin habitually, and fell into deep thought.

The room fell into silence for a moment. No one disturbed him and waited quietly for his answer.

After a long time, Chen Xiaojun finally raised his head.

He turned his gaze to He Qiang and slowly asked, "Brother Qiang, what do you think of our opponents in the province in the upcoming elite competition?"

He Qiang obviously didn't expect Chen Xiaojun to suddenly ask him a question. He was slightly stunned, then smiled and said, "Ah? What do you mean? Those opponents are still the same as always."

Chen Xiaojun further asked: "Then what do you and the other seniors think of the strength of the opponents from other colleges in the province? Do you have any expectations?"

He Qiang shook his head and said calmly, "It's just average. Although Canghui College and Yuesi College have developed well in recent years, they are still a step behind us. The other colleges are not even worth mentioning."

"As for expectations? What's there to look forward to? We've been fighting for so many years, there's nothing new about it."

Due to Chen Xiaojun's arrival, He Qiang took the initiative to offer to step down and let others take over.

However, Chen Xiaojun behaved quite modestly and repeatedly declined, unwilling to accept it easily.

At this delicate moment, Chen Cong, as the head of the hospital, demonstrated his decisiveness.

After careful consideration, he made the final decision to have Chen Xiaojun take on the role of captain, while He Qiang would assist him as deputy captain.

At this moment, when He Qiang talked about other colleges in the province, he still could not hide the pride that came from deep in his heart.

At this time, old man Ku Rong interrupted and said, "Xiao Jun, why are you asking this?"

Chen Xiaojun smiled slightly, raised his eyes and explained: "Well, the schedule of the elite competition is divided into provincial preliminary rounds, imperial round-robin rounds and semi-finals, and finally there is the final round of the whole continent."

"In the provincial preliminary round, our province has five qualifying spots. With the strength of our college, it is more than enough for us to qualify."

Everyone nodded upon hearing this and turned their eyes to Chen Xiaojun, waiting for his next words.

Chen Xiaojun continued, "So, what I mean is, there is no need for Brother Qiang to waste too much energy and time on the preliminary round."

"We can let the reserve players become the main force, and even Brother Qiang and his team don't need to sign up for the preliminary round."

As soon as these words were spoken, there was an uproar at the scene.

Everyone was extremely shocked and started talking about it.

Li Jinghua asked in surprise: "Ah, no, Xiaojun, it's understandable to let the reserve players be the main players in the preliminary round, but not signing up for this..."

Wang Wei also said anxiously: "Xiaojun, our middle school team just won the championship of the Intermediate Elite Competition, but we are still a little behind the spirit masters of the Advanced Elite Competition; and this is the last time He Qiang and his team will participate in the competition."

Chen Xiaojun understood what they meant and explained, "Mr. Wang, I have studied it carefully before."

"You need to re-register for the preliminary round, semi-final, and final rounds, which means that these three rounds are actually separate and independent."

Everyone came to their senses after hearing this.

In the past, this registration rule was intended to prevent participants from getting injured, and all colleges made this choice. I didn’t expect it to be exploited by Chen Xiaojun in this way.

Chen Xiaojun smiled slightly. Not to mention the reserve members, even the later Shenfeng Chihuo had to sign up across colleges.

At this moment, Li Jinghua opened his eyes wide and said, "Is this also possible?"

Chen Xiaojun smiled slightly and continued, "Well, everyone knows the importance of reserve players, especially in the round-robin tournament, which requires a lot of fighting, so they need to hone their skills early."

"Therefore, allowing the reserve players to play more games is also a rare and suitable opportunity for them."

Chen Cong exchanged a meaningful look with the three elders of Chang'an, and they seemed to have reached some kind of tacit understanding with each other.

At this time, Yin Huang turned his gaze to He Qiang, with a somewhat probing tone: "He Qiang, what do you think of this arrangement?"

He Qiang heard this and a sunny smile blossomed on his face. He laughed and answered cheerfully: "Haha, there are juniors playing in the preliminary round. With their strength, they are enough to pass the preliminary round. I fully support this arrangement!"

Chen Cong nodded slightly and praised: "It's a good strategy. It not only trains newcomers, but also retains our strength."

"Then it's settled. Jinghua, Zhang Ci, the specific arrangements for the reserve team will be left to you."

Li Jinghua and a young teacher in the back row stood up and nodded in agreement.

Zhang Ci, he is Chen Xiaojun’s class teacher.

This class is the most important class in the middle school department. It brings together the three brothers Chen Xiaojun, Chen Bin and Chen Shurui, as well as Zhu Wuneng, Gao Cuilan, Dugu Fu who transferred from the same school, and Su Ningxia who volunteered to repeat a grade, and many other geniuses.

They are not only the main force of the middle school department, but also the indispensable natural reserve members of the school team.

Although Zhang Ci was born a commoner, he stood out in the academy with his mutated martial arts soul and unremitting efforts and became an excellent teacher.

In the end, he had the honor to take over this key class, which was both a recognition of his ability and a reward for his efforts.

Of course, the subtle role of personal connections may also be involved.

As a disciple of the Silver Emperor, Zhang Ci possesses a certain status and influence in the academy.

And his marriage with Mu Zilian added a lot of glory to him. If we had known earlier, Chen Cong was Mu Zilian's uncle.

The two were classmates. From campus to wedding, they went through many years of ups and downs hand in hand and became a model couple in the eyes of everyone.

Thanks to the relationship between Yin Huang and Mu Zilian, Zhang Ci has an advantage over others in the academy.

When he first learned that he could lead this key class, he was so excited that he couldn't sleep all night.

Over the past year, he has worked diligently in teaching and arranging care for students, and has made considerable efforts for the development of the class and the middle school department of the school team.

At this time, Zhang Ci straightened up and said without any stage fright: "Several main players in the middle school department have reached level 40. They need to go to the mountains to hunt soul beasts in a few days. This way we will be more confident."

Elder Ku Rong nodded and said, "In a few days, it seems that the soul hunting time of the academy will be coming soon. Let's go together with a few teachers."

Chen Cong raised his eyes at this time, "I think there will be no problem with the reserve team. So, let's arrange for the regular players to have intensive special training for the final sprint."

"This special training will be led by me and the three vice presidents, and the content will focus on formation drills and simulated combat."

The three elders of Chang'an looked at each other and nodded.

Everyone then continued to discuss specific matters regarding the personnel composition, intelligence gathering, concentrated special training, lineup arrangements, team leaders, logistical support, and other aspects of the advanced elite competition.

(End of this chapter)