Atlas of Heaven and Man

As Chen Chuan walked alone towards the crowd, behind him was an empty street stretching into the distance. Only the defeated Duma lay there, and the students couldn't help but feel a momentary daze.

Chen Chuan glanced around. All the Marga students, including those who participated in the attack, were now under the control of the Wuyi Academy students.

As upper-class students of Wuyi, the students were originally the reserve enforcers, so there was no problem with taking action at this moment.

The students were all looking at him, their eyes filled with surprise, curiosity, but mostly admiration.

Even though Duma was a Marga, he was still a teacher. Chen Chuan was able to defeat him in a one-on-one fight, a level they admitted they were far from reaching.

When he walked to the front of the crowd, a student with an admiring look on his face handed him his coat. He said thank you and took it.

During the fight just now, his shirt had been damaged in many places, so he put on his coat and re-buttoned it.

At this moment, he casually glanced at his Second Self. Many areas had become severely blurred, indicating that this fight had indeed caused a lot of damage.

However, during the battle just now, he didn't rely on his Second Self to transfer damage and completely disregard everything.

In the course of the battle, he tried his best to use blocking, dodging, and other means to minimize the damage he took, and only allowed the Second Self to bear the damage when he couldn't defend or dodge.

Because he knew that the Second Self's defense had its limits and needed to be used with caution. Once the Second Self was broken, not only would he not be able to protect himself, but his combat power would also be greatly reduced. Therefore, even when he had the advantage, he was still very cautious when using the Second Self.

After he fastened the last button, he saw Guan Xinyin walking over, holding the hat he had dropped during the chase earlier, and handed it to him, saying, "Chen, here you go."

Chen Chuan took it and put it on, adjusted the brim of his hat, and said, "Thank you, Guan."

Guan Xinyin looked at Chen Chuan and said convincingly, "It seems that our match doesn't need to be held. Although I have developed my strength, I am still far behind you."

She actually wanted to ask Chen Chuan if he had also practiced Horizontal Training, but she held back, because it involved the secrets of personal skills, and she knew that she shouldn't ask what shouldn't be asked.

Chen Chuan said, "Guan, since there is an agreement, I can wait. Whenever you feel the time is right, you can tell me in advance."

"Okay!"

Guan Xinyin was also very straightforward. Not being able to beat him now doesn't mean she won't be able to beat him in the future. Even if she can't beat him all the time, it can still be a good goal to chase.

Chen Chuan then looked back and saw Luo Kaiyuan walking up to Teacher Duma alone, silently watching him, and leaving after a while.

At this moment, he saw armed vehicles driving from the other end of the street. The Patrol Bureau's cars had arrived. In fact, from the start of the shooting to the end, it had only been about ten minutes, which wasn't a slow response.

The security team in the square had never appeared. Their primary task was to protect the officials of the Political Affairs Office. As for chasing fugitives, that was the Patrol Bureau's business and had nothing to do with them. Even if it was chaotic outside, they wouldn't go out to manage it.

Teacher Han walked over at this time. It was also helpless to say that as a teacher of the Executive Office, he was also nominally registered in the Processing Bureau and had to participate in protecting the officials of the Political Affairs Office. Only after these people were all safely evacuated did he have time to look at the situation outside.

He glanced at the fallen Duma, saw the transformed appearance, his eyes slightly condensed, and finally his gaze fell on Chen Chuan. He seemed to want to say a few words, but when he was about to speak, it turned into "Are you okay?"

Chen Chuan said, "Teacher, I'm fine."

"You're really bold enough, you actually managed to win."

Teacher Han sighed. He had only seen one such powerful student in the past, and now he had seen another one.

He looked at the surrounding students and said seriously, "I can't say that you did wrong to come forward in this matter, but the other side has guns. If you lose your lives because of this, it's completely not worth it. Since no one was injured this time, I won't say much. In the future, think carefully before making a decision."

The students responded sporadically.

Is it just a Marga saying?

As far as he knew, the Marga customs were close to nature, and they did often say some mysterious things, but this time he felt like it wasn't that simple.

After the car arrived at the school, it was almost time for dinner, so the two decided to go to the cafeteria to eat first. Luo Kaiyuan called Feng Xiaoqi, and when the latter came out, he immediately asked, "I heard that you were attacked today? Those Marga students and teachers also snatched the sacred object used for the ceremony?"

Luo Kaiyuan said, "You know so quickly?"

"Someone called back to the school. I heard that some people from the Political Affairs Bureau were shot? Did you all see it?"

Chen Chuan nodded, "This matter may involve the participation of resistance organizations, but not only officials from the Political Affairs Bureau were shot, but also many civilians. The specific situation is not clear yet, so let's wait for the follow-up."

"Oh, oh." Seeing that the two didn't seem to want to talk about it, Feng Xiaoqi was also very tactful and stopped mentioning it.

After eating, Chen Chuan returned to his dormitory and called Cheng Zitong. After connecting, he told him about what happened today. Cheng Zitong said, "I know about the matter. It's good that you're okay. I'll come to your place tonight, mainly to talk about the matter of taking the Infinite Defense Certificate."

Chen Chuan's expression turned serious as he said, "Okay, Teacher."

After hanging up the phone, he glanced at his watch, then allowed his Second Self to merge with his Ego, and headed to the training room for his daily routine.

Once the merging time ended, he checked the time. This time, defeating Dou Ma had added about twenty minutes, bringing the total merging time to around two hours.

Two hours seemed like a long time, but in today's battle, each heavy blow reduced the merging time, leaving not much in the end.

Considering that he also had to face the unpredictable Strange Tales from time to time, he needed to continue working hard to increase the merging time as much as possible to gain more self-protection ability.

When it was seven o'clock in the evening, Cheng Zitong arrived as promised and said as he entered, "This student of yours is really something. Even Dou Ma was defeated by you. Although the Ma-ka people's level has always been lacking, those who can be teachers all have a certain limit. It seems you've progressed faster than I thought."

Chen Chuan invited him to sit down, poured him a glass of water, and said, "Teacher, I just don't understand why they're doing this."

Cheng Zitong said, "It's hard to say. Small countries have their own difficulties, but that doesn't concern us much. Let the people above worry about it. When our strength is weak, we just need to do our own job well."

After Chen Chuan sat down, he added, "I've read the materials you brought. Your cousin is very capable, and his analysis is quite reasonable. Judging from the information, taking the Defense Certificate exam in the first year is indeed the most likely to be approved by the higher-ups.

But the key issue isn't here. It's that once you get the Defense Certificate, you'll likely encounter the same resistance Shen Zheng did back then. If you get it in your third year, you'll have some strength to protect yourself."

Chen Chuan thought for a moment and said, "That's what I originally thought too, but then I reconsidered. Teacher, Senior Shen, was he really lacking in strength?

The injuries on Senior Shen were all self-inflicted, not from others. I suspect that's precisely because of the Defense Certificate, so he didn't suffer direct attacks, but was manipulated by others in other ways. This shows that finding trouble with someone doesn't necessarily require force.

I think that since Senior Shen's incident, some people are probably even more wary of capable students.

Putting myself in their shoes, dealing with a student without a Defense Certificate is probably easier than dealing with one who has it. From this perspective, perhaps getting the Defense Certificate early might be better."

Cheng Zitong hummed in agreement and nodded, saying, "That's one way to look at it."

Chen Chuan continued, "Teacher, when I defeated Dou Ma today, I heard him say at the end, 'The echo of the world is deepening.' It seems that's why they were desperately trying to get that Oak Leaf. I don't know what that means. Do you know, Teacher?"

"The echo of the world?" Cheng Zitong pondered for a moment, then shook his head. "I've never heard of it."

Chen Chuan said, "The Ma-ka people are risking everything to get back what they gave to Da Shun. Regardless of its purpose, their urgency suggests that there will likely be some changes in the world, and it's something extremely important that could have an impact on the world and is very likely related to us 격투자s.

If it's impossible to know in Yangzhi, then the answer can probably only be found in Central City. If we can go earlier, we might catch something beneficial. If we go late, it will be hard to say."

Cheng Zitong pondered and said cautiously, "This matter still needs careful consideration. Your cousin's information also mentioned that a student from a branch school obtained the qualification to be recommended to Central City. Perhaps we can replicate that, but the specific details are still being investigated?"

Chen Chuan said, "Yes."

Cheng Zitong said, "That's also very important and worth considering. Once we get it, I'll review it with you." He paused, looking at Chen Chuan, and said, "Xiao Chuan, if you make a decision, as your teacher, I will fully support you.

If there's a chance to go to Central City, you must try it no matter what. Otherwise, you'll be forever trapped in a circle, unable to see the outside world, which is meaningless. I didn't have the courage and perseverance to do it when I was young. Maybe you can. I also hope you can do it, but remember to prepare everything before making a choice."

Chen Chuan listened attentively and said, "Yes, I will keep your reminders in mind, Teacher."

Cheng Zitong nodded and tapped the table with his finger. "By the way, your cousin's list emphasized the importance of departmental evaluation. That's right. Whether you take the exam early or not, departmental evaluation is very important. Relying solely on the Processing Bureau is too weak. Even with the Patrol Bureau's recommendation, I'm afraid it's not very secure.

Regarding Chief Lei's case, there's indeed a chance of handling it, but the clues are currently missing, so I can't make a judgment. Although I don't know Chief Lei, I know someone who has a good relationship with him. Go and see her first to understand the situation."

As he spoke, he took out a name card from his briefcase and handed it to him. "This is my junior niece. In a way, she's one of us. Just ask her directly about anything."

After Cheng Zitong explained everything to Chen Chuan, he didn't stay any longer and got up to leave. But as he reached the door, he suddenly thought of something: "The echo of the world, could it be what the old man was talking about..."

He shook his head, tucked his briefcase under his arm, and walked out, thinking to himself: "But this student is right. If it's truly a worldwide impact, then we can't wait any longer and should try to get ahead."

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