Chapter 274 Welcome to Starry Sky Vision

After confirming that there were no problems with the two connecting soul cards that he had asked Ren Zheng to make, Yu Cang went back.

Everything is ready, just waiting for the summit date to approach.

…

Today

Wen Gu Lecture Hall

Zhang Sansan finally breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that there were no problems in the meeting room.

She walked to the last row of chairs in the lecture hall and found a seat to sit down.

"Sister Zhang, Sister Zhang." Li Si finished his work and sat down next to him. "Zhenguo is about to enter. I'm so excited. What should I do?"

How could they not be excited? There are only more than eighty national-level card makers in the country. In the past, they could only be seen in textbooks and on TV. Today, they can see twelve of them... They must be very excited.

"Look, it's the principal... Hey, why does Principal Ren look a little unwell?" Zhang Sansan saw Ren Zheng sitting in the front row.

"Maybe he didn't sleep well." Li Si looked over, "Hey... Sister Zhang, the person next to the principal should be our school's Flame Emperor Medal winner, Senior Yu Cang..."

Zhang Sansan took a look and said, "Huh? Really? Senior Yu Cang seems even more handsome in person than in the photo. Help! Can someone this talented and good-looking really exist in real life?"

"Sister Zhang, stop being such a fangirl." Li Si's eyes also revealed a hint of envy. "It's great. This kind of entry threshold is a national summit. The principal actually brought Senior Yu Cang to sit in such a front seat... When can I have this kind of experience?"

"What?" Zhang Sansan curled his lips. "Senior Yu Cang got the Flame Emperor Medal, so what's wrong with him sitting there? None of the country guardians who came here today have ever received this medal."

"How can they be the same?" Li Si shook his head. "Achievements are achievements, and seniority is seniority. After all, Senior Yu Cang has only just risen to fame, and his foundation is shallow... Indeed, his achievements are sufficient, but sitting in that position will definitely make some members of the state council feel uncomfortable. That's no small matter."

"What are you afraid of?" Zhang Sansan said nonchalantly. "Principal Ren has brought the seniors with him. Doesn't that show his stance? It's obvious that the seniors here today are under the protection of our school! Who dares to express dissatisfaction? This is our home turf. Everyone who comes here has to step back!"

"That's true." Although Li Si still felt something was amiss, he didn't reveal it. "Perhaps Principal Ren wants to use this summit to expand his network... That's great. Young people are full of ambition and high spirits. That's what young people should do."

Zhang Sansan immediately cast a dangerous look at me: "Why, do you think being a volunteer here is unfair to you?"

"Hehe... not really. Sister Zhang is a righteous person." Li Si chuckled, "Isn't this just a fantasy..."

"Tsk...Okay, stop talking." Zhang Sansan perked up, "The guardians of the country are coming!"

…

The door was opened and a white-haired, vigorous old man walked in slowly.

Behind him were two middle-aged men. Each of them was a renowned master, but judging by their positions and attitudes, they were probably just his students.

"Zhuang Zhenguo, please come this way." The student in volunteer uniform extended his hand, leaned sideways, and guided the old man to his seat.

Although this volunteer is just a student, it is obvious that he has undergone very professional training. From head to toe, his smile and posture reveal his professionalism.

However, whether it was due to nervousness or something else, the student's expression and movements were still a little stiff, and it was obvious that he was still very young.

"Well, thank you for your hard work." The old man nodded, his expression not changing.

"Hahaha, Mr. Zhuang!" Ren Zheng stood up. "Long time no see... Xiao Cang, come here. This is Zhuang Zong, one of the most renowned scholars in the imperial capital. Quick, call him."

"Hello, Zhuang Zhenguo." Yu Cang smiled and nodded slightly.

In fact, according to his own thinking, he should stay in the backstage now, and avoid meeting anyone who comes from outside.

But Old Man Ren insisted on taking him to meet a few more guardians of the country, saying that it would be beneficial to him.

When Old Man Ren became stubborn, Yu Cang couldn't persuade him and could only sit in the audience for the time being.

“…Are you Yu Cang?” Zhuangzong’s gaze fell on Yu Cang, and his brows furrowed slightly.

As Zhuangzong looked down, Yu Cang felt his breathing stagnate and an inexplicable pressure began to linger in his heart.

Zhuang Zong was not a weak scholar who was powerless. Although his Soul Card Master level was not as high as that of a Card Maker, it was still at the peak of Level Seven. When he released his pressure at this moment, Yu Cang felt his heartbeat quicken quietly, and the tactile sensation of his blood vessels pulsating could even be felt in his eyeballs.

Yu Cang frowned slightly, raised his head slightly, and looked straight into Zhuangzong's hawk-like gaze.

...What is this for?

He didn't even know this old man, so why was he so hostile right away?

"Mr. Zhuang is usually strict with his students." Ren Zheng patted Yu Cang on the back with a smile.

Suddenly, Yu Cang felt that all the pressure he felt before his eyes faded away like flowing water.

"Mr. Zhuang, please sit down first. There will be other people coming later." Ren Zheng wanted to get over this.

But Zhuangzong just snorted and showed no appreciation.

"Yu Cang, I've heard your name so many times these past few days." Zhuangzong's eyes were fixed on Yu Cang. "Star rank, synchronization, and even today, you created a new resonance method—good, very good, like a genius should. So, with all these achievements, do you think you can do whatever you want?"

Yu Cang frowned: "What do you mean?"

"What do you mean? You should know better than me." Zhuangzong said with a stern face, "I've seen your synchronization. It's very exquisite. However, the current synchronization can only be considered a semi-finished product at best! Yu Cang, your talent is unique. You can easily achieve results that ordinary people will never be able to achieve, but this cannot be your capital for squandering!

"Look at what you've been doing these past few days. Exploring the ruins in the Divine Capital? Participating in the college league? Engaging in those ego-fueled duels? What a waste of time! Yu Cang, you're sending a half-finished product with only a framework in front of everyone. What do you want to do? Wait for others to help you complete your work?"

"Zhuangzong!" Ren Zheng frowned, "Yu Cang is still very young, don't put so much pressure on him."

Looking at Zhuang Zong who was so aggressive right from the start, Ren Zheng was also a little angry.

But if Zhuangzong was just talking big, he had no good solution.

When Ren Zheng was studying in the imperial capital, he had stayed in Zhuang Zong's laboratory for a period of time. Zhuang Zong was considered half of his teacher. Although they rarely contacted each other after graduation, this relationship still existed. Zhuang Zong was one generation higher than Ren Zheng, so it was not easy for him to turn against him right away.

After all... they are just talking big.

"Pressure?" Zhuang Zong sneered, "If the pressure that Yu Cang feels needs to be provided by me, then he truly doesn't deserve this Flame Emperor Medal!"

Zhuang Zong looked at Yu Cang and said, "You know, if you had used all that wasted time to perfect the synchronization, with your talent, you would have been able to perfect this epoch-making summoning method by now! Once this summoning method forms a system, the combat power bonus it will bring to Soul Card Masters will be terrifying.

"Do you know how many warriors die at the hands of wild beasts every year in the frontiers and otherworldly spaces? You have this talent but you waste it so much. You are responsible for the deaths of these warriors!"

"Zhuangzong! You've gone too far!" Ren Zheng raised his brows, and the pressure to protect the country spread. Zhuangzong felt a darkness in front of his eyes, as if he was being watched by the mighty power of heaven.

But he was shameless after all, and he knew that Ren Zheng would not take action.

So he simply slowed down his speech and continued, "Don't think I'm morally blackmailing you. If you were just an ordinary person, it would be fine, but since the Flame Emperor Medal has been awarded to you, and since you have accepted it, then you must accept all the responsibilities behind this medal without hesitation!"

…

Li Si's eyes couldn't help but widen.

"Look! I told you, Zhenguo is here to cause trouble... He's so bold, he actually dared to cause trouble right in front of Principal Ren..."

Zhang Sansan's face turned grim. "Damn it! Who is this old man showing his stinky face to? If he's capable, he should go get a Flame Emperor Medal. If he's not capable, why is he yelling here?"

"Shh, Sister Zhang, Zhenguo has very sharp ears, don't let anyone overhear..."

"What's wrong with hearing that?" Zhang Sansan clenched his fists, clearly furious. "This is Gudu University! Why is he, an outsider, so arrogant here... Arrogant? Hurry up and beat him up!"

…

Ren Zheng's face looked grim.

If he could have taken action, he would have done so long ago.

But after all, the person in front of him was his former teacher. He taught him wholeheartedly and was kind to him. He couldn't just slap him in the face, right?

He was almost revealing his murderous intent, but this old guy had seen all kinds of scenes, and this scene was not enough to scare him so much that he dared not speak.

…

Bang!

A crisp slapping sound exploded in the venue.

Ren Zheng was stunned.

Yu Cang, who was about to speak, was also stunned.

Li Si was stunned, while Zhang Sansan clenched his fists and was so excited that he almost jumped up.

Suddenly, a crisp palm print appeared on Zhuangzong's face!

Obviously, Zhuangzong himself couldn't hold it in. He took several steps back, raised his head, and his eyes revealed undisguised confusion.

"You disrespectful old bastard!" Zhang Wenxian rolled up his sleeves and pressed forward. "Our principal is giving you a bit of face because of our past friendship. Do you really think you're such a big shot? Come, let me test your shamelessness today!"

"Zhang Wenxian?" Zhuangzong frowned tightly. He stood still, a cold look in his eyes. "Are you humiliating me? I'm in the imperial capital..."

Bang!

Zhang Wenxian slapped Zhuangzong for the second time, and a palm print was also left on the other side of his face.

Zhuangzong was unable to utter the second half of his sentence.

Zhang Wenxian shook his hands and hissed.

It hurts.

At this point, the two students behind him finally reacted and hurriedly stepped forward, one supporting Zhuang Zong who was covering his face, while the other hurriedly stood in front of him to prevent Zhang Wenxian from attacking again.

Seeing this, Mr. Zhang uttered a "Hey" and raised his hand. The master who rushed forward quickly shrank his neck.

The sense of oppression is overwhelming.

Seeing this scene, Ren Zheng behind him laughed and the expression on his face immediately eased.

Okay, it's okay.

The situation on the other side of the field has been solved by someone.

Didn't you, Zhuangzong, rely on the fact that he was your teacher and was of a higher generation than you, so you guessed that I wouldn't dare to take action?

Now, someone of higher seniority is here.

Looking across the entire Yan Kingdom, the only people still alive who are older than Zhang Wenxian are Ning Xingyi and those two legends.

It can be said that in terms of seniority, Zhang Wenxian has reached the top.

If that were all, it might not be that reassuring. On this basis, Zhang Wenxian's ability to "disrespect the elderly" has reached its peak. It can be said that no one knows how to take advantage of seniority better than him.

Zhang Wenxian fully demonstrated this ability at the defense held by Ren Zheng for Yu Cang - he and Ren Zheng did not have any teacher-student relationship, but he still dared to repeatedly offend Ren Zheng, which shows his ability.

"You!" Zhuangzong covered his face, his face flushed red, not knowing whether it was from being beaten or from being angry, "What are you doing!"

"What?" Zhang Wenxian snorted. "Someone is bullying our students from Ancient Capital University. Why can't I come and stand up for them?"

"I didn't bully him." Zhuangzong raised his hand. "I'm just a guardian of the country. Can't I say a few words to a junior?"

"Okay." Zhang Wenxian raised his eyebrows, "Then I'll also say a few words on behalf of Brother Yu Cang about you, the young man surnamed Zhuang."

"You!" Zhuangzong's face flushed.

Wow, with just one sentence, he and Yu Cang are now of different generations... a reverse generation difference.

"Don't take advantage of your age!" Zhuangzong gasped.

"Since you know I'm taking advantage of my age, then shut up and listen carefully." Zhang Wenxian admitted directly and generously, "Any opinions? You can survive me first before you speak."

“…”

"You shameless bastard! I didn't even want to bother with you today, but I didn't expect you to dare to offend me." Zhang Wenxian snorted coldly. "I'm embarrassed to talk about your shitty things. After all these years, you still only have two students. Have you ever thought about where the problem lies? You old man, you either beat or scold your students. You've kicked out students from the lab for no reason. There must be at least forty or fifty students, right?

"You're talking about responsibility to our Xiao Cang? Why don't you first see if you are worthy of your own responsibilities?"

"You, you..." Zhuangzong gritted his teeth, but there was nothing he could do.

The person opposite is indeed an old man... an old man even older than himself.

Even if he doesn't care about this, it's not nice to attack the old man.

Seeing that Zhang Wenxian was about to talk endlessly, Zhuangzong snorted coldly, not wanting to say anything more to him, waved his sleeves and left.

"Zhuang Zhenguo, your seat is here." The volunteer came up.

Only this time, the young student no longer had a smile on his face.

"Don't leave!" Zhang Wenxian stretched out his arm and wanted to pursue, but Ren Zheng grabbed him in time, "Alright, alright, Mr. Zhang... calm down, calm down, forget it, there are people coming later, don't let others laugh at you."

"Watching a joke? I want to see who will be the laughing stock in the end!" Zhang Wenxian shook his arms, but he stopped for the time being.

Zhang Wenxian never does things in a roundabout way in his life.

The first thing he cares about is rules. If he sees someone breaking the rules, he'll take care of it!

The second one is always protective! As long as his juniors don't break the rules, he will show anyone who dares to bully him what a tough guy at Gudu University is.

Yu Cang received the Yanhuang Medal and published a paper in a reasonable and legal manner, without any mistakes. He is a student of his own school, so how could he just ignore it when he was bullied?

He's such a bad mouth, give him a beating.

"Xiao Cang, it's okay, you don't have to pay attention to him." Zhang Wenxian waved his hand, "Next time he comes to you, just call me directly."

"...Okay." Yu Cang was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

Back row.

Guan Qingrui clicked his tongue.

"Old Zhang is still as charming as ever."

Hu Jingzhi shook his head.

To be honest, these two are of quite high seniority.

But... after all, it wasn't his turn to take the exam to protect the country, so his momentum was a little less impressive.

The most important thing is to be thin-skinned and not take advantage of your seniority.

This professional matter should be left to professionals.

…

"Oh my god..." Li Si finally closed his mouth, "Our Professor Zhang... is he so powerful?"

"So cool!" Zhang Sansan's eyes were already full of stars. "I never knew our old-fashioned Professor Zhang had this side of him... I'll definitely be attending his classes from now on!"

…

The door opened again and a group of people walked in.

This time, it was an acquaintance.

Jiangshan, Qiu Zhong, Miao Yun, and Zuo Yuhe from Shendu, these four people arrived together.

As soon as they entered the door, the four people's eyes were directly fixed on Yu Cang.

"Hahahaha, long time no see!" Jiang Shan walked up to him with his arms open, and gave Yu Cang a hug without saying anything. "Qiu Zhongdu told me that there's a big movement in the Holy Capital... Xiao Cang, come to the Holy Capital as soon as possible. Although now is not a good time to enter Feng Yuecang's room, I can find someone to take you around to play, how about it?"

"Senior Jiang." Yu Cang smiled. "I have something else to do in the ancient capital and can't leave for the moment."

"You kid." Jiang Shan's face turned serious. "Didn't I tell you already? Just call me Old Jiang."

Yu Cang: "..."

"Okay, stop teasing me." Miao Yun waved her hand. "Let's go and sit down."

A group of people walked by.

Miao Xue also followed behind. When she passed by Yu Cang, she opened her mouth and was about to say something when she suddenly noticed the hairband on Yu Cang's wrist.

The corners of his mouth twitched.

It’s so obvious who this hairband is for!

Declaring sovereignty, right? Okay, okay.

No matter, she will escape.

After hurriedly saying hello to Yu Cang, Miao Xue quickly went to the back row and found a place to hide herself.

When she thought of herself rushing out of the express box and making a "clown's shining appearance", she couldn't help but start working frantically with her toes.

"Little teacher, here I come!" Chang Kong came up happily.

…

Li Si and Zhang Sansan looked at each other.

"Why do those four guardians of the nation feel like they've known Senior Yu Cang for a long time..."

"...Nonsense!" Zhang Sansan said, "Give up, Li Si. A genius like Senior Yu Cang must have an incredibly rich experience, more than you can even imagine!"

"Okay." Li Si sighed.

"Okay, enough nonsense. Time's almost up, the summit is about to begin." Zhang Sansan concentrated, his eyes excited. "I wonder which professor will host the summit... Oh my God, will it be President Ren Zheng himself? He's my idol!"

…

Apart from these people, the next person who arrived and was a national guardian that Yu Cang knew was Ye Chengming.

Although they only met once in Yujiang, it left a deep impression on Yu Cang.

If nothing else, this surname is important enough.

Ye Chengming is extremely special among the guardians of the country - he holds Ye Yan's mythical soul card "Alien Creation Dragon", but he can walk around freely and is not restricted by the range of activities!

Of course, Ye Chengming never walked around casually - basically, he was either on a mission or on his way to a mission.

The next few guardians of the country were all people that Yu Cang didn't know. Ren Zheng took Yu Cang to meet them one by one, and that was the end of the matter.

Soon, the time came and Yu Cang walked up to the podium leisurely.

…

"...Wait." Li Si's eyes widened. "Why is Senior Yu Cang on stage... Could it be that Principal Ren has entrusted Senior Yu Cang with such an important task as opening the summit? Oh my god, if it were me, I would be so excited that I would faint..."

He turned to look at Zhang Sansan, only to find that her eyes were already staring.

"Sister Zhang," Li Si couldn't help but ask, "Tell me, what exactly is the theme of this summit?... We've been busy for a long time, and all we know is that the summit is called 'Jieying', but we don't know anything else."

"Don't worry about it, just watch it and it's over."

…

"...Well, I won't talk too much. The guardians of the nation have been waiting for a long time at the Jieying campus. Let's go there and chat." Yu Cang smiled slightly. "The passage to the other world has been sent to everyone. Next, follow me to the Starry Sky Vision Area."

…

"It's coming, it's coming!" Li Si's eyes were excited. "Starry Sky Vision? It looks so high-end, what could it be... Is that soul card the passage to the other world? Then what's next... eh?"

Li Si was suddenly stunned.

He saw it clearly.

Several guardians of the country picked up the passage to the other world, closed their eyes, and then starlight flickered from the gray soul cards, and then... they leaned back in their chairs, as if they fell asleep.

On the stage, Yu Cang was even more straightforward. He didn't even use the soul card. He closed his eyes and never opened them again.

After a moment of silence.

The students sitting in the back row, brought by Zhenguo, began to whisper.

Li Si looked at Zhang Sansan and found that she also looked confused.

"What does this... mean?"

“…How should I know?”

What's going on.

...Ah! She knows!

Is this the thing that often appears in science fiction movies called... VR!

So now they are... going online?

Zhang Sansan was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

No, can our national-level summit not be so abstract? Everyone can sit across from each other, use the Internet cafe numbers and access the Internet directly.

Li Si also slapped his forehead.

Oh no, I can’t attend the class now.

They don’t have “VR helmets” in their hands.

"Sister Zhang, they should come back, right?"

"Hmm... probably."

Otherwise it would be a waste of time.

…

Jieying Campus.

Colorful clouds and mists spread out, and in an open space, Yu Cang's rhythmic body appeared.

In front of him, there were already dozens of pairs of eyes standing quietly, and as the last twelve pairs of eyes fell on them, almost all of Yan Country's national-level soul card masters had arrived.

"Everyone, the guardians of the country." Yu Cang, the only one with a complete rhythmic body, stretched out his hand.

Suddenly, the clouds and mists drifted away along with scattered starlight, and huge ancient trees swayed in the sky, inspiring bursts of solemn and rich rhythmic sounds.

Above the dome bubble, the huge body of Jieying rose from under the ground, and the sound of whales roared across the sea of ​​stars.

"Welcome to the Starry Sky Vision."

Thanks to Weihuohu nv for the reward!

(End of this chapter)