Lin Nai carefully read the competition rules for the college freshman competition, which consisted of five rounds.
Those who make it to the final round receive substantial resource support.
The prizes for the top three winners are basically national treasure-level artifacts!
When Lin Nai saw the pictures of the top three prizes, he was secretly amazed, thinking to himself, "Isn't this a national treasure that I've seen on TV before?"
"Shadow Hunter - Soul Chaser..."
Linnae spotted the first-place prize at a glance.
It was a short firearm that resembled a flintlock pistol, entirely black. It was a soul power gun without a level, which anyone could use, and its power would increase as the user's strength improved.
It is said that in addition to soul power, the gun also contains a very small amount of divine power. Legend has it that this thing is a treasure left behind by the ancient gods. Archaeologists say that this gun may have been used by a high god. Unfortunately, the gun was damaged during the end of the gods. The gun body was damaged and its power is certainly not as good as its original state. However, it is still ranked tenth in the world's top ten famous guns!
In other words, as long as one holds this gun, even if the user is not a successor of a god, an ordinary person can use a small amount of divine power!
Lin Nai frowned: "This national treasure is actually being used as a prize in a freshman competition?"
Tang Hongshan laughed: "You don't understand. The college freshman competition is the competition that receives the most attention from the top leaders every year, and it is also the competition that receives the most attention from other countries. It means the future of a country."
"Those who stand out are almost without exception the pillars of the nation's future, and of course they will be given special attention. So handing these treasures over to a newcomer is not a waste; it's just that they've been given to the right person ahead of time."
"However, if you ever have to leave Yan Kingdom, then these national treasures are not allowed to be taken out of the country."
“Hmm…” Lin Nai nodded thoughtfully.
At this moment, Lin Nai suddenly felt the ten souls in the Sea of the Dead in his consciousness suddenly become restless.
Um?
What happened?
Lin Nai submerged his consciousness into the sea of the dead and asked, "Ten Souls, what are you doing?"
“That gun…” Ten Soul’s hoarse, low voice trembled slightly as he spoke, “That’s my son’s gun!”
“…Huh??” Lin Nai was dumbfounded.
He glanced a few more times at the "Shadow Hunter: Soul Chaser" weapon on the tournament panel.
"Are you sure?" Linna asked.
"My son's gun, of course I wouldn't mistake it!" Ten Souls said with absolute certainty, "That's my son, the Gun God Kurt's soul weapon! Just like my greatsword and your weapon 'White Night,' our souls are bound to our weapons, which means that there must be a small amount of my son's soul remaining inside this gun!"
Lin Nai stroked her chin: "Is that so..."
"In other words, if we get this gun, we might be able to find your son?"
After a long silence, Shi Hun said, "I don't know either, maybe it's possible."
Lin Nai thought to herself, "Bai Ye is also the soul weapon of the White Reaper, but right now Bai Ye is just sitting in the White Reaper's office, and I can't find where the White Reaper is..."
However, since Shi Hun finally found something related to his son, which is also the only clue he can find now, Shi Hun must be placing all his hopes of finding his son on this "Soul Chaser".
Lin Nai, of course, didn't want to point it out, so he said, "Okay, then I'll try my best to get this 'Soul Chaser' back for you."
Then he checked the date of the competition; it was the 10th of next month.
That means there are seventeen days left...
"By the way, has the International Association of Extraordinary Individuals contacted you yet?" Tang Hongshan asked again.
"Yes." Lin Nai didn't hide anything and said calmly, "They suspect I'm a hacker with superpowers."
"And what was the final result?"
"Of course, they didn't find anything."
"......"
Tang Hongshan understood Lin Nai's implication: if they couldn't find anything, it meant that he was indeed hiding something that couldn't be detected.
However, Tang Hongshan didn't ask any more questions. He just took two glasses, poured himself a glass of wine, and poured him a glass of wine as well: "Lin Nai, your future is different from ours. Me, Yu Xi, Xiao Chuan, and Lao Zhang are all ordinary people, so we are free. No one will be idle and stare at us ordinary people all day long. But your future will be closely watched."
"You possess the power of the gods. This power is exhilarating; it will be an important weapon for our human race to fight against alien demons. But this power is also fearsome; those who fear it include not only the demons but also our own people."
Do you understand what I mean?
Tang Hongshan handed a glass of wine to Lin Nai, his gaze calm yet subtly turbulent, as he quietly looked into Lin Nai's eyes.
Linna took the glass: "I understand."
Tang Hongshan nodded slightly. He knew that this young man was a smart and quick-witted person. With his intelligence, he didn't need his senior to remind him of anything. The previous incidents were the best proof of that.
"when"
The two clinked glasses.
The two men raised their glasses and drank them down in one gulp.
After finishing their drinks and dinner, Lin Nai and Ye Wan'er left first.
Lin Yuxi sat to the side, sullenly resting her chin on her hands, pouting, and said, "Captain Tang, why did you make Lin Nai leave Yecheng? We've only known each other for a short time..."
Tang Hongshan continued drinking from a wine glass, saying calmly, "Even if I didn't say anything, he would have left sooner or later. He's an apostle, destined to be from a different world than us, and shouldn't stay here."
Lin Yuxi actually understood the logic behind Tang Hongshan's words, so she immediately fell silent, lay down on the table, and turned her head away.
......
Linna and Yewan walked home.
Two dark figures stood atop a distant building, observing the two people from afar.
"Is that Linna?" a dark figure said.
"Yes."
"Okay, I'll go and call him over for a talk."
"Wait a minute."
Another shadowy figure stopped him: "The girl next to him is probably not an ordinary person."
"Oh?" the shadowy figure asked, "What's so unusual about it?"
“I don’t know, but I’m sure she’s extraordinary. The information about her in Yecheng is a fake resume fabricated by the Night Watchmen. Her true background has not yet been investigated.” Another shadowy figure said, “She must be very strong. Don’t act rashly.”
"Then what do we do?"
"No need to rush. They're not going to stay together all the time. Once they're separated, we'll find a chance to have a proper talk with Lin Nai."
"Alright..."
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