December 21st, which was the day of the end of the world recognized by the world several years ago, is now just an ordinary Friday, except that it is a bit cold.

In the ten days after uploading the game records, Ren Suo spent all his time practicing, except for taking some time to learn how to knit a scarf.

Practice very diligently.

The lunar energy he now possesses can prove his diligence: 48 points.

1 point of lunar phase energy requires 3 hours of sleep, and 48 points is equal to 144 hours of sleep. That is to say, from the 9th to the 21st, he slept an average of 12 hours a day, which is twice as much as an ordinary college student and three times as much as a legendary programmer. Even compared with a one-year-old baby, Ren Suo is not inferior.

Of course, for Ren Suo, 12 hours of sleep is equivalent to his diligent cultivation of the "lazy diligent body" for 12 hours. Even if the efficiency is low, he can bring it up by piling up the time in this way.

However, due to his aptitude issues, Ren Suo's cultivation level was still increasing very slowly. Even though he worked so hard, stayed up late, and drilled holes in the wall to steal light to practice like crazy, he was only at level 3 and 4% now, and was still a long way from level 4.

But Ren Suo didn't sleep for cultivation, mainly because he had nothing to do these days, and after waking up he still had to face the reality of 'what stupid paper do I have to write for the Countermeasures Bureau this month'. It would be better for him to sleep well and cultivate, and accumulate lunar phase energy by the way, to see if he could draw miracles like 'becoming a god on the spot', 'reborn in kindergarten', 'living another 500 years', and then he could eat and drink delicious food.

Ren Suo couldn't continue sleeping today, not only because he had to start writing this month's countermeasures paper, but also because his parents were coming tonight.

Yes, Ren Suo's parents are coming to Tianlian College.

Originally they didn't want to come, but due to Ren Suo's strong request and his continuous bombardment of his mother on WeChat for more than ten days, his mother was embarrassed to delete him as a friend, so she finally agreed and came to Lianjiang City to celebrate the winter solstice with them.

The reason why Ren Suo invited them was that he wanted the whole family to spend the winter solstice together. Of course, this was not the real reason. If Ren Suo really thought so, he would just take Ren Xingmei home to spend the winter solstice.

The real reason is: after completing "Hunting Night", Ren Suo's "Clear Spring Flowing Sound" finally successfully recharged the summoning time, a full 20 minutes.

Therefore, Ren Suo immediately thought about summoning the cook to reality. He was obsessed with the cook's delicious food: it could purify the soul, improve qualifications, strengthen awakening spells, improve physical fitness, and it was delicious... Eat it early and enjoy it early, there would be no discount if you eat it later.

With the help of the "ghost walking" function of "Midnight Walking Ghost", the cook has collected hundreds of thousands of ** from all over the world, and a "1.0 delicacy" only requires 10,000 **, and a "2.0 delicacy" only requires 100,000 **, so Ren Suo can summon her out to cook a sumptuous meal.

However, the energy accumulated by the cook is enough, but the time that Ren Suo can be summoned is limited.

According to Ren Suo's gaming experience, it takes a certain amount of time for the cook to cook, so in the 20 minutes of summoning time, the cook may only be able to cook one meal.

However, there were quite a few people that Ren Suo wanted to invite to dinner.

First of all, sister, parents, this is a must.

Secondly, friends who are familiar with him and have a bond with him, such as Dong Chengling, Qiao Muyi, Xiao Jiu, Gu Yueyan, and Lin Xianyu, are also indispensable. Their stronger status not only means that Ren Suo can get more treasure chest keys, but also their stronger status will make the bond ability stronger.

Oh, by the way, there are also Li Dan and Bai Ji.

Finally, there were the two people who had a little bit of relationship with Ren Suo but he didn't really want to invite, namely Yu Kuangtu and Zhao Huo... As for these two, Ren Suo chose to ask them indirectly two hours before the meal, if they were willing to come, it would be Ren Suo's bad luck, if they were not willing to come, it would be their bad luck.

There were so many people to invite for dinner. If Ren Suo chose to summon the cook repeatedly, then all of his available time would be spent on it, which would be too wasteful.

Moreover, Ren Suo would have to play 5-star and 6-star games in the future. If he didn't leave some time to summon his trump card, he would sooner or later get an insulting achievement like 'first clearance failure'.

Ren Suo was smart, so he immediately thought of the best solution.

If we pile all the problems together and gather everyone together for a meal, wouldn't the problem be solved?

But Ren Suo's parents are usually very busy. His mother is fine, but Ren Suo's father is a math teacher for senior high school students in the province's key high school. He has to go back to school to teach on Saturdays, and on Sundays he has to prepare lesson plans, mark papers, and prepare for next week's tests. He is even busier than the senior high school students and has no time to come to Lianjiang.

Ren Suo tried his best to persuade them, even with his mother's persuasion, and they finally agreed to take the high-speed train to Lianjiang as soon as school was over on Friday, stay overnight, have a few meals with Ren Suo and the others, and return to Baiyun the next night.

But that happened at night. After Ren Suo finished his lunch, he sat in front of his computer and browsed the stupid news on the intranet, thinking about what kind of paper he should write to appease the Countermeasures Bureau.

When he was immersed in a report titled "A female ghost in red falls in love with a man, and they both become a couple who kill ghosts", his cell phone suddenly rang.

"Wait for me to tear it apart..."

Ren Suo looked at the incoming call number and was slightly surprised: "Hello? Vice Principal?"

Vice Principal Yuan Chu's voice came from the phone, with a hint of accusation: "Ren Suo, why haven't you come yet?"

"Not yet... what's coming?"

"The combat training ground." Yuan Chu said, "You are here to serve as a healing monk today. Have you forgotten?"

"Didn't I go there yesterday?" Ren Suo asked in surprise, "Is this overtime? But overtime requires advance notice."

"It's not overtime, it's a shift change!" Yuan Chu said, "The combat training ground was not open yesterday. Even if you didn't see the notification in the teaching system, you must have seen the notification at the gate when you came to the training ground, right? The opening time of the training ground has been changed from yesterday to today."

Ren Suo blinked and opened the teaching system which he had not logged into for dozens of days. He saw that among the 18 new notifications, the top one was indeed informing him that the combat training scheduled for the 20th had been moved to the 21st.

Ren Suo recalled that he summoned his clone at 100% strength yesterday. After sending the clone to the training ground, he began to sleep and practice. He had no idea that the clone had been outside the training ground in the cold wind for more than an hour.

It was my fault that I let my clone waste more than an hour of his life!

Clone, I'm sorry!

I still have a scarf and a half to knit! I am only a little bit away from the platinum level! Clothes have been piling up for two days!

Ren Suo sighed secretly and said, "Then I'll come over now."

"Well, hurry up, and dress nicely, the academy has guests."

Ren Suo was slightly startled. What does it have to do with me if there are guests at the academy? Do you want me to go and receive them?

Even if you want to receive customers, why don't you let Bai Ji go... Even if you don't like the idol type like Bai Ji, there are tall, strong and traditional guys like Zhao Huo.

Although he thought so, Ren Suo still dressed neatly, put on his hat, hung up his headphones, used hair clay to fix his hair, and prepared his skill props before going out.

In Lianjiang at the end of December, there was no snow, no rain, no sun, but it was dry and cold. The cold wind was like a strong man trying hard to tear off your clothes and then put his cold hands on your body.

Although a third-level cultivator is not afraid of the cold, when Ren Suo was walking on the road to the academy, he still hoped that a Zhao Huo would appear next to him and put his hands into his neck to keep him warm.

Walking into the combat training ground, Ren Suo discovered that not only were all the freshmen there, but all the cultivation teachers of the university teaching group were also present. A temporary area similar to an auditorium was set up at the border of the training ground, and the teachers and students were all sitting there, seemingly with no intention of joining the fight.

Yuan Chu and Bai Ji were waiting at the door. They breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Ren Suo coming and asked Ren Suo to sit in the audience seats for a while.

Gu Yueyan, Lin Xianyu, Ren Xingmei, Dong Chengling and Zhao Huo sat together. The students sat in the second row and the teachers sat in the first row.

Seeing an empty seat next to Zhao Huo, Ren Suo walked over.

However, Zhao Huo consciously sat in the empty seat, patted the place where he had just sat, and said, "Come, sit down."

Ren Suo looked at Zhao Huo strangely. Why did this old guy suddenly try to please me? He deliberately warmed up the seat and gave it to me?

But it feels a bit disgusting, after all, it was Zhao Huo who warmed it by sitting on his butt.

Ren Suo didn't say anything, accepted Zhao Huo's kindness, and sat between Zhao Huo and Dong Chengling.

Dong Chengling, who was standing next to him, blew a breath of hot air into his palm and asked with a smile, "Are your hands cold?"

"It's not cold." Ren Suo said as he reached his hand into the clothes around Zhao Huo's neck. If he didn't do this self-serving thing in winter, he would always feel like something was missing.

Zhao Huo looked at Ren Suo with disgust, but when he glanced at Dong Chengling, he didn't dare to retaliate. What's more, the combat training ground was quite warm. He had been sitting in it for a while and his hands had already warmed up. So he shook his body and shook Ren Suo's hand away, cursing in his heart, "Didn't you see Dong Chengling was looking at you? Put your hand over to Dong Chengling's side!"

Ren Suo glanced at the teachers and students around him and asked, "Why are we all sitting here... Aren't you supposed to go down and do something that violates the criminal law or public safety law? Like chopping people or blowing up buildings or something like that?"

Behind Ren Suo and the others, Lin Xianyu, who was looking at his phone, raised his head and said, "Brother Ren, don't you know?"

"There's something I don't know again?" Ren Suo looked confused.

"The Tianjing Countermeasures Bureau has sent a combat specialist to compete with the third-rank monks from the Lianjiang Countermeasures Bureau to finalize the third-rank combat power rankings." Lin Xianyu turned the front of the phone to Ren Suo and said, "We are here to be spectators and watch the countermeasures monks compete."

On the front of the phone is the official website of the Countermeasures Bureau, on which is a ranking list. The list is the "Three-Transformation Combat Power List", and ranked first is Chen Liao who belongs to the Yellow River Force.

As Lin Xianyu spoke, he revealed a rather regretful expression: "It's a pity that the academy said that we are not allowed to record or broadcast live. If we are found out, we will be expelled directly. Otherwise, I could broadcast their battle live, and maybe I could become a small internet celebrity and make a lot of money. Why would I still need to practice..."

After Lin Xianyu said this, Ren Suo immediately remembered.

In fact, he had already seen it on the intranet. This combat power list was jointly drawn up by the strategy system and the military system. After competition among the third-transformation monks of the Yellow River and Yangtze River troops, the ranking had been determined.

However, because the countermeasure system is rooted in the whole country, its members are too dispersed, and the third-turn monks from all over the country all hold important positions. If all the third-turn monks are transferred to Tianjing for ranking competition at the same time, it may give monsters and demons from all over the country a chance to cause trouble. Therefore, the Tianjing Countermeasure Bureau sent combat troops to the ten major cities to compete with the countermeasure monks to determine the strength ranking.

The list in Lin Xianyu's hand was still an old one. It only ranked the cultivators from the Tianjing Countermeasures Bureau and the military system, with less than 30 people on the list. However, Ren Suo saw the real-time list on the intranet, which had been updated to 50 people.

The battle power ranking list, a very common setting in the extraordinary world, is finally going to appear. Maybe it will be renamed as "Dragon and Tiger List", "Human List", "Wind and Cloud List" or something like that in the future.

As for why this list was launched, Ren Suo also saw the detailed reasons in the intranet article.

This is mainly because countries such as the Federation and the European Union have also launched combat power rankings.

Xuan Country always likes to hide its weaknesses, and rarely shows off unless it is sure that it is the best in the world. However, other countries have launched battle power rankings to let the people know how many powerful extraordinary people there are in the country, so Xuan Country naturally cannot fall behind.

Moreover, the combat power list has many benefits. The most important one is that it allows the monks on the list to gain fame and fortune.

Once you become famous, you will be known by the whole world. For example, Chen Liao, who is currently ranked first on the combat power list, will definitely make a lot of money if he writes a chicken soup article, draws a comic or even takes an advertising endorsement. This is the power of fame.

However, this list is drawn up by the state, and the monks who can be included in the list are limited to the civil service system and the military system. Therefore, if one wants to be included in the list and become famous, the only way is naturally to become a national registered monk.

The country has never reduced its propaganda efforts to attract extraordinary people. There is a sentence in the article that impressed Ren Suo: "As long as the most talented and gifted extraordinary people in the country become the strength of the country, we will definitely lead the world at this historical turning point of the revival of spiritual energy!"

Moreover, with the list, the deterrent power of the monks on the list will be greatly increased. After all, the fame of the third-turn monks is only circulated in the countermeasure circle. Now everyone knows that you are an awesome third-turn monk, and the little thieves may kneel down and surrender when they see you.

As for the safety of those on the list, there is no need to worry because those who can make the list must be at least third-turn cultivators, and among the third-turn cultivators, even Ren Suo is a superhuman who can beat ordinary people.

Ren Suo could understand why the cultivation level on the list was set at the third level: for someone like him who had the help of a video game console, the cultivation speed was so slow, it was really difficult for ordinary people to break through the third level.

There are not enough fourth-turn monks, and fourth-turn monks are already the country's secret combat force, so of course they have to be kept hidden. It is enough to throw these third-turn monks out to show off.

"But what does their discussion with the Strategy Bureau have to do with the academy?" Ren Suo was a little confused.

Ren Xingmei said, "You have to have a place to spar, and isn't the best place for fighting in Lianjiang the combat training ground of the academy?"

Dong Chengling added: "Moreover, if the teachers of the academy want to be on the list, they can also apply to challenge the members of the Tianjing Countermeasures Bureau. Regardless of victory or defeat, it is an excellent opportunity for training."

Ren Suo glanced at Dong Chengling: "Are you going to leave?"

"My end is to bully them." Dong Chengling said with a smile.

Dong Chengling was a fourth-turn cultivator. His aura burst alone was enough to slow down the movements of a third-turn cultivator. Beating a third-turn cultivator was like a piece of cake for him.

Ren Suo looked at Zhao Huo. Zhao Huo turned his right foot, kicked the stick at his feet into his hand, and danced with a gun, showing his attitude with his actions.

He asked back, "What about you?"

"I'm a healer today. It would be troublesome if I run out of spiritual energy and can't heal." Ren Suo said seriously, "We'll talk about it next time. I will use my strongest attitude to rank higher."

Although everyone knows that Ren Suo has defeated Zhao Huo, he is unwilling to challenge the list. Everyone can understand that not everyone likes to be famous.

Ren Suo suddenly remembered something: "By the way, Zhao Huo, are you going to Tokyo in a few days to attend that..."

"Winter." Zhao Huo said, "Yeah, what's the matter? I'll go to Tokyo after Christmas."

Ren Suo: "Who are you going with?"

"Hmm? Let's go, three of us, me, Xiao Meng and Sun Shu." Zhao Huo said.

"Going to Tokyo?" Lin Xianyu came over immediately and said, "Can you help me buy something?"

Ren Xingmei also came over and said, "I want to buy something too. Teacher Zhao, I'll send you a list later!"

Ren Suo glanced at Zhao Huo, whose whole face had the expression "troublesome" written all over it, and his expression was a little weird.

Although you're still short of a fiancée, there are two women among 'you'... It looks like I'll be having my last meal with you soon.

Ren Suo turned his head, looked at Gu Yueyan and asked, "Are you feeling unwell today?"

As Ren Suo spoke, he sent a ray of healing wind towards the dazed Gu Yueyan. Just now, when Lin Xianyu said the salted fish speech, Gu Yueyan didn't even hit Lin Xianyu. Ren Suo felt that Gu Yueyan might be sick.

Gu Yueyan came back to her senses and found herself surrounded by the warm healing wind. She pursed her lips and shook her head slightly: "I'm fine."

Dong Chengling asked: "Yueyan, Xianyu, Xingmei, tomorrow is the winter solstice, will you have dinner with us?"

Zhao Huo glanced at them with a strange look on his face.

Can you two change the first person pronoun to 'we' already? Looks like I'll be able to attend your wedding banquet soon.

"Speaking of the winter solstice," Ren Suo clapped his hands and said, "Cheng Ling, my parents..."

There was a sudden commotion at the door, and a group of monks wearing countermeasure vests walked into the combat training ground. Ren Suo and others looked over and saw familiar faces such as Qiao Muyi, Yu Kuangtu, Li Dan, as well as other countermeasure monks with unfamiliar faces but extraordinary aura.

"Why?"

Zhao Huo suddenly made a strange sound. Ren Suo glanced at him, then looked carefully at the people who came in. There was no unfamiliar beauty. Why did your scumbag radar go off?

"What are you surprised about?"

"I saw two familiar faces." Zhao Huo stroked his chin and said, "Forget about my son, but he has also become a transcendent and joined the Tianjing Countermeasures Bureau..."

"What acquaintances?" Ren Suo confirmed again. Could it be that those handsome guys among the Tianjing Strategy monks were the new members of Zhao Huo's harem?

"That middle-aged man." Zhao Huo pointed at the middle-aged monk who was walking in front and chatting with Yuan Chubaiji: "He is very strong."

"Your relative?"

"They are not my relatives. Didn't I tell you before that after I mastered martial arts, I was invincible in challenging all the sects and schools in Xuan Country. Among them were old immortals who occupied the toilet without doing anything, but also the elders who possessed unique skills."

Zhao Huo said, "I am only invincible among the younger generation, but it is hard to say about the older generation. Although I am young and strong, there are also strong fighters in the older generation who are in their prime. However, they see that the current martial arts are declining and the descendants are not as good as me, so they are too lazy to compete with me."

"That man is a strong man of the older generation in Lian Province. He learned the art of Bajiquan from Master Li, and is good at wielding a spear. When he was young, he was a soldier and seemed to have been a soldier king. He is known as the 'Southern Spear' in ancient Chinese. The monk behind him who is more handsome than you is his son. He once lost to me. What was his name..."

At this point, Zhao Huo was slightly startled: "It seems to be called... Gu Yuexuan?"

Ren Suo was also observing the visitors from Tianjing at this time. Unexpectedly, the middle-aged man who was chatting with Yuan Chu suddenly raised his head and looked towards the audience.

His eyes were still fixed on Ren Suo very accurately, his gaze was as sharp as a knife, which made Ren Suo stunned. Why are you glaring at me?

It's not me who hit your son.