72 My Darling (1/2)
Hearing Lan describe it as such, Xue Wei could not help but agree. Although many of the experts were completely ignoring him, a few were even rather hostile.
”I guess as long as they aren't harmed,” Xue Wei said hesitatingly. He truly wished to try out Mind Infestation, so much so that his reasoning had gone a little out of the window.
Seeing how easily Xue Wei agreed, Lan snickered, but he said nothing and Xue Wei once more sat down and reached out with his senses to find another target.
At the start, he did nothing more than enter their minds, and slowly adjusted to the feeling of his soul being parted into two.
He never stayed in the minds of his targets for more than a few moments, as they were completely vulnerable in that state.
Soon, a rumor started spreading through the Genius Camp about the young experts spacing out for a short moment, completely unaware of what was happening.
Xue Wei then went further and started using his ability to put them to sleep, making his targets fall asleep while they were in the middle of walking.
The rumors were filled with confusion and surprise, but when they asked the captains and the commander what was happening, they soon found out the cause for their strange experiences.
Someone was cultivating a spiritual martial technique, but as to who it was, they would not say.
Everyone was enraged. All the one layered Earth Warriors experienced falling asleep while randomly walking through the camp, and the more people Xue Wei practiced Mind Infestation on, the better and better his control became.
Soon, the day arrived where Lan had to leave. The entire Genius Camp had gathered together to say their farewell. Some were filled with indignation, others with disgust, and some with disappointment as they looked at this prophet.
It was clear that Lan knew exactly what every single person was thinking, but he was unfazed by it as he turned to the commander and cupped his hands.
”Thank you for allowing me to stay here for some time,” he began stating his farewell, ”I am hesitant to leave. While I was here, I found something precious. Something that I wish I could take with me, but I understand the rule that everyone must participate in the army.”
Lan sighed and shook his head with a depressed expression on his face.
”My darling Xue Wei, it will be so hard to be without you in the future, but look after yourself! I will eagerly await the day you finish your military service; then I hope you will come to the center of the continent to find me!”
Hearing Lan speak, everyone felt a shiver run down their spines, Xue Wei included, and a look of disgust appeared on his face.
It was clear that Lan had every intention of keeping this silly masquerade up until he was gone. However, although it annoyed Xue Wei to no end, he still felt that he owed Lan a debt of gratitude, and thus he said nothing to make him lose face in front of the whole group of people.
Seeing him being quiet, the others' eyes almost bulged out, and the girls were blushing. It was not every day they saw such a heated love story being enacted right in front of them.
”Well then, I am off,” Lan said, and right after his voice had appeared, he vanished into thin air.
It was as if he had teleported. A slight ripple in space could be felt by the commander, but no one else could even sense this ripple, and some of them rubbed their eyes, unable to believe that he had vanished right in front of them.
The commander smiled wryly; he knew that the strength of this man was so shocking that not even Primordial Beasts would fight him.
As soon as Xue Wei saw Lan vanish, he turned around and left. He had now learned a whole lot of things from Lan, and amongst others he had learned how to perfect his Shattering Mountain Palm, his Azure Light Finger, and his Sacrificial Stab.
He had learned how to transform his arms in accordance with the Azure Dragon Scripture.
He had learned the Seed of Mirage, learned how to create copies of himself, and he had learned the Mind Infestation.
Alongside this, he had also learned how to control his strength, control his Qi flow, and take control over the attack he was executing.
He had also been taught a few life-saving abilities. All in all, Xue Wei understood that he had learned a lot from Lan, and his strength was now more than double what it had been when he had met this annoying prophet.
”Time for me to learn the Kick of Forgotten Kings,” Xue Wei thought to himself, ”but first I have to claim my resources and the things that I was promised to me by the commander when Lan leaves.”
”I am still ranked last. Although I have broken into the first layer of the Earth Warrior rank, I have not challenged anyone yet,” Xue Wei mused to himself as he walked back into the tent city.
The middle of the tent city was where the Genius Camp was located, and it was also the location of all the other tents that contained all the things useable for the geniuses.
There was the arena where one could battle against Fierce Beasts, deserters, and criminals.
There was a tent that contained martial techniques. There was a tent containing medicinal herbs.
The dining hall was located in the middle of the Genius Camp together with the baths and the latrines.