Chapter 40
Xia Fei boarded a Gulfstream V business jet in Beijing airport.
“I’ve already said there’s no need to send me off, why are you guys still here? I’m only going to take part in an assessment; it’s not like I’m going to my death,” Xia Fei was seated in a roomy seat as he jokingly addressed the men before him.
Wu Long furrowed his brows, “How can you say that? How inauspicious.”
Andre also had a somber expression, “I heard the assessment this time isn’t that simple and killing is allowed.”
Xia Fei nodded needlessly, pulling out a cigarette as he hung it on his lips, lighting it up with a lighter.
Before boarding the plane, he had bought an entire carton of Hongtashan cigarettes and stored it in his spatial ring. Since dimensional spaces did not have air, the cigarettes placed inside would not deteriorate. Xia Fei no longer had to worry about running out of cigarettes now that he had the ring.
“I also heard that the Adjudicator Union will even be hosting a Safe grade assessment next year, and the chances of clearing that will be much higher than this time,” Andre added.
The look in Andre’s eyes showed he didn’t want Xia Fei to join this Crisis grade assessment this time, but he did not directly mention this out of respect for Xia Fei, which was why all he could do now was beat around the bush.
Xia Fei approached the woman with a slight smile, “My name is Xia Fei, registration number 70563.”
The blonde woman had a handheld AI computer in her hands that she entered Xia Fei’s registration number into it, which promptly displayed Xia Fei’s full details.
“You’re a native candidate?” She asked, somewhat surprised.
Xia Fei nodded but did not say anything further.
“Follow me, there’s another native candidate who arrived not too long ago as well.”
Xia Fei followed the woman to the front desk to retrieve a slim watch.
It was white in color, and while it looked like a watch, the projected screen did not show the time. There were only 3 buttons on it, and it had with Xia Fei’s name and registration number engraved on it.
“This watch is used for communication and positioning. Wearing it will let us know your position, and whether you’ve violated any rules, as well as your physical condition. If anything were to happen, you could also get in touch with the command through the call function. Please put it on yourself right now.”
Xia Fei put on the watch on his right hand, and suddenly, the device automatically clipped onto his wrist, not disengaging no matter what he did to it.
“You need to wear that watch until the end of the assessment. We’ll help you take it off when that time comes, so until then, there’s no way for you to take it off on your own no matter what happens. Of course, there’s no way for you to take it off as long as you don’t break your wrist,” The blonde-haired woman explained.
After briefing him on the assessment rules, the blonde woman led Xia Fei to the west corner of the hall and saw a 12 or 13 years old little girl standing next to a group of uncles and aunts.
This girl wasn’t even 1.5m tall, and she was somewhat scrawny looking, wearing her black hair short that gave a very refreshing feel to her look.
With a pair of big and clear eyes that seemed like they could speak volumes, her exquisite facial features made her appear very well-mannered. It was hard for anyone not to feel a sense of endearment toward her.
A man with a large beard, who seemed to be in his thirties, was speaking to the girl, “Xiao Yu, you need to bring glory to our Xiao Family through this assessment. This is a gift from dad to you.”
With that, the man handed her a stainless steel butterfly knife. The girl took the knife in her hand and very deftly played with it in her hands; the butterfly knife twirled and spun with great alacrity as if there were really a silver butterfly dancing in her hands.
The girl smiled and brightly saying, “Thank you, dad. Xiao Yu will surely do her best!”
Xia Fei was speechless and thought to himself, ‘Shouldn’t little girls around her age be playing with barbie dolls and watching Winnie the Pooh? Besides, what sort of father would give his own child a dagger as a gift?’
“What a good girl,” An old grandmother in her sixties was repeatedly ruffling that little girl’s hair. “Granny has something for you as well, take a look.”
The granny pulled out a wooden square box and gave it to the little girl. The box was not particularly large in size, slightly smaller than a cigarette box, and its workmanship was incredibly intricate.
“Inside it is the venom from the Chinese Copperhead snake. Apply it to your weapon, and as long as anyone were to be injured by it, it would be difficult for them to fight against their eventual demise. So, do you like it?” The granny asked as she smiled.
The little girl appeared to be very excited about the gift, her two hands hugging the box of venom as her mouth curled into a crescent-shaped smile.
Xia Fei was experiencing a total mental breakdown; a father who gifted a knife, and a granny who bestowed a box of venom! Just what kind of family was it!
That was when the blonde-haired beauty came to a halt in front of this crowd of people and turned to Xia Fei, “This is the other candidate native to Earth, I think you should get to know each other.”
Xia Fei looked around. There was nobody else around aside from the little girl and her family.
All of a sudden, Xia Fei came to the realization. He pointed at the little girl and blurted, “You couldn’t possibly be referring to her, are you?”