Cultivation Online

Chapter 2577 Military Base

"Your cultivation speed is too high for someone with only a Supreme Heavenly Refinement physique," Mei Xiaoyun explained the issue at hand to Yuan.

Mei Feng nodded and said, "I should've explained it to you earlier, but I never anticipated you would progress so fast. This is partially my fault."

However, Yuan then said, "Actually, Mei Xiaoyun already explained it to me earlier. I guess it slipped my mind since I was so focused on improving as much as possible before the recruitment. So, what should I do now?"

"We will need to adjust your physique again, but I didn't bring the machine with me, and quite frankly, it's too risky to bring it out now. Luckily for us, the recruitment will take place on base, where the machine is located. I'll bring you there under the pretense of a tour," Mei Feng said.

"Okay," Yuan nodded. "Anything else?"

"..."

After a brief moment of silence, Mei Feng sighed out loud, "I was going to personally test your combat abilities, but seeing how you acquired so many points at Gaia's Sanctum in such a short time…I won't need to waste my time."

Some time later, they prepared to leave for the base.

"Can I come with you?" Mei Xiaoyung suddenly asked.

Mei Feng raised an eyebrow and responded in a somewhat surprised tone, "I thought you hated the military."

"I still do," she said, but refused to elaborate further.

"Do as you please," Mei Feng said with a nonchalant shrug.

After leaving the villa, the three of them teleported to the military base, which was located somewhere outside the city.

"G-General!" The guards at the gate hastily saluted Mei Feng as she approached.

"I am bringing two civilians into the base with me. Sign them up," she said.

"Right away!"

The soldiers moved with precision and swiftness, signing both Yuan and Mei Xiaoyun in the guest log within a minute.

Normally, they would check guests' backgrounds and have them sign paperwork, but because of Mei Feng's rank, they skipped those steps.

"I have been wondering about this for a while now, but what's your mother's status within the military? How high is a General?" Yuan asked Mei Xiaoyun.

"General is the second-highest rank in the military," Mei Xiaoyun responded.

"That's…pretty incredible."

He looked at her and continued asking, "What about you? Why aren't you in the military?"

"Why would I be?" she answered in a somewhat disdainful tone, as if offended by his question.

Seeing her reaction, Yuan decided not to pursue further.

Once they were registered, they followed Mei Feng into the base.

"Get in." Mei Feng said to them as she entered a nearby vehicle.

The military base was so vast that traveling on foot was impractical. As for teleporters, they were strictly prohibited inside the military base for security reasons.

'So they do have cars in this world…' Yuan thought to himself as Mei Feng drove them around the base until they reached a massive building that stretched for miles and miles at a glance.

But before they could reach the building, they had to go through another security checkpoint.

"Greetings, General!" The soldiers saluted her.

"I'm going to give these two a tour," she said to them, but she gave them more information this time.

"One is my daughter, and the other is someone who will join our ranks soon. I personally recruited him."

The soldiers' eyes widened at her words, but they remained silent.

Once Mei Feng left the scene, the soldiers spoke to each other.

"How long has it been since General Mei recruited someone?"

"I think it's been twenty years since she recruited that monster."

"Her standards are so high that everyone she recruits turns out to be monsters. I wonder if and how this new one will shake the military."

"Wanna make a bet? On whether this new one will surpass the last one."

"There's no way he's more talented than the last one she recruited. That kind of monster shows up once in a lifetime."

"Is that your choice? Then I'll bet that he's even more ridiculous."

"What's the price for the loser?"

"How does lunch sound?"

"Sounds good."

Upon arriving at the building, Mei Feng scanned her badge on the pad by the door, opening it once it verified her credentials.

Once they entered the building, the number of people drastically increased, all of them wearing a similar black uniform.

"General!"

"Good morning, General!"

"General!"

Every soldier they passed would stop in their tracks to greet Mei Feng.

'They're treating her like the Celestial Emperor, and she's only the second-highest rank?' Yuan thought to himself.

Some time later, they entered a certain room—an office.

The first thing Yuan noticed upon entering the room was the portraits on the wall, all of which featured Mei Feng.

"Is this…your room?" Yuan had to ask.

"Yes, this is my private office," she said, pointing at the machine by the wall.

"Let's get this over with as soon as possible."

"Why do you even have this in your office?" Yuan inquired as he entered the machine.

"For work. And it's the only reason I could sneak it out last time."

A few moments later—

<With the authority of Mei Feng, your physique has been changed to Inexhaustible Heavenly Refinement>

"Although your cultivation is a little low for someone with a Rank 6 Cultivation Speed, it's believable enough."

"Any questions before I take you to the recruitment area?" Mei Feng asked.

"I do, but it's not related to the recruitment."

"What is it?"

"I want to learn more about Gaia. Your credentials as a General should be pretty high, so can you—"

"No." Mei Feng rejected his proposal before he could even finish his sentence.

"Can I ask why?"

"Because anything Gaia-related is top secret. If you want to know, you have to climb the ranks and increase your credentials."

Yuan narrowed his eyes at her words and said, "You told me that you didn't know about Gaia's existence before."

"Evidently, I lied. Because it's not something a civilian should know about."

"Then do you know Gaia's identity?"

"..."

After a moment of silence, Mei Feng nodded, "I do, but don't even bother asking because I won't tell you."