The father and son were dumbfounded.
Lu Ran isn't dead!
But what's up with those three guys having no news?
Communication device offline, either they're dead, or set it manually.
Originally, with Lu Ran leaving Black Fire City, it was a golden opportunity, but did those three guys fail?
"What should we do, failing to kill Lu Ran, it'll be hard to get another chance," Liang Shaoyu asked anxiously.
He didn't care about what equipment Lu Ran had.
He wanted Lu Ran dead!
Especially thinking about the scene yesterday where trying to insult Lu Ran ended up with himself being humiliated by Lu Ran.
And in front of all the classmates in class three!
Even though Wang Yujiao is with him now, in front of Lu Ran, he's still a clown!
"This isn't something you should worry about. If those three failed to kill Lu Ran and the news gets leaked, do you know the consequences?" Liang Tai said with a somber expression.
Even if Lu Ran is a commoner, the law in this world is still very strict!
If hiring people to kill other Professionals is exposed, that's a serious crime!
"Let's put this matter aside for now, see how things develop, and continue trying to contact those three fools. I need to know what happened today!" Liang Tai ordered.
Meanwhile elsewhere.
Lu Ran parted ways with Qin Wuyao and went straight to raid a dungeon.
Qin Wuyao surprisingly didn't ask to go with Lu Ran.
Instead, she hurried back to the Qin Family.
In the living room, Qin Lie was having a face-to-face conversation with a middle-aged man.
Seeing Qin Wuyao come in, Qin Lie immediately asked, "Where did you run off to?"
"Didn't I say I was going to raid a dungeon with a friend after the meeting?" Qin Wuyao explained, then looked at the middle-aged man and greeted, "Hello, Uncle Xu."
Xu Jie, a member of the Celestial Path Alliance, but not from the Black Fire City branch, rather from the central Celestial Path Alliance!
"It's been years, Yaoyao has grown so much," Xu Jie responded with a smile.
"Old Xu, let's continue," Qin Lie urged.
Qin Wuyao sat on a sofa nearby, browsing the strategy guide idly, unable to focus on it.
From time to time, she glanced at Qin Lie, ready to speak but hesitant.
Qin Lie and Xu Jie returned to their previous discussion.
Xu Jie sighed and said, "Now there are two problems, the strategy for the level 60 raid at Black Dragon Mountain Range, and the national war in a month."
Qin Lie nodded, "Black Dragon Mountain Range, as the highest level raid right now, all countries are working hard on it, but the difficulty is too high, with large casualties, it can't be rushed."
Xu Jie responded.
He shook his head and said, "It can't be rushed, because just yesterday, the U.S.A has succeeded globally in clearing the Black Dragon Dungeon on normal difficulty for the first time."
Hearing this, Qin Lie's expression changed drastically.
"In a month, it's the national war, and now that the U.S.A successfully cleared Black Dragon Mountain Range, won't they be able to obtain equipment from the Black Dragon Dungeon?"
By then in the national war, the U.S.A armed with Black Dragon Dungeon equipment, their strength would be unmatched by other countries!
"Alas, that's what I'm worried about. Our Huaxia has not made it into the top three for three consecutive years now, and if the ranking drops again this year, the resource rewards from the national war will be significantly reduced once more, it's a vicious cycle. Internationally, it's not just the U.S.A eyeing Huaxia!"
After listening, Qin Lie also fell silent.
After a long pause, he spoke with a serious expression, "So you came to me, what do you need me to do? If the country needs me, I will immediately head to the Imperial Capital to join the campaign against Black Dragon!"
But Xu Jie shook his head.
He said, "You must understand, our country values people, the U.S.A using manpower tactics, who knows how many Professionals they sacrificed to clear Black Dragon Mountain Range narrowly, but we can't be so reckless, using lives to fight. I came just to vent, after all, it's been a while since we've seen each other."
After speaking, the two fell into silence again.
Beside them, Qin Wuyao listened intently.
She thought of Lu Ran almost immediately!
Black Dragon Mountain Range, as the highest level large-team dungeon globally at the current stage, is extremely difficult!
Even hidden profession teams have a high mortality rate!
To know, during the dungeon raid, if someone dies, they remain dead, casualties are irreversible.
Though Huaxia has a large population, its way of handling things is different from other countries, hence the delay in conquering Black Dragon Mountain Range.
The U.S.A also sacrificed an unknown number of Professionals to succeed.
But once they clear it once, having some of the Black Dragon Mountain Range raid equipment, the difficulty of future raids will decrease, and the amount of equipment obtained will increase, like a snowball effect, in a month's time, enough to arm a large group of High Combat Professionals.
And in the national war, this group of High Combat Professionals will inevitably inflict devastating damage on other countries!
In particular, Huaxia, always at odds with the U.S.A, might become the first targeted!
If national war ranking drops further compared to last year, the reward in national war resources will be less, it's a vicious cycle, that's the most terrifying part!
But if Lu Ran could grow.
Not to mention how his other skills would turn out, just endlessly summoning Skeleton Soldiers for Corpse Explosion, and he could form a small army on his own!
Of course, this is Qin Wuyao's conservative estimate of Lu Ran's abilities!
If Lu Ran serves the country, the impact would be unprecedented!
Of course, the premise is that Lu Ran can grow in this month, before the national war begins!
"If one person can determine the outcome of a national war, or play a decisive role in the raid of Black Dragon Mountain Range, maybe even clear it solo, what kind of treatment would they receive?" Qin Wuyao suddenly asked.
Qin Lie and Xu Jie both looked at Qin Wuyao.
But immediately after.
Xu Jie said, "One person cannot determine the outcome of a national war, that's not decided by a certain profession's strength or individual equipment alone."
Qin Lie added, "That's right, Yaoyao, don't let your imagination run wild. Although you're a hidden profession, in large-team raids like Black Dragon Mountain Range, cooperation is still needed, it's impossible for one person to have a decisive impact at this stage!"
Qin Wuyao insisted, "What if?"
Xu Jie pondered for a few seconds.
He said, "If such a person truly exists, I can't predict what kind of treatment they would receive, but it's certain that they would be someone Huaxia is willing to put the entire nation's effort into cultivating, the word 'treatment' can't describe it, they would be treated with national honors! They can do whatever they want in Huaxia!"
Hearing this, Qin Wuyao's eyes lit up.
Under the curious gazes of both, she stood up and said, "I'm going to level up!"
Meanwhile elsewhere.
Lu Ran was still battling in Frost Wolf Valley, but this time, having a new understanding of his strength, he chose the hard difficulty of Frost Wolf Valley!
Double experience! But the efficiency and speed of killing monsters didn't decrease much.
After all, with Corpse Explosion, even with higher health, they're still killed instantly by it!
Lu Ran's level kept rising.
He didn't even eat lunch, continuing until dusk.
Lu Ran finally heard the long-awaited notification sound:
[Level successfully increased to level 10!]