The gatekeeper spoke in a low voice as they looked at Ryan White. As Kang Seo-Yeon had told Heero, he was famous everywhere.
"Oops, my hoodie!" Realizing that his hoodie no longer covered his face, he pulled it up to cover his face.
He walked forward, but stopped when he found a ten-meter steel wall. Both sides of the main street were covered by the steel wall, which made him curious.
What is this wall? I did not see this wall a few years ago.
Ryan White wanted to jump over the wall to see what was inside. Then he shook his head, 'It will attract unwanted attention and it might be hard to get back if people know I am here.
He decided against his idea to jump in. Even though he was at the far end of the outer region, there were surprisingly many cars parked around. This place was supposed to be some kind of slum, but the main road was full of cars. He could even see a supercar parked among the many cars.
"It's only been a few years, but a lot of things have changed..." Ryan White muttered as he curiously scanned his surroundings.
After a few minutes of walking, he finally found the gate to enter the walled area. There was a short line in front of the gate. It seemed that one had to be checked or something before one could enter the area.
Eight uniformed guards strictly guarded the gate. He also found four people on the wall with a set of arrows. The security was so strict, which made him even more curious about what was inside.
Ryan White made his way to the line. While waiting for his turn, he looked at what was behind the steel gate.
"Huh!?" He was surprised.
Behind the gate was a bustling neighborhood. He could see a well decorated district filled with a crowd of people. From the young to the old.
"Just a normal district?" He blurted out.
The person in front of him heard what he said. The man turned around, he was an unranked Silver Class Hero.
"An ordinary district? How can you compare Xing District to a normal district! You must be new?"
Ryan White looked at the man before him. At a glance, he could tell that the man before him was a Hero.
"You're right, I am new here. So brother, can you tell me what's so special about this Xing District?"
However, the man in front of him did not tell him what he wanted to know. The man just looked at him strangely.
"Don't you have a smartwatch or even a computer? How come you don't know about the Xing District?"
Ryan White was taken aback. It seemed like it was natural to know about this Xing District.
"Ugh, I have been away for too long, and my smartwatch is broken too...
"Umm, actually, I am a Hero who has just returned from a long mission, and my smartwatch is broken..."
"Ah, so you are a Hero too. I want you to explore the wonders of the Xing District. I am in a hurry, I have to pick up my weapon from the Blacksmith Association for the revaluation test!"
The unranked Silver Class Hero waved his hand and turned around. It was his turn to be identified.
"Blacksmith Association!?" Ryan White muttered in a low voice.
Just as he was about to turn around, a figure rushed towards him and bumped into him.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry," Ye Zhun bowed his head repeatedly as he was at fault. He rushed in a hurry without looking at his surroundings properly and bumped into someone.
Ryan White was pushed back two steps. Surely it was not just a light bump from an ordinary person. He looked up to find a boy of about eleven or maybe twelve bowing to him.
"Ah, Sir Ryan!" Kim Hyun-Su called from a distance.
The cloak covering his face had been pulled off by the impact earlier. Ryan White's handsome face was revealed, and those around him immediately recognized him.
Hearing this, Ye Zhun looked up. He looked at the person he had bumped into and found him extremely familiar. He was pleasantly surprised to meet the Emperor Class Hero - Rank 1. However, after a few seconds, his expression returned to normal.
"I'm sorry, Sir Ryan. I was in a hurry and bumped into you," Ye Zhun apologized properly and bowed his head once again.
"Hello, Sir Ryan, I am Kim Hyun-Su of the Kim family," Kim Hyun-Su greeted him formally with a bow.
"Oh... That's okay. I am at fault as well," Ryan White kept waving his hand at Ye Zhun.
Aside from his strong fighting power, Ryan White was also famous for his friendly personality. This was one of the many reasons why people liked him so much.
He hid his shock under his eyes quite well. The two boys bowed to him and walked towards the gate. He could hear from their conversations that the boys were going to hunt the beasts.
"Who is he?" Ryan White muttered as he looked at Ye Zhun's back. He was surprised to be pushed back by a simple push from the boy.
"Ohoho, they are the first generation students of Heero Academy!" Fatty Liang, who was on duty, replied proudly.
"Heero Academy..." Ryan White muttered in a low voice and turned around. He put the cloak back and followed the main road.
"Don't you want to visit the district, Sir Ryan?" Fatty Liang asked confusedly. He clearly saw Ryan White standing in line to enter.
Ryan White waved his hand at Fatty Liang and replied, "Next time! I will visit the district next time!"
*** ***
Hero League President's Office
Heero was going through the paperwork, from implementing the new system to choosing the trusted people to do the work. Right now, he was going through the heroes' confessions.
The purge continued and the moment he was elected president, the twelve major powers, now eleven, forced their people to confess for leniency.
He looked at the confessions and compared them to his investigations. As he read a report, Heero felt the vibration of his smartwatch. He looked at his wrist, a message from Fatty Liang.
[Ryan White, Emperor Class Hero - Rank, just visited the district.]
"Huh!?" Heero was surprised at first, but then smiled as a scenario formed in his head.
This White Household called him back to put pressure on me with this guy, maybe?
You could say that Ryan White had more power than the White Household itself. He had investigated, and the public favored Number One more than he thought.
Kang Seo-Yeon, who was also helping Heero, noticed her husband smile.
"What's wrong?" She was curious what made her husband smile.
"Ryan White is back, we will see him soon, maybe!"
*** ***
First Dungeon
"Hah... Hah... Hah..."
Sun Zhou Yi breathed heavily as he lay down on the ground and looked at the blue sky. For some reason, there was no night in the first dungeon, and this was his third day in the dungeon.
"Tell me, how did you meet the saint?" An old voice sounded next to Sun Zhou Yi.
"Huh? Saint?" Sun Zhou Yi turned to the voice in confusion.
"Yes, Saint! Your master, he is a Saint!" Niadin also had a puzzled look on his face.
The current Niadin was in his human form. An old man with a face full of wrinkles, but he had long black shiny hair.
Seeing Sun Zhou Yi's puzzled expression, the old man came to a realization, "So he has not told you about this yet.
When it came to his master, Sun Zhou Yi became interested. He caught his breath and sat down. He looked at Niadin with a serious expression and asked, "Then can you tell me, old man Niadin? My master's past?"
"All this time you have asked me about Earth. Now it's time for you to tell me your story. I want to know about my Master! How did you meet him?"
Old Man Niadin was how Sun Zhou Yi called the Void Dragon. To be more precise, it was Niadin who told Sun Zhou Yi to call him that. After three days of sparing, the test Sun Zhou Yi had to pass was a sparing fight against Niadin.
"Hmm, I actually don't know much about your master..." Niadin stopped in the middle and looked at Sun Zhou Yi, "Wait, if he hasn't told you yet, it's not my place to tell you. You should ask him yourself."
Niadin refused to tell Sun Zhou Yi about the saint. He believed there must be a reason why Heero had not told his student about his identity. Niadin thought that Heero was already a Saint, replacing the Old Saint.
The reason was that the Old Saint had once told him that he had found the right person to be his successor and that person was Heero. He already considered Heero to be a Saint.
Looking at the disappointed Sun Zhou Yi, Niadin stood up and looked down, "Instead, you pass my test," he said.
"Huh!?" Sun Zhou Yi looked at Niadin blankly. He remembered that the test was to land a blow on Niadin during the sparring. However, it had been three days and he had failed to land a single blow.
But that was not a real test, of course. Three days of sparring was to determine Sun Zhou Yi's nature. The Void Dragon was looking for someone with a great personality to inherit his bloodline.
Talent did not matter, as long as one had a dragon bloodline, even people without talent were geniuses, so Niadin focused on finding someone with a great personality. He did not want his successor to misuse his power for something wicked or worse.
"Are you ready to receive the mighty dragon bloodline?" Niadin did not bother to explain.