Chapter 65
After breakfast, Lin Sheng got on the public bus, still uncertain, to Hui An High School .
On the way, many of the commuters were discussing the explosion last night in whispers .
These were normal passengers, and some were simply throwing things out there, but some sounded factual and logical .
From their chatter, Lin Sheng heard something, “Fort Whitehawk” .
He knew what that was, it was Anduin province’s only naval base . It was also the largest in all of Xilin .
Xilin’s strongest fleet, the White Hawks, were docked there .
And some guessed that the explosion had something to do with Fort Whitehawk .
But the general public did not believe that . It was the strongest naval base in Xilin after all, and something like that would not happen so easily .
After getting into school, Lin Sheng quickly went into his classroom .
His classmates too were discussing the matter in hushed whispers .
Some of them had computers at home and could go online so their information was more up to date . And they were discussing the various articles they had seen online .
There were many guesses up and about, but all of the postings were quickly removed and censored .
Lin Sheng sat at his place as he quietly flipped through his study material . He did not know why, but there was an improvement with the speed of his study .
He had managed to complete all of the study materials in about two-thirds of the normal time required .
“Eh, did you hear the explosion last night?” Shen Yan who was seated in front turned back to ask .
Compared to the rest, she was not asking out of excitement, rather it was a serious question .
And she seemed different from usual .
Lin Sheng looked at her .
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“I heard it . ”
“What you think of it?” Shen Yan asked after a pause . “You think it’s a fireworks warehouse explosion?”
“Whether it’s true or not, what does it has to do with us?” Lin Sheng retorted . “Studying should be your priority now . ”
“But don’t you think the government is being too soft?” Shen Yan said, her tone miffed .
“I’m not interested in that . ” Lin Sheng flatly replied .
It was not news that the upper echelon of Xilin being a corrupted, rotten lot .
This was common knowledge, it was just not spoken openly .
“But…” Shen Yan still had something to say, but seeing Lin Sheng’s expression, she stopped .
She could tell that he was clearly disinterested, rather than being wary .
And soon, the foreign language teacher came into the class, and with the bell, the class started .
Lin Sheng’s study had already overshot the teacher’s teaching plan, and he simply did module questions instead .
And after he got bored of it, he sat on his place and meditated the Ashen Seal .
The seal seemed to be stuck in a bottleneck, and after a twofold growth of his defensive capabilities last time, it had stopped .
No matter what he did, the seal’s defensive capabilities had not changed .
So he reckoned that the Ashen Seal had probably hit its limit .
It was just one Ashen Seal after all, and the Ashen Seals that is mastered by the Sanctum, was not only just one .
If one Ashen Seal would exponentially increase one’s ability, the Sanctum would have already taken over Blackfeather City long ago .
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And the day went by uneventfully .
After class, Lin Sheng walked out of the school alone .
At a distance, over at the alley on the opposite street was Shen Yan and two other girls huddled together talking about something .
From afar, it looked like a normal conversation .
And just as Lin Sheng was about to leave, he saw a black car stopping before Shen Yan and the rest and they quickly got on the car .
The car then drove away into the distance .
Lin Sheng looked over, and only after a moment did he turned away to hail a taxi to head to the club .
Shen Yan was hiding something .
As her best friend, plus his honed mind and intelligence, he could quickly deduce some clues left by her .
Sometimes, there were something that he could not be bothered with, nor was he in a position to do anything .
Ironfist Club shooting range .
Russell was holding the latest black Llangwent 13 pistol with eight rounds loaded, his expression serious as he stood before Lin Sheng .
“Master, do you really want me to shoot you with this? The Llangwent’s penetrative ability is much more powerful than the Blackshark, being hit by it is no laughing matter . ”
“What a load of nonsense . It’s just paintball . You make it sound like as if it was live rounds . ” Shayeen sneered .
Lin Sheng simply smiled .
“Let’s begin . It’s just a practice . ”
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He had just killed three of Sir Kaarman’s adopted children that are at least level two, all of them were of the same caliber as Annie .
As he obtained the memory fragments, he had also gotten hold of a large amount of experience and ability to use weapons .
And what Lin Sheng paid the most attention to, was the memory on the training on avoiding crossbow bolts .
All three of Sir Kaarman’s children had received comprehensive training . They not only knew how to ride or how to use a bow, they too knew how to dodge long range projectiles .
And while Lin Sheng had only gotten memory fragments, it had brought along some basic capabilities in this area .
“Then I’ll start?” Russell yelled .
“Do it . ” Lin Sheng nodded .
*Bang!*
Before his voice even trailed off, Russell had fired the first shot .
As if by instinct, Lin Sheng dodged to the side . The two were about ten meters away, and just before Russell had pulled the trigger, he had already started moving sideways .
And the metal wall behind him had a splatter of red .
That was proof that the shot missed .
“He dodged it!” Shayeen could not help but clap .
And a few other students who were watching by the door started clapping as well, as if they were the one dodging it .
Sarroux, the strongest among them, was rendered useless by Russell’s skill with firearms .
And now with Lin Sheng dodging the shot, everyone got excited .
“It’s not over yet!” Russell slightly moved his wrist as he continued firing .
*Bang bang bang bang bang!!*
Lin Sheng tried to dodge left and right, but he was not able to avoid them all as his body was painted with four splatter of paint .
The bullets themselves did not hurt much, they were practice rounds after all .
As soon as someone got shot, the area they got hit would be painted with a special color; and that mean they were hit once .
Lin Sheng stopped, and looked at the red marks on his body .
“Let’s do it again once I’ve cleaned up!”
He was serious now, and was ready to get into the projectile dodging training proper .
As the Ashen Seal had already hit its limit, then he needed to find other ways to counteract against firearms .
Now that the Ironfist Club was on track, and Wang Yue’s incident had allowed the members to better understand their ability to influence something .
But this knowledge, had created a somewhat unpleasant aura in the club .
After training for about half an hour, Lin Sheng felt that he was at his limits .
The biggest drain in the training was his focus . He had to pay total attention to Russell’s every movement .
And that means that the time he had to fully concentrate would be continuous . It was fine if it was a short while, but if it drags on, his already lackluster stamina and strength would run out sooner than later .
After all, he was just a normal high school student who had started training not long ago, and aside from unlocking the Sacred Blood and Ashen Seals, he was not much different than the club members .
After thanking Russell, Lin Sheng changed and got home before dinner time .
It was night time again . The time he anticipates the most .
The box that he had taken back then was still with him . And whether the box contains the information and knowledge he sought, he would only know after opening it .