Chapter 474 - 309: The Opportunity and Threat of Advancing to a True God; Compensation from the University Alliance Training Camp

Chapter 474: Chapter 309: The Opportunity and Threat of Advancing to a True God; Compensation from the University Alliance Training Camp

"Yes, sir!" all the trainees answered in unison.

"Zhang Yi, come with me now," Chief Instructor Yang said suddenly before leaving. "I have something to discuss with you."

"Yes, sir," Zhang Yi responded, his heart stirring. He had already guessed why Chief Instructor Yang was calling him over.

He then followed the chief instructor, leaving behind the forty-nine other trainees and their envious gazes.

This was Zhang Yi’s second time visiting Chief Instructor Yang’s office, and he recognized the familiar door.

"Sit," Chief Instructor Yang said politely.

Not at all intimidated, Zhang Yi pulled out the chair in front of the desk and sat down. Once Zhang Yi was seated, Chief Instructor Yang’s expression grew even more serious.

"Zhang Yi, the reason I called you here this time isn’t because of the head captain," he began. "It’s about the damaged Upper Class Semi-Divine Artifact you turned in, the Plane Teleportation Gate."

Zhang Yi understood. So it really is because of that.

"After you gave it to me, I had the technical department of the University Alliance Training Camp inspect the damaged Upper Class Semi-Divine Artifact." Chief Instructor Yang’s tone grew heavy. "The inspection confirmed it: the artifact did indeed have a hidden trap left by a native Divine Being. And after our calculations, we have determined the strength of that Divine Being."

Hearing this, Zhang Yi’s expression turned curious. After all, according to his plan, he would officially form his own team and Pantheon once he ascended to become a True God. Therefore, selecting a world and developing it had become a top priority. This world—the one with the hidden trap and the Divine Being behind it—was now his first choice. If that didn’t work out, his second option was to use the school as a platform to search for a world where he could establish a Pantheon. His last resort would be to use his family’s resources to find a suitable world.

Of course, if the first few methods failed, Zhang Yi wouldn’t hesitate to go straight for the last option. There was no shame in using his family’s resources. Zhang Yi just didn’t want to develop a habit of relying on his family for everything. But when he needed his family’s Power, he wouldn’t shy away from using it.

"According to our calculations, this Divine Being is a Weak Divine Being proficient in Space Law. In other words, the world this Divine Being resides in belongs to a Small Crystal Wall System."

Before the level of True God, worlds were categorized by their concentration of Magic Power into Low Magic Planes, Middle Magic Planes, and High Magic Planes. Worlds capable of nurturing a True God, however, were generally called Crystal Wall Systems. The larger the Crystal Wall System, the stronger the Divine Beings it could produce.

A Small Crystal Wall System can produce Weak Divine Beings.

A medium-sized Crystal Wall System can produce Weak Divine Beings.

A large Crystal Wall System can produce Middle-Level Divine Beings.

And a super-large Crystal Wall System can produce Powerful Divine Beings!

Thus, after learning that the damaged Upper Class Semi-Divine Artifact contained a hidden trap left by a Weak Divine Being, all the instructors at the University Alliance Training Camp took the matter very seriously.

Chief Instructor Yang seemed to recall something, his tone turning heavy as he continued, "On that damaged Upper Class Semi-Divine Artifact, we found an extremely covert and nearly undetectable Soul Mark, as well as a corresponding program."

Hearing Chief Instructor Yang pause, Zhang Yi felt a flicker of nervousness. He thought the chief instructor was about to question him on how he had discovered the Soul Mark. Unexpectedly, however, he detected a trace of apology in Chief Instructor Yang’s eyes. 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

"The hidden trap within this damaged Upper Class Semi-Divine Artifact is trigger-based," the instructor explained. "It activates once its conditions are met. According to our tests, the trigger condition is the appearance of a Weak Divine Being in the world where the artifact is located, or if the world is ascending from a High Magic Plane to a Small Crystal Wall System capable of producing a Weak Divine Being. Based on the intelligence you submitted, we have unanimously determined that this is a targeted trap.

"It’s aimed specifically at that downgraded Large Dark Plane! It must be a trap left behind by that world’s enemies.

"In other words, if you hadn’t turned in this damaged Upper Class Semi-Divine Artifact and raised your suspicions, and another trainee had acquired and repaired it—even if they didn’t repair it—the trap would still have activated the moment you Ninth Transformation Demigods began your ascension to True God!

"During that ascension period, the protection that the Blue Star Consciousness provides to the Divine Realms of you nascent demigods ends. Your Divine Realms in Subspace become completely exposed. There is no way to shield them. Nearby Subspace creatures, Evil Gods, or even opportunities wandering through Subspace will all come for you.

"At that moment, if a native True God with the strength of a Weak Divine Being were to activate the damaged Plane Teleportation Gate, lock onto your Divine Realm’s coordinates, and attempt an assassination, you would be helpless. A Ninth Transformation Demigod in the midst of ascension would have no time to react and no power to resist. Your only hope would be to pay a huge price to have a stronger Weak Divine Being or a Middle-Level Divine Being stand guard over you.

"And Divine Realm coordinates are incredibly precious! Unless it’s an extremely close friend or family, no one ever reveals their Divine Realm’s coordinates in Subspace.

"So, if it hadn’t been you who acquired the artifact, discovered the trap, and reported it, any other trainee would have inevitably met their end!"

At last, Zhang Yi understood the source of the apology in Chief Instructor Yang’s eyes. He also felt a surge of relief. Thank goodness I have my Golden Finger and used its ability to inspect the artifact. Otherwise, even I would have been caught in this trap.

However, Zhang Yi didn’t think he would have actually died. His grandfather, Zhang Shumo, had given him a couple of specific pointers during his return for winter break. One was to return to the family before his ascension to True God. Thinking back on it now, it was probably so the family could arrange a Guardian for him during his ascension. Moreover, before his grandfather left, he had placed a special mark on Zhang Yi’s arm, meant to be activated if he ever faced an insurmountable crisis.

So, Zhang Yi figured that even if he had encountered this disaster, he likely would have survived.

But Chief Instructor Yang didn’t think so. Zhang Yi was the core seedling he had earmarked for the sequence training program; he absolutely could not let anything happen to him. If Zhang Yi were to die, the repercussions would be enormous, not to mention his background. Thinking of this consequence, the apology in the chief instructor’s eyes was easy to understand.

"This situation represents a serious dereliction of duty on the part of our University Alliance Training Camp, the supervision department, and the instructor responsible for the inspection," Chief Instructor Yang said grimly. "The instructor in question bears an undeniable responsibility. Therefore, we must compensate you!"

Zhang Yi nodded calmly. He could tell Chief Instructor Yang was not speaking for himself, but on behalf of the entire University Alliance Training Camp. This meant the compensation was official and non-negotiable. That being the case, Zhang Yi saw no reason to refuse.

He asked, "So, has the hidden trap in the damaged Upper Class Semi-Divine Artifact been dealt with? And what is the compensation the University Alliance Training Camp has decided to give me?"

"It has been cleared!" Chief Instructor Yang said with certainty. "Furthermore, in accordance with your request, we have applied the highest Level of protection to it. Without your consent, the hidden trap cannot be activated."