Chapter 1234: The Base
Xu Fan was being stared at by Li Tao, feeling a chill down his spine as if he had entered a haunted house, a sinister and terrifying atmosphere surrounding him. If Xu Fan hadn't experienced so many storms and waves, he might have already opened the helicopter door and jumped out.
To push Xu Fan to such an extent, this Li Tao could certainly be proud.
The helicopter circled and landed, Li Tao's gaze towards Xu Fan shifted from a green glow to a forlorn sorrow, like an abandoned woman, that look broke one's heart.
Xu Fan was not heartbroken but rather frustrated, being stared at by a big man like this, Xu Fan was already covered in goosebumps, silently praying that not everyone in the Grey Wolf Team shared the same hobby as Li Tao.
If that were the case, no matter how enticing Zhou Shi'nian made the benefits sound, Xu Fan would definitely turn around and leave without a second thought.
Impatiently jumping out of the helicopter, Xu Fan looked around and found the place unusually empty, not even seeing a shadow of a person.
The Grey Wolf Team and the other nine teams had their headquarters in a single base. The base was immensely large, like a small city, with various buildings standing tall.
However, when Xu Fan landed on the ground, there wasn't even a reception person at the entrance of the base.
Li Tao jumped off the helicopter too, noticing something amiss, he scratched his head and smiled sheepishly at Xu Fan, "Instructor Xu, maybe there was a task, and the instructors and students all went out. I'll take you to the dormitory."
Xu Fan came this time to seize the opportunity Zhou Shi'nian mentioned. Whether the people in the Grey Wolf Team welcomed him or not didn't bother Xu Fan.
Hearing Li Tao's words, Xu Fan nodded, took his luggage, entered the base, and walked in a direction.
The entire base was developed by the Hidden World Families into a large-scale training ground. Each team's station was extraordinarily large, consisting of building complexes and various training grounds, with all sorts of young people training inside.
As Xu Fan walked by, several young people looked at him with interest, neither waving nor speaking, just standing there, staring at Xu Fan with cold smiles.
Xu Fan's expression was calm, not glancing at the young people around him at all.
The conditions and facilities of the teams formed by the Hidden World Families Alliance were naturally top-notch. The students' dormitories were quite luxurious, each having a suite with incredibly spacious and lavish interiors. The instructors' dormitories were basically small villas for one person each.
Each team had a total of five instructors, divided into five sections, teaching various skills, both theoretical and practical, each different. Above them was a Chief Instructor, who generally did not appear.
Xu Fan's position was to replace a former instructor from the Zhou Family, teaching practical combat.
Under Li Tao's lead, Xu Fan arrived at a place to receive his dormitory key.
The person distributing keys was an old man sweeping the floor with a broom, wearing a light blue long robe that looked worn but extremely clean. He was bent over at the moment, using slightly cloudy eyes to evaluate Xu Fan.
Xu Fan, equally curious, evaluated the old man in front of him. The old man seemed ordinary, standing there without drawing any attention, but vaguely gave Xu Fan a very dangerous feeling.
Li Tao respectfully approached the old man and spoke for Xu Fan, "Old Mu, this is our new instructor for the Grey Wolf Team, Instructor Xu, here to collect his dormitory key."
"Surname Xu?" Upon hearing this, the old man's muddy eyes suddenly burst with a sharp gleam, a monstrous aura rising and enveloping Xu Fan, "There's no Xu surname in the Hidden World Families."
At this moment, Xu Fan was enveloped by the old man's aura, utterly shocked. The seemingly harmless old man suddenly seemed like a dangerous ferocious beast, his eyes locking firmly onto Xu Fan. Being watched by those eyes, Xu Fan even felt that if the old man had a mind to, he could be slain in an instant!
"Old Mu, Instructor Xu was invited by the Zhou Family as a guest instructor." Li Tao, who wasn't enveloped by the aura, naturally didn't know what Xu Fan was feeling. Seeing the old man staring at Xu Fan, he spoke up to explain for Xu Fan.
Yet the old man was entirely unfazed, his eyes piercing as they continued to lock onto Xu Fan.
Just as Xu Fan thought the old man was about to make a move, the monstrous aura suddenly dissipated. The old man shook his head and tossed a small card to Xu Fan, his once sharp eyes quickly turning cloudy again.
"Here's the key for Building Five, and this is your Points Card. A hundred points have been deducted for rent, pay the points yourself next month."
"Points?" Xu Fan accepted the card in confusion, but upon seeing Li Tao's signal, Xu Fan had to suppress his inner curiosity, thanked the old man, and headed for his dormitory.
On the way, under Li Tao's guidance, Xu Fan learned about the use of points.
After entering the base, each student received an initial allocation of a hundred points, while instructors got two hundred. Meals, equipment use, and even library access required point deductions. There were many ways to earn points, but none were easy.
The students earned points by completing tasks, for example, Li Tao could earn two points this time for bringing Xu Fan to the base. Donations of money could also buy points, but it was extremely expensive.
Instructors found it relatively easier to earn points. Teaching students for one class could get two points, a day of lessons could earn about ten points. Instructors could also take tasks, but these generally had a high difficulty level.
After Li Tao's explanation, Xu Fan mostly understood what the points were about, while he felt a bit more trepidation towards the Hidden World Families.
The people from the Hidden World Families were extremely arrogant, like Liu Tianle and the Huang Family whom Xu Fan had encountered. But being able to create such a perfect system that continually supplied fresh blood for their families meant the power wasn't as simple as it seemed on the surface.
Moreover, the instant eruption of the seemingly ordinary old man's aura was enough to frighten Xu Fan. The Hidden World Families' foundation was terrifyingly strong!
By now, the two had arrived in front of Xu Fan's villa. Xu Fan took out the card and placed it in the electronic sensor area of the door, which opened in response.
"Instructor Xu, the base is large and has everything inside. I'll show you around later."
Xu Fan nodded, just put down his luggage, and hadn't walked out the door when he found himself surrounded by a group of people.