"Qin Hao, the Owner wants to see you!"
At ten o'clock, a red-robed man came to the lounge and said to Qin Hao.
"I'm finally going to meet Hong."
Qin Hao took a deep breath, stood up, greeted Yang Hui and Inspector Wang, and then followed the red-robed man down the corridor, soon arriving outside a huge room. After the red-robed man led Qin Hao to the door, he bowed slightly and left.
"Qin Hao, come in.", a cold voice came from inside.
"Yes.", Qin Hao heard the voice and, without hesitation, pushed the door open and entered the room. What greeted Qin Hao's eyes was a massive study, no, it could be called a gigantic library, with dozens of bookshelves neatly arranged throughout the room, each filled with books.
With just a quick glance, Qin Hao discovered that besides some newly printed books, there were also many ancient texts.
At the end of the bookshelves was a simple quiet room, which was very basic: a long table and two chairs. On one of the chairs sat a black-haired man.
Although he was simply sitting there, Qin Hao could still feel a faint, subtle aura of power, as if he were the center of the entire world. However, Qin Hao quickly recovered from this aura.
The man before him was Hong, currently the world's strongest individual, the head of the Dojo of Limits, and a future True God.
As Qin Hao observed Hong, Hong's attention shifted from his book and he glanced at Qin Hao.
"Sit."
The voice was cold yet full of majesty. Upon hearing it, Qin Hao quickly walked to Hong and sat down. Qin Hao respected Hong greatly, but it hadn't reached the point of worship.
"Not bad. You're not far from becoming a mid-level God of War. You surpassed all the veteran students in your first month at the Elite Training Camp. Since the Great Nirvana, you are the most talented person I have ever seen. The reason I summoned you this time is, firstly, to meet you, and secondly, to discuss your upcoming training plan.", Hong said, then paused.
Upon hearing Hong's words, Qin Hao couldn't help but focus intently. As for his future path, Qin Hao was very clear: improve his strength, break through to the Planetary Level, Astral Rank, comprehend domains, and laws. Currently, the most important thing was the breakthrough to the Planetary Level.
"The purpose of the Elite Training Camp is not to cultivate Gods of War, but to cultivate experts who surpass Gods of War. Originally, I summoned you intending to take you as a disciple, but I've just abandoned that decision. I believe you already have a clear path in your heart. You can propose three conditions, and the dojo will do its best to fulfill them. Your task is to quickly break through and surpass the God of War level.", Hong said to Qin Hao after some thought.
Regarding Qin Hao, Hong initially wanted to take him as a disciple, partly because Qin Hao's talent attracted Hong's attention, and partly out of fear that Qin Hao might take the wrong path. However, after meeting Qin Hao, what he saw in Qin Hao's eyes was more composure, determination, and confidence.
After hearing Hong's words, Qin Hao also fell into thought. If Hong had directly proposed an arrangement, Qin Hao would only need to accept it. Now, being asked to propose conditions himself, Qin Hao didn't know what conditions to suggest. After all, although Hong said he could propose three conditions, it must be within a certain scope. If he made excessive demands, even if Hong agreed, his impression of Qin Hao would worsen.
"In the short term, I don't need too many resources; what's more important is certain guidance, a cultivation environment, knowledge, and the accumulation of experience.", Qin Hao constantly calculated in his mind, and gradually made a decision.
"What, have you thought it through? No need to rush, you have plenty of time to consider carefully. This concerns your growth for the next few years.", Hong said, seeing Qin Hao's change.
"Owner, I've thought it through. I want to be able to access all the books here, have cultivation access to the gravity room, and access your cultivation insights.", Qin Hao slowly stated his requests. He had originally wanted Hong's personal guidance.
However, as the head of the Dojo of Limits, Hong's time was also very limited, and direct guidance couldn't be requested at any time. Instead, the books in this entire study, as well as Hong's cultivation experience, would be more beneficial for Qin Hao's future path and the creation of his own cultivation techniques.
Especially Hong's experience in breaking through to the Planetary Level and comprehending domains was even more valuable to Qin Hao. However, whether Hong would share it was unknown. But, having hope was better than having no hope at all.
"You may.", Hong agreed directly.
"Grant Qin Hao access to the study, gravity room, and headquarters.", Hong said loudly. After he finished speaking, a blue light scanned Qin Hao's entire body in the study.
"Yes, Master. Permissions activated.", A synthetic voice then sounded.
"You can consult all the books here, but you cannot take them out. My cultivation experiences are also within this study, and you can consult them as well. However, you are still an Elite Training Camp student, so necessary hunting expeditions cannot stop.", After Hong finished speaking, he stood up directly.
"You can consult the books here starting today.", After saying that, Hong directly left the study.
Watching Hong leave, Qin Hao couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Facing the world's strongest individual, Qin Hao appeared calm on the surface, but his heart was still somewhat excited. After a brief moment of composure, Qin Hao stood up and began to carefully examine the books in the study. Dozens of bookshelves, countless books, covering various aspects.
Walking past each bookshelf, the books ranged from various martial arts secret manuals to ancient philosophy, modern philosophy, and even many modern books on physics, chemistry, and mathematics. Among them, many ancient texts were unique copies that Qin Hao had never even heard of.
Although he had begun studying ancient culture and philosophy from a young age in this life, the scope of his research was very limited. After all, after the Great Nirvana, many ancient texts were not preserved. Furthermore, a significant portion of them were originally circulated only within a small circle.
Now, all these books were available for him to consult at will. This offered a new direction for improvement in Qin Hao's state of mind, which had remained unchanged for a long time.
After roughly surveying the status of the books in the entire study, Qin Hao began to re-evaluate how he would allocate his time. Outdoor hunting could not stop, and coupled with cultivation in the gravity room and reading books, his time would become even tighter.
Finally, Qin Hao directly found Hong's cultivation experiences and began to read them. Hong's cultivation experiences were recorded in great detail, from his Inner Force cultivation before the Great Nirvana, to his cultivation during the Great Nirvana, the creation of world-destroying techniques, the cultivation of each realm, and finally even his experiences breaking through to the Planetary Level and his insights into comprehending domains were all included.
Upon seeing the later information, Qin Hao became directly excited, but he only skimmed over this part.
"Eat one bite at a time, cultivate one step at a time.", Qin Hao resisted the urge to study it in detail.