When Wang Tao shook hands with Qi De, he could distinctly feel Qi De’s strength in the handshake.
Just as Wang Tao thought this might be an intimidation tactic, Qi De suddenly retracted his hand and then burst out laughing:
"Haha! Mr. Wang surely is a master of physical technique!"
"Physical technique?"
Wang Tao frowned, referring to physical fitness?
Seeing Wang Tao’s confusion, a man in military attire, with somewhat handsome features, walked over and explained:
"To ascend to Level 4, one must undergo an awakening, and this awakening is linked to various elements. ’Physical’ is one of the elements awakened, commonly referred to as ’physical technique’ or ’system awakeners.’ Clearly, Mr. Wang, you are a master of physical technique just like Qi De..."
Wang Tao immediately realized that this "physical technique" was referring to awakening.
Excluding those zombies and monsters, Wang Tao had only seen one other awakener before today, so he wasn’t very knowledgeable about human awakenings.
But obviously, Qi De had misunderstood because Wang Tao’s awakening was related to the fire system.
The man in the military uniform extended his hand.
"Hello Mr. Wang, my name is Shang Heng, Deputy Commander of the Fourth Legion."
Wang Tao shook his hand.
This Shang Heng was not an awakener but an ordinary ability user with an HP of a hundred thousand.
From his mana, it could be inferred that he possessed four abilities and had merged with four Ascension crystal cores. Unfortunately, he did not have a hidden ability and was unable to undergo an awakening.
"I had heard Commander Hou mention Mr. Wang before, and indeed your reputation is well-deserved!" Shang Heng laughed heartily.
The Commander Hou he mentioned was obviously Hou Zhiyuan, the Commander of the Third Legion.
Wang Tao felt that this was merely Shang Heng’s politeness, as if Hou Zhiyuan had truly talked about him, Shang Heng should have known he was a fire awakened.
"Commander Shang flatters me, I hope to continue receiving everyone’s support in the future!"
Wang Tao shook his head as he smiled.
"Eh! It’s not for me to support, let’s say we support each other!"
Shang Heng waved his hands repeatedly.
Even though he was the deputy commander of a legion, with strong personal ability and even stronger influence, Wang Tao was a fourth-order superpower, so he definitely couldn’t act arrogantly.
As people chatted and joked, a middle-aged man with a big belly and a face smiling like the Maitreya Buddha came over.
"Mr. Wang really carries an impressive aura! I heard that Mr. Wang could easily take on a Level 4 Monster Lord on his own, admirable! I sincerely admire you! I’d like to invite Mr.
Wang for a drink later, I hope you will accept!"
"This is Deputy Guild Leader Zhou Long from the Loyalty Guild."
Secretary-General Gu Yun explained with a smile.
"So this is the Guild Leader of the Loyalty Guild! My apologies for not recognizing you!"
Hearing that the other was the deputy gang leader of the Loyalty Guild, Wang Tao was somewhat surprised.
[Awakening: Black Quicksand]
[Black Quicksand: Creates a field of black quicksand]
Zhou Long was an earth-system awakener. Judging by the description of his awakening, it should be a large-scale control type awakening.
Control-type abilities are more effective with more people around. Especially large-scale control abilities, which are very suitable for group battles.
"Eh? Mr. Wang, have you heard of me?"
Zhou Long was curious.
"Of course. The monster that I killed last night was released by one of your Loyalty Guild, right? I killed a Level 4 Lord Monster and got quite a few spoils of war thanks to him, so I should be thanking him, actually!"
Wang Tao said with a smile.
"That guy! He used to be one of my most trusted men, but after that incident, I made sure he was severely punished. After all, regardless of anything else, the fact that the monster he released hurt quite a few ordinary citizens can’t be disputed..."
Zhou Long’s face showed a look of distress.
It was unclear if his distress was for his bald former subordinate or for the disaster-stricken civilians.
Moreover, Wang Tao noticed that when Zhou Long said this, the expressions on the other people’s faces didn’t change much, but he could distinctly catch Gu Yun’s lips twitching.
But Gu Yun didn’t dwell on this matter. He gestured towards a person wearing full armor, holding a large sword:
"Mr. Wang, this is Deputy Alliance Leader Huang Wu from the Universe Alliance."
Since Huang Wu was wearing a full set of armor, with a helmet and visor, Wang Tao could not see his face, but he felt that, compared to the others, this one was not as enthusiastic towards him.
Still, Wang Tao politely said:
"Hello Alliance Leader Huang."
Whether others were friendly or not was of no concern to him. Maybe that was just how he was, and since it was the first time Wang Tao was meeting everyone, a little politeness was sufficient.
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[Awakening: Piercing Heart Bones]
[Piercing Heart Bones: All-round enhancement of basic attributes, attacks carry poison]
Huang Wu’s ability should be considered a passive... poison system ability?
Wang Tao had previously killed a four-level zombie that could poison, which had been quite troublesome to fight.
However, that zombie’s awakening was active, while Huang Wu’s was passive, leaving Wang Tao curious about the strength of Huang Wu’s awakening.
Huang Wu responded with a nasal grunt, the tone indifferent.
"Alright, let’s go in. There are others waiting inside!"
Gu Yun gestured with an inviting smile.
There were other people around, but it seemed like they were all attendants, secretaries, and the like, so he didn’t bother to introduce them.