"Li Xiu, I really thank you so much," Chu Jun said with a peculiar expression. "Since I was young, I’ve dreamed of becoming a Magic Armor Master, but reality hit me with the cruelest blow—I don’t have the talent for it. So, I settled for second best and became a Trial Taker. But I’m not reconciled, really not reconciled, because even a true Trial Taker is far inferior to a Magic Armor Master."
"I’ve always believed that the power of technology will always surpass pure strength. I often dreamt of suddenly acquiring the talent of a Magic Armor Master. Maybe one day, I could become one."
Chu Jun laughed and said, "Until today, I really couldn’t let go, but now I have. Even a Magic Armor Master like you says a Trial Taker could possibly be stronger than a Magic Armor Master. So, I’ll bet my life on it and definitely become the strongest Trial Taker, one even stronger than a Magic Armor Master."
"Why do you want to become a Magic Armor Master so badly?" Li Xiu asked.
Li Xiu originally thought Chu Jun might say something like wanting to be a hero who saves the world or wanting to be respected by people, etc.
Who could have thought that Chu Jun would just say, "My grandfather is Chu Sanhu."
"And then?" Li Xiu asked, looking at Chu Jun.
Chu Jun stared blankly at Li Xiu, thinking he hadn’t heard clearly what he said, so he repeated, "My grandfather is Chu Sanhu."
"I heard you. I know your grandfather is Chu Sanhu. Does that have anything to do with you wanting to become a Magic Armor Master?" Li Xiu said.
"Aren’t you a Magic Armor Master? Haven’t you heard of the name Chu Sanhu?" Chu Jun looked at Li Xiu, asking in an odd tone.
"I’ve heard of him, he was once ranked the world’s number one Magic Armor Master. Hasn’t he retired a long time ago? Does that have anything to do with you wanting to become a Magic Armor Master?" Li Xiu thought for a moment and said.
Chu Sanhu’s name was familiar to him—a very old Magic Armor Master, probably around the same age as Ximen Guan, the first king of Magic Armor Masters.
"Alright, maybe I was thinking too much." Chu Jun glanced at Li Xiu and, for some unknown reason, suddenly felt much lighter.
"Since my grandfather, our family has been top-tier Magic Armor Masters generation after generation. In my generation, with so many young people in the family, I’m the only one without the talent of a Magic Armor Master," Chu Jun said with a laugh. "Initially, I felt very hopeless, but now I suddenly feel like it’s not such a big deal."
"It’s not that big a deal anyway; being a Magic Armor Master is just a profession, nothing special," Li Xiu said.
"You’re bold to say that. It’s not appropriate for you to say. Among the current Magic Armor Masters, only the one called God is qualified to say such things," Chu Jun said.
"He’s not a real god, just a person. If he can say it, then so can I," Li Xiu said with a smile.
"That’s no ordinary person. I won’t say much about others, but when it comes to Magic Armors, our Chu Family firmly considers itself second, with no one daring to claim first before God. Our Chu Family’s Magic Armor Masters have consistently ranked in the world’s top five, and for decades, this has been the case generation after generation. Even if someone occasionally replaces a Chu Family member as number one, they are usually just a flash in the pan, and sooner or later, the position is snatched back by us. But ever since God’s appearance, our family’s Magic Armor Masters are going crazy, spending each day researching God, almost driving themselves insane. Despite this, to date, no one dares to challenge God’s world number one—they’re scared."
"For decades, the Chu Family’s Magic Armor Masters feared no one, but they fear God now, and they don’t dare to challenge," Chu Jun said and laughed. "Speaking of which, I should thank God. Without him suppressing our family’s Magic Armor Masters, they would look down on me even more as a Trial Taker."
"The path of a Trial Taker is no easy one either," Li Xiu said.
"Difficult or not, I must walk it. You, an S-Class Magic Armor Master, are undeterred by danger, so how can I easily give up?" Chu Jun said spiritedly. "Arrange a position for me in the City Lord’s Mansion. As long as I’m here, as long as the Chu Family is here, I promise the Red Sand City Lord won’t dare touch Zhongshan City."
"Alright, then you can handle matters related to the Trial Gate. Later, have Ah Fei take you through the procedures and organize the Trial Gate’s data," Li Xiu did not refuse.
"Leave it to me. Are you planning to enter the S-Class Dark Maze?" Chu Jun realized something and looked at Li Xiu.
"Yes, I’m planning to go the day after tomorrow," Li Xiu nodded.
"Count me in," Chu Jun said, full of spirit.
"You?" Li Xiu looked Chu Jun up and down.
"Don’t underestimate me. Although I don’t have as many magic spirits as you, magic spirits can’t be used in the Trial Ground, so your magic spirits are useless there," Chu Jun said.
"Then tell me, what role will you play in the Dark Maze?" Although Li Xiu was confident about passing the S-Class Dark Maze, no one can promise there won’t be any accidents.
Trials aren’t child’s play; you can’t just take anyone in casually.
"I have the E Night Pupil ability, which allows me to see in the dark, a reward from the Hero’s Trial Ground," Chu Jun said proudly.
"Not bad, and then?" Li Xiu’s unimpressed expression betrayed his true thoughts.
"Isn’t that enough?" Chu Jun asked somewhat displeased.
"To be honest, the people going in with me this time, the weakest among them also has a Night Pupil ability, and there’s another who can completely ignore darkness," Li Xiu said truthfully.