"Go to the Middle Zone now?"
Shi Feng was slightly taken aback when he heard this.
From what he knew, becoming a Mental Master granted one eligibility to live in the Middle Zone, but only after passing the Green God Corporation's internal tests and evaluations. It wasn't something where you could simply declare yourself a Mental Master one moment and stroll into the Middle Zone the next. The Middle Zone was an extraordinarily important place for the Green God Corporation, and even those who already held Middle Zone credentials had to go through a series of rigorous checks every time they entered or exited.
Qin Baiyi, standing nearby, was equally stunned.
He clearly remembered how troublesome the process had been after becoming a Mental Master himself—the evaluations, the paperwork, the waiting. And yet here was Shi Feng, who hadn't even been officially recognized by the Green God Corporation yet, about to walk straight into the Middle Zone. If word got out, no one would believe it.
But then again, Xia Wuyuan truly did have that kind of authority. After all, he was the chief steward of the Middle Zone, overseeing the entire Middle Zone of the upper district in Yuantian City. Even if Shi Feng weren't a Mental Master, Xia Wuyuan could bring him in—Shi Feng just wouldn't receive official residential status.
"Of course, even though you haven't passed our Green God Corporation's internal tests and evaluations yet, being able to trade blows evenly with Wu Ming is proof enough that you are indeed a Mental Master." Xia Wuyuan nodded with a smile. "As a Mental Master of our Yuantian City upper district, you should register in the Middle Zone as soon as possible. Don't tell me you don't want Yuantian City Middle Zone residency?"
"That's not it at all," Shi Feng said quickly. "Being able to obtain Yuantian City Middle Zone status now would be even better."
The resources available in the Middle Zone were incomparable to the basic level. And with Middle Zone residency, he would gain the authority to purchase the Water of Life.
"All right, let's go!"
Xia Wuyuan wasted no more words. He simply waved his hand, and a large hovering sedan bearing the Green God Corporation's emblem descended from midair. The three of them climbed in, and without another word, the vehicle shot toward the mountainside, drawing envious stares from Han Yifeng and the other conglomerate heirs who had been desperately trying to enter the Middle Zone.
"Brother Shi Feng is about to soar," Han Yifeng muttered, watching the vehicle depart, a complicated mix of emotions churning within him.
The Middle Zone had been his lifelong aspiration. Yet for Shi Feng, it was not only within easy reach, but he had also caught the eye of Xia Wuyuan, the chief steward of the Middle Zone. Even in the Middle Zone itself, Shi Feng would likely thrive like a fish in water—let alone in the entire upper district.
"What a pity…" Qin Baiyi sighed inwardly.
A genius of Shi Feng's caliber—if the bigwigs of Yuantian City's upper district found out, they would have fought tooth and nail to recruit him. But now Xia Wuyuan had gotten there first.
"A Mental Master, huh? I'll catch up to you soon!"
Beside them, Weiyang Qianhen felt a spark of competitive fire ignite, a desire to measure herself against Shi Feng.
Meanwhile, Xia Wuyuan guided Shi Feng through layer after layer of mechanical scans and security checks before they finally arrived at the midpoint of the entire upper district's mountainside.
The moment Shi Feng stepped into the mist-shrouded mountainside, his previously sluggish mental state was instantly refreshed, as if nourished by morning dew. The effect was incomparably superior to even the large villa's environment—stronger by more than just a single order of magnitude.
And when Xia Wuyuan brought him before a small villa nestled beside a cascading waterfall amid lush green mountains and crystal-clear streams, Shi Feng was completely stunned by his surroundings.
"The environment here is incredible—it's more than twice as effective as just entering the Middle Zone. No wonder everyone is desperate to squeeze their way into the Middle Zone. In an environment like this, even if you did nothing at all, your mental and physical attributes would keep growing stronger. Living to a hundred and sixty or seventy really isn't just empty talk." Shi Feng marveled at the changes the villa's environment was already producing within him.
"This is one of only twenty top-tier villas in the entire Middle Zone. Never mind living to a hundred and sixty or seventy—long-term residence here means even a body-refinement grandmaster could easily live to two hundred." Xia Wuyuan chuckled at Shi Feng's obvious astonishment. "And as the Green God Corporation's life technologies continue to advance, even an ordinary person living here will be able to surpass two hundred years in the future. As for a Mental Master like you—three hundred might not be out of reach."
"Three hundred years?" Shi Feng was genuinely stunned.
Three hundred years—that was the span of entire dynasties in the ancient world.
"That's right. It's still a bit difficult with the current Middle Zone, but it's only a matter of time." Xia Wuyuan nodded. "However, if you can become a Mental Grandmaster, it won't be nearly as difficult."
"A Mental Grandmaster is that powerful?" Shi Feng asked in surprise.
With his current physical constitution, even with Life Potions constantly supplemented and the Middle Zone's special environment, he was looking at a maximum of around two hundred years.
Three hundred years of life was something he hadn't dared to imagine. Yet Xia Wuyuan was saying that a Mental Grandmaster could already live to three hundred—these people were practically no longer human.
"Of course! A Mental Grandmaster is far more powerful than you can imagine. Their level of control over their own brain can reach one hundred percent. To ordinary people, they are beings that truly exist like gods. And the Green God Corporation was originally founded by a Mental Grandmaster." Xia Wuyuan's voice carried unmistakable envy and reverence when he spoke of the Mental Grandmaster realm.
Shi Feng was momentarily speechless.
The Green God Corporation was unquestionably the number-one corporation in the entire world, its position absolutely unshakable. Even if every other enterprise and conglomerate on the planet combined their forces, they still couldn't compare to a single Green God Corporation.