Ying Laotou took Ye Bing to a military camp outside Kunlun before undoing Ye Bing's seal.
Ye Bing gradually regained consciousness. When he opened his eyes, he found himself in a modern, technologically advanced military camp, with Military Mages constantly patrolling around him.
"Ying Grandpa, where is this?" Ye Bing asked, bewildered.
"This is a military camp. We'll change clothes here, then take a car to Magic City," Ying Laotou said with a smile.
Military Mages not far away, seeing Ying Laotou, had a flash of respect in their eyes, but not a single person came over to greet the two.
Ye Bing nodded, followed Ying Laotou to change into a new set of clothes, then got into an off-road vehicle and headed towards the human city.
Ye Bing was initially a bit restless. After all, having lived for so many years in a small village without even an oil lamp, suddenly returning to modern human society gave him a sense of unreality.
Seeing this, Ying Laotou comforted him, "Little Bing, it's alright. This is just a mode of transport. Just imagine you're riding on Lord Qingluan."
The driver, a big brother who was also a Military Mage with excellent discipline, heard the conversation between the two and did not interject or show any facial expression, as if there was no one in the back seat.
After dropping Ying Laotou and Ye Bing off at the airport, he saluted Ying Laotou before driving back to the garrison camp.
Ye Bing and Ying Laotou boarded the plane. By this time, Ye Bing had adjusted his understanding of the world, and his mood had calmed down.
Looking at the various shapes of clouds outside the window, Ye Bing's thoughts were also myriad.
"What kind of world is this exactly? The village and the outside world feel like they're hundreds of years apart. And why is there a military unit stationed outside? It doesn't seem to be for guarding Ying Grandpa and them. Is it to prevent those beasts from entering human society? That doesn't seem right either. Those beasts don't look that strong. Do they need so many people? It looks like an entire legion is stationed there."
As Ye Bing thought, his eyelids grew heavier and heavier, and he soon fell asleep.
After an unknown amount of time, Ying Laotou called out to Ye Bing, "Little Bing, wake up! We've arrived at Magic City!"
Ye Bing then opened his eyes and stretched.
"Strange, I don't have a habit of taking afternoon naps, so why did I suddenly feel so sleepy?"
Ye Bing shook his head, not thinking much of it, and followed Ying Laotou off the plane.
Outside the airport, a luxurious commercial vehicle was parked, and a muscular man in sunglasses stood in front of it. Upon seeing Ying Laotou and Ye Bing, he immediately went up to them.
"Ying Lao, long time no see, how are you?" the man in sunglasses asked.
"Heh heh, it's Little Hao. I'm doing well, doing well. This old man is still quite robust. This is Ye Bing, whom I mentioned before. Little Bing, this is my former student, just call him Uncle Hao," Ying Laotou said.
"Hello, Little Bing. My name is He Hao, an unworthy student of Ying Lao. If you have any problems in Magic City, you can come find me," He Hao said with a smile.
"Hello, Uncle Hao," Ye Bing respectfully greeted He Hao.
"Alright, Little Hao, take us to the Magic Association. It's time to awaken Little Bing's magic system," Ying Laotou interrupted their pleasantries and said.
"Okay, okay, please get in the car," He Hao immediately pulled open the car door, letting Ying Laotou and Ye Bing get in.
Ye Bing was bewildered again. What was a magic system? Could it be that this world was some kind of Fighting and magic world? Impossible, why did it feel so strange?
He Hao led Ying Laotou and Ye Bing to a magnificent yet ancient tall tower. There weren't many people inside the tower, but all of them exuded an aura similar to Ye Bing's, some even stronger than Ye Bing himself.
At this moment, a man in a suit and tie came up to He Hao and the other two and said, "Is there something you three need? Do you have an appointment?"
"Yes, we're here to awaken this young friend's magic system. We made an appointment a few days ago. Is Mo Laotou in?" He Hao asked, taking off his sunglasses.
"He is, Mo Laotou is on the third floor."
"Good, we'll go up ourselves."
He Hao finished speaking and then took Ye Bing and the other person onto the elevator, arriving at the awakening room on the third floor.
He Hao knocked on the door. After a while, an old man who looked over fifty opened the door and, seeing Ying Laotou behind He Hao, was somewhat surprised.
"Ying Laotou? So you're not dead yet?"
"Mo Laotou, you're not dead, so how could I go first? I didn't expect you to still be working. I thought your apprentice would be overseeing the awakening this time."
"My apprentice went on a blind date. If you were two days later, you wouldn't see me at the Magic Association. Is this Ye Bing? What system is he going to awaken?" Mo Laotou looked at Ye Bing and asked.
"Whatever. Awakening magic is a matter of luck. Of course, just don't try to fool people with those defective awakening stones," Ying Laotou said as he entered the room and sat on the sofa.
"Hmph, you think I'm like you? Ye Bing, Little Bing, right? Come stand on this magic array. I'll get you a top-grade awakening stone, but what magic system you awaken depends on your luck," Mo Laotou said.
"Okay, thank you, Mo Laotou," Although Ye Bing didn't know what this so-called magic system was, he vaguely had some impression of it, as if he had seen it somewhere before, but it must have been too long ago, and he couldn't recall it immediately.
"I'll guard the door," He Hao said, then closed the door and stood outside.
Mo Laotou took out a fist-sized, black-glowing stone from an exquisite box, came to Ye Bing, and said, "Little Bing, put your hand on it, then close your eyes and feel the changes within yourself."
Ye Bing did as he was told, while Ying Laotou's face was calm, but his hands were tightly clasped, clearly indicating his own unsettled emotions.
Time passed by second by second. In a complete darkness, Ye Bing saw a translucent light blue vortex. Soon, next to this light blue vortex, an even smaller colorless transparent vortex appeared.
Ye Bing opened his eyes and saw Ying Laotou and Mo Laotou looking surprised.
"Ying Grandpa, Mo Laotou, what's wrong with you two?" Ye Bing asked.
"It's actually the Chaos System. The first magic system is Chaos? This..." Mo Laotou murmured to himself.
"Good, haha, Chaos System, not bad, not bad," Ying Laotou was surprised at first, then burst into laughter.
"Since the awakening is complete, we won't disturb you anymore. We still have things to do. Little Bing, let's go," Ying Laotou said, then pulled Ye Bing's hand and directly left the awakening room.
After leaving the Magic Association and getting into the car, Ying Laotou instructed Ye Bing, "Little Bing, when you're at school, don't use your Ice System magic. Tell others that your first system is the Chaos System, understand?"
Ye Bing was greatly surprised. He hadn't told anyone about his special powers except Qingluan. How did Ying Grandpa know?
Ying Laotou saw through Ye Bing's thoughts and smiled, "We all know your little secrets, and you wouldn't think that us old men don't have power, would you?"
After Ying Laotou finished speaking, a mass of ink-black magic energy appeared in his hand. The energy fluctuation was several times stronger than when Ye Bing used his Golden Core power.
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