The two of them walked along with the one holding the child. Led by his cousin, they arrived at the Zhentian Martial Arts School.
The naughty kid was carried the whole way. After all, he was too young to walk that far. Anyway, his cousin was a triple awakening hunter. Let alone one naughty kid, even if there were a dozen of them, he wouldn't feel tired.
Plus his cousin, and him.
All three of them were hunters. Their awakening rate was quite high, which meant their family's genes were excellent.
Tang Yu suddenly paused.
It was true that his cousin brother and cousin sister were awakened, but … he wasn't originally one!
Only then did he realize that he was a fake Awakened.
He covered his face in shame.
I'm a burden to the family.
… …
The Zhentian Martial Arts School was located in the bustling area of the Luoxia Shelter. There were flashing neon lights everywhere. Most of the survivors were dressed decently, unlike the ragged survivors.
They arrived in front of a magnificent building with the words "Zhentian Martial Arts School" hanging on it. At this time, the door was open, and many people walked into the martial arts school. Tang Yu observed for a moment. There were ordinary people and hunters.
There were also some well-dressed people. These people didn't come to the martial arts school to learn. Looking at their appearance, it looked more like they were going to some kind of high-class party.
The cousin explained in a low voice, "Most of them are the second generation of the shelter. Many of them are just ordinary people. They don't work hard enough and can't learn anything at all. But those people are equivalent to giving money, so the martial arts school is very welcoming."
She pursed her lips, disdainful of those people.
The cousin found a high-end cafe nearby and waited with the naughty kid cousin. This kind of cafe had a good environment. The soothing music in the cafe was very popular among the middle-level hunters. It was said that as long as you spend 0.5 spirit stones, you could stay inside for a full two hours.
The cost-performance ratio was very high.
Inside the martial arts school, there were already a lot of chairs. Just like when he listened to the school leaders' lectures during his college days, the crowd was completely beyond Tang Yu's expectation.
Those who were able to come here were all members. Even though he was brought in, the premium members had to pay a higher fee. There were very, very few people like his cousin who were free … He was already counting with his fingers, estimating the income of the dojo.
There were so many rich people in Luoxia.
In comparison, the fee model of the territory's training camp was much simpler.
At this moment, Tang Yu felt he had learned a lot. Especially according to his cousin, although the Zhentian Martial Arts Hall was a big martial arts hall, it wasn't the strongest. It could only be ranked in the top five.
If the top five had so many members, what about the first place?
This was a very large market. The hunters in Lindong weren't so enthusiastic about martial arts schools. It was also possible that there were more so-called masters in Lindong. The martial arts school's name hadn't spread yet.
But Luoxia was different. The martial arts school system had matured. Tang Yu focused on the teaching and environment that the martial arts school could provide for the students. He could provide them all.
Or even better!
If he left it alone, he would be letting himself down.
After all, he was Don "Can Earn Anything" Great Lord Yu.
Soon, the Great Master of the Zhentian Martial Dojo strode up to the podium.
There were about thirty-four of them, and they all had a handsome face that was only slightly less handsome than him. As they walked, they exuded the air of a master.
Perhaps it was because the middle-aged man's face was more popular, after the Head Master took the stage, cheers sounded from the students. Even his cousin beside him was extremely excited.
Tang Yu curled his lips.
The Head Master on the stage cleared his throat and began to speak.
"Many people think that martial arts is about moves. But it's not. Moves are only one aspect. A martial artist's power is reflected in a comprehensive quality, such as the body's physique, the positioning of the body's weapon, the movement force … the speed and quality of the body's movement, the speed of the footwork, the sense of force, the ability to receive, transform, and stress, the speed of the attack, the ability to defend … the switch between attack and defense, the ability to react, the ability to adapt, the ability to deal with multiple enemies, armed melee, and so on. All these aspects are the embodiment of a martial artist's power."
"Martial arts involves many aspects. Among them, physical strength is the foundation. But physical strength is only the foundation. Whether a hunter can exert their own strength and how much they can exert, this is the embodiment of martial arts. This is why the strength of hunters at the same awakening level is still uneven …"
This was a foundational lecture, but the Great Master went deep and shallow, using a very appropriate method to explain and demonstrate to the students present.
These students, especially those who had just become members not long ago, were still ignorant about martial arts. Some were even slightly skeptical. Their eyes lit up and felt they had benefited a lot.
Tang Yu, on the other hand, was not interested.
His main purpose of coming here was because he was curious and wanted to explore the details of the martial arts school.
In his field of perception, the Head Master's aura was indeed very weak, as if Roger and the others had restrained their aura.
"Unfortunately, although I'm also very strong, there are too many things that I have to explore on my own …"
Although his combat skills were not as good as Roger and the other followers of the warrior profession, his vision was not bad at all. From the content of the lecture, he could figure out a lot of valuable information.
For example, although the Head Master's aura was weak, it was not stable enough. Like a cluster of small flames, it would jump from time to time. But Roger and the others restrained their aura, but it was as stable as a calm lake.
This was the gap.
Tang Yu thought that his mind was already wandering and it was not good to leave like this. He simply played video chat with his followers through the contract to pass the time.
Soon, the lecture gradually came to an end.
The Head Master on the stage explained the main points, paused, and continued, "A real martial artist needs to experience actual combat. It just so happens that there will be a large-scale training event tomorrow. There will be a total of 600 training spots. Advanced members have a chance to participate in the training for free. Ordinary members, if they want to join the training, they have to pay a fee of 10 spirit stones."
Tang Yu selectively ignored the rest of the words.
Ten spirit stones for a single training session, and that's not including the membership fee. Sure enough, poverty limits my ability to make money.
Lord Tang was already envious. Even if he didn't lack spirit stones now, he had already predicted that in the future, he would fall into a poor era of spirit stones shortage.
One of the conditions for upgrading the territory from level 4 to level 5 was 500,000 spirit stones. With the support of the spirit stone mine, he could afford this amount. But what if he upgraded from level 5 to level 6? How much would that cost?
Tang Yu couldn't even imagine it. Even if there was another condition for upgrading from level 4 to level 5, he still had no clue.
[Upgrade requirement: Territory compatibility exceeds 20%]
Current compatibility: 8%.
The system didn't explain. Everything could only be guessed.
However, just from the data alone, he understood that the current compatibility gap was still very big. There was still a long way to go to meet the upgrade requirement.
Since he couldn't upgrade, he could only find a way to make money first.
This was what Great Lord Tang planned.
… …
… …
Mercenary Union.
Every large shelter had a similar place. Not only could it allow hunters to have extra income, but through the union's task, the officials could indirectly control the unstable power of the scattered hunters.
Luoxia's Mercenary Union was just as lively.
Shay walked in and smelled the familiar scent of tobacco. Sure enough, he was familiar with this kind of place!
With a cigarette in his mouth, he snapped his fingers and lit it. He went to the front desk where new mercenary regiments were registered.
In a place as big as Luoxia, there were hundreds of thousands of hunters. Every day, new mercenary regiments were born and some regiments died.
After the hunters in front of him finished their registration, it was Shay's turn. The front desk staff explained, "Our Mercenary Union has recently introduced a rating system. In order to ensure the mission completion rate and the mercenaries' own safety, we will give the mercenary group a rating based on the mercenaries' strength. The higher the rating, the more missions you can take and the more information you can learn about the missions."
This is similar to the Adventurer's Guild in the territory. High-level missions require high-level teams to accept. In Luoxia, as long as you show your strength, you can immediately become a higher-level mercenary corps. In the territory, as long as you submit enough spirit stones and complete the promotion mission, you can also quickly rise in stars.
As for the hunters who weren't strong enough, even if they had enough spirit stones, they would be stuck on the promotion mission. This was a good way to avoid the emergence of low-level members and high-level groups.
It seemed that the territory's Adventurer Guild system was more cumbersome, but the benefits were greater. Hunters exchanged spirit stones for points. They were absolutely reluctant to leave before spending them all. And once they spent spirit stones to buy equipment and props, they could actually experience the benefits. And there were endless new goods … This firmly tied hunters from other places to the Tree Shade.
Many of those who came from Lindong were reluctant to leave.
Through the contract, Tang Yu, who learned about the Luoxia Mercenary Union system and the territory's recent situation, secretly praised himself.
At this time, the staff said, "According to your Fourth Awakening strength, the mercenary regiment will be classified as a Level 2 hunter. The treatment you can enjoy is …"
The person in charge of registration at the front desk was also a hunter. Although he wasn't strong, he was a humanoid detector used to sense every hunter's aura.
Shay muttered in his heart, 'Fourth Awakening can only be a Level 2 mercenary regiment? That's a bit low. If I can't find a lot of information, wouldn't it be a loss?'
He reacted quickly and stretched out his hand to stop the staff, "Wait, wait, who said I'm only a Fourth Awakening? How did you sense it?"
The staff was puzzled and focused on sensing Shay.
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