At the Western Society's gathering, there were many Westerners with yellow skin and black eyes.
Wang Tiangang, who had been in seclusion for over ten days, finally came out to take a breather. Back then, he had wanted to fork out 500,000 gold to borrow Fang Xingjian's Sacred Land, but he had been rejected. After seeing the Rebirth Sword Technique, he had been in seclusion ever since.
As a top notch expert in the Western Society, his appearance naturally attracted a lot of attention.
A young man from the Western Society walked over and shouted, "Young Master Wang, it's been a long time. Have you been in seclusion recently?"
"That's right, Young Master Li. It's rare for me to have some inspiration." Wang Tiangang smiled. Although this young man was only a Knight, his family was a wealthy merchant for five generations. Their wealth was almost comparable to that of a country's. Wang Tiangang was very willing to get on good terms with him.
Within a short few minutes, a few other people walked over. They were clearly from the same circle as Wang Tiangang. The people in the surroundings looked at them with envious gazes, causing Wang Tiangang and the others to become the focus of everyone's attention.
The young man who was addressed as Young Master Li drank a mouthful of wine and said softly, "Have you read this morning's newspaper?"
"Of course I have. Fang Xingjian has shot to fame overnight. Lord Holy Orison is full of praises for him, and even His Majesty the King has praised the Rebirth Sword Technique as an epoch-making masterpiece. Many Knights have switched to cultivating sword arts. "
"That's for sure. With a difference of over ten times in potential, the old fellows in my family are also forcing me to switch to cultivating the Rebirth Sword Technique."
"He's really famous. This Fang Xingjian is only 17 years old. This time, he can be considered to have gone down in history."
Wang Tiangang's brows furrowed slightly, as if his mood had turned bad.
Suddenly, Young Master Li turned and asked him, "Young Master Wang, you're also an expert in sword arts. How is it? Do you want to cultivate the Rebirth Sword Technique? "
Wang Tiangang looked at his Stats Window, which was now at level 1. He smiled and said, "I'll consider it. After all, the Rebirth Sword Technique will take a very long time to cultivate."
"It's a little difficult, but the efficiency is really high. Haven't you guys heard? After Lord Holy Orison reached Level 10, he could activate 8000 potential points every day. Anyway, I'm planning to train it. Whoever doesn't train it will fall behind. "
At this moment, there was a commotion in the crowd. Wang Tiangang also turned around to look, and his brows furrowed even more. This was because Fang Xingjian and Zhou Xingwen had actually come to the Western Society's gathering together.
Wang Tiangang said unhappily, "Fang Xingjian didn't participate in the Western Meeting, right? How is he able to come?"
Young Master Li said with a tinge of jealousy, "He's a celebrity. Who would stop him? "I heard that over 20 academies have managed to get the rights to the Rebirth Sword Technique for 10,000 gold per year. This means that even if Fang Xingjian were to lie down and not do anything, he would be able to earn over 200,000 gold per year."
Hearing his words, the people around him gasped and looked at Fang Xingjian enviously.
Wang Tiangang could not help but twitch his lips and say, "I was just lucky."
The people at the side chimed in, and a young man suddenly said, "Hehe, I'll go and say hello."
"I'll go as well."
"Haha, I haven't seen Young Master Zhou for a long time. I'll go and take a look as well."
As the people around him left one by one, everyone's gazes turned from him to Fang Xingjian, the upstart. A strong sense of disappointment welled up in Wang Tiangang's heart.
He looked at Young Master Li and said, "This bunch of people are really opportunistic. What's the point of going up like this?"
Young Master Li was stunned for a moment before saying, "That's true. There are too many people. I'd better wait for the gathering to end before looking for Fang Xingjian to have a chat."
However, he turned and discovered that Wang Tiangang had already left.
"Young Master Wang? Why did you leave? You're classmates with Fang Xingjian, right? Can you introduce me to him? "
Wang Tiangang turned and said coldly, "I'm not close to him." As he walked out, he looked at Fang Xingjian, who had become the center of attention for the gathering. He could not help but sigh inwardly, 'How good would it be if I was the one who invented the Rebirth Sword Technique?'
Thinking of this, he quickened his pace. 'Isn't it just a Nurturing sword technique? Announcing it now will only benefit others. After I cultivate your sword technique and get into the top ten in next year's National Selection, becoming a Royal Knight, I'll still be left far behind. '
Fang Xingjian had already been surrounded by countless people who were chatting enthusiastically.
"Xingjian, it's been tough on you this time around. I heard that you were under a lot of pressure this time around."
"How did you create the Rebirth Sword Technique?"
"Xingjian, are there any tricks to the Rebirth Sword Technique? I can't seem to master it."
After exchanging a few words, Zhou Xingwen led Fang Xingjian to a corner, but he still attracted the gazes of most people.
Zhou Xingwen made the introductions, "Young Master Wu, this is our great genius, Fang Xingjian. "Xingjian, this is Young Master Wu. Half of the rice business in the Great Western City belongs to Young Master Wu's family."
Fang Xingjian nodded, "Nice to meet you."
Young Master Wu laughed out loud, patted Fang Xingjian's shoulder intimately, and said, "Xingjian, you've really helped us Westerners win some glory this time around. Our family has opened a martial arts dojo. Do you want to be a nominal teacher in our dojo?"
"I don't have much time."
"I know you're busy. You can just be a nominal teacher. Every year, you'll just have to find time to come and teach one lesson. The salary will be 5,000 gold a year. I'll get someone to transfer it to you immediately."
Fang Xingjian's brows twitched. Teaching one lesson a year … This was clearly giving him money. He had only come to participate after Zhou Xingwen had repeatedly persuaded him that this gathering was specially organized for him and that there would be many people who would give him money. He had not expected that Zhou Xingwen would really be so direct.
The other talents also started to make a ruckus. Some of them wanted him to be a nominal teacher in their academy or martial arts dojo, while others wanted him to invest in their businesses. With Zhou Xingwen's help, Fang Xingjian either agreed or rejected all of them.
Within a short half an hour, he had already earned 70,000 gold and gained over ten titles. This money came to him faster than robbing others.
"Oh, right. Xingjian, do you have a bank account?" a young man asked.
Fang Xingjian looked at the chubby young man who looked like the Maitreya Buddha and recalled Zhou Xingwen's introduction. This was the son of the Great Western City's Bank's head, Song Wuji.
The Empire's Bank had been opened by the Second Prince two years ago. It was different from those shops in small cities. This was a national bank established by the country. Although it only covered the major first-tier cities, its reputation and liquidity were not something others could compare to. After the Second Prince's hard work over the past two years, it had become the favorite place for aristocrats to save their money.
Seeing Fang Xingjian shake his head, Song Wuji smiled and said, "I'll get someone to open an account for you. You'll be earning more than all of us, so how can you not open an account? "There's no need for you to go over. I'll get someone to open an account for you now. You guys can just transfer the money in later."
Just like that, Fang Xingjian managed to earn 70,000 gold as an investment, an additional bank account, and a series of titles. Two hours later, he left the gathering, leaving Zhou Xingwen alone with a radiant smile on his face.
"Old Zhou, you've participated in the authorization for the Rebirth Sword Technique. You've struck it rich this time."
"Not at all, not at all. Young Master Wu, I heard that your uncle is from the northern military region. We'll have to trouble you in the future."
"And Young Master Li, your aunt is in the Eastern Sand Region, right? I'll need to talk to the Regional Academy there about the royalties for the Rebirth Sword Technique. I'll need your help."
Fang Xingjian walked casually on his way back to the academy, still practicing his sword technique in his mind. With the 70,000 gold he had earned today, in addition to the 50,000 gold he had received from the Sword Tower, he now had 120,000 gold. He could cultivate the first level of the mystical prints. In addition to the royalties that would soon arrive in his account, as well as the money he had earned from selling half of Gao Tu's corpse, he reckoned that he would be able to cultivate the second or even third level of the mystical prints.
He had been looking forward to this ultimate technique that his mother had invented and was said to be able to increase a Conferred Knight's cultivation speed.
However, when he thought of the time, Fang Xingjian felt pressured once again.
It was already the end of August, and it had been almost two months since he had come to the Regional Academy. There were still ten more months to the National Selection next year.
He was only left with three years and ten months to live.
However, when he was halfway there, a figure suddenly dashed out. It was Arbitrator Sally.
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