Outside the Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall, on the small plaza.

As a luxurious high-tech flying car slowly pulled in, everyone from the vagabonds expanding outside the martial arts hall to the players inside the hall couldn't help but be drawn to it.

"This flying car is too cool! I wonder when our martial arts hall will start allowing exchanges; I definitely want to exchange for one. Traveling to Red Moon Mountain will be so much more convenient then."

"Do you guys think if I threw points at these NPCs, they'd sell me that flying car?"

"I think you should give it a shot. If you succeed, I'm willing to pay double the price to buy it."

"I'll pay triple!"

A few wealthy newcomers clad in A6-level battle armor started discussing the descending flying car, eager to use their spending power for efficiency and catch up with the top-tier experts.

Meanwhile, ordinary players nearby nearly died of envy hearing these rich players' conversation.

They had to earn points by digging manually, but these wealthy players bought A6-level battle armor, instantly gaining strength comparable to a basic apprentice, not to mention their rapid reaction speed. Their digging efficiency wasn't just high; they were practically emotionless digging machines.

The normal amount of digging they accomplished in a day couldn't compete with what these wealthy players dug out in two or three hours.

If contributions to the martial arts hall weren't non-transferable, they suspected those rich players would charter the number one training simulator for 24-hour guidance and cultivation.

"Have so many wealthy ones joined this time?" Lin Qi wondered, overhearing the newcomer players in A6-level battle armor, questioning whether the system deliberately allowed so many wealthy patrons in to boost spending.

Otherwise, it was hard to imagine that out of more than a million people drawing lots for just two hundred spots, over ten of them would be wealthy patrons; the odds were extraordinarily high.

Yet, thanks to these patrons, with their consumption of so much A6-level battle armor, he managed to reclaim a good amount of points from the players, balancing the economic system somewhat so that more ordinary players could gain sufficient benefits in the high martial world, ensuring a steady influx of players in the future.

In the moment Lin Qi was lost in thought, two people stepped out of the flying car: one was Feng Geling, a steward from the Martial Artist Association, and the other was Xia Ling from the Phosphorus Fire Gang.

"Hall Master Lin, sorry to bother you today." Feng Geling smiled and greeted Lin Qi as he walked out of the martial arts hall.

"Steward Feng, what's the reason for your special visit?" Lin Qi asked out of curiosity.

"There is indeed something," Feng Geling replied with a bitter smile, "but it would be better for Xia Ling to explain it."

He truly didn't want to come, nor did he want to have more dealings with Lin Qi, but the association tasked him, and he had no choice but to brace himself and come.

Lin Qi curiously looked at Xia Ling, unsure what this had to do with her.

Xia Ling paused for a moment and softly explained, "Hall Master Lin, this time after visiting the Azure Sky, you must know how important it is to Chasing Light City's various forces. Lord Feng Geling brought me here to clarify that this issue is related to the Azure Sky, or rather, various suburban forces in Chasing Light City contacted the association leadership, specifically asking the Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall to immediately complete the supply task for Fenglin Town, likely because these suburban forces intend to harm the Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall."

"Our Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall did indeed visit Azure Sky, but isn't the harvest from Azure Sky a matter of one's abilities? Besides, with so many forces heading to Azure Sky, it's unlikely all these suburban forces would unite against just our Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall, right?" Lin Qi was even more puzzled after hearing this.

This time, there were many forces from Chasing Light City headed to Azure Sky, and Lin Qi knew of at least twenty. Among them were many wild gangs, yet it seemed like these suburban gangs had specifically targeted the Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall.

"The situation is very likely due to the current rumors." Xia Ling explained, "Currently, all major wild and suburban gangs have received news that the Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall unexpectedly seized a precious treasure from the Azure Sky Martial Artist Association."

"The speculations on the treasure vary widely: some say it's an untransmitted secret skill of the Azure Sky, others say it's a lord-level monster relic cherished by the Azure Sky, and there's talk of it being a top-tier potion developed by the Azure Sky. Furthermore, with the three major cities now ordering a ban on anyone approaching Azure Sky, major factions within the city have shifted their sights to the Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall instead."

"According to my investigation, several factions are fueling these rumors, notably the White Feather Gang and the Gorilla Gang, likely intending to kill two birds with one stone, hence the increasingly exaggerated stories: like the Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall acquiring a high-tier training technique enabling cultivation beyond bone forging, potions capable of breaking the bottleneck for high-tier martial artists, and treasures allowing easy control over a fixed city, and so on, which sound outrageous."

"Truth be told, many factions don't believe these rumors, but there are always some that do. These factions then leveraged their networks to contact the association's top brass, aiming to force Hall Master Lin and the martial arts hall to complete the supply task, so they could kidnap some people and pressure Hall Master Lin to hand over the treasure."

"..."

For a moment, Lin Qi was at a loss for words and couldn't help but marvel at the talent within the White Feather Gang and Gorilla Gang—somehow, they actually guessed correctly.

The martial artist association treasures they acquired this time were indeed rare secret skills, starting with the training technique.

As for that blood-red bead, it's no ordinary item. Just by holding it in his hand, he could feel his power strength increase, with an improvement of a full fifty percent, calling it a rare treasure is not an exaggeration.

Lin Qi even felt that if he kept holding the blood-red bead, he could suppress and fight mid-tier martial artists without battle armor, after all, a fifty percent increase in power strength.

If the normal Thunder Force strikes with 1500 kilograms of strength, then holding the blood-red bead, the Thunder Force's strength can reach 2250 kilograms, stronger than martial artists who have just entered the middle tier.

Moreover, the blood-red bead is different from battle armor because it does not represent a fixed increase in strength. When he becomes a high-tier martial artist with 3000 kilograms of power, holding the blood-red bead he can strike with 4500 kilograms of power, a terrifying increase compared to the boost brought by B6 level battle armor.

The third broken drawing is also astonishing. It's an ancient mining map discovered by Azure Sky. The map records many mines, including large veins of Remium titanium ore.

If you ask which of the three items he obtained is the most valuable, without a doubt, it's the broken map.

If any news on the map leaks, let alone Chasing Light City, even the surrounding dozen or so cities might suffer or even be destroyed.

Remium titanium, as the top-level B6 level raw ore, can be used to forge alloys above C2 level. Such a level of alloy can even damage the skin of lord-level monsters, its value is imaginable.

Anyone who controls a vein of Remium titanium, let alone dominating a city, wouldn't have much trouble dominating a region.

Faced with such temptation, the idea of a battle involving over ten cities seems trivial, and even a war of a hundred cities might be considered nothing.

It's estimated that the Martial Artist Association of Azure Sky at the time also knew the danger of this mining map, which is why they specially sealed it. After all, once exposed, even Azure Sky, this mobile city, would be no more.

"So Steward Feng, you came over to tell me that I must send someone to Fenglin Town to deliver supplies, otherwise the Martial Artist Association will punish me?" Lin Qi couldn't help but look at Feng Geling.

"Hall Master Lin, don't misunderstand, this really isn't my intention, it's all directives from above." Feng Geling looked at Lin Qi, feeling chills inwardly.

A genius martial artist, someone like him, a steward of the Martial Artist Association, truly cannot afford to provoke. Only those fearless or forces that inherently do not fear genius martial artists dare to go against a genius martial artist.

"Tell me, if I don't send someone, what's the association's punishment for it?" Lin Qi looked at the flustered Feng Geling, also understanding that Feng Geling wasn't lying, otherwise, he wouldn't have brought Xia Ling over to explain.

"Normally, if the association's mission isn't completed, the force will be directly delisted, and all members of the force will be expelled from the city, never allowed to enter the city's range again. Once discovered, the city will dispatch a city garrison to clear them," Feng Geling said nervously, "However, Hall Master Lin, you are certified by the association as a special potential genius, so you personally won't receive any punishment."

"The force is directly delisted, but personally I'm fine?" Lin Qi laughed instantly, "The association is indeed ruthless, without a force, even if I have strong personal combat ability, without a force, a martial artist is just a toothless beast in a city. How easy would it be for a suburban force to handle me? I wonder, what is the final deadline given by the association?"

Before he had browsed through the numerous strong figures' information of the Martial Artist Association, he was quite confident in his own strength.

But after reading much of the strong figures' information recorded by the Martial Artist Association, he realized that in this high martial world, unless you are truly invincible, even when you reach the level of controlling the fate of a city, you might get overwhelmed by the masses of a large force, or even forced to death.

"Tomorrow is the ultimate deadline," Feng Geling said nervously.

"Tomorrow?" Lin Qi nodded, "Alright, I understand. Tomorrow, I will send someone to Fenglin Town to transport the supplies."

"Hall Master Lin, our Phosphorescence Gang has quite a few people. If Hall Master Lin doesn't mind, we can dispatch a hundred quasi-martial artists to help with the transport. As long as those forces in the suburbs don't go mad, there shouldn't be any trouble with the supply convoy," Xia Ling proposed proactively.

"Thank you for Miss Xia's kind offer, but this is our Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall's own battle, so it's best that we handle it ourselves," Lin Qi said with a smile, "By the way, wasn't Miss Xia interested in coming to our martial arts hall to learn? In a couple of days, our martial arts hall will have some new training equipment. If Miss Xia comes to train, I believe it will help in the upcoming Five Cities Grand Competition."

Now he has ample energy ores, so yesterday he remodeled five basic training rooms. In just two more days, he can complete the entire renovation, and by then the basic training rooms can officially operate, which is extremely beneficial for those who lack life-and-death experience.

"Hall Master Lin, it's a deal then, see you in two days," Xia Ling smiled at Lin Qi, feeling that this trip was worthwhile.

After seeing off the two people, Lin Qi returned to the martial hall immediately, and after messing around in the lounge for a while, he posted an A4 paper on the bulletin board.

The Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall has launched a new long-term business.

Welcoming elite and above disciples to lead new disciples in team supply transport missions, with an extra reward of two hundred contributions for every new disciple brought along. Each elite disciple can bring up to five new disciples, and each core disciple can bring up to ten new disciples. Elite and above disciples will receive a reward of one thousand contributions for completing each supply transport mission.

As soon as this announcement was made, whether they were veteran players reluctantly training or new players, they all went into an uproar in the martial arts hall.

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