The conditions at the training camp are quite favorable.

For someone like Director Miao Yang, in addition to room and board, there's a basic income of over three hundred Happiness Coins each month.

But many people are unwilling to come here, like Uncle Dong.

Because working at the training camp doesn't mean full retirement; it's more like a temporary departure from the corps. Once there's an infection wave attack, the director must immediately step up, either to lead a team or to charge forward.

However, Uncle Dong has an arm problem, significantly reducing his combat strength. Going to the battlefield would be suicidal, wouldn't it?

Therefore, only veterans like Miao Yang, who are not injured but are disheartened due to heavy casualties in their unit, would come here to serve as directors.

Usually, it's quite leisurely; the equipment here is complete, the site is large enough, and it's often possible to combat with others and enjoy oneself.

Occasionally, if a promising talent is spotted, just a few tips could be given to see if a favor can be earned.

The camp usually gets busy only during the recruitment season, responsible for personnel selection in the spring and organizing new recruits for training in the winter.

But as for today, volunteering to be a sparring partner was indeed unprecedented in the staff's memory.

"Oh, is that convenient?"

Cheng Ye was unaware of the intricacies here and only felt that just finding any person wouldn't be as effective as a veteran like Miao Yang.

"Of course it's convenient. There aren't as many people training in this camp as there are directors like us. What's the matter?"

Miao Yang smiled, "But, if Inspector Cheng feels I'm not competent enough, you can also choose someone else."

"No way, Director Miao is a veteran elder, and I'm just a newcomer who has just left the nest."

Cheng Ye quickly waved his hand and turned to the front desk staff, saying, "I'm not quite sure about the sparring fee standards, but just charge me according to Director Miao's highest sparring rate, and put it on my tab."

What is social skill?

In just one interaction, Cheng Ye faintly discovered that Director Miao seems to care about certain things.

It's not surprising; many veterans who have retired from the battlefield tend to have similar psychological issues.

Sure enough, just as he spoke, Miao Yang, standing beside him, suddenly lit up in his eyes.

Hiss.

That moment of flickering brilliance felt like it could instantly green-light a petrifying Tiga.

"Ah, this?" The staff was momentarily stunned, and their gaze subconsciously drifted to Miao Yang.

The highest rate for an ordinary sparring partner in the establishment is 15 coins per hour, but that rate is for outsiders earning extra cash.

Someone of Miao Yang's status, how could they be a sparring partner, and what price could there be?

"Inspector Cheng isn't short of money; just charge the highest rate."

Miao Yang chuckled softly, his tone becoming increasingly gentle. He casually instructed the staff, then led Cheng Ye to the inner area without lingering for their reaction.

They passed through the corridor connecting the inside and outside.

Unexpectedly, they arrived at the same area where Cheng Ye had sparred with Brother B before.

"Have you been here before?"

"I came here frequently two months ago, but that was when I followed the inspector that introduced me to this business."

Cheng Ye nodded and said, "He was my father's comrade in arms, born and died together. His name is Liu Bi... I wonder if Director Miao knows him?"

"Liu Bi?"

Miao Yang's steps paused, "How could I not know? Inspector Liu is Mr. Xiacang's only disciple and one of the few warriors in the Buffer Zone who can reach the Unity of Heaven and Man Realm. I... am far inferior to him."

"Wait, could it be that Cheng Long... is your?"

"He is my father."

Cheng Ye nodded.

Miao Yang instantly showed evident respect, and his tone became solemn, "I apologize for my disrespect. I had no idea that Inspector Cheng came from such a prestigious lineage. No wonder you've tempered a Martial Body at such a young age."

"Tempered a Martial Body?"

Cheng Ye became intrigued upon hearing this. Liu Bi had never mentioned it.

"This is part of the New Martial Realm division. Didn't Inspector Liu tell you about it?"

"No, I never asked, and he never mentioned it. All he cared about was having me train."

Of course, there couldn't have been, as before mastering the Basic Power technique, he was out of breath just chopping wood stumps, so how could he talk about realms?

"It seems Inspector Liu wants you to build a solid foundation and not aim too high too soon."

Miao Yang nodded slightly, not choosing to hold back just because Liu Bi didn't tell.

Everyone has different teaching methods. His method promotes looking further and seeking more.

"Ancient Martial Arts originated in the old days, tracing back a thousand years. At that time, humanity had no firearms and relied entirely on close combat to survive. Thus, genetics evolved toward enhancing close-combat abilities, gradually spawning numerous schools and styles, forming a corresponding realm system."

"As firearms appeared, close combat became obsolete with time, and genetic evolution led humans to lose some combat traits, causing Ancient Martial Arts to decline swiftly. Many former martial masters would find it challenging to compete even against new recruits trained for less than three months today."

"Until the emergence of the S-series virus, which forced genetic redirection. After several generations, by the time of the New Era, our genetics had far surpassed humans from a thousand years ago. With the aid of scientific advancements and theoretical evolution, our combat power and realm speed exceeded those of ancient martial artists in strength and speed!"

Miao Yang spoke with a calm tone and clear enunciation:

"There are various schools of Martial Path combat skills, and later scholars integrated them into different sects, establishing New Martial."

"For instance, your father's lineage follows Mr. Wuji's school, pursuing the breaking of physical limits with claims of slightly increasing the probability of Extraordinary capabilities at ultimate levels. Similarly, Inspector Liu follows Mr. Xiacang, focusing on realm elevation, best suited for those with pure thoughts, advancing at a rapid pace."

He then turned his attention to Cheng Ye, "But before we start discussing, I must ask you: what do you think practicing martial arts is for?"

"The purpose of practicing martial arts?"

Cheng Ye answered without hesitation; he had a clear answer to this question since he first engaged with the Martial Path.

"First, in scenarios where shooting isn't convenient, it ensures one's strengths aren't inferior to others, significantly reducing combat effectiveness."

"Second, when encountering danger, it allows one to create distance for drawing a gun and counterattacking."

"Third, a stronger physical condition and muscle memory can assist in executing tactical actions, ensuring a consistently safe shooting position."

"Well said!"

Miao Yang nodded with great approval, "I've trained many new recruits and asked many people this question. But some are stubborn, insisting on close combat against infected bodies, wasting the efforts of forward-thinking predecessors who founded 'New Martial' with great intentions."

"So the realms of New Martial were also established to strengthen the application of these scenarios?"

"Exactly."

Miao Yang had no intention of being enigmatic and directly introduced:

"The New Martial Realm system is completely different from the Old Martial, divided into five stages:

Building Martial Body, refining the body like forging a sword, laying a solid foundation of bones and blood all over the body.

Learning Dragon, Tiger, Snake, and Eagle Power, seeking the utmost hardness, ferocity, yin, and swiftness to enter the body.

Burning Tendons, burning and refining the twelve major tendons, transforming the mortal body to transcendence.

Embracing the Taoist Embryo, Sixth Sense Divine Communication, aligning with the natural wonders, greatly enhancing body control, able to avoid the disaster of water, fire, and weaponry.

And finally, Unity of Heaven and Man, emitting force like a rainbow across the sky, receiving force like a calm lake and a steadfast mountain, combining one's power to perfection and controlling it at will."

New Martial Realm, only five major stages?

Cheng Ye pondered secretly and then asked, "Director Miao, what is my current state?"

"I'll know if you don't mind me checking."

Miao Yang stepped forward.

His fingers gently tapped and kneaded on Cheng Ye's chest, arms, lower back, and thighs.

A very strange feeling came over him, and every time Miao Yang tapped and kneaded, Cheng Ye couldn't help but tense up his body to resist.

After repeating this several times, Miao Yang withdrew his hand and smiled, "The Martial Body has already been established, although it hasn't reached the level of an ancient tree growing deep roots in thick soil, it's already a preliminary glimpse into the New Martial path."

"And Inspector Liu also taught you how to exert force in advance?"

"Do you mean?"

Cheng Ye stepped aside slightly and struck with a fist, "Is this the way to exert force?"

"This is the Dragon Power for utmost hardness, cultivating the royal path, practicing Dragon Power. Inspector Cheng has already mastered the basics, next is to refine, conceal the power, and enter the tendons."

As Miao Yang finished speaking, Cheng Ye's expression suddenly changed slightly.

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing, I remember... Brother B seems to have said the same thing."

He responded vaguely, but a wave surged in his heart.

Just as Miao Yang finished introducing Dragon Power, a panel suddenly popped up, with words swiftly passing by.

[Detected that transferable civilization information is being entered, information degree increased by '1.5']

[The Collector has recorded the civilization information, currently recording and updating data...]

[Information update successful, 'Basic Power' has been updated to 'Dragon Power Prototype'!]

...

Three lines of prompts flashed by and the panel disappeared.

The description of Basic Power has changed?

Cheng Ye suddenly realized that the inheritable information didn't refer to knowledge-type skills, nor past history.

It referred to this kind of information that has stretched from a thousand years ago to the present, enduring multiple eras without being lost, always with a strong presence in human civilization?

"1.5..."

"I found three skills, yet only increased by 3.2, and this one piece of information increased nearly half?"

Realizing this, Cheng Ye couldn't help but click his tongue, becoming excited.

If this method is feasible, doesn't it mean that the progress of his rank promotion will be greatly accelerated, far exceeding previous expectations?

"Director Miao, please continue."

"The difficulty of the Four Forces varies, with Tiger Power being the easiest to learn, as long as one can awaken the killing instinct, abandon reason, the prototype can be practiced in as little as two or three weeks, whereas Dragon Power is the most difficult, not only requiring the martial artist to have unparalleled courage and determination but also to maintain fighting spirit in adversity, any slight negligence, and the realm will not advance but retreat."

"The realm can even regress?"

"Of course, actually it used to be the opposite in the old times, Dragon Power was the simplest, but Tiger Power was the hardest because of a stable environment making it difficult to harbor killing instinct over a long period, without the killing instinct, Tiger Power naturally loses its ferocity."

"Tiger Power was the hardest before..."

Cheng Ye couldn't help but shake his head, isn't this describing him?

Abandoning reason is easy for the wastelanders, but as a modern man, he simply couldn't do it.

Only when equipped with Beast Intuition could he rely on instinct to attack, but still far from abandoning reason and becoming a mad dog.

"And Snake Power and Eagle Power?"

"Snake represents utmost yin, requiring thinking, one must not act recklessly, only by understanding flexibility in combat and not being confined to fixed routines can one grasp the essence of Snake Power."

"Eagle represents utmost swiftness, requiring diligent practice, only when moves become ingrained as muscle memory can one be considered to have opened the door to Eagle Power."

Upon saying this, Miao Yang solemnly advised.

"Above the Four Forces is the true entry into New Martial, before this, do not explore too deeply, otherwise, it will harm the Tao Heart of your Nourishing Power, making it hard to enter the tendons."

"When the Four Forces are complete, you will naturally understand why you need to Burn Tendons and Embrace the Taoist Embryo."

If the information degree could still rise, Cheng Ye didn't worry about the so-called Tao Heart.

After all, he could rely on search, as long as the charging value is sufficient, he could always collect the Four Forces completely.

However, these pieces of information seem not to increase the information degree without matching skills.

Looks like he needs to search for the Four Forces to continue improving.

"You want to spar, must want to try Dragon Power, right?"

"Yes."

Cheng Ye nodded, not mentioning that he actually wanted to test the bonus from Iron Body.

Feeling how much benefit having no pain and greatly improved body control would bring.

"Come, you attack, I'll defend."

"Don't worry, although I haven't reached Unity of Heaven and Man, I embraced the Taoist Embryo early on."

Miao Yang finished speaking, inevitably showing a few traces of confident arrogance.

"You can't hurt me, just go ahead and use your full strength!"

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