章節 9: You May Make a Small Profit, But I Will Never Make a Loss
編輯: Nyoi-Bo Studio
As soon as these words came out, the disciples immediately had a plan in mind.
An inexperienced young man!
A very inexperienced young man.
One of the disciples looked to be about 30 and seemed like half a salesman and half a disciple. Just as he wanted to go up and bluff, he was directly pushed away by one of the female apprentices.
The female apprentice's pretty face was flushed as she said with a face full of worry, "Young man, are you trying to find a martial arts center to learn martial arts? If so, I think that you can go forward and take a look. You can prevent yourself from losing out by comparing the centers. For example, I know a center..."
"What are you doing?" The disciple who had been pushed aside forcefully pushed the worried female apprentice out of the way. He fiercely glared at the woman who was betraying the center and asked with a smile, "Young man, do you want to learn martial arts?"
Xu Lingjun nodded and said, "I've been walking around here for a long time. I feel that out of all the martial arts centers, only yours promises the best. You promised that I'll definitely be able to master whatever is taught, and you've also promised that you would refund my tuition fees if I failed. You even promised to get me into the four great martial arts universities. Are all these true?"
"That's right. The Master of our center retired from the Polestar Battlefield. You know the Polestar Battlefield, right? It's a place with a slim chance of survival. Those who can come back alive are all ruthless people," The male disciple chuckled and continued, "Speaking of the Baoyan Martial Arts Center, Heh... I'm not bragging, but of the 37 martial arts centers in Qingzhou City, the Baoyan Martial Arts Center is at least in the top five. If it weren't for the fact that the Master's injuries caused his strength to decline by a lot, we might even be in the first place."
"Really?" Xu Lingjun turned to look in confusion at the female disciple who was sticking very close to him. He asked, "Miss, why are you stepping on me?"
The female disciple's pretty face instantly turned red. She was both angry and worried. She was worried that the young man was too naive, simple, and cute. With no one protecting him, wouldn't he be cheated? At the same time, she was angry that he didn't know how to read people's eyes.
Xu Lingjun turned his head back and asked, "How much does it cost to join your center?"
The male disciple's eyes immediately lit up, and he answered, "The three-month short-term class costs 109,800 bucks, while the half-year middle-term class costs 259,800. As for the one-year long-term class, it costs 509,800 bucks."
Xu Lingjun said in surprise, "So expensive?"
"Yes, it is expensive, but its authenticity is guaranteed," The disciple pointed at the martial arts center across from theirs and said, "If you want somewhere cheap, you can go there. They change 50,000 for a one-year course, but what can you learn? You can't even get a certificate. You should know that the price is not important, what's important is whether it is worth it."
As he said this, he bent his knees and performed the horse stance.
He gathered his energy in his dantian, and the bones in his entire body crackled. Then, he threw a punch.
The sound of air being torn apart sounded with a "pa!".
Just this punch made Xu Lingjun's eyes light up. This disciple was also a practitioner.
The male disciple said seriously, "Did you see that? This punch has a strength of 50,000 bucks. You can't block it, right?"
Xu Lingjun asked, "Can I ask, what can I learn for 109,800 bucks?"
"Don't worry. For that, you'll master a fist technique, palm technique, leg technique, movement technique, and a set of body-tempering techniques. All of these techniques will even be personally explained to you by an expert. All this will be enough to help you surpass stage 9 of the Body-tempering Tier. If you are lucky enough to get the favor of the Master, perhaps he will teach you his trump card, a Transcendent grade technique."
"Can I only learn one of the techniques?" Xu Lingjun said embarrassedly, "I only have 10,000 bucks."
Hearing this, the disciple's face immediately fell, and he said speechlessly, "If you don't have the money, then why did you come to a martial arts center?"
Lingjun said, "To be honest, I have a house, but I can't just believe your empty promises, right? How about this, I'll buy one of the cultivation techniques first. If I'm sure that the cultivation technique is real, then I will sell my 300 square meters house that my father left for me. A house in the Taoyuanli District should be quite valuable."
"Alright, Alright."
Seeing that Xu Lingjun didn't look rich judging by his clothes and that he hadn't achieved any sales even after shouting for such a long time which would probably cause the boss to yell at him later, the disciple decided to just make as much money as he could.
"Only one, nothing more, understand?"
"I understand," Xu Lingjun broke free from the pitiful tugging of the pretty female disciple and said seriously, "Miss, men and women shouldn't be too intimate."
The female disciple, "... ..."
He then followed the male disciple all the way into the martial arts center.
Upon entering was a huge martial arts practice room. About a hundred martial arts center disciples were practicing here, their punches quite vigorous.
Xu Lingjun did not look at them. He followed the male disciple all the way to a bookshelf. The disciple said, "These books are the cultivation techniques for the three-month accelerated class. You can choose any one of them. But remember, with 10,000 bucks, you can only buy one set of martial techniques. For that price, we don't provide after-sale services either, and there will be no pointers. Whether you succeed or not is entirely your business, understand?"
"Understood," Xu Lingjun reached out and touched those cultivation techniques.
As expected, a notification appeared in the window in front of him.
[Fake cultivation technique Fixed Stance Technique detected. Do you wish to bestow it with the true origin? Cost: 300 source value points!]
[Fake martial arts technique Wind God Leg detected. Do you wish to bestow it with the true origin? Cost: 400 source value points!]
[Inferior martial arts technique Killing Flame Fist detected. Do you wish to bestow it with the true origin? Cost: 200 source value points!]
As expected, notifications did appear, which was different from the time he tried it with his homemade Nine Yin True Scripture.
Xu Lingjun had a vague idea in his mind.
These techniques were either fake or inferior, and none were sub-quality.
They were probably of the same grade.
Based on the different evaluations, Xu Lingjun had also noticed a pattern.
Those that were fake were probably the same as the "Infinite Celestial Demon Body-tempering Technique". They were probably completely made up and had no scientific basis. Thus, bestowing them with true origin was the most difficult.
As for those that were inferior, they were like the medicines he had taken. They had some effects, but the effects were far from the description.
As for those that were of sub-quality, an example would be the body tempering pill.
The pill was of orthodox origin and had been legally researched and produced. However, its effects were extremely poor. It was almost the lowest quality of the medicinal pills, barely worthy of the reputation of being a medicinal pill.
As such, the source value needed was slightly lower.
"I'll take the Killing Flame Fist," Xu Lingjun feigned seriousness in flipping through the books for a while before pretending to be unintentional as he took to the book with the highest evaluation, saying seriously, "Thank you very much."
"Hm, your eye for techniques is not bad. You've chosen the most powerful one of these martial techniques. If the Killing Flame Fist is fully mastered, one can gather qi into flames, forming the power of Killing Flames, thus smashing the enemy into pieces. Its power can be said to be above all extraordinary grade martial techniques. It's already infinitely close to being a legendary grade martial technique."
The male disciple looked at Xu Lingjun in a daze, and a hint of regret appeared in his eyes. He sighed and said, "Well, it's also fate that you chose this book. If you encounter any difficulties in practicing this fist technique, you can come and look for me. I will decide whether to answer you based on my mood and my time... Also, since you've chosen this fist technique, you can call me senior brother. My name is Lie Fengyun. You can call me senior brother Lie from now on."
"Yes, senior brother Lie."
"Mm, well then, junior brother, pay up. 10000 bucks, no credit."
Lie Fengyun revealed his money-grubber appearance again. He looked at Xu Lingjun as if he was looking at a fat sheep.
Xu Lingjun nodded.
He opened the book and looked at its introduction.
Oh, it was full of hype with names like the power of Killing flames and the power of Explosive Flames. The picture of success it painted was quite vivid.
He was even worried that the technique was not bragging enough.
He thought to himself, "You should know that you may be making a small profit, but I will never make a loss."
To get a martial arts technique that was indefinitely close to the legendary grade for 10000 bucks, even if he was blessed by his lucky stars in his previous life, he wouldn't have been able to encounter such a forfuitious thing.
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