Chapter 28: How Do You Kill A Grandmaster?
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Soon, agents from bureau and the local police arrived. After setting up a periter nearby, they began to clear the scene.
In Duan Tianhe’s Passat, he had a lively, cheerful chat with Jiang He about many trivial matters before finally getting to the point.
“Jiang He, I heard from Wang Siyu that you’ve only reached rank-four in martial arts today?”
Jiang He nodded.
Duan Tianhe smiled, but didn’t continue probing into the matter.
He had already reached the level of grandmaster, with his Insight extending far beyond from what it reached before, he was able to uncover Jiang He’s martial-arts rank with a single glance.
Rank-four interdiate. He also had true qi in abundance far beyond his peers of the sa rank.
Still, Duan Tianhe thought that it was not an issue for Jiang He to hide his cultivation, since all martial artists have their own trump cards.
After a brief pause, he added, “Jiang He, I’ve seen the wounds on the Ferals and Cordo. Aside from the snake, the other Ferals must have been killed by a bomb, whereas Cordo was instakilled by one palm. How did you do it when you’ve just reached rank-four in martial arts?”
Jiang He glanced at him in slight surprise. He had thought that Duan Tianhe would interrogate him about where he got his bomb and was thinking about how to avoid that conversation. But since Duan Tianhe did not ask, he naturally would not offer an explanation on his own.
After musing to himself for a mont, Jiang He asked, “Team leader Duan, don’t you think that your intel has a problem?”
“Hmm?”
“That Cordo you ntioned is a rank-four pinnacle and should be very powerful, but I felt that he was very weak,” said Jiang He after giving it so thought. “When I bombed the beast-tar and his Ferals to death, the midg—I an, Cordo, managed to escape and backstabbed from behind, catching off guard. But then, he imdiately died after I pald him once.”
Duan Tianhe’s mouth hung open. Though he was not present when that happened, he could determine many things by observing the scene.
For one, Jiang He’s white tracksuit was now pitch black, and his face was full of black soot, aning that he must have been at the edge of the explosion. And yet, under such circumstances, he managed to retaliate against a rank-four pinnacle martial artist and instakill him...
After taking a long look at Jiang He, Duan Tianhe smiled. “You’ve done well, Jiang He. Getting rid of Cordo and a beast-tar of the Sky Demon Sect is a great help to our bureau. There would have been severe casualties if they attacked the village with their Ferals.”
That was when Wang Siyu’s voice could be heard from outside the car. Jiang He opened the car door handily, and she crawled in with an inventory in her hand.
“Team leader Duan, the numbers are in. There were a total of thirteen rank-one Ferals, worth a hundred and thirty rit points, as well as a rank-two Feral worth fifty rit points. As for the beast tar...”
Wang Siyu paused for a mont before continuing, “He was blasted to a horrific pulp and there’s not much to go on, but he should at least be a class-C beast-tar since he could control so many Ferals. So, he’s worth one hundred rit points. And Cordo himself is a rank-four pinnacle martial artist worth five hundred rit points.”
Duan Tianhe nodded. “You’ll handle this matter. Transfer all the rit points to Jiang He’s account.”
Beside them, although Jiang He was keeping a straight face, he was secretly thrilled to pieces.
Jackpot!
Jackpot!
What do people an when they say ‘overnight millionaires’?
This!
In a single night, no, in a dozen minutes, he had bombed Ferals and killed Cordo. Even if he added the ti it took for him to track them down and travel to the cornfield, it was an hour at most. One hour, and 680 rit points were being deposited into his account. One rit point was worth ten thousand dollars, aning that he had just earned 6.8 million dollars in just an hour!
‘Calm down, calm down. It’s just 6.8 million dollars, which is insignificant compared to the wealth my farm could provide. If I wanted to, simply selling a dozen cucumbers would earn more than that.’
But despite how he was trying to compose himself inwardly, there was a hint of a smile at the corner of Jiang He’s lips.
“Oh, right,” added Duan Tianhe, “While the National Martial Arts Departnt is getting ready, the National Superpower Research Departnt has started to buy Feral materials from various major cities. I’ve notified their branch at Lingzhou and they should arrive soon.”
“Eh?” Jiang He did a double take before asking, “Monster materials... can be sold for money?”
Duan Tianhe chuckled. “Of course. The new tal matrix composites (MMC) are produced by combining a new ore with so extract found in Feral bones. Their at is also one of the raw materials that can be refined into pellets that improve qi and blood, and is worth at least tens of thousands.”
Jiang He stayed silent for a few beats, then suddenly solemnly asked, “Team leader Duan, since you knew that the Sky Demon Sect was coming for beforehand, does that an that you have a mole placed in the Sky Demon Sect and are aware of their movents?”
“That’s right. The Sky Demon Sect has been active since more than ten years ago. They’ve been wreacking havoc everywhere, which is why the bureau is setting the stage to go against them,” said Duan Tianhe, nodding as he answered truthfully.
“Before this, they have been active at the Western Frontier, Miaojiang, Yungui, and other regions. This ti, they sent one heavenly general and several Awakened, along with many rank-six and rank-five martial artists. They perhaps intend to set up a base at Linzhou, using it as a foothold to spread their influence across Xibei, connecting to their comrades at the Western Frontier and Miaojiang. When that happens, they would be tough to handle.”
“But this ti, I’ve learned so information about the Sky Demon Sect martial artists and even several of their elites who ca to Xibie. After having infiltrated this place for so ti, they are good at impersonation and have so degree of status in Linzhou.
Jiang He smiled. “Well, could you share so of that information with , team leader Duan?”
When he saw the weirded-out look on Duan Tianhe’s face, he quickly explained, “You know that the Sky Demon Sect is ruthless. All I’ve done is kill eight of their Ferals and they’re already sending such a strong force to deal with . If my dog back ho wasn’t smart, I would have been crushed under my own roof. Knowing is half the battle after all. I would at least have an easier ti sleeping at night.”
“...You’re not thinking about fighting the Sky Demon Sect, are you?” asked Duan Tianhe solemnly. “They have their eyes on you now, and I’m afraid they won’t just be bringing a rank-four martial artist if they co again.”
“I suggest that you co stay with our division for so ti. When the matter at Mount Dadong is settled and we have hands to spare, I will work with the military to purge the Sky Demon Sect elites hiding in Lingzhou. It wouldn’t be too late even if you return to the village then.”
“No way!” exclaid Jiang He, shaking his head. “I have to sleep in my own bed, I can’t fall sleep anywhere else.
Smiling, he then asked, “Team leader Duan, it’s been a short ti since I started training in martial arts, and I’m not too familiar about the strength of martial artists of various ranks... That’s why I want to ask, how do I kill a grandmaster?”
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