Chapter 269: Chapter 266: The Idea of Hosting a Martial Arts Competition Chapter 269: Chapter 266: The Idea of Hosting a Martial Arts Competition Director Jin didn’t hesitate for a mont, his face blood with a smile like a chrysanthemum as he hurried forward.
Ji Ming, who had been standing by, visibly relaxed, yet was also stunned.
How could it be that the Director of the Security Bureau seed to lower his stance in front of Master Carn?
“These boxes are the items we promised.” Director Jin said with a smile, “Oh right, the numbered item your Hall Master wanted is also included, but you’ll need to trade sothing of equivalent value.”
“That’s easy to handle, I believe the Hall Master will be pleased to hear this.”
Director Jin paused, then turned to look behind him, “Wang, quickly bring the items up.”
A team mber rushed forward, holding a roll of red fabric in his hands.
This team mber, along with Director Jin, grasped the corners of the rolled-up fabric, loosened the lower end, and the fabric unrolled …
The border was yellow, with a red background in the center, and several large characters embroidered on it.
— For justice and bravery, the people’s hero.
This banner, these few words, would have been common pre-apocalypse, but nowadays, a banner presented by the Security Bureau would likely be a rarity.
Carn smiled in representation of the Hall Master.
Director Jin felt sowhat regretful not having seen Tang Yu, but he didn’t show it. Instead, he cheerfully said, “We all acknowledge the strength of Extre Martial Arts Hall. Last night, after discussing with so colleagues, we’ve decided to appoint Extre Martial Arts Hall as the official designated Martial Arts Hall. Soon, mbers of our Security Bureau will also co here to study, and at that ti, we’ll be troubling Master Carn a lot.”
Carn didn’t refuse either.
It was crucial to maintain good relations with a local force like the Security Bureau, not to ntion that the fees due were fully collected.
Director Jin’s eyes flickered as he spoke, “Master Carn, I intend to appoint you as a special consultant for the Security Bureau. You won’t need to do anything regularly, just give a lecture at our bureau every few days. How does that sound?”
Before he could finish, a forceful Awakener standing behind him pulled him away.
This Awakener was not in Security Team uniform but was dressed in civilian clothes. After pulling Director Jin away, he stepped forward, taking the place where Director Jin had stood, “Old Jin, that’s not very kind of you. We had clearly agreed that Ancestor Dragon gets priority. We are here to formally invite Master Carn to beco the special combat instructor for the Ancestor Dragon Army …”
Director Jin gave a dry laugh but remained silent.
Both n looked eagerly at Carn, hoping he would agree.
In the distance,
Awakeners who were monitoring the situation had a different look in their eyes.
The Security Bureau had actually presented a banner to Extre Martial Arts Hall, and it was personally delivered by the director; anyone could see that this relationship was very unusual — what had Extre Martial Arts Hall done?!
Yet before they had ti to catch their breath, they heard the news that the Extre Martial Arts Hall had been designated as the official sole Martial Arts Hall.
It was like a thunderclap …
Initially, it was just that Extre Martial Arts Hall had a good relationship with Director Jin, but now, it was officially designated! At least half of the big shots like Director Jin had to agree for it to represent the official stance.
So people were already feeling suffocated when they heard the sensitive word “Ancestor Dragon,” with an invitation for Carn to join as an instructor?
That was the Ancestor Dragon, known for gathering top experts!
In secrecy,
Several Awakeners disguised as apprentices, gathering intelligence for One Punch Martial Arts Hall, turned pale upon hearing this.
Their ntal state had already collapsed.
…
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On the other side, Tang Yu, who was hiding in a private box seeking peace, had also seen the people from the Security Bureau.
He just didn’t bother to go out and socialize.
Tang Yu wasn’t surprised about the arrival of the Security Bureau; however, the enthusiasm of the apprentices was sowhat unexpected.
He could only say that the contribution of One Punch Martial Arts Hall was significant, and he had to offer a modest thanks in his heart.
Tang Yu was speechless about the Chinese fascination with watching. He had thought that in the post-apocalypse era, people would either be busy scrambling for a living or dully waiting to die like salted fish.
But now it seed that there was always a crowd of onlookers, and one should never underestimate people’s curiosity.
The challenge had already ended, but survivors were still arriving at the gate of the Martial Arts Hall out of curiosity; he had heard from the guards that the news had already spread across most of the Sanctuary. Even the Luoxia Daily had printed today’s issue early, with the front page headline glaringly titled “The Untold Story Between One Punch Martial Arts Hall and Extre Martial Arts Hall.”
He rembered spending a great deal of Source Crystals on advertising before, and the Luoxia Daily only ntioned a few promotional phrases in the corner of the front page…
Tang Yu recalled the person in charge of publicity for the hall, who after returning from the press, had paraphrased their words:
“Our newspaper has quality and aspirations, we wouldn’t bow to power, and riches can’t corrupt us; no amount of Source Crystals could buy a major spot on the front page…”
Yet now, without spending a single Source Crystal, the Luoxia Daily had dedicated the entire front page to the story between the two Martial Arts Halls, making Tang Yu reflect on how integrity was indeed a curious thing.
Other tabloids were not to be outdone.
Titles like “The Love and Hatred Between the Two Major Martial Arts Halls,” “What You Don’t Know About Extre Martial Arts Hall,” and even the obvious advertisent, “Learn Martial Arts to the Extre,” had all appeared.
He hadn’t spent a penny of Source Crystals on them.
Tang Yu thought to himself that perhaps a news agency was also seeking a position for a Core Apprentice.
But was he that kind of person? Advertisents should not corrupt, integrity should not be compromised!
“However, taking advantage of the popularity to recruit a batch of Core Apprentices is necessary,” Tang Yu stroked his chin, “but an examination is needed, mainly looking at personal character and identity, then talent, and strength after that.”
If advanced Awakeners like the Mad Lion knew Tang Yu’s thoughts, they would understand that no matter how persistent they were or how much they bribed, there was no chance for them.
The relationship between apprentices and the Martial Arts Hall was transactional, not necessarily involving much loyalty.
However, apprentices needed to receive ideological education. In the future, the relationship with the Martial Arts Hall would be one of shared honor and shared loss. These apprentices wouldn’t have to pay any Source Crystals for tuition; the better their performance, the more resources he would provide them.
“Hmm, it might be a good idea to follow the previous approach of Zhentian Martial Arts Hall. For suitable talents, first sign a contract, provide free training, and in the future, let these Awakeners join the Guard Formation. The ones with good performance could further beco Core Apprentices and learn the core knowledge of the Martial Arts Hall.”
“It never occurred to that a single challenge and a martial arts event would significantly increase the hall’s popularity, attracting more Awakeners,” he mused. “Perhaps it’s because real public battles visible to watchers are too rare, almost non-existent.”
Out in the wild, Awakeners occasionally fought each other for various reasons, but these battles never had any spectators.
Martial Arts Hall apprentices sotis sparred with each other.
But these were nothing compared to confrontations between the two major Martial Arts Halls.
Ordinary people just enjoyed the spectacle but could also learn about the distant world of Awakeners. Low-level Awakeners could learn quite a lot from the battles; only so high-level Awakeners were indifferent.
But when it ca to battles between Fifth Tier Awakeners, only those higher than the Sixth Layer, the major forces, could afford not to care. These top-tier fighters were few in number; the mid to low tier Awakeners were mainstream in this world.
Suddenly, a promising idea popped into Tang Yu’s mind, “The comrcial district in the territory, although much slower in progress compared to Luoxia, is nearly completed. I’ve always felt that it lacked buzz. The invitations sent to various small Sanctuaries had few responses; now it seems, the draw wasn’t strong enough…”
After the comrcial district was finished, he had planned to develop the real estate there. If the flow of people in the territory remains low at that ti, it would be quite embarrassing.
“Why not hold a large-scale martial arts event in the territory, using prizes as bait? I believe it would attract many Awakeners then…”
Tang Yu stroked his chin, feeling the idea might be feasible, but the specifics still needed to be discussed.
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