Eternal Night

Chapter 208: Good Wine and Shotguns

"I already told you I'm not a super soldier."

While eating a pancake, Wu Xianxiao spoke to Li Xianchun who was sitting on the hospital bed.

Li Xianchun was full of disbelief. She whispered, "Mr. Wu was from the old era before the war. People at that time were only knowledgeable, but their physical fitness was not as good as those of us who lived after the war. Do you really have to lie with your eyes open?"

Wu Xianxiao had no complaints at all. He laughed and said, "This isn't some super soldier evolution, this is martial arts!"

"Martial arts?"

Li Xianchun and the four people who were eavesdropping outside the door were all repeating the same phrase.

The four of them naturally didn't understand, but Li Xianchun's eyes moved, and she immediately said to Li Mucha outside the door: "Xia, go get the sixth book from the third row of the bookshelf!"

Li Mucha was stunned, but still ran quickly to the warehouse. Amidst the crackling noise, Li Xianchun couldn't help but said loudly: "Be careful! Those books are very precious." As she spoke, she couldn't help coughing.

Li Mucha ran into the room with a dusty book. She couldn't help but said, "Sister, don't use so much force. You're not well yet."

Li Xianchun didn't care. He took the book and patted it on the bed. Then he flipped through the pages and read a few times. He pointed at the content and asked Wu Xianxiao, "Is it this kind of 'martial arts'?"

When Wu Xianxiao looked up, his whole body went numb.

The book was obviously shoddy, and calling it a pirated copy was an insult, but he recognized the words on it. It was written in three large characters: "Journey to the West". He immediately shook his head and said, "No, no, no, I can't afford to offend you. This is not the kind of martial arts. Really, this is not the kind of martial arts I have."

Li Xianchun also nodded and said, "Yes, it is definitely not this martial art. The things in it are just myths and legends. If you really reveal this kind of martial arts, I will be scared to death. So what is your 'martial arts'?"

"National Martial Arts."

Wu Xianxiao thought for a moment and said, "Of course, I have other martial arts, but fundamentally, my martial arts are Chinese martial arts, which is actually a systematic method to develop human potential and evolve the human body... It's useless to just talk about it, come, let me show you something special."

Wu Xianxiao looked at the three people at the door, then waved to the weakest ladder.

Ladder was startled, but still walked into the house obediently. Then Wu Xianxiao looked at Ladder's thin arms. He stretched out his hand and slapped Ladder's lower back three times, then said to Ladder: "Go and bring in any heavy object."

Everyone was stunned, not understanding what kind of magic Wu Xianxiao was performing. Ladder was also confused, but he still obediently ran to the sundries outside to pick something out, and lifted a piece of steel bar according to his ability. Then, the moment he lifted it, he was stunned. He immediately lifted three pieces in a row and ran to the door carrying the metal, shouting, "How strange! I feel these steel bars are so light!"

Everyone was also shocked. They naturally knew Ladder's body and strength. These three steel bars were simply not something he could lift by himself. But now, not only did he lift them up, his face didn't turn red, his neck didn't get thick, and his breathing wasn't rapid. It was obvious that he still had enough strength to spare.

Wu Xianxiao then said, "The human body itself has enormous potential. In ancient times, when our ancestors were still in the earliest stages of primitive society, their physical fitness was much stronger than that of humans in later civilized periods. They could use running to kill the prey they were hunting, and the wooden spears thrown by their arms could penetrate the skin of wild beasts. These are actually the potential of the human body."

"For example, although the ladder is thin, his physical strength is only 10%. I just stimulated his blood and energy, which increased his physical strength to nearly 30%. For him, his strength has more than doubled. These are his own strengths, and this is the foundation of my martial arts, Chinese martial arts!"

Li Mucha and the other three were all stunned, but Li Xianchun's eyes lit up. He immediately asked, "Can this martial art be promoted? If you practice it to a high level, can everyone be like you?"

Wu Xianxiao said seriously: "Of course it can be promoted. This is a skill, a method, and a system. Anyone can practice it, but it is not as magical as you think."

Wu Xianxiao immediately explained the system and levels of Chinese martial arts.

He pointed at the ladder and said, "I stimulated the blood and energy in Ladder's body. It will slowly decline in three days at most. This is the limit of his physical fitness. Any more will hurt his body and essence. During this period, if he eats more meat and exercises more, the effect of his exercise will be at least ten times higher than usual, but this is also the limit. Once it declines, he will be at most an ordinary person with good physical fitness."

"If he wants to achieve the Ming Jin of the national martial arts, he must eat meat, have adequate nutrition, exercise at least six hours a day, and also need to have a method. This will take about three to five years. Depending on his own aptitude and character, he should be able to reach the Ming Jin."

Li Xianchun immediately asked, "How does Ming Jin compare to the current ladder? I mean in terms of strength and physical strength."

Wu Xianxiao was not impatient and answered seriously, "A Ming Jin person has stronger physical fitness than a strong man. When he bursts out, he has the strength of two or three people. In actual combat, five or six people cannot get close to him. At the same time, he has strong vitality and will not get sick easily."

Li Xianchun was disappointed and said, "That's nothing great. It will take another three to five years and require a lot of meat... It's not cost-effective."

Wu Xianxiao nodded in agreement and said, "As the saying goes, the poor are good at literature while the rich are good at martial arts. Although Chinese martial arts are a form of cultivation that can be practiced by all people, unless there is a stable society with abundant material resources, only rich people can practice it. But rich people don't have the mentality to do so. At the same time, it is extremely difficult to advance in Chinese martial arts, and this is based on screening qualifications and mentality. Only one person in ten thousand people may have a dark energy, and only one person in hundreds of thousands or millions may have a transformation energy. As for the elixir energy, it is really a matter of luck. It is impossible for all people to practice it."

Everyone could see that Wu Xianxian was very mysterious, mysterious to the extreme, but as long as it was confirmed that he was a human being, it would be fine. In this fucked up era, whether he was a human being or not was actually the key to the problem. Similar to those predators, they were actually not human to a large extent.

Wu Xianxiao said to Li Xianchun, "You have survived this severe injury. I have also stimulated your body's self-healing, immune system, etc., but it will take at least a month to fully recover. During this period, you must not stop taking various nutrients and eat and drink well. So I need to be busy with other things during this month. I will come back to find you in a month, and then you will work for me."

This was already agreed upon, and everyone can see that Wu Xianxiao is extremely powerful. He is a golden thigh, and it is not shameful to work for him.

Li Xianchun immediately asked, "So, do you have anything to do in this month? Do you need me to help you figure it out?"

Wu Xianxiao hesitated for a moment, but still nodded and said, "The number one bounty target in this town, the butcher hunter, is probably an old friend of mine..."

Wu Xianxiao shook his head slightly. How could he not know that even if this human hunter butcher was really the Amadeus of this era, he was definitely not his teammate. They were like isotopes in parallel worlds, in fact, they were two different people.

But he always had to meet him. As for what to do after the meeting, he hadn't thought about it yet. But knowing the situation but not meeting him was really not his temperament.

Even if it was only for the parallel world counterpart of Amadeus, he was willing to establish a shelter in this world, that's all.

"…So, I want to meet him, which requires me to know his location, or to attract him to come. There are other reasons, so I need to make a name for myself in this world, preferably a name known to the world. In this month, I plan to hunt for bounty targets everywhere, firstly to gain fame, secondly to accumulate funds, and thirdly to get familiar with this era."

The other four people naturally did not mention it, but Li Xianchun thought about it seriously. She thought for a while before saying to Wu Xianxiao: "To be honest, my parents are both middle and senior leaders of the Researchers' Guild. Their research field is the origin of biochemical beasts. Then suddenly they disappeared, and the Researchers' Guild did not express or respond at all. I have been tracking their whereabouts for many years. Although I did not find them, I also learned a lot of secrets. I confirmed that the three major guilds have some tacit understandings. The origin of biochemical beasts is one of the tacit understandings and cannot be tracked down. Whether super soldiers exist or not, and how to confirm it are also taboos."

"So, what identity do you plan to use to gain fame and funds?"

Wu Xianxiao immediately understood what Li Xianchun wanted to express.

If he wants to become famous, he must fight, and once he fights, others will immediately know that he is different. He does not rely on modern weapons, tanks or planes, not to mention supermachines. Even if he shouts at the top of his lungs that he relies on martial arts, how many people will believe it?
Yes, you said you are a martial artist, but what kind of martial arts can be so exaggerated?

Well, if you want to prove it, then surrender yourself. We will skin you alive, make your body into a specimen, slice up all your internal organs and study them in detail. After the study, we can prove your innocence.

How could Wu Xianxiao allow this to happen?
Self-proof can never completely prove doubts and malice!
Thinking of this, Wu Xianxiao burst into laughter. As he laughed, the whole warehouse shook and a lot of dust fell down.

Wu Xianxiao said bluntly: "Why do we need to go through so much trouble? Their taboos, their doubts, their attacks... do I need to prove myself? Do you want me to cut open my stomach and show them a few bowls of noodles? Believe it or not is one thing, the second is even simpler. Whoever comes to hit me, I will hit him, whoever comes to kill me, I will kill him. I don't mess with others, and others don't mess with me. Otherwise, I will kill them all and make a river of blood flow, and kill them all to make the world peaceful."

"To put it bluntly, it's nothing more than who has the bigger fist. If they have the bigger fist, then I will avoid them and wait until I become stronger before settling accounts with them one by one. But if I am stronger, then they must respect physics."

These words were said frankly and calmly, and even more so with murderous intent. Everyone present was stunned. Li Mucha and the other four found it absurd... How could there be a single person in this world who was stronger than the three major guilds?
They were the self-transformed and distorted bounty target weirdos, or the very few lone wolves with super machines. They didn't dare to provoke the three major guilds directly. It was not that the three major guilds were unable to wipe them out, but the cost was too high, or the targets were too well hidden.

But in Wu Xianxiao's eyes at this moment, the three major guilds were like chickens and dogs. This statement was naturally full of lofty sentiments, but it was hard to believe.

Li Xianchun, on the other hand, was very calm. She nodded and said, "That's very clear. To put it bluntly, this world is physical and material. The three major guilds are not gods descended from the earth. They are just numerous and powerful under the system. Ordinary people like us are naturally unable to compete with them. But you will be different... If you are really prepared, then start from the nearby cities, select bounty targets, accumulate reputation, accumulate assets, and I will follow you in a month."

Upon hearing this, Wu Xianxiao looked at Li Xianchun deeply and actually looked up to this woman.

This kind of straightforwardness is exactly what he likes.

He immediately stood up and said, "I'll leave the water tickets for you. Eat and drink as you please. Change that shabby pickup truck for another one, and some weapons and equipment. In a month, you will go to the only city nearby, which is called Yantian City. I will definitely have established a foothold there."

After saying that, Wu Xianxiao stood up and left, carrying Daphne on his shoulder and putting Jiujiu into his pocket. In just a few seconds, he had pushed open the warehouse door and walked out.

There were more than 3,000 tons of water tickets on the table, but he didn't take a single cent.

Li Mucha and the other three were stunned. They really didn't expect someone to be so straightforward and efficient. Moreover, they gave thousands of tons of water tickets without any delay.

Although Li Mucha and other three people received 4,000 tons of water tickets at the beginning, that actually included leading the way for Wu Xianxiao, telling him information, etc. This was certainly too much, but it was not free.

But this time, the water tickets for more than 3,000 tons were given directly, without any worries about whether they would follow suit a month later.

Li Xianchun looked at the far end of the warehouse, her eyes sparkling, and she murmured, "What a remarkable man! I'm beginning to believe in the heroes and warriors mentioned in those pre-war literary stories..."

Li Mucha put away the receipt. She heard her sister's words and said, "But the three major guilds are not easy to deal with. He alone..."

Li Xianchun shook his head and said, "That depends on who you are dealing with. Mr. Wu is incredible. I don't know if it's because he's well-informed or because of his personality, but he actually sees through the essence of the system. In the end, it all comes down to the simplest truth... who has the bigger fist?"

On the other side, Wu Xianxiao took out a map from his arms, roughly confirmed the direction, and went straight to Yantian City.

Liusha Town is not far from Yantian City, the straight-line distance is less than 100 kilometers, but there is no so-called highway at that time, and there are scattered biochemical beasts along the road. Wu Xianxiao did not go directly to Yantian City. Although his general direction was Yantian City, he deviated slightly and went to a depression on the west side of Yantian City.

There was a bounty target of 15,000 tons of pure water, and he was going to hunt it along the way, and this...

This will be his gift to Yantian City and the three major guilds.

Why are you thinking about concealing your identity and strength, proving your innocence, relying on your reputation and the people to make the three major guilds hesitate?
Friends are here and there is good wine.

The enemy is coming with a shotgun.

that is it.

(End of this chapter)