The Fourth Disaster: People become gods through high martial arts and gaming

Chapter 218 This costs extra.

Obsidian Martial Arts School, Reception Room.

After hesitating for a moment, Igor still chose to take Donna inside, wanting to see what kind of person the master of the Obsidian Martial Arts School was.

As the two entered the house, they saw a young man, no more than 1.9 meters tall, dressed in a black casual martial arts robe, sitting quietly on the main sofa in the reception room, which was more than 100 square meters in size. He gave people an indescribable feeling of ordinariness.

This made both Igor and Donna breathe a sigh of relief.

They had initially thought that the owner of the Obsidian Martial Arts School, who had developed it to this extent, must be some kind of monster or demon, but now it seemed they had been overthinking it.

However, just as the two of them reached a point less than five meters from Lin Qi, they stopped almost simultaneously and looked at Lin Qi in disbelief.

Although Lin Qi did not exude any terrifying aura, their sixth sense strongly warned them of danger, as if the person in front of them was not human at all, but a lord-level monster.

This feeling was something Igor and Dona had never experienced before in their lives.

In the past, when they faced strong opponents, especially top-tier Bone Forging Realm experts who were much stronger than them, they would at most feel pressure on their blood and qi. But they had never faced anyone like this before, as if they were facing a powerful lord-level monster.

"Please have a seat, both of you." Lin Qi looked at the two who had suddenly stopped, gestured to the sofa beside him, and said with a smile, "May I ask what brings you here?"

Both Igor and Dona are experts in the Bone Forging Realm, especially Igor, who has clearly reached the mid-level of the Bone Forging Realm. His casual strikes have a force exceeding nine thousand kilograms, and his basic physical attributes are much stronger than those of someone who has not yet mastered the second level of the Body Strengthening Secret Technique.

“Master Lin, my sister and I are here representing Wanxing City.” Igor did not sit down, maintaining a distance of five meters from Lin Qi, and introduced himself with a smile, “Master Lin, you can call me Igor.”

"Representing Wanxing City? I wonder what Wanxing City's intentions are?" Lin Qi said unhurriedly. "If you want me to give up establishing Chiyue Town, then please leave."

The city can only accommodate a small number of martial arts disciples, and mining energy veins requires a large workforce. It is impossible to give up the opportunity to establish Crimson Moon Town and quickly absorb vagrants.

For someone at the Bone Forging Realm level like him to establish a town, it's impossible for a city to actually break off relations and send out a large army to wipe him out. After all, that's how major cities were established in the past. And since he belongs to the City of Light, it's simply impossible for him to go to war with a city for the sake of a town.

It's just that his establishment of Crimson Moon Town has touched the interests of some forces in Myriad Stars City. All he can do is send some experts to secretly cause trouble. He's not afraid now.

If Wanxing City goes too far, he can simply expose the mithril mine, and then the City of Light will definitely not let it go.

“Master Lin has misunderstood.” Igor explained as he looked at Lin Qi, who was trying to drive him away. “My sister and I came here this time not to dissuade Master Lin from establishing Crimson Moon Town. Moreover, with the strength of Obsidian Martial Arts School, it is only right that it owns its own town.”

Donna, who was standing nearby, nodded in agreement.

As Igor said, the establishment of a town depends on strength. If a newly promoted Bone Forging Realm cultivator dares to establish a town so close to Wanxing City, they will definitely deal with it, since it would infringe on the interests of many forces in Wanxing City.

But if it's someone like Lin Qi, a Bone Forging Realm expert whose strength is clearly greater than her brother Igor's, that's a different story.

"In that case, what do you two want to talk to me about?" Lin Qi asked, looking at the two men with interest.

Igor and Donna don't look very old, but they are both experts in the Bone Forging Realm, and probably hold a very high position among the half-beast race.

If the Obsidian Martial Arts School could make a deal with the orcs of Wanxing City, it would undoubtedly be able to quickly replenish the resources of Crimson Moon Town.

Because his status in the City of Light is not high enough, many of the city's best things will not be sold to him, such as flying transport vehicles, B-grade battle armor, and life detectors, all of which are urgently needed by the newly established Red Moon Town.

Although he could apply to the human race, the human race's position in the City of Light is awkward, and they are no match for the powerful half-orc race of the City of Ten Thousand Stars.

“I suppose Master Lin should know about the mithril mine in Death Valley.” Igor said, looking at Lin Qi who seemed interested in talking. “My sister and I came here this time to make a deal with Master Lin.”

"The mithril mine in Death Valley is just sitting there anyway. Instead of letting the City of Light sell it to us, Wanxing City, we can provide the supplies that Red Moon Town needs."

"Flying transport vehicle, B4-level battle armor, and a life detector capable of detecting life within a ten-kilometer radius—what's the price for all of that?" Lin Qi asked Igor.

He had always coveted flying transport vehicles, as they were excellent for quickly and safely transporting various resources. If he had a large number of flying transport vehicles, he could travel much farther and mine various minerals on the damaged maps, provided he was careful of flying monsters.

The B4-level armor is the basic equipment for the future armed garrison regiment, and the B4-level armor that Luo Qi repaired is far from enough.

As for life detectors, needless to say, they are practically a godsend for protecting against monsters in the wild.

With a smile, Igor said, "A B2-type flying transport vehicle with 20 tons of mithril ore, a B4-level battle suit with 10 tons of mithril ore, a large life detector capable of detecting at a range of 10 kilometers, and 50 tons of mithril ore."

"You guys are really shameless, selling to me at market price. The cost of making these things is probably less than 30% of the price." Lin Qi looked at Igor and realized that Igor was exceptionally greedy.

Although mithril ore is listed on the market, it is not actually sold. After all, primordial ore of grade B3 or higher is extremely rare. As a grade B3 primordial ore, mithril ore can be used to make grade B5 alloys, which are several times more expensive than grade B4 alloys.

Flying transport vehicles, B4-level armor, and life detectors are all things that major cities can manufacture themselves, but they are not sold to the public. However, there are many transactions between cities, and the private prices are definitely much lower than the market prices.

"What price is Master Lin planning to offer?" Igor asked.

Lin Qi held up four fingers and said directly, "40% off. This is mithril ore; it's not sold on the market."

"A 40% discount?" Igor looked at Lin Qi in surprise, then said, "Okay! Let's go with Master Lin's price."

As he spoke, Igor took out a contract and waited for Lin Qi to sign it.

"Is a 40% discount already cheap?" Lin Qi looked at the very happy Igor and felt that the market price in the City of Light was exceptionally high.

However, the words have already been spoken, and we can't go back on our word, otherwise it will be difficult to do business with foreign companies in the future.

Looking at Igor after he signed the document, Lin Qi had already made up his mind that the price of B3 grade or higher ore mined from other places should double again in the future.

“Master Lin, the five B2-class flying transport vehicles, one hundred sets of B4-class battle armor, and one large life detector you requested, as well as the 465 tons of mithril ore, are all available for delivery at any time,” Igor said. “If it’s inconvenient for you to mine them, Master Lin, we can also provide manpower, but the price will be different.”

The mithril mine they are currently trading is a secret that must never be known to the City of Light. If this secret cannot be kept, it will not be good for either of them.

However, mining mithril in the wild is not an easy task. Previously, Wanxing City even dispatched a garrison, with Lucis, who was at the Bone Forging Realm, in charge.

Mining hundreds of tons of mithril ore is no easy task either; large-scale mining in a short period of time requires a large workforce.

Lin Qi glanced at the system panel below his view. The construction of the advanced martial arts school was currently 98.6% complete, meaning it would be finished in the next day or tomorrow.

In the past few days, a large amount of energy ore mined from Crimson Moon Mountain has been transported back, allowing the martial arts school to renovate another fifty rooms. Once the administrator's authority reaches level two, five hundred more players can be added at once.

"Let's deliver the goods in five days," Lin Qi thought for a moment and set a time.

If 500 new players are added, along with the existing players, mining 100 tons a day, although dangerous and difficult, should not be a difficult task for the players.

If there isn't enough time, we can always create a limited-time event so that players can dig around the clock.

"Only five days?" Igor looked at Lin Qi with some surprise.

Even if they had sent out a team of two thousand miners, they couldn't guarantee that they could mine nearly five hundred tons of mithril ore in five days. After all, mithril ore is a B3-level primordial ore, and the geological conditions there are not ordinary. Moreover, mithril mines are very scattered. Even an apprentice with B2-level tools could not dig out more than fifty kilograms a day.

"Okay, you can deliver the goods in Red Moon Town in five days." Lin Qi nodded.

Seeing Lin Qi's affirmation, Igor's opinion of Obsidian Martial Arts School rose even higher. He then asked, "Master Lin, when I came to the conference room, I saw that your school's disciples could use martial arts techniques to traverse the air. I wonder if your school teaches that technique to outsiders?"

Upon hearing this, Donna's snow-white animal ears perked up, and she looked directly at Lin Qi.

The martial art of traversing through the air is completely unheard of in Wanxing City. If one could learn this martial art, both one's ability to survive in the wild and one's own combat power would definitely be greatly improved.

Even the combat style can become more diversified. It is not impossible to move beyond ground attacks and attack from multiple angles in the air, thus raising the combat power to a higher level.

"Are you talking about Jinghong?" Lin Qi shook his head. "Jinghong is the signature martial art of our Obsidian Martial Arts Academy. It is not taught to outsiders, and even ordinary martial arts academy disciples are not qualified to learn it. They need to join the academy's guard regiment to learn it."

Whether it's the Thunder Palm or the Soaring Swan, these two martial arts techniques are the guarantee of the future strength of the Obsidian Martial Arts School. It's simply impossible for them to be handed over to outsiders.

"I see. I was presumptuous." Igor was not surprised after hearing this. If such a powerful martial art were taught to just anyone, he would have to doubt whether there was something wrong with it.

Lin Qi then personally escorted Igor and Donna downstairs.

Although this deal was somewhat unprofitable, it wasn't a one-off transaction. Once he got the flying transport vehicle, he could quietly go and mine the mithril vein in the Thorn Forest near Wanxing City. The reserves there were much higher than in Death Valley, making it a medium-sized vein.

As Igor and Dona followed Lin Qi downstairs, they looked at the lobby on the first floor and saw a large group of players gathered in front of three completely sealed rooms, all vying to get in. They were quite puzzled.

"Master Lin, what are those three sealed chambers? Why are so many people fighting over them?" Igor asked curiously.

"That's our martial arts school's beginner gravity chamber," Lin Qi said casually.

Gravity chambers are not uncommon in major cities. Even martial arts associations have gravity chambers to help martial artists train, but they are not open to the general public.

"A gravity chamber? Your martial arts school has its own gravity chamber?" Igor looked at Lin Qi in surprise. "I wonder how many times the gravity environment your martial arts school's gravity chamber can achieve?"

Gravity chambers are something even the half-beast race doesn't have. Only the Martial Arts Association has a few dozen, with the highest gravity environment reaching ten times the normal gravity. They are all occupied by experts from the Bone Forging Realm of various races.

Even he, the future young clan leader of the half-beast race, can only enter the gravity chamber a few times a month, but each time he cultivates in the gravity chamber, he can improve a lot. It is one of the few good places that can accelerate the cultivation speed of Bone Forging Realm warriors.

Before a martial artist in the Organ Refining Realm becomes a Bone Forging Realm martial artist, simply absorbing energy ores or the energy of Type II energy potions has a fairly good effect on stimulating cells.

However, after becoming a Bone Forging Realm warrior, ordinary energy attacks are no longer very effective. Only Type 3 energy potions are more effective, but Type 3 energy potions require the blood of lord-level monsters to make.

Lord-level monsters are incredibly difficult to kill. Even high-level Bone Forging Realm martial artists cannot afford to use Type III energy potions for cultivation and improvement.

The only way to accelerate the advancement of the Bone Forging Realm is to use gravity to compress all the cells in the body, thereby enhancing the stabbing effect brought about by energy.

For this reason, the city's martial arts association and even the garrison headquarters spared no expense to build a few dozen gravity chambers, which ordinary Bone Forging Realm martial artists were not even qualified to use.

But the Obsidian Martial Arts School actually has its own gravity chamber, which is simply unbelievable.

Donna, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but glance at the beginner gravity chamber a few more times. She hadn't expected the Obsidian Martial Arts School to have such a profound foundation.

However, after seeing that it was all apprentices scrambling to enter the gravity chamber, they roughly understood that the gravity chamber built by the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy was probably prepared for the disciples of the academy who had not yet entered the martial arts realm. The gravity multiplier should not be high, unlike the Martial Arts Association, which specially created a gravity environment of ten times for Bone Forging Realm martial artists.

"Currently, the gravity in the primary gravity chamber can only be adjusted up to twenty times," Lin Qi said nonchalantly.

Twenty times the gravity is commonplace for him now, and when he becomes a Bone Forging Realm martial artist, twenty times the gravity will probably be meaningless.

"A twenty-fold gravity environment?" Donna stared intently at Lin Qi with her beautiful eyes after hearing this. "Master Lin, are you telling the truth?"

The Martial Arts Association spent so much effort to create a tenfold gravity environment for Bone Forging Realm martial artists to use, and even Bone Forging Realm martial artists couldn't compete for it.

Obsidian Martial Arts School, on the other hand, uses a gravity chamber with 20 times the normal force for its apprentices to play with?
“Of course, I use it regularly.” Lin Qi looked at Dona, whose eyes were full of longing, with a puzzled expression, not understanding what she meant.

Is a gravity chamber with 20 times the normal gravity really that rare?

Qin Mu, who was acting as the guide, was so shocked by what he heard that he could not put into words.

He had heard of gravity chambers, but had never used them. After all, he was just a martial artist with a low status in the Martial Arts Association. But in Lin Qi's words, it was as if a gravity chamber with a gravity of twenty times was already overused and meaningless, and even apprentices in martial arts schools could use it at will.

"Master Lin, can we rent this kind of gravity chamber?" Igor asked Lin Qi softly, trying to suppress his rapid breathing.

Lin Qi looked at the two strange people and seemed to understand something. He slowly said, "This gravity chamber was built by our Obsidian Martial Arts Academy at great expense. It is specially prepared for the training of our disciples. It is rented out to the public, which will greatly slow down the training speed of our disciples. As you two have seen, we can't even get our hands on this gravity chamber. However, you two are honored guests of our Obsidian Martial Arts Academy, which makes things a bit difficult for me."

"Is there no other way?" Donna's pair of snow-white animal ears drooped down. She understood how precious a gravity chamber with a gravity of twenty times was. There wasn't enough for her own people, so naturally she wouldn't rent it out to outsiders.

"It's not that there's no way." Lin Qi looked at the two dejected people and gritted his teeth. "Considering that you are both distinguished guests who cooperate with our Obsidian Martial Arts School, if you are willing to pay more, the gravity room can be used for a period of time by you."

"Extra money?" Igor nodded after hearing this, finding it reasonable. After all, they wanted to use the association's gravity chamber sooner, which would also incur extra charges. "That's no problem. How much does it cost to rent the gravity chamber?"

Lin Qi thought for a moment and decided to quote a high price: "One energy crystal for twelve hours."

(End of this chapter)