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

Chapter 219 Martial Arts School Specialties and Monsters
"One energy crystal every twelve hours?"

"Master Lin, are you sure?"

Igor and Donna couldn't help but look at Lin Qi, thinking he was joking.

The gravity chamber, which can be adjusted to a maximum of twenty times the normal gravity, only produced one energy crystal after twelve hours. This price seems to be even cheaper than renting a gravity chamber from the Martial Arts Association.

The Martial Arts Association's Tenfold Gravity Chamber costs one energy crystal per day to rent.

This price is the normal rental price. If you want to use the gravity chamber more often, you need to buy the right to use it from someone else. The price is about one energy crystal for twelve hours.

However, the gravity chamber at the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy has a gravity environment of twenty times that of the Martial Arts Association, making it much more effective.

"Of course I'm sure." Lin Qi nodded.

Although he had never been to the Martial Arts Association's gravity chamber, he knew to some extent about the rental fee for the gravity chamber.

One energy crystal a day, that's incredibly expensive.

Even though tens of thousands of martial arts disciples are currently mining small energy veins in Crimson Moon Mountain, on average they can only mine one crystal a day, which shows how precious energy crystals are.

He now gets one energy crystal in half a day, which is quite expensive. It's equivalent to tens of thousands of people mining a vein for a day, while he only consumes fifty units of energy ore per hour.

Although Igor and Dona are experts in the Bone Forging Realm, the energy crystals they possess are not cheap. If the price is too high, they probably won't rent them out.

He was desperately short of energy crystals, as players had a high demand for gravity chambers and the effects of the Body Strengthening Technique were indeed astonishing. The three gravity chambers he currently had were simply not enough. The B2-grade alloy for modifying the primary gravity chambers was easy to obtain and could be used to melt down damaged B2-grade weapons, but energy crystals were not something that could be obtained just by wishing for them.

“In that case, I’ll book it for a month, twelve hours a day.” Donna said without hesitation, looking at Lin Qi’s affirmative expression.

"A month?" Lin Qi said in surprise, "I don't offer credit here, and since you're paying for a month, you have to pay in full upfront."

He originally thought that Donna and the others would only need to rent for a few days, since energy crystals are also very precious to Bone Forging Realm experts. He didn't expect Donna and the others to be so rich, which made him underestimate these Bone Forging Realm experts from powerful clans.

"Brother, lend me your crystal, I'll return it to you later." Donna looked at Igor and said without any politeness.

"Here you go." Igor glanced at his younger sister, and with a heavy heart, he took out a metal box from his clothes and handed it over.

Donna's martial arts talent is better than his, and this time she even has the opportunity to take the test and enter the Domain City. Perhaps she can become the new city lord after the city lord of Wanxing City.

With the assessment approaching, the clan actually plans to invest a lot of resources in Dona, hoping that she might be able to pass the exam and enter the domain city. At this time, there is a cultivation environment with a gravity chamber that is twenty times stronger than the average gravity chamber, and the price is not expensive. So there is no reason not to rent it for Dona.

"Master Lin, please count them. There are thirty energy crystals in total." Donna took out some of her energy crystals and looked at Lin Qi with her beautiful eyes, as if to say, "You can't go back on your word."

Lin Qi counted them to confirm the quantity was correct; these two must be very wealthy. He then tried to sell them, saying, "Would you like another pear?"

"Pear?" Donna looked at Lin Qi strangely, not understanding what he was planning to do. "You mean the fruit?"

“Yes.” Lin Qi nodded, and took out a Vitality Pear that he had been storing in the system warehouse from his clothes. He smiled and said, “But the pears in our martial arts school are not ordinary pears. They are all meritorious… no, they are all cultivated from the essence of a large number of lord monster blood. Eating one can refresh your mind for two hours. They are absolutely essential for cultivation.”

Although he originally intended to reward players with the Vitality Pear he had drawn, it would be a shame to let such a big spender pass up the opportunity.

Especially now that there's a beginner meditation room, although its effect isn't as good as the Vitality Pear, it's more lasting. Instead of rewarding players with Vitality Pears, it would be better to upgrade to a beginner meditation room.

"Cultivated from the blood essence of a Lord Monster?" Donna looked at the ordinary-looking pear in Lin Qi's hand and believed it somewhat. "I wonder how much this costs?"

She had previously witnessed the disciples of the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy hunting down the Shadow Leopard King, and she wondered why those disciples went up to suck the Shadow Leopard King's blood. It turned out that it was to cultivate Fragrant Pear.

"Two energy crystals each," Lin Qi said with a smile.

The fragrant pear, which was obtained by using up a thousand martial arts disciples, should be worth two energy crystals no matter how you look at it.

"How much?" Igor's voice unconsciously rose a few decibels upon hearing this.

Even five bottles of Type II energy potions on the market wouldn't be worth a single energy crystal. As for Type III energy potions made by lord-level monsters, they would only be worth a single energy crystal.

It's just a pear cultivated from the blood of a lord monster. At most, it might be worth one energy crystal, two would be robbery.

"My fragrant pears are of the highest quality, I guarantee that once you've eaten one, you'll want a second." Lin Qi looked at Igor, who was practically calling him a swindler, without caring at all. "Besides, these fragrant pears are the prized possession of our Obsidian Martial Arts Academy. If it weren't for the fact that you two are our honored guests and have borrowed the gravity chamber for a month, I wouldn't have planned to sell these fragrant pears."

"Okay, I'll have one then." Donna was also curious about the fragrant pear that the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy had bred using boss monsters, so she took out two energy crystals and decided to try them out.

Igor looked at the purchased Dona and didn't say anything more. After all, the gravity room they rented was quite cheap, and the two energy crystals could be considered compensation for the Obsidian Martial Arts School.

Qin Mu, who was leading the way, hesitated as he watched Lin Qi and Igor's transaction.

He had hesitated when Lin Qi invited him to join the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy. After all, Lin Qi was rising rapidly, and the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy might become a pillar force for the human race in the City of Light in the future. Joining earlier would always be beneficial.

He was just unsure whether the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy was truly effective in training martial artists.

But seeing Xia Ling and the others who could fly through the air, and that the Obsidian Martial Arts School actually had its own gravity chamber, really tempted him.

The benefits of a gravity chamber are self-evident; even experts at the Bone Forging Realm greatly need it, not to mention martial artists. Even if he joins the city garrison, he probably won't be able to cultivate in a gravity chamber; at most, he'll have more training within the city garrison.

However, he has already reached the level of microscopic control, not only in terms of subtle control over his body, but also in terms of control over his qi and blood. It's just that he lacked resources and training methods in the past, which is why he was unable to become a martial artist for so long.

If he had a better cultivation environment, he might be able to achieve the Bone Forging Realm on his own.

"Master Lin, is this gravity chamber open to ordinary disciples of the martial arts school as well?" Qin Mu asked in a low voice.

“That’s natural. Any disciple of our Obsidian Martial Arts Academy can use the gravity chamber as long as they have enough points.” Lin Qi nodded and explained to Qin Mu, who was very interested. “Of course, you don’t need points either. One energy crystal can be used for two days.”

"Martial arts school disciples, one energy crystal for two days?" Upon hearing this, Igor felt an urge to join the Obsidian Martial Arts School.

However, as the future young chieftain of the half-orc race, Igor had seen the world. While renting an energy crystal for two days was indeed very cheap, the resources he would gain once he became the young chieftain were far beyond what an energy crystal could provide.

After all, as a powerful clan in Wanxing City, the half-beast race is not only entitled to share in some of the large underground energy veins, but also controls a medium-sized energy vein. After he becomes the young clan leader, spending two energy crystals a day is a small problem for him.

"Master Lin, I've made up my mind. I'm joining the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy right now." Qin Mu made up his mind after hearing this.

Lin Qi's words just now were so profound that even a Bone Forging Realm expert like Igor was tempted. With such resources at the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy, it would be foolish to give them up.

"Alright, now our martial arts school's defense team will have one more captain." Lin Qi smiled as he looked at Qin Mu, who had made up his mind.

He had originally thought it would take more time to persuade a master like Qin Mu to join, but unexpectedly, Qin Mu joined directly today simply because of the arrival of Igor and Dona. Now, once Qin Mu has grown up, his martial arts school defense team will be able to stand alone in the City of Light, and players won't have to watch over the martial arts school and Crimson Moon Mountain every day anymore. At that time, he can further let players go out to adventure and collect various resources.

After Lin Qi saw Igor off, Donna immediately went to the master's private primary gravity chamber to train, and Qin Mu completed the onboarding procedures for the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy. Starting tomorrow, he will follow Meng Wei, Xia Ling, and others to participate in the garrison's martial arts training. The entire Obsidian Martial Arts Academy returned to its former tranquility.

In the city of light, as the sun sets, inside a steel building in the city center.

"What did you say? Those two from Wanxing City, one left and one stayed. What exactly does Wanxing City mean by this?" The elegant noblewoman with a pair of crimson wings looked at the golden-haired ape-man beside her, puzzled.

"I don't know exactly what they talked about." The golden-haired ape man shook his head slightly, "But now the two people from Wanxing City seem to have a pretty good attitude towards the Obsidian Martial Arts School."

"You mean Wanxing City doesn't mind the Red Moon Town established by the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy?" The elegant lady's eyes brightened slightly.

"It's possible they reached some kind of agreement," the golden-haired ape man added, "which is why those two from Wanxing City had a good negotiation with the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy."

“Since the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy can agree to Wanxing City’s conditions, we can naturally agree as well.” The elegant noblewoman said nonchalantly, “There aren’t many towns that naturally possess small energy veins. If Wanxing City wants half of the energy ore, I don’t mind. Anyway, I just want that land to settle my people.”

“If you think there’s no problem, then let’s get started.” The golden-haired ape man looked at the elegant lady who had agreed and said with a smile, “Those three little monsters have probably already received the news. As long as we push a little and make sure that we can keep Lin Qi, the master of the pavilion, from attacking them, and give the three of them some benefits, they should be happy to agree.”

"We don't need to offer them any benefits," the elegant lady said with a smile. "I have people here who can persuade them to take action. We just need to keep Lin Qi from making a move."

"Those three little monsters are very clever. Are you sure that person can persuade them?" The golden-haired ape man was somewhat skeptical.

The three members of the city garrison are of similar status and position to the Bone Forging Realm experts in the garrison. They are not so easily ordered around. In particular, these three must know that the two clans are eyeing Crimson Moon Town. They will not take action unless they are willing to bite the hand that feeds them. After all, once they reach the Bone Forging Realm, they need more cultivation resources, so they will definitely try to earn as much as possible.

“That’s one of our Feather Clan members. He’s a talented individual who rose through the ranks from the White Feather Gang, a wild gang. He’s very good at persuading others. He was the one who convinced the city’s wanderers to unite against the Obsidian Martial Arts School. Unfortunately, the Obsidian Martial Arts School was too well hidden, which is why Fang and Steelbone failed.” The elegant lady explained, “So he plans to make amends and has taken the initiative to take on the task of persuading those three little monsters this time.”

"Just with words?" The golden-haired ape man laughed immediately. "What if he fails?"

"Of course, it wasn't just with words. He was very lucky in his early years and obtained a small part of the Lord Monster's remains," the elegant lady said with a smile. "He planned to use that part of the remains to persuade those three little monsters."

"The remains of a lord monster?" The golden-haired ape nodded. "That's certainly quite an attraction for those three little monsters."

Even for experts of their level, killing a lord monster is not easy. For martial artists below the Bone Forging Realm, even the remains of a lord monster are extremely valuable, and it is indeed possible to persuade those three little monsters.

"Since you've agreed, then let's leave this matter entirely to him." The refined lady looked at the golden-haired ape-man who didn't object, and casually sent a message to Isaac of the White Feather Gang, instructing Isaac to take action.

City of Light, White Feather Shop on the outskirts.

"Master, what did the clan chief say?" Mans looked at Isaac, his heart filled with trepidation.

He had explained everything about the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy to Isaac. Isaac also felt that he might have overlooked something in Crimson Moon Mountain. What he had now was probably only a part of Crimson Moon Mountain, not the whole thing.

Therefore, in order to seize the other part of the treasures in Crimson Moon Mountain, they, who are currently not strong enough, can only take the initiative to participate in the struggle for Crimson Moon Town, so that they can fish in troubled waters at the time.

“She’s already agreed.” Isaac looked at the information on his smartwatch and smiled. “Although we exposed the remains of the Lord Monster to her this time, she’ll never know that I’ve already convinced those three monsters to give up everything.”

He knew all too well what those three monsters, who couldn't break through to the Bone Forging Realm, wanted.

It's nothing more than breaking through to the Bone Forging Realm.

What he needed to do was very simple: tell the three that the Obsidian Martial Arts School had a training method to improve the control of qi and blood, and as for the evidence, Mans recorded it.

One person controlling thirty-six arrows—such control over force is simply divine.

Of course, one person doesn't prove anything, but what if many disciples of the Obsidian Martial Arts School use this kind of force manipulation method?
There were countless videos of this kind of combat when the Obsidian Martial Arts School dealt with the Iron Heart Gang. The way they used force to control arrows and launch attacks was clearly identical.

It would be unbelievable to say that such a method of force manipulation doesn't help with the control of qi and blood. The three of them were only half a step away from reaching the Bone Forging Realm, so naturally they wouldn't let go of such an opportunity.

So after destroying the martial artists of the Obsidian Martial Arts School and taking over Crimson Moon Mountain, the three of them will cooperate with him to seize the training method of the Obsidian Martial Arts School, and he can take the opportunity to take away the other treasure of Crimson Moon Mountain.

“Shall I go and inform them now?” Mans said.

“Go ahead, but be careful not to let the three of them notice anything amiss.” Isaac nodded.

Mans then left the White Feather Shop and went to the city to secretly contact the three monsters.

Beyond the City of Light, deep in the wilderness.

"Vice President Luo, how are you?" Fang Zhen asked Luo Wushang, who was meditating in the cave, while keeping a watchful eye on his surroundings. "We gave you all the essence blood we obtained. If you can't break through, it will be very difficult for us to go any deeper."

The others present also looked at Luo Wushang inside the cave.

They were successful the first and second time in exploiting the Two-Horned Cheetah bug, but the deeper they went into the Two-Horned Cheetah, the less likely they were to get close to it. Now, even if they could defeat a low-level boss monster head-on, they couldn't get even half a step closer to the Two-Horned Cheetah.

However, defeating a low-level lord monster is too difficult. Although Lu Fanchen and Ye Qinglu both have martial arts skills that can injure low-level lord monsters, defeating them is simply a pipe dream.

After much deliberation, they still couldn't come up with a good solution. Finally, Luo Wushang suggested that if she could advance to a high-level martial artist and further improve the second level of the Body Strengthening Secret Technique, she should be able to defeat a low-level lord. Therefore, they all gave the essence blood they had obtained to Luo Wushang for her breakthrough.

More than an hour has passed, but there has been no reaction from Luo Wushang. On the contrary, the abundance of blood energy in the surrounding area has attracted a group of monsters.

Just as everyone was getting anxious and was about to move to another location, Luo Wushang's blood and qi suddenly surged, and the smoke from her blood and qi was like a pillar of light that shot into the sky dozens of meters high.

Luo Wushang coughed up blood, her entire body stained red with blood.

"Didn't it work?" Looking at Luo Wushang's miserable state, Yi Ye Fuyun felt that the bug hadn't been exploited.

But then Luo Wushang slowly stood up, opened her eyes, and her eyes were filled with excitement and joy.

"I have succeeded in fulfilling your expectations." Although Luo Wushang's breath was extremely weak, the smile on her face was clear to everyone.

Even in just two or three seconds, Luo Wushang's aura of being seriously injured and on the verge of death changed, and after more than ten seconds, her complexion returned to a rosy color.

Just as everyone breathed a sigh of relief, Li Tianxing suddenly leaped down from mid-air.

"Hurry! A low-level lord has spotted us and is heading this way," Li Tianxing warned repeatedly.

"Okay, we're done here too." A Floating Cloud nodded.

"Wait a minute." Luo Wushang emerged from the cave and suggested, "I've now advanced to a high-level martial artist, and my body-strengthening techniques have also made breakthroughs. Why don't we try it out on this low-level lord first?"

(End of this chapter)