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

Chapter 267 The Man in Gray Clothes?
"Jacques?"

Precia unconsciously tapped the smartwatch on her wrist, searching for relevant information.

Although she didn't think that a representative from Earth Star Pharmaceuticals like Bert would lie to her, Earth Star Pharmaceuticals wasn't part of their Mist Mountain region's power structure, and they had previously done things that disrupted the regional power balance, so she had to be wary.

In just a short while, Precia's smartwatch displayed all the information about Jacques, so detailed that even Jacques himself would probably be surprised.

It can be said that many things have been recorded, from the first appearance of the name Jacques in the Fog Mountain area to Jacques' journey to the City of Light.

"Well, Miss Precia, I didn't lie to you, did I?" Bert said very calmly. "Don't worry, we won't cause trouble in the City of Light. We'll just arrest them and leave."

Bert was very confident about capturing Jacques.

As an undocumented vagrant in the Fog Mountain region, Jacques was ignored everywhere. Even if Earth Star Pharmaceuticals arrested a traitor, or even if forces from another city came to the City of Light and killed Jacques, no one would care.

By taking the initiative to speak to Precia in the domain city, he had already given Precia a great deal of face.

“I’m afraid that won’t work.” After reviewing the information, Precia shook her head slightly. “Although I’m not sure if she’s a traitor to your Earth Star Pharmaceuticals, she is currently a registered martial artist of the City of Light Martial Arts Association and a member of the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy. We can’t just let you arrest her unless your Earth Star Pharmaceuticals can provide clear evidence.”

According to the information, Jacro is now a registered martial artist, which means that Jacro is a legal citizen of the City of Light.

According to the laws established by the city, no citizen in the Fog Mountain area can be arrested arbitrarily unless they have broken the law, especially martial artists.

Of course, this is just a law set by the Domain City, not an ironclad rule. If someone from any powerful force were to arrest someone, the Domain City would not care; that would be a matter for the major cities. However, if an external force were to send someone to arrest someone, the nature of the matter would be different, and the Domain City would definitely not allow it.

Otherwise, if it's Earth Star Pharmaceuticals today and another force from outside the region tomorrow, the Fog Mountain region will be in chaos.

“Miss Precia, you’re just a minor martial artist from a city’s power. Is it really necessary to make such a big deal out of this?” Bert frowned slightly, somewhat dissatisfied. “Our Earth Star Pharmaceuticals is a major supplier to your Misty Mountain City. Many of the medicines that you geniuses need for cultivation are unique to Earth Star Pharmaceuticals. We’re just dealing with a traitor. Can’t we even provide this small favor?”

Clear evidence?
How could the inventor of the berserk potion possibly reveal such a thing?

If Precia were to be told that Jacques is a senior researcher at Earth Star Pharmaceuticals, not only would Precia disagree, but the entire Misty Mountain City would probably protect him immediately and conduct various verifications. After all, anyone who can become a senior researcher at Earth Star Pharmaceuticals is a pharmaceutical genius.

Such talent is scarce everywhere. If Jacques were to expose the Berserk Potion again, Earth Star Pharmaceuticals would never be able to have any contact with Jacques again in their lifetime.

He didn't care about Precia at all. If it weren't for the half-scaled man following behind him, he wouldn't have said a word to Precia and would have just ordered his men to take action.

Unfortunately, as soon as they stepped into the Misty Mountain region, the city of Yucheng had Precia and the half-scaled man accompany them, making them feel restricted in their actions.

Precia looked at Bert, who was speaking with a threatening tone, and said calmly, "If it were any other force, given the cooperative relationship between our Domain City and Earth Star Pharmaceuticals, I could certainly turn a blind eye. But now that Jacques is a member of the Obsidian Martial Arts School, and you're being asked to arrest him directly is no small matter."

"She's just a member of a martial arts school. Miss Precia, why are you deliberately making things difficult for me? Do you think Earth Star Pharmaceuticals is easy to bully?" Bert frowned even more deeply upon hearing this.

When Earth Star Pharmaceuticals does things, let alone a single force in a city, even if they capture the commander of a city's garrison, the regional cities in various domains won't say much. After all, it's just a trivial matter, and the fact that Earth Star Pharmaceuticals is willing to disclose it is already a great favor.

Without giving them any face, they did it directly, and it was difficult for the regional cities in each domain to find out. In the end, the matter was dropped, after all, there are many hidden forces in each domain, and there are quite a few forces that cannot be controlled.

Now, they're saying you can't arrest a member of the Obsidian Martial Arts School? That's a complete lie.

“You’ve really misunderstood me,” Precia chuckled. “The Obsidian Martial Arts School is no nobody, nor is it some small force in the city. The Obsidian Martial Arts School played a crucial role in ending the war between Star Tower City and Light Chasing City. Of course, you may not have heard of the Obsidian Martial Arts School, but you should have heard of the name Northern Gray Robe.”

As a super-enterprise that occupies more than 50% of the market share of three types of drugs in the four regions, it would be a lie to say that Dixing Pharmaceutical has no influence in Wushan City.

However, the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy is not some insignificant force in the city. If Bert were to capture them, the reputation of their city would be ruined, not to mention her personal future.

"You mean Obsidian Martial Arts School is the Gray Coat of the North? And now Jacques is a member of the Gray Coat of the North?" Bert asked, slightly surprised.

As a super enterprise in the Tianhe region, Dixing Pharmaceuticals has naturally heard of the name of Bei Huiyi, who is currently active in the Dead Mountain Range.

I never expected that the Obsidian Martial Arts School would be the same gray-clad man who had been elusive in the northern part of the Dead Mountain Range.

“That’s right.” Precia nodded. “Now you should understand why we can’t arrest people, right?”

If it were any other minor power, she wouldn't care. After all, Earth Star Pharmaceuticals' unique potions are of great help to her. If they deliberately reduce her supply of potions, she would have nowhere to turn.

However, the problem of the Northern Gray Robes is no small matter for Domain City, after all, the Northern Gray Robes is a force that can give even the Smiling Skeleton a headache in the Dead Mountain Range.

Such power would rank among the top in all the major cities of the Wushan region.

If Earth Star Pharmaceuticals were allowed to arrest people without any evidence, it could shake the very foundation of Domain City.

“Alright, I’ll report this to my superiors.” Bert looked at the serious Precia and sighed helplessly. “Well, before heading to Fog Mountain Prison, we can at least stay in the City of Light for a while.”

“Of course, it’s your prerogative, Your Excellency Bert.” Precia smiled and replied as she looked at Bert, who had given up.

Afterwards, Precia arranged accommodations and training rooms for Bert and the others, and was busy for two or three hours before returning to the special-grade training room that the Martial Arts Association had specially provided for the people of the Domain City.

Inside the cultivation room, as soon as Precia opened the door, she saw a half-scaled man already sitting cross-legged on the ground, clearly waiting for her.

"Senior brother, Bert hasn't left the association, has he?" Precia asked.

"From what I sensed, he didn't leave, but a group of little ones ran out," the half-scaled man said calmly. "They probably want to secretly capture him and bring him back. Should we send some men over?"

“I knew Bert wouldn’t give up.” Precia sighed and shook her head slightly. “But as long as Bert doesn’t go there, we don’t need to waste our manpower. Although the geniuses at Earth Star Pharmaceuticals are quite strong, with several of them comparable to Tuan of the Holy Blood Mercenary Group, the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy is also quite strong. When those geniuses run into trouble and come back, they’ll be more obedient for a while, and we won’t bother with them.”

She had witnessed the strength of the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy firsthand. Even with their large numbers, the geniuses from Earth Star Pharmaceuticals would find it difficult to gain much of an advantage against the disciples of the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy. Furthermore, if the battle dragged on too long within the city, it would inevitably alert the city's garrison. The geniuses from Earth Star Pharmaceuticals, not wanting to be exposed, would naturally retreat. Therefore, she didn't need to worry about it; let the garrison of the City of Light deal with that.

The half-scaled man looked at Precia, who didn't intend to send anyone, and said nothing, simply closing his eyes and continuing his cultivation.

This mission was assigned to Precia by the Domain City as part of the Domain City's efforts to cultivate geniuses. He was merely a guard on this mission and would not make any decisions.

At night, Obsidian Martial Arts School.

A group of young men and women, dressed in black cloaks that completely concealed their figures and appearances, and all wearing second-tier battle armor, gathered in an abandoned building less than two kilometers away from the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy, observing every move inside the Academy.

"Shadowfang, have you found the target yet?" a tall, thin young man from the Three-Eyed Clan asked in a low voice. "If we've found the target, we should probably move in soon. This is a test set for us geniuses by the higher-ups. If we can't complete it perfectly, it will be difficult for us to get promoted within the company."

As a super enterprise in the Tianhe region, Dixing Pharmaceuticals is quite aggressive in cultivating geniuses. All internal resources are linked to evaluation levels; the higher the level, the more resources one enjoys.

This level isn't about doing more tasks to get a higher rank. Once you're above level 20, which is the senior researcher level in the company, each promotion depends on your task completion performance. If your performance is poor, even if you complete the tasks, you won't be promoted; you'll be demoted.

The mission to capture Jacro is quite simple. The opponents are just a group of Refining Organs and Forging Bones Realm warriors, who are nothing compared to the Blood Coagulation Realm experts they used to face in dangerous areas. Therefore, they must complete the mission perfectly in order to raise their evaluation level.

If you get an excellent rating, this task will be a complete waste of time.

"Target located." The young, muscular orc named Shadowfang licked his lips and said regretfully, "What a pity for this beauty. To evade the company's investigation, she not only changed her name but also disguised herself. She looks nothing like she did before."

“Indeed, although she looks quite good now, it’s nothing compared to the previous images.” The tall, thin three-eyed youth next to him looked through his binoculars and nodded in agreement. “No wonder Lord Bert, who used to be so interested in her, has lost interest now.”

"Fire Serpent, let's make our move too. Let's finish this quickly; Lord Bert is waiting." Shadow Fang then put away his binoculars.

"Don't worry, now that we've found her, she can't escape." The three-eyed youth said dismissively, "What Northern Gray Robe? She's just a bunch of country bumpkins who flatter each other. If it weren't for those things in the Dead Mountain Range, that Smiling Skeleton would be gone long ago."

The geniuses present all nodded in agreement.

The Smiling Skull, whom all the cities considered absolutely untouchable, was utterly insignificant in the face of Earth Star Pharmaceuticals. Even the geniuses of the Smiling Skull were seen as a bunch of mediocre talents, with only a few geniuses in Misty Mountain City.

This time, a total of one hundred people came, the lowest level being the advanced stage of the Bone Forging Realm, and most of them were martial artists whose physical qualities had reached the limit of the advanced stage of the Bone Forging Realm.

These martial artists at the high level of the Limit Bone Forging Realm are all at least half a step into the top Bone Forging Realm, and those who can serve as squad leaders are all experts at the top Bone Forging Realm and deputy city lord level.

The formidable Ru Yingya and Huo She are even stronger than those in the Blood Condensation Realm, making them super geniuses who will participate in the Four Regions Youth Competition this year.

At this point, let alone dealing with a martial arts school whose members are mostly below the level of martial artists, it wouldn't be impossible to wipe out the entire City of Light.

After finishing their speech, the geniuses from Earth Star Pharmaceuticals put on hoods and helmets, and under the cover of night, they shot off from the rooftop like cannonballs toward Obsidian Martial Arts Hall.

Obsidian Martial Arts School, training ground.

After completing his regular training at the martial arts school, Jacques wiped the sweat from his forehead, then took out a bottle of homemade pale gold potion from his pocket and gulped it down.

"This meditation potion, made with the guild master's giant sausage, is really effective. Just by diluting it, it can make my mind so much more active, increasing the training effect by at least two or three times. It's a pity that the giant sausage was given in too few doses, so many experiments couldn't be done." Jacques looked at the empty meditation potion and felt a pang of regret.

Her martial arts talent was quite average, and becoming a martial artist in this lifetime would not be an easy thing. However, Lin Qi gave her a big sausage, saying that it could help her break through to the level of a martial artist.

She was skeptical, thinking Lin Qi was joking; who would believe that eating a large sausage could break through to the level of a martial artist?

So she did some research and discovered that the giant sausage was no ordinary sausage. With just a diluted potion, it successfully helped her break through to become a martial artist, and even mastered a high-level martial art. The effect was astonishing.

She was even confident that if Lin Qi gave her one more, she could break through to become a high-level martial artist. However, Lin Qi was too stingy. She begged him several times, but he always said he had none left. He said he would give her one more when she used the remains of a calamity-level monster to research a simplified type four energy potion.

"He's so stingy! He thinks Type 4 energy potions are as cheap as cabbage. If I ever make one, I'll definitely ask him for two." Jacqueline thought to herself, feeling that Lin Qi was definitely the stingiest boss she had ever met, not even willing to give her an extra sausage.

However, after thinking about this, Jacques looked at the bustling martial arts school in front of him and his expression became somewhat indifferent.

"I've been here long enough. If I stay any longer, they might find out. Should I leave?" Jacques looked at the Obsidian Martial Arts School, which he had unknowingly become familiar with, and hesitated.

During her time at the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy, she hadn't felt this relaxed in a long time. She didn't have to worry about food or safety, which even made her want to stay there forever.

However, she was also well aware that the forces hunting her were no ordinary forces; they were truly behemoths, and with their methods, it was only a matter of time before they caught up with her.

Once she is discovered, not only will she be in trouble, but all the people and forces associated with her will also be doomed. This is the way Earth Star Pharmaceuticals operates.

Just as Jacques was hesitating, a loud shout suddenly came from the training field.

"Look at the sky over there! It looks like something is flying over here!"

"That speed! Could it be a missile?"

"No! Those look like people!"

As these sounds echoed across the training ground, figures like cannonballs landed one after another on the martial arts school's training ground, creating large craters, and terrifying energy swept across the entire area.

"Earthstar Pharmaceuticals? This...how is this possible!"

Jacques was stunned when he saw the second-tier battle armor markings on these people. He never expected that the people from Earth Star Pharmaceuticals would arrive so quickly, and even send out a hundred Bone Forging Realm geniuses at once. Even those defected expert-level researchers probably wouldn't receive such treatment.

(End of this chapter)