Starting with Kengan beating up the Pirate King

Chapter 137 Impact and Shock

Tiger City, City Hall.

The city's top leader, Mayor Feng Rui, was sipping tea and handling government affairs when his office door was suddenly flung open in a panic by his secretary.

"Mayor! The third round of exploration of the Purple 605 Secret Realm has ended a month ahead of schedule. The secret realm has been conquered by the exploration volunteers!"

"Huh?" Feng Rui was taken aback, and sprang up with a speed that didn't match his chubby figure. He exclaimed in surprise, "Purple Secret Realm No. 605? I remember that the third round of exploration only started two months ago. It's a secret realm with a very low exploration level! Amazing, we can have another stable purple resource secret realm!"
What were the casualties and gains of the explorers? Was the team leader or a volunteer explorer the hero of the secret realm exploration? Hahaha…”

Seeing the mayor's barely suppressed smile, the secretary paused before saying, "According to the report from the garrison troops stationed in the secret realm, 99 people entered the secret realm, and 59 survived. Among them, 31 obtained white secret runes, team leader Long Qi and exploration volunteer Jiang Xue obtained light blue secret runes, deputy team leader Guo Yan and exploration volunteer Ye Huohuo obtained dark blue secret runes, and so on..."

And... they said that exploring the volunteers' intentions... yielded a golden rune!

“…Golden?” Feng Rui was stunned.

A dozen seconds later, he started counting on his fingers: "White, blue, purple, red, gold... Hmm, gold, level five?"

"Wait a minute, let me sort this out."

"Purple Secret Realm No. 605, well, that is, a purple difficulty level secret realm. Under normal circumstances, the highest output is purple runes. Even if someone conquers the most difficult secret realm among purple secret realms by themselves, the most they can get is light red."

"Are you fucking kidding me?"

"Mayor, they say... there's an error in the assessment of the secret realm's level." The secretary also looked incredulous: "The military... wouldn't lie to us."

"I know they wouldn't lie to us. That means the exploration difficulty of Purple 605 Secret Realm should actually be Gold Legendary, and it was actually conquered by a volunteer explorer?! Almost single-handedly, because the highest level others achieved was only Blue Runes?!"

"...I'm afraid that's the case." The secretary said timidly, "Mayor, you should see him, shouldn't you?"

"What nonsense are you spouting?!"

After a long pause, Feng Rui suddenly snapped, "What am I? Aside from being the mayor, I'm just a mere three-striped martial artist!"
What does the golden rune represent? It means that he will soon and smoothly advance to the level of a five-stripe warrior. There isn't a single five-stripe warrior in our entire Tiger City!
Not to mention, there is a legendary gold-level secret realm behind him. Although the state government will definitely get a share of it, they can't ignore the opinions of the conquerors!

What do you mean by 'I have to see him'? It should mean I should rush over to see him immediately!

"...Yes, I'll arrange a car for you!"

"What's the point of arranging a car! Cars are so slow, how can they compare to my speed?!" Feng Rui waved his hand, straightened his clothes, and ran out.

Only his secretary remained, stunned, in the office.

No wonder... Tiger City has dozens of three-striped warriors, so how come only he is the mayor?

At the same time, the major forces and secret pattern martial arts families in Tiger City also received the news one after another, and immediately gathered their forces and drove to meet them.

Guo Feng, the head of the Guo family, had already told the driver to floor the accelerator. His face was still filled with shock and eagerness as he headed towards the eastern suburbs. Out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly noticed the fat man who was rushing past like the wind on the side of the street.

"...Damn, Fatty Feng, you've got some tricks up your sleeve. Stop the car, pull over!"

Guo Feng got out of the car and started running.

……

Dude, are you cheating?
By this time, the exploration volunteers had been settled in the military's garrison camp, but all eyes were still on Guan Yi.

To avoid causing trouble for Guan Yi, the few people who knew Guan Yi's identity tacitly kept it from telling more people, so most of the explorers did not know that 'Flame Tiger' was actually one of their own.

Even when they occasionally had doubts because the development of the secret realm was completely different from what was said in the information, they only dared to think that there might be the influence of the explorers, and dared not associate it with the world's strongest man.

To them, he was just a legendary figure from a secret realm, a legend!
But now you're telling me he's an explorer?
How can the explorer be so amazing?!
Those who entered the secret realm but did nothing and just experienced life were especially frustrated. They wished they could have clung to a powerful figure and become a white-level secret rune like most people!

"I'm just a white-patterned creature, how come you're blue, and even dark blue?" As one of the few explorers who had been awestruck by this countless times, Deputy Leader Zhou Yingxiong asked Guo Yan enviously in a low voice, "Does staying in the Navy allow for a higher level of involvement?"

"Perhaps." Guo Yan felt a restless, uneasy feeling all over his body. "It might also be because I made some contributions in Rogge Town in the final stage."

"When you were in the East Blue, did you capture a pirate named 'Buggy'?" Guan Yi suddenly leaned over and asked.

Seemingly surprised that Guan Yi would suddenly speak up, Guo Yan paused for a moment before saying, "Bucky? That Chop-and-Chop ability user? Yes, his ability is quite effective against swordsmanship. Luckily, I had already mastered Haki by then, otherwise it would have been really difficult to beat him... What's wrong? Is there anything special about him?"

“That explains why I spotted him in Impel Down.” Guan Yi smiled and gave Guo Yan a thumbs up. “Pretty impressive. He was a crew member of the Pirate King Roger and a friend of Shanks. I didn’t dare touch him back in the East Blue.” Guo Yan was taken aback, then suddenly looked up at the deep blue secret mark on his wrist.

"Then I'm really lucky."

Ye Huohuo, who was nearby, seemed very silent.

Guan Yi then turned to Long Qi: "Don't let everyone stare at me blankly, say something, team leader, what's next?"

Although his memories of the pirate world have been sealed and faded, his experiences will not disappear. Guan Yi is no longer the 18-year-old boy he was before entering the secret realm... Of course, as a transmigrator, he was never originally one.

Being in a high position, he was composed and didn't care about the opinions of those around him, but this awkward situation couldn't continue indefinitely, and besides, Guan Yi really wanted to know what the next arrangements would be.

Long Qi smiled helplessly: "It's not us. You're definitely not included. Those of us who obtained the secret runes will undergo one or two months of special training at the military headquarters to digest them and become secret rune warriors. Those who didn't obtain the secret runes will receive the rewards from the city hall for volunteers exploring the secret realm and go home."

As for you... I don't know, you might need to go to the state capital, right?

The golden runes mean that you can become a five-stripe warrior without any obstacles, and as far as I know, there isn't a single one like that in Tiger City.

Over the years, only a handful of four-stripe warriors have left Tiger City. The only four-stripe warrior permanently residing in Tiger City is probably our Commander Liu. Tiger City also lacks resources; among the unexplored secret realms, there's only one red-level Purgatory and six purple-level difficult realms, and you've already conquered one… albeit a purple one that's now become a golden legendary realm.”

A true dragon cannot swim in shallow waters.

Although Tiger City is a mid-sized city among the thirteen cities of the Zodiac State, with a population of several million, it is not a small city. But the Golden Legendary Secret Realm... that is the highest level among the explorable secret realms!

The next level of color, it takes decades to conquer even one, and it has to be featured on the evening news!
Well, it would have been better if Long Qi hadn't spoken. Now that he had, even more eyes were focused on Guan Yi's face—the ordinary explorers suddenly realized that this young man might be the most important person they would ever get to meet up close in their lives!
boom--

Just then, the camp gate was suddenly kicked open, and a fat man covered in sweat rushed in, panting: "Which one of you is Comrade Guan Yi?"

With everyone's attention focused on him, he quickly identified Guan Yi and stepped forward to grab her hand.

"Hello, hello, Comrade Guan Yi! What a young hero! I am Feng Rui, the mayor of Hucheng City. I rushed over as soon as I heard the news. I'm a little sweaty, please excuse my rudeness!"

The mayor? He's running over here?

Guan Yi wasn't flattered; she shook his hand silently and said, "Hello, Mayor. You've worked hard."

"Mayor?!"

Half of the explorers were greatly surprised. Feng Rui turned around and waved gently, "You've all worked hard!"

Seeing such a prominent figure, whom everyone had only ever seen on television, in this state made the golden runes even more intuitive for everyone to understand what they represented.

That wasn't the end of it. Just a dozen seconds later, five or six more men and women, dressed in fine clothes but covered in sweat, rushed into the camp. They were cursing Feng Rui under their breath, but they greeted Guan Yi with smiles on their faces.

They are all renowned three-striped warriors from Tiger City!
Guo Yan's eyes twitched, and she pulled out one of the middle-aged men who was surrounding Guan Yi: "Dad, have you forgotten that I'm here too?"

Guo Feng was taken aback: "Oh right, Xiao Yan, you also got the blue secret rune, well done!"

After praising her with delight, he suddenly had a bright idea and leaned close to Guo Yan's ear to ask, "As a companion in conquering the secret realm, what is your relationship with Guan Yi, who obtained the golden rune?"

Guo Yan paused for a moment: "Well... we've known each other for a long time. In the secret realm, I've only ever seen him in the newspapers."

Guo Feng: "?"

"Let's not talk about that, Dad. You have some cigarettes on you, give me one."

"Okay, go ahead and smoke." Guo Feng tossed the cigarette to Guo Yan and then moved closer to Guan Yi.

Guo Yan lit a cigarette with a troubled expression. What a good father he was! His daughter had just emerged from a dangerous secret realm; he should at least offer some concern, but why didn't he care that she was smoking?!
but……

Watching the important figures, including her father, gather around Guan Yi, all trying to become familiar with her as quickly as possible, she felt more directly the impact that the conquest of a golden secret realm would have.

And this influence continues to expand!

(End of this chapter)