The Fourth Calamity: People in High Martial Arts, Gods in Games

Chapter 121 Martial Arts Association (Bonus chapter for February's monthly votes)

Outside Red Moon Mountain.

A flying transport vehicle slowly took off, drawing envious glances from the onlookers.

"The eldest daughter of the Blanc family is gone." Fischl watched the departing flying transport vehicle and couldn't help but ask Flo, who was standing on the hilltop, with some curiosity, "Flo, do you think Master Lin will join the Blanc family?"

"I don't know." Flo shook his head, his face full of indescribable joy, as if he had won the lottery in the City of Light. "Whether Master Lin joins or not, it won't affect us. Now we just need to cling to the coattails of the Obsidian Martial Arts School. With a wild force led by a martial artist, Crimson Moon Mountain is safe."

Flo was previously worried about whether Obsidian Martial Arts School could protect the Wilderness Transit Market, even with Phosphorus Fire Gang behind it.

However, after the battle at Red Moon Mountain, Flo no longer has such worries.

Putting aside the fact that the Obsidian Martial Arts School must have a very powerful background, which is why Miss Xia Ling of the Phosphorous Fire Gang came here in person, and now that Master Lin has even killed the top-level beginner martial artist Watu, any gangs in the wilderness who know this news will probably never come looking for trouble again.

As for the various gangs in the suburbs, they probably won't cause trouble for Chiyue Mountain. After all, with Lin Qi, a martial artist, in charge, if the suburban gangs provoke them, the price they pay will be far beyond what ordinary suburban gangs can bear.

On the flying transport vehicle.

"Miss, this Master Lin really doesn't give you any face." A sweet-looking woman with three glasses said indignantly, "Does he really think that any martial artist in the Bolan family is qualified to become an elder? If it weren't for your invitation, other mid-level martial artists would have to go through a proper examination if they wanted to become family elders. He just killed a grassroots beginner martial artist with no background. He's nothing in the suburbs."

The City of Light has a population of tens of millions and is governed by ten powerful clans. It's not just difficult for a beginner martial artist to obtain decent resources for improvement; even martial artist-level forces in the suburbs have to go through a lot of trouble to get these resources.

Therefore, in the City of Light, anyone who becomes a martial artist, unless they already belong to a martial artist-level force, will think about joining a major force in the City of Light to make their future path smoother.

The Bolan family is considered a major power in the city of Chasing Light. Every year, countless people who advance to become martial artists in the city want to join the Bolan family, but the Bolan family doesn't give them the opportunity.

Lin Qi, on the other hand, directly refused.

"It's normal for people who achieve martial arts prowess in the wild to be a bit arrogant. After all, it's incredibly difficult to become a martial artist outside of the city. Out of hundreds of potential martial artists, only about one will actually become a martial artist. Most of the others die on the way to that goal. Unlike you, who can become martial artists just by following the steps, out of hundreds of potential martial artists, someone will become a martial artist. Even if you fail to reach that goal, you have medicine to protect your life and can try again." Estina didn't seem to care. "For him to achieve martial arts prowess in the wild at such a young age and kill a beginner-level martial artist like Vatu, he is indeed a talent. I've already given him a chance. He'll probably run into a few walls and realize that martial artist resources aren't easy to come by. He'll come to me soon."

Estina knew all too well about those who achieved martial arts prowess in the wild, or rather, she had encountered them far too often.

Each of these people is a powerful figure in the wilderness, with hundreds or even thousands of followers under their command. They are the undisputed leaders in their respective gangs, so they naturally believe that even after becoming martial artists, they can still obtain enough martial artist resources on their own. However, they are unaware of how precious martial artist resources are and how fierce the competition is for them.

Vatu initially refused, but after a few months, he still came to her door to secretly cooperate with her, specifically to capture monsters in the wild in exchange for training resources for martial artists.

Now Lin Qi is nothing more than another Vatu.

After Estina left, Xia Ling also went into the two-story building alone with the old butler.

"Miss Xia, thank you so much for coming to help today. Otherwise, things wouldn't have gone so smoothly," Lin Qi said to Xia Ling, expressing his gratitude.

"Master Lin, you flatter me. Even without my help, Master Lin could easily wipe out the Great Ape Gang." Xia Ling shook her head and said directly, "As for Estina, she won't make a move either. After all, Master Lin's potential is greater than Vatu's. Although Estina is a madwoman, she is always calm and collected. She wouldn't make a move just for a collaborator."

"But Miss Xia has indeed helped me a lot," Lin Qi said with a smile. "Miss Xia, just tell me what I can do. As long as it's within my power, I will definitely help you."

Although Xia Ling didn't help much this time, she was very helpful in the early stages of the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy's establishment. Now that the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy has finally reached a certain scale and strength, she is still happy to help as long as it doesn't involve matters of life and death for the Academy. After all, the Phosphorus Fire Trading Market can cooperate with the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy in many ways.

Like the B-tier series armor!

A6-level armor is not suitable for warriors; only B-level armor is the true equipment for warriors.

However, the B-grade armor is too difficult to obtain. At least according to Qin Mu, to get the B-grade armor, one must make a great contribution to the City of Light in order to purchase it.

As for the purchase price, the lowest-level B1 armor costs 50 million bits, while the B2 armor costs 100 million bits, and the price of armors above that level is double.

For him, the price was manageable, but without the contribution of the City of Light, he couldn't afford to buy it. Not to mention that after becoming a warrior, players also need B-grade armor to be considered to have formal warrior-level combat power, or to reach the combat power level of formally organized warriors in major cities.

Otherwise, they'll just be a bunch of scattered soldiers, never good enough to be considered respectable, let alone build a player town and become kings.

Although the Phosphorus Fire Gang doesn't have any martial artists in charge, according to Estina, they definitely have channels to purchase B-grade series armor. Since Xia Ling needs to cooperate with them, they can also buy from Xia Ling, creating a win-win situation.

"Since Master Lin has said so, I'll get straight to the point." Xia Ling knew that Lin Qi always got straight to the point, so she didn't hesitate. "I plan to participate in the Five Cities Grand Tournament organized by the Martial Arts Association, but to participate, I need to be recommended by a martial artist. My mentor's spot was given to another student, so I would like to ask Master Lin to recommend me. Afterwards, I can provide Master Lin with a B4 grade longsword."

"A B4-level weapon?" Lin Qi was quite tempted after hearing this.

Weapons in the B-grade series are only available up to B3 grade in weapon shops on the outskirts of the city, while weapons of B4 grade and above are extremely rare.

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The main reason is the lack of ore to manufacture alloys of B4 grade and above, so each B4 grade weapon costs tens of millions of bits, which is extremely expensive and not necessarily available.

"No problem, how should I recommend you?" Lin Qi nodded, deciding to agree to the request.

"According to the regulations, if a martial artist wants to make a recommendation, they must first become a registered martial artist in the Martial Artists Association. After passing the association's formal test and confirming their status as a martial artist, they can then make a recommendation." Xia Ling was immediately delighted and said directly, "Master Lin probably hasn't officially registered after becoming a martial artist. If it's convenient for Master Lin, I can send someone to pick you up and take you to the Martial Artists Association tomorrow. We are very familiar with the process and can complete all the formalities within one day."

"Should we go to the Martial Artists Association to officially register?" Lin Qi thought for a moment. Qin Mu had also suggested that he register after becoming a martial artist. The Martial Artists Association was no less powerful than any other force, and it wasn't even a force of the City of Light. It was just a department that specifically served martial artists. Joining it would only bring benefits and no harm. However, not everyone who became a martial artist was qualified to join. They had to pass the martial artist assessment. "Okay, just have someone come over tomorrow."

"Then I won't bother Master Lin any longer. I'll arrange the Martial Arts Association matters right away." Xia Ling looked at Lin Qi, who readily agreed, and she was also a little impatient. The Five Cities Grand Competition was not far away, and the registration deadline was only a few days away, so it was naturally better to register as soon as possible.

Xia Ling then led her people away from Chiyue Mountain, making the entire two-story building quiet, leaving only Lin Qi alone.

"Finally, we can start welcoming a new batch of players." Lin Qi looked at his system. The five rooms of the martial arts school had been renovated. He then looked at the pile of loot in the room's warehouse. "These veteran players haven't had much to do lately. With the newcomers, we can launch the shop system to keep the veteran players busy and allow the newcomers to level up quickly."

Immediately, Lin Qi accessed the official forum of Blue Star and posted the latest system update and new gameplay of the shop system.

After posting the announcement, Lin Qi shut down the system and began quietly sorting out his spoils, completely ignoring the storm that his update had caused.

(End of this chapter)