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

Chapter 163 Player's Short Video

City of Light, Obsidian Shop.

On the bustling commercial street, the three-story Obsidian Shop, despite having been open for a long time and having done a lot of advertising, and even with Luo Qi displaying many of his crafted weapons, was still deserted. Many people would just come in, look around, and then turn around and leave.

After several days of operation, Luo Qi, who was originally quite confident in his weapons manufacturing skills, was now standing in front of the counter, feeling quite worried.

She had previously visited the Obsidian Martial Arts School, where Lin Qi gave her five million bits to purchase a machine for manufacturing B-series weapons and equipment. She had hoped to make a name for herself, but to her surprise, the top-tier A6-level weapons and armor she produced were hardly sought after.

It's fair to say that the money I've earned from selling weapons and protective gear these past few days is less than the money I'd spend on enrolling in the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy.

In just the past few days, Xiao Ling and Luo Shuangyan's tuition fees have already exceeded 100,000 yuan. As for the only set of A6-level protective gear for sale, it was purchased by Xiao Ling.

If Luo Shuangyan doesn't sell some weapons and equipment soon, she won't be able to afford the tuition fees for the Obsidian Martial Arts School.

"Sis, I'm going to class."

After school, Luo Shuangyan left her schoolbag at the store and happily ran to the Obsidian Martial Arts School without saying a word. At the entrance, Xiao Ling, with her bright and lively eyes, had been waiting for a long time.

Be careful on the road.

Luo Qi looked at Luo Shuangyan heading to the Obsidian Martial Arts School, and for a moment she didn't know whether to cry or laugh.

It must be said that the teaching at Obsidian Martial Arts Academy is very effective. In just a few days of instruction from the Academy, Luo Shuangyan's Stone-Shattering Fist has reached 64% of the entry level. The speed of her progress is astonishing.

As for Xiao Ling, she is even more terrifying because she has been taught more times. Now, after testing, her Stone Shattering Fist has reached 5% proficiency, which means she has mastered the first level of Stone Shattering Fist. Among the freshmen at Zhuguang High School, she is already one of the best.

"Luckily, Obsidian Martial Arts Academy doesn't teach training methods, otherwise I would definitely go bankrupt." Luo Qi sighed as she opened her savings account on her smartwatch.

Having worked in the City of Light for so many years, she had accumulated some savings. Originally, she had intended to train Luo Shuangyan to enter a martial arts high school, but Luo Shuangyan chose to attend a regular high school in the suburbs and study martial arts. So, she saved the money and used it to buy Blood Essence Rice to help Luo Shuangyan improve.

But now, these savings are probably only enough for Luo Shuangyan to learn the apprentice-level martial art, the Shattering Stone Fist.

"Who said our Obsidian Martial Arts Academy doesn't teach training methods?" Lin Qi said with a smile as he walked into the hall.

"Linzi, what brings you here?" Luo Qi looked at Lin Qi approaching, somewhat surprised. "Didn't you say before that Obsidian Martial Arts Academy wouldn't be teaching training methods for the time being?"

She had previously asked Lin Qi whether the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy should teach training methods, as this could be considered the academy's main source of income.

But Lin Qi said he wouldn't teach for the time being, which she found regrettable.

In an era where everyone wanted to become a martial artist, people were more eager to learn training methods than various martial arts techniques. After all, training methods could genuinely improve physical fitness, while martial arts techniques only enhanced combat power.

This is why many people who come to Obsidian Shop first ask what kind of training method they will be taught, and then ask what kind of martial arts they will be taught.

Actually, these days, because the reputation of Obsidian Martial Arts School has been growing, many people have come to Obsidian Shop to inquire. However, when they hear that Obsidian Martial Arts School does not teach training methods and see the price of learning martial arts, they are all scared away.

If the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy teaches training methods, even if the price is high, there will probably be many people willing to come and learn. After all, the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy wiped out the Great Ape Gang in the wild, and even won against overwhelming odds. The academy's master, Lin Qi, is also a martial artist, which shows that the training methods of the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy are extraordinary.

"That was before. Now, our Obsidian Martial Arts Academy also teaches forging techniques. However, outsiders can only learn the apprentice-level forging techniques. If you want to learn the martial artist-level forging techniques, you must formally become a disciple of the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy," Lin Qi said with a smile.

The main reason he didn't teach them before was because the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy was not strong enough and had too few players. If they were to recruit a group of local residents, they wouldn't be able to control the situation if something happened.

But now the number of players has reached 360 and will soon reach 500. It is impossible for him to have players do patrol and guard work all the time, especially since players also need to log off to rest and cannot be online 24 hours a day.

Therefore, future garrison and management work must be handed over to local residents.

Compared to vagrants and faction members who were recruited halfway through, the local residents who were trained from scratch undoubtedly felt a greater sense of belonging to the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy.

Not to mention, it also has advanced hidden quests that require cultivating local residents. In that case, the player will be the main attacker, while the local NPCs will be the main defenders. That's what makes it a decent game.

"Really? Can my sister and I learn it too?" Luo Qi couldn't help but look at Lin Qi, her eyes full of excitement.

In this world where martial arts reign supreme, it's incredibly difficult for ordinary people to become martial artists. Not only does becoming a martial artist require a massive amount of resources, but the very training methods required to become a martial artist are not something anyone can simply learn at will.

Even the major gangs in the suburbs can only teach ordinary apprentice-level training methods. The same goes for the major martial arts schools. Unless they show enough talent and loyalty and make great contributions, they will not teach martial arts-level training methods at all.

Those who become martial artists in the wild are called legends because they did not rely on the teachings of others, but instead explored martial artist-level training methods on their own to become martial artists.

Right now, if the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy were to directly teach martial artist-level forging methods, even if it could only teach the first level of forging methods for apprentices, it would be a rare and precious opportunity.

"Of course, anyone can come to Obsidian Martial Arts Academy to learn." Lin Qi nodded. "However, this matter will not be officially implemented until tomorrow. You can promote it in the shop today: our Obsidian Martial Arts Academy's apprentice-level training method costs 4,000 bits per hour, and those who join Obsidian Martial Arts Academy as disciples will receive 1,000 bits per hour."

"No problem, I'll have all the staff go out to promote it." Luo Qi looked at Lin Qi, who wasn't joking, and decided that she had to make more money next.

Four thousand bits per hour is indeed expensive for learning apprentice-level training methods, since many people take the risk to learn on their own. However, for martial arts-level training methods, the price is very reasonable, and can even be considered quite cheap.

"By the way, I brought some things this time. See if you can repair them." Lin Qi said, then called the players outside the door to bring out storage boxes that were about the height of a person and put them inside the house. There were ten large boxes in total, which filled the first-floor hall.

"The repair of weapons and protective gear? Leave that to me." Luo Qi looked at the large boxes that had been laid out and couldn't help but walk over and open them to take a look.

However, when Luo Qi opened the box, she was completely dumbfounded.

The large box was filled with metal briefcases, each clearly containing A6-level armor. There were as many as twenty briefcases in one large metal box.

"Are all of these?" Luo Qi looked at Lin Qi in astonishment.

As a mechanic, Luo Qi knew very well how precious A6-level armor was, with each piece worth millions of bits. Although Lin Qi was a genius martial artist and the Obsidian Martial Arts School was doing quite well, two hundred sets of A6-level armor seemed like a dream no matter how you looked at it.

"Hmm, can you check if it can be repaired?" Lin Qi nodded.

Previously in Azure Sky, players acquired over 500 sets of A6-level armor. He placed nearly 200 usable A6-level armor sets in the Martial Arts Hall warehouse and the Crimson Moon Mountain warehouse, which players can exchange for them.

As for the remaining unusable A6-level armor, we took two hundred sets to see if Luo Qi, the mechanic, could repair them.

"What kind of battle did these armors go through to be damaged like this?" Luo Qi examined them and was quite astonished. Each of the A6 armors had either a large hole or several large holes, and the holes were covered in scorch marks. It was hard to imagine what kind of attack they had suffered. He then said, "The overall damage to these armors is very minor, and they are all simple circuit problems. As long as I have some A6 alloy, I can repair them quickly. Even the mechanic apprentices I hired can repair them. It's much simpler than making A6 armor."

"I need to repair these A6-level battle armors as soon as possible." Lin Qi's eyes lit up upon hearing this, not expecting that Luo Qi could actually repair them. He said directly, "I'll give you 20,000 bits for every set you repair. I don't care how much you give to the employees. I just hope that they can all be repaired in the next two or three days."

"Twenty thousand bits is too much. These repairs, including materials, probably won't even cost twenty thousand." Luo Qi waved his hand, indicating that Lin Qi didn't need to give that much.

"You don't need to be polite. Just make money. Our Obsidian Martial Arts Academy still has some money." Lin Qi smiled as he looked at Luo Qi, who was refusing.

The Obsidian Martial Arts School is not what it used to be. The daily stall fees collected from Red Moon Mountain alone exceed two million bits, not to mention that it also sells some severely damaged weapons and armor below A6 level to passing caravans.

He now has a whopping 60 million bits, more than enough to repair all the armor and even expand the martial arts school.

On this trip, he even ordered all the pharmaceutical equipment that Jacques needed, spending a total of more than ten million bits. He just needs to ship it back so that he can start making the medicine.

Just as Lin Qi and Luo Qi were chatting, a breaking news report suddenly appeared on the television in the room.

"Hello everyone, I'm your host, Danlun. Now we're going to play a super popular video online. It was uploaded by an unknown user and has already garnered over ten million views, making it the hottest video in the City of Light right now."

After the TV host finished speaking, a video was played.

The video shows a quiet valley, but it is now a river of blood, and the roads are littered with corpses. Among these people are members of the Feather Clan and the Ape Clan, all wearing the insignia of the three major Feather Clan families in the suburbs, as well as the insignia of the Gorilla Gang. There are definitely thousands of them, making it unimaginable what could have happened to cause so many deaths.

There were more than a dozen humans wearing silver-gray long-sleeved T-shirts on the road, constantly rummaging through the corpses, their faces full of excitement and agitation, occasionally shouting "We got a loot!"...

"Linzi, these people aren't disciples of your Obsidian Martial Arts Academy, are they?" Luo Qi couldn't help but ask as he watched the broadcast video.

(End of this chapter)