Too many people are dying in this chaotic world? Then I'll activate the control panel!

After those wealthy families left, the martial arts academy resumed its training.

Many disciples were spurred on and fought even harder with their fists and palms, striking the wooden dummy with resounding thuds.

Wang Sheng, however, seemed somewhat dazed and unable to concentrate.

He was thinking about how to resolve the money issue.

He needs at least one hundred taels of silver.

"Junior brother, are you feeling down?"

Luo Wenzheng suddenly spoke up.

"Not everyone is as talented as Junior Brother Lin Shu."

"How about this, I have higher hopes for you, Junior Brother. My Luo family is willing to offer you ten taels of silver per month for a temporary position. What do you say?"

"However, the term is only six months. It will expire after six months."

Luo Zhengwen has always been fond of small books about strange and unusual stories, and he has seen many examples of people who were ordinary in their childhood but achieved great things later in life.

Therefore, after Wang Sheng mastered both the Great Stone-Smashing Technique and the Stone-Sinking Pile Technique, and defeated his senior disciple Meng Xu, Luo Zhengwen wanted to give him a chance to shine, hoping to see Wang Sheng achieve great things later in life.

Upon hearing this, Wang Sheng's eyes lit up, and he turned his head to look at Luo Zhengwen with a look of joy.

"What? I'm not into homosexuality!"

Luo Zhengwen felt a little uneasy under Wang Sheng's direct gaze and quickly took a step back.

"Senior brother, how about this? You give me sixty taels of silver all at once. I'm sure I can regain my strength within six months."

Wang Shengdao.

"You little brat!"

Luo Zhengwen was speechless.

This kid will climb up the pole as soon as he's given one.

Luo Zhengwen remained silent for a long time. Seeing that Wang Sheng meant it and wasn't joking, he hesitated for a moment, then finally sighed and said...

"I'll give you forty taels first."

"Thank you, Senior Brother!"

Wang Sheng nodded.

Luo Zhengwen and he were not related by blood; they had only been fellow apprentices for a few months. For Luo Zhengwen to give him forty taels of silver at once was already a considerable risk.

After all, forty taels of silver is equivalent to four years' worth of food and drink for an average family.

Subsequently,

Wang Sheng left the martial arts academy early that day and pawned twenty taels of silver from a pawnshop using the deed to the old house on Mudfish Street.

then,

Wang Sheng borrowed ten taels of silver from Master Li.

I borrowed twenty taels of silver from the fourth wife.

Finally, Wang Sheng borrowed thirty taels of silver from a gang, the White Tiger Gang, at exorbitant interest rates. Two months later, he was due to repay fifty taels.

After all this,

Wang Sheng raised a total of one hundred and twenty taels of silver.

The reason it far exceeds one hundred taels.

It was because after Wang Sheng came out, he wandered around and realized that the situation was very bad.

He had been focused on martial arts training, but he never expected that the outside world would change so drastically in just one month.

The massive rebellion sparked by the severe drought in Nanling Prefecture was unstoppable. The prefectural lord was killed, and the rebel army began to capture other major prefectures.

Meanwhile, the Han Kingdom in the north invaded the border. It is said that after several battles, Da Jing suffered heavy defeats, and the border is no longer stable.

Caught in the middle, Jiangling Prefecture, where Ershui City is located, has begun full-scale military preparations. Grain prices are rising continuously, and more and more beggars are starving to death on the roadside.

Wang Sheng worried that war would strike before he could even reach the Ming Jin level.

So when he saw premium Red Blood Pills at the pharmacy and learned that they were more potent than regular Red Blood Pills, he decided to spend more money to buy them.

Ershui City, Baolai Pharmacy.

"Twelve premium Red Blood Pills, totaling one hundred and twenty taels of silver. You'll also receive one ordinary Red Blood Pill as a bonus. Please take them!"

"good!"

After receiving the pill, Wang Sheng hurriedly left.

After he left the pharmacy,

A middle-aged man with an indifferent expression walked out from the back room of the pharmacy. "How about it, a fat sheep?"

Although this was in the city, the chaos in Nanling Prefecture led to a large influx of people into Jiangling Prefecture. Some martial arts practitioners also arrived in Ershui City, further disrupting public order and causing a surge in deaths.

Some people took advantage of the chaos and looting occurred frequently.

The servant who had been bowing and scraping to Wang Sheng just moments before lost his smile and shook his head slightly. "Judging from the marks on his hands, he should be a disciple of Iron Hand Zhao. I heard that Iron Hand Zhao recently took on a highly talented young disciple; perhaps it's him."

"It's not worth offending a master of internal energy for such a small amount of money."

The middle-aged man nodded and stepped back.

They were only at the Dark Force level and dared not easily offend those at the Transformation Force level.

Loach Street.

The Wang family ancestral home.

After Wang Sheng took a premium Red Blood Pill, he immediately felt a powerful medicinal force surge in, turning into streams of heat that flowed into his meridians and stimulated them.

Wang Sheng's face turned red, and he immediately sat down and began to practice standing meditation, performing the "Great Stone Tablet Smashing Hand" technique to release and digest the effects of the medicine.

With money, Wang Sheng's dietary supplements became very effective, unlike before when he would go hungry for three meals a day, practice boxing weakly, and waste a lot of time.

Therefore, it is supported by meat and high-quality red blood pills.

Wang Sheng's progress on the Great Monument-Smashing Hand technique has skyrocketed from four points a day to ten points a day.

In less than twenty days, after consuming ten high-quality red blood pills, Wang Sheng's Great Stone-Smashing Hand successfully entered the minor completion stage, generating internal strength and officially becoming a Ming Jin martial artist.

Heaven rewards diligence: Learning will surely lead to success.

[Cultivation Level: Early Stage of Ming Jin]

[Sinking Stone Stance Exercise: Minor Success (1/1000)]

[Master of Smashing Monuments: Xiao Cheng (1/1000)]

A Ming Jin martial artist not only possesses strength far exceeding that of ordinary people, but also has exceptional senses and reflexes that are unmatched by ordinary individuals, allowing them to easily crush ordinary people.

In the ancestral house,

Wang Sheng clenched his fist, feeling the surge of power in his hand, a glint of light flashing in his eyes.

By channeling his energy, his strength increased at least three or four times.

Previously, he could kill a wolf with a single punch at most.

Now, he could kill a bull with a single punch.

"That's enough, it's time to settle things with Lin Shu."

Wang Sheng muttered to himself.

The power bursts forth from within, yet remains contained within the body.

Therefore, unless one uses force or gets close enough to take his pulse, no one can tell that Wang Sheng has become a Ming Jin martial artist.

The day.

The sky was dark.

Lin Shu left the martial arts academy and headed towards the Liu family's house.

"Although Miss Liu is fond of me, and she is quite beautiful, I aspire to become a master of internal energy transformation, comparable to a great figure like my master. She's more suited to be my concubine, not my wife! Humph!"

"However, for the sake of the Liu family's support, I must agree for now. Once I reach the Transformation Realm..."

Lin Shuzheng walked along, thinking about the bright future ahead.

Sudden.

At a corner,

The trees were about to turn the corner.

Wow!

A cloud of white lime powder came rushing towards us.

"not good!"

Because Lin Shu was distracted, he, who should have been able to avoid most of the lime powder, got drenched.

puff!

puff!

puff!

Three daggers shot out, striking Lin Shu's cheek, chest, and wildly flailing arms respectively.

"what!"

Lin Shu let out a miserable cry and fell straight to the ground.

"Holy crap, he's dead already?"

Wang Sheng's face was covered with a black cloth, and he seemed somewhat surprised.

He's only just begun; there's a whole set of boxing techniques waiting for him. He also wants to test the power after achieving the Ming Jin (manifest strength).

But Wang Sheng was unaware that his reaction speed and the power to throw the dagger had been enhanced by a transformation of his internal energy, far surpassing that of ordinary people.

Moreover, Lin Shu was still daydreaming and distracted.

That's how a genius could die so easily.

"Is he really dead?"

Wang Sheng carefully approached the trees, his hands swirling with energy, ready to unleash his power.

Click!

Wang Sheng stepped on Lin Shu's arm, breaking it instantly.

The trees did not react at all.

"Damn, he got off too easily."

"He doesn't even know who killed him!"

"What a pathetic death!"

Wang Sheng cursed under his breath and stomped on Lin Shu's neck, completely eliminating any chance of Lin Shu's survival.

"How shameless!"

At the same time, a voice came from the house and rushed directly towards Wang Sheng.

Wow!

Wang Sheng's heart tightened, his scalp tingled, and he turned around and threw a punch without hesitation, causing the bag of stone powder he was holding in his other hand to scatter.

"Ahem!"

The person who pounced on them didn't expect Wang Sheng to dare to do this. At such close range, both of them were drenched in lime powder.

Moreover, he was lunging at air, so he couldn't get much momentum from the air.

Wang Sheng, with his back bent and his stance firmly planted on the ground, had already prepared to unleash a powerful punch. This force was not to be underestimated.

Having suffered two unforeseen mishaps, the attacker dared not linger any longer and cursed, "Damn it, this is a tough one!"

The attacker then jumped onto the roof and quickly disappeared into the rows of houses.

Wang Sheng looked grave and quickly searched Lin Shu's entire body. He obtained a silver hairpin, three red blood pills, five taels of silver, and a book called "Blood Stacking Technique" before leaving.