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Chapter 44 Yida Plaza, Tactical Gloves

Two days later.

Inside the classroom, the bell rang to signal the end of get out of class.

Xiao Feng closed his training logbook, looked around, and said:

That's all for today. There are less than two weeks until the exchange matches. The training intensity has been high enough during this period. Go back and be careful to rest and avoid getting injured.

Everyone nodded in agreement.

After Xiao Feng left, Chu Yun was the first to stand up and stretch.

"I'm starving! Let's go eat, it's on me today."

"Going to a barbecue restaurant again?" Lu Qingshan asked, pushing up his glasses.

"Where else would we go if not a barbecue restaurant?" Chu Yun asked matter-of-factly.

"Uh... I recently found a pretty good hot pot restaurant, how about we try something different?" Lu Qingshan said.

Upon hearing this, Chu Yun looked at everyone.

Where is everyone?

"I'm fine with either."

"Alright, hot pot it is then. Lead the way!"

Jiang Lan got up with the others and followed at a leisurely pace.

Lately, if they have nothing to do after school, they usually have a meal before going home.

The six of them walked out of the teaching building and easily made their way to the snack street, then went into a hot pot restaurant.

"It's on me today, everyone eat as much as you like!"

"Really? Then I won't stand on ceremony," Lu Qingshan said. "I've been practicing all morning, and I'm exhausted."

As he spoke, he picked up the menu and ordered a bunch of things.

The food was served very quickly.

The six of them ate and chatted, and the topic naturally turned to the exchange competition.

"Speaking of that guy from Tianwu Academy who's at the Condensation Realm, what's his background?" Chu Yun mumbled, stuffing a few slices of mutton into his mouth.

Bai Yu put down his water glass and spoke calmly.

"I checked, his name is Qin Yue," Bai Yu said. "He is the strongest student in Tianwu Academy in the last ten years. He broke through to the Condensation Realm at the age of seventeen and has a very arrogant personality."

"Seventeen years old?" Chu Yun's eyes widened upon hearing this. "Goodness, that's incredible."

At this point, he suddenly turned his head and looked at Jiang Lan.

"Hmm... he's still a bit weaker than my godfather. Even if he's at the Condensed Qi level, can he defeat a third-tier ferocious beast?"

Jiang Lan was both amused and exasperated upon hearing this.

How did this topic end up back to him again?

"When the time comes, my godfather will step in, and he won't care about the Qin, Yue, or Han peoples; he'll wipe them all out!"

Jiang Lan: "..."

"Can you just shut up for a second?"

"Good godfather!"

Jiang Lan: "..."

The meal was quite lively, and when it came time to pay the bill, Chu Yun readily agreed.

As students in the top-performing class, none of them could be described as poor.

Just the monthly quota of essence blood alone, selling just two bottles, would be enough to live a life of luxury.

The martial artists in this world are completely different from ordinary people.

An ordinary person could work themselves to the bone for months and only earn a few hundred or a thousand credits.

For a martial artist, killing just one first-tier ferocious beast is enough to earn the equivalent of two months' wages for an ordinary person.

……

After leaving the restaurant and saying goodbye to everyone, Jiang Lan did not go home, but went straight to the nearby shopping mall.

He had previously said he would buy Shen Qingqiu a better pair of combat gloves, but he had been putting it off until now.

Since Jiang Lan had some free time today, she decided to go and take a look.

A moment later, he arrived at one of the best shopping malls in the base city.

Yida!

However, there weren't many people inside the mall.

This is because it is a shopping mall exclusively for martial artists; ordinary people, except for the extremely wealthy, basically don't even have the courage to enter.

Buying anything there can easily cost hundreds or even thousands of credits.

Its positioning is similar to that of some luxury goods malls in Jiang Lan's previous life.

Upon entering the mall, he looked around and walked into a shop that specialized in selling combat tools.

After scanning the counter, his gaze finally settled on a pair of dark brown gloves in the corner.

He reached out and picked up the gloves, turning them over.

It has a delicate feel, a soft lining, and the outer leather is likely made from the hide of a ferocious beast, making it exceptionally tough.

"Sir, you have excellent taste." A sales clerk walked over and said with a smile, "These are made from the hide of a second-tier ferocious beast, the Ironmane Bear. They are cut-resistant and wear-resistant, much more durable than ordinary combat gloves."

Jiang Lan raised an eyebrow slightly and asked:

"How much."

"Fixed price, 8,000 credits."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Lan secretly clicked her tongue in amazement.

Damn it... we might as well just rob it.

If he were buying it himself, he would definitely turn around and leave as soon as he heard the price.

But this is a gift for Shen Qingqiu.

Eight thousand credits is really not expensive for him.

Despite the pain in his eyes, Jiang Lan spoke:

"Okay, pack it up for me."

"Yes, sir!"

The salesperson was overjoyed.

She'll get a commission of 200 credits if she sells this order.

If you put it outside, it's worth half a month's salary.

After Jiang Lan paid, the sales clerk put the gloves back on and happily handed them to him.

After taking the bag, Jiang Lan lost interest in continuing to stroll around, left the mall, and took a taxi home.

When they arrived at their doorstep, Jiang Lan pushed open the door and went inside.

Shen Qingqiu was nestled on the sofa looking at her phone when she heard the noise and looked up.

"You're back?"

"Um."

Jiang Lan changed her shoes, walked up to Shen Qingqiu, and placed the bag on the coffee table.

"What did you buy?" Shen Qingqiu asked, looking at it with some confusion.

Jiang Lan smiled and said:

"A gift for my aunt."

Upon hearing this, Shen Qingqiu picked up the bag with some surprise and opened it to take a look.

Inside were the gloves that Jiang Lan had just bought for eight thousand credits.

She took it out and examined it carefully, running her fingers over the surface of the glove before raising an eyebrow slightly and saying:

"The hide of a second-tier ferocious beast? It must be expensive!"

"fine……"

Cheap?

Buying a pair of gloves for 8,000 credits is definitely not cheap.

Even if you skinned the Ironmane Bear whole, it would only be worth this much.

But it doesn't matter; he's not going to be bothered by this expense right now.

Shen Qingqiu raised her head and glanced at Jiang Lan.

"Why did you suddenly decide to buy this?"

"You saw that Auntie's hand was injured last time?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Qingqiu paused slightly, then looked down at the almost invisible scars on his hands.

After a long pause, she pursed her lips and lowered her voice.

"Thanks……"

"Why are you being so polite with me?" Jiang Lan said. "Even if it's a thank you, I should be thanking my aunt. If it weren't for you, I don't know where I would be right now."

Shen Qingqiu glanced at Jiang Lan again.

"Stop being silly, go wash your hands, we'll eat in a bit."

"Okay!"

Jiang Lan agreed and went into the bathroom.

Shen Qingqiu sat in the living room, stared at the gloves for a while, and then got up and went to the kitchen.

Dinner was served an hour later.

On the table, Shen Qingqiu looked at Jiang Lan and asked:

"When will the exchange competition you mentioned start?"

"Less than two weeks."

"All three colleges together?"

"Yes, students from the Extreme Martial Academy, the Heavenly Martial Academy, and the Blazing Fire Academy will compete in the same arena."

Shen Qingqiu nodded, picked up a piece of food, and asked again, "Can we get first place?"