The Professional Rankings, in twelve volumes, each bearing the name of my lord.

Song Gua pushed aside the overly familiar Long Tan and looked at Tong Zhan and the others.

"Gentlemen, if you want information about my whereabouts, why bother paying a high price to Longtan? You can just contact me directly."

Gou Bi was puzzled.

"Aren't you afraid we'll present too many challenges and you'll find it tedious?"

"What's there to worry about? Even making money is a hassle, let alone having a family."

"You're going to sell your whereabouts??"

"Hey, that's hilarious. If I don't sell, someone else will. Why don't I sell it myself?"

As they spoke, Song Gua took out the waiver token given to him by Yue Sheng, and Tong Zhan's challenge was immediately nullified.

Tong Zhan was furious.

"Ah! Brother Song Gua, when did you get your hands on this thing, Dragon Pool! Why didn't you sell me this information? You made me waste a challenge token!"

Longtan shrugged.

"I don't know."

Gou Bi pointed at Song Gua and shouted.

"Song Gua! You don't want to fight today, but I'll still challenge you! Last time you reflected my attack, humph, I've found a way to counter that. I've upgraded to new legendary equipment, let's see how you handle that!"

Song Gua said seriously, "Who said I don't want to fight today?"

Tong Zhan: "Then what's the meaning of you pulling out the 'no-fight' sign?"

Song Gua: "I'll only fight one match. Xu Kai, it's your turn to step up."

Xu Kai pulled out an exquisite solid wood long table from his backpack, and then a gorgeous little golden hammer.

"Bang!"

There was a hammering sound.

"The Song Gua Challenge Auction is now open! Who will successfully challenge the Song Gua today? Let's wait and see! Starting bid: 1000 million Federal Credits!"

"That's what one of Xu Kai's underlings said."

"Why does this look like an auction for a courtesan?"

Xu Kai hit him on the head with a hammer.

"Can't you speak properly?! This is our godfather!"

The group of heroes from Beijing were dumbfounded.

I've never seen anything like this before.

"Why does this kid carry a table and auction hammer with him?"

"So, Song Gua is willing to fight whoever offers the highest price, right?"

"To be honest, we just wanted to try and figure out Song Gua's moves to see if we had a way to defeat him. Is it really necessary to waste money like this?"

"Yeah, one person does the fighting while the others observe, it's about the same thing, isn't it?"

Xu Kai pointed his hammer at the last person.

"If the auction is unsuccessful, then cancel the auction!"

Tong Zhan raised his hand.

"Twenty million!"

Gou Bi was not to be outdone.

"Thirty million! Song Gua, you have to fight me today! I want to prove that my Dream Gu is 100% effective and never misses!"

Tong Zhan dismissed it with disdain.

"Come on, Gou Bi, fighting is a man's romance! Your little tricks can only fool young girls into falling in love with you! Forty million!"

"What did you say? Who are you looking down on! All my girlfriends were won over by my charm! Fifty million!"

"Only ten million more? The Gou family can't even afford the pocket money for a supernova? They're that pathetic! One hundred million!"

"Holy crap! Are you crazy? Do you even have that much cash?"

"No!"

The Song hexagram: "..."

No, you didn't, yet you're so self-righteous?

Tong Zhan said he could owe it, and Song Gua could charge interest, even at twice the bank's interest rate.

He can either go and acquire resources or repay them by redeeming the resources given to him by his family.

Gou Bi and Long Tan: "You're insane!"

The hexagram Song reads: "A deal is reached."

Ten seconds later.

"Bang!!"

Tong Zhan crashed into the gatehouse in front of the law enforcement department building.

"I'll pay for it!!"

Zhu Xin and her group of five stood there, stunned.

"What did this test reveal?"

"Wait, has Song Gua's combat power increased again? Last time, he could hold his own for a few rounds against Tong Zhan, but this time he couldn't move after just one move?"

"He's at school every day and doesn't go out to improve himself. Does he really think meditation can increase his combat power?"

"Impossible. We're not cultivating immortality, practicing martial arts, using martial spirits, or using magic. We're professionals. To level up, we have to fight monsters."

"Tong Zhan spent that money..."

"Luckily, I didn't bid."

When they were challenged last time, Song Gua had already tried to inflict serious injuries on them as a deterrent, in order to prevent such frequent challenges from happening again.

However, Song Gua made a helpless discovery.

These young heroes, who come from powerful and influential families, have too many ways to protect themselves.

Unless Song Gua really goes all out, and may need to go all out multiple times.

That would raise suspicion of murder, which is unacceptable.

Moreover, Song Gua seriously doubted that injuring them would further stimulate their competitive spirit, or that it was impossible to completely eliminate it.

But now, Song Gua has come up with a good idea.

Let them pay for it.

These people are all nineteen-year-old youths who only have honors but no official positions.

In other words, without going out to hunt for resources or relying on family or guild funding, they have no source of income.

If they have to bleed heavily every time they have to fight me, it won't be long before no one is willing to spend that much money anymore.

Song Gua had just come out of the law enforcement department when he turned around and went back in.

There's also the Boys' War.

"You bastards! You're incredibly audacious! Fighting in front of the law enforcement building! Do you even respect our law enforcement department?!"

Half a day later.

The two emerged unharmed.

Tong You, the eldest elder of the Tong family, arrived and tapped Tong Zhan on the head with his cane.

He apologized to the leaders of the law enforcement department while knocking on the door.

"Rest assured, leaders, our Tong family will definitely rebuild a beautiful and grand gatehouse for you!"

The leaders were helpless and waved their hands, signaling them to leave quickly.

A group of outstanding individuals from the capital city gathered together again.

They conspired to coerce Longtan into treating everyone to a day out.

Longtan had made money off these people, and feeling obligated, he had no choice but to agree.

Nine men, arms around each other's shoulders, sang a song, followed by Xu Kai, Yuwen Hao, and dozens of his underlings, forming a large, ostentatious group as they paraded through the city.

"Hey! You guys have all signed up for the Rookie King Challenge, right?"

"Reported! Reported!"

"No way, if Song Gua is so powerful, is there any point in us signing up?"

"My dad said that even if I don't get first place, I have to sign up, or he'll break my legs."

"My dad said the same thing. I thought about it and realized that whether my leg is broken by Song Gua or by my dad, it's still broken. So I might as well go to the ring and give it a try."

"Song Gua, look what you've done to us!"

Song Gua: "I am invincible, you can do as you please."

Everyone: "Ah!!! He got his act together! Back in Beijing, we were the only ones who could show off!"

……

Nishikawa City.

Monkey King walked down the city street, munching on a peach-flavored Snow King Grand Sundae, spoonful by spoonful.

"Nishikawa Madman, Nishikawa Madman, why aren't you so arrogant anymore? It's been over half a month, and not a single case has been solved. How can I not get credit for this achievement?"

Song Gua wanted to find Qin Zheng, initially for the reward, but now more so to find out where he obtained his non-professional power.

If this method can be replicated, Song Gua wouldn't mind making a thousand or eight hundred of them.

while walking.

Monkey King discovered that there was a huge crowd ahead, along with deafening loud noises.

A voice with a hoarse, duck-like tone came from the speakers, speaking passionately and enthusiastically.

"If you elect me, I will make Xichuan City great again!"

If you elect me, I will bring unprecedented happiness and security to the people of Xichuan!

If you choose me, the problem of black guilds will be eradicated!

Yes, even a shady organization like the bandits, which doesn't register and doesn't accept supervision, will absolutely not be allowed to appear in Xichuan City. I will arrest them all!

Upon hearing this, Monkey King lost his composure and threw the sundae into the "recyclable trash can" by the roadside.

"Damn it, who the hell is this? Even more arrogant than Nishikawa the Madman?"

A kind passerby casually remarked.

"Vice Mayor Shi Yang is giving a campaign speech for mayor."