Rope Spear

The aircraft took a slow four hours to fly from outside Constantinople to the vicinity of the Huaxia Capital City Base City.

Langfang is a Capital City Base City, with a population of four million, which was considered a large city in the Anno Domini Era.

Lin Zhen landed outside the city, put on his Metal Mask, contacted the deliveryman, and obtained the mask.

Another benefit of buying this mask is that it comes with a free ID card, a privilege reserved for those at the level of War God or higher.

Lin Zhen certainly had the qualifications. As soon as he revealed his identity, the deliveryman immediately became extremely respectful.

However, Lin Zhen wasn't worried that this person would reveal her whereabouts; she still had a certain level of trust in online shopping.

He put on the mask and looked in the mirror. It was the face of a young man. He wasn't as handsome as Lin Zhen himself, but he was still above average. Combined with Lin Zhen's tall and upright figure, he was quite attractive. However, the scars all over his body were a bit of an eyesore.

Lin Zhen put away the aircraft and followed the people entering the city into Langfang.

He couldn't quite remember where Zhang Ye's gym was, but it should be in the working-class area.

The distinction between the civilian district and the Martial Artist District is easy to make: the more prosperous and wealthy the area, the more Martial Artist District it is; the more chaotic and ordinary the area, the more civilian district it is.

Lin Zhen arrived in the slums and first found a relatively clean hotel to stay in.

His ID card name is Chen Fan, and he is from Ice City.

Lin Zhen booked a room under that name and began to heal her injuries.

With the restoration of Radiance Particles and the availability of various healing medicines, Lin Zhen appeared to be completely unharmed three days later.

He didn't sit idle for the next three days and finally found out which gym Zhang Ye was at.

Zhang Ye's living conditions are not very good now. Although he is a soldier, he is no longer able to exert his original strength due to injury. He is no different from an ordinary person and can only spend his days in the gym to barely support his family. He has a wife and children at home and is just an ordinary citizen.

The gym is called Cloud Heaven Gym, and it's not far from the hotel. Zhang Ye works there as an equipment instructor.

Today's gyms are very different from those in the Anno Domini Era era. In addition to some basic fitness exercises, there are also martial arts fitness classes. After all, this is the end times, and even if you are not a martial artist, almost everyone has learned a few moves.

Lin Zhen changed into ordinary sportswear, tidied himself up simply, put on a mask to cover his true appearance, and did not release any of his Dantian Qi, making him look like an ordinary young man.

After leaving the hotel, Lin Zhen went directly to Cloud Heaven Gym.

"Hello sir, do you have a membership card?" The Young Miss was pretty and gave a good impression.

"No, I'll get one."

"Okay, we have three types of membership cards: regular, gold, and platinum. The regular card costs 3,000 yuan per year, the gold card costs 10,000 yuan per year, and the platinum card costs 30,000 yuan per year. Which one would you like?"

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"Is there any difference?"

"The regular card allows unlimited use of the gym equipment in the lobby without coaching. The gold card includes coaching, while the platinum card allows access to instructional classes taught by martial arts practitioners."

"I'll get a platinum card."

Lin Zhen took out 30,000 yuan and placed it in front of the Young Miss.

"Yes, sir, it will be ready right away."

The Young Miss beamed with joy, never expecting to issue a platinum card today, which would earn her a commission.

In no time, the platinum card was processed, and the Young Miss handed the card and Lin Zhen his ID card. "Mr. Chen Fan, we have more than ten fitness instructors here. You can see which one Xuan Ze take. You can Xuan Ze up to three courses."

Lin Zhen picked up a flyer and started looking at it. The first page was full of beautiful women.

Want to swim freely in the water like a fish? You You will teach you how to swim step by step.

A stunningly beautiful woman with a hot body is posing seductively in a bikini, her eyes sparkling with desire.

"Close-quarters wrestling, learn for a month, and you'll be able to take on three opponents at once, with Yan Er providing personal instruction."

It was another girl in a martial arts uniform. She seemed somewhat interesting, but Lin Zhen could tell at a glance that she was just a Level-Two Warrior, not much stronger than an ordinary person.

"The essence of Jujutsu is that Xiao Yu can strike any pose you want."

She is a slender beauty who easily performs a split at a negative angle, and her clothes are very thin, which makes men's imaginations run wild.

Lin Zhen was speechless. What use was learning these things? She wondered what kind of people were taking these "beauty classes."

After turning to the last page, Lin Zhen asked Young Miss receptionist, "Aren't there any male escorts?"

"Ah! You're not satisfied with any of these beautiful women?" The Young Miss was taken aback.

"I think I've made myself clear. I want to see the male *** course."

Lin Zhen was speechless. Did he look like he was there to pick up girls?

Not wanting to waste time arguing with this ignorant woman, Lin Zhen searched through the men's section and quickly found Zhang Ye, the equipment instructor, on the last page.

The text also includes an introduction to Zhang Ye, who was originally a soldier in the army. He was wounded in a battle organized by the army to eliminate Mutated Beast and retired. He is Level Five Warrior and is skilled in melee combat.

Zhang Ye is quite handsome, with sharp features and a very masculine air. He's twenty-seven years old.

"I'll take his classes."

"Okay, it'll be ready soon."

Lin Zhen smiled and didn't speak to the receptionist again. After everything was completed, she turned and left.

Upon entering the gym lobby, which was quite crowded, Lin Zhen walked through the crowd and went directly to the equipment training room.

I knocked on the door and went inside. There were about a dozen people inside.

Lin Zhen met Zhang Ye and handed over her paperwork.

Zhang Ye, who is about 1.8 meters tall, is teaching a group of students how to play with sticks.

These students included both boys and girls, and they were twirling a white wooden stick, moving it back and forth in a way that looked quite professional.

Zhang Ye walked over and looked at Lin Zhen: "What kind of equipment do you want to learn?"

"Gun."

"Please wait a moment, we'll start teaching marksmanship shortly. You can familiarize yourself with the equipment here first."

Lin Zhen nodded and went to the weapon rack next to him. There were many weapons on it, including swords, spears, halberds, and knives, but none of them were sharpened.

Lin Zhen picked up a Red Tasseled Spear. Its weight was so light that he felt very uncomfortable, as if it weighed only six or seven pounds.

He put the Red Tasseled Spear back down and picked up a stick instead. It was quite flexible, but too light to interest him.

After picking up their weapons one by one, Lin Zhen finally sat down on a rest bench and waited for the training to end.

A few minutes later, Zhang Ye clapped his hands. "That's about enough. Let's take a break. The gun skills lesson starts in ten minutes. Anyone who wants to learn gun skills can stay."

These people entered the rest area one after another, while some Xuan Ze to leave, leaving behind six or seven people.

Zhang Ye also took a break to drink water, glanced at Lin Zhen Lin Zhen, and then beckoned to her, "Come here."

Lin Zhen walked over, and Zhang Ye asked him, "Chen Fan, do you want to learn Spear Art?"

Lin Zhen nodded slightly. "Yes, I will learn your best Spear Art."

Zhang Ye chuckled, "Then you've probably come to the wrong place. I don't have any special skills, and my Spear Art is just average. If you want to learn real Spear Art, you should go to a proper Martial Arts Hall, like Raging Wind or Dragon Slayer."

"Instructor, I'm not a martial artist, so I can't go into those places. I'm satisfied just to be able to learn from you."

"Alright then, since you insist on learning, I'll see if you have any basic Spear Art."

Lin Zhen nodded, walked over, took out a Red Tasseled Spear, and shook it up and down a few times. He used very little force, but the series of spear flashes still caught the eyes of the people around him.

Lin Zhen didn't use his true skills at all, but his technique was still quite respectable among ordinary people. He thought Zhang Ye would think more highly of him because of this, but Zhang Ye frowned slightly and said, "I only teach ordinary gun handling techniques here. I can see that you exude Killing Aura with just a casual move. You must have killed people or Mutated Beast before."

Lin Zhen was stunned for a moment. This Zhang Ye was indeed quite skilled. His gun had killed too many people Mutated Beast, so even a casual movement of it carried a killing intent that most people couldn't detect, but Zhang Ye was able to see it.

"Yes, I've killed a few small Mutated Beast." Lin Zhen nodded.

"You already have a decent foundation in Spear Art, why are you coming to a place like this to learn?" Zhang Ye asked.

"Defend the country and fight the enemy." Lin Zhen had studied Zhang Ye's situation in the past few days. He was a standard soldier who had once been a soldier and was an upright person. He should be more receptive to these principles.

Sure enough, upon hearing Lin Zhen's high-sounding reason, Zhang Ye's face showed a hint of appreciation. "Although your reason is almost impossible to achieve, since you have this intention, I can teach you something."

Lin Zhen was overjoyed and looked at Zhang Ye expectantly.

Zhang Ye walked to a distance, retrieved a rope, and handed it to Lin Zhen.

Lin Zhen looked at the rope, which had been twisted into a point at the very end, like the tip of a spear.

"This rope is called Rope Spear. Hold this rope and practice until you can pierce through a wooden board with one Rope Spear. Then I will teach you some techniques."

As he spoke, Zhang Ye pointed to a corner in the distance, where there was indeed a wooden plank standing upright, which looked to be at least ten centimeters thick.

Lin Zhen was stunned for a moment. The rope was soft; how could it possibly pierce through the wooden board?

Zhang Ye ignored Lin Zhen and instead called on the other students to begin his new lesson.

Seeing that Zhang Ye had started training, Lin Zhen went to a corner.

The wooden plank in front is made of solid wood, very thick and sturdy, and you can see some marks on it, probably from where the rope was pulled out.

But there wasn't a single hole.

It seems that Zhang Ye's tactic has already put many people in a difficult position.

Most people would have given up by now, but Lin Zhen couldn't; he had to meet Zhang Ye's demands.