Taking a Disciple

Lanqi was sitting there handling documents, in her blonde state. From what the employees said, it seemed the chairman they always saw was blonde—looked like Lanqi maintained a strong, capable image at the company. Krillin thought to himself.

"Lanqi, long time no see." Krillin greeted her.

Lanqi spotted Krillin, pulled a gun from who-knows-where, and swept it across at him: "Die for me, you absentee boss, having a blast playing hooky, huh?"

Krillin gave a slight smile and didn't dodge. His aura automatically stopped around him, and the bullets couldn't advance an inch.

Yawn... "Sorry about that, Xiaolin," the gentle Lanqi apologized for earlier.

"It's fine. I should be the one apologizing, since I haven't really managed the company much." Krillin smiled awkwardly.

Next, Lanqi wanted to explain the company's operating situation to Krillin.

Krillin waved his hand and said, "No need. Just tell me how much money we made. You handle the business operations; I'll just take my dividends." Krillin said this with a serious expression.

"Just sitting back and collecting dividends—how awesome is that? Managing the business is way too much trouble, okay?" That was Krillin's real thought.

"Alright then. To sum it up, over the past two-plus months, total company sales hit 300 billion, with total profits of 280 billion. 200 billion went to store expansion, and now the company has 50 billion in working capital." Lanqi explained carefully.

Krillin knew the restaurant industry made money, but he didn't know it was this brutal... Reminded him of a certain university cafeteria in his past life.

Leaving it to Lanqi to manage was a wise choice. One meticulous, one domineering—combined, she was basically the Dragon Ball version of Dong Mingzhu. Krillin couldn't help admiring his own decision.

System: "Pfft! Never seen someone so narcissistic."

"Lanqi, don't you think the company name is... well..." Krillin said a bit awkwardly.

"What's wrong? I think it's fine. Simple and clear." Lanqi looked puzzled.

"It just feels too generic. No unique identity. It'd be easy for others to copy us later."

Lanqi thought it over and found some sense in it: "Change the name?"

Krillin couldn't hide his delight: "Finally get what I mean. That was tough."

"What should we call it?" Lanqi pondered.

"Haidilao! Simple, clear, and distinctive." Krillin grinned. This shouldn't count as copyright infringement, right?

Lanqi's eyes lit up: "Great name. Let's go with Haidilao!"

"Then let me tell you our Haidilao development philosophy: insist that the customer is God... insist on a service-oriented development philosophy..." Krillin said mysteriously.

Half an hour passed.

"You can develop it like that? This... this..." Lanqi seemed shocked by this unconventional approach.

"Trust me, it's the right call."

An hour later, Krillin headed to the security department. By now, Krillin's card had an extra 500 million in cash. The equity changed to Krillin holding 49% and Lanqi 51%. From now on, Krillin would only take dividends. Haha, I'm laughing all the way to the bank.

He heard Fanyu had been transferred to security department manager. Since he was here, he might as well check on that honest kid. Krillin arrived at Fanyu's office. Fanyu was sitting there working, looking less naive and more mature than two months ago.

Fanyu seemed to sense someone watching him and looked up, spotting Krillin. He rubbed his eyes, confirmed he wasn't mistaken, and rushed over excitedly, shouting, "Boss! Boss! When did you get back?"

Fanyu always held gratitude toward his boss. If not for the boss, he'd probably have starved on the streets.

"Just came today. How's it going? Settling in okay?" Krillin asked with a smile.

Fanyu nodded, then explained, "Since the company started offshore aquaculture, I don't need to dive for catches anymore. Master Mutian said I could handle the security position, so Sister Lanqi arranged for me here."

"Master Mutian's eye is still as sharp as ever. He must have seen that Fanyu is a good prospect for martial arts training." Krillin thought to himself.

"Keep at it. You're a good kid." Krillin said to Fanyu.

Fanyu hesitated, unsure how to speak up, but considering Krillin might leave soon and he wouldn't see him for a long time, Fanyu mustered his courage and said to Krillin, "Please take me as your disciple, Boss. I want to learn the Martial Way."

It was expected, but Krillin still asked, "Why not ask Master Mutian to take you? Master Mutian is the God of Martial Arts."

"I wanted to, but Master Mutian said his last two closed-door disciples are you and Goku. He won't take any more students." Fanyu said with a hopeful look.

"I see." Krillin thought it over. Honestly, he'd already anticipated this outcome.

Fanyu watched Krillin thinking, his heart pounding faster, nervous and uneasy. He spoke up again, louder: "Please take me as your disciple, Boss!" Then Fanyu knelt before Krillin.

Krillin laughed heartily: "Alright, I agree. From now on, you're my first official disciple."

Hearing this, Fanyu happily kowtowed to Krillin and quickly said, "Thank you, Boss. Thank you, Boss."

Krillin smiled: "Still calling me Boss?"

"Yes, Master."

The moment Fanyu performed the disciple ceremony, the system sent a message: Earthling seeks apprenticeship. Master-Disciple System can be activated. Activate?

"What's the use?" Krillin asked.

After activation, taking disciples allows you to break their Earthling Limit three times for free. Subsequent breaks cost double the host's energy. Upon breaking the limit, the host gains a corresponding amount of energy. When the disciple breaks through to the fifth level, they can graduate. The host receives the title "Peaches and Plums Fill the World." Specific functions are for the host to explore.

"Free breaks for the first three levels? So can I take on a ton of disciples? Train a bunch of strong Earthlings?"

Ding. System loophole detected. Repaired. Current disciple slots available: 1.

Slap. I...

Even without this Master-Disciple function, Krillin had planned to take Fanyu as his disciple. Seeing Fanyu, Krillin couldn't help but recall his own experience before becoming Master Mutian's student.

"Fanyu, get up. Since you've become my disciple, you need to understand: this school belongs to the Turtle School. Master Mutian is your grandmaster, Goku is your martial uncle. Also, Goku can call Master Roshi 'Grandpa,' but you must call him 'Grandmaster.' Respect your elders. Understand?"

"Your disciple understands." Fanyu said respectfully.

Although he had learned the Martial Way, he couldn't give up this job—he needed to earn money to support his family in the future. Starting tomorrow, he would first take a month off to teach you cultivation.

Fanyu nodded.

Go home and rest well. Training begins tomorrow. Krillin finished speaking and left.

"Master, goodbye." Fanyu was quite excited, his blood boiling at the thought of tomorrow's training.

Krillin had no experience training others; it seemed he would have to go back and consult Master Mutian. Unfortunately, Master Mutian had gone wild as soon as he entered the city, and at this moment, no one knew where he had run off to.

Krillin found it troublesome and hardened his heart: A living man can't be choked to death by shit—let's just do it like this.

The next day, at the central plaza, the two arrived as promised.

"Listen carefully, the essence of the Turtle School: eat well, drink well, rest well, study well."

Fanyu listened intently, afraid of missing a single word.

First, deliver packages—take the parcels in front of you to each person within two hours.

Next up: construction work, shark swimming, studying hard...

Half a month later, come, I'll teach you to fly first.

Two days later, come, Solar Flare...

A week later, finally, I'll teach you the signature move, Kamehameha... Chant it like this: Ka... me... ha... me... ha! After a month of hellish training, Fanyu had improved greatly. Time: Era 756

Name: Fanyu

Age: 16

Race: Earthling

Battle Power: 50

Skills: Kamehameha, Solar Flare, Afterimage Technique, Flight Technique

Training Limit: 800 Battle Power

I've taught you everything I can, the rest is up to your own understanding. You can't work for now, so I'll set you a goal.

"From here, travel on foot to Korin Tower, climb it, tell Korin that I sent you, and let him guide you. After that, follow Korin's arrangements. Understand?"

"Is there really a sage?" Fanyu asked excitedly.

"Whether there is or not, you'll have to find out for yourself. Everything is unknown."

"Yes, Master."