"Hahaha, sure!"
The two men were stunned at first when they heard Fang Qingyu, then burst out laughing.
"As long as you have the ability to take it, just keep things clean. No one can say anything about it."
"Then I understand."
Fang Qingyu nodded.
He could accept this kind of competition.
The weak would be bullied. He had learned that rule in his previous life, and carried it with him into this one.
"That's the general process. You don't need to worry about anything else. We'll handle it. All you need to do is fight."
"And since you're willing to join us now, I can provide you with an apartment. We'll also cover all your expenses at the club until you become a martial artist."
Old Jiao clearly knew Fang Qingyu's circumstances well. He knew Fang Qingyu was renting a place.
"Good. Then I'll be counting on you."
Hearing that, Fang Qingyu finally extended his hand and agreed with a smile.
The terms were all acceptable.
More importantly, he felt comfortable getting along with these two, and Instructor Qin had recommended them.
He had no reason not to join the Zishi Merchant Guild.
"Welcome!"
Seeing this, Old Jiao excitedly grabbed Fang Qingyu's hand with both of his and shook it up and down.
He knew best how little time Fang Qingyu had spent reaching his current level.
He was a martial artist in the making, without a doubt.
Who knew how many people outside were keeping an eye on Fang Qingyu?
And yet, he had actually ended up in Old Jiao's hands.
"By the way, I came tonight because there's one more thing I wanted to discuss."
"Go ahead."
Old Jiao immediately replied, looking as though he would take care of anything Fang Qingyu said.
"It's nothing much. I just want to quit being a security guard."
"Quit! You should have quit long ago. I never understood why you liked working as a security guard so much."
Lu Chen immediately chimed in with a laugh.
"Can I still fight in the arena? I feel it's been quite helpful for my practical combat experience."
"Of course. You can fight in any match below 300 kilograms."
Old Jiao immediately nodded, then pulled a document envelope from his briefcase and handed it to Fang Qingyu.
"Oh, right. This is the property deed. I've also prepared all your other documents."
"Good, thank you."
Fang Qingyu accepted the envelope, thanked him, and left the office.
He had only come today to discuss the arrangement.
If he wanted to actively hunt Life Spirits, he would have to wait until he gained the qualifications to practice the Contemplation Method.
So for now, the most urgent matter
was to raise his strength to 300 kilograms.
Everything else could wait.
Wearing his mask, he went to the resting area beneath the audience stands of the arena.
Sitting there again this time, listening to the spectators' roars and watching the passionate fights above, Fang Qingyu no longer felt much excitement.
Compared with his battle against the Life Spirit that night,
the people on the stage looked as though they were playing house.
"Forget it. I'll just be an emotionless experience-farming machine."
Fang Qingyu consoled himself with that thought.
The night passed.
Your profession's basic skill "Weakness Gaze" experience +47
This time, Fang Qingyu did not fight in the arena.
Instead, he participated in randomly arranged matches. In theory, as long as he won quickly enough, he could fight many matches in one night.
So the experience he gained was substantial.
The name Fang Qing had once again resounded throughout Tongyuan Combat Gym.
The only unfortunate thing was that he lost interest before he had even gotten to enjoy the thrill of the random matches.
By the time he left the Combat Arena, it was already midnight.
Fang Qingyu started the car.
He stared solemnly at his phone.
A few seconds later,
"Ding! A new order has arrived! A new order is now available."
"Little brother, did you buy this car?"
"Little brother, you're so handsome. Do you have a girlfriend?"
"Brother, you're driving this car to work for DiDi. Are you specifically trying to pick up girls?"
"Tsk, tsk. Can you let me drive it around once? I'll pay you double the fare."
Late at night,
Fang Qingyu silently dropped off his final passenger at the destination.
His expression was somewhat helpless.
After changing cars,
the passengers, who had originally all been quiet, suddenly became very talkative.
Some asked him this and that, while others even tried to touch him.
It was truly annoying.
Fortunately, the experience progress on the panel swept away all those feelings.
Your profession "DiDi Driver" experience +24 Your profession's basic skill "Sedan Driving" experience +33
Perhaps because he had been an experienced driver in his previous life, his experience increased very quickly this time.
It would not take many days for both to level up.
DiDi Driver would probably reach level 2 at full experience.
As for Sedan Driving, that was worth looking forward to.
He glanced at the time.
It was already two in the morning.
Fang Qingyu opened the location Old Jiao had sent him.
It was the location of his new home.
Yunyi Pavilion.
It sounded like a villa district.
But in reality, it was a single-story apartment.
It was a newly built residential complex near Chenfeng Martial Hall.
Clearly, they had considered things very carefully.
When Fang Qingyu arrived at his new home, it was not especially luxurious, but it was spacious enough.
He could buy some exercise equipment.
At present, bodyweight training was either too simple or had some other issue, and could no longer generate skills.
So using equipment was his only choice.
Fang Qingyu placed an order with several local shops for a pile of equipment that would arrive the next day.
Then he fell asleep.
The next day,
Fang Qingyu put on his backpack and headed to Chenfeng Martial Hall.
He nodded and greeted the people he had met yesterday before entering the wooden dummy area.
Since Zhanlei had already reached the minor mastery stage,
he no longer needed a coach to personally guide him.
The master led one through the gate, but cultivation depended on the individual.
From here on, he could only walk the path himself.
At present, Fang Qingyu had unlocked seven martial arts skills in total.
Dragon Hibernation Breath could be practiced in daily life, so there was no need to worry about its progress.
Baji Quan and Zhanlei had also both reached minor mastery.
Therefore, what Fang Qingyu lacked most at present was basic strength.
So today, he changed his routine to four hours of Stance Training Fist Technique, followed by two additional hours of Baji Quan.
But plans never kept up with changes.
After finishing four hours of Stance Training Fist Technique, Fang Qingyu practiced for another two and a half hours before finally feeling his body reach its limit.
Fang Qingyu immediately thought of the porter's skill.
Resilient Body really did have an excellent effect on martial arts training!
Half an hour was short, but he was only at level 1 for now.
There was only so much time he could train each day.
If he could train for an additional hour, then over the course of a year, he would accumulate 365 more hours of practice than other people.
He had not expected to find such a treasure.
Like the Security Guard skill, Alertness, it was extremely useful to Fang Qingyu.
Then, with the additional training,
what kind of gains would he obtain?
After all, these three skills could all increase his attributes during practice.
Fang Qingyu looked at the panel.
Your profession "Martial Arts Apprentice" experience +23 Your skill "Hidden Dragon Stance" experience +27 Your skill "Basic Fist Technique" experience +30 Your skill "Baji Quan" experience +18 Strength: 17.0→17.2 Speed: 16.2→16.5 Physique: 16.5→16.7
Standing alone in the martial arts hall, Fang Qingyu gazed at the changes on the panel, his heart filled with satisfaction.
He had become stronger again!
So how much longer until he reached 300 kilograms?
Bang—
230 kilograms!
Since the last test, Fang Qingyu had improved through reaching minor mastery in Zhanlei, as well as through today's gains.
His strength had increased by another 15 kilograms.
This speed was enough to make everyone envious.
If he followed the normal path from here, he would need at most ten days to gain access to the Contemplation Method.
However,
he only needed three days.
Fang Qingyu was confident that he could level up DiDi Driver and Porter within three days.
After allocating the points, he should be able to reach the 300-kilogram threshold.
And by then,
Martial Arts Apprentice would have reached Level 3. He wondered what kind of scene that would bring.
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