The Martial Artist Certificate is in Hand, the Dragon Saber Squad's Assessment

Dad and Mom were busy packing and tidying up. Lu Lin gave Lu Qi a look, telling him to put away those battle sabers, and then was rushed out of the house by his parents.

Lu Lin couldn't help but smile wryly; he felt like he was surplus to requirements at home now.

He called Liu Weiran to come wait for him at the entrance of Qingyun Garden. Lu Lin was using the Young Lady of Liu's Martial Arts School as a personal errand runner.

Ten minutes later, Liu Weiran's car stopped at the community entrance.

"Here, my dad's Monster Core for you."

"Lu Lin, I feel like I've not only become your driver but also your delivery person. I'm telling you, if you don't win the championship in the Twelve City Martial Arts Hall League, just you wait and see how I'll deal with you."

"Haha, thanks. As for whether I can win the championship, it depends on your performance during this period. Take me to the Martial Arts Association first, and then to West City Martial Arts School."

"Got it—"

Liu Weiran agreed with a drawn-out tone and started the car.

The process of registering as a martial artist at the Martial Arts Association went smoothly. They tested his blood energy and punching power. Lu Lin didn't overexert himself, controlling his strength to just under 4000 kilograms, so he didn't attract too much attention.

With the help of the staff, Lu Lin submitted his bank card number. From now on, he would receive a monthly martial artist subsidy of 5,000 yuan.

Once Lu Lin's strength reached Warrior level, the subsidy would increase to 10,000 yuan.

This amount wasn't much for martial artists and masters, but it represented Huaguo's recognition and support for martial artists.

Lu Lin planned to give this subsidy card to his parents for their daily expenses. When he earned money by hunting monsters outside, he would also transfer money into it regularly.

Liu Weiran leaned in to look at Lu Lin's freshly minted martial artist certificate, her eyes filled with undisguised envy.

"Lu Lin, let me see it."

"Sure."

Lu Lin didn't refuse. Watching Liu Weiran enjoy herself, Lu Lin curiously asked, "Young Lady, isn't your dad a Master? Haven't you seen his martial artist certificate enough?"

"No."

After caressing it for a while, Liu Weiran reluctantly returned the certificate to Lu Lin.

When the two arrived at West City Martial Arts School, Ren Tian hadn't arrived yet. Lu Lin changed into his training clothes and practiced his sword techniques alone with a wooden sword.

Although there was no wooden dummy, every serious practice session would increase Lu Lin's proficiency by 2 points.

They waited for a long time, almost until noon, when Ren Tian finally walked into the training room. However, this time he wasn't alone; a stern-looking man was by his side.

"Lu Lin, I'm sorry, I was a bit busy today and came late. This is our team's Captain, Zhou Shenming. You can call him Brother Zhou."

"Hello, Brother Zhou."

Lu Lin greeted him, a little unsure of what Ren Tian meant by bringing their squad captain over for no apparent reason.

"Hello, Lu Lin."

Zhou Shenming was brief and to the point, "You've already become a martial artist. Are you interested in joining our martial artist squad?"

"Huh?"

Lu Lin hadn't expected Zhou Shenming to be so direct. He glanced at Ren Tian, who quickly stepped forward, "Captain, you're too direct. At least give Brother Lu a chance to adapt."

"Come, come, Lu Lin, I'll explain in detail."

Zhou Shenming nodded and remained silent, watching Ren Tian pull Lu Lin aside.

"Lu Lin, we received news suddenly last night that a brother in our squad had an accident. Although he's not dead, he definitely won't be able to go out of the city to fight anymore. Our six-person squad now has an opening, and I thought you were strong and had good defense, so you should be fine in wilderness survival and combat. That's why I recommended you to the Captain."

"If you're interested, you can go to the Free Martial Artist Association to get an identification and then sign a contract with the squad."

"This, Brother Ren, this is a bit too sudden. I just got promoted to martial artist and haven't even thought about fighting outside the city yet."

Lu Lin was a little shocked.

Although he had plans to go out of the city to hunt demonic beasts, he intended to do so after his strength improved further. Otherwise, with his current martial skills and vital energy being at the bottom among martial artists, going out of the city wouldn't be hunting demonic beasts, but rather delivering himself to them.

"It's fine, you can think about it now."

"Let me tell you, this is a rare opportunity. Our Dragon Saber Squad is quite famous among the Dongshan Free Martial Artists. Many people have asked the Captain to choose from them once they knew there was an opening. Opportunity knocks but once, you must seize the chance when it's in your grasp."

"This..."

Lu Lin felt a little nervous. It was supposed to be about joining a squad, but Ren Tian made it sound like a supermarket sale.

"Brother Ren, I'd like to ask, how strong is the Dragon Saber Squad?"

"Strength? It's pretty good. The Captain is a Mid-level Martial Master, and there are two who use sabers, they are Low-level Martial Masters. The other two and I are High-level Martial Artists, but the three of us are all at the peak of High-level. We might reach Martial Master in a year or so."

"So, Lu Lin, joining our squad allows you to take on high-level missions, which can maximize your combat ability. The key thing is, aren't you short on money right now?"

"Last month, we went on a mission, and I got the least, only about 2 million."

"2 million?"

"And that was the least?"

Lu Lin was astonished. He knew martial artists made money fast, but he hadn't expected them to make it this fast. Two million for one mission, and with a six-person squad, wouldn't that mean at least over 12 million per mission?

"Yeah, so, do you want to give it a try?"

"But be prepared, I'm only suggesting you join. Whether you can get the Captain's approval still depends on your strength."

"Okay, Brother Ren, I'm willing to join."

"That's more like it!" Ren Tian slung an arm around Lu Lin's shoulders and brought him over to Zhou Shenming.

"Captain, I've explained things to Lu Lin, and he agrees to join our team. You can test his abilities now."

Zhou Shenming nodded, gesturing for Lu Lin to get on the stage.

But as soon as Lu Lin got his footing, Zhou Shenming threw a punch without a word.

"Block!"

The punch was too fast; Lu Lin had no time to react.

He could only cross his arms and block Zhou Shenming's attack.

"Bang!"

Lu Lin's figure was sent flying backward.

A Martial Master level fighter had to have a minimum punch force of 30,000 kilograms. Zhou Shenming was a Mid-level Martial Master, so his punch force was at least 60,000 kilograms.

"Huh!"

Seeing Lu Lin get up immediately after being sent flying and charge at him, Zhou Shenming couldn't help but sigh softly.

Before coming, Ren Tian had repeatedly told him how astonishing Lu Lin's defense was, saying that he often had to fight Lu Lin for more than ten minutes before he could wear him down.

Even when he was worn down and lying on the stage, Lu Lin was only tired, not injured.

Zhou Shenming knew Ren Tian's strength, but he often liked to brag, so there was a possibility of exaggeration.

However, Zhou Shenming had just attacked with nearly 20,000 kilograms of force. Although Lu Lin was sent flying, he could get up quickly. His defense was indeed astonishing.