Joining the Club, Even Exotic Beasts Fall to Their Knees Before Me

"A Feng! Great news—huge news!"

Shen Yu's voice was filled with excitement over the Virtual Screen.

"Spit it out already." Lu Feng replied irritably.

"Didn't you fail to get into Martial University?" He opened by poking right at his best friend's sore spot.

"Though I don't know the exact reason, since you can't go, why not come work at Tiejun's dad's club? They're expanding their manpower these days, so this is the perfect chance to get in."

"Skyfire Club?"

"That's right! Get over here quickly, or they'll stop hiring."

As brothers, the moment Fatty Shen came across such an opportunity, Lu Feng was the first person he thought of.

Martial Artist Clubs mainly operated by taking on logistical maintenance work from the Martial Politics Alliance military.

For example, repairing and maintaining Alloy Mecha, dissecting the bones of Exotic Beast carcasses, assembling sections of Interstellar Ship cabins, and so on.

Put plainly, they were factories founded by civilian Warriors that specialized in taking outsourced jobs from the government and military.

The workers, however, were all Low-level Warriors with some Brute Force. There was practically no opportunity to advance one's Martial Realm within a club.

Lu Feng had initially wanted to refuse outright.

But after thinking it over, where else could he go if he did not?

Was he supposed to work in a factory like his Parents?

Then he really would muddle through the rest of his life, and he would never be able to avenge the hatred from before his rebirth.

"Fine. I'll head over right away."

"Okay, I'll wait for you at the entrance."

After ending the call, Lu Feng quickly went downstairs.

Skyfire Club was located in the western part of Jinzhou City. Even by car, it took nearly an hour to get there.

Of course, riding a Low Altitude Aircraft would only take a Few Minutes.

But the tickets for those things were far too expensive, and Lu Feng could not bear to spend the money.

By the time he reached the club entrance, Shen Yu was already waiting there.

"Come on, I'll take you to the Mecha Department."

He grabbed Lu Feng and headed straight for the department responsible for dismantling, servicing, and maintaining Alloy Mecha.

Fatty Shen himself was in that department, and he had already been on the job for nearly a week.

After Tens of Thousands of Years of development, humanity had reached an incredibly advanced level in both martial arts and technology.

"Blue Dai Alloy" was one such technological achievement.

This alloy material, several times harder than Diamond, was indispensable equipment for Human Warriors going on Expeditions to Outer Planets.

It was said that the alloy materials used in just one Mecha were worth several million Star Martial Coins.

Whenever Human Warriors needed to carry out missions on other planets, they relied on these heavily armored Mecha equipped with High-Energy Heat Melting Guns and oxygen circulation systems.

Wearing one, even a low-realm Warrior could become like a walking beast and confront the powerful Exotic Beasts of other planets head-on.

"I've already learned how to dismantle a Mecha's mechanical arm, but that thing's way too heavy. The work is seriously exhausting."

Fatty Shen spoke as they walked.

After three years of martial arts high school, his Martial Realm was only at the sixth level of the Copper Skin Realm.

Yet at full strength, he could still exert three or four thousand jin of force. That showed just how terrifyingly heavy an Alloy Mecha was.

The Two People soon entered the Alloy Mecha maintenance area, where five or six dark-colored Mecha were parked.

More than a dozen first- and second-realm Warriors were busy dismantling and maintaining them.

"Come on! I'll take you to see the department manager."

Fatty Shen was about to bring Lu Feng to the manager's office to apply when he looked up and spotted someone he knew.

Beside an Alloy Mecha stood a broad-shouldered, powerfully built young man about the same age as Lu Feng and the others.

"Tiejun! What are you doing in the Mecha Department?"

That person was their classmate, as well as the Young Master of Skyfire Club, Hong Tiejun.

Fatty Shen had always been thick-skinned. Back in school, he often hung around Hong Tiejun and had built a decent relationship with the wealthy Young Master.

After graduating from high school, he had successfully entered Skyfire Club through that connection.

Hearing Fatty Shen's voice, Hong Tiejun looked up and saw his two classmates.

He immediately walked over, surprise in his eyes. "Lu Feng! Why are you here?"

Shen Yu quickly explained, "Tiejun! Isn't your dad expanding his manpower? So I told A Feng to come apply."

"Apply? Didn't Lu Feng get into Martial University?"

"He did, but A Feng's name was never entered into the college entrance examination system. I seriously suspect someone took his spot."

Shen Yu was not completely stupid. After what happened that day, he had vaguely figured something out.

"How could that happen..."

"Forget It, let's not talk about that." Lu Feng cut him off. "Some things are nothing more than a word from those people sitting high above."

Even government officials were beyond the reach of someone like Hong Tiejun, the Young Master of a club.

Hong Tiejun roughly understood what he meant and did not press further.

"Alright! Since you're here with me, don't bother with the usual procedures. I'll have someone take care of the paperwork. Come in tomorrow and start work."

"Thanks." Lu Feng's tone was calm, but his gratitude was sincere.

"Great! From now on, us brothers can be together every day."

Shen Yu seemed to be the happiest one.

"I can't stay with you guys every day." Hong Tiejun laughed.

They all understood. He had also gotten into Martial University.

Once summer ended, he would have to leave the club and report to Martial University.

"Come on, I'll show you something exciting."

Hong Tiejun was straightforward and generous. He threw an arm around each of their shoulders and led them out of the Mecha Department.

Before long, they arrived in front of a sealed, specially made steel alloy door.

Through the glass window above the door, the three of them saw an Exotic Beast locked inside the room. Its body was pitch-black, and its eyes gleamed brown.

It resembled a jaguar, but stood nearly three meters tall, making it an enormous creature.

"Holy crap!"

The instant Shen Yu saw it, he shuddered in fright and hurriedly hid behind Hong Tiejun.

"You actually have a live one here? Why didn't you tell me before?"

They had seen Low-level Alien Beasts in martial arts high school, but those had all been preserved corpses.

This was their first time seeing a living one.

"My Dad usually doesn't let me come here. He isn't around today, so I secretly brought you guys over to broaden your horizons."

Hong Tiejun continued, "This thing is a Tier 3 Exotic Beast."

"Tier 3?"

Fatty Shen sucked in a cold breath.

From what he had learned in high school, he knew exactly what a Tier 3 Exotic Beast represented.

The strength of Human Warriors was classified by realm, with the first realm, the Copper Skin Realm, being the starting point for Warriors.

The strength of Exotic Beasts, meanwhile, was classified by rank.

A Tier 1 Exotic Beast corresponded to the strength of a first-realm Warrior.

This Shadow Leopard before them was a Tier 3 Exotic Beast, meaning it possessed strength equivalent to a third-realm Human Warrior.

If it were not locked inside this specially built sealed room, a single swipe of its paw would be enough to kill Lu Feng and the other three high school students.

"Where did your dad get this thing?"

Fatty Shen asked curiously.

"From the military, of course. My Dad said that if we tame it within Three Months and return it to the military, we'll receive a handsome reward."

"What if it isn't tamed?"

"Then we'll not only have to pay a huge penalty for breach of contract, but we'll also have to return the thing."

As the Two People spoke, Lu Feng also glanced into the room through the window.

Yet with only that one glance, the Tier 3 Exotic Beast inside seemed to have seen a god. The savage, violent look in its eyes instantly vanished.

It instead assumed a submissive posture and lay prostrate on the ground.

At the same time, Lu Feng felt a powerful energy within the Exotic Beast crazily surge into his chest.

The Purple Red Birthmark on his chest instantly felt as though it were being scorched by flames. The pain made him drop to his knees at once.

"Lu Feng! What's wrong?"

Noticing something was off, Hong Tiejun and Fatty Shen immediately stepped forward to help him up.