Endorsement

Canglong City Martial Arts Association.

It was the biannual Martial Artist assessment, and the place was packed.

Although there weren't many candidates, each one was accompanied by family or relatives.

Coupled with the fact that the assessment was only held twice a year and there was only one testing center in all of Canglong City, the area outside the Martial Arts Association was already completely jammed.

"Old Li, I can only take you this far."

A few hundred meters away from the Martial Arts Association, Fang Yubai had to stop his beloved car.

It was completely blocked; they couldn't move any further.

"Thanks."

Li Pin said with a smile.

He didn't say that he could have just ridden his bike over.

Fang Yubai driving him here was, in itself, a gesture of goodwill in social interactions.

"Good luck, you have to pass! When you get your certificate, take a picture for me and I'll post it on my Moments."

Fang Yubai said, waving his hand vigorously. "The president of the Hanyang University Martial Arts Club hasn't even passed the Level 2 assessment yet. If I have a Level 2 Martial Artist brother, won't I be able to walk all over Hanyang University from now on?"

Li Pin waved back.

Then, he joined the flow of people and unhurriedly headed towards the Martial Arts Association.

The head of the Canglong City Martial Arts Association, Jiang Qingyue, was a Gang Jin Grandmaster.

However, he was over sixty, and his body was no longer what it used to be. He probably couldn't even compare to some masters who had achieved peak Dan Jin. The ones truly holding up the association's reputation were the few Vice Presidents who had Embraced Dan.

Li Pin was currently absorbing Dan Jin experience from the internet non-stop, using his "Insight" talent to make it his own.

He wasn't in a rush to reach Embrace Dan or consult about Dan Jin.

At this moment, he was observing the candidates coming and going, some nervous, some expectant, some confident, with the feeling of immersing himself in a martial arts golden age.

Most of these people had already cultivated Force. Some who were testing for their Level 2 certificates had reached the stage where their Force was transitioning from visible to hidden.

There were probably hundreds of people bustling about.

This kind of lively scene, where everyone practiced martial arts, was unimaginable on Blue Star.

Following the crowd, Li Pin arrived at the Martial Arts Association's examination hall.

The Martial Artist qualification certificate assessment consisted of a written test and a practical test.

Li Pin and the dozens of people in his batch entered an examination hall equipped with computers, where they entered their identification details.

When the time came, the exam began.

He answered the questions presented.

"The main obligations of a Martial Artist... the obligation to defend national interests and maintain regional peace, the obligation to protect vulnerable groups and assist in resisting illegal infringements..."

"Main rights... enjoy various preferential national policies, higher authority for emergency self-defense, higher authority for self-defense rights..."

"Regarding injuries and disabilities in Martial Artist duels, exemption from normal legal penalties or lighter penalties... however, life-and-death combat requires prior application to the Martial Arts Association..."

Li Pin answered them one by one.

"True or False: Martial Artists and Martial Artist organizations adhere to mutual retaliation. However, if Martial Artist Zhang San applies to the Martial Arts Association for revenge and receives permission, then immediately finds Martial Artist Li Si and kills him, avenging his great grievance, but is still sentenced by the law for intentional homicide to ten years in prison, is this sentence correct?"

"Correct."

Li Pin filled in the answer.

Even if revenge was permitted by the Martial Arts Association, it would take three working days to carry out.

The other party could prepare within those three days and had the right to invite any friends to assist in the revenge battle.

Sentenced to ten years in prison...

This fell within the scope of lighter penalties for Martial Artist duels.

"True or False... In a conflict, civilian A threatened Martial Artist B with a knife and sword but did not attack. Martial Artist B killed him relying on his martial power... Martial Artist B was sentenced for intentional homicide..."

"False."

Martial Artists were also flesh and blood; they did not possess the ability to withstand knives and bullets.

A civilian wielding a knife and sword could pose a threat to a Martial Artist's life. With a Martial Artist's higher self-defense rights, even the best lawyer would at most sentence that Martial Artist for excessive self-defense.

Li Pin continued answering questions.

Although he had studied for half a month before the written test and understood that Martial Artists had higher privileges than ordinary people in this world, seeing these questions still felt somewhat absurd to him.

Like this question.

Martial Artist Zhang San owed civilian Li Si one million, and hid for three years without returning. One day, Li Si discovered Zhang San had returned home. He gathered a group of civilians, unarmed, and broke into Martial Artist Zhang San's home. Zhang San killed them. The law ruled Zhang San innocent.

Because...

Martial Artists were different from civilians.

Even though there was a reason for the incident, unless there were legal procedures, a Martial Artist had the right to counterattack indefinitely against anyone who broke into their home, including civilians.

This was a law proposed by a disciple of a prominent figure back in the day. After killing someone during a martial arts competition, he experienced qi deviation during his Embrace Dan stage when his home was invaded, leading to this law, which was recognized by all Martial Artists.

Martial Artists indeed cannot tolerate any interference during certain cultivation breakthroughs.

Fifty minutes later, Li Pin finished answering the questions.

He passed just barely above the passing line.

Next, he lined up, waiting for the second round of practical assessment.

The Martial Arts Association was equipped with very comprehensive instruments.

Qi and Blood testers, force measurement machines, reaction testing equipment, and so on.

Li Pin passed all rounds.

Finally, he demonstrated a burst of An Jin and successfully completed the assessment.

After the assessment, he waited at the certification office for less than an hour and smoothly obtained his Level 2 Martial Artist certificate.

"That was quite fast."

Li Pin remarked.

But it made sense.

To a certain extent, Martial Artists had already transcended the commoner class. The Martial Arts Association naturally wouldn't make them wait three to five days for minor matters like the Taibai government departments did for commoners.

Putting the certificate into his pocket, Li Pin went to the adjacent building to register for the Jiangzhou Martial Arts Competition as a Canglong City Martial Artist.

This process was also very smooth, and he encountered no difficulties.

Formal competitions like the Jiangzhou Martial Arts Competition, which the government strongly promoted, required local authorities to provide full support.

The more people registered, the more the higher-ups would see the support from below.

And the staff wouldn't advise Li Pin to reconsider just because he was a Level 2 Martial Artist.

Their superiors might even have quotas, actively encouraging eligible Martial Artists to participate.

After easily registering, Li Pin walked out of the still bustling association building.

"Young man, please wait a moment."

At this moment, a voice called out from behind him.

Immediately, a middle-aged, affluent man quickly approached, smiling cordially as he offered his business card.

"Young man, I am Yuan Tailai from Hongri Apparel. Please excuse my intrusion. I was observing you when you were receiving your Martial Artist certificate just now. Congratulations on completing your Level 2 Martial Artist assessment."

"Is there something you need?"

Li Pin inquired.

With that one sentence, Yuan Tailai seemed to understand Li Pin's personality and quickly got to the point: "Young man, achieving Level 2 Martial Artist at such a young age is truly remarkable. Also, I just saw you coming from the Martial Arts Competition registration area. Are you planning to experience the excitement of the Jiangzhou Martial Arts Competition?"

"Yes."

"I've seen many participants during this period, but it's quite rare to see someone as young, handsome, dashing, and sunny as you. We at Hongri Apparel are a local brand from Canglong City. We've been trying to expand beyond Canglong City and reach the entire Jiangzhou. We are currently looking for a brand ambassador, and your image perfectly fits our endorsement standards..."

Yuan Tailai said with a smile, "So, as long as you are willing to become our ambassador, shoot a commercial and some promotional photos, and wear clothing with the Hongri Apparel logo when you compete in the Jiangzhou Martial Arts Competition, we are willing to offer ten thousand."