Escort Agency's Current State

According to the setting of Wulin Qixia Zhuan, a character's Blood Qi Value was closely tied to their Physique attribute.

In the early stages of the game, players' base attributes were already relatively weak. If they permanently lost attributes due to certain special circumstances, the game's difficulty would undoubtedly rise sharply. Fortunately, there was still a chance for treatment.

In fact, in any RPG, character attributes were the core elements players relied on for survival and growth.

The same was true of Wulin Qixia Zhuan.

The increase or decrease of attribute values would directly affect a player's growth path, as well as whether they lived or died in the game.

At present, the personal attributes on Meng Qingshan's Character Panel were divided into External and Internal categories.

The External attributes were: Physique, Strength, and Agility.

Among them, Physique was closely related to a character's External Defense, Max Vitality, and Stamina Recovery Rate.

Strength largely determined a character's External Damage.

Agility determined a character's Movement Speed and Evasion Ability.

The Internal attributes were: Inner Breath, Chi Force, and Insight.

Inner Breath was linked to Internal Defense, Max Inner Energy, and Inner Energy Recovery Rate.

Chi Force was the primary source of Internal Damage.

The Insight attribute was a tangible measure of the strength of the Five Senses. It could increase Ranged Power and improve Skill Accuracy.

Over this period, Meng Qingshan had also gained a certain understanding of Changfeng Escort Agency's current situation.

Ever since that shipment had been hijacked, Changfeng Escort Agency had suffered a devastating blow and had nearly collapsed.

At present, only one injured Escort remained in the agency, and he could no longer maintain its daily operations.

Given the agency's current state, even if customers came to their door now, they would likely be unable to take on any assignments.

Worse still, the Disciples and Apprentices had all left in search of other paths, leaving behind only a few homeless children.

However, the agency's predicament did not end there.

Since almost no one had survived that escort run, the agency had generously paid a substantial amount in compensation to the families of the deceased Escorts and Carriage Crew, out of responsibility and moral duty. As a result, its treasury was now empty, and it was unable to cover the enormous compensation demanded by the Changlong Merchant Association.

If not for that Escort going out hunting every day and exchanging his catches for a little money to barely support the household, the agency would have long since been unable to continue.

After learning all this, Meng Qingshan could not help but sigh inwardly. This really does deserve to be called the starting point of a down-and-out Martial Arts Faction!

That morning, Meng Qingshan rose early.

Sunlight streamed through the clouds and fell upon the earth as he arrived at the Training Ground bathed in the morning glow.

The first thing he saw was several children diligently practicing in the early morning, their young faces filled with seriousness and focus.

Suddenly, an older child standing atop the platform spotted Meng Qingshan's arrival with his sharp eyes.

A flash of delight crossed the child's eyes, and he immediately shouted, "Senior Brother!"

Having inherited the original owner's memories, Meng Qingshan was no stranger to the Youth on the platform.

The Youth was named Gou Sheng'er, an orphan whom his uncle Li Yuanzhen had taken in years ago.

Hearing the shout, the six children below the platform stopped what they were doing and turned around, their gazes landing on Meng Qingshan in unison.

Before long, Meng Qingshan was surrounded by the children.

"Senior Disciple Brother, has your injury healed? We were all so worried about you."

"Senior Disciple Brother, we missed you so much! But Senior Sister wouldn't let us visit you. She said we were too noisy and would disturb your rest..."

"Senior Disciple Brother..."

The group of half-grown Kids before him ranged from little ones still with snot hanging from their noses to older ones of twelve or thirteen.

Their gazes toward Meng Qingshan were full of innocence, joy, and concern.

Images of the original owner playing with these children flashed through Meng Qingshan's mind, and he could not help but feel a sense of closeness.

He patted his chest and smiled. "Don't worry, everyone. My injuries have healed. As long as I'm here, Changfeng Escort Agency won't fall apart!"

The children immediately burst into cheers.

Looking at these children, pure as uncut jade, a thought suddenly arose in Meng Qingshan's heart—perhaps staying here would not be so bad.

He turned to Gou Sheng'er. Though the older child still had a trace of childishness on his face, his eyes gleamed with determination.

In the original owner's memories, Gou Sheng'er had been the most diligent and most talented among these children.

Now that Changfeng Escort Agency was so short on capable people, if he truly wanted to develop the agency in the future, cultivating talent would undoubtedly be the top priority.

He patted Gou Sheng'er's shoulder and asked, "Gou Sheng'er, how is your Eight Directions Palm Technique coming along?"

At Senior Disciple Brother's question, Gou Sheng'er revealed a proud smile. He straightened his chest and answered, "Senior Brother, I've practiced the Eight Directions Palm Technique until I know it inside out. If you don't believe me, I'll show you."

After saying that, Gou Sheng'er immediately demonstrated the Eight Directions Palm Technique once.

Meng Qingshan approvingly rubbed Gou Sheng'er's head and smiled. "Good, very good! Your Boxing Technique has already reached the beginner stage. Once your palm technique improves further, I'll teach you Changfeng Escort Agency's supreme art. Keep working hard!"