Days passed one by one.
The Order Society had just gained territory five times larger than its original domain. What it needed to do now was stabilize, recruit, operate, and negotiate with merchants.
Bai Jing visited the society every day, but he still spent most of his time at the Sanctum, reading, studying magic, swallowing things to expand his Gravity Field, and learning physics from Banner.
"Bai, let's go spar!" Banner rushed in excitedly.
"We're mages. Mages should act like mages. What kind of mage fights in close combat?" Bai Jing shook his head. "You could beat me to death and I still wouldn't go!"
"Come on, come on. Mage Wang is teaching Tai Chi today. It's great for combat and can also cultivate both body and mind!"
A little later, on the training ground, Bai Jing followed Old Wang's movements and practiced the forms one by one.
This was Tai Chi with genuine practical combat capability, nothing like the showy gestures Bai Jing had made before.
Though Bai Jing felt the martial art was not particularly useful, learning it would at least fulfill one of his old martial arts dreams.
Things had settled down on their side, but their opponents were so agitated they could barely sleep!
"What? Government organizations can't enter Hell's Kitchen? Are you even the government? Why are you afraid of him?" Kingpin roared.
"Kingpin, the government is not your tool. We have our own considerations!" A calm voice came from the other end of the phone. "If you want to deal with the Order Society, do it yourself. Don't expect us to help you!"
Kingpin gritted his teeth but did not dare curse.
"Also, because of this damn mess of yours, we suffered major losses. Remember to make an additional payment, or I won't be