Joining the Squad

"Wan Dong, what do you say?" Sett brought Luo Feng over to Wan Dong's side.

"Sigh, what else is there to say? A bet is a bet. I shouldn't have been so arrogant." Wan Dong sighed.

"Send me your bank account numbers; I'll transfer the money to you later." After noting down their bank account numbers, Wan Dong continued, "The Thunder Dojo only gave me twenty million in startup capital for recruiting me early, and now it's gone in the blink of an eye."

At this moment, a burly man walked up to the three of them.

"Wan Dong, do you finally realize that there is always someone better? Although your talent is good, you aren't among the most gifted. Take this as a reminder. I'll personally give you another 20 million in startup capital later; work hard."

The burly man's voice sounded like muffled thunder, his entire chest cavity resonating with the sound.

"Thank you, Supervisor! I will definitely work hard!" Wan Dong thanked him repeatedly upon hearing this.

The burly man waved his hand lightly and continued, "My name is Wang Heng, and I am the supervisor of the Thunder Dojo's main branch."

Luo Feng and Sett were slightly startled to hear Wang Heng speak, as the status of a supervisor was extremely high. In terms of standing, it was comparable to a War God level powerhouse. In Jiangnan Base City, Wang Heng could be said to hold the power to cover the sky with one hand.

"Sett, Luo Feng. I have come this time in the hope that you will join our Thunder Dojo. Don't be in a hurry to refuse.

I have checked that you both come from ordinary families. To reach this level of strength at 18 is truly rare. I admire you both and believe you have a very bright future. As long as you are willing to join the Thunder Dojo, I can help you pay the breach of contract fees for the Extreme Martial Arts Hall. Furthermore, I can arrange special training contracts for you at the Thunder Dojo's global headquarters.

Only about a dozen people receive these special training contracts each year, and every one of them is a top-tier genius. How about it? Would you like to consider it?"

Wang Heng was naturally inviting Sett and Luo Feng to join the Thunder Dojo. His eye for talent told him they were exceptionally gifted, rare geniuses. If he could recruit two geniuses for the Thunder Dojo at once, his contribution to the dojo would be significant.

"As long as you are willing to join my Thunder Dojo, I can provide you with those special training contracts. This means you will be able to go to the Thunder Dojo's global headquarters, and there is a high possibility that you will be personally guided by 'Thor' in the future," Wang Heng continued.

"Thank you, but I have already joined the Extreme Martial Arts Hall, and I have no intention of switching. I'm sorry," Sett thought for a moment and refused. After all, his standards were very high; the Earth was like shallow water, so it didn't really matter where he joined, and switching back and forth was quite a hassle.

"Sorry, I haven't thought about switching either," Luo Feng said with a slight bow.

Wang Heng's eyes widened upon hearing them: "Won't you reconsider?"

"No need, thank you." After the two finished speaking, they found Yang Wu at the rest area to clean up.

After all, they had been fighting monsters all night, and their bodies were starting to smell terrible. They changed into clean clothes and boarded the train home with the other prospective martial artists who had participated in the assessment.

"Mom, I'm fine. It was just a bite from a monster; it doesn't even hurt anymore."

As soon as Sett got home, he was grabbed by Jin Wenying. She discovered a significant wound on his back, her eyes turned red, and she repeatedly asked Sett what had happened.

"You're in this state and you say you're fine? Does it not matter if you get eaten by a monster?" Jin Wenying pulled Sett, agitated, while looking at the wound on his back.

"Let's go, we're going to the hospital to get that treated." Jin Wenying pulled Sett out the door as soon as she finished speaking.

Sett had just been fighting monsters, and he had become somewhat bloodthirsty. However, once he returned home, the warmth of the family made him calm down.

After following Jin Wenying to the hospital for treatment, he finally returned home again.

That evening, Jin Wenying prepared a large table of dishes for Sett. The whole family was very happy; after all, from now on, Sett was an official martial artist.

"Come, let's have a drink." Xiahai was also happy and couldn't help but pour some wine.

The next day, Sett planned to sleep in and relax. However, he was dragged up by Jiang Nian early in the morning.

Afterward, Jiang Nian found Luo Feng and brought them to the Extreme Martial Arts Hall in the middle of the residential area.

In a quiet meeting room sat a man full of power. He had a thick beard and sat as steady as a pine tree.

The door was pushed open, and it was Jiang Nian and Sett.

"Come, come, let me introduce you. This is the intermediate War General 'Chen Fan'," Jiang Nian said to Sett and Luo Feng, pointing at the bearded man drinking tea in the meeting room.

"This is the Luo Feng and Sett I told you about," Jiang Nian introduced the two to the bearded man.

"Come, sit." After the three sat down, Jiang Nian continued: "You are now true martial artists, so naturally, you need to be assigned to a martial artist squad. According to the supervisor's instructions, you are to be placed in a War General squad. This way, outside the base city, you can gain experience faster, and your safety will have a certain guarantee.

We at the Extreme Martial Arts Hall have found you the 'Hunting Gun Squad'."

"Hunting Gun Squad?" Luo Feng asked with some curiosity.

The bearded man across from them took a sip of tea and said: "The Hunting Gun Squad is a squad I founded. Under my leadership, this squad has been active for three years.

During this time, we have killed dozens of War General level monsters, including several high-level War General monsters. In terms of experience in fighting monsters, we are absolutely very rich.

I heard that you two performed very well in the martial artist actual combat assessment, and you are only 18, so you have a lot of room for improvement. Therefore, I have decided to invite you to join my Hunting Gun Squad."

When martial artists leave the base city to hunt monsters in the wilderness, they usually form squads. A mature squad is of great help to novice martial artists.

Of course, genius martial artists like Sett and Luo Feng were also targets that many squads were willing to recruit.

After all, the personnel configuration of a martial artist squad is not static. Some martial artists get older or feel they have earned enough money and retire to enjoy life. Others are maimed or even killed while fighting monsters, so the personnel of a martial artist squad are constantly changing.

"I am willing to join the Hunting Gun Squad," Luo Feng said after thinking for a moment.

"I have no problem with it either," Sett added.

The three then shook hands and returned to their respective seats.

"Good, now we are all on the same team, but I'll say this upfront. Our Hunting Gun Squad will give you two certain opportunities for training, allowing you to adapt to the wilderness and the life of fighting monsters.

You must also work hard to improve your own strength; you cannot always rely on your teammates for help. If you cannot adapt, then I'm sorry."

"We understand, Brother Chen," Luo Feng said with a nod and a smile.

After all, a martial artist squad fighting monsters is walking on the edge of life and death; having a burden in the team has a huge impact on the entire group.

"I'm relieved that you understand. Let's do this: our squad just returned from the wilderness, so we won't set out again for two weeks. You should take this time to improve your strength, and I will send you the precautions for the wilderness."

"Alright, Brother Chen." After the three of them added each other as friends, they left the Extreme Home.

Sett, having wandered around for a while, couldn't fall asleep, so he opened the Extreme Home website.

On Extreme Home, one could learn secret manuals, purchase weapons, potions, and more. Items purchased would be delivered within 24 hours, and one could even pay to receive one-on-one instruction from War General or even War God level martial artists, which was extremely convenient. Furthermore, as one's contribution points increased, one could receive discounts on purchases.

Sett looked around and prepared to learn a secret manual to improve his force-exertion technique, eventually finding one called Heavenly God Fist.

Heavenly God Fist, Category: Fist Technique. Rating: SS-rank. Price: 10 billion Chinese Yuan (full price), half-price requires three-star contribution points.

The entire fist technique was divided into five levels; the first level only cost 100 million Chinese Yuan.

The second level required 500 million Chinese Yuan.

The third level required 1.5 billion Chinese Yuan.

The fourth level required 3 billion Chinese Yuan.

The fifth level required 7.9 billion Chinese Yuan.

"Damn, that's expensive. It's a good thing I have 100 million to spend on manuals, equipment, and so on." Saying this, Sett directly purchased the first level of Heavenly God Fist.

The first purchase ignored contribution points and could be bought directly at half price.

After buying the manual, Sett searched for a long time but found that no brass knuckles were for sale. With no other choice, he contacted an Extreme Home administrator and submitted a request to have custom brass knuckles made.

He then spent 20 million to commission a set of A6-grade brass knuckles.

He also purchased a full set of D5-grade combat gear for 20 million, which could withstand mid-level beast generals. After all, since he was joining a beast general squad, he naturally needed to buy decent combat gear.

Finally, he purchased a communication watch, a backpack, and other equipment needed for the wilderness. Once finished, Sett noticed he still had a little bit of his budget left, but he didn't care much; he had already bought most of the gear needed to enter the wilderness.

The contract has been signed, investment is welcome.