Solicitation from All Sides

"Report!" The officer guiding Yang Wu reported from outside the door, "I have brought Yang Wu, who is currently undergoing the assessment!"

At this moment, the door to the room was not closed. Yang Wu glanced inside and realized he did not recognize a single person in the room.

"You must be Yang Wu!" Seeing Yang Wu appear, Zhuge Tao immediately smiled and walked out to greet him. "Let's get acquainted. I am the executive of the Extreme Martial Arts Hall, Zhuge Tao!"

The 'angel investor' Zhuge Tao! Having read the original work, Yang Wu naturally knew who Zhuge Tao was.

He was the very man who invested in Luo Feng just after Luo Feng became a martial artist.

So, the few people in the room must be the bigwigs from the other major factions! Yang Wu thought to himself.

"Executive!" Yang Wu bowed slightly in greeting.

"No need for formalities!" A gentle smile appeared on Zhuge Tao's face as he asked Yang Wu, "Yang Wu, has your physical fitness already reached the Low-Level War General Level?"

"Yes!" Yang Wu answered calmly. He had intended to make a splash this time, so naturally, he would not hide his strength.

"Have you ever consumed treasures that enhance physical fitness, such as Dragon Blood or Jade Marrow, or perhaps genetic serums?" Zhuge Tao asked with an expectant look.

Liu Dong and the other two in the room also looked at Yang Wu with anticipation.

"No!" Yang Wu answered without hesitation.

They were asking about treasures, which certainly did not include the help of the Time Simulator.

"Yang Wu, come with me!" Upon hearing Yang Wu's affirmative answer, Zhuge Tao hurriedly pulled Yang Wu toward the exit.

"Zhuge!"

"Zhuge Tao!"

The three people behind them shouted loudly one after another, then quickly followed.

Knowing he could not successfully leave the premises, Zhuge Tao turned back and chuckled, "The three of you, just a joke."

"Hmph, that joke wasn't funny at all!" Wang Heng snorted coldly, then walked up to Yang Wu and said with a smile, "Yang Wu, you are a genius. How about joining our Thunder Dojo? The benefits our Thunder Dojo provides to martial artists are significantly higher than those of the Extreme Martial Arts Hall!"

After hearing Wang Heng's words, Zhuge Tao also snorted, though he did not refute it, as the benefits provided by the Thunder Dojo were indeed a step above the Extreme Martial Arts Hall.

However, Zhuge Tao did not remain idle; he immediately took out his communication watch and began contacting others.

"Yang Wu, I am Liu Dong, the director of the Jiangnan Base City Security Bureau. You should know that our Security Bureau is responsible for all matters concerning martial artists within the base city. In our..."

"Wait!"

Before Liu Dong could finish his sentence, he was suddenly interrupted by Zhuge Tao, who stared at him with an unhappy expression.

Zhuge Tao ignored Liu Dong and hurriedly asked Yang Wu, "Yang Wu, are you already 24 years old this year?"

"Yes!" Yang Wu replied.

"What?"

"24 years old!"

"What a pity, what a pity!"

Wang Heng and the others expressed their regret one after another, and their attitude toward recruiting Yang Wu was no longer as intense as before.

It is common knowledge that the stage where a martial artist's strength improves the fastest is between the ages of 16 and 30. Once past this stage, the improvement of a martial artist's strength becomes extremely slow.

And Yang Wu was already 24 years old.

If Yang Wu were five or six years younger, or even just four, Zhuge Tao and the others could have helped him apply for a spot in the Elite Training Camp.

Initially, the four of them believed Yang Wu could enter the Elite Training Camp because they assumed he couldn't be over 20 years old.

But they never expected that Yang Wu, who could increase his strength by nearly 8,000 kilograms the first time he practiced Genetic Origin Energy, would only reach the standard for the Quasi-Martial Artist assessment at the age of 24. This completely defied common sense!

There are still many Low-Level War Generals at 24 years old in the world. Even with a mastery-level spear technique, one could at most enter the Basic Training Camp, but still fall short of the admission standards for the Elite Training Camp.

Moreover, at 24, most people in the Basic Training Camp are already nearing graduation, so Yang Wu's entry wouldn't be of much significance.

The most important point is that War Gods are hard to come by!

There are a great many martial artists in the world stuck at the peak of the High-Level War General stage, but the total number of War Gods globally is only about three thousand.

Logically, the physical fitness of these High-Level War Generals has reached a point incredibly close to that of a War God; with just a slight breakthrough, they could cross the threshold.

Yet, this very step has held back countless people, and age plays a role in this as well.

Between two people of equal strength, one over thirty and the other under thirty, it is clearly easier for the one under thirty to make a breakthrough.

Of course, there are some precious treasures in the world; as long as one has enough wealth to purchase them, even a martial artist of seventy or eighty can easily break through the bottleneck.

The greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.

Of course, this does not mean that the four of them no longer wanted to recruit Yang Wu. Even as a 24-year-old Low-Level War General, he was still considered a decent genius in their eyes, not to mention that this War General had also mastered a mastery-level spear technique.

After a moment of silence, Wang Heng of the Thunder Dojo was the first to offer his conditions: "Yang Wu, although you are a bit on the older side, I still appreciate you very much. Now, I formally invite you to join our Thunder Dojo."

"The conditions we offer to genius martial artists at the Thunder Dojo are much higher than those of the Extreme Martial Arts Hall!

First: You can choose a detached villa to live in within the main city or satellite cities of our Jiangnan Base City. Of course, you only have the right to reside, not the right to buy or sell.

Second: You can receive 25 million in startup capital, as well as various secret manuals worth no more than 50 million.

Third: If you are interested, I can apply for our Thunder Dojo's special training program for you. Although you are a bit old, it will still be of some help to you!"

Regarding the recruitment of genius martial artists, the Extreme Martial Arts Hall only offered a starting fund of 20 million, while the Thunder Dojo offered 25 million, which was indeed significantly higher.

After hearing Wang Heng's terms, Hou Zhen and Liu Dong felt much more at ease.

These conditions were the standard recruitment criteria for genius martial artists set by the two major dojos; although they were decent, they did not hold much appeal for a War General Level martial artist. Only the special training contract at the very end held any real attraction.

"Yang Wu!" Hou Zhen also began to solicit him: "The starting fund our Military offers to genius martial artists is only 10 million, and the price cap for secret manuals is also 50 million.

However, after joining the Military, your family can move into the Martial Artist Residential District specifically built by us for martial artists. Within the borders of our Huaxia Country, the protection provided by the Military's residential districts is the most comprehensive. Even an existence surpassing the War God Level would have absolutely no way to harm your family!

Of course, if you are interested in going to the Basic Training Camp, I can also help you submit an application!"

Hearing Hou Zhen's terms, Yang Wu was immediately tempted.

In the original story, after Luo Feng was suspected to have fallen, the couple Li Yao used secular means to target Luo Feng's family. If Luo Feng had been living in a Military residential district back then, such a thing likely would not have happened.

However, if he joined the Huaxia Country, he might end up like in his second simulation, needing to execute various missions issued by superiors, meaning he would no longer have the freedom he currently enjoyed for cultivation or anything else.

"Yang Wu, the terms of our Security Bureau are similar to those of the Military, and furthermore, our Security Bureau has the greatest influence within the Base City!" Liu Dong laughed: "Join us, and you will have more time to spend with your family!"

After stating their respective terms, Wang Heng and the other two looked toward Zhuge Tao, as, after all, Yang Wu had a closer relationship with the Extreme Martial Arts Hall.