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Kyoto Base City, Changshan City, Limit Dojo, Panshan Residential District.

Ji Shan waited at home for news of Ji Yun's triumph. Though he knew it posed little difficulty, and had already spoken with Luo Hong, this was still Ji Yun's first time killing and shedding blood—utterly different from sparring with people!

In the Warrior Practical Examination, the mortality rate was generally 3% to 5%, and the disability rate around 5% to 8%. That meant each examination crippled over a hundred Quasi-Warriors.

He knew Ji Yun's strength, barely that of a Low-Level War General, should make short work of a few H-Level monsters. But as a father, having lost his wife, Ji Yun was his only anchor.

"Ring, ring, ring—" The phone rang.

Ji Shan took a deep breath. Seeing it was Luo Hong calling, his heart trembled.

"Brother Shan," Luo Hong's gruff voice came through, tinged with a hint of joy, "That kid Ji Yun gave us a big surprise."

"What big surprise?" Hearing this, Ji Shan's heart settled.

"Just watch this video."

Luo Hong sent Ji Shan a video via his phone. In it, two warriors fought amidst a circle of monster corpses—it was Ji Yun's Return Horse Spear.

"What!" Ji Shan exclaimed.

Ji Yun took the train back to the station, then drove home.

Walking through the residential district, some powerful, well-informed warriors looked at Ji Yun with different eyes than before. If previously they saw him as a 'prodigy' who would reach War General level in a few years, Ji Yun was now already a small expert at that rank.

As soon as he entered the house, Ji Yun saw Ji Shan sitting in the foyer.

"Ah Yun, you made quite a splash today," Ji Shan said, gesturing for Ji Yun to sit.

"A splash? My results weren't that great. That Xia Jiang had over forty monster ears," Ji Yun said, puzzled. He really didn't know what he had shown.

"Take a look at this video." Ji Shan placed his phone in front of Ji Yun and played a clip.

"This... this is the video of me fighting that Xia Jiang. They recorded it?" Ji Yun was dumbfounded.

"Yes. A young High-Level Warrior isn't that big a deal, but a young Spear Path expert who has touched the realm of Unity of Heaven and Man—that's what got them excited," Ji Shan said. "Has any faction tried to recruit you?"

"Yes, the military approached me."

"Oh? The military? I thought it would be the Thunderbolt Dojo or the Underground Alliance. The military is fine. I'm half a military man myself, holding a Lieutenant Colonel rank there, though without any real post."

"But Inspector Liu approved a contract earlier. Do you want to take a look before deciding?"

"No need, Dad," Ji Yun replied.

"Either way, I'm joining the Limit Dojo. After all, you, Mom, and Uncle Luo are all Limit Dojo people. Joining another faction would feel strange. I've already spoken with General Lu Xiangsheng—I'll help if there's trouble."

"That's fine. Take a look at this contract. If you agree, just sign it."

Late at night, Ji Yun sat cross-legged in the media room.

"They say once you officially become a warrior, you can access the Limit Dojo's internal warrior network!" Though Ji Yun had logged into his father's account before, he still felt a thrill. Some special internal networks required a specific identity to enter. Only Limit Dojo warriors had access to its internal network—Home of Limits!

"Home of Limits." Ji Yun typed the URL on the keyboard.

Instantly, a wall in the media room displayed a massive screen, a full two hundred inches, which loaded the site 'Home of Limits'.

"Beep." Fingerprint verification successful.

Elegant music flowed like a babbling brook through the media room, and on the giant screen appeared a personal page with a photo of Ji Yun and an information form below—

Name: Ji Yun

Gender: Male

Address: Huaxia Nation, Kyoto Base City

Warrior ID: ***********

Rank: Warrior (Primary)

Balance: 25,000,000 Huaxia Currency

Contribution Points: Zero

In the quiet media room, Ji Yun held a glass of warm water, his gaze fixed on the giant screen on the wall. "Twenty-five million Huaxia Currency? The Limit Dojo's promised startup funds are this generous? I remember ordinary warriors only get a million."

At the top of the webpage was a row of buttons. One of them was flashing, with a line of text—"You have two new emails."

Ji Yun opened the first email, and a video popped up.

"Hello, Mr. Ji Yun." On the giant screen appeared a young woman in a black-gray work uniform, smiling. "I am a staff member under Inspector Liu handling daily affairs. The twenty-five million startup funds from the contract the Inspector sent you should already be visible. For purchasing movement techniques, spear techniques, and Guide Technique manuals, you can buy them directly through the internal network. As long as the price does not exceed two hundred million, the internal network will cover it without deducting a single cent from you. If the price exceeds two hundred million, you will need to pay the difference yourself. On behalf of the Inspector, I also congratulate you, Mr. Ji Yun, on passing the Warrior Practical Examination."

The video ended.

"The Limit Dojo is treating me quite well."

Ji Yun opened the second email, also a video.

"Dear newly promoted warrior 'Ji Yun', hello. On behalf of the Limit Dojo, I welcome you to our family." A sweet-faced young girl smiled. "This is your first time entering the Limit Dojo's internal network—Home of Limits! Let me introduce its uses to you."

"First, on Home of Limits, you can purchase all levels of weapons, Guide Techniques, movement technique manuals, attack-type manuals such as blade techniques, spear techniques, sword techniques, and so on, as well as firearms, vehicles, armor and protective gear, communication systems, special bombs, special medical agents, gene agents... even some special materials and treasures. As long as you have enough money, you can buy them."

"Through Home of Limits, you can even hire War General-level warriors, or even War God-level warriors, for one-on-one online coaching. Of course, you'll need to pay enough money."

"A War General level warrior." Ji Yun shook his head with a wry smile. His own father was a peak War General who brushed against the existence of War Gods, and Ji Shan wasn't that old either—just forty now, still in his rising phase, with every hope of advancing further to become a War God.

The girl in the video smiled. "If you have enough contribution points, then all the above items are sold at half price!"

"Contribution points," Ji Yun murmured to himself.

"Contribution points have many uses, not just the benefit of purchasing items. For example, when your contribution points reach a certain level, you can mobilize special squads from the Limit Dojo, and so on." The girl in the video smiled. "The higher your contribution points, the higher your status in our Limit Dojo, the greater your authority, and the better your benefits." Then the video introduced two ways to earn contribution points—hunting monsters for materials, and turning in money.

"Mr. Ji Yun, let me remind you here: hunting monsters is the best way to earn contribution points. You get contribution points and make money at the same time." The girl in the video laughed. "You now have startup funds. Please don't buy anything immediately. You can enter the information section of the Warrior Forum and carefully look up some basic knowledge for warriors. This will be very helpful when you choose secret manuals and purchase weapons."

"Finally, I wish Mr. Ji Yun the best in reaching the peak of warriors within our Limit Dojo family." With that, the girl in the video bowed, and the video ended.

Ji Yun didn't browse secret manuals or weapons first. Instead, he logged into the forum to gather some information. After all, he had already decided to train in Fierce Wind.

Ji Yun flipped through many posts on the Warrior Forum—things like "50 Questions for Warriors Hunting Monsters," "Wilderness Survival Knowledge," "How to Avoid Provoking Beast General Rank and Lord Rank Monsters," "A Brief Discussion on Psychic Masters"... All kinds of posts let Ji Yun learn a lot in a short time. He also picked up many principles for surviving in the Wilderness Zone.

"Online Mall."

Ji Yun entered the mall and directly searched for Fierce Wind.

Fierce Wind, Category: Spear Technique. Rating: SS. Price: 10 billion Huaxia Currency (full price), 5 billion Huaxia Currency (half price, requirement: Three-Star Contribution Points)

"Full price one hundred billion, half price fifty billion?" Ji Yun frowned. Without relying on his father, he simply couldn't afford it.

Inside the webpage for the Fierce Wind manual, there were actually many price listings.

Fierce Wind All Seven Layers—Price: 10 billion Huaxia Currency (full price), 5 billion Huaxia Currency (half price, requirement: Three-Star Contribution Points)

Fierce Wind First Six Layers—Price: 4 billion Huaxia Currency (full price), 2 billion Huaxia Currency (half price, requirement: Three-Star Contribution Points)

Fierce Wind First Five Layers—Price: 2 billion Huaxia Currency (full price), 1 billion Huaxia Currency (half price, requirement: Two-Star Contribution Points)

Fierce Wind First to Second Layers—Price: 200 million Huaxia Currency (full price), 100 million Huaxia Currency (half price, requirement: One-Star Contribution Points)

"Good thing I can buy it in parts, otherwise I really couldn't afford it."

Ji Yun carefully read the introduction to Fierce Wind.

The summary said that this set, Fierce Wind, was created by the Invincible War God, Chen Qingzhi. Wherever he went, thousands of troops gave way. This manual also included a matching movement technique. And it contained a unique Guide Technique!

At the bottom of the webpage, there was a bold red reminder—'Fierce Wind is an SS-level secret manual. The difficulty of training is very high. Entering is not easy, and mastering it is even harder.'

"That's nothing to me. I have confidence even in World Destroyer, let alone Fierce Wind."

"Then it's settled on Fierce Wind." Ji Yun made up his mind and was about to purchase the first three layers.

"Beep." A text message rang. It was from his father.

"A-Yun, I can't guide you in training Fierce Wind. This ten billion Huaxia Currency is all I can help you with. Don't dwell on it. I'm sorry. Over the years, I haven't been able to give you a complete family. That's my fault. Back then, I couldn't talk your mother out of entering the Wilderness Zone either. Keep it safe."

Ji Yun's eyes suddenly grew a little moist. He looked up at the ceiling. Though he had grown up without his mother's company, he had always seen how good his father Ji Shan was to him. To take care of him and keep him from worrying, his father only entered the Wilderness Zone for two or three months each year. Even so, his father had risen to High-Level War General. Maybe without him holding him back, his father would already be a War God.

"I will never let my father down!" Ji Yun steadied himself and clicked to purchase the first five layers of Fierce Wind.

"Please confirm: Do you wish to purchase the first five layers of Fierce Wind? Payment of 1 billion Huaxia Currency required!" A prompt appeared on the big screen. This was Ji Yun's first purchase. According to his contract with the Limit Dojo, the first purchase of attack techniques, movement techniques, and blade techniques was exempt from contribution point requirements, allowing him to directly enjoy the most favorable price.

"Yes," Ji Yun clicked to confirm.

Then he passed the fingerprint verification.

"The first five layers of the Fierce Wind manual will be delivered to Mr. Ji Yun's home within 24 hours." Prompts appeared one after another on the screen.

After the purchase, the ten billion Huaxia Currency Ji Shan had given him still had two billion left.

Adding the twenty-five million startup funds, that was enough to buy the remaining equipment.