The Capital of a Lone King

"Lightning Pulse Step?"

Li Jinshui's eyelids twitched. This martial art was far too famous.

The delivery riders he had seen before all practiced this stuff. They strapped external batteries to their legs, and once they started running, sparks would fly everywhere. It was indeed more than twice as fast as his own Basic Lightness Skill.

But Rong City news frequently reported on delivery rider battery explosions, and people online now called it "Lightning Explosion Step"!

With Li Jinshui's status and position today, was he really going to practice this piece of junk? Pfft, not even a dog would touch it.

And they claimed it was comparable to an eighth-grade technique? Wasn't it still just ninth-grade?

"Is this taught for free?" Li Jinshui asked with a strange expression.

"Yes, taught for free, but you have to pay for the genuine registration code," Huang Lichen replied calmly.

"Then I'm not learning it." Li Jinshui rolled his eyes without hesitation.

If he had that spare money, he might as well buy a different ninth-grade lightness skill. Even if it wasn't as fast, at least it was safe.

"Don't worry. Ordinary delivery riders have to pay, of course. They sign installment loans with the company, using it first and paying later. But our Youth Training Camp is different. As long as you can become a 'King of Orders' seed in this batch, the genuine registration code is gifted for free."

"Free?"

Li Jinshui shook his head repeatedly. "Free makes it even scarier. I definitely can't practice it. I'd rather save up to buy a different ninth-grade lightness skill."

"Look at you, falling into stereotypes again."

Huang Lichen laughed, pointed at Li Jinshui a few times, and continued, "The outside world has deep misunderstandings about this martial art. But among ninth-grade techniques, its speed ranks first, and its leg techniques are fierce. Its explosive power is no weaker than the ninth-grade Great Vajra Leg, so it was originally qualified to be ranked eighth-grade. It only settled for ninth-grade because it needs to rely on battery charging!"

"Uh-huh, and the batteries explode, I get it." Li Jinshui nodded perfunctorily.

"You don't need to worry about that at all. The current 'New National Standard' batteries are very stable; explosions are already an extremely low-probability event. Besides, Daqing Insurance won't let delivery riders buy insurance, but you can buy it for New National Standard batteries. If it really explodes, just go to Daqing Insurance for a claim. The insurance money will definitely be enough for treatment."

Huang Lichen spread his hands. "Besides, you have to practice it. If you want to achieve results in this industry, you'll never outrun your peers without it. Your blood energy and stamina won't support you for a full day either. Unless you drive a car to deliver, let's see if your car is faster or if their Lightning Explosion... ahem, Lightning Pulse Step is faster!"

Li Jinshui fell silent. If they were on a highway, a high-performance car could indeed best his lightness skill, but in the city—especially in places with many small streets and alleys—his Basic Lightness Skill could steadily beat those driving cars, let alone the speed-renowned Lightning Pulse Step.

"Camp Chief Huang, since you think so highly of me, why don't you lend me a million or so privately? I'll go buy a seventh-grade lightness skill and pay you back with my delivery earnings later?" Li Jinshui, still harboring hopes, probed.

"Tsk, young man, don't be too ambitious. Even if you really learned a seventh-grade lightness skill, your meager blood energy couldn't handle the consumption. You'd be lying on the ground in ten minutes at most." Huang Lichen said earnestly, "The most important core secret to delivering food is low consumption and high speed. Lightning Pulse Step fits this perfectly. Plus, you practice the martial art while delivering—paid training, improving every single moment. Isn't that great?"

"Li Jinshui, I'll give you a piece of secret intelligence."

At this moment, Ye Mei, who had been silent on the side, spoke up: "The company has a sixth-grade lightness skill, Aurora Pulse Step. If you practice Lightning Pulse Step to perfection, the exchange price for Aurora Pulse Step will be halved, and your cultivation will be twice as effective with half the effort."

What? There was such a great deal?

Li Jinshui's eyes lit up instantly.

Why didn't you say so earlier? If he didn't learn this, would he even be human?

Who said this Lightning Pulse Step was bad? This Lightning Pulse Step was fantastic.

"Learn it, I must learn it! I just love challenging this kind of electric stimulation!" Li Jinshui immediately changed his attitude and agreed righteously.

"Not bad, that's the makings of a King of Orders!" Huang Lichen nodded with a satisfied smile.

In the following days, Li Jinshui continued to live a very leisurely life.

The Youth Training Camp student ID card could only activate the elevator floors from 49 to 53. Li Jinshui wandered through them all, roughly familiarizing himself with the environment.

During this time, he took the opportunity to open a training room on the 52nd floor and used the remaining C-Grade Supplement Potion.

Praise Datang Pharmaceuticals!

Not only was the product effective, but it was also particularly long-lasting.

With just ninety percent of the dosage, his Basic Lightness Skill soared from entry-level to proficient, and was now pushing toward small success.

[Basic Lightness Skill (Proficient 60/100)]

Although there were only 40 proficiency points left until small success, Li Jinshui began to worry as he looked at the panel.

After his Stake Standing reached small success previously, the D-grade supplement potions stopped working, and the same would likely happen to his martial arts.

Once he received the weekly D-grade potions, he feared they wouldn't bring much improvement.

The best way was naturally to sell them on the Doudou Secondhand app for cash and then buy C-grade potions, but if Huang Lichen and the others discovered this, it wouldn't be easy to explain.

"The retail price of a C-Grade Supplement Potion is eighty thousand, exactly the total price of four D-grade ones. If I discuss changing the resources to one C-grade per month..."

As soon as he thought of this, Li Jinshui shook his head and dismissed it.

It still didn't make sense, was impossible to explain, and would easily invite suspicion and excessive attention.

After all, C-Grade Supplement Potion was something only first-rate martial artists should be exposed to.

As a third-rate martial artist, why on earth would he be drinking C-grade stuff?

"Forget it. Once I get the first D-grade potion, I'll grind Basic Lightness Skill to small success first. Then I'll see if I can mooch a Basic Fist Technique to practice. I'm so handsome, there's no reason I can't seduce Supervisor Ye."

Li Jinshui stood in front of the bedroom vanity mirror, brushed his hair, smoothed out the golden "Jia" embroidery on the chest of his training uniform, and turned to walk out the door.

Today was the first day of the month; it was time to officially begin training.

The training site was on the 52nd floor. The entire level felt unusually empty and quiet at this moment because, from this point on, it had been completely sealed off, with only the trainees and instructors of this Youth Training Camp having authorization to enter.

When Li Jinshui walked into Venue No. 1, he discovered that over thirty young men and women were already standing in a neat, uniform formation in the center of the hall.

The entire group was very calm, and the atmosphere felt heavy.

At the very front of the formation, Huang Lichen had also changed into a training uniform, his hands clasped behind his back as he stood with his back to the crowd.

"Ten years ago, in the Shuangliu District of Rong City, a new Flash Group Delivery station opened on Yangliu Street. My brothers and I were assigned there, full of ambition."

Huang Lichen spoke suddenly, his voice low and solemn, echoing through the empty hall: "Who would have thought that less than half a month after opening, we were stopped at the gate by residential security nine times a day on average, the Drifter Gang robbed our deliveries eighteen times a day, and six brothers died within a month!"

"May the Great Ming King protect us!"

He pressed his palms together in a prayer toward the sky, then suddenly turned around to look directly at everyone present: "A fortune teller said that for one general to succeed, ten thousand bones must wither! But I don't believe it. I believe that for those of us out here delivering food, life and death are decided by ourselves! You have been in the Youth Training Camp for the shortest time and have the cleanest backgrounds; I will let you choose how you want to walk your path."

"Swish!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than at least half of the trainees stepped forward with cold, stern expressions, bending down to pick up the stainless steel thermoses on the floor.

"Good!"

A satisfied smile appeared on Huang Lichen's face as he also picked up a thermos and held it high toward the crowd: "I wish you smooth sailing in the Security Squad. Cheers, future security captains and property managers!"

"Cheers!"

A dozen trainees raised their thermoses in unison and drank deeply.

"Hiss!"

Standing at the entrance watching this scene, Li Jinshui gasped.

Good grief, was he planning to send half the trainees to the Security Company as undercover agents?

If so, following that logic, were there also undercover agents sent by the Security Company inside the company building?

"Alright, everyone, go to Venue No. 2 and wait for me. The rest of you, adjust the formation."

At this moment, Huang Lichen waved his hand to temporarily dismiss the undercover team, his gaze sweeping toward the entrance: "Li Jinshui, come here. From today on, you are the squad leader. Lead the team in reciting the Lightning Pulse Step twenty times, and we will continue the lesson when I return."