Dragon-Shaking Classic (4,000 words; please vote)

The Main Headquarters really is full of experts, Li Xiuwen thought.

Of course, they would never assign experts of that caliber to an ordinary place. It would be a waste of talent.

As the Main Headquarters' most important treasure vault, Ever Joy Tower could hardly deter the villains lurking in the shadows with Tiger Elephant Experts alone.

"All right, everyone, have a look around. See you back at Hesheng Tu." With that, He Sheng hurried off to the third floor.

"Brother Wen, aren't you going to the third floor? The first floor is all manuals for Underworld Wild Fist. People from Orthodox schools usually turn their noses up at them," Jia Ren said with a smile.

"I've never been here before. I want to take a look," Li Xiuwen said.

"Then I'm off to the second floor," Jia Ren said.

Quite a few of Ever Joy's Four-Nines were browsing the first floor, mostly around the martial arts manuals and the Secret Medicine Section.

Li Xiuwen wandered over to a corner where miscellaneous books were displayed and stopped, his interest piqued.

These books did not require Ever Joy Treasury Coins.

Borrowing one for a month cost only ten dollars—cheap as dirt to him.

Since his Beginner Martial Arts Knowledge had reached Great Mastery, progress had slowed to a crawl.

He had finished all the miscellaneous books on Old Huang's second floor.

Even Miscellany from the Martial Tomb could no longer raise his proficiency.

He needed to borrow a batch of books and study them at home.

Li Xiuwen flipped through them one by one, watching for changes in the Incense Burner in his mind.

Whenever he felt his proficiency stir, he set that book aside. Before long, he had picked out nine.

Book of Miscellaneous Diseases, Tiger Elephant Notes, Record of