Registering as a Warrior! Buying Equipment!

Early the next morning.

After preparing breakfast, Lin Chen hurried to Tianfu First Street in Chuan City.

The Martial Arts Association building stood there, a place no martial artist could avoid.

Looking up, Lin Chen saw the Martial Arts Association skyscraper shooting into the clouds, with a huge golden traditional character for "Martial" hanging at its peak!

After exiting Line One, Lin Chen glanced up and headed toward the entrance.

People streamed endlessly through the association.

Some went to the first floor to test their Qi-Blood Values, while others came to the second floor to certify as martial artists.

Lin Chen was one of those heading to the second floor.

Without wasting any time, he entered the elevator and pressed the button for the second floor.

With a ding, a broad corridor came into view.

The corridor's sides were made of transparent alloy glass, offering a clear view of the towering buildings and bustling Tianfu First Street.

At the end of the corridor were ten separate martial artist certification rooms.

Having seen this scene in textbooks before, Lin Chen felt a little excited.

"Hello, do you require assistance with certification?"

An electronic voice sounded beside him.

Lin Chen turned around and saw a female humanoid robot, half a head shorter than him, walking out from the front desk beside the elevator!

"No need!"

Lin Chen shook his head slightly and headed straight for the certification room in the middle!

He had never skipped Teacher Liang's lessons about martial artist certification.

After entering the room, he saw an inspection device identical to the one described in the textbooks.

Lin Chen glanced at it, bit his finger, squeezed out a drop of blood essence, and placed it on the device!

At once, a layer of silver light rose from the machine.

Then a string of data appeared:

[Current Qi-Blood Value: 351...]

[Rank: One-Star Martial Artist...]

[Scanning personal information...]

[Personal information registered successfully. Please collect your Martial Arts Badge!]

[Congratulations on becoming a One-Star Martial Artist. Your 25,000 subsidy has been issued successfully!]

A pitch-black medal slid out from an opening in the lower-left corner of the device.

A Martial Arts Badge!

It was an item used by the Martial Arts Association to identify martial artists!

It contained a ten-square-meter storage space, making it convenient for storing trophies and wealth. It also had a Martial Artist Forum for exchanging experiences on hunting Monsters.

The badge's greatest use, however, was that it allowed its holder to leave the city and hunt Monsters!

Looking at the pitch-black Martial Arts Badge in his hand, Lin Chen felt somewhat excited.

With a thought, he entered the badge's internal space.

It was not empty. There was a stack of cash in one corner!

The 25,000 subsidy!

As long as someone became a One-Star Martial Artist, the association would provide a subsidy free of charge to help them cultivate better.

But that amount of money was far from enough for a martial artist!

The stronger one became, the more resources one needed.

To obtain resources and grow stronger, besides leaving the city to hunt Monsters and barter with their materials, one could also buy things with money!

But not everyone was wealthy.

For someone like Lin Chen, aside from leaving the city to hunt Monsters, there was almost no second shortcut!

With that thought, he exited the badge's storage space.

After completing the certification,

Lin Chen left the second floor.

After wandering around the first floor, he found the mission hall.

On the red display screen, missions in black text constantly refreshed!

[Anyone forming a team for 0912 Danger Zone! Cute, soft girl here—can be cool or loli!]

[Need two handsome Three-Star Martial Artists for 0917 Danger Zone! Target Monster: Mutant Savage Bull! Anyone joining?]

[0913 Danger Zone, three short of one. Need one One-Star Martial Artist, preferably a Two-Star Martial Artist!]

[0935 Danger Zone, four waiting for one. Six-Star Martial Artists and above welcome! No girls!]

Lin Chen looked up, shook his head slightly, and withdrew his gaze.

Everyone, if you encounter advertisements like "Are you a real person?", there is no need to pay attention. Just close them. Do not scan codes or send text messages!

For a One-Star Martial Artist to leave the city alone and hunt Monsters was more or less a fantasy.

Unless one joined a team of martial artists, there was a chance of returning alive.

But sometimes, what was terrifying was not the Monsters, but the human heart!

Having no plans to form a team, Lin Chen looked around the hall.

Then he turned his attention to the exchange.

There were many shops here.

Every shop dealt in Monster carcasses, large and small alike. In any case, none of the powers behind them were simple.

Lin Chen glanced around and was surprised to find that even Monster hides were worth several tens of thousands!

Their flesh and bones were even more valuable!

Complete Monster carcasses cost twice as much, making people's eyes turn red with envy!

Lin Chen even saw a martial artist brimming with killing intent toss out several Monster carcasses and receive an enormous fortune in return!

No wonder so many people wanted to become martial artists!

This profession was insanely profitable!

Compared to the ordinary person's 998 work schedule, which only earned a few thousand a month,

it probably could not even compare to a single hair on the Monsters martial artists killed so casually.

The thought of leaving the city immediately arose in Lin Chen's mind!

But leaving the city was not so simple. First, one needed equipment and experience fighting in the wilderness!

Otherwise, leaving the city to hunt Monsters was just going out to die!

With that in mind, Lin Chen headed straight for the weapons hall next door!

A hot young woman in a black silk skirt stood guard at the entrance to the weapons hall.

When she saw someone approaching, a sweet smile appeared on her face.

"Hello, handsome. How may I serve you?"

Hearing the question, Lin Chen took out his Warrior Badge.

"I'm leaving the city. I need some weapons and equipment!"

A One-Star Martial Artist was already going out of the city?

"This way, please!"

Unfazed, the young woman nodded slightly and led the way ahead, swaying her hips.

Soon, a counter came into view.

It displayed mostly steel weapons—sabers, axes, staffs, and swords, everything one could need.

The rest were all armor.

Lin Chen looked at the prices and immediately sucked in a cold breath!

One steel saber alone cost 30,000!

And that was the cheapest one!

With only 27,000 in total on him, Lin Chen felt powerless!

"We also have some damaged weapons here. They may have flaws, but the prices are quite nice!"

Perhaps the young saleswoman had noticed Lin Chen's embarrassment.

She immediately swayed her curvy hips and walked toward a corner.

Lin Chen, following behind her, could only trail after her obediently.

In a corner of the hall, rows upon rows of damaged weapons came into view.

Sabers, axes, staffs, and swords were all there. The only flaw was that these weapons were either broken in half or chipped.

Some weapons even had only a handle left, yet they still sold for 3,000!

What profiteers!

Still, compared to the prices of those weapons from earlier, these were indeed far, far cheaper!

With little money in his pocket, Lin Chen sighed.

He could only hope to find a decent weapon for self-defense.

Once he made money later, he could replace it with a better one!

With that thought, a heavily rusted saber resembling a Mo Saber caught his eye!

Compared to the other weapons, this saber was relatively intact. It just looked as though it had been dug out of some grave!

Yet that did not affect its price of 5,000!

For some reason, the more Lin Chen looked at it, the more he liked it!

Rust wasn't a problem. One slash could even come with tetanus damage—how fierce was that?

Lin Chen glanced at the young saleswoman beside him, who was smiling sweetly, and said:

"I'll take this one. Wrap it up for me!"