Premium Treatment

Clearwind Residential Community's Ultimate Martial Arts Hall.

After receiving Xiao Yang's message, Chen Jian casually sent him another one.

Then he cleared his throat, took out his communication wristband, and made a call.

"Ahem, ahem."

At the same time, Chen Jian hurried outside.

Just then, the call connected.

"Old Chen, what is it?"

A middle-aged man's voice came from the communication wristband.

If Xiao Yang had been there, he would have recognized the voice as Wang Ming's.

Chen Jian sounded somewhat anxious, but his expression remained unusually calm as he spoke.

"Old Wang, do you remember Xiao Yang?"

"His strength has now reached over 2,700 kilograms!"

"According to him, he sensed Genetic Origin Energy on the very day he completed the Quasi-Martial Warrior assessment!"

"He's at the HR Alliance's underwater training hall right now."

"Zhang Tian'en and Zhao Tianlei have both gone to invite him to join the HR Alliance and Thunder Dojo!"

"I've temporarily stalled him and told him to wait."

"I'm on my way to the HR Alliance's underwater training hall now. Hurry up and report this to the supervisor!"

Chen Jian spoke extremely quickly.

Yet compared to his calm expression, his tone gave off a strangely jarring contrast.

At the Ultimate Martial Arts Hall, Wang Ming had been sitting in his office reviewing this month's new trainee files. He immediately stood up in shock.

"What?!"

"Hurry to the HR Alliance's underwater training hall and keep Xiao Yang there."

"Don't let the HR Alliance and Thunder Dojo trick him away!"

"I'll go notify the supervisor immediately."

After saying that, Wang Ming hung up and made another call.

At that moment, Chen Jian, who was running toward the HR Alliance's underwater training hall, smiled faintly.

However, he quickly wiped the smile from his face.

Given Chen Jian's speed, it did not take him long at all to reach the HR Alliance's underwater training hall.

When he arrived at the lounge, Zhang Tian'en, Zhao Tianlei, and Xiao Yang were sitting together.

Zhang Tian'en and Zhao Tianlei were arguing fiercely.

"What use is your HR Alliance besides having money?"

"Come to our Thunder Dojo. It'll be much more convenient for you to enter the Basic Training Camp and Elite Training Camp in the future!"

Zhao Tianlei slapped the table and glared at Zhang Tian'en.

Zhang Tian'en's eyes were red as he pointed at Zhao Tianlei and retorted.

"So what?"

"If we want to, we can also send Xiao Yang into the Basic Training Camp and Elite Training Camp."

"And what's wrong with having lots of money?"

"Whether you're buying manuals or equipment, what doesn't require money?"

"What martial warrior doesn't need money?"

Xiao Yang sat off to the side, looking innocently at the two of them.

When he saw Chen Jian enter, his eyes immediately lit up, and he was about to greet him.

But at that moment, Chen Jian gave a slight shake of his head and a meaningful look, signaling Xiao Yang to pretend that he did not know him.

"Isn't it a little improper for you two to poach talent from our Ultimate Martial Arts Hall?"

"Xiao Yang has always been a trainee of our Ultimate Martial Arts Hall!"

"He grew up in our Clearwind Residential Community."

"And he has always trained at our Ultimate Martial Arts Hall."

"He has always wanted to join our Ultimate Martial Arts Hall. It's only because he hasn't passed the martial warrior combat assessment yet that he hasn't signed a contract."

Zhao Tianlei and Zhang Tian'en also recognized Chen Jian.

After all, Luo City was not large, and people from the three major powers basically all knew one another.

The two exchanged a glance and decided to form a temporary united front.

Zhao Tianlei looked at Chen Jian and said,

"So what? You never signed Xiao Yang up in the first place. Doesn't that mean you don't value him?"

Zhang Tian'en echoed him from the side.

"Exactly. If you valued Xiao Yang, why would he have needed to come to our underwater training hall?"

"Who says we don't? We already prepared excellent terms for Xiao Yang long ago."

Just as Chen Jian finished rebutting them, his communication wristband rang again.

He saw that the caller was none other than the supervisor of Central Plains Base City—Liu Mingxian.

Without hesitation, he answered the call, turned on speakerphone, and quickly said,

"Supervisor, Xiao Yang is right beside me."

"People from Thunder Dojo and the HR Alliance are here too."

Upon hearing how Chen Jian addressed the caller, Zhao Tianlei and Zhang Tian'en immediately sensed that things had gone wrong.

Chen Jian's authority was indeed lower than theirs, so they had not been too worried.

But Liu Mingxian's authority far surpassed both of theirs.

Hearing Chen Jian's words, Liu Mingxian spoke directly.

"Xiao Yang should be there, right?"

"I'm Liu Mingxian from the Ultimate Martial Arts Hall of Central Plains Base City."

"I actually heard about you some time ago."

"A seventeen-year-old Quasi-Martial Warrior. Very impressive."

"And you successfully cultivated the Five Hearts Facing Heaven Method in such a short time."

"I've decided to raise the genius contract originally prepared for you by another level."

"Our hall's top-tier contract includes twenty million in startup funds and a fifty-million credit allowance for purchasing cultivation techniques."

"I've decided to offer you thirty million in startup funds and a one-hundred-million credit allowance for cultivation techniques!"

"You can have Chen Jian sign the electronic contract with you right now."

"What do you think?"

As soon as those words were spoken, Zhang Tian'en and Zhao Tianlei immediately wilted.

After all, neither of them had authority as great as Liu Mingxian's.

Zhao Tianlei could only offer the top-tier genius contract: twenty million in startup funds plus a fifty-million credit allowance for cultivation techniques.

Zhang Tian'en, meanwhile, had offered one hundred million in cash.

But Liu Mingxian's offer utterly crushed both of them.

Xiao Yang did not hesitate before replying,

"Thank you, Supervisor."

"I grew up at the Ultimate Martial Arts Hall."

"So I'm willing to sign with our hall."

Hearing this, Liu Mingxian immediately let out a hearty laugh.

"Good. Welcome to our Ultimate Martial Arts Hall."

"Chen Jian, I'll send the contract to you. Let Xiao Yang take a look."

"After it is signed, we'll print the contract and send it to him."

Chen Jian checked and saw that he had indeed received a contract.

He directly handed the tablet he had brought to Xiao Yang.

Xiao Yang did not hesitate. After taking a look and confirming the amounts, he signed his name on it.

At that moment, Zhang Tian'en and Zhao Tianlei watched the smug Chen Jian with such hatred that their teeth itched.

After Xiao Yang finished signing, he looked apologetically at the two beside him.

"I'm sorry, gentlemen. Thank you for thinking so highly of me."

Upon hearing that, the two waved their hands and said nothing more.

Xiao Yang had already signed the contract, so there was no point in them staying any longer.

The two left directly.

Xiao Yang, meanwhile, left together with Chen Jian.

"Well, well, well. With terms like these, the supervisor definitely paid part of it out of his own pocket."

"If Old Wang had come instead, at most he could have offered you the same terms as Zhao Tianlei."

Hearing that, Xiao Yang looked gratefully at Chen Jian.

"Uncle Chen, thank you."

"If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have gotten such a good contract."

Chen Jian waved his hand.

"That's because you're talented and hardworking. Otherwise, not just anyone could get terms like these."