Luo Xia returned to the area the Military Region had designated for all Quasi-Warriors to rest and found Luo Feng, who had already changed clothes.
"Eldest Brother."
"Xia."
Luo Feng had been talking with Yang Wu. Hearing Luo Xia call out, he turned around and asked, "How did it go? Who was looking for you just now?"
Luo Xia answered with a smile, "A supervisor from the Thunder General Hall."
"A supervisor from the Thunder General Hall?!" Yang Wu asked in surprise, "What did he want with you?"
"He wanted me to switch over to the Thunder Martial Hall." Luo Xia spread his hands.
Luo Feng froze, then hurriedly asked, "Did you agree?"
"No. We've already signed contracts with the Limit Martial Arts Dojo. How could I agree to them?" Luo Xia said.
Luo Feng let out a sigh of relief and said in the tone of an eldest brother, "That's right, Xia. We can't be the kind of people who go back on their word."
"I know, Eldest Brother." Luo Xia smiled and nodded.
Luo Feng smiled. "Mm. We haven't told our parents that we passed the warrior assessment yet. Let's call home."
Yang Wu, standing nearby, also laughed. "That's right. We have to notify our families. You two make your call—I need to go make one too."
With that, he left.
Luo Xia had already taken out his phone and dialed home.
Jiangnan Base City, Yangzhou City.
Bright Moon District.
Luo Hongguo was playing Chinese chess beneath a large tree in the district with a group of elderly men. Not far away, Gong Xinlan was chatting with a group of women while cracking sunflower seeds.
As for Luo Hua, he was miserably doing his summer homework at home.
Smack!
An old man picked up his cannon piece and captured one of his opponent's pawns. He then asked Luo Hongguo, who was watching from the side, "Hongguo, if I remember correctly, your two sons went to take the Warrior Practical Assessment yesterday, didn't they?"
Luo Hongguo nodded. "Old Wang, you made the wrong move. If you capture with your cannon like that, one of his knights will come over and you'll be finished, won't you?"
Only then did he answer the old man's question. "They went yesterday."
"Aren't you worried?"
Following Luo Hongguo's advice, another old man captured the opposing cannon before asking Luo Hongguo.
"How could I not be worried? Their mother barely slept last night. She kept talking to me all night because she was worried about those two kids."
Luo Hongguo sighed as he spoke, his expression filled with concern.
"Isn't that why I came out to watch you play chess, to distract myself? I wonder how those two kids are doing..."
Suddenly—
A cheerful phone ringtone sounded.
Luo Hongguo froze, then hurriedly pulled out his phone. Seeing his younger son's number on the screen, his face lit up with joy. He said to the two old men playing chess, "It's my younger son!"
The two old men stopped playing and called out to Luo Hongguo, "Then hurry up and answer it!"
Luo Hongguo quickly picked up the call. "Hey, son?"
"Dad, Eldest Brother and I passed the Warrior Practical Assessment! We'll be home tonight. Where's Mom? Remember to have her prepare something good to eat!"
Luo Xia said with a laugh over the phone.
Hearing this, Luo Hongguo immediately broke into a broad grin. "Good, good, good! Got it! I'll have your mother prepare something delicious! Be careful on your way back!"
As he spoke, he held up the phone and shouted toward Gong Xinlan in the distance.
"Mom! Our sons passed the Warrior Practical Assessment! Hurry to the market and buy something good! Make them a big feast tonight!"
Gong Xinlan had been chatting with a group of women to distract herself. Hearing her husband, she first blanked out, then rose to her feet in delight and replied, "I understand!"
Then she smiled at the other women. "Oh, I can't chat with you all anymore. My sons passed their assessment, so I have to go home and cook!"
"Alright, alright, Xinlan, go on!"
"Ah, Xinlan is so blessed! She raised three children, and two of them actually became Warriors!"
"Xinlan, your children are truly outstanding! Let me tell you, there's a girl in the district who would be perfect for your Luo Feng! When I have time someday, I'll introduce her to you!"
The other women all spoke with smiles.
Gong Xinlan left the group with a beaming smile, feeling as though she were floating.
That evening, Luo Xia and Luo Feng returned to the district.
"Luo Feng and Luo Xia are back! Congratulations!"
"Congratulations, congratulations! When are you coming over to my place for dinner?"
"I knew the Warrior Practical Assessment wouldn't be difficult for you two!"
As they walked through the district, everyone they met congratulated Luo Feng and Luo Xia. Because of the phone call that morning, nearly everyone in the district already knew that they had passed the Combat Assessment.
"Dad, Mom!"
Before they had gone far, the Two Brothers saw their parents and Luo Hua waiting at the door.
"You're back!"
Luo Hongguo grinned, looking especially happy. "Your mother has already finished cooking! There's braised pork, your favorite!"
That night, the family enjoyed a happy meal together.
After helping their mother clear the table, Luo Feng said to Luo Xia, "Xia, come with me to the audiovisual room on the second floor. The Instructor sent me a message at noon saying that now that we're official warriors, we can access the Limit Martial Arts Dojo's internal warrior network."
Luo Xia nodded and said to his parents and Luo Hua, who were watching television, "Dad, Mom, second brother, Eldest Brother and I are going upstairs first!"
"Go on, go on. Don't worry about us."
Luo Hongguo said with a smile.
Luo Xia followed Luo Feng to the second floor and sat on the sofa in the audiovisual room. As Luo Feng entered Limit Home's website address through the keyboard, a fingerprint verification screen appeared on the enormous display.
Beep—
Luo Feng and Luo Xia each reached out in turn for fingerprint verification.
The next second, beautiful music flowed from the top-tier speakers, like a murmuring stream running through the audiovisual room. At the same time, Luo Feng and Luo Xia's information profiles appeared on the screen.
Name: Luo Feng Gender: Male Address: Jiangnan Base City, Huaxia Nation Warrior Certificate Number: 426123205608010002 Rank: Warrior (Junior) Contribution Points: 0 points Currency Balance: 20,000,000 Hua Xia currency ... Name: Luo Xia Gender: Male Address: Jiangnan Base City, Huaxia Nation Warrior Certificate Number: 426123205810010004 Rank: Warrior (Junior) Contribution Points: 0 points Currency Balance: 70,000,000 Hua Xia currency
Because Luo Xia had not wanted a villa and had converted it into startup funds instead, he had fifty million more than his eldest brother, Luo Feng.
In the quiet audiovisual room, Luo Xia brewed two cups of tea. The Two Brothers held their steaming tea as they looked at the information on the screen.
"I have twenty million, while you have seventy million. Looks like the startup funds promised by the Limit Martial Arts Dojo have already arrived."
Luo Feng said with a smile.
"Eldest Brother, you have a new email."
Luo Xia noticed a notification at the top of the webpage in front of Luo Feng and reminded him.
Luo Feng lightly tapped with his finger and opened the mailbox.
Immediately, the first email opened, and a video appeared on the screen.
"Hello, Mr. Luo Feng."
The man in the black suit on the screen said with a smile.
"I am the Assistant to Supervisor Zhuge. I trust you have already seen the twenty million in startup funds promised by Supervisor Zhuge. As for funds to purchase secret manuals for Movement Techniques, Blade Arts, and Guidance Techniques—"
"You may purchase them directly through the internal network. As long as the price does not exceed one hundred million, the internal network will reimburse it directly, and not a single cent will be deducted from you."
"If the value exceeds one hundred million, Mr. Luo Feng, you will need to pay the excess yourself. On behalf of Supervisor Zhuge, I also congratulate you on completing the Warrior Practical Assessment."
Luo Xia opened his own mailbox at that moment and found an identical email there as well.
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