After chatting with Yang Wu and the other Advanced Students for a while, Luo Yuan found that there were no more attribute bubbles to collect in their Martial Arts Hall. He headed to the Intermediate Students' and Junior Trainees' halls to collect more attributes. Even the smallest gains counted; enough of them would eventually make a real difference. The other students watched him with strange expressions, assuming he had come to show off. None dared suggest that something was wrong with his head.
"Hall Master, Luo Yuan, the student you told me to keep a close eye on, is running around the students' Martial Arts Hall again. He's moving too fast for us to follow on the surveillance feed, but his speed definitely exceeds the standard for an Advanced Student. He's at least at the Quasi-Martial Artist level, and his evasive footwork is remarkably precise." A staff member of the Limitless Martial Hall suddenly hurried into the hall master's office and reported to Jiang Nian.
"What? I'll go take a look."
Jiang Nian, the master of this Limitless Martial Hall, excitedly left his office and headed to the surveillance room. As he watched Luo Yuan racing across the electronic screen, shock filled his eyes, followed by wild delight.
"The speed he's showing now should be at the Beginner Warrior level, and his evasive footwork has already reached the micro level. It's only been a few days! A genius-no, a freak of nature! Hurry and invite him over. I want to meet him," Jiang Nian exclaimed excitedly to the staff member.
"Yes, sir. I'll bring him over right away."
"No, I'll go myself!"
Jiang Nian and several administrators of the Limitless Martial Hall went together to the Intermediate Students' Martial Arts Hall, where Luo Yuan was collecting attributes. They did not disturb him, though none of them understood why he liked tearing around the hall so exuberantly.
"Ah, now that I'm faster, there aren't even enough attribute bubbles here for me to collect."
After collecting all the attribute bubbles, Luo Yuan gradually came to a stop. He sat down to one side and drank some water, sighing inwardly.
Suddenly, the students in front of him parted to clear a path, standing with their heads lowered in excitement and respect. Then he saw a group of people in Silver-Black Warrior Uniforms approaching. At their head was a bald, middle-aged man dressed in black. The aura he exuded gave Luo Yuan a sense of danger. This was a powerful Warrior.
"Hello, Luo Yuan. Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Jiang Nian, and I'm the master of this Limitless Martial Hall. I've been keeping an eye on you for quite some time. Would you mind finding somewhere to talk?"
Jiang Nian spoke in a rich, resonant voice, his tone tinged with excitement and his eyes shining.
"Uh, of course, Instructor!" Luo Yuan quickly stood and replied respectfully.
The students of the Limitless Martial Hall all addressed the hall master as their instructor. Luo Yuan was only at the Warrior Level right now, so he dared not act too casually.
Under the students' envious gazes, Luo Yuan followed Jiang Nian and his group toward the fourth floor of the Advanced Students' teaching building. Along the way, he smiled as he looked at the back of this influential figure in the Limitless Martial Hall. He had known that, with his performance here, it was only a matter of time before these people noticed him. He simply had not expected it to happen so soon.
When they reached the fourth floor of the Advanced Students' teaching building, Jiang Nian took Luo Yuan straight to the tearoom in the lounge area. Only the two of them were there.
"Luo Yuan, this is some fine tea shipped in from Jinghua Base City. Give it a try."
Jiang Nian poured Luo Yuan a cup, and the fragrance of tea immediately filled the room. Just smelling it made Luo Yuan feel considerably more clearheaded. He took a sip, and its fragrance lingered on his tongue. A pleased expression appeared on his face, and he could not help marveling inwardly at how well these important people knew how to enjoy life.
"Good, isn't it? I'll give you half a kilo later," Jiang Nian said with a smile.
"Thank you. May I ask what you wanted to see me about, Instructor?" Luo Yuan composed himself and asked directly.
"Haha, judging by what you showed in the Martial Arts Hall, you should already have the strength of a Warrior. Your footwork has also reached the micro level. I can hardly imagine your potential. Once you officially become a Warrior, how about joining our Limitless Martial Hall?" Jiang Nian looked into Luo Yuan's eyes and spoke earnestly.
"Uh, could you tell me what benefits I'd receive if I joined the Limitless Martial Hall?" Luo Yuan replied calmly. Now was the time to negotiate a better offer.
"As long as you become a Warrior of our Limitless Martial Hall, we'll assign you a detached villa in one of the best locations. Of course, you won't be allowed to sell it. You'll also receive a base salary of thirty thousand in Huaxia Currency each month. On top of that, you'll get twenty million in starting funds, plus three manuals for footwork, a Guidance Technique, and an attack technique, with a combined price of no more than fifty million." Jiang Nian held up three fingers and smiled.
"A detached villa? A base salary of thirty thousand?" Luo Yuan raised his eyebrows. That seemed to be ten thousand more than the base salary offered to Luo Feng.
"Even a small detached villa would be about three hundred square meters, wouldn't it? It'd be worth two or three hundred million," Luo Yuan thought. That was far better than the low-rent housing he lived in now.
"Luo Yuan, the benefits offered by our Limitless Martial Hall aren't much different from those you'd get by joining a special government department. Warriors in government departments receive base salaries, benefits, and housing privileges. The only thing they have that we don't is a 'license to kill,' which allows them to decide on the spot whether to kill an ordinary person based on the circumstances. Of course, they don't dare kill indiscriminately. They still have to explain what happened to their superiors afterward.
"But our Limitless Martial Hall has privileges too. If an ordinary person provokes you, you can report it to the hall. Once we verify the facts, we'll have the Jiangnan City Security Bureau take that person away directly." Jiang Nian smiled slightly.
"Join our hall, and you'll have money, status, everything! You can focus on pursuing the limits of humanity and the limits of martial arts!"
Listening to Jiang Nian's well-practiced sales pitch, Luo Yuan could not help feeling amused. How many people had he said this to? It was a shame this man had not gone into public speaking.
"Well, Instructor Jiang, I'm willing to join the Limitless Martial Hall, but I'm a little short on money right now. Could I borrow some in advance?"
Luo Yuan spoke with some embarrassment. In truth, he had decided long ago to join the Limitless Martial Hall. He only wanted the money to buy more Illusion Foxes so he could pet them to farm mental attributes. After all, he could not stay in the Monster Pet Park twenty-four hours a day, nor could he let the time outside it go to waste.
"Since you've agreed, I'll personally give you ten million as a subsidy to start with. You won't need to repay it. Consider it an investment in your future," Jiang Nian said directly, his tone rather casual.
"That's... that's far too generous. Instructor Jiang, if you ever need anything in the future, I'll do it as long as it's within my power," Luo Yuan said gratefully at once. He had never expected Instructor Jiang to be so generous. No wonder people said Warriors were all high earners.
"Luo Yuan, work hard. You truly have excellent talent. Don't let it go to waste." Jiang Nian smiled and patted Luo Yuan's shoulder.
"Oh, could I use one of the private training rooms for Advanced Students here?" Luo Yuan suddenly asked Jiang Nian as he stood to leave.
"No problem. You can use them free of charge from now on," Jiang Nian said generously, looking very pleased.
After Luo Yuan left, an administrator standing nearby looked at Hall Master Jiang Nian, hesitating to speak.
"You're wondering why I think so highly of Luo Yuan, aren't you?" Jiang Nian said with a smile as he looked at his trusted aides. The administrators nodded.
"You've stayed here all this time, so you don't know much about the outside world. Do you know what it means for an eighteen-year-old to possess a Warrior's strength and micro-level footwork? It means he has a very good chance of becoming a War God Level expert in the future. With his potential, he could qualify for the Global Headquarters Special Training. As for how he reached this level so quickly, we don't need to concern ourselves with that. Everyone has their own secrets."
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