Generous Treatment!

"Mr. Lin, could you come over again? Our supervisor wants to verify things in person."

The staff member dialed Lin Mo's phone.

"Alright, I'll be right there."

Before long, in Testing Room 10.

Now, a middle-aged man was inside. Judging by the martial artist badge on his chest, he was actually a Fourth-grade Martial Artist.

"Hello, I'm Wang Xiao, the manager here. You're Lin Mo?"

"Hello, Manager Wang. I'm Lin Mo."

"Mm, I've seen your test report. Could you retest? Mainly because this situation is unprecedented in River City."

Wang Xiao's tone was gentle, and he didn't come off as overly arrogant despite being a Fourth-grade Martial Artist.

"Sure."

Lin Mo agreed readily and began the test again.

First, naturally, blood was drawn to verify the Blood Qi Value.

No difference—after testing, it was still 219.28 cal.

Lin Mo stepped onto the Combat Power Tester again. Without much hesitation, he threw a punch directly.

With a "bang!", the tester's numbers began jumping wildly.

As before, the value quickly broke 600 points, surging upward with no sign of stopping.

After three breaths, the value directly reached 980.

But this time, the number didn't pause at 980. It jumped a few more times, finally settling at 1010 points.

"1010?"

This time, not just the staff member, but Wang Xiao was dumbfounded too.

"You... how about you throw two more punches for me to see?"

Two different values were normal—after all, each punch couldn't be exactly the same; there would be some deviation.

But the deviation between under 1000 and over 1000 was a different matter.

If Lin Mo could land two more punches exceeding 1000, it meant his average Combat Power Value had directly reached the threshold of a Third-grade Martial Artist.

That would be insane!

"Alright!"

Lin Mo nodded and threw another punch.

"1015."

"Boom!"

Without pause, Lin Mo threw a third punch.

"1018!"

"My god!"

This time, Wang Xiao was truly shocked.

Other people's punches fluctuated up and down, but Lin Mo's punches only climbed higher with each strike.

"Th-third-grade Combat Power Value?"

The staff member was dumbfounded too.

The previous 980 had already stunned him, but it hadn't crossed the Third-grade threshold.

A First-grade Blood Qi Value producing a Second-grade Combat Power Value was impressive, but not impossible.

River City didn't have it, but that didn't mean other cities didn't.

But a First-grade Blood Qi Value producing a Third-grade Combat Power Value—that was something few could achieve.

Those scions of major families were more monstrous than ordinary martial artists, but that was because they had solid backgrounds.

Rare Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures and Vitality Potions—they could use them freely.

But this Lin Mo in front of him had no background at all. To reach this level was absolutely monstrous!

"Good, good, good. I never thought River City could produce a genius like you, hahaha."

Having witnessed Lin Mo's Combat Power test results with his own eyes, Wang Xiao's shock turned into elation.

Every city's Martial Artist Building had its own rivalries.

Local geniuses were their face.

A prodigy like this would naturally bring them glory.

"Lin Mo, would you be willing to join the Martial Alliance?"

"Huh?"

The sudden invitation made Lin Mo pause.

The Martial Alliance was the largest alliance of martial artists in Huaxia.

Although any martial artist could apply to join, everyone knew the Martial Alliance belonged to the nation and the Military Department. The benefits and privileges were decent, but the pay was far less than what family conglomerates offered. Moreover, whenever Mutant Beasts attacked cities or foreign martial artists invaded, Martial Alliance members always fought on the front lines.

"If you're willing to join, I can apply for an additional 600,000 in subsidies for you, and I'll push you into this Martial Alliance Special Training Camp. You should know that anyone who completes the camp gets guaranteed admission to our top Military Martial University."

"Military Martial University? 600,000 in subsidies?"

Lin Mo was surprised.

Military Martial University was recognized as Huaxia's number one martial arts university. Its faculty was unquestionably the best in all of Huaxia. Graduates, at the very least, obtained two Profound Grade Martial Skills. Outstanding students could even earn Earth Grade Martial Skills—skills that major families treasured as clan-defining heirlooms. Besides, with that 600,000 in subsidies, if he took out a loan, he could directly buy the Obsidian Gauntlets. With those gauntlets, fighting in the wilds would be like adding wings to a tiger.

"Also, if you agree, I can authorize your monthly subsidy to be 50,000 higher than others at the same rank. Plus, any weapons or equipment you fancy at the Martial Artist Hall can be purchased at half price."

Seeing Lin Mo still hesitating, Wang Xiao threw out another privilege.

"Half price? Then I wouldn't need a loan?"

Hearing that privilege, Lin Mo's interest sparked instantly.

As for the military university and training camp, honestly, the only things useful to Lin Mo were the free potions, Rare Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, and martial skills provided there. With this system, as long as he trained hard, getting into the military university wasn't an issue. Besides, that was future talk—entering Military Martial University was still three months away. Right now, what he needed most was money and equipment. Coincidentally, Wang Xiao's privileges could satisfy that.

"Joining isn't out of the question, but for now, if the Martial Alliance has any missions, I won't have time to carry them out. I still have to study."

After thinking it over, Lin Mo spoke.

"Haha, don't worry. Some mandatory missions from the Martial Alliance only kick in when you're 22 and reach Fourth-grade Martial Artist. Even though your Combat Power Value is at Third-grade now, your Blood Qi Value hasn't met the standard, so reaching Fourth-grade will take some time—probably enough for you to graduate from martial university."

Wang Xiao said with a smile.

In his mind, even graduates from Military Martial University were usually Fourth-grade Martial Artists, with exceptional ones reaching Fifth-grade or even Sixth-grade. Even if Lin Mo was gifted and reached Fifth-grade or Sixth-grade early, age was a hard limit. Before 22, the Martial Alliance wouldn't assign him mandatory missions. At 22, he'd already be able to graduate from military university, so there'd be no conflict.

"Oh, is that so? Then alright, I'll join."

"Good! Wait a moment."

Hearing Lin Mo agree, Wang Xiao was thrilled.

He immediately processed the membership procedures.

Soon, the formalities were done.

"Lin Mo, for this certification, I could have given you a Grade 2 Martial Artist badge, but I've classified you as First-grade Martial Artist instead."

"Oh?"

"Have you heard of the Heretics?"

At those words, Lin Mo's pupils contracted.

How could he not have heard of the Heretics? Those people were utterly anti-human, with no bottom line. They especially loved hunting down genius prodigies.

"Certification data is synced across the entire network. If you stand out too much, you'll be targeted. Before you've grown strong enough, it's better to keep a low profile. Also, your real information has been encrypted. On the surface, what others can query is just a Blood Qi Value of 160 and a Combat Power Value of 330. I hope you don't mind."

"Not at all. Manager Wang is looking out for me."

Lin Mo shot Wang Xiao a grateful look. He hadn't thought that far ahead and had forgotten about the Heretics.

"Heh, it's what I should do. Once you're at the military university, you won't have to fear those scumbags. Before the college entrance exam, it's best to stay low-key."

Of course, you don't need to worry too much.

At least within River City's borders, the Heretics have long been purged.

Besides, our River City is remote; they might not even take a liking to us.

I'm just doing this as a precaution."

"Mm, I understand."

"Here, this is the exclusive card I just applied for you at the Martial Artist Bank. For now, 60,000 in monthly allowance will be deposited into this account. As your rank improves, the allowance will naturally increase, and it'll be 50,000 more per month than others at the same rank.

Also, your 60,000 allowance has been deposited into this card as well."

"Alright, and the half-price discount on weapons and materials?"

"I've also set that privilege into the card, but it's a one-time half-price opportunity for any category."

"Okay, thank you, Manager Wang."

With that, Lin Mo smiled and bid farewell to Wang Xiao, heading straight for the Martial Artist Hall.

"Boss, I want that Obsidian Gauntlets."

His voice wasn't loud, but it drew the gaze of everyone around.

The Obsidian Series was priced in the millions.

Such a youthful voice clearly meant he wasn't old.

At a glance, the crowd was even more stunned.

This kid looked about eighteen, dressed quite plainly, yet he dared to ask for an Obsidian Series weapon?

"Little brother, the Obsidian Gauntlets cost a million. Are you sure you want to buy them?"

"Mm, swipe the card!"

Seeing the card he handed over, the boss froze, then noticed the badge on his chest and froze again.

"A First-grade Martial Artist?"

His eyes showed a look of shock.

So young, and already a First-grade Martial Artist? Could he be the young master of some clan?

But his clothes didn't match that, did they?

Which young master from a big clan didn't wear silk and finery?

As the boss hesitated, he swiped the card, and his eyes widened instantly.

"A half-price privilege?"

Others might not know, but having set up shop in the Martial Artist Hall for so many years, he naturally understood what this meant.

Only geniuses and prodigies could obtain this privilege.

Moreover, in his ten years of vending here, this was the first time he'd encountered a Martial Artist with such a privilege.

In an instant, his attitude became extremely respectful.

Someone like this, as long as they didn't die young, would surely grow into a figure who could shake the world.