Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Meng Chao said, “Please, go ahead, Master Lei. As long as it’s within my abilities, I will definitely do it with all my strength.”
“I have quite a number of cultivators studying the way of spirit energy martial arts here, and they are the pillars of different industries. All of them are good, talented people, and I usually like to personally teach them. Not only is it to help them increase their fighting strength, but it is also an enjoyment for me.”
Lei Zongchao sighed softly and looked at his slightly deformed left pinky. “Unfortunately, as the probability of my death keeps rising, I no longer have the strength to guide them one by one. Otherwise, I’ll die at any moment.
“I’m not afraid of death. After living such a long and hard life, death is a form of release.
“But the monster civilization isn’t destroyed yet, and the situation of the world beyond Monster Mountain Range isn’t really bright either. I still want to live a bit longer to protect Dragon City.
“So, Meng Chao, can you be my temporary assistant? For the next few months, help me teach Divine Nine Dragon Seals and more secrets of martial arts to the people outside, will you?”
“That’s…”
Meng Chao was stunned.
Naturally, it was not because Lei Zongchao had placed conditions that were too harsh.
Instead, the trade was too good for Meng Chao.
No, it was not a trade at all, it was a huge benefit.
Even elementary school students knew that the best way to learn a subject was to try teaching it to other students after learning it fully.
During the process of teaching, his brain cells would be trained repeatedly, and he would understand the material further, thus allowing him to use the knowledge he had learned flexibly.
Also, if he became Lei Zongchao’s assistant, Meng Chao could stay beside this martial arts legend and learn all of his martial arts.
Even though Lei Zongchao taught everyone equally, he had long since uploaded all his martial arts secrets and cultivation videos online.
He had also given the copyright to various martial arts courses and life science courses in universities so that they could set up classes related to his martial arts.
However, learning from online streams just could not compare to learning from the Battle God himself.
Besides, Meng Chao was not like anyone else. Lei Zongchao’s suggestion provided an extra benefit to him.
It must be mentioned that once he taught other Dragon Citizens the secrets of martial arts, he could get contribution points.
The harder the secrets of the martial arts he taught, the more contribution points he could get.
For example, when he taught his high school classmates the future Reckless Bull Force, he could get around one to two contribution points from a single student in a single class.
If the Battle God personally taught him the original Divine Nine Dragon Seals and he taught it to the others, how many contribution points could he obtain?
The more Meng Chao taught about it, the more excited he became.
He felt as if he could hear an astronomical number of contribution points turning into crystal coins, and they were making clunking noises in his head.
Meng Chao clenched his fists and felt a burning heat spread from his stomach to his neck. That made him feel as if each word he said was a burning steel needle.
“Master Lei, if you think that I really have the right to inherit your martial arts secrets, then I definitely won’t reject or back down from this task!
“I will do my best so that more people can practice your martial arts, and one day, the Battle God’s name will spread throughout the entire Other World!”
“The entire… Other World?” Lei Zongchao just grinned and said nothing about that. Then, he changed the topic. “By the way, I can’t do anything about your investments. A few days ago, I just did something that countless people dream of doing since ancient times, and that’s spending all of my fortune before my death!
“Haha! Right now, my pockets are truly empty, and I can’t bring out a single penny. Even the medical fees for the gene concentrate I soak in every day are sponsored by the children outside. That’s why you’ve really come to the wrong person.
“Anyway, after I built the Survival Committee, I took in quite a number of orphans, and I also discovered plenty of talented people from the slums and grassroot units in the Red Dragon Army. Back then, I had money, but I didn’t like eating, drinking, and being merry. I could only spend my money on these children. They worked hard, and they didn’t disappoint either. After years of diligence, they gained some success in their respective fields.
“I believe that you can go to them and talk about your projects. I don’t understand what kind of major business opportunity is contained in those foxtails you call tobacco. But, you might find a common language with youngsters like yourself.”
Meng Chao was delighted more than he was disappointed.
The meaning behind Lei Zongchao’s words was even better than directly investing in his projects.
It meant that Lei Zongchao had led him into a brand new circle—Battle God Palace’s circle.
The scale of this circle might not be as big as Broken Star Club and Blue Home, but the number and quality of powerful fighters in this circle were definitely higher than the ones in Broken Star Club and Blue Home.
The Battle God Palace members whom Meng Chao knew had important positions in the Survival Committee, had a net worth of billions, or held positions as high-ranking officers in the Red Dragon Army.
They were not Lei Zongchao’s disciples, but they had received his kindness by being taught by him. Their fates had even been changed by him.
He was endorsed by Lei Zongchao, so it was only par for the course that they would acknowledge him.
His connections instantly grew by ten times.
Not only would it be able to help him get a large number of investments and business deals for his projects, but it would also provide great benefits for him when it came to guiding Dragon City forward into the future.
“I understand, Master Lei, thank you.” Meng Chao took a deep breath and said with a grave but firm voice, “Trust me. Before long, these projects will produce results. Then, Dragon City will definitely march forward boldly and change the entire Other World!”
“In that case, I look forward to it.” Lei Zongchao smiled and waved his hand with some difficulty.
“Go on. An Ran is waiting for you outside. Let her bring you around to greet everyone. Come here at the same time tomorrow. I’ll tell you more about the principles in Divine Nine Dragon Seals and my personal experience when I practiced this skill.”
His eyelids slowly fell.
The water inlets around the cultivation cabin released sticky, ink-like gene concentrate again, and it gradually enveloped the old man who had sagging skin and could only speak weakly.
Lei Zongchao looked like he was soaking in hot water. He let out a comfortable moan and nodded as he fell asleep.
However, he mumbled in his sleep. “I really… want to see you youngsters grow up… and see how exciting the new Dragon City will be…”
‘You’ll definitely have the chance!’ Meng Chao swore in his heart.
The path ahead was already clear.
He would do everything he could to learn the secrets from the Battle God and also train hard with the people in Battle God Palace.
Then, he would enter deep into the ancient ruins and see whether he could find clues about his return as well as the curse. Perhaps he could also understand this thing that belonged solely to him, the Fire Relayer.
Following that would definitely be to kill the mastermind of the monster civilization.
In his previous life, Battle God Lei Zongchao had died during the final battle in the Monster War.
This time, since Meng Chao had returned from the apocalypse, there was no longer any need for the Battle God to do anything.
So, Lei Zongchao definitely had a chance to live longer and see Dragon City’s civilization stand above all the races in the Other World.
Therefore, every living being and monster would be stomped under their feet!
…
Even after he had passed through the long tunnel and returned to the meditation hall in Battle God Palace, Meng Chao remained excited, and his blood still raced.
When An Ran saw him, she was stunned for a moment, and she pointed out that he had completely changed from the way he was a little more than two hours ago. He was now entirely different.
An Ran also mentioned that over the past five years, Lei Zongchao had seldom spoken to someone alone for more than two hours, just like he had done today. By the looks of it, he really held Meng Chao with high regard.
“I didn’t lie to you, Senior Brother Meng. Mr. Lei is a really easy-going man. Welcome to Battle God Palace!” An Ran said with a smile.
She told Meng Chao that the people in Battle God Palace were not distinguished by their cultivation realms, statuses, wealth, and fighting strength. Everyone treated each other as brothers and sisters, hence it was a really united and warm family. Everyone was already eagerly awaiting Meng Chao’s arrival.
Meng Chao was stunned. Was he considered a member of Battle God Palace so soon?
An Ran could see his puzzlement, and she shrugged. Lei Zongchao himself did not like forming factions, and he had no intention of creating his own force of power. Battle God Palace was not an official organization, and everyone just called it by that name for fun.
That aside, since they had been picked by the Battle God and they inherited some of his strength, as well as spirit, they were definitely people who shared the same ideals. They wanted to protect and fight for Dragon City for the rest of their lives. As such, having a name for their group would make it easier for them to fight side by side, right?
“Mr. Lei doesn’t like classifying people into different social classes based on their cultivation realms, strength, and wealth. To him, we only have one status, and that is Earthling. Everyone is born equal. If you think the same way, I believe that you will definitely love Battle God Palace,” An Ran stated with a smile.
Meng Chao scratched his head and nodded before he said, “Master Lei is indeed different from the mighty Battle God I imagined. I’m still feeling a little overwhelmed. I can’t believe that he’d give me such a present.”
An Ran snickered and whispered, “That’s because you’re the youngest blood medal bearer in Dragon City, and you got outstanding achievements for the whole city!
“Mr. Lei doesn’t merely have one face. He’s very good to people like you who risk their lives for Dragon City and would give up everything for it without asking for anything back. He will satisfy all of your requests and even push his martial arts and resources to you while he cries for you to take them.
“But for people who care about their cultivation realms and business interests more than Dragon City, he will put on a stern face and do things formally. He will ask for a fair exchange with them!
“As for those who severely harm Dragon City’s interests for their selfish desires and commit heinous crimes? Heh. He can’t do anything now because he’s old, but if it were around twenty years ago, these people would rather jump into the mouths of those Apocalyptic Beasts instead of ending up in Mr. Lei’s hands!”
Those words caused Meng Chao’s face to turn red.
‘So, the image I’ve set for myself is someone who will risk my life and everything that I have for Dragon City while asking for nothing in return?’
Obviously, he knew that he was not such a person.
He only risked his life to contribute to the city because he wanted to get rid of the apocalypse that loomed over their heads. Also, the contribution point system was helping him.
…However, since his image had already been fixed, he could only grit his teeth and carry on with it. He might not fit it completely, but at the very least, he could not allow his image to crumble too much!
