Chapter 59: Reactions from All Sides

Tianhai City, inside the Linhai No. 1 Base.

"Boom!"

Hercules transport vehicles, exceeding 50 meters in length and 42 meters in width and constructed from special black metal, looked like tenacious steel monsters stained with blood and claw marks.

Amidst a thunderous rumble, they slowly drove into the massive base factory.

There were more than ten giant entryways just like it. Inside the factory was an ultra-large space spanning thousands of square meters, divided into dozens of zones.

At the same time, there were countless large machinery units, transport apparatuses, and busy human beings wearing different kinds of attire.

"Rumble!"

An over eight-meter-long bulkhead opened, and several thick, black-and-red mechanical giant arms clamped onto the corpses of colossal beasts one by one, hauling them out and dropping them onto the ground. A large amount of fresh blood spilled onto the floor.

"Squad 8, come with me. Dissect the Tier-2 disaster beasts."

A group of people dressed in white protective suits covering their bodies from head to toe, holding sharp blades of various sizes, quickly approached the disaster beast corpses.

"Plop!"

"Swoosh!"

Facing the enormous disaster beasts that stood over four or five meters tall, they skillfully used sharp blades to easily slice open the skin of the corpses, dismembering them.

In a brief moment, countless blood-drenched organs, limbs, and flesh were dissected, sorted, and transported away by a series of small white mechanical carts.

Soon, a large number of new corpses arrived, and the group resumed their dissection work. They were the meat-carvers of the war base.

Half an hour later.

"Squad 8, take a one-hour break!"

said the team leader.

"Phew~"

Hearing this, the group let out a sigh of relief. They left the factory area and entered another zone—a spacious cleaning room—where they let powerful streams of water wash away the residual blood on their protective suits and underwent disinfection.

In a clean room, Lin Zhen took off his protective suit, sweat streaming down his body.

He sat down wearily, gulped down an energy drink, and grabbed his left arm where waves of pain emanated.

"Old Lin, you should really take two days off. Your body is going to give out if you keep going like this."

Fang Zhe wiped the sweat off with a towel, walked over, and frowned as he spoke.

Lin Zhen shook his head. "I can't do that. I still need to earn a bit more money."

With that, he applied medicated ointment to his prosthetic limb area.

Fang Zhe shook his head. "My fault. I shouldn't have brought you here in the first place."

"Beep!"

"Xiao Qi actually signed a Grade-B contract with the Chiyong Martial Arts Academy."

While applying the ointment, Lin Zhen checked a message on his phone. He stood up in shock, the fatigue and pain on his body instantly dissipating.

Fang Zhe crowded over to take a look and said in astonishment, "It's sent by Xiaoyi, so it must be true."

"Xiao Qi really signed a Grade-B contract with the Chiyong Martial Arts Academy," Fang Zhe marveled.

"What's going on? What did I just hear?"

"Old Lin, your son actually signed a Grade-B contract? My good lord, this is truly incredible."

Other colleagues also gathered around to offer their congratulations.

The team leader, a burly middle-aged man, hurried over upon hearing the news.

"Old Lin, take the afternoon and tomorrow off. We'll increase your pay by 10%."

Lin Zhen wore a joyful expression. "Thank you, leader!"

The others felt a twinge of envy. With a genius son holding a Grade-B contract, Old Lin was destined to enjoy a life of ease in the future.

Fang Zhe also revealed a gratified smile.

He decided that once they earned enough money before the Spring Festival, they would head back home.

...

Chiyong Martial Arts Academy.

Director Sun stepped into the spacious elevator, and the next second, a burly figure entered as well.

The newcomer had a bald head so smooth and round it reflected the light, a face full of fleshy heft, and an exceptionally robust physique standing over two meters one, resembling an ancient general.

"Pavilion Master Lu!" Director Sun greeted.

Pavilion Master Lu revealed an unsightly smile.

"Director Sun, I just heard that Old Yue personally signed a genius named Lin Qi, right?"

"I specifically went to check. Tianhai's monthly mock exam ranking places him 288th in the city. His martial arts techniques are decent, reaching the Star rank."

"However, a genius like that hardly seems worthy of a Grade-B contract, let alone being received and signed by Old Yue himself."

"After going to Linhai, Old Yue's standards have actually dropped. He's gotten so mediocre," Pavilion Master Lu shook his head.

Director Sun frowned, but since it concerned two pavilion masters, he dared not say much.

A moment later, the elevator reached the top floor, and Director Sun reported the matter to Yue Feng.

Yue Feng stood by the window, looking down condescendingly at the surrounding buildings through the glass.

"Let him laugh if he wants to."

"Nothing is set in stone yet; everything remains an unknown. Who knows what the future holds?"

...

In the martial arts training room.

Lin Qi put down his long spear, feeling his entire body buzzing with restlessness. The meal he had just eaten left his stomach feeling warm like a furnace, even causing a state of over-abundant energy that made his body exceptionally excited.

Therefore, he changed into the complimentary martial arts uniform and began practicing boxing techniques to vent it out.

"Hoo~ Hoo~"

Lin Qi's breathing grew heavier, his whole body heated up, his face flushed red, and white steam began to emit from his skin.

Waves of hot currents surged into every corner of his body. If he didn't utilize and digest them, most of it would be lost and wasted.

"Bang! Bang!"

His palms curled into tiger claws and lashed out fiercely, mobilizing his vital blood. With the intense movement of his body's muscles, the surging vital blood began to undergo tempering.

Lin Qi executed strike after strike, the hot current of vital blood penetrating deeper as endless power poured into his body.

He felt like a dam filled to the brim with water, needing to vent it all out.

As soon as he finished the Tiger Form Boxing, it automatically switched to Crane Form Boxing, back and forth, practicing it over and over again.

The nutritious meal he had eaten was frantically absorbed by his stomach, which had been strengthened by it.

"Roar~"

Lin Qi let out a deep bellow, resembling a tiger's roar. He seemed to transform into a ferocious tiger hunting prey, and a moment later, he morphed into a graceful flying crane spreading its wings in the sky.

His body was like a massive furnace. Amidst the intense heat, his perception followed the surging hot currents deep into every single muscle.

It was like tempering steel, removing impurities, preserving the essence, and ultimately forging muscles as strong as iron.

[Through arduous training, your vital blood value has achieved a breakthrough. Vital blood value +0.15]

[Through the Five-Form Boxing, your proficiency in boxing has improved. Boxing technique +1%]

[Vital blood value: 8.85 → 9.0]

[Boxing technique: Tier 2 16% → 17%]

...

"Phew~"

Lin Qi exhaled a heavy breath of turbid air from his chest, kicking up a breeze and displaying his astonishing lung capacity.

"Exhilarating!"

Sweat streamed down his cheeks, but Lin Qi only felt refreshed and comfortable. Today was a good day; not only had he signed a Grade-B contract, but his vital blood value had also achieved a breakthrough.

"It's all thanks to Pavilion Master Yue's nutritional meal worth twenty thousand yuan. The effect is too powerful, several grades stronger than the ones at school," Lin Qi sighed inwardly.

Sitting down to rest, Lin Qi operated his phone and sent messages via WeChat to the staff members of Chongming and Heiyao Martial Arts Academies.

He informed them that he had signed with Chiyong Martial Arts Academy, and he specifically noted that it was a Grade-B contract.

Over at the Chongming Martial Arts Academy, when Dongfang Qi saw the message, she was instantly dumbfounded:

"He actually signed a Grade-B contract?"

"Did the staff at Chiyong Martial Arts Academy take fake medicine?"

She then forwarded a screenshot of the message to the deputy director. Upon seeing it, the man said nothing, wearing a resentful expression as he sighed—he was clearly the one who got there first.

"What a pity!"

At the other end, in Heiyao Martial Arts Academy, after being startled by the news, the staff member also notified the director.

Upon hearing it, the plump director instead burst into laughter:

"A lifelong goose hunter, only to finally be pecked in the eye by a goose."

"I can bet that Chiyong Martial Arts Academy definitely got scammed this time. Good thing I was smart and avoided it beforehand."

"I really look forward to seeing the look on Sun Wang's face when he regrets it so much his intestines turn green in the future."

...

That evening, Lin Qi, his mother Fang Huiyi, and Director Sun had dinner together in the cafeteria of Chiyong Martial Arts Academy.

Afterward, they escorted mother Fang Huiyi home.

At the gates of the martial arts academy, Lin Qi waved and watched his mother get into the private car and drive away.

"Director Sun, I won't trouble you any further," Lin Qi turned around to express his gratitude.

"Alright, feel free to contact me whenever you need anything."

Director Sun nodded and then walked back toward the academy, quickly disappearing from sight.

Not far away, Guo Heng happened to witness this scene just as he stepped out of a luxury car, and he froze in astonishment.

This scene was identical to what Lu Xiang and the other three had described. He walked closer and asked in bewilderment:

"Lin Qi, what's going on with you now? Why are you on such close terms with Director Sun?"

"A-Heng, you're here!"

Jiang Tao walked out from the entrance and greeted Guo Heng with a smile when he saw him.

"A-Heng, let's go somewhere else to talk," Lin Qi smiled.