Chapter 38

"If you don't have a purchase record but are discovered stealing or spreading them, you will be judged as illegal."

"Once verified, you will be jointly punished by the Martial Arts Bureau and the Culture Bureau, starting at 10 times the fine," Xu Bo shook his head. "If the circumstances are serious, you might even be sent to prison."

Prison? Li Yuan held his breath.

"Teacher, will doing this be unfavorable to the evolution of martial arts in the entire human civilization?" Li Yuan hesitated slightly. "What about the poor?"

Without money, are you not qualified to learn high-level skill secret manuals?

"Your idea is not wrong; this is indeed a bit unfair to the poor," Xu Bo said. "Copyright protection is a double-edged sword."

"Too much protection will stifle innovation."

"But no protection at all will also stifle innovation," Xu Bo said. "So, after many social experiments, the current situation was finally formed."

"Cultivation methods, whether basic or high-level, are completely open, and a large number of First-Rank secret manuals are also completely free."

"This is enough for ordinary people to try martial arts for free," Xu Bo said.

"For most people, it is extremely difficult for their skills to reach the third stage."

"If they are truly martial arts geniuses," Xu Bo said. "With astonishing skill talent or astonishing physical talent, then the nation and even the Seven Star Alliance will have various channels to discover talent and send cultivation resources for free."

"Striving to discover all martial arts geniuses is the tenet of all forces in human civilization."

"Like you, the Martial Hall signing you in advance is a discovery channel," Xu Bo smiled. "Also like students in martial arts universities, they have free learning authority for many Second-Rank secret manuals and even Third-Rank secret manuals in the 'Martial Arts Knowledge Network'."

"Martial arts university students have the nation pay the copyright fees to the authors of the secret manuals on their behalf."

Li Yuan suddenly realized.

So the nation, or rather the entire human civilization, had long considered this point.

"There are copyright fees."

"Driven by benefits, powerful martial artists can be more motivated to create new skill secret manuals and cultivation methods," Xu Bo said. "Giving copyright fees is also to encourage martial artists to contribute the secret manuals they have created, rather than keeping them to themselves."

"Through mutual exchange, every martial artist can learn the wisdom crystallization of other martial artists, and the growth speed will be faster."

Xu Bo looked at Li Yuan and said: "In the future, if you create some powerful skill secret manuals, you can also upload them to the Culture Bureau and collect copyright fees."

"Sitting at home and collecting money."

Li Yuan smiled and couldn't help but think of many unique skills and absolute arts in history, where each generation only passed them on to one or two people, and once an accident happened, they would be lost.

The constant strengthening of human civilization stems from the inheritance of knowledge from generation to generation.

Martial arts are the same.

"With your current martial arts realm, learning two Second-Rank secret manuals is enough," Xu Bo instructed. "Wait until your spear technique and movement technique break through to the fourth stage before learning more Second-Rank secret manuals."

"Yes," Li Yuan nodded.

If the martial arts realm is not high enough, and you haven't even mastered the skills of one family, wanting to gather the strengths of a hundred families is a joke.

"Of course."

"In the cultivation plan, there is no need for monthly guidance from famous teachers," Xu Bo said. "My guidance is enough for you."

"You purchased the copyright of the secret manuals, and then I guide you, so it doesn't count as violating copyright law."

"Not asking a Source Martial Artist for guidance?" Li Yuan hesitated slightly.

He naturally wanted Teacher Xu to guide him, but Teacher Xu Bo was only Level 19.

Can he keep up with the guidance of a Second-Rank Source Martial Artist?

"What, looking down on Teacher?" Xu Bo saw Li Yuan's thought and revealed a smile. "Don't worry, my martial arts realm is not weaker than most Source Martial Artists; if it weren't for the injury back then... forget it, no need to say these things."

Xu Bo sighed low, his smile faded, and he seemed a bit listless.

"Teacher, I was wrong," Li Yuan lowered his head and apologized.

"Didn't blame you, it has nothing to do with you," Xu Bo shook his head and continued. "From now on, every Wednesday night, in my office, I will guide your spear technique and movement technique once."

"No extra charge."

"Thank you, Teacher," Li Yuan felt grateful in his heart.

Once a week?

"However, you have to find someone yourself for the actual combat sparring twice a week," Xu Bo said. "I don't have that much time."

"Yes," Li Yuan nodded.

Being able to have the teacher specifically set aside time to guide his spear technique and movement technique was already extremely lucky.

He couldn't ask for more.

One must know, if he hired a Second-Rank Source Martial Artist to guide him, it would cost 100,000 training points per time.

Suddenly.

"Hmm?" Xu Bo frowned, gritting his teeth, revealing a look of pain.

"What's wrong, Teacher?" Li Yuan was surprised.

"Nothing," Xu Bo said in a low voice, his voice even seeming to tremble. "An old problem left over from the battlefield."

"Alright, that's it."

"Martial arts cultivation, no matter how much others guide you, you still have to rely on yourself to practice."

"Don't worry, I'll just take some medicine; you go back first and think about it yourself," Xu Bo said, enduring the pain.

"Yes," Li Yuan felt worried in his heart.

But he was very smart and saw that Teacher Xu Bo didn't want to show his weakness in front of him.

After Li Yuan exited the office.

"The effect of the medicine, the duration is getting shorter and shorter," Xu Bo gritted his teeth. "Just now, I couldn't help but use Source Force to demonstrate for Li Yuan, which accelerated the onset."

Xu Bo walked slowly to the lounge and took out a small bottle with exquisite packaging from the refrigerator.

Opened and took it.

The pain all over his body was quickly relieved.

"Don't know how many years I can still live," Xu Bo muttered silently, a hint of ferocity in his eyes. "If I'm really close to death, I'll apply to return to the Star Realm."

"I, Xu Bo."

"If I die, I must die on the battlefield."

After a while, Xu Bo finally returned to normal, and suddenly his smart ring vibrated; there was an unread message.

"Hmm? A message from Li Yuan? Asking how my body is?" Xu Bo felt a hint of warmth in his heart. "This kid, he's thoughtful."

Xu Bo could guess that if he didn't reply to the message, Li Yuan would most likely come to his office again to check the situation.

"Black Dog."

"Reply to Li Yuan, saying I'm fine," Xu Bo said in a low voice.

"Yes, Master."

"It's good that Teacher is fine," Li Yuan received Xu Bo's reply in his independent martial arts room at school.

Closed the smart ring.

"Enter the virtual network," Li Yuan entered the virtual network pod on the side.

Consciousness connected, and he went directly to Starfire Space.

"Master," the purple-clothed young girl appeared out of thin air.

"Use training points to purchase Second-Rank secret manuals 'Dragon Movement Technique' and 'Star Spear Technique'," Li Yuan said directly. "Then use points to purchase a Source Force essence pill."

Basic blood-qi potion? There are still a few bottles at home, no rush to buy.

"Master, please confirm the purchase list," Xiaoyu waved her hand, and a light screen appeared in front of Li Yuan, listing the list.

Li Yuan's gaze swept over it, confirming it was correct.

"Confirm."

Quickly.

"Obtained usage rights for Second-Rank secret manual 'Dragon Movement Technique', registered with the Martial Arts Bureau and Culture Bureau, query code is... deducted 1 million training points."

"Obtained usage rights for Second-Rank secret manual 'Star Spear Technique'... deducted 1 million training points."

"Obtained one Source Force essence pill, please fill in the delivery address... deducted 100,000 points."

Li Yuan received three alerts from 'Starfire Space' directly.

"Delivery address, fill in home," Li Yuan thought for a moment. "Delivery time, ten o'clock at night."

As an L3-level member of the Martial Hall, he can have 24-hour delivery.

"Master, the Source Force essence pill will be delivered to your door tomorrow," Xiaoyu giggled. "Copyright law stipulates that all secret manuals above Second-Rank must be learned in virtual space, and there are no physical secret manuals."

"Master has obtained all the data of the secret manuals and can choose to enter the personal space to learn."

"Good," Li Yuan nodded slightly.

If there were physical secret manuals, it would be too easy to spread them privately; what if they were spread on the virtual network?

The entire virtual network is supervised by human civilization.

"I want to see what's so powerful about Second-Rank secret manuals," Li Yuan felt quite expectant.

When Li Yuan was learning skill secret manuals on the virtual network.

Starry Sky Martial Hall, Guanshan Branch, 12th floor, inside Song Yi's office.

"Boom~"

The teacup was instantly crushed, and a large amount of tea splashed.

But Song Yi, who was dressed exquisitely, didn't care at all; the glass shards couldn't hurt her fingers in the slightest.

Song Yi's eyes were extremely sharp, revealing a hint of coldness: "What did you say? Li Yuan refused tomorrow's meeting? Why?"

"Yes."

Zhong Cheng, who was wearing black clothes, stood there and smiled bitterly in a low voice: "I only received Li Yuan's information this afternoon; I sent him a message, but he didn't answer."

"I communicated with his uncle again, only to find out that he had already been signed in advance by the Starfire Martial Hall," Zhong Cheng said in a low voice.

"Starfire Martial Hall?"

"Intercepting the person I took a liking to?" Song Yi's eyes flashed with anger. "We clearly invited him first; is the Starfire Martial Hall so disrespectful of the rules?"

"And this Li Yuan!"

"We had already made an appointment, but he refused at the last minute and didn't even give you a reason," Song Yi's eyes were cold. "Is this the good candidate you mentioned?"

Instantly, a hint of dissatisfaction surged in Zhong Cheng's heart.

You made the plan, and you're dumping the blame on me?

"Hall Master Song," Zhong Cheng said in a low voice. "As far as I know, Li Yuan's direct refusal of us is understandable."

"Understandable? What is your position, are you defending him?" Song Yi stared at Zhong Cheng, her eyes sharp to the extreme.

"The Starfire Martial Hall gave a B-level contract," Zhong Cheng said quickly.

Song Yi's pupils shrank.

Inside the room, there was dead silence.

After a long while.

"Get out," Song Yi suddenly shouted sharply.

"Yes," Zhong Cheng nodded, turned around and left, even forgetting to close the door.

(End of chapter)