Chapter 42: A gentleman does not stand beneath a crumbling wall

"Could it be because his martial arts technique is high?"

Lin Lan Yue could only think of this one possibility, then said: "Aunt, let's go home. I still have problems to do when I get back."

"Alright." The young woman nodded, looking at Lin Lan Yue as they walked: "Yue Yue, do you really not know that this Li Yuan signed with the Starfire Martial Hall in advance?"

"I really don't know." Lin Lan Yue shook her head.

"Why not ask about the situation later? A B-grade contract, the Martial Hall only has two or three spots each year." The young woman said curiously: "He seems to have a pretty good relationship with you."

"I won't ask." Lin Lan Yue shook her head decisively: "If others don't say, there must be a reason for not saying."

"By the way, don't talk nonsense about this in the parent group, and definitely don't use it as gossip." Lin Lan Yue glanced at her aunt.

She knew her aunt had a big mouth.

"Okay." The young woman said perfunctorily.

"I'm serious." Lin Lan Yue said sternly: "Otherwise, I won't help you get that card later."

"Fine, fine, my little ancestor, I promise not to say anything." The woman in the mink coat waved her hands in surrender.

……

When Li Yuan took his younger brother and sister home in the Martial Hall's special vehicle.

On the twelfth floor of the Martial Hall building, inside an office with antique decorations.

"Hall Master."

Instructor Xing pushed the door and walked in.

In front of the huge floor-to-ceiling window, a middle-aged man in a Tang suit was standing with his back to the door, looking down at the night view outside.

"How is it?" Hall Master Wan didn't even turn his head, his voice very flat.

"I've asked, and I've also retrieved the data from the testing instruments in the various martial arts rooms. The six reserve members who signed in advance are all performing well." Instructor Xing said respectfully: "The one with the best performance and the greatest progress should be Li Yuan."

"According to what Fang Longhu said, Li Yuan's physical fitness should be close to level 8, and his technique level is even close to the third stage perfection." Instructor Xing said: "Compared to two months ago, the progress is very astonishing."

"Oh?"

"So, the progress is quite fast." Hall Master Wan then turned around and smiled: "Instructor Xing, what do you think?"

"Hall Master has a discerning eye." Instructor Xing lowered his head.

"Old Xing, relax, don't worry that I have any ideas." Hall Master Wan smiled: "I know what you're thinking. In your heart, based on Li Yuan's current performance, he barely qualifies for a C-grade contract, right?"

"This subordinate wouldn't dare." Instructor Xing said quickly.

"Rest assured." Hall Master Wan laughed: "I have my reasons for giving him a B-grade contract, you just need to record the data well."

"Yes." Instructor Xing said.

He muttered to himself, anyway, you are the Hall Master, as long as you don't shift the blame to me later, whatever you say goes.

After Instructor Xing left.

"The person recommended by Iron Tower is indeed not bad." Hall Master Wan sighed inwardly: "It's just that if he ultimately cannot awaken martial arts spirituality, after reaching level 10, growth might be somewhat difficult..."

He shook his head lightly, then stopped thinking about it.

Martial arts geniuses signed in advance were only a small part of his work, and he only checked in on them every month.

Half an hour later.

"Beep—Alert—" A sound rang out of thin air in the office.

Hum~

Red light flashed on Hall Master Wan's smart ring, making his expression change. He immediately clicked to view the message: "Star Realm creatures? At least nine level-one, the strongest is close to level-two? Appeared in the area of Southeast Lake to Lakeside Road, and has already caused at least thirty-five deaths?"

"Could it be the remnants from the last sweep along the Xianghe River basin?" Hall Master Wan instantly recalled the last operation.

Every martial artist is registered at the Martial Arts Hall.

Identity information is bound to the smart ring.

Once a Star Realm creature appears and is detected by the Xia Nation's 'Skynet', it will be transmitted to nearby martial artists immediately to request assistance.

Hall Master Wan, as a Source Martial Artist, has a maximum sensing range of 100 kilometers for his smart ring.

That is, as long as a ranked Star Realm creature is discovered within 100 kilometers, it will send a message to him.

Without hesitation.

"Dahe, immediately send a message to the Martial Hall's combat-ready martial artists. Team One and Team Two, move out, cooperate with the military to encircle, suppress, and blockade." Hall Master Wan gave orders in succession: "Bring my weapons."

"Yes, Master." The auxiliary AI's voice echoed in the office.

An important duty of the Martial Hall is to protect local residents.

Every grassroots Martial Hall will have martial artist squads on combat duty, ready to move out at any time.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Two furniture robots rushed out from the weapon room to the side, one carrying a shield, the other carrying a battle blade.

Hall Master Wan reached out and grabbed the shield and battle blade, then tapped the metal button on his chest lightly.

Immediately.

Visible to the naked eye, the originally loose Tang suit quickly changed into a thin layer of battle suit with a metallic texture, completely covering Hall Master Wan's entire body, the entire battle suit being pitch black.

It was full of coldness and oppression.

"Master, the single-person aircraft has arrived." The AI voice sounded: "Should I open the window?"

"Open the window." Hall Master Wan ordered coldly.

"Rumble~" The original floor-to-ceiling window quickly opened outward, completely exposing itself, while simultaneously causing gusts of wind to blow into the office.

Whoosh!

Hall Master Wan exerted force with one leg, his figure darting and shifting dozens of meters, drawing an arc, falling toward the ground like a cannonball.

This was a twelve-story high-rise! More than forty meters from the ground!

Boom!

A sonic boom came from the air, and a single-person aircraft shaped like an assault boat swept past at an astonishing speed at ultra-low altitude.

Just in time, it caught Hall Master Wan directly.

The aircraft soared into the sky, about a hundred meters from the ground, rushing toward the scene of the incident at high speed.

……

The next day, Li Yuan, who had cultivated all night, only 'leisurely' walked out of his home after four o'clock.

Walking on the street.

In winter, it was still pitch black after five o'clock, with a light drizzle falling, the ground wet and slippery.

"Hmm?" As soon as Li Yuan walked out of the residential complex, he sensed something was wrong. He saw the military with live ammunition in the distance.

And two patrolling soldiers.

Occasionally, there were drones sweeping past in the air, conducting inspections.

The security was tight.

"Is it to catch fugitives? No, could it be..." Li Yuan instantly thought of a possibility.

Without a shred of hesitation.

Li Yuan immediately opened his smart ring, clicked into an app called 'Star Realm Creature Early Warning', and the location was directly marked as Guanshan District, Jiangcheng City.

His gaze swept over the dozens of early warning messages posted on it.

"It really is a Star Realm creature? Daring to appear in Jiangcheng?" Li Yuan was secretly shocked: "However, according to the news, so far, dozens of people have already been killed or injured?"

"More than thirty Star Realm creatures have also been killed."

"Up to now, there are suspected to be Star Realm creatures lurking, the entire Guanshan District has been under martial law, and a comprehensive search is underway?"

After thinking for a while.

Li Yuan turned around directly.

Went upstairs, went home.

"Although there are military vehicles and drones on the road now, it seems safe, but walking on the road like this, all by myself, is still too conspicuous." Li Yuan pondered: "Lakeside Road is less than ten kilometers from here."

"If I'm unlucky, walking on the road, I might really run into a fleeing Star Realm creature."

"At home."

"The residential complex has early warning facilities in the sky and on the ground, the building, doors, and windows are all reinforced, the hallway requires facial recognition to enter, home is very safe." Li Yuan thought to himself: "Although the probability is very small, it's better not to take risks."

Right!

As an elite student, Li Yuan's current martial strength is stronger than most adults... but it's futile against firearms, let alone Star Realm creatures?

A gentleman does not stand beneath a crumbling wall.

This was what his uncle Li Zhangzhou had taught Li Yuan since he was a child.

Likewise.

From kindergarten, all students are taught a principle: without the strength of a martial artist, when facing Star Realm creatures, immediately scatter and run! Call for rescue and report to the police as soon as possible!

In reality.

All martial artists are also given a warning: without the strength of a Source Martial Artist, when facing Star Realm creatures, do not easily fight alone, wait for heavy weapons! Wait for attack drones and combat robots!

……

Back home, Li Yuan was not too panicked.

Instead, he opened the bedroom door.

Then, he calmed his mind in the bedroom, stood in a stance to practice boxing, and carried out the cultivation of the basic cultivation method.

From childhood to adulthood.

In Li Yuan's memory, every half a year or even shorter, Jiangcheng City would encounter attacks by Star Realm creatures.

No way around it.

Who let Jiangcheng City have rivers converging and hundreds of lakes, with water systems extending in all directions.

Jiangcheng City is one of the cities in the Xia Nation that suffers the most attacks by Star Realm creatures.

Most attacks are small-scale, just wait peacefully for the military and martial artists to clear them out.

As for large-scale attacks? Li Yuan only encountered one when he was very young, and his memory is very blurry.

Soon, after six o'clock.

"The warning has been lifted?" Li Yuan received a message reminder on his smart ring.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 43 =====