Chapter 738: Greet with Respect! The Martial Arts Academy

Dayangzhou, one of the two supercities, Mocheng.

North District, aviation port.

Although it was already past two a. . on April 20th, the aviation port still saw numerous aircraft taking off and landing.

Most passengers boarding flights were powerful psychics.

Yet, these psychics, upon boarding or disembarking, would glance curiously at a certain spot, then quickly look away.

There, in the restricted area normally off-limits to those picking up passengers, a crowd of figures stood lined up.

They wore uniformed martial arts academy attire, each back bearing a large blue lightning emblem emitting a faint glow.

They stood tall and straight, their gazes sweeping the area as if lethal energy flowed through them.

Especially the two at the front—even with their energy suppressed, their latent deadly danger was palpable.

"Fourth, fifth, sixth rank! There's even a sixth-rank psychic!"

"Those standing in front of the sixth-rank psychic—could they be seventh-rank Masters?"

"It feels like it, especially the two at the front—the pressure is overwhelming, like eighth-rank Grand Masters."

"Eighth-rank Grand Masters? What organization is this? Why are they here?"

"Look at that emblem—it's the Thunder Martial Arts Academy of Great Xia!"

"Thunder Martial Arts Academy? I know that one—but who's coming to Mocheng? Even their eighth-rank Grand Masters have been dispatched?"

"......"

Whispers of curiosity rose continuously as passengers cast glances toward the group.

Yet the Thunder Martial Arts Academy members remained solemn, eyes straight ahead, standing rigid as if on military parade.

Thus, another half hour passed.

The burly man at the front suddenly brightened, lifting his gaze to the sky.

"They're here!"

Boom—

A piercing sonic boom rang out, then gradually faded.

Beneath the dark night sky, a fighter jet slowly descended onto a designated apron at the aviation port.

Bathed in the bright beams of high-energy spotlights, the jet's futuristic, predatory silhouette was fully revealed.

"Let's go!"

Under the burly man's lead, the group hurried to a position just ahead of the jet and lined up neatly.

Hiss—

The jet's cabin door opened.

A tall young man and a beautiful woman with a tear mole beneath her eye stepped out.

"Welcome back, Director Ling Shuang and Deputy Director Xu Jingming!"

A unified voice rang out.

Amid the slightly astonished glances of onlookers, the Thunder Martial Arts Academy psychics bowed in perfect unison, their expressions deeply respectful.

"Oh? Didn't expect returning to Mocheng would come with a show."

Xu Jingming chuckled.

Four months ago, when he and Teacher Ling arrived in Mocheng, no one came to greet them.

Now, four months later, these people stood neatly lined up before him.

"I didn't expect it either," Ling Shuang said, equally surprised.

"Hmm, where's Deputy Director Gan Gui?"

Xu Jingming scanned the crowd but saw no deputy director who had once been rebutted by him in a meeting.

"Deputy Director, Gan Gui hasn't appeared at the academy for two days," replied the burly man.

The slightly thinner man beside him added: "Rumors say he went with Deputy Director Liu Shan to Nixi."

"So cowardly—he just ran off."

Logically, Gan Gui, as deputy director of the Mocheng branch, shouldn't have been casually reassigned.

But Liu Shan had Hu Jinyu as his backer; moving Gan Gui to Nixi wasn't difficult.

Still, it's better this way—Xu Jingming never liked the guy.

"Who are you two?" Xu Jingming asked, looking at the two before him.

"Enhancement-type A-class eighth-rank lower-tier Grand Master, Lü Zheng."

The burly man spoke first; the other immediately followed: "Elemental Earth-type A-class eighth-rank lower-tier Grand Master, Han Li."

"Lü Zheng, Han Li—got it. I'll remember you."

Xu Jingming grinned, stored the jet in his space ring, and said to Ling Shuang beside him: "Sister Shuang, let's go."

Xu Jingming grinned and stored the fighter in his space ring, saying to Ling Shuang beside him, "Sister Shuang, let's go."

Spatial energy spread, and the two vanished instantly from their spot.

"Looks like we've successfully made our presence known."

After Xu Jingming and Ling Shuang left, Lü Zheng exhaled in relief, and Han Li's face broke into a smile.

Although Director Ling had not spoken a single word to them the entire time,

Xu Jingming's acknowledgment was enough.

After all, they were one and the same...

After all, the two were originally one and the same...

Spatial energy spread again. When the teleportation ended,

What appeared before Xu Jingming was not the living room of the Donghu Community villa, but a massive alloy door five meters high and three meters wide!

"Where is this...?" Xu Jingming asked, turning to Ling Shuang.

"The Mocheng branch's treasure vault."

Ling Shuang said softly, "You wanted energy modules? I brought you straight here."

Ling Shuang said softly, "Aren't you after energy modules? I brought you here directly."

Suddenly, a sharp electronic tone sounded; intricate virtual light patterns lit up across the entire alloy wall.

As they spoke, a sharp electronic tone sounded, and intricate virtual light patterns flared across the alloy wall.

"Scan complete. Welcome, Director Ling and Deputy Director Xu. What do you require?"

A mechanical electronic voice chimed.

"The academy's treasure vault holds vast resources. Any item purchased at the branch's marketplace must be collected here.

The vault's AI retrieves the items and assigns them to dedicated delivery personnel for transport.

This is the same as at headquarters.

Of course, now that we are branch directors, our access level is extremely high—we may enter the vault directly."

After a brief explanation, Ling Shuang said softly: "Open the vault."

After a brief explanation, Ling Shuang whispered, "Open the treasure vault."

The electronic voice ended; the heavy alloy door slowly swung open on either side.

The electronic voice faded, and the massive alloy door slowly swung open on both sides.

A thick aura washed over them—not the stale, musty smell Xu Jingming expected, but a fresh, fragrant scent.

As if countless rare herbs and treasures had been blended together.

Before his eyes stretched a vast alloy warehouse.

On the left side, rows of equipment filled the space: battle suits, battle boots, swords, shields.

Judging by their texture, these were at least S-class gear!

On the right side, wooden boxes were stacked, their faint herbal aroma clearly emanating from within.

"So many treasures—can we just take whatever we want?" Xu Jingming's eyes gleamed.

"So much treasure—does this mean we can distribute it freely?" Xu Jingming's eyes gleamed.

Ling Shuang gave a playful scowl, pointing to the pale blue light above:

"Anything taken from the vault is recorded by the AI—even by us.

The value of every item removed is automatically deducted from our academy account's points."

"I see. That's a shame," Xu Jingming said, disappointed.

He'd originally planned to "borrow" a few SSS-class items.

PS: The company's been busy these past two days—overtime nonstop. I'll rest up and return to three chapters soon. Thank you all for your support!

P. .: The company has been busy these past two days, and I've been working overtime—wait for me to catch my breath before I post the third update. Thank you all for your support!